Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Thailand's state-owned energy firm <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ptt-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:197:1" rel="noopener">PTT (PTT TB)</a></strong> recently announced a ~67% and ~13% increase yoy in 1H22 revenue and net profit, buoyed by higher average selling prices and sales volume.</li>
<li>Earlier this month PTT also announced the divestment of its Indonesian coal mining business as the company transitions towards clean energy.</li>
<li>PTT's goal is to make Thailand a liquified natural gas hub in Asia. The market appears to be fully pricing in this ambitious roadmap.</li>
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Thailand's state-owned energy firm PTT (PTT TB) recently announced a ~67% and ~13% increase yoy in 1H22 revenue and net profit, buoyed by higher average selling prices and sales volume.
Earlier this month PTT also announced the divestment of its Indonesian coal mining business as the company transitions towards clean energy.
PTT's goal is to make Thailand a liquified natural gas hub in Asia. The market appears to be fully pricing in this ambitious roadmap.


PTT (PTT TB): Asset Sales And Solid Results

Thai Equity - Bottom-up - Equities, Pi Securities PCL, Thailand

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<li>We maintain the BUY call with a TP of Bt53.0.The 2Q22 net profit fall 95% YoY and 67 QoQ to Bt1.4bn(a 7-quarter low)mainly dragged by huge hedging and FX loss</li>
<li>Hedging &amp; FX loss hit 2Q22 profit The 2Q22 net profit fall to Bt1.4bn (-95% YoY, -67% QoQ), a 7-quarter low, mainly dragged by a huge hedging and FX loss. </li>
<li>Excluding the stock gain of Bt3.1bn, hedging loss of Bt12.7bn and FX gain of Bt4.4bn etc., the recurring profit stood at Bt13.7bn (+31% YoY, +120% QoQ), growing YoY and QoQ </li>
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We maintain the BUY call with a TP of Bt53.0.The 2Q22 net profit fall 95% YoY and 67 QoQ to Bt1.4bn(a 7-quarter low)mainly dragged by huge hedging and FX loss
Hedging &amp; FX loss hit 2Q22 profit The 2Q22 net profit fall to Bt1.4bn (-95% YoY, -67% QoQ), a 7-quarter low, mainly dragged by a huge hedging and FX loss. 
Excluding the stock gain of Bt3.1bn, hedging loss of Bt12.7bn and FX gain of Bt4.4bn etc., the recurring profit stood at Bt13.7bn (+31% YoY, +120% QoQ), growing YoY and QoQ 


PTTGC : 2Q22 Recurring Profit Grew from Strong Refinery Performance

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<li>We upgrade the rating to BUY from HOLD with an unrevised TP of Bt53.0 due to a decent upside from the current share price.The stock performance seems to have factored </li>
<li>Hedging loss to drag 2Q22 profit We expect the 2Q22 net profit slump to a new quarterly low of Bt1.5bn (-94%YoY, -64%QoQ). The YoY plunge will be from the absence </li>
<li>The strong refinery performance with GRM spiking to US$21/bbl (10x YoY,3x QoQ) led by high diesel spread, will be offset by weak olefins segment performance from the decline of plant </li>
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We upgrade the rating to BUY from HOLD with an unrevised TP of Bt53.0 due to a decent upside from the current share price.The stock performance seems to have factored 
Hedging loss to drag 2Q22 profit We expect the 2Q22 net profit slump to a new quarterly low of Bt1.5bn (-94%YoY, -64%QoQ). The YoY plunge will be from the absence 
The strong refinery performance with GRM spiking to US$21/bbl (10x YoY,3x QoQ) led by high diesel spread, will be offset by weak olefins segment performance from the decline of plant 


PTTGC : GRM Spike Overshadowed by Weak Petrochemical Performance

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Sumeet Singh

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Aequitas Research

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Equity Capital Markets

Thai Life Insurance  / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Thai Life Insurance (TLI) is looking to raise up to US$975m in its upcoming Thailand IPO. Cornerstone investors including GIC have taken up around 54% of the deal.</li>
<li>Thai Life Insurance is one of the largest life insurance companies in Thailand, third by assets. As of Mar 2022, it had 64,000 insurance agents.</li>
<li>In this note we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Thai Life Insurance (TLI) is looking to raise up to US$975m in its upcoming Thailand IPO. Cornerstone investors including GIC have taken up around 54% of the deal.
Thai Life Insurance is one of the largest life insurance companies in Thailand, third by assets. As of Mar 2022, it had 64,000 insurance agents.
In this note we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Thai Life Insurance IPO - Can’t Pinpoint the Upside

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<li>PTTGC reported 1Q22 net profit of Bt4.2bn(-57% YoY, +30% QoQ). The result came out lower than our expectation and 24% below consensus.</li>
<li>Excluding the stock gain of Bt4.9bn, hedging loss of Bt8.6bn and FX gain of Bt595m etc.,  the recurring profit stood at Bt6.2bn (-29% YoY, +74% QoQ).</li>
<li>Dropped YoY mainly due to weak Olefins business performance (lower spreads, 26% YoY decline in EBITDA margin), while improved contribution from performance materials segment from Allnex acquisition in 4Q21 </li>
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PTTGC reported 1Q22 net profit of Bt4.2bn(-57% YoY, +30% QoQ). The result came out lower than our expectation and 24% below consensus.
Excluding the stock gain of Bt4.9bn, hedging loss of Bt8.6bn and FX gain of Bt595m etc.,  the recurring profit stood at Bt6.2bn (-29% YoY, +74% QoQ).
Dropped YoY mainly due to weak Olefins business performance (lower spreads, 26% YoY decline in EBITDA margin), while improved contribution from performance materials segment from Allnex acquisition in 4Q21 


PTTGC: Weak Petrochemical Spreads Dragged 1Q22 Profit

Thailand

PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited operates as a petrochemical company. The Company manufactures and distributes upstream, intermediate, and downstream petrochemical products. PTT Global Chemical serves customers in Thailand.

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PTT (PTT TB): Asset Sales And Solid Results

PTT's goal is to make Thailand a liquified natural gas hub in Asia. The market appears to be fully pricing in this ambitious roadmap.

David Blennerhassett

PTTGC : 2Q22 Recurring Profit Grew from Strong Refinery Performance

We maintain the BUY call with a TP of Bt53.0. The 2Q22 net profit fall 95% YoY and 67 QoQ to Bt1.4bn (a 7-quarter low) mainly dragged by huge...

Pi Securities PCL, Thailand

PTTGC : GRM Spike Overshadowed by Weak Petrochemical Performance

We upgrade the rating to BUY from HOLD with an unrevised TP of Bt53.0 due to a decent upside from the current share price.The stock performance...

Pi Securities PCL, Thailand

Thai Life Insurance IPO - Can’t Pinpoint the Upside

Thai Life Insurance (TLI) is looking to raise up to US$975m in its upcoming Thailand IPO. Cornerstone investors including GIC have taken up around...

Sumeet Singh

PTTGC: Weak Petrochemical Spreads Dragged 1Q22 Profit

PTTGC reported 1Q22 net profit of Bt4.2bn(-57% YoY, +30% QoQ). The result came out lower than our expectation and 24% below consensus.

Pi Securities PCL, Thailand

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