External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Topline Securities

Topline Securities

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Pak Elektron Limited (Pael) / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>We had a management meeting with the senior management of Pak Elektron CFO, Mr. Manzar Hasan and GM Finance, Mr. Nadeem Asghar on the recent financial results and outlook.</li><li>PAEL has expanded into new markets, mainly the United States, securing export orders worth US$44mn with a target of US$50mn by end-2025. It has also secured orders from global leaders such as Tesla, showcasing its engineering strength and competitiveness in international energy solutions.</li><li>We maintain a buy stance on PAEL, with the stock currently trading at a 2025E PE of 10.0x and a 2026F PE of 8.5x.</li></ul>

We had a management meeting with the senior management of Pak Elektron CFO, Mr. Manzar Hasan and GM Finance, Mr. Nadeem Asghar on the recent financial results and outlook.PAEL has expanded into new markets, mainly the United States, securing export orders worth US$44mn with a target of US$50mn by end-2025. It has also secured orders from global leaders such as Tesla, showcasing its engineering strength and competitiveness in international energy solutions.We maintain a buy stance on PAEL, with the stock currently trading at a 2025E PE of 10.0x and a 2026F PE of 8.5x.

Pak Elektron (PAEL) - Management Meeting Takeaways; Power Segment to Dominate in 2H2025

<ul><li>We had a management meeting with the senior management of Pak Elektron CFO, Mr. Manzar Hasan and GM Finance, Mr. Nadeem Asghar on the recent financial results and outlook.</li><li>PAEL has expanded into new markets, mainly the United States, securing export orders worth US$44mn with a target of US$50mn by end-2025. It has also secured orders from global leaders such as Tesla, showcasing its engineering strength and competitiveness in international energy solutions. Company has supplied 20-25% of the export order in 1H, while in 2H rest of the orders will be supplied.</li><li>In absolute terms, PAEL has supplied US$9mn till Jun 2025, while till Aug 2025, company has supplied a total of US$16mn. Company expects completion of this whole order book (US$40-44mn) by Dec 2025.</li></ul>

We had a management meeting with the senior management of Pak Elektron CFO, Mr. Manzar Hasan and GM Finance, Mr. Nadeem Asghar on the recent financial results and outlook.PAEL has expanded into new markets, mainly the United States, securing export orders worth US$44mn with a target of US$50mn by end-2025. It has also secured orders from global leaders such as Tesla, showcasing its engineering strength and competitiveness in international energy solutions. Company has supplied 20-25% of the export order in 1H, while in 2H rest of the orders will be supplied.In absolute terms, PAEL has supplied US$9mn till Jun 2025, while till Aug 2025, company has supplied a total of US$16mn. Company expects completion of this whole order book (US$40-44mn) by Dec 2025.

Pakistan Automobiles: Car Sales in Aug 2025 Up 62% YoY and 27% MoM to 14,050 Units

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Year to date, the internet sector has pulled back after rapid rallies buoyed by improved sentiment and short-term fund inflows, in line with our previous expectation.</li><li>From a full-year perspective, given the rate cut cycle has not yet started and liquidity remains tight, we suggest focusing on: 1) companies capable of boosting shareholder returns or maintaining decent returns, supported by solid fundamentals (strong competitive advantages, steady growth in core business, and stable profitability) and committed to enhancing shareholder returns (also depends on management's willingness), such as Alibaba, Tencent, and NetEase;</li><li>2) companies whose new businesses have significant market potential and are poised to bring considerable capital gains in the long run, particularly from overseas expansion and AI-related initiatives, such as Pinduoduo, Tencent, Alibaba, and Trip.com</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Year to date, the internet sector has pulled back after rapid rallies buoyed by improved sentiment and short-term fund inflows, in line with our previous expectation.From a full-year perspective, given the rate cut cycle has not yet started and liquidity remains tight, we suggest focusing on: 1) companies capable of boosting shareholder returns or maintaining decent returns, supported by solid fundamentals (strong competitive advantages, steady growth in core business, and stable profitability) and committed to enhancing shareholder returns (also depends on management's willingness), such as Alibaba, Tencent, and NetEase;2) companies whose new businesses have significant market potential and are poised to bring considerable capital gains in the long run, particularly from overseas expansion and AI-related initiatives, such as Pinduoduo, Tencent, Alibaba, and Trip.comContent is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Internet - 1Q24 recap & our three stock-picking ideas

<ul><li>We summarize the Apr 2024 leading indicators as below, including the number of leads, customer flows and new orders generated, for Tesla, NIO, Li Auto, Xpeng, BYD and Aion.</li><li>Note that such data are based on a sample size of 96 stores (15-18 stores for each brand) in 15 cities in China.</li><li>The following data reflect same-store metrics, and the metrics on a company level could be better than these figures, as most players are still expanding their sales network. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

We summarize the Apr 2024 leading indicators as below, including the number of leads, customer flows and new orders generated, for Tesla, NIO, Li Auto, Xpeng, BYD and Aion.Note that such data are based on a sample size of 96 stores (15-18 stores for each brand) in 15 cities in China.The following data reflect same-store metrics, and the metrics on a company level could be better than these figures, as most players are still expanding their sales network. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Auto - Leading Indicators, Policy Imply a Strong May

New Zealand Professional Investment Services Firm, Forsyth Barr

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<ul><li>The Forsyth Barr EV and Vehicle Digest delves into the automotive landscape in NZ and the accelerating electric vehicle (EV) revolution.</li><li>We aim to provide regular insights into crucial industry aspects, such as government policies, vehicle loan financing, and transaction analysis.</li><li>Further, we will periodically detail developments in consumer preferences, charging infrastructure, battery technology, and other influencing factors in the industry.</li></ul>

The Forsyth Barr EV and Vehicle Digest delves into the automotive landscape in NZ and the accelerating electric vehicle (EV) revolution.We aim to provide regular insights into crucial industry aspects, such as government policies, vehicle loan financing, and transaction analysis.Further, we will periodically detail developments in consumer preferences, charging infrastructure, battery technology, and other influencing factors in the industry.

Forsyth Barr EV and Vehicle Digest - Edition 3 — Clean Car Discount Ends

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Pak Elektron (PAEL) - Management Meeting Takeaways; Power Segment to Dominate in 2H2025

We had a management meeting with the senior management of Pak Elektron CFO, Mr. Manzar Hasan and GM Finance, Mr. Nadeem Asghar on the recent...

Topline Securities

Pakistan Automobiles: Car Sales in Aug 2025 Up 62% YoY and 27% MoM to 14,050 Units

We had a management meeting with the senior management of Pak Elektron CFO, Mr. Manzar Hasan and GM Finance, Mr. Nadeem Asghar on the recent...

Topline Securities

Internet - 1Q24 recap & our three stock-picking ideas

Year to date, the internet sector has pulled back after rapid rallies buoyed by improved sentiment and short-term fund inflows, in line with our...

CMB International

Auto - Leading Indicators, Policy Imply a Strong May

We summarize the Apr 2024 leading indicators as below, including the number of leads, customer flows and new orders generated, for Tesla, NIO, Li...

CMB International

Forsyth Barr EV and Vehicle Digest - Edition 3 — Clean Car Discount Ends

The Forsyth Barr EV and Vehicle Digest delves into the automotive landscape in NZ and the accelerating electric vehicle (EV) revolution.

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