Sunday, January 17, 2010

Tiger Airways IPO

"Investors have regularly poured money into the domestic airline business to finance profitless (or worse) growth. For these investors, it would have been far better if Orville had failed to get off the ground at Kitty Hawk: The more the industry has grown, the worse the disaster for owners."
-Warren Buffet

One of the worst industry ever to invest in, couple this with losses over the past few years and a negative net asset value. This may be the year of the tiger but with numerous global airlines dropping like flies, don't expect a spectacular flight for this one. Main sellers of the stocks, Ryanair. If the kings of LCCs can't turn this company around, I can't see how Temasek and SIA can.

Expectations of future profits due to the IRs is nothing but a hope at best. It might turn out well, it might not. On the otherhand, if this paper tiger were to roar, then it is sure indication that we are entering bubble territory. Caveat Emptor.

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