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

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions to Aug 1, with S$115 million of net institutional outflow, following the similar pace of S$95 million of net outflow for the preceding five sessions to Jul 26.</li><li>The five sessions to Aug 1 also saw 11 primary-listed companies conduct buybacks with a total consideration of S$6.4 million.</li><li>For context, in FY2023 and FY2022, the net profit attributable to shareholders came to S$8.3 million and $13.4 million, respectively.</li></ul>

Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions to Aug 1, with S$115 million of net institutional outflow, following the similar pace of S$95 million of net outflow for the preceding five sessions to Jul 26.The five sessions to Aug 1 also saw 11 primary-listed companies conduct buybacks with a total consideration of S$6.4 million.For context, in FY2023 and FY2022, the net profit attributable to shareholders came to S$8.3 million and $13.4 million, respectively.

Mapletree Logistics Trust chairman increases interest at S$1.31 per unit

Mapletree Industrial Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Share buybacks by primary-listed companies The five sessions also saw nine primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$4.5 million.</li><li>With this transaction, the total proportion of shares bought back under the current mandate now stands at 1.47 per cent of the issued shares (not counting treasury shares) as of the date when the share buyback resolution was passed.</li></ul>

Share buybacks by primary-listed companies The five sessions also saw nine primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$4.5 million.With this transaction, the total proportion of shares bought back under the current mandate now stands at 1.47 per cent of the issued shares (not counting treasury shares) as of the date when the share buyback resolution was passed.

Buyback and director filings taper off during pre-earnings period

Global Mobility/Transport, Equity Long-Short

Mohshin Aziz

Cathay Pacific Airways / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Operations are on track with earlier guidance given during FY23 results, loads and yields are healthy, with UK and North American performing better than expected  </li>
<li>Will buyback and cancel remaining 97.7m preference shares for a sum of HKD10b by end of July 2024. Shareholder dilution has been avoided  </li>
<li>Cathay Pacific is a value BUY, our target price of HK$9.90 (+24% UPSIDE) implies 10x FY2024 PE, parity multiple against its arch-rival <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/singapore-airlines-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:74:1" rel="noopener">Singapore Airlines (SIA SP)</a> </li>
</ul>


Operations are on track with earlier guidance given during FY23 results, loads and yields are healthy, with UK and North American performing better than expected  
Will buyback and cancel remaining 97.7m preference shares for a sum of HKD10b by end of July 2024. Shareholder dilution has been avoided  
Cathay Pacific is a value BUY, our target price of HK$9.90 (+24% UPSIDE) implies 10x FY2024 PE, parity multiple against its arch-rival Singapore Airlines (SIA SP) 


HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

<ul>
<li>With more foreign countries being granted visa-free visits to China, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cathay-pacific-airways-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:243:1" rel="noopener">Cathay Pacific Airways (293 HK)</a> will benefit from more transfer traffic via Hong Kong.</li>
<li>Recovery is decent with passenger traffic rising 37.5% in 5M24. CX's capacity already returned to 80% of pre-pandemic in 2Q24, and this will reach 100% in 1Q25. </li>
<li>YTD, CX is still a laggard relative to many global airlines. Its P/B valuation is not stretched at 0.8x, given ROE of 11% over the next 3 years.  </li>
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With more foreign countries being granted visa-free visits to China, Cathay Pacific Airways (293 HK) will benefit from more transfer traffic via Hong Kong.
Recovery is decent with passenger traffic rising 37.5% in 5M24. CX's capacity already returned to 80% of pre-pandemic in 2Q24, and this will reach 100% in 1Q25. 
YTD, CX is still a laggard relative to many global airlines. Its P/B valuation is not stretched at 0.8x, given ROE of 11% over the next 3 years.  


Cathay Pacific (293 HK): Multiple Positive Developments

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Kuok Khoon Hong and George Yeo boost Wilmar stakes Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks in the five trading sessions up to Jun 13, with S$3.6 million of net institutional outflow, as 23 primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$88.8 million.</li><li>Stamford Land Corp executive chairman Ow Chio Kiat increased his total interest from 45.86 to 45.88 per cent, acquiring 246,800 shares at S$0.40 a share between Jun 6 and 11.</li></ul>

Kuok Khoon Hong and George Yeo boost Wilmar stakes Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks in the five trading sessions up to Jun 13, with S$3.6 million of net institutional outflow, as 23 primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$88.8 million.Stamford Land Corp executive chairman Ow Chio Kiat increased his total interest from 45.86 to 45.88 per cent, acquiring 246,800 shares at S$0.40 a share between Jun 6 and 11.

Kuok Khoon Hong and George Yeo boost Wilmar stakes

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Singapore Airlines (SIA SP)

Mapletree Logistics Trust chairman increases interest at S$1.31 per unit

Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions to Aug 1, with S$115 million of net institutional outflow,...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Buyback and director filings taper off during pre-earnings period

Share buybacks by primary-listed companies The five sessions also saw nine primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Cathay Pacific (293 HK, BUY, TP:HKD):

Cathay Pacific's operations are exceeding expectations, plans to buyback preference shares and is considered a value buy with a target price of...

Mohshin Aziz

Cathay Pacific (293 HK): Multiple Positive Developments

As more countries gain visa-free access to China, CX will benefit from increased transfer traffic. CX's recovery is on track with passenger...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Kuok Khoon Hong and George Yeo boost Wilmar stakes

Kuok Khoon Hong and George Yeo boost Wilmar stakes Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks in the five trading sessions up to Jun 13,...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

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Mapletree Logistics Trust chairman increases interest at S$1.31 per unit

Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks over the five trading sessions to Aug 1, with S$115 million of net institutional outflow,...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Buyback and director filings taper off during pre-earnings period

Share buybacks by primary-listed companies The five sessions also saw nine primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Cathay Pacific (293 HK, BUY, TP:HKD):

​Cathay Pacific's operations are exceeding expectations, plans to buyback preference shares and is considered a value buy with a target price of...

Mohshin Aziz

Cathay Pacific (293 HK): Multiple Positive Developments

​As more countries gain visa-free access to China, CX will benefit from increased transfer traffic. CX's recovery is on track with passenger...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Kuok Khoon Hong and George Yeo boost Wilmar stakes

Kuok Khoon Hong and George Yeo boost Wilmar stakes Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks in the five trading sessions up to Jun 13,...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Cathay Pacific's operations are exceeding expectations, plans to buyback preference shares and is considered a value buy with a target price of...

As more countries gain visa-free access to China, CX will benefit from increased transfer traffic. CX's recovery is on track with passenger...