Global Head of Research, Smartkarma

Mark Artherton

Global Head of Research

Ecstrat

Ecstrat is a consultancy advising on asset allocation between global equity markets, with a focus on the intersection of governments, geopolitics, governance and markets.
 
Over the past few years and more especially since the Great Financial Crisis (GFC), investors have become more focused on short-term market movements and real-time returns and have consequently neglected the analysis of the underlying structural themes that underpin longer term performance.
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More specifically we believe that the evolution of governance-based relationships between investors, controlling shareholders, labour and the state is one of the primary determinants of both relative and absolute performance between individual equity markets.
 
We will endeavour to provide investors with some of the context surrounding governance-related issues which encompass many different disciplines including history, economics and political science, as well as the financial metrics which are the most obvious manifestation of the structural characteristics of each market.
 
We will pay particular attention to the shifts and potential inflection points for governance in individual markets as these are often the best lead indicators for both economic and market performance.

Macroeconomics

<div class="content-highlight"><p><strong><em>The failure to use or the aggressive implementation of asset write downs in emerging markets and Asia will have far reaching implications for investors.</em></strong></p></div><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>We live in a world where investors are uncertain about asset values both in financial and non-financial companies.  Whilst a lot is written about the nature of bad debts at banks, little has been comprehensively written about the balance sheets of non-financial companies.</p><p>We see the following evidence in our analysis:</p><p> </p><ul><li><div class="content-highlight">The failure of some…</div></li></ul>

The failure to use or the aggressive implementation of asset write downs in emerging markets and Asia will have far reaching implications for investors. We live in a world where investors are uncertain about asset values both in financial and non-financial companies.  Whilst a lot is written about the nature of bad debts at banks, little has been comprehensively written about the balance sheets of non-financial companies.We see the following evidence in our analysis: The failure of some…

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<li><div class="content-highlight"><strong>1986 remians the best comparable for oil prices now in our opinion.</strong></div></li>
<li><div class="content-highlight"><strong>Adjusting the oil price for the action of the dollar improves the analysis.  The dollar and oil/commodities are different and should be treated as such.</strong></div></li>
<li><div class="content-highlight"><strong>Fundamental factors of supply and demand provide a mixed picture for oil.  The 'energy feedback loop' is often overlooked.</strong></div></li>
<li><div class="content-highlight"><strong>The best the <em>market</em> can do is assume that today's real oil price will be the oil price in 12 months time.</strong></div></li>
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<strong>Financialisation of commodities is a big</strong>…</div></li>
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Summary points
1986 remians the best comparable for oil prices now in our opinion.
Adjusting the oil price for the action of the dollar improves the analysis.  The dollar and oil/commodities are different and should be treated as such.
Fundamental factors of supply and demand provide a mixed picture for oil.  The 'energy feedback loop' is often overlooked.
The best the market can do is assume that today's real oil price will be the oil price in 12 months time.

Financialisation of commodities is a big…


Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of MS-Indonesia in the past month.</li>
<li>We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.</li>
<li>We highlighted EPS revision on XL Axiata, Telkom Indonesia (Persero), Vale Indonesia, Bank Mandiri Persero, Astra International, Sariguna Primatirta, Aneka Tambang Persero.</li>
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We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of MS-Indonesia in the past month.
We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.
We highlighted EPS revision on XL Axiata, Telkom Indonesia (Persero), Vale Indonesia, Bank Mandiri Persero, Astra International, Sariguna Primatirta, Aneka Tambang Persero.


MS-Indonesia Index Earning Revision (Jan): XL Axiata, Telkom Indonesia, Vale Indonesia

<ul>
<li>We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of MS-Indonesia in the past month.</li>
<li>We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.</li>
<li>We highlighted EPS revision on Indo Tambangraya Megah, Bumi Resources Minerals, Bank Mandiri Persero, Astra International, PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, Indah Kiat Pulp &amp; Paper, XL Axiata.</li>
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We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of MS-Indonesia in the past month.
We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.
We highlighted EPS revision on Indo Tambangraya Megah, Bumi Resources Minerals, Bank Mandiri Persero, Astra International, PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, Indah Kiat Pulp &amp; Paper, XL Axiata.


