¿Colonial wins or loses losing winning?
Spectacular two consecutive incumbents who could see in investing. The two made reference to the results of the first half of 2008 at The Colonial, but an era of agency EFE and the other from Europa Press.
AGENCY EFE 31 - 08 - 2008 - 22:52
Barcelona, Aug 31 - The real estate group Colonial has provided the Commission Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) results for the first half of 2008, in which the operating result amounted to 128.7 million euros, 0.9 % More than in 2007, the company reported today in a statement.
EUROPA PRESS 31-08-2008 - 22:33
MADRID, 31 - Colonial closed the first half of the year with a net loss of 2381 million euros, compared with profit of 316.4 million euros recorded in the same period of 2007, reported today the real estate.
Apparently are two of the same day on news the company and talk about situations completely contradictory and I understand that the journalist of the Agency EFE and Europa Press were of the same news conference, which makes me weird ending with conclusions so disparate.
Reading more carefully and with a little knowledge of the facts will come to see that in a headline speaks of "operating result" meaning the outcome of the activity of the company without taking into account depreciation of assets and the investments on the contrary if it is mentioned in another article.
In fact the reporter of the agency EFE, could argue that drafted the operator based on EBITDA. According to wikipedia "It means in English:" Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization "..." It represents the margin, or gross operating of the company before deduction of interest (financial burden), depreciation or amortization and corporate income tax. "
"Is a good indicator of the profitability of the business. It is now widely used in the business press EBITDA as a measure of profitability, and for the purposes of valuing companies. "
Once placed in a situation and following the advice of Jack the Ripper, go for parties.
Firstly it is clear that the Colonial in the first half had missed some of 2381 Million Euros, almost nothing.
Secondly, we see that the use of technical words in the press sometimes does not benefit in any way the understanding by the reader, even at difficult times and becomes a weapon of disinformation.
Thirdly, we seize the opportunity that provides us with this "false" operating results for the following consideration:
If the operating margin is positive means that sales less operating expenses (raw materials, salaries and outsourcing industry, etc ...) continues to provide benefits. Construction is a profitable business.
What then will this sinking? (What is excluded in EBITDA)
1 .- Interest. Too high a burden of interest because of the excessive level of debt coupled with the increased cost of financing (and noticed archiconocido The Euribor)
2 .- The depreciation of assets. The correction of the speculative part of their business.
In short, the building remains a business with margins but as long as this well-financed (with a significant equity ratio). The return to the structure of the stock of construction of years ago, returning to sustainable levels of leverage is the way to overcome the crisis, but of course, to bull past ... (often "analisto" I'm done).
In closing let's see the headlines of a week that will be dominated by the media as a phenomenon called "syndrome postvacacional" syndrome that today will not have the Americans and that is a holiday for them and I notice in the bags.
- September 1, the day of the defaults. Cotizalia pulling a pelín of rumorología.
According to several sources of any solvency, today is expected to present a veritable avalanche of applications for composition (the old suspension of payments) in the Spanish courts by many companies, particularly the property sector but not exclusively. - Three boxes are running some clients and their guarantees of Martins Fadesa recover the money invested.
- Gustav closes the crude oil production from the Gulf of Mexico.
- The crisis vapulea soccer: investment in signings collapses by 50%. Curiously, in the first league that we have sponsored, specifically by BBVA that has been one of the banks hardest hit by the analysts.
- A good example of that suffering always comes after much joy: The Atletico de Madrid is the first leader of the League.
Good week at all.
Written by Oriolrc on September 1, 2008 with 136 points.
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