Olam: Not Changing the Old Ways

September 1, 2013

We continue to believe that, in a world where capital is allocated to maximize economic efficiency, Olam’s shares have no value. The Company has simply borrowed too much money, and then invested in projects that will not generate sufficient returns to repay its debt obligations. In this note, we will only briefly comment on Olam’s FY 2013 results. (Numerous analysts have already done so.) Instead, we will focus on qualitative points that cause us to believe Olam is not really turning over a new leaf.