Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

A full service Thai brokerage

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring is a full service broker. The company provides a wide range of investment services such as Securities Brokerage, Derivative Agent Business, Securities Borrowing and Lending, Securities Trading, Underwriting, Financial Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Private Fund Management and International Markets Securities Trading. 

In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

Equity Bottom-Up

Thai Airways International / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>We cut 2025–27E core profit forecasts due to lower ASKs from delayed wide-body aircraft leases, along with softer load factors and passenger yields.</li><li>We downgrade to Neutral (from Outperform) and lower our 2026E FV to Bt9.00 based on a 9.4% required return (previously Bt13.60/8.1%), as upside from the current valuation has narrowed to 9% and the 2Y core EPS CAGR of -15% trails the sector.</li><li>We expect 4Q25E earnings to improve QoQ on seasonality, though rising risk remains from the free-float increasing to 19% of paid-up capital (from 7%) starting 4 Feb 2026.</li></ul>

We cut 2025–27E core profit forecasts due to lower ASKs from delayed wide-body aircraft leases, along with softer load factors and passenger yields.We downgrade to Neutral (from Outperform) and lower our 2026E FV to Bt9.00 based on a 9.4% required return (previously Bt13.60/8.1%), as upside from the current valuation has narrowed to 9% and the 2Y core EPS CAGR of -15% trails the sector.We expect 4Q25E earnings to improve QoQ on seasonality, though rising risk remains from the free-float increasing to 19% of paid-up capital (from 7%) starting 4 Feb 2026.

Thai Airways International Plc. (THAI): Increasing Risks Due To Delays In Fleet Expansion

Focused on the Climate–Nature Nexus., Carbon Tracker Initiative

Carbon Tracker Initiative

Focused on the Climate–Nature Nexus.

Carbon Tracker and Planet Tracker - part of the Tracker Group - are award-winning, non-profit financial think tanks focused on the climate–nature nexus.

<ul><li>Alternative jet fuels (AJF), often referred to as sustainable aviation fuels or SAF, are unlikely to deliver material emissions cuts this decade.</li><li>Even if all existing, under-development and announced projects ran at full capacity, AJF would account for only about 5% of global jet fuel and meet less than half of projected demand growth by 2030.</li><li>Longer-term, hurdles like high costs, scarce sustainable feedstocks and weak bankability may keep further scaling constrained.</li></ul>

Alternative jet fuels (AJF), often referred to as sustainable aviation fuels or SAF, are unlikely to deliver material emissions cuts this decade.Even if all existing, under-development and announced projects ran at full capacity, AJF would account for only about 5% of global jet fuel and meet less than half of projected demand growth by 2030.Longer-term, hurdles like high costs, scarce sustainable feedstocks and weak bankability may keep further scaling constrained.

Safran SA - Sustainable Aviation - Fuel Disclosure

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Event-Driven

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<li>We believe a major rights offering capital raise is likely for Korean Air Lines (003490 KS) in the next 1-2 years.</li>
<li>On 25 August, Korean Air announced a 70 trillion won investment plan in the United States. This plan is likely to have been pressured heavily by the Korean government. </li>
<li>A big problem with this plan is Korean Air does not produce enough cash flow and its balance sheet is not strong enough to invest such huge amounts of capital. </li>
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We believe a major rights offering capital raise is likely for Korean Air Lines (003490 KS) in the next 1-2 years.
On 25 August, Korean Air announced a 70 trillion won investment plan in the United States. This plan is likely to have been pressured heavily by the Korean government. 
A big problem with this plan is Korean Air does not produce enough cash flow and its balance sheet is not strong enough to invest such huge amounts of capital. 


Korean Air: A Major Rights Offering Capital Raise Likely In Next 1-2 Years

US IPOs and Secondary Offerings, IPO Boutique

IPO Boutique

US IPOs and Secondary Offerings

For more than 20 years, we have been providing research, analysis, commentary and ratings on US Equity Capital Markets to institutional investors (US IPOs and Secondary Offerings). Our vast network of contacts across the Equity Capital Markets and attention-to-detail sets us apart from our competitors.

Since 2012, we have achieved a successful hit rating on 89% of Buy-rated IPOs. The collective “Buy” ratings averaged a first trade of 16.3% above issue.Our Neutral Rated Deals averaged just 2% above the issue price at first trade.

Our written research includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

In addition, we provide a high-touch premium desk access which includes analyst access, as well as real time insights on US IPOs as well as secondary offerings.

