IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Global Equity Research Ltd

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Event-Driven

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<li>The independent advisor considers <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fraser-neave-holdings-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7742:1" rel="noopener">Fraser &amp; Neave Holdings (FNH MK)</a>'s RM1.50 offer for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cocoaland-holdings-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:493:1" rel="noopener">Cocoaland Holdings (COLA MK)</a> fair as it falls within its valuation range of RM1.21-1.66 per share.</li>
<li>The key conditions are the headcount test and &lt;10% rejection from all disinterested shareholders. The shareholder with a blocking stake has provided an irrevocable. </li>
<li>We continue to think that offer is attractive. At the last close and for the end of October payment date, the gross and annualised spread is 1.4% and 4.8%, respectively.</li>
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The independent advisor considers Fraser &amp; Neave Holdings (FNH MK)'s RM1.50 offer for Cocoaland Holdings (COLA MK) fair as it falls within its valuation range of RM1.21-1.66 per share.
The key conditions are the headcount test and &lt;10% rejection from all disinterested shareholders. The shareholder with a blocking stake has provided an irrevocable. 
We continue to think that offer is attractive. At the last close and for the end of October payment date, the gross and annualised spread is 1.4% and 4.8%, respectively.


Cocoaland’s Court Meeting on 18 August, IA’s Opinion

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cocoaland-holdings-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:493:1" rel="noopener">Cocoaland Holdings (COLA MK)</a> announced a privatisation offer from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fraser-neave-holdings-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7742:1" rel="noopener">Fraser &amp; Neave Holdings (FNH MK)</a> at RM1.50 per share, a 26.1% premium to the undisturbed price.</li>
<li>The key conditions are the headcount test and &lt;10% rejection from all disinterested shareholders. The shareholder (Leverage Success) with a blocking stake has provided an irrevocable.</li>
<li>The offer is attractive in comparison to long-term historical share prices and multiples. The Board must respond by no later than 5 pm on 17 June.</li>
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Cocoaland Holdings (COLA MK) announced a privatisation offer from Fraser &amp; Neave Holdings (FNH MK) at RM1.50 per share, a 26.1% premium to the undisturbed price.
The key conditions are the headcount test and &lt;10% rejection from all disinterested shareholders. The shareholder (Leverage Success) with a blocking stake has provided an irrevocable.
The offer is attractive in comparison to long-term historical share prices and multiples. The Board must respond by no later than 5 pm on 17 June.


Cocoaland’s RM1.50 Per Share Privatisation Offer from Fraser & Neave

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas, CrossASEAN Research

Henry Soediarko

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Countries in ASEAN have gradually relaxed their travel policies and reopened their borders allowing foreign tourists to come. </li>
<li>Stocks that will benefit range from Airlines, Airport maintenance, catering provider, hotel operator, public transport operator to convenience store and F&amp;B operators.</li>
<li>The big daddy of ASEAN tourism, China, has taken the first step to allow ART tests available for public and worth monitoring its progress. </li>
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Countries in ASEAN have gradually relaxed their travel policies and reopened their borders allowing foreign tourists to come. 
Stocks that will benefit range from Airlines, Airport maintenance, catering provider, hotel operator, public transport operator to convenience store and F&amp;B operators.
The big daddy of ASEAN tourism, China, has taken the first step to allow ART tests available for public and worth monitoring its progress. 


ASEAN Reopening: Tourism and Transport Reboot - Part Deux

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/westports-holdings-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3954:1" rel="noopener">Westports Holdings (WPRTS MK)</a> will replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hap-seng-consolidated-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13036:1" rel="noopener">Hap Seng Consolidated (HAP MK)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kuala-lumpur-composite-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22913:1" rel="noopener">Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) (FBMKLCI INDEX)</a> after the close of trading on 17 December.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hap-seng-consolidated-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13036:1" rel="noopener">Hap Seng Consolidated (HAP MK)</a> is a delete on liquidity and there will be over 5 days of ADV to sell. The impact on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/westports-holdings-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3954:1" rel="noopener">Westports Holdings (WPRTS MK)</a> is smaller.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hap-seng-consolidated-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13036:1" rel="noopener">Hap Seng Consolidated (HAP MK)</a> could drop in the short term but underperformance vs its peers could provide a buying opportunity, especially close to implementation date.</li>
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Westports Holdings (WPRTS MK) will replace Hap Seng Consolidated (HAP MK) in the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) (FBMKLCI INDEX) after the close of trading on 17 December.

