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

Thai Life Insurance / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Thai Life Insurance is looking to raise up to US$1bn in its upcoming Thailand IPO.</li>
<li>Thai Life Insurance is one of the largest life insurance companies in Thailand, third by assets. As of Mar 2022, it had 64,000 insurance agents.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Thai Life Insurance is looking to raise up to US$1bn in its upcoming Thailand IPO.
Thai Life Insurance is one of the largest life insurance companies in Thailand, third by assets. As of Mar 2022, it had 64,000 insurance agents.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Thai Life Insurance Pre-IPO - The Positives - Resilient Performance with a Changing Product Mix

Thai Equity - Bottom-up - Equities, Pi Securities PCL, Thailand

Pi Research

Thai Equity - Bottom-up - Equities

Leading, full-service investment firm in Thailand

Pi Securities PCL, Thailand

Pi Securities is a well known securities company with 40 years experience in the industry, serving more than 60,000 clients. We offer one - stop service providing full range of financial products and services including extensive Brokerage, Proprietary Trading (Equities and Bonds), Advisory Services, Structured Products.

Moreover, our new research team tailored for institutional clients to focus on mid to small cap of Thai equities and trading strategies. Our services offered to our premium clients also include arrangement of company or site visits to with the managements of Thai listed companies.

Note: Effective on 1 March 2022, Country Group Securities PCL changed its name to Pi Securities

Equity Bottom-Up

Central Retail Corporation / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Last week analyst meeting came out with neutral tone.We reiterate our BUY rating for CRC with a target price of Bt43.0,based on DCF (WACC of 8.2% and TG of 2%)</li>
<li>Management maintained its key 2022 financial guidance. CRC targeted 2022 sales growth of 15%-20%YoY, mainly from fashion business and targeted GPM retail sales to expend by 100-120bps YoY.</li>
<li>•CRC showed three measures to mitigate the effect from uncertainties under global issue such as(1)cost optimization by controlling OPEX growth to not be higher than 50% of total sales growth</li>
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Last week analyst meeting came out with neutral tone.We reiterate our BUY rating for CRC with a target price of Bt43.0,based on DCF (WACC of 8.2% and TG of 2%)
Management maintained its key 2022 financial guidance. CRC targeted 2022 sales growth of 15%-20%YoY, mainly from fashion business and targeted GPM retail sales to expend by 100-120bps YoY.
•CRC showed three measures to mitigate the effect from uncertainties under global issue such as(1)cost optimization by controlling OPEX growth to not be higher than 50% of total sales growth


CRC: Growth Momentum Intact Despite Uncertainties

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<li>We reiterate our BUY rating for CRC with a target price of Bt43.0, based on DCF (WACC of 8.2% and TG of 2%), implying 35xPE’23E, close to Thai commerce sector.</li>
<li>We expect CRC to report 1Q22 net profit at Bt1.2bn (+208%YoY, -48%QoQ).</li>
<li>YoY growth will be supported by a recovery in sales from fashion business both Thailand and Italy, a solid demand recovery from tourism related parties, and government stimulus </li>
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We reiterate our BUY rating for CRC with a target price of Bt43.0, based on DCF (WACC of 8.2% and TG of 2%), implying 35xPE’23E, close to Thai commerce sector.
We expect CRC to report 1Q22 net profit at Bt1.2bn (+208%YoY, -48%QoQ).
YoY growth will be supported by a recovery in sales from fashion business both Thailand and Italy, a solid demand recovery from tourism related parties, and government stimulus 


CRC: Expect Strong Earnings Growth YoY in 1Q22

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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/berli-jucker-public-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3685:1" rel="noopener">Berli Jucker (BJC TB)</a> 4Q2021 results marked a turnaround in both its packaging business in glass and cans plus better performance from Big C as mobility improved during the quarter.</li>
<li>The outlook for packaging looks positive and the Big C will open more outlets in 2022 plus renovating around 20 hypermarkets plus opening new formats this year.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/berli-jucker-public-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3685:1" rel="noopener">Berli Jucker (BJC TB)</a> remains an interesting recovery play for Thailand and Vietnam, with the potential for more retail exposure there in the future. Valuations stack up versus peers.</li>
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Berli Jucker (BJC TB) 4Q2021 results marked a turnaround in both its packaging business in glass and cans plus better performance from Big C as mobility improved during the quarter.
The outlook for packaging looks positive and the Big C will open more outlets in 2022 plus renovating around 20 hypermarkets plus opening new formats this year.

Berli Jucker (BJC TB) remains an interesting recovery play for Thailand and Vietnam, with the potential for more retail exposure there in the future. Valuations stack up versus peers.


Berli Jucker (BJC IJ) - Ride the Retail and Packaging Recovery

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/siam-makro-public-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5577:1" rel="noopener">Siam Makro Public (MAKRO TB)</a> is looking to raise up to US$1.8bn in its upcoming Public Offering.</li>
<li>The deal size has been reduced from the initial US$3.9bn down to US$1.8bn, including over-allotment. </li>
<li>Placement price is fixed and discount is tight. There will also be no index fast entry/early inclusion to support the deal in the near-term. </li>
</ul>



Siam Makro Public (MAKRO TB) is looking to raise up to US$1.8bn in its upcoming Public Offering.
The deal size has been reduced from the initial US$3.9bn down to US$1.8bn, including over-allotment. 
Placement price is fixed and discount is tight. There will also be no index fast entry/early inclusion to support the deal in the near-term. 


Siam Makro Placement - Smaller Deal Size with a Tight Discount and No Fast Entry

Thailand

Central Retail Corporation Public Company Limited is a multi-format retailing business operating across Thailand, Italy, and Vietnam, and is a flagship company of Central Group. It offers a diverse portfolio across food, fashion, hardline, and property segments, encompassing department stores, supermarkets, hypermarkets, specialty stores, and omnichannel services. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Central Retail Corporation (CRC TB)

Thai Life Insurance Pre-IPO - The Positives - Resilient Performance with a Changing Product Mix

Thai Life Insurance is looking to raise up to US$1bn in its upcoming Thailand IPO. It is one of the largest Life Insurance companies in Thailand,...

Sumeet Singh

CRC: Growth Momentum Intact Despite Uncertainties

Last week analyst meeting came out with neutral tone. We reiterate our BUY rating for CRC with a target price of Bt43.0, based on DCF (WACC of 8.2%...

Pi Securities PCL, Thailand

CRC: Expect Strong Earnings Growth YoY in 1Q22

We reiterate our BUY rating for CRC with a target price of Bt43.0, based on DCF (WACC of 8.2% and TG of 2%), implying 35xPE’23E, close to Thai...

Pi Securities PCL, Thailand

Berli Jucker (BJC IJ) - Ride the Retail and Packaging Recovery

Berli Jucker remains an interesting recovery play for Thailand and Vietnam, with the potential for more retail exposure in Vietnam in the future....

Angus Mackintosh

Siam Makro Placement - Smaller Deal Size with a Tight Discount and No Fast Entry

Siam Makro Public (MAKRO TB) is looking to raise up to US$1.8bn. Placement price is fixed and discount is tight. There will also be no index fast...

Sumeet Singh

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