Global Gaming and Casinos Industry Specialist, Casino Business Review LLC

Howard J Klein

Global Gaming and Casinos Industry Specialist

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Projected Macau tourist footfall and GGR prospects are bullish across the board.</li>
<li>In our view, consensus 2018 Macau GGR upside is not fully priced into Hong Kong-traded subsidiaries. </li>
</ul>Imminent debut of MGM Cotai property and more investment from other major players in the space show resiliency, not overblown fears of long-term cannibalization. I have been highly bullish on the Asia casino sector since 2004, even through the maelstrom of the late 2014 to mid-2016 downdraft triggered by the Beijing…


Projected Macau tourist footfall and GGR prospects are bullish across the board.
In our view, consensus 2018 Macau GGR upside is not fully priced into Hong Kong-traded subsidiaries. 
Imminent debut of MGM Cotai property and more investment from other major players in the space show resiliency, not overblown fears of long-term cannibalization. I have been highly bullish on the Asia casino sector since 2004, even through the maelstrom of the late 2014 to mid-2016 downdraft triggered by the Beijing…

2017 Macau Supercharged the US Traded Casino Sector but Their Hang Seng Brethren Remain Cheap

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

MSCI Emerging Markets Index / Technical Analysis

Big-picture technicals offer a compelling outlook for equities -- in the long-run. Despite arguably stretched trends, especially in the U.S. and EM, one indicator in particular keeps us optimistic: monthly charts.  What is clear right now is: (1) Europe is on the doorstep of breaking above secular resistance; (2) Japan is breaking out above secular resistance; (3) and EM already has. Speaking of EM, we view this as the place to be, or overweight, in 2018. The EM/EAFE’s 20-year chart (below) reveals an in-progress trend reversal (which developed at a secular trendline) in favor of EM.In today’s report we review every global sector, highlighting actionable stocks within each.

Big-picture technicals offer a compelling outlook for equities -- in the long-run. Despite arguably stretched trends, especially in the U.S. and EM, one indicator in particular keeps us optimistic: monthly charts.  What is clear right now is: (1) Europe is on the doorstep of breaking above secular resistance; (2) Japan is breaking out above secular resistance; (3) and EM already has. Speaking of EM, we view this as the place to be, or overweight, in 2018. The EM/EAFE’s 20-year chart (below) reveals an in-progress trend reversal (which developed at a secular trendline) in favor of EM.In today’s report we review every global sector, highlighting actionable stocks within each.

Investment Advisors, JL Warren Capital

Junheng Li

Investment Advisors

JL Warren Capital

JL Warren Capital LLC is a leading independent equity research firm focused on Chinese companies and listed multinationals in China. We employ a bottom-up research approach that takes great care to avoid the acquisition of material non-public information. Through investigative due diligence including channel surveys and interviews, our research helps clients to pinpoint the dislocations in the market.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

During the 3rd week in January, the estimated average daily GGR soared to ~857 mm MOP, up 5% week-over-week and 62% year-on-year.  The jump in the year-over-year growth rate is partially driven by the timing of Chinese New Year each year. According to our conversations with the local junket operators, Macau gaming rally continues to be driven by an extremely robust VIP rolling demand.  Despite multiple headline reports regarding China’s capital outflow controls, Macau enjoys an abundant…

During the 3rd week in January, the estimated average daily GGR soared to ~857 mm MOP, up 5% week-over-week and 62% year-on-year.  The jump in the year-over-year growth rate is partially driven by the timing of Chinese New Year each year. According to our conversations with the local junket operators, Macau gaming rally continues to be driven by an extremely robust VIP rolling demand.  Despite multiple headline reports regarding China’s capital outflow controls, Macau enjoys an abundant…

Macau Gaming: Soaring GGR Driven by Inflow of Junket Liquidity

Macro & Asian equity Technical Strategies, BBSP Asia

Federico D'Inca

Macro & Asian equity Technical Strategies

BBSP Asia

Sony Financial Holdings / Technical Analysis

Mid Term Country Allocation (Tactical view) in terms of Relative Value vs MXAP • HSCEI/MXAP ratio is moving in a range pattern. Therefore downgrade HSCEI from increase exposure to hold. While HSI/MXAP ratio remains above a trend line support (preference for a tactical HSI outperformance over HSCEI). • Keep “overweight” position on HSI, Nikkei, ASX and TWSE. • Maintain “Hold for KOSPI and Nifty vs MXAPShould you have any questions and wish to speak with one of our analysts, please don’t hesitate to…

Mid Term Country Allocation (Tactical view) in terms of Relative Value vs MXAP • HSCEI/MXAP ratio is moving in a range pattern. Therefore downgrade HSCEI from increase exposure to hold. While HSI/MXAP ratio remains above a trend line support (preference for a tactical HSI outperformance over HSCEI). • Keep “overweight” position on HSI, Nikkei, ASX and TWSE. • Maintain “Hold for KOSPI and Nifty vs MXAPShould you have any questions and wish to speak with one of our analysts, please don’t hesitate to…

BBSP Equity Asia Weekly Research 10th January 2018

Melco Resorts & Entertainment / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Some portfolio managers with gaming stocks worry about the Macau sector getting toppy.</li>
<li>Our view: There's much runway left for those who know where to look and why. Here's the first of our best bets for 2018.</li>
<li>Macau produced a healthy 19% GGR increase in 2017. Double-digit growth in 2018 will reflect the vitality of the China economy despite some sentiment that it could slow in Qs 3 and 4.</li>
</ul>In 2016 Macau gaming sent the bears running for cover inside their hibernation logs and caves. The sector defied…


Some portfolio managers with gaming stocks worry about the Macau sector getting toppy.
Our view: There's much runway left for those who know where to look and why. Here's the first of our best bets for 2018.
Macau produced a healthy 19% GGR increase in 2017. Double-digit growth in 2018 will reflect the vitality of the China economy despite some sentiment that it could slow in Qs 3 and 4.
In 2016 Macau gaming sent the bears running for cover inside their hibernation logs and caves. The sector defied…

Q: Macau: What Do You Buy when Nothing Seems Cheap? A: Melco Is a High Conviction Pick for 2018

Hong Kong

Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited, through its subsidiary, operates casino, hotel and other entertainment facilities in Macau. The company also manufactures sells and distributes construction materials.

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2017 Macau Supercharged the US Traded Casino Sector but Their Hang Seng Brethren Remain Cheap

Projected Macau tourist footfall and GGR prospects are bullish across the board. In our view, consensus 2018 Macau GGR upside is not fully priced...

Howard J Klein

Global Equity Strategy: Overweight EM

Big-picture technicals offer a compelling outlook for equities -- in the long-run. Despite arguably stretched trends, especially in the U.S. and...

Vermilion Research

Macau Gaming: Soaring GGR Driven by Inflow of Junket Liquidity

During the 3rd week in January, the estimated average daily GGR soared to ~857 mm MOP, up 5% week-over-week and 62% year-on-year. The jump in the...

JL Warren Capital

BBSP Equity Asia Weekly Research 10th January 2018

Mid Term Country Allocation (Tactical view) in terms of Relative Value vs MXAP• HSCEI/MXAP ratio is moving in a range pattern. Therefore downgrade...

BBSP Asia

Q: Macau: What Do You Buy when Nothing Seems Cheap? A: Melco Is a High Conviction Pick for 2018

Some portfolio managers with gaming stocks worry about the Macau sector getting toppy. Our view: There's much runway left for those who know where...

Howard J Klein

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