Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

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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.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<div><div><div><div><ul><li>We propose a new set of global plays in accordance with the de- globalization trend, shifting the allocation toward Asia-based companies with better growth prospects than those that generate the bulk of their revenue in Western markets.</li><li>Our recommended stocks are CBG and SCGP.</li><li><div><div><p>The global economy is less synchronized than in the past, meaning that a global plays strategy should be more area focused to enhance the growth potential.</p></div></div></li></ul></div></div></div></div>

We propose a new set of global plays in accordance with the de- globalization trend, shifting the allocation toward Asia-based companies with better growth prospects than those that generate the bulk of their revenue in Western markets.Our recommended stocks are CBG and SCGP.The global economy is less synchronized than in the past, meaning that a global plays strategy should be more area focused to enhance the growth potential.

Changing Landscape for Global Plays - Shifting the Allocation of Global Plays Toward Asia

Equity Bottom-Up

<div><div><div><div><p>The move to acquire the 768MW Temple I power plant in Texas is aligned with the BANPU Group’s growth transition to a “greener and smarter” portfolio and paves the way to entering the power business under a wholesale electricity market with an advanced trading system in the US. We preliminarily expect Temple I to generate immediate cash flow (starting in 2022E), implying upside risk of 8-10% to BANPU’s earnings and 6-7% to BPP’s earnings. We maintain a Hold rating on BANPU.</p></div></div></div></div>

The move to acquire the 768MW Temple I power plant in Texas is aligned with the BANPU Group’s growth transition to a “greener and smarter” portfolio and paves the way to entering the power business under a wholesale electricity market with an advanced trading system in the US. We preliminarily expect Temple I to generate immediate cash flow (starting in 2022E), implying upside risk of 8-10% to BANPU’s earnings and 6-7% to BPP’s earnings. We maintain a Hold rating on BANPU.

<p>BANPU’s 1H21 earnings showed stronger momentum YoY, with the coal business as the key growth catalyst, prompting us to maintain our full- year forecasts. Meanwhile, the company is transitioning to a “greener and smarter” portfolio, with the incremental contribution expected to ramp up over the next five years at the expense of an EPS dilution effect from the planned capital increase. We maintain a Hold rating.</p>

BANPU’s 1H21 earnings showed stronger momentum YoY, with the coal business as the key growth catalyst, prompting us to maintain our full- year forecasts. Meanwhile, the company is transitioning to a “greener and smarter” portfolio, with the incremental contribution expected to ramp up over the next five years at the expense of an EPS dilution effect from the planned capital increase. We maintain a Hold rating.

Thailand

Banpu Public Company Limited is a versatile energy provider operating in three core business segments: energy resources (coal and gas), energy generation (thermal and renewable power plants), and energy technology (total solar energy solutions, energy storage, electric vehicles, and energy management systems). The company operates in 10 countries across Asia-Pacific and the United States. Banpu was founded on May 16, 1983, and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Changing Landscape for Global Plays - Shifting the Allocation of Global Plays Toward Asia

The global economy is less synchronized than in the past, meaning that a global plays strategy should be more area focused to enhance the growth...

Krungthai XSpring

Company Update: Banpu Plc. (BANPU)

The move to acquire the 768MW Temple I power plant in Texas is aligned with the BANPU Group’s growth transition to a “greener and smarter” portfolio

Krungthai XSpring

Earnings Review: Banpu Plc.

BANPU’s 1H21 earnings showed stronger momentum YoY, with the coal business as the key growth catalyst, prompting us to maintain our full- year...

Krungthai XSpring

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