Equity, Bottom-up Analyst, Investics Research

Sameer Taneja

Equity, Bottom-up Analyst

Investics Research

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Equity Bottom-up Research

Equity Bottom-Up

Keepers Holdings Inc. operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the distribution of liquor such as wine, spirits, and other beverages. Keepers Holdings serves customers in Philippine.

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<li>We are gradually building a high-conviction coverage of ideas for mid and small-cap companies in the Philippines.</li>
<li>We established metrics focused on high ROCE, sustainable 10-15% YoY growth, robust balance sheets, and prudent capital allocation —essential elements for identifying potential multi-bagger opportunities.</li>
<li>We turn our attention to the top picks for 2026. Our overwhelming favorite is  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/the-keepers-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23003:1" rel="noopener">The Keepers Holdings (KEEPR PM)</a>, but we also highlight four other names. </li>
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We are gradually building a high-conviction coverage of ideas for mid and small-cap companies in the Philippines.
We established metrics focused on high ROCE, sustainable 10-15% YoY growth, robust balance sheets, and prudent capital allocation —essential elements for identifying potential multi-bagger opportunities.
We turn our attention to the top picks for 2026. Our overwhelming favorite is  The Keepers Holdings (KEEPR PM), but we also highlight four other names. 


Shortlist of High Conviction Philippines Equity Ideas - December 2025, And Top Pick For 2026

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. provides containerized cargo handling services. The Company also manages and operates the Manila International Container Terminal and port.

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<a target="_blank">The initiation of A Container Port Terminal Product</a> introduced our rationale for covering companies that possess monopolistic/oligopolistic characteristics, as evidenced by their historic pricing/volume growth.</li>
<li>We initiated coverage on four such companies and have one in the pipeline on our screener, which we will initiate soon. </li>
<li>We like <a target="_blank">ICTSI (ICT PM)</a> for its global growth and <a target="_blank">Asian Terminals (ATI PM)</a> for its valuation, as well as pricing power, margins, ROCE, and other metrics. </li>
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The initiation of A Container Port Terminal Product introduced our rationale for covering companies that possess monopolistic/oligopolistic characteristics, as evidenced by their historic pricing/volume growth.
We initiated coverage on four such companies and have one in the pipeline on our screener, which we will initiate soon. 
We like ICTSI (ICT PM) for its global growth and Asian Terminals (ATI PM) for its valuation, as well as pricing power, margins, ROCE, and other metrics. 


Container Port Terminal Screener December 2025: Top Picks For FY26

Energy Transition | AI | Shifting World Order, Mint Finance

Amrutha Raj

Energy Transition | AI | Shifting World Order

Deep Fundamental Analysis

Mint Finance

Mint Finance's investment research blends deep fundamental analysis with technical & quant insights. Investment strategies straddle across multiple asset classes with risk management embedded into every trade to deliver an outsized reward-to-risk ratio.

Mint Finance's research is centered around three key themes. First, energy transition and climate change. Second, artificial intelligence. Third, shifting world order with its impact across politics and monetary economics.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Is Gold poised for a breakout, confirmed by Silver's lead? Gold prices are currently forming a triangle continuation pattern akin to the one in Q4 2024.</li>
<li>Critically, silver serves as a lead indicator in this context; it has already completed its own triangle pattern and broken out to new highs.</li>
<li>The path ahead for gold prices is contingent on the timing of US rate cuts, real-yield trends, and geopolitical risks.</li>
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Is Gold poised for a breakout, confirmed by Silver's lead? Gold prices are currently forming a triangle continuation pattern akin to the one in Q4 2024.
Critically, silver serves as a lead indicator in this context; it has already completed its own triangle pattern and broken out to new highs.
The path ahead for gold prices is contingent on the timing of US rate cuts, real-yield trends, and geopolitical risks.


Is Silver Leading the Charge? Do New Highs in Silver Signal Green Light for New Gold Highs?

Chief Executive Officer, Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Chief Executive Officer

Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Emmer Capital Partners is an Asia Pacific focused financial advisory firm engaging in strategic financial asset allocation advice, bespoke thematic research and advising early-stage companies and connecting them to investors. Emmer Capital provides macro-economic and multi-asset investment strategy inputs to institutions, family offices, private wealth managers, private equity, and corporate boards directly and through independent research platforms. Emmer Capital also advises a wide range of startup companies on fund raising and business strategy. Emmer Capital's active engagement with the print and electronic media reaches a broad spectrum of investors across the globe.

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>From the superlative September (US$24.2 bn net buy), onshore investors' net Southbound buying dipped in October (US$11.9 bn) and November (US$15.7 bn). Xiaomi, Alibaba, PopMart and Meituan were bought most.</li>
<li>The most sold stocks during October-November were SMIC, Hua Hong Semi, Innovent Biologics. Enthusiasm for semiconductor and biotech seems to be cooling off, though we believe biotech focus should revive.</li>
<li>Investors' sustained preference is for stocks catering to domestic consumption that are able to adopt AI to improve productivity and expand their cash-generating businesses. Internet platforms fall in this silo.</li>
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From the superlative September (US$24.2 bn net buy), onshore investors' net Southbound buying dipped in October (US$11.9 bn) and November (US$15.7 bn). Xiaomi, Alibaba, PopMart and Meituan were bought most.
The most sold stocks during October-November were SMIC, Hua Hong Semi, Innovent Biologics. Enthusiasm for semiconductor and biotech seems to be cooling off, though we believe biotech focus should revive.
Investors' sustained preference is for stocks catering to domestic consumption that are able to adopt AI to improve productivity and expand their cash-generating businesses. Internet platforms fall in this silo.


Asian Equities: Southbound Zeal Dips; Some Established Themes Looking Tired, Others Rejuvenated.

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<li>In November, FIIs sold a stupendous US$22 bn Asian equities, the second highest in the past 6 years. Bulk of it was in Korea (US$9.7 bn) and Taiwan (US$12 bn). </li>
<li>Concerns about sustainability of AI capex and doubts about Fed rate trajectory were the key drivers of FIIs' worries. The latter also depressed the Asian currencies.</li>
<li>Study of last 6 years cumulative buying/selling reveals massive selling in Taiwan/Korea. Flows in these markets should recover the most as FIIs play catch-up. India is a more difficult call.</li>
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In November, FIIs sold a stupendous US$22 bn Asian equities, the second highest in the past 6 years. Bulk of it was in Korea (US$9.7 bn) and Taiwan (US$12 bn). 
Concerns about sustainability of AI capex and doubts about Fed rate trajectory were the key drivers of FIIs' worries. The latter also depressed the Asian currencies.
Study of last 6 years cumulative buying/selling reveals massive selling in Taiwan/Korea. Flows in these markets should recover the most as FIIs play catch-up. India is a more difficult call.


Asian Equities: Stupendous FII Selling in November; Long-Term Study Foreshadows Structural Recovery.