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>We recommend cutting loss on MOSHI after its holding-period return dropped –6.2%, breaching the threshold.</li><li>Selling pressure in commerce stocks (M, MOSHI) pulled the portfolio’s average return down 0.09% from the previous day, lagging the SET, which rose 0.90%.</li><li>KTX’s Tactical Picks portfolio is constructed within SET100 Index constituents.</li></ul>

We recommend cutting loss on MOSHI after its holding-period return dropped –6.2%, breaching the threshold.Selling pressure in commerce stocks (M, MOSHI) pulled the portfolio’s average return down 0.09% from the previous day, lagging the SET, which rose 0.90%.KTX’s Tactical Picks portfolio is constructed within SET100 Index constituents.

KTX Tactical Picks - October 2, 2025 (Eng.)

<ul><li>For the six banks under our coverage, we estimate combined net profit of Bt42bn in 3Q25E (–4.3% YoY, –7.0% QoQ).</li><li>Net interest income (NII) is expected to decline, weighed down by loan contraction and lower NIM, while non-NII should rise on investment gains and equity market recovery.</li><li>We maintain our “Neutral” sector weighting, as 3Q25E earnings are unlikely to stand out given weaker loans and NIM.</li></ul>

For the six banks under our coverage, we estimate combined net profit of Bt42bn in 3Q25E (–4.3% YoY, –7.0% QoQ).Net interest income (NII) is expected to decline, weighed down by loan contraction and lower NIM, while non-NII should rise on investment gains and equity market recovery.We maintain our “Neutral” sector weighting, as 3Q25E earnings are unlikely to stand out given weaker loans and NIM.

Banking Sector 3Q25E Profit Outlook Pressured By Loans And NIM - Neutral

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 Sep 12th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD2.5bn.</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, Amata, Advanced Info Service, Bangkok Dusit, Central Pattana, Bangkok Dusit, Central Pattana, Advanced Info Service.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of Stock Exchange of Thailand as of Sep 12th. We estimate that they had an aggregated short interest worth USD2.5bn.
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, Amata, Advanced Info Service, Bangkok Dusit, Central Pattana, Bangkok Dusit, Central Pattana, Advanced Info Service.


Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Sep 12th): Intouch, Amata, Advanced Info Service, Bangkok Dusit

<ul><li>The emergence of virtual banks in Thailand still faces challenges in proving their success, as traditional banks have already invested heavily in IT and developed applications with features increasingly comparable to those of virtual banks.</li><li>The three virtual banks expected to launch in 2026E are likely to remain small, with a market share of just 1.1–1.2% of total loans and deposits in the system.</li><li>Ultimately, whether or not virtual banks materialize, the Thai banking sector is already entering the digital and AI era.</li></ul>

The emergence of virtual banks in Thailand still faces challenges in proving their success, as traditional banks have already invested heavily in IT and developed applications with features increasingly comparable to those of virtual banks.The three virtual banks expected to launch in 2026E are likely to remain small, with a market share of just 1.1–1.2% of total loans and deposits in the system.Ultimately, whether or not virtual banks materialize, the Thai banking sector is already entering the digital and AI era.

Banking: Virtual Banks and the Thai Banking Landscape

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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

Thailand

Kiatnakin Bank Public Company Limited provides commercial banking services including commercial, developmental, consumer, hire-purchase, and mortgage financing to its customers in Thailand. The Company also provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services.

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Kiatnakin Bank (KKP TB)

KTX Tactical Picks - October 2, 2025 (Eng.)

Selling pressure in commerce stocks (M, MOSHI) pulled the portfolio’s average return down 0.09% from the previous day, lagging the SET, which rose...

Krungthai XSpring

Banking Sector 3Q25E Profit Outlook Pressured By Loans And NIM - Neutral

Net interest income (NII) is expected to decline, weighed down by loan contraction and lower NIM, while non-NII should rise on investment gains and...

Krungthai XSpring

Thailand Short Interest Weekly (Sep 12th): Intouch, Amata, Advanced Info Service, Bangkok Dusit

We analyzed SET short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Intouch (INTUCH TB), Amata (AMATA TB), Advanced...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Banking: Virtual Banks and the Thai Banking Landscape

The three virtual banks expected to launch in 2026E are likely to remain small, with a market share of just 1.1–1.2% of total loans and deposits in...

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

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