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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Index Rebalance

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<li>We see three potential changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/philippines-stock-exchange-psei-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22912:1" rel="noopener">Philippines Stock Exchange PSEi Index (PCOMP INDEX)</a> at the February rebalance. Two are higher probability changes, while one has a lower probability.</li>
<li>Typically, the inclusions rally and the deletions drop between announcement and implementation with a big jump immediately post announcement. Pre-positioning prior to announcement is important.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bloomberry-resorts-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17961:1" rel="noopener">Bloomberry Resorts (BLOOM PM)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/robinsons-retail-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10598:1" rel="noopener">Robinsons Retail Holdings (RRHI PM)</a> are reopening plays and investors that are looking to buy the stocks could wait for index deletion to get liquidity.</li>
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We see three potential changes to the Philippines Stock Exchange PSEi Index (PCOMP INDEX) at the February rebalance. Two are higher probability changes, while one has a lower probability.
Typically, the inclusions rally and the deletions drop between announcement and implementation with a big jump immediately post announcement. Pre-positioning prior to announcement is important.

Bloomberry Resorts (BLOOM PM) and Robinsons Retail Holdings (RRHI PM) are reopening plays and investors that are looking to buy the stocks could wait for index deletion to get liquidity.


PCOMP Index Rebalance Preview Feb22: Three Potential Changes & Large Impact

The Philippines Stock Exchange has announced the changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/philippines-stock-exchange-psei-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22912:1" rel="noopener">Philippines Stock Exchange PSEi Index (PCOMP INDEX)</a> as part of the August rebalance.<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ac-energy-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23188:1" rel="noopener">AC Energy Corp (ACEN PM)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/converge-ict-solutions-inc-609f7498-aeeb-430e-a07d-50503172a1e3" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31210:1" rel="noopener">Converge ICT Solutions (CNVRG PM)</a> have been added to the index while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/emperador-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3485:1" rel="noopener">Emperador Inc (EMP PM)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dmci-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8026:1" rel="noopener">DMCI Holdings (DMC PM)</a> have been deleted.There are minimal assets tracking the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/philippines-stock-exchange-psei-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22912:1" rel="noopener">Philippines Stock Exchange PSEi Index (PCOMP INDEX)</a>. However, there are active funds using the index as a benchmark and some of the funds track the benchmark pretty closely. The impact is clearly visible today with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/emperador-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3485:1" rel="noopener">Emperador Inc (EMP PM)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dmci-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8026:1" rel="noopener">DMCI Holdings (DMC PM)</a> lower by 9.5% and 5%, while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ac-energy-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23188:1" rel="noopener">AC Energy Corp (ACEN PM)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/converge-ict-solutions-inc-609f7498-aeeb-430e-a07d-50503172a1e3" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31210:1" rel="noopener">Converge ICT Solutions (CNVRG PM)</a> are up 4% and 13% respectively.We had <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ac-energy-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23188:1" rel="noopener">AC Energy Corp (ACEN PM)</a> as an inclusion and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/emperador-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3485:1" rel="noopener">Emperador Inc (EMP PM)</a> as a deletion. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dmci-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8026:1" rel="noopener">DMCI Holdings (DMC PM)</a> was a close delete. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/converge-ict-solutions-inc-609f7498-aeeb-430e-a07d-50503172a1e3" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31210:1" rel="noopener">Converge ICT Solutions (CNVRG PM)</a> was added following a rule change that was announced and implemented at the same time as the constituent changes and that resulted in the deletion of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dmci-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8026:1" rel="noopener">DMCI Holdings (DMC PM)</a> as well.There are also some rule changes related minimum free float, to Fast Entry for stocks, and to the inclusion/exclusion cutoff rankings at the regular rebalances.

