Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Refiner/retailer <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bangchak-corporation-public-company-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15875:1" rel="noopener">Bangchak Corporation (BCP TB)</a>'s board has approved the purchase of a 65.99% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/esso-thailand-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17717:1" rel="noopener">Esso Thailand (ESSO TB)</a> from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/exxon-mobil-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:811:1" rel="noopener">Exxon Mobil (XOM US)</a>.</li>
<li>The purchase price is subject to a price adjustment mechanism and will only be known upon completion of the SPA. The indicative Offer Price is THB 8.84, 20% below undisturbed. </li>
<li>Once completed - tentatively anticipated in the 3Q23 - a mandatory tender offer will be triggered for the remaining 34.01% of shares out in Esso. </li>
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Refiner/retailer Bangchak Corporation (BCP TB)'s board has approved the purchase of a 65.99% stake in Esso Thailand (ESSO TB) from Exxon Mobil (XOM US).
The purchase price is subject to a price adjustment mechanism and will only be known upon completion of the SPA. The indicative Offer Price is THB 8.84, 20% below undisturbed. 
Once completed - tentatively anticipated in the 3Q23 - a mandatory tender offer will be triggered for the remaining 34.01% of shares out in Esso. 


Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>I-Tail, an OEM in the wet pet food category, raised around US$600m in its Thailand IPO. It is a subsidiary of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/thai-union-group-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:161:1" rel="noopener">Thai Union Group (TU TB)</a>.</li>
<li>As per ITC, it was the number two pet food company in Asia and in the top ten pet food companies globally. ITC expertise lies in fish-based wet pet food.</li>
<li>In our previous notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance, undertaken a peer comparison and spoken about valuation. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics</li>
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I-Tail, an OEM in the wet pet food category, raised around US$600m in its Thailand IPO. It is a subsidiary of Thai Union Group (TU TB).
As per ITC, it was the number two pet food company in Asia and in the top ten pet food companies globally. ITC expertise lies in fish-based wet pet food.
In our previous notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance, undertaken a peer comparison and spoken about valuation. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics


I-Tail Corporation IPO Trading - Should Be Able to Provide Some Holiday Cheer

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

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Equity Bottom-Up

PTT Oil & Retail Business  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>We maintain the BUY call with a TP of Bt30,0. OR’s 3Q22 net profit plunged to a 9-quarter low of Bt701m (-63%YoY, -89%QoQ),falling out lower than ours and market expectation.</li>
<li>3Q22 profit hit by weak marketing margin The 3Q22 net profit fall to Bt701m (-63%YoY, -89%QoQ),dragged by weak contribution from mobility business (owing to lower sales and oil marketing margin) </li>
<li>Oil marketing margin came out at Bt0.68/liter (-38%YoY, -58%QoQ),15% beneath our assumption.The dip was primarily from the retail market,both gasoline and diesel had lower marketing margin due to higher cost.</li>
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We maintain the BUY call with a TP of Bt30,0. OR’s 3Q22 net profit plunged to a 9-quarter low of Bt701m (-63%YoY, -89%QoQ),falling out lower than ours and market expectation.
3Q22 profit hit by weak marketing margin The 3Q22 net profit fall to Bt701m (-63%YoY, -89%QoQ),dragged by weak contribution from mobility business (owing to lower sales and oil marketing margin) 
Oil marketing margin came out at Bt0.68/liter (-38%YoY, -58%QoQ),15% beneath our assumption.The dip was primarily from the retail market,both gasoline and diesel had lower marketing margin due to higher cost.


APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/betagro-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36222:1" rel="noopener">Betagro (BTG TB)</a> raised about US$460m in its Thailand IPO. </li>
<li>Betagro is an integrated agro-industrial and food business in Thailand.</li>
<li>In this note we will talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
</ul>



Betagro (BTG TB) raised about US$460m in its Thailand IPO. 
Betagro is an integrated agro-industrial and food business in Thailand.
In this note we will talk about the trading dynamics.


Betagro IPO Trading - Seems Fairly Valued

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<li>We expect the 3Q22net profit to fall 64% QoQ to Bt2.4bn,levelling off from an all-time high in 2Q22,due to stock loss and dip in oil marketing margin to low base </li>
<li>Oil marketing margin to plunge in 3Q22We expect 3Q22earnings to fall 64%QoQ to Bt2.4bn dragged by weak contribution from mobility business owing to lower sales volume and oil marketing margin.</li>
<li>The oil sales volume is expected to be at 6.3bn liters (+21% YoY, -8% QoQ), improving YoY on the back of economy reopening. While drop QoQ due to seasonality (rain).</li>
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We expect the 3Q22net profit to fall 64% QoQ to Bt2.4bn,levelling off from an all-time high in 2Q22,due to stock loss and dip in oil marketing margin to low base 
Oil marketing margin to plunge in 3Q22We expect 3Q22earnings to fall 64%QoQ to Bt2.4bn dragged by weak contribution from mobility business owing to lower sales volume and oil marketing margin.
The oil sales volume is expected to be at 6.3bn liters (+21% YoY, -8% QoQ), improving YoY on the back of economy reopening. While drop QoQ due to seasonality (rain).


OR : 3Q22 Earnings to Be Hit by Weak Marketing Margin

Thailand

PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited distributes petroleum products. The Company offers oil, gas, fuels, LPG, lubricants, and other related items. PTT Oil and Retail Business serves customers in Thailand.

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PTT Oil & Retail Business (OR TB)

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David Blennerhassett

I-Tail Corporation IPO Trading - Should Be Able to Provide Some Holiday Cheer

I-Tail, an OEM in the wet pet food category, raised around US$600m in its Thailand IPO. It is a subsidiary of Thai Union Group (TU TB).

Sumeet Singh

OR : Weak 3Q22 Earnings as Expected

We maintain the BUY call with a TP of Bt30,0. OR’s 3Q22 net profit plunged to a 9-quarter low of Bt701m (-63% YoY, -89% QoQ), falling out lower...

Pi Securities PCL, Thailand

Betagro IPO Trading - Seems Fairly Valued

Betagro (BTG TB) raised about US$460m in its Thailand IPO. Betagro is an integrated agro-industrial and food business in Thailand. In this note we...

Clarence Chu

OR : 3Q22 Earnings to Be Hit by Weak Marketing Margin

We expect the 3Q22 net profit to fall 64% QoQ to Bt2.4bn, levelling off from an all-time high in 2Q22, due to stock loss and dip in oil marketing...

Pi Securities PCL, Thailand

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