In today’s briefing:
- Grab Holdings (GRAB US) – Facing Off the Competition
- Reiterating Japan Overweight — Add Exposure; Nikkei 225, TOPIX, TOPIX Small All Breaking Out
Grab Holdings (GRAB US) – Facing Off the Competition
- Grab Holdings (GRAB US) continues to face off the competition with product-led initiatives which continue to gain traction, improving retention rates, and increasing user spend and frequency.
- Competition from new players in Singapore is evident but given Grab’s market position, which allows it to virtually guarantee driver’s daily income, whilst competition often affects smaller players more.
- Grab Holdings (GRAB US) continues to reinvest excess margins in growth but the real kicker will come next year once new product initiatives fully take hold.
Reiterating Japan Overweight — Add Exposure; Nikkei 225, TOPIX, TOPIX Small All Breaking Out
- Our bullish outlook (since early-November 2023) remains intact. We continue to recommend buying dips as long as MSCI $ACWI and $EEM remain above important supports at $110 and $41-$42, respectively.
- We are reiterating Japan as an Overweight — Add Exposure; Nikkei 225, TOPIX, TOPIX Small All Breaking Out. And 2+ year RS uptrends remain intact on TOPIX and Nikkei 225
- We take a break from recommending Technology (though we are still bullish) and highlight buys within global Energy, Health Care, Telecommunications, and Utilities