IPOs and Secondary Offerings

Equity Capital Markets

Firefly Aerospace / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>The company will be offering 16.2mm shares at $35-$39 with an expected market cap between $4.9b and $5.5b and to debut on August 7th.</li>
<li>According to our sources, the deal is being classified as multiple-times oversubscribed.</li>
<li>FireFly is in growth mode and the ability to scale with improving margins and a significant and visible backlog makes this deal extremely attractive. </li>
</ul>


The company will be offering 16.2mm shares at $35-$39 with an expected market cap between $4.9b and $5.5b and to debut on August 7th.
According to our sources, the deal is being classified as multiple-times oversubscribed.
FireFly is in growth mode and the ability to scale with improving margins and a significant and visible backlog makes this deal extremely attractive. 


Firefly Aerospace Inc. (FLY): Industry Tailwinds, Lucrative Backlog Highlight Bull Case for IPO

Research from Asian Century Stocks, Asian Century Stocks

Michael Fritzell

Research from Asian Century Stocks

Providing financial journalism in the Asia-Pacific

Asian Century Stocks

Asian Century Stocks is a newsletter providing financial journalism for companies and stocks in the Asia-Pacific. 
The Asian Century Stocks logotype “百” stands for “one hundred” or a “century”. The economic centre of gravity is moving towards Asia. Yet most global investors are missing out.

<ul><li>Earlier this month, Substack writer <a href="https://x.com/gezzogero" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gezzogero</a> mentioned <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aeroedge-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40248" rel="noopener">AeroEdge (7409 JP)</a> (7409 JP — US$88 million) on his blog.</li><li>I thought it was a fantastic write-up and wanted to dig into it myself.</li><li>The company is a supplier of aircraft components. It manufactures low-pressure turbine blades for the well-regarded LEAP jet engine, which is used in narrow-body aircraft such as the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/airbus-group-se" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21380" rel="noopener">Airbus (AIR FP)</a> A320neo and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/boeing-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11957" rel="noopener">Boeing (BA US)</a> 737 MAX.</li></ul>

Earlier this month, Substack writer Gezzogero mentioned AeroEdge (7409 JP) (7409 JP — US$88 million) on his blog.I thought it was a fantastic write-up and wanted to dig into it myself.The company is a supplier of aircraft components. It manufactures low-pressure turbine blades for the well-regarded LEAP jet engine, which is used in narrow-body aircraft such as the Airbus (AIR FP) A320neo and Boeing (BA US) 737 MAX.

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Thai Airways International Plc. (THAI): Increasing Risks Due To Delays In Fleet Expansion

We cut 2025–27E core profit forecasts due to lower ASKs from delayed wide-body aircraft leases, along with softer load factors and passenger yields.

Krungthai XSpring

Safran SA - Sustainable Aviation - Fuel Disclosure

Alternative jet fuels (AJF), often referred to as sustainable aviation fuels or SAF, are unlikely to deliver material emissions cuts this...

Carbon Tracker Initiative

Korean Air: A Major Rights Offering Capital Raise Likely In Next 1-2 Years

We believe a major rights offering capital raise is likely for Korean Air in the next 1-2 years. On 25 August, Korean Air announced a 70 trillion...

Douglas Kim

Firefly Aerospace Inc. (FLY): Industry Tailwinds, Lucrative Backlog Highlight Bull Case for IPO

FireFly set to debut on August 7th with 16.2mm shares offered at $35-$39, deal classified as oversubscribed, company in growth mode with promising...

IPO Boutique

AeroEdge (7409 JP)

AeroEdge (7409 JP) is a Japanese version of Precision Castparts at 12x 2027e P/E; it manufactures low-pressure turbine blades for the well-regarded...

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Thai Airways International Plc. (THAI): Increasing Risks Due To Delays In Fleet Expansion

We cut 2025–27E core profit forecasts due to lower ASKs from delayed wide-body aircraft leases, along with softer load factors and passenger yields.

Krungthai XSpring

Safran SA - Sustainable Aviation - Fuel Disclosure

Alternative jet fuels (AJF), often referred to as sustainable aviation fuels or SAF, are unlikely to deliver material emissions cuts this...

Carbon Tracker Initiative

Korean Air: A Major Rights Offering Capital Raise Likely In Next 1-2 Years

We believe a major rights offering capital raise is likely for Korean Air in the next 1-2 years. On 25 August, Korean Air announced a 70 trillion...

Douglas Kim

Firefly Aerospace Inc. (FLY): Industry Tailwinds, Lucrative Backlog Highlight Bull Case for IPO

​FireFly set to debut on August 7th with 16.2mm shares offered at $35-$39, deal classified as oversubscribed, company in growth mode with promising...

IPO Boutique

AeroEdge (7409 JP)

AeroEdge (7409 JP) is a Japanese version of Precision Castparts at 12x 2027e P/E; it manufactures low-pressure turbine blades for the well-regarded...

Asian Century Stocks

FireFly set to debut on August 7th with 16.2mm shares offered at $35-$39, deal classified as oversubscribed, company in growth mode with promising...