Research and consultancy, Tabbush Report

Daniel Tabbush

Research and consultancy

Tabbush Report

We provide research and consultancy on Asian banks. Our focus is on what we call “Asian bank research, without the noise.” We are interested in the most critical swing-factors for banks, the NPL and credit cycle, and where we believe there is a gap between perception and reality. We often focus on the less studied components of bank financial statements.  Our research is highly thematic, sometimes examining unlisted banks and companies as a window on mainstream banks. 

Being independent allows us to look at smaller banks, often overlooked by others. Analysis of BIS bank guidelines in the context of Asia, is also a focal point, while we also analyze global banks operating in the region. We use what we believe is the most comprehensive, reliable financials database, SNL Financial. S&P Capital IQ augments our database, with corporate data and CEIC, with economics. 

Asian bank research, without the noise.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>SCB is well-positioned to benefit from the delta in tourism</li>
<li>There will be a special dividend at mid-year, amount still unknown</li>
<li>BitKub acquisition announced last year, remains pending, may not go through</li>
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SCB is well-positioned to benefit from the delta in tourism
There will be a special dividend at mid-year, amount still unknown
BitKub acquisition announced last year, remains pending, may not go through


Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

Thai Life Insurance  / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Thai Life Insurance (TLI) is looking to raise up to US$975m in its upcoming Thailand IPO. Cornerstone investors including GIC have taken up around 54% of the deal.</li>
<li>Thai Life Insurance is one of the largest life insurance companies in Thailand, third by assets. As of Mar 2022, it had 64,000 insurance agents.</li>
<li>In this note we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>


Thai Life Insurance (TLI) is looking to raise up to US$975m in its upcoming Thailand IPO. Cornerstone investors including GIC have taken up around 54% of the deal.
Thai Life Insurance is one of the largest life insurance companies in Thailand, third by assets. As of Mar 2022, it had 64,000 insurance agents.
In this note we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Thai Life Insurance IPO - Can’t Pinpoint the Upside

<ul>
<li>Thai Life Insurance is looking to raise up to US$1bn in its upcoming Thailand IPO.</li>
<li>Thai Life Insurance is one of the largest life insurance companies in Thailand, third by assets. As of Mar 2022, it had 64,000 insurance agents.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about valuations and undertake a peer comparison versus its international peers.</li>
</ul>


Thai Life Insurance is looking to raise up to US$1bn in its upcoming Thailand IPO.
Thai Life Insurance is one of the largest life insurance companies in Thailand, third by assets. As of Mar 2022, it had 64,000 insurance agents.
In this note, we will talk about valuations and undertake a peer comparison versus its international peers.


Thai Life Insurance Pre-IPO - Thoughts on Valuation and International Peer Comparison

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<li>This smaller Thai bank can more easily grow due to relatively small loan base</li>
<li>Strong core fundamentals of rising interest income and falling funding costs</li>
<li>Credit costs remain inflated, falling figures can support strong ROA growth</li>
</ul>


This smaller Thai bank can more easily grow due to relatively small loan base
Strong core fundamentals of rising interest income and falling funding costs
Credit costs remain inflated, falling figures can support strong ROA growth


<ul>
<li>Thai Life Insurance is looking to raise up to US$1bn in its upcoming Thailand IPO.</li>
<li>Thai Life Insurance is one of the largest life insurance companies in Thailand, third by assets. As of Mar 2022, it had 64,000 insurance agents.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


Thai Life Insurance is looking to raise up to US$1bn in its upcoming Thailand IPO.
Thai Life Insurance is one of the largest life insurance companies in Thailand, third by assets. As of Mar 2022, it had 64,000 insurance agents.
In this note, we will talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.


Thai Life Insurance Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Lacks Growth

Thailand

Kasikornbank Public Company Limited provides commercial banking services including personal and commercial banking, international trade, as well as investment banking services, to its customers throughout Thailand.  The Bank has foreign branches in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Cayman Islands, and Shenzhen; and representative offices in Shanghai, Beijing, and Kunmin.

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Kasikornbank PCL (KBANK TB)

SCB - Steady Lending, Capital Growth

The delta in tourism can be a boon for large Thai banks. SCB will provide a special mid-year dividend, possibly a turning point. If pending deal...

Daniel Tabbush

Thai Life Insurance IPO - Can’t Pinpoint the Upside

Thai Life Insurance (TLI) is looking to raise up to US$975m in its upcoming Thailand IPO. Cornerstone investors including GIC have taken up around...

Sumeet Singh

Thai Life Insurance Pre-IPO - Thoughts on Valuation and International Peer Comparison

Thai Life Insurance is looking to raise up to US$1bn in its upcoming Thailand IPO. In this note, we talk about valuations.

Sumeet Singh

KKP - Small Enough To Grow

KKP remains well smaller than all the largest Thai banks, so can more easily grow. This is coming through in far better loan growth figures, even...

Daniel Tabbush

Thai Life Insurance Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Lacks Growth

Thai Life Insurance is looking to raise up to US$1bn in its upcoming Thailand IPO. In this note, we talk about the not so positive aspects of the...

Sumeet Singh

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