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.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>The market did not have any new supporting factors, and the 2Q25 earnings were already priced in.</li><li>The index began to show signs of a consolidation phase, but this does not alter the primary uptrend, which remains intact with a target of 1,300 points.</li><li>Accordingly, we recommend buying at the support, as the index is expected to rebound, while also keeping a close eye on the movement of large-cap stocks as a guideline.</li></ul>

The market did not have any new supporting factors, and the 2Q25 earnings were already priced in.The index began to show signs of a consolidation phase, but this does not alter the primary uptrend, which remains intact with a target of 1,300 points.Accordingly, we recommend buying at the support, as the index is expected to rebound, while also keeping a close eye on the movement of large-cap stocks as a guideline.

Krungthai XSpring Technical Eng. August 18, 2025

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Aug 15th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD2.3bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables 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 Intouch, Muangthai Capital, Bangkok Dusit, PTT GlobalChem, CP ALL, CP ALL, Bangkok Dusit, Muangthai Capital.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Aug 15th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD2.3bn.
We tabulate league tables 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 Intouch, Muangthai Capital, Bangkok Dusit, PTT GlobalChem, CP ALL, CP ALL, Bangkok Dusit, Muangthai Capital.


Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Aug 15th): Intouch, Muangthai Capital, Bangkok Dusit, PTT GlobalChem

Equity Bottom-Up

Charoen Pokphand Foods  / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>2Q25 core profit grew 97% YoY and 28% QoQ, supported by higher margins YoY and QoQ from rising swine and broiler prices in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Philippines, India, and Russia, along with lower raw material costs.</li><li>Valuation metrics: We upgrade our current fundamental view to undervalued (from neutral), as the share price implies 10% upside to the new fair value, while maintaining our tactical view of very limited downside.</li><li>Our fair value is revised to Bt26.50 using the earnings yield method, based on a required return of 12% and the new macro assumptions of Rf = 1.45% and MRP = 5.26%.</li></ul>

2Q25 core profit grew 97% YoY and 28% QoQ, supported by higher margins YoY and QoQ from rising swine and broiler prices in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Philippines, India, and Russia, along with lower raw material costs.Valuation metrics: We upgrade our current fundamental view to undervalued (from neutral), as the share price implies 10% upside to the new fair value, while maintaining our tactical view of very limited downside.Our fair value is revised to Bt26.50 using the earnings yield method, based on a required return of 12% and the new macro assumptions of Rf = 1.45% and MRP = 5.26%.

CHAROEN POKPHAND FOODS Plc. (CPF): 2Q25 Earnings Grew 97% YoY And 28% QoQ

<ul><li>Although the market faced no negative catalysts, profit-taking — coupled with selling pressure from domestic funds and foreign investors — pulled the SET lower.</li><li>Technically, the index has been moving along the uptrend line resistance and remains above all short-term EMA lines.</li><li>We recommend selective speculation, as the upward trend remains intact.</li></ul>

Although the market faced no negative catalysts, profit-taking — coupled with selling pressure from domestic funds and foreign investors — pulled the SET lower.Technically, the index has been moving along the uptrend line resistance and remains above all short-term EMA lines.We recommend selective speculation, as the upward trend remains intact.

Krungthai XSpring Technical Eng. August 15, 2025

<ul><li>The SET surged in line with other Asian bourses, buoyed by expectations of a Fed rate cut and the MPC’s 0.25% policy rate reduction.</li><li>The index rebounded sharply and advanced further, supported by rising RSI and MACD, and remains above all short-term EMA lines.</li><li>We recommend selective speculation as the index continues to advance with the potential to rally towards the 1,300-point level.</li></ul>

The SET surged in line with other Asian bourses, buoyed by expectations of a Fed rate cut and the MPC’s 0.25% policy rate reduction.The index rebounded sharply and advanced further, supported by rising RSI and MACD, and remains above all short-term EMA lines.We recommend selective speculation as the index continues to advance with the potential to rally towards the 1,300-point level.

Krungthai XSpring Technical Eng. August 14, 2025

Thailand

CP ALL PCL operates convenience store chains in Thailand and China.  The Company also owns and operates the a department store chain located primarily in Shanghai city and Chonqing city of China.

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CP ALL PCL (CPALL TB)

Krungthai XSpring Technical Eng. August 18, 2025

The index began to show signs of a consolidation phase, but this does not alter the primary uptrend, which remains intact with a target of 1,300...

Krungthai XSpring

Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Aug 15th): Intouch, Muangthai Capital, Bangkok Dusit, PTT GlobalChem

We analyzed SET short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Intouch (INTUCH TB), Muangthai Capital (MTC TB),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

CHAROEN POKPHAND FOODS Plc. (CPF): 2Q25 Earnings Grew 97% YoY And 28% QoQ

Our fair value is revised to Bt26.50 using the earnings yield method, based on a required return of 12% and the new macro assumptions of Rf = 1.45%...

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring Technical Eng. August 15, 2025

Although the market faced no negative catalysts, profit-taking — coupled with selling pressure from domestic funds and foreign investors — pulled...

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring Technical Eng. August 14, 2025

The SET surged in line with other Asian bourses, buoyed by expectations of a Fed rate cut and the MPC’s 0.25% policy rate reduction.

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