Director and Founding Member, Corporate Monitor Limited

Tan Yee Peng

Director and Founding Member

Strengthening Corporate Performance

Corporate Monitor Limited

Corporate Monitor was established to encourage better performance of companies, particularly companies listed on the SGX, and hold their management and boards to account, for the benefit of their shareholders and stakeholders.

<ul><li>In September 2022, as the world began to rebound from COVID-era travel restrictions, Singapore-listed SATS Ltd. made waves with an audacious move.</li><li>With a market cap of SGD 4.5 billion, SATS announced plans to acquire global air cargo giant Worldwide Flight Services (“WFS”) for up to €1.3 billion (S$1.9 billion), valuing the deal at an enterprise value (“EV”) of €2.25 billion (S$3.1 billion).</li><li>The market reacted with skepticism, sending SATS' share price plummeting by 35% as concerns over equity dilution and debt levels unsettled investors accustomed to steady dividends and strong returns.</li></ul>

In September 2022, as the world began to rebound from COVID-era travel restrictions, Singapore-listed SATS Ltd. made waves with an audacious move.With a market cap of SGD 4.5 billion, SATS announced plans to acquire global air cargo giant Worldwide Flight Services (“WFS”) for up to €1.3 billion (S$1.9 billion), valuing the deal at an enterprise value (“EV”) of €2.25 billion (S$3.1 billion).The market reacted with skepticism, sending SATS' share price plummeting by 35% as concerns over equity dilution and debt levels unsettled investors accustomed to steady dividends and strong returns.

SATS: Integrating WFS –Key to Acquisition Success

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Last week, <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sats-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19962:1" rel="noopener">SATS (SATS SP)</a></strong>, a leading inflight catering and gateway service provider in Asia, <a href="https://links.sgx.com/FileOpen/Clarification%20Announcement_21092022.ashx?App=Announcement&amp;FileID=732064" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> media reports it was in talks to buy Cerberus Capital Management-backed Worldwide Flight Services.</li>
<li>Yesterday, SATS <a href="https://links.sgx.com/FileOpen/SATS_Chapter_10_Announcement_on_Proposed_WFS_Acquisition_20220928.ashx?App=Announcement&amp;FileID=732670" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> it will acquire WFS, the world's largest air cargo handler, for €1.187bn or S$1.639bn (9.7x EV/EBITDA). Funding is to be primarily sourced from a S$1.7bn equity fundraising. </li>
<li>The transaction appears all stitched up with SATS' 40% shareholder Temasek backing the deal. The acquisition is expected to close in March 2023, subject to regulatory clearance.   </li>
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Last week, SATS (SATS SP), a leading inflight catering and gateway service provider in Asia, confirmed media reports it was in talks to buy Cerberus Capital Management-backed Worldwide Flight Services.
Yesterday, SATS announced it will acquire WFS, the world's largest air cargo handler, for €1.187bn or S$1.639bn (9.7x EV/EBITDA). Funding is to be primarily sourced from a S$1.7bn equity fundraising. 
The transaction appears all stitched up with SATS' 40% shareholder Temasek backing the deal. The acquisition is expected to close in March 2023, subject to regulatory clearance.   


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.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Over the five trading sessions from Dec 6 to Dec 12, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, leading to a net institutional outflow of S$104 million, reversing a quarter of the S$418 million net inflow over the preceding five sessions.</li><li>Stocks that led the net institutional outflow over the five sessions through to Dec 12 were DBS Group Holdings, Capitaland Investment, SATS, Singapore Exchange, Mapletree Industrial Trust, Capitaland Integrated Comm Trust, Genting Singapore, Capitaland Ascendas REIT, Singapore Telecommunications and Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust.</li><li>The five trading sessions saw more than 50 director interests and substantial shareholdings filed for close to 25 primary-listed stocks.</li></ul>

Over the five trading sessions from Dec 6 to Dec 12, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, leading to a net institutional outflow of S$104 million, reversing a quarter of the S$418 million net inflow over the preceding five sessions.Stocks that led the net institutional outflow over the five sessions through to Dec 12 were DBS Group Holdings, Capitaland Investment, SATS, Singapore Exchange, Mapletree Industrial Trust, Capitaland Integrated Comm Trust, Genting Singapore, Capitaland Ascendas REIT, Singapore Telecommunications and Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust.The five trading sessions saw more than 50 director interests and substantial shareholdings filed for close to 25 primary-listed stocks.

CEO, A. Stotz Investment Research

Dr. Andrew Stotz, CFA

Quantamental Investing to beat Benchmarks

A. Stotz Investment Research

We pick stocks. We construct portfolios. All our effort is focused on how to better pick stocks and construct portfolios. We serve fund management companies, family offices, and high net worth individuals.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>We highlight 14 stocks in ASEAN that look interesting to us based on our FVMR Methodology</li>
<li>Portfolio changes: Three stocks remain, and 11 stocks added into portfolio</li>
<li>Since its inception, the portfolio has generated a before-fee total return of 259% versus MSCI ASEAN’s 44%</li>
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We highlight 14 stocks in ASEAN that look interesting to us based on our FVMR Methodology
Portfolio changes: Three stocks remain, and 11 stocks added into portfolio
Since its inception, the portfolio has generated a before-fee total return of 259% versus MSCI ASEAN’s 44%


Jardine Matheson Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Over the five trading sessions from Nov 15 to 21, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, resulting in a net institutional outflow of S$38 million.</li><li>This marked a slight reversal from the net inflow of S$384 million observed over the five preceding sessions up to Nov 14.</li><li>Stocks that led the net institutional outflow over the five sessions through to Nov 22 were CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, CapitaLand Ascendas REIT, DBS Group Holdings, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Genting Singapore, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust, Keppel DC REIT, Wilmar International and Keppel REIT.</li></ul>

Over the five trading sessions from Nov 15 to 21, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, resulting in a net institutional outflow of S$38 million.This marked a slight reversal from the net inflow of S$384 million observed over the five preceding sessions up to Nov 14.Stocks that led the net institutional outflow over the five sessions through to Nov 22 were CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, CapitaLand Ascendas REIT, DBS Group Holdings, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Genting Singapore, Mapletree Logistics Trust, Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust, Keppel DC REIT, Wilmar International and Keppel REIT.

ABR Holdings managing director continues to grow interest

Singapore

SATS Limited provides integrated ground handling and in-flight catering services at Singapore Changi Airport.  The Company also provides aviation security, airline laundry, and airport cargo delivery management services.

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SATS: Integrating WFS –Key to Acquisition Success

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Tuan Sing CEO and director add to stakes

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ABR Holdings managing director continues to grow interest

Over the five trading sessions from Nov 15 to 21, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, resulting in a net institutional outflow of...

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