ASEAN Insight Provider, CrossASEAN Research

Angus Mackintosh

ASEAN Insight Provider

Smartkarma

Smartkarma unites the fragmented investment industry, connecting institutional investors, independent research providers, and corporates within a single network.

Research Reinvented

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

In our inaugural ASEAN weekly offering, we kick off with an interview with one of our most experienced and erudite economists on the platform, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/612" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:612">Prasenjit K. Basu</a>. and canvas his views on the South East Asian Economies. Indonesia remains his favourite economy <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/indonesia-firing-on-all-cylinders-but-one-with-inflation-at-a-60-year-low" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:7934">Indonesia: Firing on All Cylinders (But One) With Inflation at a 60-Year Low</a> in the ASEAN region for 2017, followed by Vietnam <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/vietnam-export-champion-is-allowing-its-banking-problems-to-fester" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:7221">Vietnam: Export Champion Is Allowing Its Banking Problems to Fester</a> . Singapore <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/singapore-robust-4q-2016-in-the-bag" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:8266">Singapore: Robust 4Q 2016 in the</a>…

In our inaugural ASEAN weekly offering, we kick off with an interview with one of our most experienced and erudite economists on the platform, Prasenjit K. Basu. and canvas his views on the South East Asian Economies. Indonesia remains his favourite economy Indonesia: Firing on All Cylinders (But One) With Inflation at a 60-Year Low in the ASEAN region for 2017, followed by Vietnam Vietnam: Export Champion Is Allowing Its Banking Problems to Fester . Singapore Singapore: Robust 4Q 2016 in the…

The Week that Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Groceries, Noodles and Gossip Girls

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.

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<li>In the 2016 calendar year, more than 100 companies were involved in share buybacks, with the buyback considerations amounting to S$826 million. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/74" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:74">Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA SP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/114" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:114">Oversea Chinese Banking Corp. Limited (OCBC SP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/2894" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2894">Global Logistic Properties Ltd (GLP SP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/765" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:765">Olam International Ltd (OLAM SP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/22" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22">DBS Group Holdings Ltd (DBS SP)</a> ranked highest in terms of buyback consideration value over the calendar year.</li>
<li>More recently, for the month of December 2016, there were a total of 13,915,200 shares…</li>
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In the 2016 calendar year, more than 100 companies were involved in share buybacks, with the buyback considerations amounting to S$826 million. Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA SP), Oversea Chinese Banking Corp. Limited (OCBC SP), Global Logistic Properties Ltd (GLP SP), Olam International Ltd (OLAM SP) and DBS Group Holdings Ltd (DBS SP) ranked highest in terms of buyback consideration value over the calendar year.
More recently, for the month of December 2016, there were a total of 13,915,200 shares…


Over 100 Firms Conducted Share Buybacks Totaling S$826M in 2016

Equity Research Analyst, Maritime sector, Drewry Maritime Financial Research

Ankush Kathuria CFA, FRM

Equity Research Analyst, Maritime sector

Maritime Sector, Equity & Credit Research

Drewry Maritime Financial Research

With no ties to other players in the shipping, finance or banking world, we provide a uniquely impartial view of the markets and companies we cover. Our parent organization, Drewry is a leading independent provider of research services to the maritime and shipping industry, employing over 100 professionals across an international network of offices in London, Delhi, Singapore and Shanghai. Combining our market-leading resources with seasoned sector expertise DFRS offers a highly differentiated and comprehensive range of investment and financial research services to lenders and prospective investors in publicly listed maritime and shipping companies. The full service of reports, supporting resources and sector orientated webinars provides our clients with the most complete picture of the organisations under coverage as is possible. We have been charting and analysing the world’s maritime markets for more than 40 years. This unrivalled intelligence and understanding provides the foundation of our research service. Our analysts have access to one of the most up-to-date, comprehensive and reliable sources of market insight and research data available today. We look at globally listed companies within the following sectors: Port Operators, Container Shipping, Container Manufacturing & Leasing, LNG Shipping, Dry Bulk Shipping and Tanker Shipping. Combine in-depth sector expertise with financial analysis focusing on over 50 stocks globally.

Equity Bottom-Up

Cost considerations drive Hutchison Port and Cosco Ports to Merge Hong Kong OperationsIn our last update on HK, we had said "Throughput recovery gains traction, but headwinds persist", please see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/dmer-chinese-port-operators-2-0-pearl-river-delta-yangtze-river-delta-and-bohai-rim-hk-update" target="_blank">https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/dmer-chinese-port-operators-2-0-pearl-river-delta-yangtze-river-delta-and-bohai-rim-hk-update</a>. We also reiterated Cosco Ports as our top pick amongst the chinese port operators. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/dmer-chinese-port-operators-3-0-cosco-shipping-ports-our-top-pick-dalian-port-least-favoured" target="_blank">https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/dmer-chinese-port-operators-3-0-cosco-shipping-ports-o</a>…

Cost considerations drive Hutchison Port and Cosco Ports to Merge Hong Kong OperationsIn our last update on HK, we had said "Throughput recovery gains traction, but headwinds persist", please see https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/dmer-chinese-port-operators-2-0-pearl-river-delta-yangtze-river-delta-and-bohai-rim-hk-update. We also reiterated Cosco Ports as our top pick amongst the chinese port operators. https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/dmer-chinese-port-operators-3-0-cosco-shipping-ports-o…

