SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Accrelist chairman Terence Tea increases stake in firm CapitaLand Investment led the consideration tally, buying back 1,072,100 shares at an average price of S$3.00 per share on Jan 10.</li><li>Between Jan 4 and 9, Accrelist executive chairman and managing director Terence Tea acquired 2,365,900 shares at S$0.039 per share.</li></ul>

Accrelist chairman Terence Tea increases stake in firm CapitaLand Investment led the consideration tally, buying back 1,072,100 shares at an average price of S$3.00 per share on Jan 10.Between Jan 4 and 9, Accrelist executive chairman and managing director Terence Tea acquired 2,365,900 shares at S$0.039 per share.

Accrelist chairman Terence Tea increases stake in firm

<ul><li>Share buybacks by primary listed companies 28 Jul - 3 Aug 2023 Stocks that booked the highest net institutional outflow over the five sessions included Singapore Airlines, Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust, Genting Singapore, Jardine Matheson, CapitaLand Investment, Venture Corporation, Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust, Suntec Reit and Sheng Siong Group.</li><li>There were four primary-listed companies conducting share buybacks over the five trading sessions through to Aug 3 with a total consideration of S$11.4 million.</li></ul>

Share buybacks by primary listed companies 28 Jul - 3 Aug 2023 Stocks that booked the highest net institutional outflow over the five sessions included Singapore Airlines, Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust, Genting Singapore, Jardine Matheson, CapitaLand Investment, Venture Corporation, Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust, Suntec Reit and Sheng Siong Group.There were four primary-listed companies conducting share buybacks over the five trading sessions through to Aug 3 with a total consideration of S$11.4 million.

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<ul><li>Share buybacks by primary listed companies 5 May - 11 May 2023 Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five sessions with S$155 million of net outflow.</li><li>There were 15 companies conducting share buybacks over the five trading sessions through to May 11, with a total consideration of S$22.2 million.</li></ul>

Share buybacks by primary listed companies 5 May - 11 May 2023 Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five sessions with S$155 million of net outflow.There were 15 companies conducting share buybacks over the five trading sessions through to May 11, with a total consideration of S$22.2 million.

iFast chairman Lim Chung Chun increases stake

<ul><li>Technology Stocks have been among the weakest performing stocks across the globe so far this year, while still maintaining the strongest stock returns since the end of 2019.</li><li>Similarly, in Singapore, the 10 most traded stocks relevant to the Technology Sector have averaged 33% declines in total return this year, bringing the average total return of the eight stocks listed for the full period from the end of 2019 to 68%.</li><li>Last week Singapore’s 10 most traded Technology-related stocks averaged double-digit declines, with iFAST Corporation and Silverlake Axis the most defensive of the 10 stocks, averaging 4% declines, while AEM Holdings and UMS Holdings averaged 22% declines.</li></ul>

Technology Stocks have been among the weakest performing stocks across the globe so far this year, while still maintaining the strongest stock returns since the end of 2019.Similarly, in Singapore, the 10 most traded stocks relevant to the Technology Sector have averaged 33% declines in total return this year, bringing the average total return of the eight stocks listed for the full period from the end of 2019 to 68%.Last week Singapore’s 10 most traded Technology-related stocks averaged double-digit declines, with iFAST Corporation and Silverlake Axis the most defensive of the 10 stocks, averaging 4% declines, while AEM Holdings and UMS Holdings averaged 22% declines.

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FOR the 5 trading sessions that spanned Jul 22 to 28, the Straits Times Index (STI) gained 2.2 per cent, with the FTSE China A50 Index declining 0.8 per cent, the Hang Seng Index declining 0.6 per cent and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI gaining 2.3 per cent.

Overall, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the 5 sessions with S$111 million of net outflows, following on from S$65 million of net inflow for the preceding 5 sessions. Singapore Telecommunications, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Yangzijiang Financial Holding and Wilmar International led the net institutional outflows for the 5 sessions through to Jul 28.  Meanwhile, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings), Mapletree Industrial Trust, AEM Holdings, Genting Singapore and Frasers Logistic &amp; Commercial Trust led the net institutional inflows for the 5 sessions through to Jul 28.

