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.

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<ul><li>No changes were made to KTX Tactical DR Picks today, with positions maintained in five DRs: MITSU19, NVDA80, PINGAN80, TENCENT80, and TRIPCOM80, most of which are tied to Hong Kong-listed stocks.</li><li>The average return of the underlying securities in the portfolio edged up 0.51% from the previous day, driven by gains in Hong Kong-related DRs, particularly TENCENT80 and TRIPCOM80, after the Chinese government introduced additional economic stimulus measures.</li><li>Our study using the KTX Fundamental USDTHB Tracker shows that the baht is on an appreciating trend, posing FX risks for overseas investments, including DRs.</li></ul>

No changes were made to KTX Tactical DR Picks today, with positions maintained in five DRs: MITSU19, NVDA80, PINGAN80, TENCENT80, and TRIPCOM80, most of which are tied to Hong Kong-listed stocks.The average return of the underlying securities in the portfolio edged up 0.51% from the previous day, driven by gains in Hong Kong-related DRs, particularly TENCENT80 and TRIPCOM80, after the Chinese government introduced additional economic stimulus measures.Our study using the KTX Fundamental USDTHB Tracker shows that the baht is on an appreciating trend, posing FX risks for overseas investments, including DRs.

KTX Tactical DR Picks - September 18, 2025 (Eng.)

<ul><li>NINTENDO19 dropped out of the ranking criteria with a return of -1.1%, while TRIPCOM80 was added.</li><li>TRIPCOM80 is a DR linked to TRIP.COM Group, a comprehensive travel platform listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, positioned to benefit from expectations of Chinese government stimulus measures for the tourism sector ahead of the National Day holidays.</li><li>The average return of the underlying securities in the portfolio slipped slightly by 0.02% from the previous day, pressured by the decline in PINGAN80.</li></ul>

NINTENDO19 dropped out of the ranking criteria with a return of -1.1%, while TRIPCOM80 was added.TRIPCOM80 is a DR linked to TRIP.COM Group, a comprehensive travel platform listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, positioned to benefit from expectations of Chinese government stimulus measures for the tourism sector ahead of the National Day holidays.The average return of the underlying securities in the portfolio slipped slightly by 0.02% from the previous day, pressured by the decline in PINGAN80.

KTX TACTICAL DR PICKS - September 17, 2025

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

<ul><li>Most internet companies’ 1Q25 earnings met or exceeded market expectations, while concerns are mainly around over reduced earnings visibility due to intensifying competition among marketplace platforms.</li><li>Expanding quality supply, reducing merchant costs, and increasing core user transaction frequency are the priorities.</li><li>Looking ahead, we believe subsectors and companies having strong business model moats and less vulnerable to subsidy-driven competition may outperform, while firms with established ecosystems/network effects, higher margins, and substantial absolute profits will likely have stronger competitive positioning. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Most internet companies’ 1Q25 earnings met or exceeded market expectations, while concerns are mainly around over reduced earnings visibility due to intensifying competition among marketplace platforms.Expanding quality supply, reducing merchant costs, and increasing core user transaction frequency are the priorities.Looking ahead, we believe subsectors and companies having strong business model moats and less vulnerable to subsidy-driven competition may outperform, while firms with established ecosystems/network effects, higher margins, and substantial absolute profits will likely have stronger competitive positioning. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Internet - Business Model/Competitive Barrier Back in Focus

<ul><li>For this year’s Spring Festival Holiday (SFH), we identified several key trends regarding travel and consumption: 1) overall domestic travel demand remains resilient, with solid increases in both the number of tourists and per capita consumption;</li><li>2) outbound travel demand remained strong and inbound travel could become an important long-term growth driver for the travel industry over the long-run; and</li><li>3) although overall consumption sentiment likely still takes time to recover, retail sales GMV growth during the holiday period was strong, and “national subsidy” remains a solid driver for growth in key categories such as home appliances and communication equipment. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

For this year’s Spring Festival Holiday (SFH), we identified several key trends regarding travel and consumption: 1) overall domestic travel demand remains resilient, with solid increases in both the number of tourists and per capita consumption;2) outbound travel demand remained strong and inbound travel could become an important long-term growth driver for the travel industry over the long-run; and3) although overall consumption sentiment likely still takes time to recover, retail sales GMV growth during the holiday period was strong, and “national subsidy” remains a solid driver for growth in key categories such as home appliances and communication equipment. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Internet - Trends Observed from 2025 Spring Festival

<ul><li>We update our sector investment views for the next six months post earnings as follows: 1) Companies with solid fundamentals and high revenue and profit growth visibility; 2) sustained profitability and willingness to lift shareholder returns; and 3) a sizeable TAM for new initiatives and business explorations likely to generate a decent ROIC.</li><li>We believe the market will continue to allocate to such names and value them fairly.</li><li>Taking into account 2Q results and recent stock performances, we find our previous view has been testified: better-than-expected earnings are not enough to drive a share rally, but better-than-expected 3Q/full-year outlook and enhanced shareholder return measures could provide key support. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

We update our sector investment views for the next six months post earnings as follows: 1) Companies with solid fundamentals and high revenue and profit growth visibility; 2) sustained profitability and willingness to lift shareholder returns; and 3) a sizeable TAM for new initiatives and business explorations likely to generate a decent ROIC.We believe the market will continue to allocate to such names and value them fairly.Taking into account 2Q results and recent stock performances, we find our previous view has been testified: better-than-expected earnings are not enough to drive a share rally, but better-than-expected 3Q/full-year outlook and enhanced shareholder return measures could provide key support. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Internet - 2Q24 Recap & Stock-Picking Ideas: Seeking Certainty

China

Trip.com Group Ltd. provides online travel agency services. The Company offers mobile applications, hotel reservations, flight ticketing, package tours, corporate travel management, and train ticketing services.

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Trip.com (TCOM US)

KTX Tactical DR Picks - September 18, 2025 (Eng.)

Our study using the KTX Fundamental USDTHB Tracker shows that the baht is on an appreciating trend, posing FX risks for overseas investments,...

Krungthai XSpring

KTX TACTICAL DR PICKS - September 17, 2025

The average return of the underlying securities in the portfolio slipped slightly by 0.02% from the previous day, pressured by the decline in...

Krungthai XSpring

Internet - Business Model/Competitive Barrier Back in Focus

Most internet companies’ 1Q25 earnings met or exceeded market expectations, while concerns are mainly around over reduced earnings visibility due...

CMB International

Internet - Trends Observed from 2025 Spring Festival

For this year’s Spring Festival Holiday (SFH), we identified several key trends regarding travel and consumption: 1) overall domestic travel demand...

CMB International

Internet - 2Q24 Recap & Stock-Picking Ideas: Seeking Certainty

We update our sector investment views for the next six months post earnings as follows: 1) Companies with solid fundamentals and high revenue and...

CMB International

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