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>Given the tighter rubber supply outlook, we remain bullish on the rubber price uptrend in 2024E, which should be an earnings catalyst for rubber stocks this year.</li><li>As for the stock under our coverage, i.e., NER (Outperform; FV at Bt6.52), its earnings are expected to grow by 36% YoY in 2024E.</li><li>It's worth noting that rubber prices exhibit a correlation with rubber stock prices of approximately 60-80%, factoring in the nature of the business and the varying revenue structures across products. </li></ul>

Given the tighter rubber supply outlook, we remain bullish on the rubber price uptrend in 2024E, which should be an earnings catalyst for rubber stocks this year.As for the stock under our coverage, i.e., NER (Outperform; FV at Bt6.52), its earnings are expected to grow by 36% YoY in 2024E.It's worth noting that rubber prices exhibit a correlation with rubber stock prices of approximately 60-80%, factoring in the nature of the business and the varying revenue structures across products. 

Rubber - Maintain Bullish View on Rubber Prices in 2024E

<div><div><div><div><ul><li>We propose a new set of global plays in accordance with the de- globalization trend, shifting the allocation toward Asia-based companies with better growth prospects than those that generate the bulk of their revenue in Western markets.</li><li>Our recommended stocks are CBG and SCGP.</li><li><div><div><p>The global economy is less synchronized than in the past, meaning that a global plays strategy should be more area focused to enhance the growth potential.</p></div></div></li></ul></div></div></div></div>

We propose a new set of global plays in accordance with the de- globalization trend, shifting the allocation toward Asia-based companies with better growth prospects than those that generate the bulk of their revenue in Western markets.Our recommended stocks are CBG and SCGP.The global economy is less synchronized than in the past, meaning that a global plays strategy should be more area focused to enhance the growth potential.

Changing Landscape for Global Plays - Shifting the Allocation of Global Plays Toward Asia

Thailand

Sri Trang Agro-Industry Public Company Limited produces and markets smoked sheet rubber.  The Company sells its products to tire manufacturers as primary market, and exports to Japan, China, Korea, and Taiwan as secondary market.

Sri Trang Agro Industry (STA TB)

Rubber - Maintain Bullish View on Rubber Prices in 2024E

Given the tighter rubber supply outlook, we remain bullish on the rubber price uptrend in 2024E, which should be an earnings catalyst for rubber...

Krungthai XSpring

Changing Landscape for Global Plays - Shifting the Allocation of Global Plays Toward Asia

The global economy is less synchronized than in the past, meaning that a global plays strategy should be more area focused to enhance the growth...

Krungthai XSpring