Financials & FinTech research, Galliano’s Financials Research

Victor Galliano

Financials & FinTech research

Financials & FinTech, EM & Developed Markets

Galliano’s Financials Research

Galliano's Financials Research provides fundamental research in Emerging Markets financials, including FinTech, as well as financials in select Developed Markets.

The investment style applied is generally value oriented, although Growth At Reasonable Price (GARP) strategies can also be used where appropriate. 

Our investment research approach aim is often contrarian, looking to capitalise on overly sceptical or optimistic consensus views. In terms of valuation techniques, the focus is on PBV ratio to ROE, PE multiples and dividend yield, as well as the application of PEG ratios and, where appropriate, Sum of the Parts (SOTP) valuations.

Equity Bottom-Up

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Bank Negara stands out versus its peers for its value attributes, its attractive PEG ratio, and its improving pre- and post-provision returns with top NPL coverage relative to its peers</li>
<li>Bank Mandiri remains a buy for its quality attributes, its premium returns, and its well-controlled CoR; Mandiri has a far better valuations-to-returns mix than mega-cap BCA </li>
<li>Bank Rakyat comes off the sell list; it registered improved pre-provision returns in 1Q24, and although cost of risk worsened, post-provision returns were maintained along with its NPL coverage ratio</li>
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Bank Negara stands out versus its peers for its value attributes, its attractive PEG ratio, and its improving pre- and post-provision returns with top NPL coverage relative to its peers
Bank Mandiri remains a buy for its quality attributes, its premium returns, and its well-controlled CoR; Mandiri has a far better valuations-to-returns mix than mega-cap BCA 
Bank Rakyat comes off the sell list; it registered improved pre-provision returns in 1Q24, and although cost of risk worsened, post-provision returns were maintained along with its NPL coverage ratio


Indonesian Banks Screener; Negara Stands Out on Value, Growth Potential and Improving Return Trends

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<li>Bank Mandiri is our top pick for its quality attributes, its premium and growing pre- and post-provision returns; Mandiri provides a better valuations to returns mix than Bank Central Asia</li>
<li>Bank Negara is the value pick with its low PE multiples, its attractive PEG ratio, whilst also improving pre- and post-provision returns with cost of risk well controlled</li>
<li>Bank Rakyat registered worsening pre- and post-provision returns in 4Q23, with cost of risk worsening; this reflects its heavily MSME focused loan mix which keeps structural cost of risk high</li>
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Bank Mandiri is our top pick for its quality attributes, its premium and growing pre- and post-provision returns; Mandiri provides a better valuations to returns mix than Bank Central Asia
Bank Negara is the value pick with its low PE multiples, its attractive PEG ratio, whilst also improving pre- and post-provision returns with cost of risk well controlled
Bank Rakyat registered worsening pre- and post-provision returns in 4Q23, with cost of risk worsening; this reflects its heavily MSME focused loan mix which keeps structural cost of risk high


Indonesian Banks Screener; Mandiri Is Our Top Pick on Quality and Return Trends

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<li>We rate Bank Mandiri as our top pick with its attractive valuations including PEG ratio relative to solid returns and strong balance sheet – including liquidity -  metrics</li>
<li>We also continue to favour Bank Negara, but it is our secondary value pick to Mandiri; Bank Central Asia, albeit fully valued, has impressive liquidity and return metrics</li>
<li>Bank Rakyat had mixed returns in 4Q22, with pre-provision returns declining sharply QoQ although cost of risk continued to improve, due to better credit quality, thereby supporting post-provision profits</li>
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We rate Bank Mandiri as our top pick with its attractive valuations including PEG ratio relative to solid returns and strong balance sheet – including liquidity -  metrics
We also continue to favour Bank Negara, but it is our secondary value pick to Mandiri; Bank Central Asia, albeit fully valued, has impressive liquidity and return metrics
Bank Rakyat had mixed returns in 4Q22, with pre-provision returns declining sharply QoQ although cost of risk continued to improve, due to better credit quality, thereby supporting post-provision profits


Indonesian Banks Screener; Mandiri Is Our Top Pick

ASEAN Insight Provider, CrossASEAN Research

Angus Mackintosh

ASEAN Insight Provider

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

Private Capital Markets

GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk PT / Private Capital Markets

