Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Event-Driven

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/scg-packaging-public-company-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28684:1" rel="noopener">SCG Packaging (SCGP TB)</a>, Thailand's largest packaging company, is looking to raise between THB 37.77-39.46bn (US$1.21-1.26bn) via a listing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) by selling 1.127bn shares (plus a greenshoe of 169m shares) at a price range of THB 33.5-35/share.Shares will be offered to investors between 28 September and 14 October with final pricing to be announced on 8 October and shares should begin trading in the second half of October.Using current market prices, the stock should be included in the SET50 index at the close on its third day of trading, but the final decision is dependent on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/scg-packaging-public-company-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28684:1" rel="noopener">SCG Packaging (SCGP TB)</a>'s closing price on its first trading day and also on the performance of the current constituents of the SET50 index and the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/stock-exchange-of-thailand-set-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22915:1" rel="noopener">Thailand SET Index (SET INDEX)</a>.In this Insight, we take a look at the some of the IPO details and the possibility of the stock being included in the SET50 index.

SCG Packaging (SCGP TB), Thailand's largest packaging company, is looking to raise between THB 37.77-39.46bn (US$1.21-1.26bn) via a listing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) by selling 1.127bn shares (plus a greenshoe of 169m shares) at a price range of THB 33.5-35/share.Shares will be offered to investors between 28 September and 14 October with final pricing to be announced on 8 October and shares should begin trading in the second half of October.Using current market prices, the stock should be included in the SET50 index at the close on its third day of trading, but the final decision is dependent on SCG Packaging (SCGP TB)'s closing price on its first trading day and also on the performance of the current constituents of the SET50 index and the Thailand SET Index (SET INDEX).In this Insight, we take a look at the some of the IPO details and the possibility of the stock being included in the SET50 index.

SCG Packaging and SET50 Fast Entry Inclusion: In The Box

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Dr. Andrew Stotz, CFA

Quantamental Investing to beat Benchmarks

A. Stotz Investment Research

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<ul><li>Strong stock price momentum and low correlation to the Thai market relative to its sector</li><li>Plans to boost its direct income through expanding to 300 gas stations by 2019 from its current 220 outlets</li><li>Positive industry outlook with low oil prices, higher car ownership and switching from LPG to gasoline, retail oil consumption up from 5% per annum in 2011-14 to 10% in 2015</li><li>SUSCO has heavily reduced its cash conversion cycle and offers a solid balance sheet</li><li>Risks: Rise in global oil prices</li></ul>

Strong stock price momentum and low correlation to the Thai market relative to its sectorPlans to boost its direct income through expanding to 300 gas stations by 2019 from its current 220 outletsPositive industry outlook with low oil prices, higher car ownership and switching from LPG to gasoline, retail oil consumption up from 5% per annum in 2011-14 to 10% in 2015SUSCO has heavily reduced its cash conversion cycle and offers a solid balance sheetRisks: Rise in global oil prices

SUSCO: Gassing up with 80 More Fuel Stations by 2019

Chief Economist & Political Strategist, CrossASEAN Research

Prasenjit K. Basu

Chief Economist & Political Strategist

REAL-Economics.com

Macroeconomics

-The oil majors' favourite refining hub in ASEAN is Singapore, while the crude-oil/gas comes mainly from Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. Infusion of Saudi capital will help to partially redress that, although Saudi Arabia is only the 7th largest oil-refining country, and ARAMCO has moderate amounts of technological expertise (mainly from its ownership of S-Oil in Korea). -Malaysia and (especially) Indonesia have been wary of "Arabised" or Wahhabi Islam, and see Saudi offers to widen Arabic…

-The oil majors' favourite refining hub in ASEAN is Singapore, while the crude-oil/gas comes mainly from Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. Infusion of Saudi capital will help to partially redress that, although Saudi Arabia is only the 7th largest oil-refining country, and ARAMCO has moderate amounts of technological expertise (mainly from its ownership of S-Oil in Korea). -Malaysia and (especially) Indonesia have been wary of "Arabised" or Wahhabi Islam, and see Saudi offers to widen Arabic…

King Salman Bearing Gifts: Implications for ASEAN, Oil-Refining and Religion

APAC IPOs & Placements

Zhen Zhou, Toh

Smartkarma

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Research Reinvented

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/10665" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10665:1">Cosco Capital Inc (COSCO PM)</a> was at its record discount to NAV when we first wrote on it mid-2016. Discount to NAV has since then narrowed, but it was mostly driven by the decline of Puregold from August to December 2016.In this insight, we will focus on analyzing Cosco Capital's under-appreciated operating assets and how they have been performing.

Cosco Capital Inc (COSCO PM) was at its record discount to NAV when we first wrote on it mid-2016. Discount to NAV has since then narrowed, but it was mostly driven by the decline of Puregold from August to December 2016.In this insight, we will focus on analyzing Cosco Capital's under-appreciated operating assets and how they have been performing.

Cosco Capital - Unlisted Operating Assets Remain Under-Appreciated

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Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

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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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§  The SGX Maritime &amp; Offshore Services (MOE) Index, a benchmark for the MOE Sector, has rebounded 19.7% from its trough on 1 Sep 2016 in tandem with the recovery of crude oil prices, which may be an indication that the sector could be bottoming out.
 
§  Despite the rally, the 18 constituents within the SGX MOE Index are trading at an average current price-to-book (PB) ratio of 0.7x, with 10 of them trading below their book values.
 
§  Consensus estimates are expecting oil prices to stabilise and…
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§  The SGX Maritime &amp; Offshore Services (MOE) Index, a benchmark for the MOE Sector, has rebounded 19.7% from its trough on 1 Sep 2016 in tandem with the recovery of crude oil prices, which may be an indication that the sector could be bottoming out.
 
§  Despite the rally, the 18 constituents within the SGX MOE Index are trading at an average current price-to-book (PB) ratio of 0.7x, with 10 of them trading below their book values.
 
§  Consensus estimates are expecting oil prices to stabilise and…



SGX's MOE Sector Sustains 4Q16 Momentum into 2017

Thailand

IRPC PCL produces a variety of petrochemical products including polypropylene, high density polyethylene and expandable polystyrene primarily used in packaging materials. Through its subsidiaries, the Company produces and distributes gasoline, liquefied petroleumgas (LPG), asphalt, as well as electricity and construction materials.

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IRPC PCL (IRPC TB)

SCG Packaging and SET50 Fast Entry Inclusion: In The Box

SCG Packaging (SCGP TB)

Brian Freitas

SUSCO: Gassing up with 80 More Fuel Stations by 2019

Strong stock price momentum and low correlation to the Thai market relative to its sector Plans to boost its direct income through expanding to...

A. Stotz Investment Research

King Salman Bearing Gifts: Implications for ASEAN, Oil-Refining and Religion

-The oil majors' favourite refining hub in ASEAN is Singapore, while the crude-oil/gas comes mainly from Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. Infusion...

Prasenjit K. Basu

Cosco Capital - Unlisted Operating Assets Remain Under-Appreciated

Cosco Capital Inc (COSCO PM) was at its record discount to NAV when we first wrote on it mid-2016. Discount to NAV has since then narrowed, but it...

Zhen Zhou, Toh

SGX's MOE Sector Sustains 4Q16 Momentum into 2017

§ The SGX Maritime & Offshore Services (MOE) Index, a benchmark for the MOE Sector, has rebounded 19.7% from its trough on 1 Sep 2016 in...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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