Hap Seng Consolidated (HAP MK) is a delete on liquidity and there will be over 5 days of ADV to sell. The impact on Westports Holdings (WPRTS MK) is smaller.

Hap Seng Consolidated (HAP MK) could drop in the short term but underperformance vs its peers could provide a buying opportunity, especially close to implementation date.


KLCI Index Rebalance: Westports Replaces Hap Seng

Lockdown, social distancing, and no public gathering have caused the alcohol beverage companies in ASEAN to be under enormous pressure to generate earnings, and some governments' plan to ban alcohol sales does not help to alleviate the burden either. 
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/heineken-malaysia-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12647:1" rel="noopener">Heineken Malaysia (HEIM MK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/carlsberg-brewery-malaysia-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5389:1" rel="noopener">Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia (CAB MK)</a> will continue to experience difficulty as the pandemic continues to spring up and the proposal to ban alcohol will also curb revenue growth.
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/multi-bintang-indonesia-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11651:1" rel="noopener">Multi Bintang Indonesia (MLBI IJ)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/delta-djakarta-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5585:1" rel="noopener">Delta Djakarta (DLTA IJ) </a>may face a similar fate with the Malaysian counterparts but the latter has an 11% dividend yield which may make appealing to some investors and it is also owned by the Jakarta Regional Government. The winner is <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/thai-beverage-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3656:1" rel="noopener">Thai Beverage (THBEV SP)</a> as Thailand's pandemic is under control and they are about to receive an influx of Chinese tourists again.

Lockdown, social distancing, and no public gathering have caused the alcohol beverage companies in ASEAN to be under enormous pressure to generate earnings, and some governments' plan to ban alcohol sales does not help to alleviate the burden either. 
Heineken Malaysia (HEIM MK) and Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia (CAB MK) will continue to experience difficulty as the pandemic continues to spring up and the proposal to ban alcohol will also curb revenue growth.
Multi Bintang Indonesia (MLBI IJ) and Delta Djakarta (DLTA IJ) may face a similar fate with the Malaysian counterparts but the latter has an 11% dividend yield which may make appealing to some investors and it is also owned by the Jakarta Regional Government. The winner is Thai Beverage (THBEV SP) as Thailand's pandemic is under control and they are about to receive an influx of Chinese tourists again. 

CrossASEAN: Alcoholic Beverage - Where to Drink?

Malaysia

QL Resources Berhad is an investment holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the Company manufactures and sells fishmeal, surimi, and surimi based products, distributes animal feed raw materials, animal health products, and layer farming, and cultivates oil palm and crude palm oil milling.

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Ql Resources (QLG MK)

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Brian Freitas

CrossASEAN: Alcoholic Beverage - Where to Drink?

The pandemic has forced governments to implement lockdown/social distancing that has brought many difficulties for alcohol beverage companies in...

Henry Soediarko

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Cocoaland’s Court Meeting on 18 August, IA’s Opinion

The IA considers the RM1.50 offer fair and reasonable. At last close and for an end of October payment date, the gross and annualised spread is...

Arun George

Cocoaland’s RM1.50 Per Share Privatisation Offer from Fraser & Neave

The offer is attractive in comparison to long-term historical share prices and multiples. At the last close, the gross spread to the offer price is...

Arun George

ASEAN Reopening: Tourism and Transport Reboot - Part Deux

It may still need a few months or even close to a year to get everything back to the pre-COVID-19 level but the progress since the first insight...

Henry Soediarko

KLCI Index Rebalance: Westports Replaces Hap Seng

Westports Holdings will replace Hap Seng Consolidated in the KLCI at the December rebalance. HAP MK is a liquidity delete and passive trackers will...

Brian Freitas

CrossASEAN: Alcoholic Beverage - Where to Drink?

The pandemic has forced governments to implement lockdown/social distancing that has brought many difficulties for alcohol beverage companies in...

Henry Soediarko