Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

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S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices will announce changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> as part of the March index review on 12 March and the changes will be effective after the close of trading on 19 March.The data cutoff for the March review is 26 February.Using market data to the close of trading on 15 January, we expect <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pointsbet-holdings-pty-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29102:1" rel="noopener">PointsBet Holdings Pty Ltd (PBH AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/de-grey-mining-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6192:1" rel="noopener">De Grey Mining (DEG AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/codan-ltd-australia" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6189:1" rel="noopener">Codan Ltd (CDA AU)</a> to be added to the index, replacing <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/service-stream-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18493:1" rel="noopener">Service Stream (SSM AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tassal-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16234:1" rel="noopener">Tassal (TGR AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gwa-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:663:1" rel="noopener">Gwa Group Ltd (GWA AU)</a>.<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pilbara-minerals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7460:1" rel="noopener">Pilbara Minerals (PLS AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/champion-iron-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19734:1" rel="noopener">Champion Iron (CIA AU)</a> are close adds while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bravura-solutions-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23648:1" rel="noopener">Bravura Solutions (BVS AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/smartgroup-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19954:1" rel="noopener">Smartgroup Corp (SIQ AU)</a> are close deletes.

S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices will announce changes to the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) as part of the March index review on 12 March and the changes will be effective after the close of trading on 19 March.The data cutoff for the March review is 26 February.Using market data to the close of trading on 15 January, we expect PointsBet Holdings Pty Ltd (PBH AU), De Grey Mining (DEG AU) and Codan Ltd (CDA AU) to be added to the index, replacing Service Stream (SSM AU), Tassal (TGR AU) and Gwa Group Ltd (GWA AU).Pilbara Minerals (PLS AU) and Champion Iron (CIA AU) are close adds while Bravura Solutions (BVS AU) and Smartgroup Corp (SIQ AU) are close deletes.

ASX200 Index Rebalance Preview: Three Potential Changes for Now; Could Increase to Five

S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices has announced the list of changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> as part of the December index review that will be effective after the close of trading on 18 December.There are 2 inclusion and 3 exclusions in the review. It seems like the index committee has not followed the index methodology that specifies that stocks with a rank of 179 or better will be added to the index, and stocks with a rank of 221 or lower will be deleted from the index.The inclusions are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kogan-com-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23575:1" rel="noopener">Kogan.com (KGN AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/reece-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3186:1" rel="noopener">Reece Ltd (REH AU)</a> while the exclusions are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/avita-medical-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14257:1" rel="noopener">Avita Medical (AVH AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cooper-energy-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14286:1" rel="noopener">Cooper Energy (COE AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/western-areas-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15497:1" rel="noopener">Western Areas (WSA AU)</a>.There are more deletes than adds since the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> has 201 constituents at the moment following <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/deterra-royalties-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30851:1" rel="noopener">Deterra Royalties Ltd (DRR AU)</a>'s spin-off from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/iluka-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10105:1" rel="noopener">Iluka Resources (ILU AU)</a>.

S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices has announced the list of changes to the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) as part of the December index review that will be effective after the close of trading on 18 December.There are 2 inclusion and 3 exclusions in the review. It seems like the index committee has not followed the index methodology that specifies that stocks with a rank of 179 or better will be added to the index, and stocks with a rank of 221 or lower will be deleted from the index.The inclusions are Kogan.com (KGN AU) and Reece Ltd (REH AU) while the exclusions are Avita Medical (AVH AU), Cooper Energy (COE AU) and Western Areas (WSA AU).There are more deletes than adds since the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) has 201 constituents at the moment following Deterra Royalties Ltd (DRR AU)'s spin-off from Iluka Resources (ILU AU).

