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YTL Power is a laggard, underperforming KLSE and merely up a lethargic 8.4% year on year vs KLSE 19.5%. Btw, Francis Yeoh is totally out of this mind and loss focus. First it was Wimax, then oil trading and now oil shale. Run for your life while you still can. YTLP is a sinking boat

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Careplus is the weakest glove player among the pack. Size is small and profit margin is tiny too. During this turbulent time with commodity and currency swing eroding profit margin, I doubt it can compete with the big boys. It neither has the financial muscle power (like Topglove) nor cutting edge technology/thick profit margin (like Hartalega) to fall back on during a downturn.

I like to quote sage of omaha's pearl of wisdom here. "Price is what you pay. Value is what you get". In absolute term, careplus price is "low" but if we analyse its financials, it's actually overvalued! For glove, I'll stick to Hartalega only. Topglove is my second choice. Latexx profit margin is impressive too but I don't quite feel comfortable with its management team. As a general rule of thumb, consider these before selecting a company:

1) Consistently good financial records in the past 5 years
2) Healthy profit margin
3) Honest management teams
4) High barrier to entry

Item number 3 is most important to me. Happy investing.