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Angus Mackintosh

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<li>The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with an eclectic mix of differentiated, substantive, and actionable insights, macro and equity bottom-up, from across South East Asia.</li>
<li>The first week of the year saw Insights on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bukalapak" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33575:1" rel="noopener">Bukalapak (BUKA IJ)</a> which took a stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/allo-bank-indonesia-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33551:1" rel="noopener">Allo Bank Indonesia</a> plus <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sea-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8509:1" rel="noopener">Sea Ltd (SE US)</a> as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent</a> reduced its stake. </li>
<li>In Thailand, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/daniel-tabbush" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:12" rel="noopener">Daniel Tabbush</a> wrote on debt collector <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jmt-network-services-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8581:1" rel="noopener">JMT Network Services (JMT TB)</a> with a number of results pre-views including on Thai banks and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/siam-cement-pcl-the" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2589:1" rel="noopener">Siam Cement (SCC TB)</a>. </li>
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The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with an eclectic mix of differentiated, substantive, and actionable insights, macro and equity bottom-up, from across South East Asia.
The first week of the year saw Insights on Bukalapak (BUKA IJ) which took a stake in Allo Bank Indonesia plus Sea Ltd (SE US) as Tencent reduced its stake. 
In Thailand, Daniel Tabbush wrote on debt collector JMT Network Services (JMT TB) with a number of results pre-views including on Thai banks and Siam Cement (SCC TB). 


The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Bukalapak's Bank, Thailand Debt Restructurer, and Sea Ltd

Equity Bottom-Up

Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa / Equity Bottom-Up

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<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Given we are now coming out of Indonesia's latest wave of COVID-19 and mobility and economic activity is resuming , we see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indocement-tunggal-prakarsa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4040:1" rel="noopener">Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ)</a> as an interesting proxy for the recovery, given its exposure to West Java, infrastructure spending, and the recovering residential property market </span></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indocement-tunggal-prakarsa" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ)</span></a><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> released a solid set of 1H2021 results, with an increase in revenue of +8.0% YoY on the back of an increase in cement volume.  </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">EBITDA margins improved from 15.5% to 19.2% due to savings in operating expenses and gains in other operating income, leading to an EBITDA increase of +33.6% YoY to IDR1,280.6bn. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indocement-tunggal-prakarsa" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a></span><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> </span></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indocement-tunggal-prakarsa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4040:1" rel="noopener">Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ)</a> has a strong focus on improving its emissions, with assistance from the Heidelberg Cement Technology Centre, with a road map in place for energy efficiency and CO2 reductions.</p>
<p>The fact that around 78% of cement sales at <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indocement-tunggal-prakarsa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4040:1" rel="noopener">Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ)</a> is in bags makes branding all the more important and as a result the company is quite focused on promoting the brand through TV and social media channels.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indocement-tunggal-prakarsa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4040:1" rel="noopener">Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ)</a> estimates that national cement domestic growth will increase by +5% for FY2021 with the resumption of more infrastructure projects and private projects in 2H2021 plus more activity in residential property.</p>
<p>The company's expansion will be focused on expanding its distribution channels through possible new terminals and barge or vessel ownership, as well as potentially exploring M&amp;A opportunities. </p>
<p><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indocement-tunggal-prakarsa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4040:1" rel="noopener">Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ)</a> trades on 11.1x FY21E EV/EBITDA and 9.9x FY22E EV/EBITDA versus its 5-year average forward EV/EBITDA of 15x, making the company look attractive from a valuation perspective. </span></p>


Given we are now coming out of Indonesia's latest wave of COVID-19 and mobility and economic activity is resuming , we see Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ) as an interesting proxy for the recovery, given its exposure to West Java, infrastructure spending, and the recovering residential property market 

Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ) released a solid set of 1H2021 results, with an increase in revenue of +8.0% YoY on the back of an increase in cement volume.  EBITDA margins improved from 15.5% to 19.2% due to savings in operating expenses and gains in other operating income, leading to an EBITDA increase of +33.6% YoY to IDR1,280.6bn.  
One major cost pressure comes from rising coal prices, which have increased significantly over the past year and the company has been continually both increasing its usage of low calorific coal and alternative fuels over the past 5-years to offset this.



Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ) has a strong focus on improving its emissions, with assistance from the Heidelberg Cement Technology Centre, with a road map in place for energy efficiency and CO2 reductions.
The fact that around 78% of cement sales at Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ) is in bags makes branding all the more important and as a result the company is quite focused on promoting the brand through TV and social media channels.
The company continues with its digitalisation and has developed a fully digitalised ordering system with real time data which helps the company's sales to achieve better results both on ordering as well as on pricing.





Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ) estimates that national cement domestic growth will increase by +5% for FY2021 with the resumption of more infrastructure projects and private projects in 2H2021 plus more activity in residential property.
The company's expansion will be focused on expanding its distribution channels through possible new terminals and barge or vessel ownership, as well as potentially exploring M&amp;A opportunities. 
Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ) trades on 11.1x FY21E EV/EBITDA and 9.9x FY22E EV/EBITDA versus its 5-year average forward EV/EBITDA of 15x, making the company look attractive from a valuation perspective. 

Indocement Tunggal Prakasa (INTP IJ) - Bulky Recovery in Place

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indocement-tunggal-prakarsa" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ)</span></a><span data-preserver-spaces="true"> released results last week with an -11%  decrease in sales to IDR 14,184.3bn but only a -1.6% decrease in net profit to IDR1,803.3bn, with a number of cost reduction initiatives baring fruit in 2020 and we see these initiative continuing into 2021 on top of higher sales.</span></p><p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">The company saw resilient performance last year from its bag cement sales but bulk cement demand suffered as infrastructure projects stalled but we expect this situation to reverse this year.</span></p><p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">The cost of revenues decreased last year due to lower volumes and continuous savings on fuel and power with lower coal prices but with greater use of LCV coal, alternative fuels, and other operational cost savings, plus the ongoing digitalization at the company. </span></p><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indocement-tunggal-prakarsa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4040:1" rel="noopener">Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ)</a> will continue to push these cost initiatives in 2021, with the potential to further increase the use of LCV coal and alternative fuels.</p><p>The company has seen a slow start to the year due to heavy rains but we should expect a strong rebound from April onwards as projects get underway.</p><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indocement-tunggal-prakarsa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4040:1" rel="noopener">Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ)</a> continues to improve its sustainability credentials with lower emissions and new environmentally friendly products. </p><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indocement-tunggal-prakarsa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4040:1" rel="noopener">Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ)</a> trades on 13.2x FY21E EV/EBITDA and 12.0x FY22E EV/EBITDA versus its 5-year average of 14.4x forward EV/EBITDA, making the company look relatively attractive from a valuation standpoint.</p>

Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ) released results last week with an -11%  decrease in sales to IDR 14,184.3bn but only a -1.6% decrease in net profit to IDR1,803.3bn, with a number of cost reduction initiatives baring fruit in 2020 and we see these initiative continuing into 2021 on top of higher sales.The company saw resilient performance last year from its bag cement sales but bulk cement demand suffered as infrastructure projects stalled but we expect this situation to reverse this year.The cost of revenues decreased last year due to lower volumes and continuous savings on fuel and power with lower coal prices but with greater use of LCV coal, alternative fuels, and other operational cost savings, plus the ongoing digitalization at the company. Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ) will continue to push these cost initiatives in 2021, with the potential to further increase the use of LCV coal and alternative fuels.The company has seen a slow start to the year due to heavy rains but we should expect a strong rebound from April onwards as projects get underway.Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ) continues to improve its sustainability credentials with lower emissions and new environmentally friendly products. Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ) trades on 13.2x FY21E EV/EBITDA and 12.0x FY22E EV/EBITDA versus its 5-year average of 14.4x forward EV/EBITDA, making the company look relatively attractive from a valuation standpoint.

Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ) - Bunkering Down for a Better Year

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Event-Driven

<p>The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has commenced a market consultation on changing the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/stock-exchange-of-thailand-set-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31493:1" rel="noopener">Stock Exchange of Thailand SET 50 Index (SET50 INDEX)</a>, SET100 and SETHD indices to free float market cap weighted indices from the upcoming rebalance in June.</p><p>The market consultation document is short on detail, but the main points are the change in index calculation from full market cap weighted to free float market cap weighted, implementation of the changes in two tranches at the June and December reviews, and implementation of quarterly changes in free float for moves of +/-5%.</p><p>The biggest uncertainty for us is whether the selection of the stocks for inclusion/exclusion will use the full market cap or the free float market cap.</p><p>Using the full market cap for stock selection could see 3 changes at the upcoming June review, while using free float market cap for stock selection could result in up to 6 changes at the review. The two step implementation of the free float changes will dampen the index turnover but it will still be relatively high, ranging from a one-way turnover of 7.8% for changes in free float only to 9.52% if the stock selection methodology uses free float market cap.</p><p>In this Insight, we look at the proposed changes and enumerate three scenarios, the changes they will entail, the impact on the stocks and the turnover for each scenario.</p>

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has commenced a market consultation on changing the Stock Exchange of Thailand SET 50 Index (SET50 INDEX), SET100 and SETHD indices to free float market cap weighted indices from the upcoming rebalance in June.The market consultation document is short on detail, but the main points are the change in index calculation from full market cap weighted to free float market cap weighted, implementation of the changes in two tranches at the June and December reviews, and implementation of quarterly changes in free float for moves of +/-5%.The biggest uncertainty for us is whether the selection of the stocks for inclusion/exclusion will use the full market cap or the free float market cap.Using the full market cap for stock selection could see 3 changes at the upcoming June review, while using free float market cap for stock selection could result in up to 6 changes at the review. The two step implementation of the free float changes will dampen the index turnover but it will still be relatively high, ranging from a one-way turnover of 7.8% for changes in free float only to 9.52% if the stock selection methodology uses free float market cap.In this Insight, we look at the proposed changes and enumerate three scenarios, the changes they will entail, the impact on the stocks and the turnover for each scenario.

