Study Case: Company Valuation and Forecasting Financial Trends at PT PP London Sumatera Indonesia (LSIP)

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PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk (LSIP) is a company that has been established in Indonesia since 1906 and started its IPO in 1996 with an IPO price of Rp4.650 for each share. Even though the company’s performance is going well and the trend of palm oil consumption in Indonesia is increasing, the share price of PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk has fluctuated and even decreased when compared to the initial IPO price and share prices in the last 5 years. So this raises the question of how the company’s stock performance will be in the next few years. In this research, the author begins by analyzing the macro-environment which may have an impact on the company and industry, then the author carries out an analysis of the financial statements of the company and its competitors. Apart from that, the author also tries to forecast the company’s financial performance and then continue with company valuation analysis using the discounted cash flow method. After getting the valuation results, the author tries to see the company’s level of sensitivity using scenario analysis and also carries out capital structure analysis to find the optimal capital structure. Based on the results of financial performance analysis, Lonsum (LSIP) has better financial performance compared to its competitors except for assets turnover. And then based on the results of discounted cash flow analysis, this company is not yet worthy of being a place for us to invest. And the last based on all the results of the previous analysis, when compared with competing companies, LSIP is a company that has quite a lot of potential as a place to invest. However, currently the company still has to look for a catalyst in order to become a company that is worthy of being a place for us to invest.  Based on the result, the author suggest the reader to continue to collect information related to PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk, other competitors and plantation in similar industries to find catalysts that have positive impact on the company, and invest when the company has a positive catalyst.

The Relationship between Key Factors and Gen Z Employee Retention in Indonesian FMCG Start-Ups

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This study investigates the factors relationship between turnover intention and employee retention of Generation Z employees in the workplace, using a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Data were collected through interviews and surveys, followed by a comprehensive analysis employing descriptive statistics, and multiple linear regression. The qualitative findings highlight significant financial needs, high expectations of career advancement, and the adverse impact of long working hours on job satisfaction and retention. Quantitative analysis identifies financial opportunities, comprehensive employee benefits, and a sense of being financially rewarded as major factors contributing to economic security and retention. Work-life balance and an open, collaborative company culture, characterized by effective communication and teamwork, also play critical roles in enhancing job satisfaction and loyalty among Gen Z employees. The study reveals that financial factors, work-life balance, and organizational culture significantly impact retention rates. Furthermore, it emphasizes the interconnectedness of these variables, noting how unmet financial needs and unrealistic career expectations can lead to job dissatisfaction and increased turnover. The research concludes with recommendations for longitudinal studies, comparative research, and intersectional studies to further understand the evolving and diverse needs of Gen Z employees. Implementing robust career development programs and addressing financial needs are crucial strategies for start-ups aiming to retain young talent in the long term.

Strategic Business Adaptations and Growth Opportunities for Cahya Bali Resort in Bali’s Competitive Coastal Environment

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This research analyzes the strategy adaptation and growth opportunities for Cahya Bali Resort in a high-competitive property industry in Bali. The research focuses in identifying factors that influence customers’ purchase decision in deciding to purchase property in Bali and to find the gaps between the factors that is considered important by customers and the factors that is perceived by PT. CBR as the important factors for customers. The need of this research arises from the stagnant sales in the project.

The research employs quantitative and qualitative methods. The quantitative data is collected through a questionnaire that is participated by 178 respondents with various demographic segments. The results are analyzed descriptively using the cross-tabulation method. The qualitative data gathering is conducted to further explore the factors and to triangulate the data from questionnaires. The qualitative data is conducted by interviews with both external and internal parties that are involved in Cahya Bali Resort. From the interview result, the data is analyzed with coding method to explore the factors that appears the most.

This research employs the 7Ps marketing mix approach as the parameter of the factors and suggested that there are gaps of between the factors that is perceived important by customers and by the management of PT. CBR. For customers, the important factors involve Place, Price, People and Product category. While for the management of PT. CBR, the important factors involve Place, People, Price, and Product. Although it may seem similar but the sub-factors in the 7Ps marketing mix differs between customers and the management of PT. CBR. The gap identification calls for strategy adaptations to answer customer. Further to the strategy adaptation, this research also suggested the growth opportunity for Cahya Bali Resort.

