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 Oct 10th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD2.4bn.</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, PTT GlobalChem, Airports of Thailand, TMBThanachart Bank, Bangkok Bank, Airports Of Thailand, Bangkok Bank, Ptt Globalchem.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Oct 10th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD2.4bn.
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, PTT GlobalChem, Airports of Thailand, TMBThanachart Bank, Bangkok Bank, Airports Of Thailand, Bangkok Bank, Ptt Globalchem.


Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Oct 10th): Intouch, PTT GlobalChem, Airports of Thailand

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>Although the market lacked fresh catalysts, Asian bourses rebounded following a strong rally in the Nasdaq.</li><li>We expect the index to be volatile due to profit-taking ahead of the long holiday.</li><li>These are clear bullish signals, indicating further upside potential.</li></ul>

Although the market lacked fresh catalysts, Asian bourses rebounded following a strong rally in the Nasdaq.We expect the index to be volatile due to profit-taking ahead of the long holiday.These are clear bullish signals, indicating further upside potential.

Krungthai XSpring Technical Eng. October 10, 2025

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.

Debt Capital Markets

iShares MSCI Thailand / Debt Capital Markets

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<li>We sample blue-chip and household Thai corporations and plot the 12-month probability of default (PD) using iRAP</li>
<li>The median 12-month PD of the above samples was 11.15 basis points (bps), up from 5bps last November, with a trend showing continuing deterioration in the next 12 months</li>
<li>We expect more political upheaval and economic adjustment from the military conflict with Cambodia and the19% tariff on exports to the US to be quite detrimental to the Thai economy.</li>
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We sample blue-chip and household Thai corporations and plot the 12-month probability of default (PD) using iRAP
The median 12-month PD of the above samples was 11.15 basis points (bps), up from 5bps last November, with a trend showing continuing deterioration in the next 12 months
We expect more political upheaval and economic adjustment from the military conflict with Cambodia and the19% tariff on exports to the US to be quite detrimental to the Thai economy.


Bond Market Monitor: Thai Corporations UnSmiled

<ul><li>We expect the electricity tariff and the Ft for the September-December period to follow Scenario (III) proposed by the ERC, which assumes the lowest and flat stable rate compared to the previous period.</li><li>This scenario appears to be the most likely, though there is downside risk from potential government subsidy policies (awaiting Cabinet approval).</li><li>We maintain our view that electricity tariffs and Ft rates are on a downward trend during 2025-27E. </li></ul>

We expect the electricity tariff and the Ft for the September-December period to follow Scenario (III) proposed by the ERC, which assumes the lowest and flat stable rate compared to the previous period.This scenario appears to be the most likely, though there is downside risk from potential government subsidy policies (awaiting Cabinet approval).We maintain our view that electricity tariffs and Ft rates are on a downward trend during 2025-27E. 

Industry Update: Energy (Power) - JULY 18, 2025

<ul><li>The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has extended the timeline for signing Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) under the 2022-30 Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme for renewable energy projects without fuel costs (RE. 2.1; with 2,145MW of awarded capacity announced in December 2024).</li><li>The original deadline for the PPA signing was July 29, 2025, but this is now pending a clearance order from the National Energy Policy Committee (NEPC).</li><li>This follows the NEPC resolution on December 25, 2024, to review the project’s accuracy. </li></ul>

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has extended the timeline for signing Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) under the 2022-30 Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme for renewable energy projects without fuel costs (RE. 2.1; with 2,145MW of awarded capacity announced in December 2024).The original deadline for the PPA signing was July 29, 2025, but this is now pending a clearance order from the National Energy Policy Committee (NEPC).This follows the NEPC resolution on December 25, 2024, to review the project’s accuracy. 

Flash News: Energy (Power) - JULY 3, 2025

Thailand

Electricity Generating Public Company Limited is an electric utility holding company.  The Company, through its two major subsidiaries, produces and supplies electricity to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), under long term power purchase agreements of 20 and 15 years.  It also operates energy related businesses through joint ventures.

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Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Oct 10th): Intouch, PTT GlobalChem, Airports of Thailand

We analyzed SET short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Intouch (INTUCH TB), PTT GlobalChem (PTTGC TB),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Krungthai XSpring Technical Eng. October 10, 2025

Although the market lacked fresh catalysts, Asian bourses rebounded following a strong rally in the Nasdaq. We expect the index to be volatile due...

Krungthai XSpring

Bond Market Monitor: Thai Corporations UnSmiled

12-month probability of default for Thai corporations is on the rise, with political and economic challenges ahead due to military conflict and...

Bondcritic

Industry Update: Energy (Power) - JULY 18, 2025

Public hearings on the ERC’s three electricity tariff scenarios for Sep. - Dec. period, with the final outcome pending Cabinet approval

Krungthai XSpring

Flash News: Energy (Power) - JULY 3, 2025

Then, on May 6, 2025, it assigned the ERC, the three state utilities, and the Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) to negotiate with private...

Krungthai XSpring

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Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Oct 10th): Intouch, PTT GlobalChem, Airports of Thailand

We analyzed SET short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Intouch (INTUCH TB), PTT GlobalChem (PTTGC TB),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Krungthai XSpring Technical Eng. October 10, 2025

Although the market lacked fresh catalysts, Asian bourses rebounded following a strong rally in the Nasdaq. We expect the index to be volatile due...

Krungthai XSpring

Bond Market Monitor: Thai Corporations UnSmiled

​12-month probability of default for Thai corporations is on the rise, with political and economic challenges ahead due to military conflict and...

Bondcritic

Industry Update: Energy (Power) - JULY 18, 2025

Public hearings on the ERC’s three electricity tariff scenarios for Sep. - Dec. period, with the final outcome pending Cabinet approval

Krungthai XSpring

Flash News: Energy (Power) - JULY 3, 2025

Then, on May 6, 2025, it assigned the ERC, the three state utilities, and the Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) to negotiate with private...

Krungthai XSpring

12-month probability of default for Thai corporations is on the rise, with political and economic challenges ahead due to military conflict and...