Cost Considerations Drive Hutchison Port and Cosco Ports to Merge Hong Kong Operations

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPHT) – Dividend Buoys Interest, but Not for LongIn our earlier update on HPHT, we were concerned that the dividend party is likely to end for HPHT soon, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/dmer-chinese-port-operators-3-0-cosco-shipping-ports-our-top-pick-dalian-port-least-favoured" target="_blank">https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/dmer-chinese-port-operators-3-0-cosco-shipping-ports-our-top-pick-dalian-port-least-favoured</a>. "Factoring all possible cash outlays and the second-half earnings projection, our base case forecast is a DPU of HKD 0.27, below management’s projection of HKD 0.30-0.32, well short of…

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPHT) – Dividend Buoys Interest, but Not for LongIn our earlier update on HPHT, we were concerned that the dividend party is likely to end for HPHT soon, https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/dmer-chinese-port-operators-3-0-cosco-shipping-ports-our-top-pick-dalian-port-least-favoured. "Factoring all possible cash outlays and the second-half earnings projection, our base case forecast is a DPU of HKD 0.27, below management’s projection of HKD 0.30-0.32, well short of…

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPHT) – Dividend Buoys Interest, but Not for Long

In our earlier updates we looked at the macros of the Chinese port operators and key regional developments, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/dmer-chinese-port-operators-avoid-bottom-fishing-in-troubled-waters" target="_blank">https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/dmer-chinese-port-operators-avoid-bottom-fishing-in-troubled-waters</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/dmer-chinese-port-operators-2-0-pearl-river-delta-yangtze-river-delta-and-bohai-rim-hk-update" target="_blank">https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/dmer-chinese-port-operators-2-0-pearl-river-delta-yangtze-river-delta-and-bohai-rim-hk-update</a>. In this last update we look at the individual listed operators. <ul><li>Current valuations of Chinese operators are slow to reflect weak earnings, while the market has downshifted valuations of non-Chinese peers. Chinese operators stand to weaken further when deteriorating earnings momentum becomes apparent in upcoming results.</li><li>Chinese operators have improved their net gearing profiles in the past six months, adopting a more cautious approach to the balance sheet leveraging. With parental support and connection with strong affiliates, none of the Chinese operators falls under the High investment risk category. </li></ul>

In our earlier updates we looked at the macros of the Chinese port operators and key regional developments, https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/dmer-chinese-port-operators-avoid-bottom-fishing-in-troubled-waters, https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/dmer-chinese-port-operators-2-0-pearl-river-delta-yangtze-river-delta-and-bohai-rim-hk-update. In this last update we look at the individual listed operators. Current valuations of Chinese operators are slow to reflect weak earnings, while the market has downshifted valuations of non-Chinese peers. Chinese operators stand to weaken further when deteriorating earnings momentum becomes apparent in upcoming results.Chinese operators have improved their net gearing profiles in the past six months, adopting a more cautious approach to the balance sheet leveraging. With parental support and connection with strong affiliates, none of the Chinese operators falls under the High investment risk category. 

DMER - Chinese Port Operators 3.0 -Cosco Shipping Ports Our Top Pick, Dalian Port Least Favoured

Singapore

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust is a port investor, developer and operator. The Company is also involved in transportation related services and logistics operations, including container storage and repair, container tracking, general and bulk cargo tranfer, warehousing, marine shuttle services and other related services.

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Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPHT SP)

The Week that Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Groceries, Noodles and Gossip Girls

In our inaugural ASEAN weekly offering, we kick off with an interview with one of our most experienced and erudite economists on the platform,...

Angus Mackintosh

Cost Considerations Drive Hutchison Port and Cosco Ports to Merge Hong Kong Operations

Cost considerations drive Hutchison Port and Cosco Ports to Merge Hong Kong OperationsIn our last update on HK, we had said "Throughput recovery...

Drewry Maritime Financial Research

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPHT) – Dividend Buoys Interest, but Not for Long

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPHT) – Dividend Buoys Interest, but Not for LongIn our earlier update on HPHT, we were concerned that the dividend...

Drewry Maritime Financial Research

DMER - Chinese Port Operators 3.0 -Cosco Shipping Ports Our Top Pick, Dalian Port Least Favoured

In our earlier updates we looked at the macros of the Chinese port operators and key regional developments,...

Drewry Maritime Financial Research

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The Week that Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Groceries, Noodles and Gossip Girls

In our inaugural ASEAN weekly offering, we kick off with an interview with one of our most experienced and erudite economists on the platform,...

Angus Mackintosh

Over 100 Firms Conducted Share Buybacks Totaling S$826M in 2016

In the 2016 calendar year, more than 100 companies were involved in share buybacks, with the buyback considerations amounting to S$826 million....

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Cost Considerations Drive Hutchison Port and Cosco Ports to Merge Hong Kong Operations

Cost considerations drive Hutchison Port and Cosco Ports to Merge Hong Kong OperationsIn our last update on HK, we had said "Throughput recovery...

Drewry Maritime Financial Research

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPHT) – Dividend Buoys Interest, but Not for Long

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPHT) – Dividend Buoys Interest, but Not for LongIn our earlier update on HPHT, we were concerned that the dividend...

Drewry Maritime Financial Research

DMER - Chinese Port Operators 3.0 -Cosco Shipping Ports Our Top Pick, Dalian Port Least Favoured

In our earlier updates we looked at the macros of the Chinese port operators and key regional developments,...

Drewry Maritime Financial Research