SET50 Index - Proposed Methodology Changes: Scenarios, Names Affected & Impact

Index Rebalance

<div><p>The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will announce the results of the semi-annual review of the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/stock-exchange-of-thailand-set-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31493:1" rel="noopener">Stock Exchange of Thailand SET 50 Index (SET50 INDEX)</a> in mid-June and the changes will be effective after the close of trading on 30 June.</p></div><div>
<p>The review period for market cap calculations runs from 1 March to 31 May, while the liquidity calculations run from 1 June 2020 to 31 May 2021.</p>
<p>We see three potential changes at the current time with an estimated one-way turnover for the rebalance at 2.19%.</p>
<p>Potential inclusions are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sri-trang-gloves-thailand-public-company-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29141:1" rel="noopener">Sri Trang Gloves (Thailand) Public Company Limited (STGT TB)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sri-trang-agro-industry-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2759:1" rel="noopener">Sri Trang Agro Industry (STA TB)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/irpc-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19051:1" rel="noopener">IRPC PCL (IRPC TB)</a>.</p>
<p>Potential deletions are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vgi-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12409:1" rel="noopener">VGI PCL (VGI TB)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/com7-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27411:1" rel="noopener">Com7 PCL (COM7 TB)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toa-paint-thailand-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24235:1" rel="noopener">TOA Paint (Thailand) (TOA TB)</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kerry-express-thailand" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29253:1" rel="noopener">Kerry Express Thailand (KEX TB)</a> will not completed six months of trading history by the end of the review period and will not be eligible for inclusion at the June rebalance.</p>
<p>There is a possibility that the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/stock-exchange-of-thailand-set-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31493:1" rel="noopener">Stock Exchange of Thailand SET 50 Index (SET50 INDEX)</a> methodology is changed to make it a free float weighted market cap index from a full market cap index. That will see a lot of passive flow on some stocks that have a low free float.</p>
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The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will announce the results of the semi-annual review of the Stock Exchange of Thailand SET 50 Index (SET50 INDEX) in mid-June and the changes will be effective after the close of trading on 30 June.
The review period for market cap calculations runs from 1 March to 31 May, while the liquidity calculations run from 1 June 2020 to 31 May 2021.
We see three potential changes at the current time with an estimated one-way turnover for the rebalance at 2.19%.
Potential inclusions are Sri Trang Gloves (Thailand) Public Company Limited (STGT TB), Sri Trang Agro Industry (STA TB) and IRPC PCL (IRPC TB).
Potential deletions are VGI PCL (VGI TB), Com7 PCL (COM7 TB) and TOA Paint (Thailand) (TOA TB).
Kerry Express Thailand (KEX TB) will not completed six months of trading history by the end of the review period and will not be eligible for inclusion at the June rebalance.
There is a possibility that the Stock Exchange of Thailand SET 50 Index (SET50 INDEX) methodology is changed to make it a free float weighted market cap index from a full market cap index. That will see a lot of passive flow on some stocks that have a low free float.


SET50 Index Rebalance Preview: Potentially Three Changes & Move to Free Float Weighting

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The Siam Cement Public Company Limited is a diversified industrial company. The Company's operations include cement manufacturing, petrochemicals manufacturing, paper manufacturing, building product manufacturing, and distribution.

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The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Bukalapak's Bank, Thailand Debt Restructurer, and Sea Ltd

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Angus Mackintosh

Indocement Tunggal Prakasa (INTP IJ) - Bulky Recovery in Place

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Angus Mackintosh

Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (INTP IJ) - Bunkering Down for a Better Year

Indocement is a high-quality core holding for exposure to the recovery in cement demand this year and next, with lower costs and digitalization...

Angus Mackintosh

SET50 Index - Proposed Methodology Changes: Scenarios, Names Affected & Impact

The SET has commenced a market consultation on the proposed changes to make its indices free float market cap weighted. We look at the impact on...

Brian Freitas

SET50 Index Rebalance Preview: Potentially Three Changes & Move to Free Float Weighting

There could be 3 changes to the SET50 at the June review with STGT, STA & IRPC joining the index at the expense of VGI, TOA & COM7. The methodology...

Brian Freitas

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