Share buybacks

There were 8 primary-listed stocks conducting share buybacks over the 5 sessions ending Jul 28, with a total consideration of S$1.2 million, a similar pace to the S$1.7 million filed for the preceding 5 sessions. iFAST Corporation, The Hour Glass and Valuetronics Holdings led the consideration tally. iFAST Corporation’s buyback of 106,900 shares on Jul 25 at an average price of S$3.75 per share was the company’s second filed buyback on the current mandate, with the preceding buyback of 400,000 shares on Apr 26. The previous buyback mandate saw iFAST Corporation buy back 0.22 per cent of its issued shares (excluding treasury shares). Meanwhile, The Hour Glass has bought back 3.49 per cent of its shares on the current buyback mandate through to Jul 28. Its buybacks between Jul 24 and 26 were conducted at an average price of S$2.15 per share. For its FY22 (ended Mar 31), The Hour Glass recorded a robust 39 per cent increase in sales to S$1.03 billion, which resulted in its after-tax profit rising by 86 per cent to S$157.0 million. The group believes that demand momentum will remain buoyant and continues its focus on organic development throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Director and substantial shareholder transactions 

The 5 trading sessions saw over 80 changes to director interests and substantial shareholdings filed for more than 30 primary-listed stocks. This included 6 company director acquisitions with no disposals filed, while substantial shareholders filed 9 acquisitions and 5 disposals.

iFAST Corporation

On Jul 26, iFAST Corporation chairman and chief executive officer Lim Chung Chun acquired 34,100 shares of the company for a consideration of S$129,474. At an average price of S$3.80 per share, the acquisition took his total interest from 20.30 per cent to 20.31 per cent. His preceding acquisitions included 60,000 shares at S$4.69 per share on Apr 27, and 50,000 shares at S$5.96 per share on Feb 15.

On Jul 23, iFAST Corporation reported its net revenue for Q2 2022 grew 13.3 per cent year on year to S$29.86 million, despite the group noting global financial markets had gone through a very difficult period. The Q2 2022 net revenue included an initial contribution of S$3.92 million from iFAST Global Bank in the UK. iFAST Corporation is a wealth management fintech platform, with assets under administration of S$17.68 billion as of 30 Jun, 2022. The main business divisions of the group include the business-to-consumer (B2C) division, the business-to-business (B2B) division, and the fintech solutions/business-to-business-to-consumer model. Lim co-founded the company with the launch of its B2C division Fundsupermart.com in Singapore in 2000, following which the B2B division iFAST Financial was launched in 2001. He subsequently led the company’s regional expansion efforts, extending iFAST Corporation’s presence beyond Singapore to Hong Kong, Malaysia, China and India, building a well-established fintech ecosystem across the 5 markets.

Tung Lok Restaurants (2000)

Between Jul 21 and 26, Tung Lok Restaurants (2000) non-executive director Sam Goi Seng Hui acquired 97,600 shares of the company at 11.5 cents per share. With a consideration of S$11,217, this took Goi’s total interest in the award-winning restaurateur from 19.77 per cent to 19.80 per cent.

Goi is also the executive chairman of Tee Yih Jia Food Manufacturing, mainboard-listed GSH Corporation, PSC Corporation and Tat Seng Packaging Group.  He is also the vice-chairman of mainboard-listed Envictus International Holdings and JB Foods.

Tung Lok Restaurants (2000) currently operates 34 outlets of which 25 are directly owned, 3 are held by its associates and 6 others are under license/franchise. These restaurants are spread across Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines, with the group’s business predominantly based in Singapore. While consolidating its outlet portfolio, the group has also been focusing its efforts to accelerate its digital transformation initiatives to streamline and optimise internal operational processes to improve productivity. Some digital solutions adopted in its FY22 (ended Mar 31) included virtual queuing systems, robot waiters, mobile ordering systems and voucher management systems. 
 

Inside Insights is a weekly column on The Business Times, <a href="https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/ifast-leads-buybacks-as-chairman-also-adds-to-stake">read</a> the original version
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FOR the 5 trading sessions that spanned Jul 22 to 28, the Straits Times Index (STI) gained 2.2 per cent, with the FTSE China A50 Index declining 0.8 per cent, the Hang Seng Index declining 0.6 per cent and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI gaining 2.3 per cent.