The Effect of Alpha Olefin Sulphonate (AOS) Surfactant Injection on Sandstone Rock on Increasing Oil Recovery with Variations in Salinity, Concentration, and Temperatures: A Laboratory Study

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In this study, Alpha Olefin Sulphonate (AOS) surfactant was injected. This laboratory test aims to verify the correlation between a surfactant solution’s low IFT value and its ability to yield a high oil recovery value. The salinity used in this research was 5000 ppm and 15000 ppm. Then it was mixed with AOS surfactant at concentrations of 0.5%, 1%, and 2%. At the same time, the temperatures used are 30 °C and 60 °C. After testing, it was found that a solution with a salinity of 15,000 ppm and a surfactant concentration of 2% had the lowest IFT value and was proven to have a total RF of 73%.

Recognition of Lempa Dua Principle as Traditional Rights of Indigenous People Tau Taa Wana

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Tau Taa Wana Indigenous Law Society is an integral part of the nation that has  traditional or indigenous rights that must be respected and protected. The existence of the value  of customary law as a sub-national legal system is recognized constitutionally in Article 18B  Paragraph (2) of the 1945 Constitution of The Republic of Indonesia. The state recognizes,  respects,  and guarantees  the  enactment  of customary  law  and its  traditional  rights  as  an  integral part of the national legal system  in Indonesia.  This research aims to analyze and explain the legal recognition of the constitutional rights of Tau Taa Wana in the essential legal  value of lempa dua as part of the Indonesian legal system for law enforcement eforts. This  research used the normative-empirical method withlibrary research and the study of law as a  reality (behavior) is done through research on how people follow the lempa dua principle as the  living law. It shows that legal recognition of the rights of Tau Taa  Wana guaranteed by the  Constitution, as long it still exists as a subsystemofIndonesian law as well asa cultural identity  and the rights of traditional peoples which is a human right that must be respected. As a  subsystem of law, the principle of lempa dua also has a strict ordinance and division of duties  between the three elements of kinship in resolving conflicts that occur between relatives tied in  the principle of lempa dua. Also, juridicallydetermined that judges and Constitution  Court  judges as law enforcement are obliged to always keep up with the development of the values of law and justice ofsociety in prosecuting and deciding the case against the court.

Evaluation Market Penetration of Infrastructure as A Service (IaaS) to Formulate Marketing Strategy: Study Case Lumos Tech Indonesia

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The forecasted revenue growth of cloud computing has become a huge opportunity for IT infrastructure providers, especially for Infrastructure as a Services (IaaS) which have the biggest portion of the cloud computing business. International Data Corporation claims that the estimate revenue for IaaS in 2026 will reach USD 65.5 billion with CAGR 22.8%. Lumos Tech is an alias name that is used to protect the true identity of the firm that is being studied. As a global technology company who provides IT Infrastructure including IaaS offer, ideally Lumos Tech Indonesia should be able to capture this opportunity. However, the company is having a slow penetration rate which approximate to 0.2% for the IaaS offer.

It is essential for the company to find factors that hinder the market penetration rate and design a marketing strategy to improve the business performance. The study adopts a mixed methodology where quantitative method is adopted to perform market assessment and the qualitative method focus on assessing the current condition to define the internal factors that hamper market penetration for IaaS offer. The data collection is categorized into two; the external data collection covers the data gathering from outside Lumos Tech through questionnaire, reports and journals and the internal data collection is done by doing an in-depth semi structure interview with the owner of the problem. Furthermore, the analysis is performed by utilizing PESTEL, Porter’s 5 Forces, quantitative descriptive and coding process. The objective of this study is to formulate marketing strategy for Lumos Tech’s IaaS offer by leveraging a modified Business to Business (B2B) marketing mix.

