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.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Although Asian bourses were able to rebound on the back of tech stocks, alongside the jump in US markets after bond yields decreased, the SET only managed to edge up due to a lack of new factors to boost it.</li><li>Meanwhile, ADVANC and banking stocks fell, and foreign investors kept selling for a third day amid continued thin volume.</li><li>The index has an unclear direction after continuing to swing sideways in a narrow range, but we expect upward movement because it attempted to rise despite facing selling pressure.</li></ul>

Although Asian bourses were able to rebound on the back of tech stocks, alongside the jump in US markets after bond yields decreased, the SET only managed to edge up due to a lack of new factors to boost it.Meanwhile, ADVANC and banking stocks fell, and foreign investors kept selling for a third day amid continued thin volume.The index has an unclear direction after continuing to swing sideways in a narrow range, but we expect upward movement because it attempted to rise despite facing selling pressure.

Technical Analysis - The Trend - Feb 16, 2024

<ul><li>The SET traded within a narrow range throughout the day, reflecting subdued sentiment attributed to the Chinese New Year festival.</li><li>Furthermore, with most Asian bourses closed, trading activity remained sluggish.</li><li>Large cap stocks experienced limited fluctuations, resulting in an index outlook devoid of clear signals. However, foreign investors turned to buy slightly.</li></ul>

The SET traded within a narrow range throughout the day, reflecting subdued sentiment attributed to the Chinese New Year festival.Furthermore, with most Asian bourses closed, trading activity remained sluggish.Large cap stocks experienced limited fluctuations, resulting in an index outlook devoid of clear signals. However, foreign investors turned to buy slightly.

Independent Asian Credit Research, Bondcritic

Warut Promboon

Independent Asian Credit Research

Asian Fixed Income/Frontier Market Research

Bondcritic

Bondcritic, established in 2009, is designed to be an independent credit research voice that helps investors gain insights and unbiased analyses on Asian fixed income market. Our mission is to discover deep-value Asian high-yield and distressed bonds with a bottom-up approach, together with the help of our proprietary ESG (Environmental, Social Development, and Governance) model. At the same time, we focus on bringing investment cases of unrated and unloved issuers to the general public.

Macroeconomics

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<li>Thailand has finally had Mr. Sretha Thavisin as the 30th Prime Minister (PM) of Thailand on 22-August.</li>
<li>The PTP decided to betray its voters to cross  the aisle to join the conservative side.</li>
<li>We believe the potential surge in the Thai stock performance should be the time to de-risk.</li>
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Thailand has finally had Mr. Sretha Thavisin as the 30th Prime Minister (PM) of Thailand on 22-August.
The PTP decided to betray its voters to cross  the aisle to join the conservative side.
We believe the potential surge in the Thai stock performance should be the time to de-risk.


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

Big C Supercenter / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/big-c-supercenter-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16801:1" rel="noopener">Big C Supercenter (BIGC TB)</a>  is looking to raise around US$1bn in its upcoming Thailand IPO. </li>
<li>Big C is engaged in modern retail business and wholesale and trade support business. As of Dec 22, it had 1,651 retail stores in Thailand</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>



Big C Supercenter (BIGC TB)  is looking to raise around US$1bn in its upcoming Thailand IPO. 
Big C is engaged in modern retail business and wholesale and trade support business. As of Dec 22, it had 1,651 retail stores in Thailand
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Big C Retail Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Hasn't Recovered from COVID

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/big-c-supercenter-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16801:1" rel="noopener">Big C Supercenter (BIGC TB)</a> is looking to raise around US$1bn in its upcoming Thailand IPO. </li>
<li>Big C is engaged in modern retail business and wholesale and trade support business. As of Dec 22, it had 1,651 retail stores in Thailand</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company background and the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>



Big C Supercenter (BIGC TB) is looking to raise around US$1bn in its upcoming Thailand IPO. 
Big C is engaged in modern retail business and wholesale and trade support business. As of Dec 22, it had 1,651 retail stores in Thailand
In this note, we talk about the company background and the positive aspects of the deal.


Big C Retail Pre-IPO - The Positives - Has a Strong Presence

Thailand

Central Retail Corp Ltd operates general merchandise stores. The Company offers electronics, sports, stationery, home improvement, and office products. Central Retail serves customers in Thailand.

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Central Retail Corp Ltd (CRC TB)

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Sumeet Singh

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