Waha Capital, formerly known as Oasis International Leasing Company, has recently reported a large hike in company revenue for the year 2014. Since its inception in 1997, the company has involved from a leasing company of high-valued assets such as aircraft and ships to a high-powered investment company. Over the past five years, Waha Capital has gained a multitude of investment partnerships, capital market, as well as industrial real estate. Since the Almarkaz project initiated construction in 2012, Waha Capital has seen immense profit growth. Specifically, the company’s capital soared to 1.6 billion as of November 2014, with confident expectations for further growth and development in the near future. Waha Capital benefits from a roster of prominent local shareholders, which include Mubadala Development Company, and distinguished board members, chaired by H.E Hussain Jasim Al Nowais.
Since this recent financial success for Waha Capital, many high stake investors are now interested in getting a piece of this growing company. This has allowed the company to expand their areas of investment into high-potential markets such as healthcare and energy. A chairman of Waha Capital explained, “In recent years, we have delivered very strong return on equity, and so far this year Waha Capital’s performance has been exceptional. We are well-positioned for growth and remain fully focused on creating further shareholder value and carrying out a prudent investment strategy.”
With growing companies such as Waha Capital on the scene, followed by a pack of interested investment opportunities, it’s important to understand the logistics behind successful investment. Below are the top three most important tips for investing.
1. Know the price of the entire company. During any investment research, it is important to look at not only the price of the shares for the company, but to look at the “market capitalization” or the cost of acquiring the entire corporation. This refers to the price of all outstanding shares of common stock multiplied by the quoted price per share at any given moment in time. Knowing the correct information related to the market capitalization will prevent you from overpaying for a stock.
2. Is the company buying back shares? It is a significant benefactor when investing to understand that overall corporate growth is not as important per-share growth. Aboutmoney.com explains that a shareholder should desire a management team that has an active policy of reducing the number of outstanding shares if alternative uses of capital are not as attractive, thus making each investor’s stake in the company bigger. For instance, since Waha Capital reported record earnings this year, they’ve since announced their intention to implement a share buy-back program to allow shareholders to directly benefit from the company’s continued profit generation.
3. Are you willing to commit to the stock for ten or more years? Unless you are willing to purchase shares in a company and then leave them untouched for at least a decade, you should probably rethink investing altogether. One of the most painful yet true tips of investing is the longer you allow your stock to sit long-term, the more profit and worth our share becomes.