Characterisation Free Space Path Loss: Sub-6ghz and Millimetre Wave Frequency

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There is a free-space route loss in free-space propagation, which is the propagation path with no obstacles between the transmitter and the receiver. This is characterized as the radio wave signal’s loss during free space transit. In order to build communication systems that can function as efficiently as possible despite potential problems, it is imperative to determine the path loss. Path loss has also been utilized in wireless survey instruments and radio communications to determine the antennas’ signal strength. Given the growing significance of wireless devices, including software and survey instruments, it is now beneficial to comprehend the idea of radio path loss in its entirety. In order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the free space propagation path loss and the factors influencing it, the main objective of this paper is to simulate the phenomenon. MATLAB software is utilized in this process to generate graphs that provide a clear and easy-to-understand representation of the path loss. Four frequencies were chosen two from the sub-6 frequency range and another two from the milliwave frequency range, Results showed a trend of an increasing free space path loss with increase in distance and frequencies with a greater loss at milliwave, but loss can be mitigated with antenna gain and following other recommendations.

Proposed Business Strategy for Rest Area Al-Mahdiyyiin

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: Rest Area play an important role in the road network as they offer drivers of small and heavy vehicles as well as passengers to rest or the opportunity to pray, use restroom, buy drink or food. Al-Mahdiyyiin rest area located in Limbangan Jalan Raya Bandung – Tasikmalaya Number 17. People who come to this are mostly going towards garut, Ciamis, Tasikmalaya, Pangandaran, East Java and central Java. This rest area has an of more than 1,1 hectares. The facility there is a large parking lot, clean mosque, Sundanese restaurant, coffee shop, guesthouse lodging, multipurpose building and toilet. The purpose of this research is to formulate a business strategy for Al-Mahdiyyiin rest area in orde to accelerate its business growth. Determining the right new business strategy for Al-Mahdiyyiin requires external and internal analysis that can be used as a basis that can lead to a goal. VRIO used in this study to internal resources and PESTEL analysis for understand external factor. To find right strategy, SWOT and TOWS analyses were used to help company determine an effective business strategy. The analysis resulted in a differentiation strategy that can optimise Al-Madiyyiin’s resources such as procuring new facilities and tenants, improving service quality and redesigning the layout of Al-Mahdiyyiin rest area.

Effect of the Addition Red Beetroot Powder (Beta vulgaris L. Var. Rubra L) as a Feed Additive in Feed on Production Performance, Egg Yolk Cholesterol and Blood Profile of Laying Hens

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The aim of this research was to evaluate the effect of addition red beetroot powder (Beta vulgaris L. Var. Rubra L) as a feed additive in feed on production performance, egg yolk cholesterol and blood profile of laying hens. The first stage of research included testing the inhibitory power of Escherichia coli, Salmonella sp, and Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB). The materials used in the bacterial inhibition test were red beetroot pulp powder, red beetroot peel powder and red beetroot pulp and peel powder. The method used was in vitro research and the data was analyzed statistically using the ANOVA test. If there were differences between each treatment, it was continued with Duncan’s Multiple Range Test. The second stage of research is the field application of the results of the first stage research in vivo. The material used was 120 laying hens of the isa brown strain aged 30 weeks. The method used was an experimental method using a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 4 treatments and 6 replications, each using 5 chickens. Data were analyzed statistically using the ANOVA test. If there were differences between each treatment, it was continued with Duncan’s Multiple Range Test. Variables observed in the second stage of research included production performance, egg yolk cholesterol and blood profile of laying hens. The results of the first stage of research showed that the use of red beetroot plant powder had a very significant effect (T<0.01) on the diameter of the inhibition zone for Escherichia coli, Salmonella sp and Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB). Red Beetroot Pulp and Peel Powder (RBPPP) has the best antibacterial power so it was applied in the second stage of research. The results of the second stage of research showed that the addition of RBPPP had a significant effect (T<0.05) on feed consumption, had a very real effect (T<0.01) on egg weight, HDP, egg mass, feed conversion, IOFC, hemoglobin., erythrocytes and hematocrit. However, there was no significant effect (T>0.05) on egg yolk cholesterol and leukocytes. The addition of RBPPP at the 1% level has the potential to reduce feed consumption and feed convertion ratio, increase egg weight, HDP and egg mass, even though the IOFC value is lower than the control treatment or without RBPPP. The addition of RBPPP at a level of 1.5 % has the potential to reduce egg yolk cholesterol levels compared to other treatments. The addition of RBPPP up to a level of 1 % is able to increase and maintain hemoglobin and hematocrit levels in normal conditions. Apart from that, the addition of RBPPP at levels of 0.5 % and 1.5 % is able to increase and maintain erythrocyte and leukocyte levels in normal conditions.