Final Results
Siam Investment Fund
29 July 2002
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
The Siam Investment Fund closed its fiscal year ending March 31, 2002 reporting
net income for the year of $9.80 million ($3.92 per share) and net asset value
per share of $10.04. The Fund also declared a final dividend of $1.50 per share
which was paid in April 2002.
Needless to say this was a heartening result given the many false starts which
investors have seen in Asia after the financial crisis of 1997-98.
The strength of the Thai stock market, and indeed the recovery in all markets
after the events of September 11, was nothing less than stunning. From a low
reached in November 2001, the SET Index gained 48% by March 2002. Although the
most obvious catalyst for the rally was the huge equity placement in privatising
the Petroleum Authority of Thailand in November, the stage had been set somewhat
earlier. The election of the Shinawatra government in January 2001 to an
absolute majority in Parliament, the first majority by a single party in the
history of Thailand, promised political stability for the country and the
markets. Low interest rates globally and super low local interest rates forced
investors to seek higher returns outside of the safety of the banking system.
Low absolute valuations, rising profitability and high dividend yields of listed
companies made stock picking relatively easy. The market was already headed
higher when 9/11 came.
Entering the rally, the Fund was relatively concentrated in three companies:
Nation, SE-ED and TISCO. These three investments had been made as negotiated
placements as part of the Fund's direct investment mandate. Representatives of
the Fund were members of the board of directors of all three companies by virtue
of the Fund's investment. As the market rallied, the Fund lightened its position
in all three companies and shifted its investment into a more diversified
portfolio of Thai shares. As the rally rotated from finance and banking to
property to building materials, the Fund took profits on those companies which
seemed to be over stretching their valuations. Realised capital gains for the
year as a result were $5.34 million.
Despite selling down positions in Nation andSE-Education and TISCO during the
year, the percentage concentration of these combined holdings within the
portfolio remained broadly unchanged at around 44% of Total Assets, primarily
due to a stunning 145% rise in the shares of SE-Education over the period under
review and an impressive 62% rise in the shares of Nation.
Nevertheless, to the extent that shares have been sold in the larger holdings
and positions have been built in other value-oriented investments, the Fund
ended the year with a broadly diversified portfolio. Furthermore, the Fund
retains only one unlisted investment which accounts for approximately 5% of the
Fund's total assets.
Going forward, the Siam Investment Fund will maintain its policy of investing in
only listed shares which should help reduce the discount between net asset value
and share price. The Fund will also continue to reduce its positions in its
larger holdings which now include the shares in Asia Pacific Resources (APR)
which were received by the Fund when it exercised its conversion of the APR
convertible bonds it held.
Looking forward, we remain optimistic on the outlook for the Thai market barring
unforeseen surprises from overseas. The Fund will maintain its bias toward
'value investment' but will be vigilant about monitoring sector performance in
an effort to outperform. We do expect corrections during the year, so the Fund
will seek to buy on weakness and raise cash as rallies overextend themselves. It
is the intention of the Fund to seek to pay another dividend next year out of
realised gains.
Eugene S. Davis
Director
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR REPORT
To the Shareholders of Siam Investment Fund
(incorporated in the Cayman Islands as an exempted company with limited
liability)
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Siam Investment Fund as at 31
March 2002 and 2001 and the related statements of operations, statements of
changes in net assets and statements of cash flows for the years then ended.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing.
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatements. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial positions of Siam Investment Fund as at 31
March 2002 and 2001, the results of its operations, changes in net assets and
its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with International
Accounting Standards.
We draw attention to Note 4 to the financial statements. The financial
statements include investments in unlisted securities (31 March 2002:
US$1,936,121 being 7.71% of net assets) whose values have been estimated by the
Directors in the absence of readily ascertainable market values. However,
because of the inherent uncertainly of valuation, particularly as these
investments are in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam which have all experienced
economic difficulties since 1997, the carrying values may differ significantly
from the values that would have been used in a ready market for the securities
existed, and the differences could be material to the financial statements. Our
opinion is not qualified in this respect.