Overall, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the 5 sessions with S$111 million of net outflows, following on from S$65 million of net inflow for the preceding 5 sessions. Singapore Telecommunications, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Yangzijiang Financial Holding and Wilmar International led the net institutional outflows for the 5 sessions through to Jul 28.  Meanwhile, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings), Mapletree Industrial Trust, AEM Holdings, Genting Singapore and Frasers Logistic &amp; Commercial Trust led the net institutional inflows for the 5 sessions through to Jul 28.

Share buybacks

There were 8 primary-listed stocks conducting share buybacks over the 5 sessions ending Jul 28, with a total consideration of S$1.2 million, a similar pace to the S$1.7 million filed for the preceding 5 sessions. iFAST Corporation, The Hour Glass and Valuetronics Holdings led the consideration tally. iFAST Corporation’s buyback of 106,900 shares on Jul 25 at an average price of S$3.75 per share was the company’s second filed buyback on the current mandate, with the preceding buyback of 400,000 shares on Apr 26. The previous buyback mandate saw iFAST Corporation buy back 0.22 per cent of its issued shares (excluding treasury shares). Meanwhile, The Hour Glass has bought back 3.49 per cent of its shares on the current buyback mandate through to Jul 28. Its buybacks between Jul 24 and 26 were conducted at an average price of S$2.15 per share. For its FY22 (ended Mar 31), The Hour Glass recorded a robust 39 per cent increase in sales to S$1.03 billion, which resulted in its after-tax profit rising by 86 per cent to S$157.0 million. The group believes that demand momentum will remain buoyant and continues its focus on organic development throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Director and substantial shareholder transactions 

The 5 trading sessions saw over 80 changes to director interests and substantial shareholdings filed for more than 30 primary-listed stocks. This included 6 company director acquisitions with no disposals filed, while substantial shareholders filed 9 acquisitions and 5 disposals.

iFAST Corporation

On Jul 26, iFAST Corporation chairman and chief executive officer Lim Chung Chun acquired 34,100 shares of the company for a consideration of S$129,474. At an average price of S$3.80 per share, the acquisition took his total interest from 20.30 per cent to 20.31 per cent. His preceding acquisitions included 60,000 shares at S$4.69 per share on Apr 27, and 50,000 shares at S$5.96 per share on Feb 15.

On Jul 23, iFAST Corporation reported its net revenue for Q2 2022 grew 13.3 per cent year on year to S$29.86 million, despite the group noting global financial markets had gone through a very difficult period. The Q2 2022 net revenue included an initial contribution of S$3.92 million from iFAST Global Bank in the UK. iFAST Corporation is a wealth management fintech platform, with assets under administration of S$17.68 billion as of 30 Jun, 2022. The main business divisions of the group include the business-to-consumer (B2C) division, the business-to-business (B2B) division, and the fintech solutions/business-to-business-to-consumer model. Lim co-founded the company with the launch of its B2C division Fundsupermart.com in Singapore in 2000, following which the B2B division iFAST Financial was launched in 2001. He subsequently led the company’s regional expansion efforts, extending iFAST Corporation’s presence beyond Singapore to Hong Kong, Malaysia, China and India, building a well-established fintech ecosystem across the 5 markets.

Tung Lok Restaurants (2000)

Between Jul 21 and 26, Tung Lok Restaurants (2000) non-executive director Sam Goi Seng Hui acquired 97,600 shares of the company at 11.5 cents per share. With a consideration of S$11,217, this took Goi’s total interest in the award-winning restaurateur from 19.77 per cent to 19.80 per cent.

Goi is also the executive chairman of Tee Yih Jia Food Manufacturing, mainboard-listed GSH Corporation, PSC Corporation and Tat Seng Packaging Group.  He is also the vice-chairman of mainboard-listed Envictus International Holdings and JB Foods.

