Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

A full service Thai brokerage

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring is a full service broker. The company provides a wide range of investment services such as Securities Brokerage, Derivative Agent Business, Securities Borrowing and Lending, Securities Trading, Underwriting, Financial Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Private Fund Management and International Markets Securities Trading. 

In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>We maintain a Neutral rating, with the fundamental view revised to overvalued (previously buy), as the share price has risen more than 6.1% since our previous report, leaving upside of just 5.7% compared to the fair value of Bt314 (based on a required return of 4.0%).</li><li>Meanwhile, the neutral tactical view remains unchanged.</li><li>The long-term profit outlook, based on projected EPS growth for 2025-27E, is relatively weak at a CAGR of 7.0%, compared to the average of major operators in ASEAN (+14.1%).</li></ul>

We maintain a Neutral rating, with the fundamental view revised to overvalued (previously buy), as the share price has risen more than 6.1% since our previous report, leaving upside of just 5.7% compared to the fair value of Bt314 (based on a required return of 4.0%).Meanwhile, the neutral tactical view remains unchanged.The long-term profit outlook, based on projected EPS growth for 2025-27E, is relatively weak at a CAGR of 7.0%, compared to the average of major operators in ASEAN (+14.1%).

Advanced Info Service - Better Profitability Led to Upbeat 1Q25 Earnings

<ul><li>The KTX Tactical Picks portfolio initiated investment positions in KTB and TRUE.</li><li>The portfolio's average return increased by 0.53%, but this was lower than the SET's 0.99% gain.</li><li>The main contributor to our portfolio return was ADVANC, which reported better-than-expected earnings.</li></ul>

The KTX Tactical Picks portfolio initiated investment positions in KTB and TRUE.The portfolio's average return increased by 0.53%, but this was lower than the SET's 0.99% gain.The main contributor to our portfolio return was ADVANC, which reported better-than-expected earnings.

Thornhill Capital Trust / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>We recommend selling KTC after the stock fell out of the ranking criteria, with a holding period return of -0.7%.</li><li>The portfolio's average return increased by 0.07%, outperforming the SET (-0.3%), supported by the rebounds in PR9 (+2.5%) and ADVANC (+0.4%).</li></ul>

We recommend selling KTC after the stock fell out of the ranking criteria, with a holding period return of -0.7%.The portfolio's average return increased by 0.07%, outperforming the SET (-0.3%), supported by the rebounds in PR9 (+2.5%) and ADVANC (+0.4%).

Krungthai Xspring KTX TACTICAL PICKS - April 29, 2025 (Eng.)

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Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Apr 18th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD1.8bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Advanced Info Service, PTT Oil and Retail.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Apr 18th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD1.8bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Advanced Info Service, PTT Oil and Retail.


Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Apr 18th): Advanced Info Service, PTT Oil and Retail

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Apr 11th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD1.7bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in WHA Corporation PCL , Siam Cement PLC.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Apr 11th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD1.7bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in WHA Corporation PCL , Siam Cement PLC.


Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Apr 11th): WHA, SCC

Thailand

Advanced Info Service is Thailand's largest telecommunications and technology company, providing mobile phone services, including prepaid, postpaid, and 5G network services, along with mobile devices. The company also offers high-speed home broadband services under the AIS Fibre and 3BB brands, as well as digital services such as cloud solutions, IoT, digital payments, and enterprise solutions. Headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, the company was founded in 1986.

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Advanced Info Service (ADVANC-R TB)

Advanced Info Service - Better Profitability Led to Upbeat 1Q25 Earnings

The long-term profit outlook, based on projected EPS growth for 2025-27E, is relatively weak at a CAGR of 7.0%, compared to the average of major...

Krungthai XSpring

KTX Tactical Picks

The KTX Tactical Picks portfolio initiated investment positions in KTB and TRUE. The portfolio's average return increased by 0.53%, but this was...

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai Xspring KTX TACTICAL PICKS - April 29, 2025 (Eng.)

We recommend selling KTC after the stock fell out of the ranking criteria, with a holding period return of -0.7%. The portfolio's average return...

Krungthai XSpring

Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Apr 18th): Advanced Info Service, PTT Oil and Retail

We analyzed SET short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Advanced Info Service, PTT Oil and Retail.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Apr 11th): WHA, SCC

We analyzed SET short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in WHA Corporation PLC, SCC.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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