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).

TOG: Huge Fall in Margin and Rising in SG&A Trimmed Down Earnings

EASTW: Water Monopoly to Ride Wave of Growth Along Eastern Seaboard

BR: This Duck’s Tale Is About to Take Wing

Asean (Thailand) Focused Independent Research

M Corp Review

M Corp is led by Athaporn Arayasantiparb who 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 17 years, of which 14 were in research and 4 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 provides six on-going thematic series ranked by frequency in descending order, namely: 1) Silicon Stories (technology) 2) Sathorn Series (financial services) 3) Thai-Coons (billionaire origin stories) 4) Reality Check (data-driven, investigative) 5) Thai Media Spotlight; and 6) Thai Macro Watch (global market drivers).

Equity Bottom-Up

We recently followed up with three companies we met in the past, and that's what this cryptic title means. Glass = TOG (Thai Optical Glass), Green = GGC (A green energy company), and Kiosk (FSMART). Forth's share price has done poorly despite repeatedly delivering strong results. One of the reason may be that their core operations in kiosks, represented by FSMART, is seen as a competitor of the banks, who are now waiving digital fees ( <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/snippets-7-the-end-of-digital-banking-fees" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:19266">Snippets #7: The End of Digital Banking Fees</a>). According to…

We recently followed up with three companies we met in the past, and that's what this cryptic title means. Glass = TOG (Thai Optical Glass), Green = GGC (A green energy company), and Kiosk (FSMART). Forth's share price has done poorly despite repeatedly delivering strong results. One of the reason may be that their core operations in kiosks, represented by FSMART, is seen as a competitor of the banks, who are now waiving digital fees ( Snippets #7: The End of Digital Banking Fees). According to…

Three of a Kind: The Glass Is Greener on the Other Kiosk

Forth Corp PCL

Three of a Kind: The Glass Is Greener on the Other Kiosk