S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices will announce changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> as part of the December index review on 11 December and the changes will be effective after the close of trading on 18 December.
Today is the data cutoff to determine the list of inclusions and exclusions.
We see 5 potential inclusions in the December review: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/reece-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3186:1" rel="noopener">Reece Ltd (REH AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kogan-com-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23575:1" rel="noopener">Kogan.com (KGN AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tyro-payments-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28393:1" rel="noopener">Tyro Payments (TYR AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/codan-ltd-australia" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6189:1" rel="noopener">Codan Ltd (CDA AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/de-grey-mining-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6192:1" rel="noopener">De Grey Mining (DEG AU)</a>.
We see 6 potential inclusions in the December review: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cooper-energy-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14286:1" rel="noopener">Cooper Energy (COE AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/western-areas-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15497:1" rel="noopener">Western Areas (WSA AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/service-stream-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18493:1" rel="noopener">Service Stream (SSM AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gwa-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:663:1" rel="noopener">Gwa Group Ltd (GWA AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/avita-medical-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14257:1" rel="noopener">Avita Medical (AVH AU)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/unibail-rodamco-westfield" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27181:1" rel="noopener">Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW AU)</a>. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tassal-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16234:1" rel="noopener">Tassal (TGR AU)</a> is ranked very close to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/unibail-rodamco-westfield" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27181:1" rel="noopener">Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW AU)</a> and could be an alternate delete name.
There are more deletes than adds since the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a> has 201 constituents at the moment following <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/deterra-royalties-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30851:1" rel="noopener">Deterra Royalties Ltd (DRR AU)</a>'s spin-off from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/iluka-resources-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10105:1" rel="noopener">Iluka Resources (ILU AU)</a>.
The expected inclusions have underperformed the expected exclusions significantly over the last few weeks on the momentum unwind and switch to value stocks. There are a few expected adds and deletes with over 2 days of ADV to trade and they could outperform from here to implementation date.

S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices will announce changes to the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) as part of the December index review on 11 December and the changes will be effective after the close of trading on 18 December.
Today is the data cutoff to determine the list of inclusions and exclusions.
We see 5 potential inclusions in the December review: Reece Ltd (REH AU), Kogan.com (KGN AU), Tyro Payments (TYR AU), Codan Ltd (CDA AU) and De Grey Mining (DEG AU).
We see 6 potential inclusions in the December review: Cooper Energy (COE AU), Western Areas (WSA AU), Service Stream (SSM AU), Gwa Group Ltd (GWA AU), Avita Medical (AVH AU) and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW AU). Tassal (TGR AU) is ranked very close to Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW AU) and could be an alternate delete name.
There are more deletes than adds since the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX) has 201 constituents at the moment following Deterra Royalties Ltd (DRR AU)'s spin-off from Iluka Resources (ILU AU).
The expected inclusions have underperformed the expected exclusions significantly over the last few weeks on the momentum unwind and switch to value stocks. There are a few expected adds and deletes with over 2 days of ADV to trade and they could outperform from here to implementation date.

ASX200 Index Rebalance Preview: Expected Inclusions Underperforming as Momentum Unwinds

