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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5 in 5 with Japfa - Growing Towards Mutual Prosperity

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>Back in December 2022, agri-food play <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japfa-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15597:1" rel="noopener">Japfa Ltd (JAP SP)</a> spun-off its 62.5% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/austasia-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36655:1" rel="noopener">AustAsia Group (2425 HK)</a>, as discussed in <a href="https://skr.ma/qAzLD" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Japfa Ltd: Trading Cheap After AustAsia In-Specie Distribution</a> 
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<li>Last Friday, Bloomberg reported its key shareholder, Renaldo Santosa and his family, who collectively control ~75.5%, are considering taking Japfa private.</li>
<li>The family <a href="https://links.sgx.com/FileOpen/20240311%20Japfa%20Ltd%20Holding%20announcement.ashx?App=Announcement&amp;FileID=791556" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acknowledges</a> it has been approached by various financiers, investment banks, but nothing definitive has emerged. Still, Japfa is worth a revisit.</li>
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Back in December 2022, agri-food play Japfa Ltd (JAP SP) spun-off its 62.5% stake in AustAsia Group (2425 HK), as discussed in Japfa Ltd: Trading Cheap After AustAsia In-Specie Distribution 

Last Friday, Bloomberg reported its key shareholder, Renaldo Santosa and his family, who collectively control ~75.5%, are considering taking Japfa private.
The family acknowledges it has been approached by various financiers, investment banks, but nothing definitive has emerged. Still, Japfa is worth a revisit.


Japfa (JAP SP): Impressive Gain. But No Firm Offer

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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<li>On March 8, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-08/top-asia-poultry-firm-japfa-owners-said-to-mull-go-private-deal?embedded-checkout=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bloomberg reported</a> that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japfa-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15597:1" rel="noopener">Japfa Ltd (JAP SP)</a> owners were considering taking it private and started talks about a loan of around US$150 million. </li>
<li>Japfa has faced ongoing profitability issues since 2022 due to cost-of-living pressures. Privatisation interest is unsurprising, as the shares have been down 72% over the last three years. </li>
<li>An attractive premium would be required, irrespective of the offer structure. At a S$0.26 offer (20% premium to last close), Japfa would trade in line with peer multiples.  </li>
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On March 8, Bloomberg reported that Japfa Ltd (JAP SP) owners were considering taking it private and started talks about a loan of around US$150 million. 
Japfa has faced ongoing profitability issues since 2022 due to cost-of-living pressures. Privatisation interest is unsurprising, as the shares have been down 72% over the last three years. 
An attractive premium would be required, irrespective of the offer structure. At a S$0.26 offer (20% premium to last close), Japfa would trade in line with peer multiples.  


Japfa (JAP SP): Evaluating a Potential Privatisation

Yangzijiang Financial Holding / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Share buybacks can be used for employee compensation plans, such as share option schemes or employee share purchase plans, as well as for long-term capital management.</li><li>As at Nov 13, nearly 80 primary-listed companies have repurchased their shares on-market this year, amounting to S$1.03 billion in buyback consideration.</li><li>In 2024 to Nov 13, CLI bought back 126.2 million shares at an average price of S$2.72 per share.</li></ul>

Share buybacks can be used for employee compensation plans, such as share option schemes or employee share purchase plans, as well as for long-term capital management.As at Nov 13, nearly 80 primary-listed companies have repurchased their shares on-market this year, amounting to S$1.03 billion in buyback consideration.In 2024 to Nov 13, CLI bought back 126.2 million shares at an average price of S$2.72 per share.

CapitaLand Investment leads buyback consideration tally in 2024 till Nov 13

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Japfa Ltd. operates in the agricultural industry. The Company breeds and processes chicken, pork and beef. Japfa also operates dairy farms.

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Japfa Ltd (JAP SP)

Company Spotlight: Japfa

Company Spotlight: Japfa

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

5 in 5 with Japfa - Growing Towards Mutual Prosperity

5 in 5 with Japfa - Growing Towards Mutual Prosperity

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Japfa (JAP SP): Impressive Gain. But No Firm Offer

Quite an impressive share price gain without anything substantive to hang your hat on. I would not chase it here. I'd only get involved if there...

David Blennerhassett

Japfa (JAP SP): Evaluating a Potential Privatisation

An attractive takeover premium would be required, irrespective of the offer structure. Funding could be an issue due to the high current leverage.

Arun George

CapitaLand Investment leads buyback consideration tally in 2024 till Nov 13

Share buybacks can be used for employee compensation plans, such as share option schemes or employee share purchase plans, as well as for...

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