Equity Research Analyst, Maritime sector, Drewry Maritime Financial Research

Ankush Kathuria CFA, FRM

Equity Research Analyst, Maritime sector

Maritime Sector, Equity & Credit Research

Drewry Maritime Financial Research

With no ties to other players in the shipping, finance or banking world, we provide a uniquely impartial view of the markets and companies we cover. Our parent organization, Drewry is a leading independent provider of research services to the maritime and shipping industry, employing over 100 professionals across an international network of offices in London, Delhi, Singapore and Shanghai. Combining our market-leading resources with seasoned sector expertise DFRS offers a highly differentiated and comprehensive range of investment and financial research services to lenders and prospective investors in publicly listed maritime and shipping companies. The full service of reports, supporting resources and sector orientated webinars provides our clients with the most complete picture of the organisations under coverage as is possible. We have been charting and analysing the world’s maritime markets for more than 40 years. This unrivalled intelligence and understanding provides the foundation of our research service. Our analysts have access to one of the most up-to-date, comprehensive and reliable sources of market insight and research data available today. We look at globally listed companies within the following sectors: Port Operators, Container Shipping, Container Manufacturing & Leasing, LNG Shipping, Dry Bulk Shipping and Tanker Shipping. Combine in-depth sector expertise with financial analysis focusing on over 50 stocks globally.

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The rebound in crude oil and gas prices brought some solace to shareholders of gas shipping companies as stocks of LNG and LPG operators started trending up. Nonetheless, investors have been discreet while backing a company. Since the start of the year, Gaslog in the LNG shipping and StealthGas among the LPG ship operators have yielded handsome returns. We believe attractive valuation was one of the driving factor, which led investors to bottom fishing.<ul><li>LPG shipping – US ethylene plants to aid handysize vessels</li><li>LPG shipping – downside capped in coaster segment</li><li>LNG shipping remains subdued, but will improve from 2018</li><li>Chinese effect – gaining prominence in gas shipping, </li><li>China natural gas demand to show steady rise</li><li>China needs additional LNG to meet its growing natural gas demand</li><li>Chinese effect – New shipping capacity required for growing imports</li><li>Chinese LPG consumption is also expected to increase</li></ul>

The rebound in crude oil and gas prices brought some solace to shareholders of gas shipping companies as stocks of LNG and LPG operators started trending up. Nonetheless, investors have been discreet while backing a company. Since the start of the year, Gaslog in the LNG shipping and StealthGas among the LPG ship operators have yielded handsome returns. We believe attractive valuation was one of the driving factor, which led investors to bottom fishing.LPG shipping – US ethylene plants to aid handysize vesselsLPG shipping – downside capped in coaster segmentLNG shipping remains subdued, but will improve from 2018Chinese effect – gaining prominence in gas shipping, China natural gas demand to show steady riseChina needs additional LNG to meet its growing natural gas demandChinese effect – New shipping capacity required for growing importsChinese LPG consumption is also expected to increase

Gas Shipping - Gaining Traction Amid Recovery in Oil Prices

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<ul><li class="p1">We make no change to our A$4.80 per share Oil Search fair value estimate.</li><li class="p1">In a deal with a number of moving parts, Oil Search in essence has agreed to buy another 6.2% equity stake in Elk/Antelope resources in PNG, taking its interest to 29% after government back-in.</li><li class="p1">The price in equity percentage terms is effectively double the price paid for its original 22.84% stake in February 2014.</li><li class="p1">Despite this, and the fact we elect to value the Elk/Antelope stake at half the latest purchase price, a stealth equity raising, using overvalued scrip, offsets the impact.</li></ul>Analyst: Mark Taylor &amp; Mathew Hodge

We make no change to our A$4.80 per share Oil Search fair value estimate.In a deal with a number of moving parts, Oil Search in essence has agreed to buy another 6.2% equity stake in Elk/Antelope resources in PNG, taking its interest to 29% after government back-in.The price in equity percentage terms is effectively double the price paid for its original 22.84% stake in February 2014.Despite this, and the fact we elect to value the Elk/Antelope stake at half the latest purchase price, a stealth equity raising, using overvalued scrip, offsets the impact.Analyst: Mark Taylor &amp; Mathew Hodge

Oil Search to Buy InterOil, Effectively an Equity Raising by Stealth

Macro Strategist, Saxo Capital Markets

Kay Van-Petersen

Macro Strategist

Saxo Capital Markets

Probably the next most important thing is actually not the Brexit, but the next few Fed hikes<ul><li>Whilst Jun is live, I think Jul or Sep are more likely with the second hike in Dec, those Fed minutes from last week left very little to the imagination. They were hawkish</li><li>Fed implied probability of two rate hikes by year end is too low at 25%, should be closer to 50. The street is behind the curve on this and/or does not believe it (ripples with 2015)</li><li>Where does the DXY go, given we got to 100.17 (Nov 30) going into just one rate hike in Dec last year? Where do US 10yrs go, given we are at 1.83% &amp; we were c. 2.30% in Dec last year?</li><li>Flash PMI themed week ahead, including key GDP readings out of Europe. UK will get 2nd GDP reading with mkt expecting +2.1% YoY</li></ul>

