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Buying Commodities on the
Cheap |
[http://www.streetauthority.com/includes/article-top-ma.htm]Published:
March 26, 2009
In
the summer of 2008, crude oil prices neared $150 a barrel and
governments the world over were talking about how to soften the
blow on consumers and curb speculation in the futures markets.
Meanwhile, riots broke out in Mexico over the rapid rise in the
price of corn and corn tortillas. And, in China thousands of
manhole covers were stolen to be melted down for their base
metals content.
But just as the commodities boom reached unprecedented
proportions, the subsequent bust has been similarly vicious. As
the economic slump deepened in the autumn, global oil demand
softened rapidly, leaving the world with a glut of crude. Early
in 2009, oil traded under $40 a barrel, barely one-quarter of
its highs just nine months earlier. And the prices of all sorts
of metals and agricultural products were also hit hard.
The effect on commodity stocks was even more profound. In the
first half of 2008, many institutional investors piled into
energy and commodity-related stocks. This was one of the only
sectors in the S&P that was actually performing well, a sort of
port amid the market's proverbial storms. The S&P 500 Energy
Index rallied more than +8% in the first half of 2008 while the
S&P 500 slumped nearly -13%.
Once commodity prices began to crack in the summer, those same
investors began to exit their positions en masse. And as the
credit crunch intensified, hedge fund investors were forced to
sell their stocks to raise cash and meet redemptions from their
clients, exacerbating the decline.
But just as valuations became stretched on the upside amid the
euphoria over commodity stocks last summer, current valuations
are unreasonably depressed. In early March the estimated
price-to-earnings ratios for both the S&P 500 Energy and
Materials indices hit more than 15-year lows.
Even better, signs of an upside turn in commodities are emerging
and the longer-term trends remain positive. One of the drivers
of the commodities boom last summer was strong growth in demand
for commodities in emerging markets like China.
While this demand appeared to slacken in the final months of
2008, there are signs of a pickup again this year. For example,
U.S. soybean exports to China hit a record in March and there
are signs that oil exports to Asia are picking up again. A
strong surge in bank lending and a pick-up in manufacturing
activity suggest that the Chinese government's fiscal stimulus
package is already helping support Chinese economic growth.
And the severe glut in many commodities that plagued prices last
year has begun to ease. OPEC has slashed oil production and with
crude prices at roughly $50 a barrel, a laundry list of oil
projects slated in non-OPEC countries have been delayed or
canceled entirely. Global oil production is falling even more
rapidly than demand.
Meanwhile, a drought in South America is hitting global supplies
of agricultural products. And stocks of base metals are
gradually being drawn down as demand from Asia picks up again.
Action to Take -->
Investors have an outstanding opportunity to pick up shares of
some of the best-placed commodity stocks on the cheap. As the
turn in prices takes hold, these stocks are already starting to
take off.Good Investing!
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