First Half Financials of PLN

State-owned electricity provider PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) booked net loss of Rp10.54 trillion in the first half of 2015 against profit of Rp14.5 trillion in the corresponding period of 2014. This, however, was attributable to Rp16.94 trillion of non-cash loss on foreign exchange translation. Other indicators of PLN improved significantly in the period.

Downfall of Noble Group & Indonesian Operations

Shares of Noble Group Limited crashed further by 10% on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) today. That means Noble, considered one of Asia’s largest commodity traders, has lost 64% its value since June 2014. At its peak in 2008, Noble was a S$17 billion company. Today it’s worth S$3.5 billion only.

Coal Stocks & Fundamentals: TOBA & KKGI

Toba Bara Sejahtera (TOBA), controlled by the family of Luhut B Pandjaitan (chief of the presidential office’s staffs), booked net profit of US$7.06 million in the first half of 2015, dropped 36.8% from the corresponding period of 2014. Not a surprise. Coal prices and sales volume declined significantly in the period.

Surprises from Bukit Asam’s First Half

Second quarter results of state coal miner Bukit Asam (PTBA) turned out to be better than our prediction. While sales revenues declined slightly in rupiah, Bukit Asam enjoyed stronger profit margins in the quarter, boosting its overall first half performance.

Indonesian Coal Stocks to Watch

Broad market sentiment on China hit mining stocks worldwide. BHP Billiton opened lower by 2% in Sydney this morning, while Bumi Resources (BUMI) finally became ‘gocap stock’ on Monday as it hits the lowest quotable price on Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) at Rp50. Some stocks, however, might have been oversold to their fundamentals.

China Crash Hits Global Miners

Shares of Freeport McMoRan (FCX) fell sharply 7.5% in New York Monday (July 27) to its lowest level in 12 years despite news that Indonesian government has extended a six-month export permit for its copper concentrates. At the current price, Freeport’s market capitalisation is only US$11.83 billion.

Freeport Indonesia’s Financials in First Half

Freeport McMoRan (FCX) booked net loss of US$4.3 billion in the first half of 2015 against profit of US$992 million in the corresponding period of 2014 due to falling price of commodities, including copper and gold. PT Freeport Indonesia, controlled by FCX, however, reported strong results in the same period.

Palm Oil Journal: Sawit Sumbermas & Astra Agro

Crude palm oil (CPO) prices would continue to be affected by weakening of crude oil and soybean oil in the futures market. Only companies with strong output growth and downstream operations might be able to offset the downfall. Soybean oil dropped 2% on the Chicago...

Hard Coking Coal: Hard Landing

Slowdown of manufacturing and steel industry has added more pressures to hard coking coal market. Benchmark price of Curragh (Australia)’s hard coking coal for July-September 2015 dropped 15% from the previous quarter.

Surprise from Gosowong Gold

Newcrest Mining Ltd, a gold and copper producer listed on Australia Stock Exchange (ASX), reported gold production of 122,103 ounces of gold from its Gosowong mine in Halmahera Island, North Maluku province in the quarter ended June 30, 2015.

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