Asean-focused. Ex-Head of Thai Research

Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Our thoughts on portfolio is simple. “Lay low for the moment yo.” Sometimes, the best thing to do is nothing, and strangely that’s easier said that done. The finger gets itchy when you see stocks dropping, but it looks like they will drop even more. There are two reasons for this. As highlighted earlier in our last review, the recovery looks impressive, but it isn’t as broad-based as it seems. Most of it is externally driven, but though there may be spillover effects to other parts of the…

Our thoughts on portfolio is simple. “Lay low for the moment yo.” Sometimes, the best thing to do is nothing, and strangely that’s easier said that done. The finger gets itchy when you see stocks dropping, but it looks like they will drop even more. There are two reasons for this. As highlighted earlier in our last review, the recovery looks impressive, but it isn’t as broad-based as it seems. Most of it is externally driven, but though there may be spillover effects to other parts of the…

Thai Macro Watch (Part 2): Policy Divergence & Portfolio Thoughts

Equity Bottom-Up

The Big Picture. It’s easy to focus on the negatives and say that BTS’s earnings halved from Bt4.1bn in 2015 to Bt2bn in 2016, but the consolidated earnings were distorted by a lot of accounting issues that relates more to growing pains. BTS made numerous acquisitions and entered into several joint ventures and investments that helps to expand their growth platform, which is why revenues actually grew 37% from Bt6.3bn to Bt8.6bn during the same period. If you don’t sow seeds today, you won’t…

The Big Picture. It’s easy to focus on the negatives and say that BTS’s earnings halved from Bt4.1bn in 2015 to Bt2bn in 2016, but the consolidated earnings were distorted by a lot of accounting issues that relates more to growing pains. BTS made numerous acquisitions and entered into several joint ventures and investments that helps to expand their growth platform, which is why revenues actually grew 37% from Bt6.3bn to Bt8.6bn during the same period. If you don’t sow seeds today, you won’t…

In this review, we look at five Thai stocks (Intuch, Thaicom, BEC, BTS, TKS) from diverse backgrounds. What they have in common is headwinds from either analysts or the market, which can be reflected in their recently weak share price performance. We intend to be long-term shareholders of these stocks and are accumulating even as many continue to sell them, because we see several innate strengths in them. For example, we like that:<ul><li>Intuch provides high and stable yields during tough times and is cheap compared to underlying blue chip AIS.</li><li>Thaicom is the only satellite operator in Thailand and a global operator with dollar-priced service. The demand for bandwidth continues to rise as consumers increasingly demand higher resolution.</li><li>BEC offers low-cost (to the consumer) relatively premium product to both viewers and advertisers (on CPRP) and has one of the highest ROE in the industry.</li><li>BTS has built an ecosystem where they can generate future profits from tickets, advertising, and property, and looks likely to double in size geographically.</li><li>TKS's secret weapon, the linerless label, could save costs for manufacturers big time.</li></ul>

In this review, we look at five Thai stocks (Intuch, Thaicom, BEC, BTS, TKS) from diverse backgrounds. What they have in common is headwinds from either analysts or the market, which can be reflected in their recently weak share price performance. We intend to be long-term shareholders of these stocks and are accumulating even as many continue to sell them, because we see several innate strengths in them. For example, we like that:Intuch provides high and stable yields during tough times and is cheap compared to underlying blue chip AIS.Thaicom is the only satellite operator in Thailand and a global operator with dollar-priced service. The demand for bandwidth continues to rise as consumers increasingly demand higher resolution.BEC offers low-cost (to the consumer) relatively premium product to both viewers and advertisers (on CPRP) and has one of the highest ROE in the industry.BTS has built an ecosystem where they can generate future profits from tickets, advertising, and property, and looks likely to double in size geographically.TKS's secret weapon, the linerless label, could save costs for manufacturers big time.

Five Contrarian Stock Ideas for the Long Run

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

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

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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.

§  Ascendas REIT has recently replaced CapitaLand Mall Trust as Singapore's largest capitalised REIT – and has been the second-best performing REIT in the YTD with an 11.9% total return.§  The capitalisation of Singapore’s REIT Sector has almost doubled over the past five years. Singapore’s REIT Sector also maintains a competitive edge with higher average yields and lower average gearing ratios than the combined REIT Sector of Japan, Australia and Hong Kong. §  The NikkoAM - StraitsTrading Asia ex Japan REIT ETF  which is expected to include up to 70% weightage in Singapore REITs is scheduled to list on SGX on 29 March 2017. Ascendas REIT and CapitaLand Mall Trust are expected to maintain relatively large weightings in the ETF.

§  Ascendas REIT has recently replaced CapitaLand Mall Trust as Singapore's largest capitalised REIT – and has been the second-best performing REIT in the YTD with an 11.9% total return.§  The capitalisation of Singapore’s REIT Sector has almost doubled over the past five years. Singapore’s REIT Sector also maintains a competitive edge with higher average yields and lower average gearing ratios than the combined REIT Sector of Japan, Australia and Hong Kong. §  The NikkoAM - StraitsTrading Asia ex Japan REIT ETF  which is expected to include up to 70% weightage in Singapore REITs is scheduled to list on SGX on 29 March 2017. Ascendas REIT and CapitaLand Mall Trust are expected to maintain relatively large weightings in the ETF. 

Ascendas REIT Is Now Singapore's Largest Capitalised REIT

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<li>SGX’s Real Estate Developers and Operators have returned 12% YTD, outperforming the STI’s +8%. Despite the rally, the price-to-book ratio of the Sector is still trading near one standard deviation below its historical mean.</li>
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Potential drivers for the Singapore property market exist on both the supply and demand front. The biggest Real Estate Developer stocks with substantial Singapore exposure include UOL Group, United Industrial Corporation, Wheelock Properties, Wing Tai Holdings and Bukit…</li>
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SGX’s Real Estate Developers and Operators have returned 12% YTD, outperforming the STI’s +8%. Despite the rally, the price-to-book ratio of the Sector is still trading near one standard deviation below its historical mean.

Potential drivers for the Singapore property market exist on both the supply and demand front. The biggest Real Estate Developer stocks with substantial Singapore exposure include UOL Group, United Industrial Corporation, Wheelock Properties, Wing Tai Holdings and Bukit…


Real Estate Sector Outperformed in the Year to Date

Thailand

Sansiri Public Company Limited develops real estate projects for sales and rentals.  Its projects include resort condominiums, residential and office buildings.  The Company also provides property and project management services.

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Thai Macro Watch (Part 2): Policy Divergence & Portfolio Thoughts

Our thoughts on portfolio is simple. “Lay low for the moment yo.” Sometimes, the best thing to do is nothing, and strangely that’s easier said that...

Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA

BTS Group: Positioning For Growth

The Big Picture. It’s easy to focus on the negatives and say that BTS’s earnings halved from Bt4.1bn in 2015 to Bt2bn in 2016, but the consolidated...

Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA

Five Contrarian Stock Ideas for the Long Run

In this review, we look at five Thai stocks (Intuch, Thaicom, BEC, BTS, TKS) from diverse backgrounds. What they have in common is headwinds from...

Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA

Ascendas REIT Is Now Singapore's Largest Capitalised REIT

§ Ascendas REIT has recently replaced CapitaLand Mall Trust as Singapore's largest capitalised REIT – and has been the second-best performing REIT...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Real Estate Sector Outperformed in the Year to Date

SGX’s Real Estate Developers and Operators have returned 12% YTD, outperforming the STI’s +8%. Despite the rally, the price-to-book ratio of the...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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