Grant Thornton Limited
Bangkok, Thailand
30 May 2002
SIAM INVESTMENT FUND
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED 31 MARCH 2002 AND 2001
US$
2002 2001
Notes (Restated)
Income
Interest income 336,663 299,922
Dividend income 399,312 188,273
Gain on foreign exchange 67,197 666,159
Net unrealized gain on valuation of investments 15 4,235,170 -
Net unrealized gain on foreign exchange relating
to carrying value of investments 15 847.164 -
Net realized gain on sale of investments 15 5,340,681 970,773
Other income 150,672 176,808
Total income 11,376,859 2,301.935
Expenses
Advisory fees 9.1 500,000 500,349
Administrative expenses 10 172,009 266,412
Net unrealised loss on valuation of investments 15 - 11,735,034
Net realized loss on foreign exchange relating
to carrying value of investments 15 909,240 374,015
Net unrealized loss on foreign exchange
relating to carrying value of investments 15 - 2,834,951
Total expenses 1,581,249 15,710,761
Net income (loss) for the year 9,795,610 (13,408.826)
Earnings (loss) per share 3.92 (5.36)
The accounting policies and the notes on pages 5 to 19 form an integral part of
these financial statements.
SIAM INVESTMENT FUND
BALANCE SHEETS
AS AT 31 MARCH 2002 AND 2001
US$
Notes 2002 2001
Investments 4 24,189,069 17,914,847
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 4,120,551 271,241
Accounts receivable 545,788 -
Forward contract receivable, net 5 - 123,362
Interest receivable - 752,911
Other assets 13,000 12,333
Total current assets 4,679,339 1,159,847
Current liabilities
Dividend payable 14 (3,750,000) -
Accrued expenses (9,130) (11,026)
Total current liabilities (3,759,130) (11,026)
Net current assets 920.209 1,148,821
Net assets 25,109,278 19,063,668
Net assets financed by:
Share capital 6 12,500 12,500
Share premium 7 24,987,500 24,987,500
Capital reserve (480,900) (6,244,675)
Revenue reserve 590,178 308,343
Total shareholders' funds 25,109,278 19,063,668
Net asset value per share 8 10.04 7.63
For and on behalf of Siam Investment Fund:
Director
Director
The accounting policies and the notes on pages 5 to 19 form an integral part of
these financial statements.
SIAM INVESTMENT FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED 31 MARCH 2002 AND 2001
Revenue
Share Share Capital reserve
capital premium reserve (Restated) Total
Balance at 1 April 2000 12,500 24,987,500 7,728,552 (256,058) 32,472,494
Net loss for the year - - - (13,408,826) (13,408,826)
Appropriated for:
Net unrealized loss on valuation
of investments - - (11,735,034) 11,735,034 -
Net unrealized loss on foreign - - (374,015) 374,015 -
exchange relating to carrying
value of investments - - (2,834,951) 2,834,951 -
Net realized gain on sale of
investment - - 970,773 (970,773) -
Balance at 31 March 2001 12,500 24,987,500 (6,244,675) 308,343 19,063,668
Balance at 1 April 2000 12,500 24,987,500 6,244,675 (308,343) 19,063,668
Net loss for the year - - - (9,795,610) (9,795,610)
Appropriated for:
Net unrealized loss on valuation
of investments - - (4,235,170) 4,235,170 -
Net unrealized loss on foreign exchange - - (909,240) 909,240 -
Net unrealized gain on foreign
exchange relating to carrying
value of investments - - 847,164 847,164 -
Net realized gain on sale of
investment - - 5,340,681 (5,340,681) -
Dividend for the year - - (3,750,000) - (3,750,000)
Balance at 31 March 2001 12,500 24,987,500 (480,900) 590,178 25,109,278
The accounting policies and the notes on pages 5 to 19 form an integral part
of these financial statements.
SIAM INVESTMENT FUND
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH
US$
2002 2001
(Restated)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income for the year
9,795,610 (13,408,826)
Unrealized gains of valuation of investments (4,235,170) 11,735,034
Unrealized gain on foreign exchange relating to
carrying value of investments (847,164) 2,834,951
Unrealized gain on foreign exchange forward contracts - (123,362)
4,713,276 1,037,797
Changes in assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable (545,788) (663,825)
Forward contract receivable, net 123,362 17,836
Interest receivable 752,911 (410,954)
Other current assets (667) (12)
Investment (1,191,888) (2,976,164)
Dividend payable - (2,500,000)
Accrued expenses (1,896) (12,439)
Amount due to broker - (23,677)
Total cash provided from
operating activities 3,849,310 (4,203,788)
Increase(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
for year 3,849,310 (4,203,788)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year 271,241 4,475,029
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year 4,120,551 271,241
The accounting policies and the notes on pages 5 to 19 form an integral part
of these financial statements.
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