The Philippines Stock Exchange has announced the changes to the Philippines Stock Exchange PSEi Index (PCOMP INDEX) as part of the August rebalance.AC Energy Corp (ACEN PM) and Converge ICT Solutions (CNVRG PM) have been added to the index while Emperador Inc (EMP PM) and DMCI Holdings (DMC PM) have been deleted.There are minimal assets tracking the Philippines Stock Exchange PSEi Index (PCOMP INDEX). However, there are active funds using the index as a benchmark and some of the funds track the benchmark pretty closely. The impact is clearly visible today with Emperador Inc (EMP PM) and DMCI Holdings (DMC PM) lower by 9.5% and 5%, while AC Energy Corp (ACEN PM) and Converge ICT Solutions (CNVRG PM) are up 4% and 13% respectively.We had AC Energy Corp (ACEN PM) as an inclusion and Emperador Inc (EMP PM) as a deletion. DMCI Holdings (DMC PM) was a close delete. Converge ICT Solutions (CNVRG PM) was added following a rule change that was announced and implemented at the same time as the constituent changes and that resulted in the deletion of DMCI Holdings (DMC PM) as well.There are also some rule changes related minimum free float, to Fast Entry for stocks, and to the inclusion/exclusion cutoff rankings at the regular rebalances.

PCOMP Index Rebalance: ACEN, CNVRG Added; EMP, DMCI Deleted

The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/philippines-stock-exchange-psei-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22912:1" rel="noopener">Philippines Stock Exchange PSEi Index (PCOMP INDEX)</a> is the main index of the Philippines Stock Exchange (PSE). The index is free float market cap weighted and is made up of the 30 largest and most active common stocks listed at the PSE.The next rebalance will become effective in mid-August and the changes will be announced around 5 trading days prior to implementation.We see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ac-energy-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23188:1" rel="noopener">AC Energy Corp (ACEN PM)</a> as a likely inclusion in the index. Potential deletions are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/emperador-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3485:1" rel="noopener">Emperador Inc (EMP PM)</a> on liquidity and possibly free float and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dmci-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8026:1" rel="noopener">DMCI Holdings (DMC PM)</a> as the lowest ranked index constituent.There are minimal assets tracking the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/philippines-stock-exchange-psei-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22912:1" rel="noopener">Philippines Stock Exchange PSEi Index (PCOMP INDEX)</a>. However, there are active funds using the index as a benchmark and some of the funds track the benchmark pretty closely. Historically, the adds have performed well in the period leading up to implementation.

The Philippines Stock Exchange PSEi Index (PCOMP INDEX) is the main index of the Philippines Stock Exchange (PSE). The index is free float market cap weighted and is made up of the 30 largest and most active common stocks listed at the PSE.The next rebalance will become effective in mid-August and the changes will be announced around 5 trading days prior to implementation.We see AC Energy Corp (ACEN PM) as a likely inclusion in the index. Potential deletions are Emperador Inc (EMP PM) on liquidity and possibly free float and DMCI Holdings (DMC PM) as the lowest ranked index constituent.There are minimal assets tracking the Philippines Stock Exchange PSEi Index (PCOMP INDEX). However, there are active funds using the index as a benchmark and some of the funds track the benchmark pretty closely. Historically, the adds have performed well in the period leading up to implementation.

PCOMP Index Rebalance Preview: Inclusion Fairly Certain; Deletion Undecided

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Low earnings expectation, high earnings quality, and strong long-term sales growth relative to its sector</li>
<li>Potential large-scale contract in partnership with Japanese contractor bidding for US$2bn railway project with the auction scheduled for 4Q18</li>
<li>Coal mining subsidiary’s strong performance should continue benefitting from growing demand from China and limited supply growth, 35% YoY net income growth in 1H18</li>
<li>DMC is Attractive at 18CE* 11.5% ROE/PB versus ASEAN Capital Goods at 7.2% ROE/PB</li>
<li>Risks: Weakness in commodity price, economic slowdown</li>
</ul>* Consensus Estimates


Low earnings expectation, high earnings quality, and strong long-term sales growth relative to its sector
Potential large-scale contract in partnership with Japanese contractor bidding for US$2bn railway project with the auction scheduled for 4Q18
Coal mining subsidiary’s strong performance should continue benefitting from growing demand from China and limited supply growth, 35% YoY net income growth in 1H18
DMC is Attractive at 18CE* 11.5% ROE/PB versus ASEAN Capital Goods at 7.2% ROE/PB
Risks: Weakness in commodity price, economic slowdown
* Consensus Estimates

DMC (DMC PM): Benefits from Philippine Economic Development

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Semirara Mining & Power Corporation engages in the exploration, extraction, and development of thermal coal resources in the Philippines, operating the largest and most modern open-pit coal mine. The company also generates and sells electricity through its coal-fired power plants. It is headquartered in Makati, Philippines, and was founded on February 26, 1980.

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