My Authors
Read all threads
Today, I’ll be talking about realised gains and our impairment assessments.
PNB’s mandate is to enhance unit holders’ wealth. Maintaining sustainable and stable recurring long-term returns is key to achieving this. We do so by paying out realistic yields that reflect market conditions.
The way our funds are designed is not to take unnecessary risk, but to minimise downside as much as possible.
Income distribution of our funds are derived from realised gains (the profits we make from selling stocks), dividends we receive from stocks and other investment income for that particular financial year.
Our investments are also subject to impairment assessments at the end of each financial year, in line with PNB’s accounting policy of cost less permanent diminution in value. These are audited by independent auditors annually.
In years where markets are very challenging, stock prices fall, and impairment (paper valuation) can eat into how much we can pay out dividends.
For example, we made RM10 on an investment, but diminution of value of another investment of RM3, means from an accounting perspective we can only recognise RM7.
The diminution in value does not mean we incur a loss. Loss is only incurred when we sell stocks. But from a conservative accounting view, we must recognise the diminution in paper value.
This is very conservative, which means what is paid out as dividends are actual realised gains less diminution of value.
These are challenging times indeed. As with other major investors, PNB is not spared from the impact of tough market conditions. Last year, our domestic investments were impacted by FBM KLCI’s weak performance, which posted a fifth-year decline in the last six years.
That being said, recent efforts of diversifying our global portfolio have resulted in greater returns from our international investments. Which, in turn, has offset the lower returns from domestic investments, enabling us to generate sustainable and stable realised gains.
We are gradually building a sufficient level of recurring income, which is sourced from high dividend yielding stocks, real estate investment trusts (REITs), global real estate and fixed income instruments.
Despite this, I must caution that in this current environment where global businesses are forced to shut down and support the economy, the income from investments may be lower, though still recurring.
Tomorrow I’ll post the Bahasa version of this thread. Stay tuned.
The following is the Bahasa version of yesterday’s thread.
Mandat PNB adalah untuk meningkatkan kekayaan pemegang-pemegang unit. Mengekalkan pulangan berterusan dan stabil pada jangka masa yang panjang adalah penting bagi mencapai mandat ini.
Kami melakukannya dengan membayar keuntungan yang telah direalisasikan yang menggambarkan keadaan pasaran.
Dana-dana kami dibentuk untuk tidak mengambil risiko yang tidak keperluan, dan untuk mengurangkan kerugian sebanyak mungkin.
Pengedaran pendapatan dari dana-dana kami diperoleh daripada keuntungan yang telah direalisasikan (keuntungan daripada penjualan saham), dividen-dividen diterima daripada saham dan pendapatan daripada pelaburan lain bagi tahun kewangan itu.
Pelaburan-pelaburan kami tertakluk kepada penilaian penjejasan (impairment) pada setiap akhir tahun kewangan, selaras dengan dasar perakaunan PNB kos tolak pengurangan nilai yang tetap (“cost less permanent diminution in value”). Diaudit oleh juruaudit bebas setiap tahun.
Pada tahun-tahun yang penuh dengan cabaran, harga-harga saham jatuh, dan penjejasan (penilaian kertas) boleh merendahkan kadar dividen yang kami boleh salurkan.
Sebagai contoh, kami untung RM10 dari sebuah pelaburan, tetapi oleh kerana pelaburan lain yang melalui penurunan nilai sebanyak RM3, dari perspektif perakaunan, kami hanya boleh melihat RM7.
Penurunan nilai ini tidak bermaksud kami telah kerugian. Kerugian hanya berlaku semasa penjualan saham. Tetapi dari pandangan perakaunan yang konservatif, kami perlu melihat penurunan nilai atas kertas.
Ini sangat konservatif. Ini bermakna, dividen-dividen yang disalurkan adalah keuntungan yang telah direalisasikan tolak dengan penurunan nilai.
Sekarang memang masa yang mencabarkan. Seperti para pelabur lain, PNB tidak terlepas dari kesan keadaan yang sukar. Tahun lepas, pelaburan domestik kami dipengaruhi oleh prestasi lemah FBM KLCI, yang mencatatkan pulangan tahunan negatif sebanyak lima kali dalam masa enam tahun.
Walaubagaimanapun, usaha-usaha bagi mengembangkan portfolio global telah menghasilkan pulangan yang lebih besar dari pelaburan-pelaburan antarabangsa kami.
Ini telah mengimbangi pulangan rendah dari pelaburan domestik kami. Membolehkan kami untuk menjana keuntungan stabil, berterusan dan yang telah direalisasikan.
Kami secara beransur-ansur, sedang membangun pendapatan berterusan, yang di kumpul daripada keuntungan dividen saham yang tinggi, amanah pelaburan harta tanah (REIT), hartanah global dan instrumen pendapatan tetap.
Walaubagaimanapun, saya mengingatkan bahawa pada masa ini, di mana perniagaan-perniagaan global terpaksa ditutup dan menyokong ekonomi, pendapatan daripada pelaburan kemungkinan rendah, tetapi masih berterusan.
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh.

Enjoying this thread?

Keep Current with Jalil Rasheed

Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!