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

<ul><li>KTX maintains an Outperform rating for CPF, with a fair value of Bt26.53, based on the earnings yield approach with a required return of 8.9%, reflecting the target PER of 11x.</li><li>The valuation metrics still show that the stock remains attractive given the current fundamentals, with the stock price still below its fair value.</li><li>The tactical view has been upgraded to limited downside risk (previously neutral).</li></ul>

KTX maintains an Outperform rating for CPF, with a fair value of Bt26.53, based on the earnings yield approach with a required return of 8.9%, reflecting the target PER of 11x.The valuation metrics still show that the stock remains attractive given the current fundamentals, with the stock price still below its fair value.The tactical view has been upgraded to limited downside risk (previously neutral).

Charoen Pokphand Foods - 3Q24 Core Profit Growth of 275% YoY and 17% QoQ, Beat Forecast by 7%

Charoen Pokphand Foods  / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>KTX has upgraded our recommendation to Outperform (previously Neutral) as the valuation metrics indicate a more bullish outlook based on the current fundamentals, with the stock price now seen as undervalued (compared to the previous neutral stance).</li><li>The tactical view is also upgraded to neutral (compared to the previous limited upside risk).</li><li>Meanwhile, we maintain a strong outlook on the company’s long-term growth prospects, anticipating core profit growth at a 14% CAGR from 2024E to 2026E.</li></ul>

KTX has upgraded our recommendation to Outperform (previously Neutral) as the valuation metrics indicate a more bullish outlook based on the current fundamentals, with the stock price now seen as undervalued (compared to the previous neutral stance).The tactical view is also upgraded to neutral (compared to the previous limited upside risk).Meanwhile, we maintain a strong outlook on the company’s long-term growth prospects, anticipating core profit growth at a 14% CAGR from 2024E to 2026E.

Charoen Pokphand Foods - Solid 3Q24E Earnings Growth; Raised 2024-26E Earnings Forecasts

<ul><li>The 2Q24 earnings were strong both YoY and QoQ, with momentum expected to continue growing into 3Q24E, driven by recovering swine prices, particularly in Thailand and China, while prices in Vietnam should remain elevated.</li><li>However, the valuation metrics indicate that the stock is overvalued relative to its fundamentals, as the share price has already risen in response to the earnings recovery.</li><li>The tactical upside is thus very limited (compared to our previous neutral stance), but the long-term growth prospects remain robust. </li></ul>

The 2Q24 earnings were strong both YoY and QoQ, with momentum expected to continue growing into 3Q24E, driven by recovering swine prices, particularly in Thailand and China, while prices in Vietnam should remain elevated.However, the valuation metrics indicate that the stock is overvalued relative to its fundamentals, as the share price has already risen in response to the earnings recovery.The tactical upside is thus very limited (compared to our previous neutral stance), but the long-term growth prospects remain robust. 

Charoen Pokphand Foods - Strong 2Q24 Core Profit Growth of 14.6-Fold QoQ and a Turnaround YoY

<ul><li>KTX maintains a Neutral rating, reflecting a balanced view on both the fundamental and tactical aspects.</li><li>However, the long-term growth prospects remain strong.</li><li>Our new fair value stands at Bt21.43, calculated using the earnings yield and a required rate of return of 6.5%, aligned with the PER target of 15x.</li></ul>

KTX maintains a Neutral rating, reflecting a balanced view on both the fundamental and tactical aspects.However, the long-term growth prospects remain strong.Our new fair value stands at Bt21.43, calculated using the earnings yield and a required rate of return of 6.5%, aligned with the PER target of 15x.

Charoen Pokphand Foods - 2Q24E Earnings to Grow Strongly; 2024-26E Earnings Forecasts Revised Up

<ul><li>KTX maintains our Neutral rating. The valuation metrics suggest that the share price has risen beyond the current valuation; meanwhile, the long-term growth outlook remains intact, and the tactical view is neutral.</li><li>The fair value is Bt18.58. based on the earnings yield, with a required rate of return of 3.31%.</li><li>CPF’s 1Q24 net profit amounted to Bt1.2bn, better than our projection calling for a loss of Bt1.4bn. </li></ul>

KTX maintains our Neutral rating. The valuation metrics suggest that the share price has risen beyond the current valuation; meanwhile, the long-term growth outlook remains intact, and the tactical view is neutral.The fair value is Bt18.58. based on the earnings yield, with a required rate of return of 3.31%.CPF’s 1Q24 net profit amounted to Bt1.2bn, better than our projection calling for a loss of Bt1.4bn. 

Charoen Pokphand Foods - 1Q24 Earnings Turnaround Better than Expected

Thailand

Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited produces a wide range of food products. The Company's products include chicken, pork, shrimp, fish, eggs. and duck.

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Charoen Pokphand Foods - 3Q24 Core Profit Growth of 275% YoY and 17% QoQ, Beat Forecast by 7%

KTX maintains an Outperform rating for CPF, with a fair value of Bt26.53, based on the earnings yield approach with a required return of 8.9%,...

Krungthai XSpring

Charoen Pokphand Foods - Solid 3Q24E Earnings Growth; Raised 2024-26E Earnings Forecasts

Our new fair value estimate is Bt26.53 (up from Bt22.25), based on the earnings yield method with a required return of 8.9%, which reflects a...

Krungthai XSpring

Charoen Pokphand Foods - Strong 2Q24 Core Profit Growth of 14.6-Fold QoQ and a Turnaround YoY

As a result, we maintain our Neutral rating, with a 12M FV of Bt22.25, based on the earnings yield approach and a required return of 7.2%,...

Krungthai XSpring

Charoen Pokphand Foods - 2Q24E Earnings to Grow Strongly; 2024-26E Earnings Forecasts Revised Up

KTX maintains a Neutral rating, reflecting a balanced view on both the fundamental and tactical aspects. However, the long-term growth prospects...

Krungthai XSpring

Charoen Pokphand Foods - 1Q24 Earnings Turnaround Better than Expected

The valuation metrics suggest that the share price has risen beyond the current valuation; meanwhile, the long-term growth outlook remains intact,...

Krungthai XSpring

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