SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Exchange is Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructure, facilitating the exchange of capital and ideas to create value for people, businesses and economies. As a multi-asset exchange operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards, SGX is a vertically integrated business that provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services.

With about 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange. Offering a full suite of derivatives products across Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies, SGX is the world’s most liquid international market for the benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan and ASEAN.

As Asia’s pioneering central counterparty, SGX is globally recognised for its risk management and clearing capabilities, and was one of the first globally to adopt the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure.

Headquartered in AAA-rated Singapore, SGX has over 800 employees including offices in Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Of the 200+ Singapore-listed stocks that booked positive total returns in 2023, more than 80 stocks have added gains or maintained their positive total return in 1Q24 (as at 25 March).</li><li>Seven of these 10 stocks maintain a single digit P/E ratio with three of the seven stocks also trading below book value.</li><li>According to the SGX Stock Screener, Beng Kuang Marine maintains the next highest ROE of the 80+ stocks at 43.7%, with a P/E ratio of 4.5x as of 25 March.</li></ul>

Of the 200+ Singapore-listed stocks that booked positive total returns in 2023, more than 80 stocks have added gains or maintained their positive total return in 1Q24 (as at 25 March).Seven of these 10 stocks maintain a single digit P/E ratio with three of the seven stocks also trading below book value.According to the SGX Stock Screener, Beng Kuang Marine maintains the next highest ROE of the 80+ stocks at 43.7%, with a P/E ratio of 4.5x as of 25 March.

80 Singapore Stocks that Added Gains or Maintained Returns in 1Q24

<ul><li>Accrelist chairman Terence Tea increases stake in firm CapitaLand Investment led the consideration tally, buying back 1,072,100 shares at an average price of S$3.00 per share on Jan 10.</li><li>Between Jan 4 and 9, Accrelist executive chairman and managing director Terence Tea acquired 2,365,900 shares at S$0.039 per share.</li></ul>

Accrelist chairman Terence Tea increases stake in firm CapitaLand Investment led the consideration tally, buying back 1,072,100 shares at an average price of S$3.00 per share on Jan 10.Between Jan 4 and 9, Accrelist executive chairman and managing director Terence Tea acquired 2,365,900 shares at S$0.039 per share.

Accrelist chairman Terence Tea increases stake in firm

<ul><li>Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the four trading sessions spanning August 2 through to August 7, with S$586 million of net institutional outflow.</li><li>The four sessions also saw 12 primary-listed companies conduct buybacks with a total consideration of S$20.4 million.</li><li>Digital Core REIT Management also acquired units of Digital Core REIT over each of the four sessions.</li></ul>

Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the four trading sessions spanning August 2 through to August 7, with S$586 million of net institutional outflow.The four sessions also saw 12 primary-listed companies conduct buybacks with a total consideration of S$20.4 million.Digital Core REIT Management also acquired units of Digital Core REIT over each of the four sessions.

Cohen & Steers Ups Digital Core REIT Interest, Beng Kuang Marine CEO also adds to Interest

Yoma Strategic Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>The top five performers among the 100 most traded stocks in Singapore for the year up to 17 July, were Beng Kuang Marine, Mermaid Maritime, Yoma Strategic, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and Samudera Shipping.</li><li>Among the broader group of Singapore’s 200 most traded stocks this year, 63 stocks have generated YTD total returns of 10% or higher.</li><li>Among the 63 stocks, the Industrials Sector representing as many as 18 (29%) of the 63 stocks, compared to the sector representing 38 (19%) of the broader group of the 200 most traded stocks.</li></ul>

The top five performers among the 100 most traded stocks in Singapore for the year up to 17 July, were Beng Kuang Marine, Mermaid Maritime, Yoma Strategic, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and Samudera Shipping.Among the broader group of Singapore’s 200 most traded stocks this year, 63 stocks have generated YTD total returns of 10% or higher.Among the 63 stocks, the Industrials Sector representing as many as 18 (29%) of the 63 stocks, compared to the sector representing 38 (19%) of the broader group of the 200 most traded stocks.

Singapore's Most Actively Traded Stocks with Double-Digit YTD Total Returns

<ul><li>Singapore's manufacturing sector saw a reduced contraction of 0.7% in the first five months of 2024, improving from a 4.3% contraction the previous year.</li><li>The iEdge SG Adv Manufacturing Index has also booked more than S$90 million of net institutional inflow in 2024 (up to 8 July) led by net inflows to YZJ Shipbldg, ST Engineering, Venture, SATS and ThaiBev, while Beng Kuang Marine, Dyna-Mac, Frencken, Global Invacom and Marco Polo Marine saw highest net inflow relative to market cap.</li><li>Leading the net institutional inflow for the 2024 year (up to 8 July) within the iEdge SG Advanced Manufacturing Index, were five STI stocks Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, Singapore Technologies Engineering, Venture Corporation, SATS and Thai Beverage: https://investors.sgx.com/securities/stocks?security=BS6 maintains an ROE of 21% and P/B of 4x, compared its 5-year average P/B of 0.9x.</li></ul>

Singapore's manufacturing sector saw a reduced contraction of 0.7% in the first five months of 2024, improving from a 4.3% contraction the previous year.The iEdge SG Adv Manufacturing Index has also booked more than S$90 million of net institutional inflow in 2024 (up to 8 July) led by net inflows to YZJ Shipbldg, ST Engineering, Venture, SATS and ThaiBev, while Beng Kuang Marine, Dyna-Mac, Frencken, Global Invacom and Marco Polo Marine saw highest net inflow relative to market cap.Leading the net institutional inflow for the 2024 year (up to 8 July) within the iEdge SG Advanced Manufacturing Index, were five STI stocks Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, Singapore Technologies Engineering, Venture Corporation, SATS and Thai Beverage: https://investors.sgx.com/securities/stocks?security=BS6 maintains an ROE of 21% and P/B of 4x, compared its 5-year average P/B of 0.9x.

Market Mechanics: Evaluating Singapore's Manufacturing and Equities

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Beng Kuang Marine Limited provides corrosion prevention and infrastructure engineering services.  The Group also provides hydro-jet cleaning and tank cleaning services. Beng Kuang Marine trades copper slag and waste management, supplies and distributes hardware equipment and tools to the marine and oil and gas industries.

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80 Singapore Stocks that Added Gains or Maintained Returns in 1Q24

Of the 200+ Singapore-listed stocks that booked positive total returns in 2023, more than 80 stocks have added gains or maintained their positive...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Accrelist chairman Terence Tea increases stake in firm

Accrelist chairman Terence Tea increases stake in firm CapitaLand Investment led the consideration tally, buying back 1,072,100 shares at an...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Cohen & Steers Ups Digital Core REIT Interest, Beng Kuang Marine CEO also adds to Interest

Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the four trading sessions spanning August 2 through to August 7, with S$586 million of net...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore's Most Actively Traded Stocks with Double-Digit YTD Total Returns

The top five performers among the 100 most traded stocks in Singapore for the year up to 17 July, were Beng Kuang Marine, Mermaid Maritime, Yoma...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Market Mechanics: Evaluating Singapore's Manufacturing and Equities

Singapore's manufacturing sector saw a reduced contraction of 0.7% in the first five months of 2024, improving from a 4.3% contraction the...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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