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 Apr 25th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD1.9bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table 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 Delta Electronics, Krung Thai Bank, Ptt E&amp;P, Kasikornbank, Scc, Gulf Energy Development.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Apr 25th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD1.9bn.
We tabulate league table 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 Delta Electronics, Krung Thai Bank, Ptt E&amp;P, Kasikornbank, Scc, Gulf Energy Development.


Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Apr 25th): Delta Electronics, Krung Thai Bank, Ptt E&P, Kasikornbank

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Apr 11th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD1.7bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table 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 WHA Corporation PCL , Siam Cement PLC.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Apr 11th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD1.7bn.
We tabulate league table 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 WHA Corporation PCL , Siam Cement PLC.


Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Apr 11th): WHA, SCC

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>The SET moved within a narrow range as the market awaited clarity on reciprocal tariffs.</li><li>Both large- and small-cap stocks fluctuated in a tight range with low trading volume, resulting in a sluggish market atmosphere throughout the day.</li><li>However, the index began to receive positive support from fund inflows.</li></ul>

The SET moved within a narrow range as the market awaited clarity on reciprocal tariffs.Both large- and small-cap stocks fluctuated in a tight range with low trading volume, resulting in a sluggish market atmosphere throughout the day.However, the index began to receive positive support from fund inflows.

<ul><li>The SET rebounded in line with Asian bourses, despite ongoing concerns over the trade war and US reciprocal tariffs.</li><li>At the same time, the index appeared to be recovering from the earthquake impact, with buying activities flowing into banking, energy, ICT, finance, transportation and property stocks, keeping the index in positive territory throughout the day.</li><li>However, trading volume was light.</li></ul>

The SET rebounded in line with Asian bourses, despite ongoing concerns over the trade war and US reciprocal tariffs.At the same time, the index appeared to be recovering from the earthquake impact, with buying activities flowing into banking, energy, ICT, finance, transportation and property stocks, keeping the index in positive territory throughout the day.However, trading volume was light.

<ul><li>Typically, the first quarter is the high season for DOHOME and GLOBAL.</li><li>However, due to mixed SSSG momentum in 1Q25YTD, fewer days in February, and government economic stimulus measures with a shorter duration and lower budget compared to last year (which also impacts HMPRO), the 1Q25E outlook suggests that the construction and home improvement retail sector’s profit will rebound QoQ but remain flat YoY.</li><li>We assign a Neutral investment weighting to the sector and maintain DOHOME (Buy; FV: Bt9.35) as our top pick, supported by positive SSSG in 1Q25TD QoQ and a stronger 3-year earnings CAGR of 27%, compared to 10% for GLOBAL and 5% for HMPRO.</li></ul>

Typically, the first quarter is the high season for DOHOME and GLOBAL.However, due to mixed SSSG momentum in 1Q25YTD, fewer days in February, and government economic stimulus measures with a shorter duration and lower budget compared to last year (which also impacts HMPRO), the 1Q25E outlook suggests that the construction and home improvement retail sector’s profit will rebound QoQ but remain flat YoY.We assign a Neutral investment weighting to the sector and maintain DOHOME (Buy; FV: Bt9.35) as our top pick, supported by positive SSSG in 1Q25TD QoQ and a stronger 3-year earnings CAGR of 27%, compared to 10% for GLOBAL and 5% for HMPRO.

Commerce _Home Improvement - MARCH 11, 2025

Thailand

Home Product Center Public Company Limited is a retailer of building materials and home improvement products.

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Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Apr 25th): Delta Electronics, Krung Thai Bank, Ptt E&P, Kasikornbank

We analyzed SET short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Delta Electronics, Krung Thai Bank, Ptt E&P,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Apr 11th): WHA, SCC

We analyzed SET short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in WHA Corporation PLC, SCC.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Technical Analysis - APRIL 3, 2025

Both large- and small-cap stocks fluctuated in a tight range with low trading volume, resulting in a sluggish market atmosphere throughout the day.

Krungthai XSpring

Technical Analysis - APRIL 2, 2025

The SET rebounded in line with Asian bourses, despite ongoing concerns over the trade war and US reciprocal tariffs. At the same time, the index...

Krungthai XSpring

Commerce _Home Improvement - MARCH 11, 2025

We assign a Neutral investment weighting to the sector and maintain DOHOME (Buy; FV: Bt9.35) as our top pick, supported by positive SSSG in 1Q25TD QoQ

Krungthai XSpring

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