Macro and Australian equity strategist, Macro Strategy Advisors

Shane Lee

Macro and Australian equity strategist

Macro Strategy Advisors

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Solid Earnings Momentum Hits a Brick Wall. It’s still early days, with only 40% of stocks reporting during the first 2 weeks of reporting season, but cracks are beginning to appear in the earnings outlook.  FY18 expectations have been mostly met with a slight skew towards upside surprise in results.  However, FY19 earnings are under downward pressure led by the Resources, Financials and Consumer Discretionary.  </li>
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Downgrades following Reporting: WES, TLS, RIO, ORG, SUN, AGL, QBE, AZJ, CWN, DXS, SHL, TAH, VCX, DMP, SEK, IOF, LNK, MFG, NXT, ORA, NVT, PGH, SKC have all seen analysts cut 12-month forward earning growth by more than 3% during reporting season even though the market has responded reasonably positive to these stocks. COH guided to lower FY earnings growth than the market expected and ECX downgraded FY18 earnings during the first week of reporting season.</li>
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Front Running Reporting: ABP, FMG, SAR, NCM, TGR, BPT, AAD are all due to report during the next few weeks and have seen 12-month forward earnings downgraded by analysts.  These stocks are at risk of seeing a drop in FY19 guidance when they report even if there is a surprise in FY18. </li>
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Downgrades for stocks not reporting: AWC, ILU, RWC, SFR, SIG, SIQ, SDA, XRO, WSA, FBU, XRO, DOW, IGO, RRL, BAL, AHY, DHG, GXY, ORE, IFN, NAN have all seen 12-month forward EPS growth downgraded in the past 2 weeks.</li>
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Cost management Rather than Revenue Growth Driving Earnings: Cost pressures are well contained limited to stocks exposed to higher electricity costs and those in the aged care industry (labour).  Indeed, the beats on EPS (63%) are exceeding the beats on revenue.  The Banks are managing cost pressures in short-term funding markets by raising mortgage rates on interest-only and investor mortgages to satisfy the regulator.  Savers are also covering cost increases after seeing deposit rates trimmed.</li>
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Capex for Offence and Defence. Growth stocks such as CSL, TWE and RMD are investing to deliver in long-term growth and the market is giving it a tick of approval to this strategy.  We hold CSL, TWE and COH in our portfolio and will stay for the ride even though valuation pressures are rising.  TLS and CBA are investing to shore-up earnings, leaving little room for near-to-medium-term earnings surprise; but valuations seem cheap. </li>
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Holding Steady with our View. Despite the lift in downgrades, we will not make changes to our portfolio until reporting season is complete.  We’re disappointed in the downgrades to Materials, given our overweight position in Resources.  The strength in key commodities and weakness in the Australian dollar are diving strong FY18 results, but analysts seem to think the cycle has peaked.  </li>
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Solid Earnings Momentum Hits a Brick Wall. It’s still early days, with only 40% of stocks reporting during the first 2 weeks of reporting season, but cracks are beginning to appear in the earnings outlook.  FY18 expectations have been mostly met with a slight skew towards upside surprise in results.  However, FY19 earnings are under downward pressure led by the Resources, Financials and Consumer Discretionary.  

Downgrades following Reporting: WES, TLS, RIO, ORG, SUN, AGL, QBE, AZJ, CWN, DXS, SHL, TAH, VCX, DMP, SEK, IOF, LNK, MFG, NXT, ORA, NVT, PGH, SKC have all seen analysts cut 12-month forward earning growth by more than 3% during reporting season even though the market has responded reasonably positive to these stocks. COH guided to lower FY earnings growth than the market expected and ECX downgraded FY18 earnings during the first week of reporting season.

Front Running Reporting: ABP, FMG, SAR, NCM, TGR, BPT, AAD are all due to report during the next few weeks and have seen 12-month forward earnings downgraded by analysts.  These stocks are at risk of seeing a drop in FY19 guidance when they report even if there is a surprise in FY18. 

Downgrades for stocks not reporting: AWC, ILU, RWC, SFR, SIG, SIQ, SDA, XRO, WSA, FBU, XRO, DOW, IGO, RRL, BAL, AHY, DHG, GXY, ORE, IFN, NAN have all seen 12-month forward EPS growth downgraded in the past 2 weeks.

Cost management Rather than Revenue Growth Driving Earnings: Cost pressures are well contained limited to stocks exposed to higher electricity costs and those in the aged care industry (labour).  Indeed, the beats on EPS (63%) are exceeding the beats on revenue.  The Banks are managing cost pressures in short-term funding markets by raising mortgage rates on interest-only and investor mortgages to satisfy the regulator.  Savers are also covering cost increases after seeing deposit rates trimmed.

Capex for Offence and Defence. Growth stocks such as CSL, TWE and RMD are investing to deliver in long-term growth and the market is giving it a tick of approval to this strategy.  We hold CSL, TWE and COH in our portfolio and will stay for the ride even though valuation pressures are rising.  TLS and CBA are investing to shore-up earnings, leaving little room for near-to-medium-term earnings surprise; but valuations seem cheap. 