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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gojek" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25976:1" rel="noopener">Gojek (1379371D IJ)</a> has bought a further 18% stake in Indonesia's <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-jago-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31094:1" rel="noopener">Bank Jago (ARTO IJ)</a> bringing its total state to 22.16%. The transaction was executed at 1.14x PBV and a significant discount to the last traded price.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-jago-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31094:1" rel="noopener">Bank Jago (ARTO IJ)</a> has a market capitalization of IDR42.3tn (US$2.9bn), which values Gojek's stake in the bank at IDR9.3tn (US$641m).</p>
<p>Gojek's Indonesia users will in the future be able to open a bank account with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-jago-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31094:1" rel="noopener">Bank Jago (ARTO IJ)</a> and manage their finances through the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gojek" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25976:1" rel="noopener">Gojek (1379371D IJ)</a> App. </p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-jago-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31094:1" rel="noopener">Bank Jago (ARTO IJ)</a> deal marks an opportunity for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gojek" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25976:1" rel="noopener">Gojek (1379371D IJ)</a> to capitalize on its vast user base, especially through GoPay, to offer customers digital banking products and other financial services.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-jago-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31094:1" rel="noopener">Bank Jago (ARTO IJ)</a> has already moved its focus to digital banking, targeting SMEs and retail customers. GoPay also recently received investment from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/facebook-inc-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:665:1" rel="noopener">Facebook Inc A (FB US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/paypal-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4747:1" rel="noopener">Paypal Holdings (PYPL US)</a>, which also provides a strong backing and the potential for collaboration from two heavyweight foreign investors</p>
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<div>For <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gojek" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25976:1" rel="noopener">Gojek (1379371D IJ</a>, this will help it develop a process through which it can work with other banks, as well as providing customers with an increasing array of digital financial solutions.</div>
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<div>The deal also demonstrates that management is focused on building its competitive advantage in Indonesia rather than being sidelined any merger considerations with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/grabtaxi-holdings-pte-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26950:1" rel="noopener">Grab (0967655D SP),</a> which seems increasingly unlikely. </div>
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<p>Gojek is also seen to be on the path to profitability, with all its services generating positive margins on a product basis. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gojek" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25976:1" rel="noopener">Gojek (1379371D IJ)</a> also recently received US$150m in new money from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/telekomunikasi-indonesia" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1051:1" rel="noopener">Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLKM IJ),</a> which represented another heavyweight local shareholder on top of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/astra-international-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46:1" rel="noopener">Astra International (ASII IJ)</a> and Djarum Group. </p>
<p>We look at the background of the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-jago-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31094:1" rel="noopener">Bank Jago (ARTO IJ)</a> management team below the fold, which seems well-suited to building this future collaboration.</p>
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Gojek (1379371D IJ) has bought a further 18% stake in Indonesia's Bank Jago (ARTO IJ) bringing its total state to 22.16%. The transaction was executed at 1.14x PBV and a significant discount to the last traded price.
Bank Jago (ARTO IJ) has a market capitalization of IDR42.3tn (US$2.9bn), which values Gojek's stake in the bank at IDR9.3tn (US$641m).
Gojek's Indonesia users will in the future be able to open a bank account with Bank Jago (ARTO IJ) and manage their finances through the Gojek (1379371D IJ) App. 
The Bank Jago (ARTO IJ) deal marks an opportunity for Gojek (1379371D IJ) to capitalize on its vast user base, especially through GoPay, to offer customers digital banking products and other financial services.
Bank Jago (ARTO IJ) has already moved its focus to digital banking, targeting SMEs and retail customers. GoPay also recently received investment from Facebook Inc A (FB US) and Paypal Holdings (PYPL US), which also provides a strong backing and the potential for collaboration from two heavyweight foreign investors

For Gojek (1379371D IJ, this will help it develop a process through which it can work with other banks, as well as providing customers with an increasing array of digital financial solutions.

The deal also demonstrates that management is focused on building its competitive advantage in Indonesia rather than being sidelined any merger considerations with Grab (0967655D SP), which seems increasingly unlikely. 



Gojek is also seen to be on the path to profitability, with all its services generating positive margins on a product basis. Gojek (1379371D IJ) also recently received US$150m in new money from Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLKM IJ), which represented another heavyweight local shareholder on top of Astra International (ASII IJ) and Djarum Group. 
We look at the background of the Bank Jago (ARTO IJ) management team below the fold, which seems well-suited to building this future collaboration.











































Gojek (1379371D IJ) - Upping the Ante on Financial Services

Asean-focused. Ex-Head of Thai Research

Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA

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).