Tung Lok Restaurants (2000) currently operates 34 outlets of which 25 are directly owned, 3 are held by its associates and 6 others are under license/franchise. These restaurants are spread across Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines, with the group’s business predominantly based in Singapore. While consolidating its outlet portfolio, the group has also been focusing its efforts to accelerate its digital transformation initiatives to streamline and optimise internal operational processes to improve productivity. Some digital solutions adopted in its FY22 (ended Mar 31) included virtual queuing systems, robot waiters, mobile ordering systems and voucher management systems. 
 

Inside Insights is a weekly column on The Business Times, read the original version



iFAST leads buybacks, as chairman also adds to stake 

Singapore

Silverlake Axis Limited provides customized software solutions. The Company provides digital economy software solutions and services to the banking, insurance, payment, retail and logistics industries.

IGG Inc. is an online games developer and operator. The Company offers multi-language browser games, client-based games and mobile games to players globally.

CSE Global Limited provides systems integration and information technology solutions, computer network systems, and industrial automation.  The Company also designs, manufactures, and installs management information systems. CSE Global develops, manufactures, and sells electronic and micro processor monitoring equipment.

UMS Holdings Limited provides equipment manufacturing and engineering services to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) of semiconductors and related products. The Company manufactures high precision components and complex electromechanical assembly and final testing services. UMS supports the electronic, machine tools and oil and gas industries.

AEM Holdings Limited designs and manufactures semiconductor manufacturing equipment and related tooling parts and precision machining of components for semiconductor industry.  The Company also manufactures and distributes electronics, engineering, chemical and related products. AEM provides engineering services.

GP Industries Limited develops, manufactures, and markets electronics, batteries and electrical installation products.  The Company also manufactures and markets wire harness and cables, automotive electronics, specialty electronics, parts and components, and loudspeakers.

Valuetronics Holdings Ltd. offers original equipment manufacturing and original design manufacturing services.  The Company serves customers in the telecommunications, industrial, commercial electronic products, and consumer electronic products industries.

Multi-Chem Limited provides printed circuit boards (PCB) manufacturing services, mainly precision drilling services to PCB fabricators.  The Company also distributes specialty chemicals and other related products and equipment to PCB fabricators.

Micro-Mechanics Holdings Limited designs and manufactures precision tools.  The Company also provides effective solutions and total support services to its customers.

Chuan Hup Holdings Limited is an investment holding company with a diversified portfolio of core investments in industries in relation to electronics manufacturing services, offshore support services to the oil and gas industry and property development.

JOYY Inc. operates a global social media platform. The Company offers platform which enables users to interact with each other in real time through online live media by creating, sharing, and enjoying a vast range of entertainment content and activities. JOYY serves customers in China.

mixi, Inc. operates community style website, mixi.  The Company sells advertising spaces on its website.  mixi also runs online recruiting services for IT related positions.

Beijing TRS Information Technology Company Limited develops and markets software and technology services for unstructured data management. The Company provides software products that are enterprise search, content management and text mining.

Just Dial Ltd. operates a local search engine that provides comprehensive updated information. The Company offers a search engine that includes a variety of categories such as movies, hotels and resorts, taxis and car rentals, insurance, bars, and nightclubs. Just Dial markets its search engine to users throughout India.

Shutterstock Inc. operates a global marketplace for commercial digital imagery. The Company's online marketplace provides a freely searchable library of commercial digital images that our users can pay to license, download and incorporate into their work.

GMO Internet, Inc. provides internet related services to its corporate customers. The company offers domain, server, security and settlement services through its "WEB Infrastructure & EC" business, and assists companies in attracting web users through its "Internet Media" business.

Beijing Sinnet Technology Company Limited provides customers with broadband access services, IDC and its value-added services, and other internet integrated services. The Company's core business are broadband access services, IDC and its value-added services.

Moneysupermarket.com Group Plc operates finance and travel price comparison websites.

INESA Intelligent Tech Inc. operates in the IT industry. The Company designs and manages cloud servers and big data applications for businesses. INESA Intelligent also manufactures electronic components.

Cars.com Inc. operates an online automotive platform. The Company offers new and used vehicle listings, expert and consumer reviews, research tools, and other information which helps shoppers to buy, sell, and service their vehicles. Cars.com serves customers in the United States.

iFast Corporation Ltd. operates a funds and investments distribution platform in the Asia Pacific region.

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