Holding Steady with our View. Despite the lift in downgrades, we will not make changes to our portfolio until reporting season is complete.  We’re disappointed in the downgrades to Materials, given our overweight position in Resources.  The strength in key commodities and weakness in the Australian dollar are diving strong FY18 results, but analysts seem to think the cycle has peaked.  


Aussie Reporting Season Update: Cracks in the Mirror

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The Australian grocery industry continues to evolve and everyday dry groceries are likely to become even more commoditised. Aldi re-established the discount channel in Australia and is forecast to ultimately capture close to 10% market share. On this premise, we have re-examined our assumptions on market share and profitability for the Australian supermarket sector and conclude EBIT margins are expected to tighten further. Price competition has heated up as the two dominating players, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/500" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:500:1">Woolworths Ltd (WOW AU)</a> and Coles, expand their everyday low price lines to preserve market share. The price cutting has resulted in food price deflation and tightening of operating margins, especially at Woolworths. Coles plans to pass on efficiency gains to consumers by ongoing price cutting, and we expect Woolworths to follow suit, effectively capping operating margins of their supermarket businesses at sustainable levels of 4%. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/14632" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14632:1">Metcash Ltd (MTS AU)</a> network of independent retailers is exposed to the same dynamics, and is continuing with its Price Match programme. However, IGA stores are less able to compete on price than their integrated competition and we expect the network to continue losing a disproportionately high amount of share. On top of the near-term challenges, we identify two conceivable longer-term threats. The potential entry of discounter Lidl or online grocer AmazonFresh, or both, would introduce further pricing tension and increase pressure on margins even more.These key changes lowered <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/500" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:500:1">Woolworths Ltd (WOW AU)</a>' fair value estimate to AUD 22 from AUD 28. We reduced <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/1104" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1104:1">Wesfarmers Ltd (WES AU)</a> fair value estimate to AUD 39.00 per share from AUD 42.00, predominantly due to lower margin estimates. For <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/14632" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14632:1">Metcash Ltd (MTS AU)</a>, we have materially increased our fair value estimate to AUD 1.80 from AUD 1.10 due to a much-improved outlook on IGA's market shareAnalyst: Johannes Faul, CFA

The Australian grocery industry continues to evolve and everyday dry groceries are likely to become even more commoditised. Aldi re-established the discount channel in Australia and is forecast to ultimately capture close to 10% market share. On this premise, we have re-examined our assumptions on market share and profitability for the Australian supermarket sector and conclude EBIT margins are expected to tighten further. Price competition has heated up as the two dominating players, Woolworths Ltd (WOW AU) and Coles, expand their everyday low price lines to preserve market share. The price cutting has resulted in food price deflation and tightening of operating margins, especially at Woolworths. Coles plans to pass on efficiency gains to consumers by ongoing price cutting, and we expect Woolworths to follow suit, effectively capping operating margins of their supermarket businesses at sustainable levels of 4%. Metcash Ltd (MTS AU) network of independent retailers is exposed to the same dynamics, and is continuing with its Price Match programme. However, IGA stores are less able to compete on price than their integrated competition and we expect the network to continue losing a disproportionately high amount of share. On top of the near-term challenges, we identify two conceivable longer-term threats. The potential entry of discounter Lidl or online grocer AmazonFresh, or both, would introduce further pricing tension and increase pressure on margins even more.These key changes lowered Woolworths Ltd (WOW AU)' fair value estimate to AUD 22 from AUD 28. We reduced Wesfarmers Ltd (WES AU) fair value estimate to AUD 39.00 per share from AUD 42.00, predominantly due to lower margin estimates. For Metcash Ltd (MTS AU), we have materially increased our fair value estimate to AUD 1.80 from AUD 1.10 due to a much-improved outlook on IGA's market shareAnalyst: Johannes Faul, CFA 

Aldi's Presence Makes a Return to Duopoly-Like Margins Unlikely

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