Probably the next most important thing is actually not the Brexit, but the next few Fed hikesWhilst Jun is live, I think Jul or Sep are more likely with the second hike in Dec, those Fed minutes from last week left very little to the imagination. They were hawkishFed implied probability of two rate hikes by year end is too low at 25%, should be closer to 50. The street is behind the curve on this and/or does not believe it (ripples with 2015)Where does the DXY go, given we got to 100.17 (Nov 30) going into just one rate hike in Dec last year? Where do US 10yrs go, given we are at 1.83% &amp; we were c. 2.30% in Dec last year?Flash PMI themed week ahead, including key GDP readings out of Europe. UK will get 2nd GDP reading with mkt expecting +2.1% YoY

Global Macro Take: WK 21 – The Fed To Hike Over The Next 3 Meetings [Jun 15, Jul 27, Sep 21]

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Hao Wang, CFA

This is a quick update from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/be-aggressive-in-q1-2016-and-be-defensive-through-rest-of-2016" target="_blank">my start-of-the year call</a> for a weaker dollar and rally in commodities in Q1 and a bit of extension but reversal in Q2. Almost exactly as I wrote, the dollar (DXY) has weakened 7.9% since the high of 99.83 at the start of the year to 91.92 in early May, commodities (SPGSCI Index) has rallied 35.7% during the same period. China, which has been a center of risk since last August, has clearly seen stabilization in economy, capital outflow, and stock markets. <figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/008/126/original/2.png?1463320298" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="8126"><figcaption class="figcaption">Dollar</figcaption></figure>…

This is a quick update from my start-of-the year call for a weaker dollar and rally in commodities in Q1 and a bit of extension but reversal in Q2. Almost exactly as I wrote, the dollar (DXY) has weakened 7.9% since the high of 99.83 at the start of the year to 91.92 in early May, commodities (SPGSCI Index) has rallied 35.7% during the same period. China, which has been a center of risk since last August, has clearly seen stabilization in economy, capital outflow, and stock markets. Dollar…

Be Prepared for a Stronger Dollar in 2nd Half

<ul><li>Key close on DXY above 94.50 on a Friday, liquidating my thesis on a tactical USD liquidation phase. Seems like we’ve now had a very sharp V-shaped bounce from the pullback 2 wks back</li><li>If the strong USD trend continues, we’d expect risk-off to be the flavour of the moment with EM, Commodities &amp; equities in general set to decline</li><li>Check out the long NOKSEK SaxoStrats idea flagged by our Head of FX Strategy John Hardy – I like the thesis, it definitely worth doing some heavy lifting on this</li><li>Plus a few links to the Sohn Investment Conference where movers &amp; shakers such as Chanos &amp; Druckenmiller were talking their views </li></ul>

Key close on DXY above 94.50 on a Friday, liquidating my thesis on a tactical USD liquidation phase. Seems like we’ve now had a very sharp V-shaped bounce from the pullback 2 wks backIf the strong USD trend continues, we’d expect risk-off to be the flavour of the moment with EM, Commodities &amp; equities in general set to declineCheck out the long NOKSEK SaxoStrats idea flagged by our Head of FX Strategy John Hardy – I like the thesis, it definitely worth doing some heavy lifting on thisPlus a few links to the Sohn Investment Conference where movers &amp; shakers such as Chanos &amp; Druckenmiller were talking their views 

Global Macro Take: WK 20 – The US Dollar Just Won't Die

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Gas Shipping - Gaining Traction Amid Recovery in Oil Prices

The rebound in crude oil and gas prices brought some solace to shareholders of gas shipping companies as stocks of LNG and LPG operators started...

Drewry Maritime Financial Research

Oil Search to Buy InterOil, Effectively an Equity Raising by Stealth

We make no change to our A$4.80 per share Oil Search fair value estimate. In a deal with a number of moving parts, Oil Search in essence has...

Morningstar, Inc.

Global Macro Take: WK 21 – The Fed To Hike Over The Next 3 Meetings [Jun 15, Jul 27, Sep 21]

Probably the next most important thing is actually not the Brexit, but the next few Fed hikes Whilst Jun is live, I think Jul or Sep are more...

Kay Van-Petersen

Be Prepared for a Stronger Dollar in 2nd Half

This is a quick update from my start-of-the year call for a weaker dollar and rally in commodities in Q1 and a bit of extension but reversal in Q2....

Hao Wang, CFA

Global Macro Take: WK 20 – The US Dollar Just Won't Die

Key close on DXY above 94.50 on a Friday, liquidating my thesis on a tactical USD liquidation phase. Seems like we’ve now had a very sharp...

Kay Van-Petersen

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