Independent Asian Credit Research, Bondcritic

Warut Promboon

Independent Asian Credit Research

Asian Fixed Income/Frontier Market Research

Bondcritic

Bondcritic, established in 2009, is designed to be an independent credit research voice that helps investors gain insights and unbiased analyses on Asian fixed income market. Our mission is to discover deep-value Asian high-yield and distressed bonds with a bottom-up approach, together with the help of our proprietary ESG (Environmental, Social Development, and Governance) model. At the same time, we focus on bringing investment cases of unrated and unloved issuers to the general public.

Macroeconomics

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<li>Thai equities lack growth and innovation. Big corporations continue to have unfair advantages in terms of access to bank financing and business opportunities.</li>
<li>Thailand is an aging society with rising income disparity and a stalling education system. Hence, we have questioned how Thailand will escape the middle income trap in the near term.</li>
<li>We expect more disruptions and policy blunders which could impair Thai stock performance. We do not believe Thailand can correct its cause in the near term.</li>
</ul>


Thai equities lack growth and innovation. Big corporations continue to have unfair advantages in terms of access to bank financing and business opportunities.
Thailand is an aging society with rising income disparity and a stalling education system. Hence, we have questioned how Thailand will escape the middle income trap in the near term.
We expect more disruptions and policy blunders which could impair Thai stock performance. We do not believe Thailand can correct its cause in the near term.


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<li>Thailand has finally had Mr. Sretha Thavisin as the 30th Prime Minister (PM) of Thailand on 22-August.</li>
<li>The PTP decided to betray its voters to cross  the aisle to join the conservative side.</li>
<li>We believe the potential surge in the Thai stock performance should be the time to de-risk.</li>
</ul>


Thailand has finally had Mr. Sretha Thavisin as the 30th Prime Minister (PM) of Thailand on 22-August.
The PTP decided to betray its voters to cross  the aisle to join the conservative side.
We believe the potential surge in the Thai stock performance should be the time to de-risk.


Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

Big C Supercenter / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/big-c-supercenter-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16801:1" rel="noopener">Big C Supercenter (BIGC TB)</a>  is looking to raise around US$1bn in its upcoming Thailand IPO. </li>
<li>Big C is engaged in modern retail business and wholesale and trade support business. As of Dec 22, it had 1,651 retail stores in Thailand</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>



Big C Supercenter (BIGC TB)  is looking to raise around US$1bn in its upcoming Thailand IPO. 
Big C is engaged in modern retail business and wholesale and trade support business. As of Dec 22, it had 1,651 retail stores in Thailand
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Big C Retail Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Hasn't Recovered from COVID

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/big-c-supercenter-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16801:1" rel="noopener">Big C Supercenter (BIGC TB)</a> is looking to raise around US$1bn in its upcoming Thailand IPO. </li>
<li>Big C is engaged in modern retail business and wholesale and trade support business. As of Dec 22, it had 1,651 retail stores in Thailand</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company background and the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>



Big C Supercenter (BIGC TB) is looking to raise around US$1bn in its upcoming Thailand IPO. 
Big C is engaged in modern retail business and wholesale and trade support business. As of Dec 22, it had 1,651 retail stores in Thailand
In this note, we talk about the company background and the positive aspects of the deal.


Big C Retail Pre-IPO - The Positives - Has a Strong Presence

CEO, A. Stotz Investment Research

Dr. Andrew Stotz, CFA

Quantamental Investing to beat Benchmarks

A. Stotz Investment Research

We pick stocks. We construct portfolios. All our effort is focused on how to better pick stocks and construct portfolios. We serve fund management companies, family offices, and high net worth individuals.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>We highlight 14 stocks in Thailand that look interesting to us based on our FVMR Methodology</li>
<li>Portfolio changes: 10 stocks remain, four new join the fray</li>
<li>Since inception, it has gained 115% versus the SET 100 Index’s return of 31%</li>
</ul>


We highlight 14 stocks in Thailand that look interesting to us based on our FVMR Methodology
Portfolio changes: 10 stocks remain, four new join the fray
Since inception, it has gained 115% versus the SET 100 Index’s return of 31%


The Stocks to Own in Thailand – Vol. 41

Thailand

Central Retail Corp Ltd operates general merchandise stores. The Company offers electronics, sports, stationery, home improvement, and office products. Central Retail serves customers in Thailand.

Central Retail Corp Ltd (CRC TB)

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Bondcritic

Thailand : The Empire Strikes Back

Thai politics entered an uncharted territory where many voters view the current coalition as a betrayal of their trust and we believe the surge in...

Bondcritic

Big C Retail Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Hasn't Recovered from COVID

Big C Supercenter (BIGC TB) is looking to raise around US$1bn in its upcoming Thailand IPO. In this note we talk about the not-so-positive aspects...

Sumeet Singh

Big C Retail Pre-IPO - The Positives - Has a Strong Presence

Big C Supercenter (BIGC TB) is looking to raise around US$1bn in its upcoming Thailand IPO. In this note, we talk about the postive aspects of the...

Sumeet Singh

The Stocks to Own in Thailand – Vol. 41

We highlight 14 stocks in Thailand that look interesting to us based on our FVMR Methodology. Since inception, it has gained 115% versus the SET...

A. Stotz Investment Research