Daily BriefsThailand

Thailand: BCPG PCL, Advanced Info Service and more

In today’s briefing:

  • BCPG: Gain from Indonesia Asset Divestment
  • ADVANC: 5G and Enterprise Segment Will Drive Strong Growth in 2022

BCPG: Gain from Indonesia Asset Divestment

By Research Group at Country Group Securities

  • BCPG’s 4Q21 net profit fall to Bt238m (-24% YoY, -65% QoQ),a 16-quarter low, mainly dragged by FX loss. The recurring profit stood at Bt583m (+9% YoY,-18% QoQ),inline with our expectation
  • The revenue recognition from new 20MW project in Japan (4Q21) resulted the YoY growth. While QoQ drop was due to seasonal weak hydro operation.
  • The company announced divestment of its full stake (33%) in Indonesia geothermal power project. BCPG will book a gain of B1.6bn from the deal

ADVANC: 5G and Enterprise Segment Will Drive Strong Growth in 2022

By Research Group at Country Group Securities

  • Upgrade to BUY rating with new TP of Bt269 (up 19% from previous TP), based on DCF, implying 24.1xPE’22. Analyst meeting came out with positive tone about new strategic direction
  • Expect Enterprise revenue to contribute 20% of total revenue by 2025. Management believes this segment will reach 20% of total revenue by 2024.We believe differently as we expect further competition
  • Revised 22E and 23E net profit upwards by 4% and 13%, respectively, to factor in high revenue growth. While 2022 will demonstrate healthy net profit growth, we believe enterprise segment 

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