Webb-site
Serving HK since 1998


Search organisations
Search people
 Search the site
Get our free newsletter!

Articles: Accounting problems

Tack Fat: as clear as Mudd
Webb-site.com takes a close look at the latest accounts of garment maker Tack Fat (0928), and finds plenty to worry about. Amongst other issues, Tack Fat is fast approaching a 30-Sep expiry of an option to increase its stake in Mudd or lose the premium, and investors and the auditors do not have enough information on Mudd to reach a view. Meanwhile there was a previously undisclosed deposit at least 2 months before the latest $330m acquisition of XXESS. (6-Aug-2007)

Egana and Upbest
Following this week's charges by the ICAC against certain directors of Upbest (0335), Webb-site.com looks at the connections between EganaGoldpfeil (0048) and Upbest, and we don't like what we see. There's a mixture of out-and-back profit-generating transactions, innovative accounting policies, investments in closed-end funds, interest-free "deposits", rolling promissory notes and yes, an aborted gas transaction in the PRC. Are we looking at the next Moulin here? (26-Jul-2007)

Ocean Grand's Shipwreck
By popular request, we give our comments on the Ocean Grand debacle. The warning signs of bad governance or worse were there for years, but few picked up on them. We conduct a detailed autopsy, and find plenty of material for regulators and police investigators to get their teeth into. We also look at the characters involved with the companies and what this says about the state of battle for shareholder rights in HK. (31-Jul-2006)

Toxic IPOs in HK
In this epic article, we take you through the IPOs of at least 14 listed companies, 3 of which have already led to criminal charges. We explain the inter-relationships between the companies, sponsors, lead managers, auditors and the INEDs. Before you buy another IPO, stop and read this article. (21-Mar-2005)

Cooking with Gas
We describe how Grand Field (0115) spent HK$63m on a 75% stake in a company which owned nothing other than a right to invest in a piped gas joint venture, which had lost its business license even before the acquisition was completed. One of the men behind this deal also features in our next story, on Kwong Hing (1131), so stay tuned! (4-Mar-2004)

Sign up for our free newsletter

Recommend Webb-site.com to a friend

Important notice: All material on this site, except where otherwise accredited, is copyright to Webb-site.com. Media and researchers are welcome to quote from articles on this site, provided that such quotation is attributed to Webb-site.com. The information in this site should not be relied upon by any person in making any investment decision. No responsibility or liability is accepted by Webb-site.com or any person related to it for any loss arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this site. Persons who are in any doubt about an investment or potential investment should take professional investment advice. From time to time parties associated with Webb-site.com may own long or short positions in securities issued by or related to companies or governments on which we comment.

Back to top