Asean-focused. Ex-Head of Thai Research

Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA

Athaporn served as Head of Research for UOB and ANZ in Thailand and was an award-winning telecoms analyst at UBS in 2010 (AsiaMoney Thailand category) and Regional Strategist for DMG in Singapore. Prior to that, he also served as Kasikornbank credit analyst and scholar. He has a total work experience of 22 years, of which 19 were in research and 9 in research management roles. He started his career as an engineer for PTT and currently manages family investments. He holds an MBA from Stern (NYU) and CFA Charter since 2006.

Apart from IPO Radar, which focuses on future listings, MCorp Review also performs financial advisory services for TKC Services and provides 11 other on-going thematic series ranked by frequency in descending order, namely:

1) Snippets (news-driven);
2) Sathorn Series (financial services);
3) Silicon Stories (technology); 
4) Thai-Coons (billionaire origin series);
5) Reality Check (data-driven, investigative);
6) Thai Media Spotlight;
7) Political Pit Stop; 
8) Telecom Review; 
9) Thai Macro Watch (read-through from foreign events);  
10) Small Cap Diary; and
11) Property Grid

There are also 3 limited-time series driven by specific events or locations, namely:
1) Thai Corona Crisis;
2) South Series; and
3) Mechanics and Details (deal forensics).

Silicon September 2.0: Fintech Revolution...Incumbents Vs Insurgents

Silicon September 3.0: Changing the Rules of Productivity (AI, VR, & Robotics)

Silicon September 4.0: Drones & Internet of Things

Tesla 10Q Filings : Another Capital Raise on the Horizon in Early Q4 2016

Tesla Q2 2016 : Losses Accelerating , More Questions ?

Equity Bottom-Up

<p>With our new 5-part Silicon September series, we explore five of the newest technology trends sweeping through the globe starting with ride hailing and autonomous driving, led by innovative leaders Google and Tesla. At some point, self-driving cars could put Bangkok's 20,000 taxi drivers out of work, but the impact on retailers that serve them (eg CP All) would be minimal. Even if cars drove themselves, someone still needs to own them, and that's where MTLS (Maung  Thai Leasing), the market leader in this area, comes in. On its own, we think MTLS is a good business, but at 37x PE, it's a little overblown for its current fundamentals. If they owned a vast fleet of cars that drove themselves, things could be different. Of course, there's more at stake than just cars. Oil giants like PTT could get hit big time. Meanwhile, power companies like GSPC (Global Synergy Power) could benefit. Maybe, that's why GSPC is PTT's favorite subsidiary today.</p>

With our new 5-part Silicon September series, we explore five of the newest technology trends sweeping through the globe starting with ride hailing and autonomous driving, led by innovative leaders Google and Tesla. At some point, self-driving cars could put Bangkok's 20,000 taxi drivers out of work, but the impact on retailers that serve them (eg CP All) would be minimal. Even if cars drove themselves, someone still needs to own them, and that's where MTLS (Maung  Thai Leasing), the market leader in this area, comes in. On its own, we think MTLS is a good business, but at 37x PE, it's a little overblown for its current fundamentals. If they owned a vast fleet of cars that drove themselves, things could be different. Of course, there's more at stake than just cars. Oil giants like PTT could get hit big time. Meanwhile, power companies like GSPC (Global Synergy Power) could benefit. Maybe, that's why GSPC is PTT's favorite subsidiary today.

Global Power Synergy Company Ltd (GPSC TB)

Silicon September 1.0: Ride Hailing and Autonomous Driving

Muangthai Capital

Silicon September 1.0: Ride Hailing and Autonomous Driving