20-12-2011, 01:56 PM
hi dzwm87,
Thanks for doing the audit. This practice (of putting depreciation into COGS) is definitely not fradulent in nature but more of 'what does it imply?' (ie. Are they trying to hide certain things?). This is similar to agri companies using 'adjustment in fair value of their biological assets' to boast their net profits, or more recently, banks revaluing their debt liability downwards because they determined that their own creditworthiness has reduced. As i am not accountly-trained, i have my doubts on any deviations out of the norm.
If you have read the Anonoyous Analytics report on Chaoda (you can find it in this thread too), one of the points bought up by them is that such practices (leasing of farmland from local authorities) are susceptible to corruption. The current ongoing Wukan debacle is just one example. According to certain news reports i read, such protests are the norm in China (minor/major protests amount to ten of thousands a year) but most of these news just doesn't get filtered down to us.
Although the current Wukan debacle is NOT the same as CMZ's farm leasing methodology, but i think it has shown us that it is a risk that has to be factored in (well, personally i have to admit that i'm only finally convinced of AA's claim on the susceptibility of the business model to corruption now)
hi mrengineer, as nick mentioned, GIC already made their $ during IPO...haha..Due diligence or not, the guy who got CMZ in already got his/her job done (and most prob, bonus guaranteed!)
There is a GIC member who is a non-executive director on the board. But i agree with you, it doesnt mean much.
Thanks for doing the audit. This practice (of putting depreciation into COGS) is definitely not fradulent in nature but more of 'what does it imply?' (ie. Are they trying to hide certain things?). This is similar to agri companies using 'adjustment in fair value of their biological assets' to boast their net profits, or more recently, banks revaluing their debt liability downwards because they determined that their own creditworthiness has reduced. As i am not accountly-trained, i have my doubts on any deviations out of the norm.
If you have read the Anonoyous Analytics report on Chaoda (you can find it in this thread too), one of the points bought up by them is that such practices (leasing of farmland from local authorities) are susceptible to corruption. The current ongoing Wukan debacle is just one example. According to certain news reports i read, such protests are the norm in China (minor/major protests amount to ten of thousands a year) but most of these news just doesn't get filtered down to us.
Although the current Wukan debacle is NOT the same as CMZ's farm leasing methodology, but i think it has shown us that it is a risk that has to be factored in (well, personally i have to admit that i'm only finally convinced of AA's claim on the susceptibility of the business model to corruption now)
(20-12-2011, 01:26 PM)mrEngineer Wrote: [ -> ]This is my impression of GIC based on feedbacks i gathered from work that they have too many investments to handle due to their extremely large portfolio. Therefore, it does not mean anything if GIC has a stake in the company. I would even doubt the due diligence efforts on their investment decisions
hi mrengineer, as nick mentioned, GIC already made their $ during IPO...haha..Due diligence or not, the guy who got CMZ in already got his/her job done (and most prob, bonus guaranteed!)
There is a GIC member who is a non-executive director on the board. But i agree with you, it doesnt mean much.