Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas, CrossASEAN Research

Henry Soediarko

A Long & Short Investment Ideas generator for Asian Equities with 10 years experience in a Hedge fund focused on bottom-up ideas, searching out mispriced ideas and misunderstood investment thesis. Provides on-the-ground insights in various Asian markets with a sway towards ASEAN. Experienced and survived the Asian Financial Crisis in a family business, as well as the Global Financial Crisis in financial markets where lessons learned. It's all about understanding business drivers and navigating business cycles, which has high applicability in generating investment ideas. 

Investment horizon: Mid to Long term

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas

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CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

Equity Bottom-Up

<p>What's next for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/erajaya-swasembada-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18869:1" rel="noopener">Erajaya Swasembada (ERAA IJ)</a> after COVID-19 in Indonesia is finally seemed to be under control? Theoretically, the multiple has to come off a little and the revenue growth should stall but thanks to Google and WhatsApp security updates that require new smartphones, Erajaya will benefit from another few months of higher handset sales growth as well as a higher ASP that will drive the share price even higher. </p>
<p>At 9x PER, Erajaya does not look expensive at all and has more room for upside. The Djarum group reportedly is willing to pay up to 14x PER for the acquisition of Erajaya, which is 40% above the current level. </p>

What's next for Erajaya Swasembada (ERAA IJ) after COVID-19 in Indonesia is finally seemed to be under control? Theoretically, the multiple has to come off a little and the revenue growth should stall but thanks to Google and WhatsApp security updates that require new smartphones, Erajaya will benefit from another few months of higher handset sales growth as well as a higher ASP that will drive the share price even higher. 
At 9x PER, Erajaya does not look expensive at all and has more room for upside. The Djarum group reportedly is willing to pay up to 14x PER for the acquisition of Erajaya, which is 40% above the current level. 

Erajaya (ERAA): Beneficiary of WhatsApp and Google Update