MS-Indonesia Index Earning Revision (Dec): Indo Tambangraya Megah, Bumi Resources Minerals

Global Materials | Industrials | Commodities

Rahul Jain

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Bayan Resources delivered solid H1 2025 results with strong volumes and margins but faces an ambitious ramp-up challenge in H2 to meet full-year targets.</li>
<li>The company’s 2025 guidance calls for 70–72 million tonnes sales, revenue of US$4.1–4.4 billion, and EBITDA of US$1.4–1.6 billion, supported by Tabang expansion and stable costs.</li>
<li>Despite solid fundamentals, Bayan trades at a steep premium with P/E of ~39x and EV/EBITDA of ~27x, far above Indonesian coal peers.</li>
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Bayan Resources delivered solid H1 2025 results with strong volumes and margins but faces an ambitious ramp-up challenge in H2 to meet full-year targets.
The company’s 2025 guidance calls for 70–72 million tonnes sales, revenue of US$4.1–4.4 billion, and EBITDA of US$1.4–1.6 billion, supported by Tabang expansion and stable costs.
Despite solid fundamentals, Bayan trades at a steep premium with P/E of ~39x and EV/EBITDA of ~27x, far above Indonesian coal peers.


Bayan Resources (BYAN IJ): Ultra-Low-Cost Coal Champion Trading at a Steep Premium

Indonesia

PT Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk is an Indonesian state-owned enterprise primarily engaged in coal mining activities, encompassing general surveying, exploration, exploitation, processing, refining, transportation, and trading of coal. The company also operates steam-fired power plants, manages special coal dock facilities, and provides services such as briquette processing, mining services, palm plantation and processing, and health services. It was founded in 1919 with the initiation of coal mining by the Dutch Colonial Government and is headquartered in Tanjung Enim, South Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Bukit Asam (PTBA IJ)

Beware Impairments in EM and Asia

The failure to use or the aggressive implementation of asset write downs in emerging markets and Asia will have far reaching implications for...

Mark Artherton

Oil After 50%: Where Now for Stocks?

Summary points 1986 remians the best comparable for oil prices now in our opinion. Adjusting the oil price for the action of the dollar improves...

Mark Artherton

MS-Indonesia Index Earning Revision (Jan): XL Axiata, Telkom Indonesia, Vale Indonesia

We analyzed MS-Indonesia's consensus for Jan 2026 and highlighted changes of EPS in XL Axiata (EXCL IJ), Telkom Indonesia (Persero) (TLKM IJ), Vale...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

MS-Indonesia Index Earning Revision (Dec): Indo Tambangraya Megah, Bumi Resources Minerals

We analyzed MS-Indonesia's consensus for Dec 2025 and highlighted changes of EPS in Indo Tambangraya Megah (ITMG IJ), Bumi Resources Minerals (BRMS...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Bayan Resources (BYAN IJ): Ultra-Low-Cost Coal Champion Trading at a Steep Premium

Bayan Resources reports strong H1 results but faces challenge in meeting ambitious H2 targets, trading at a premium compared to Indonesian coal...

Rahul Jain

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Beware Impairments in EM and Asia

The failure to use or the aggressive implementation of asset write downs in emerging markets and Asia will have far reaching implications for...

Mark Artherton

Oil After 50%: Where Now for Stocks?

Summary points 1986 remians the best comparable for oil prices now in our opinion. Adjusting the oil price for the action of the dollar improves...

Mark Artherton

MS-Indonesia Index Earning Revision (Jan): XL Axiata, Telkom Indonesia, Vale Indonesia

We analyzed MS-Indonesia's consensus for Jan 2026 and highlighted changes of EPS in XL Axiata (EXCL IJ), Telkom Indonesia (Persero) (TLKM IJ), Vale...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

MS-Indonesia Index Earning Revision (Dec): Indo Tambangraya Megah, Bumi Resources Minerals

We analyzed MS-Indonesia's consensus for Dec 2025 and highlighted changes of EPS in Indo Tambangraya Megah (ITMG IJ), Bumi Resources Minerals (BRMS...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Bayan Resources (BYAN IJ): Ultra-Low-Cost Coal Champion Trading at a Steep Premium

​Bayan Resources reports strong H1 results but faces challenge in meeting ambitious H2 targets, trading at a premium compared to Indonesian coal...

Rahul Jain

Bayan Resources reports strong H1 results but faces challenge in meeting ambitious H2 targets, trading at a premium compared to Indonesian coal...