<p>Five interesting trends/developments that could impact Thai equities in the recent period:</p><ul>
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<strong>Legalization of medicinal marijuana. </strong>Thailand legalized medicinal use of marijuana at end of February and has already received immense interest from potential growers. At some point, pharma and healthcare companies could be beneficiaries of this trend.</li>
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<strong>Rumbles in the airline industry. </strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/7706" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7706:1">Asia Aviation (AAV TB)</a> , parent company of Thai Air Asia, acquires a stake in competitor Nok Air. This is one of the few signs of industry consolidation in this sector.</li>
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<strong>MOU signed between TMB and Thanachart. </strong>The deal may take longer than initially expected, but the two sides have agreed on some basics such as 70% equity financing and deal size of roughly Bt130-140bn.</li>
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<strong>Read-through from US Election 2020. </strong>Some of the Democrat policies advocated by candidates in 2020 could turn out to be positive for Asian equities.</li>
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<strong>BGrimm acquires Glow SPP1 </strong>for a bargain price of Bt3.3bn, or 55% of the expected price, opening the way for the GPSC-Glow merger, potentially the largest deal of 2019.</li>
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Five interesting trends/developments that could impact Thai equities in the recent period:

Legalization of medicinal marijuana. Thailand legalized medicinal use of marijuana at end of February and has already received immense interest from potential growers. At some point, pharma and healthcare companies could be beneficiaries of this trend.

Rumbles in the airline industry. Asia Aviation (AAV TB) , parent company of Thai Air Asia, acquires a stake in competitor Nok Air. This is one of the few signs of industry consolidation in this sector.

MOU signed between TMB and Thanachart. The deal may take longer than initially expected, but the two sides have agreed on some basics such as 70% equity financing and deal size of roughly Bt130-140bn.

Read-through from US Election 2020. Some of the Democrat policies advocated by candidates in 2020 could turn out to be positive for Asian equities.

BGrimm acquires Glow SPP1 for a bargain price of Bt3.3bn, or 55% of the expected price, opening the way for the GPSC-Glow merger, potentially the largest deal of 2019.


Snippets #19: Marijuana, Mergers, and More

Indonesia

PT Bank Mega Tbk provides banking services. Through its subsidiary the Company also provides bonds and shares underwriting, stock broking, investment management, consultation services, and other activities related to the capital market.

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Indonesian Banks Screener; Negara Stands Out on Value, Growth Potential and Improving Return Trends

Negara is our value pick, with improving returns and the best NPL coverage of the peer group, and we maintain Mandiri as a buy for its best...

Victor Galliano

Indonesian Banks Screener; Mandiri Is Our Top Pick on Quality and Return Trends

Mandiri is our quality top pick with better valuations to returns mix than BCA, value pick Negara has low PE ratios and improving returns....

Victor Galliano

Indonesian Banks Screener; Mandiri Is Our Top Pick

Our top pick is Bank Mandiri, and we also like Bank Negara; Bank Central Asia is the quality play but it seems fully valued, Bank Rakyat improved...

Victor Galliano

Gojek (1379371D IJ) - Upping the Ante on Financial Services

Gojek's recent move to increase its stake in Bank Jago to 22% signals it intends to move into providing a broader range of financial services.

Angus Mackintosh

Snippets #19: Marijuana, Mergers, and More

Five interesting trends/developments that could impact Thai equities in the recent period: Legalization of medicinal marijuana. Thailand legalized...

Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA

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Indonesian Banks Screener; Negara Stands Out on Value, Growth Potential and Improving Return Trends

Negara is our value pick, with improving returns and the best NPL coverage of the peer group, and we maintain Mandiri as a buy for its best...

Victor Galliano

Indonesian Banks Screener; Mandiri Is Our Top Pick on Quality and Return Trends

​Mandiri is our quality top pick with better valuations to returns mix than BCA, value pick Negara has low PE ratios and improving returns....

Victor Galliano

Indonesian Banks Screener; Mandiri Is Our Top Pick

Our top pick is Bank Mandiri, and we also like Bank Negara; Bank Central Asia is the quality play but it seems fully valued, Bank Rakyat improved...

Victor Galliano

Gojek (1379371D IJ) - Upping the Ante on Financial Services

Gojek's recent move to increase its stake in Bank Jago to 22% signals it intends to move into providing a broader range of financial services.

Angus Mackintosh

Snippets #19: Marijuana, Mergers, and More

Five interesting trends/developments that could impact Thai equities in the recent period: Legalization of medicinal marijuana. Thailand legalized...

Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA

Mandiri is our quality top pick with better valuations to returns mix than BCA, value pick Negara has low PE ratios and improving returns....