SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Exchange is Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructure, facilitating the exchange of capital and ideas to create value for people, businesses and economies. As a multi-asset exchange operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards, SGX is a vertically integrated business that provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services.

With about 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange. Offering a full suite of derivatives products across Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies, SGX is the world’s most liquid international market for the benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan and ASEAN.

As Asia’s pioneering central counterparty, SGX is globally recognised for its risk management and clearing capabilities, and was one of the first globally to adopt the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure.

Headquartered in AAA-rated Singapore, SGX has over 800 employees including offices in Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>The FTSE ST Industrials Index saw a 17% total return in 2025, with S$588M net institutional inflows.</li><li>ST Engineering achieved a 78% total return, driven by diversified business and strategic digital investments.</li><li>OKP Holdings' share price surged 200% YTD, supported by a S$736M order book and AI-driven automation.</li></ul>

The FTSE ST Industrials Index saw a 17% total return in 2025, with S$588M net institutional inflows.ST Engineering achieved a 78% total return, driven by diversified business and strategic digital investments.OKP Holdings' share price surged 200% YTD, supported by a S$736M order book and AI-driven automation.

Industrials Lead the Charge: FTSE ST Industrials Outpaced STI Since February

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The electronic production equipment industry forms the backbone of modern electronics manufacturing. The global electronic production equipment market size was valued at c. US$150B in 2023 and projected to reach c. US$215B by 2030.</li>
<li>China is by far the largest country in electronics manufacturing, followed by Taiwan and South Korea. Southeast Asian countries (e.g., Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand) have also been gaining a share in recent years.</li>
<li>The sector’s growth is further underpinned by factors, such as AI, IoT, and Industry 4.0, surging demand for electric vehicles and consumer electronics, sustainability and green manufacturing.</li>
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The electronic production equipment industry forms the backbone of modern electronics manufacturing. The global electronic production equipment market size was valued at c. US$150B in 2023 and projected to reach c. US$215B by 2030.
China is by far the largest country in electronics manufacturing, followed by Taiwan and South Korea. Southeast Asian countries (e.g., Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand) have also been gaining a share in recent years.
The sector’s growth is further underpinned by factors, such as AI, IoT, and Industry 4.0, surging demand for electric vehicles and consumer electronics, sustainability and green manufacturing.


Singapore Electronic Production Equipment: Growth in an Era of AI and IoT

<ul><li>Back in 1H24, Gartner projected significant growth in global semiconductor sales for 2024 and 2025, driven by a rebound in AI chips, memory pricing, PCs, smartphones, and consumer devices.</li><li>Aztech, Valuetronics and ISDN have shown mixed returns this year, with Valuetronics trading above its 5-year P/S average.</li><li>Aztech, Valuetronics and ISDN have been enhancing their manufacturing operations with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), leveraging software to increase production efficiency.</li></ul>

Back in 1H24, Gartner projected significant growth in global semiconductor sales for 2024 and 2025, driven by a rebound in AI chips, memory pricing, PCs, smartphones, and consumer devices.Aztech, Valuetronics and ISDN have shown mixed returns this year, with Valuetronics trading above its 5-year P/S average.Aztech, Valuetronics and ISDN have been enhancing their manufacturing operations with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), leveraging software to increase production efficiency.

Recent Driving Forces in the Technology Sector

<ul><li>Just over 40 Singapore-listed stocks that posted price gains over the past year, maintain single-digit P/E ratios and double-digit ROEs.</li><li>Aside from Singapore Airlines, the most traded stocks of the cohort over the past 5 weeks were Geo Energy Res, Golden Agri, Food Empire, TJ DaRenTang, Valuetronics, Marco Polo Marine, Ley Choon, Bumitama Agri and Stamford Land.</li><li>Among these stocks, Golden Agri, Food Empire, TJ DaRenTang, Bumitama Agri are currently trading below their Consensus Estimate Target Prices.</li></ul>

Just over 40 Singapore-listed stocks that posted price gains over the past year, maintain single-digit P/E ratios and double-digit ROEs.Aside from Singapore Airlines, the most traded stocks of the cohort over the past 5 weeks were Geo Energy Res, Golden Agri, Food Empire, TJ DaRenTang, Valuetronics, Marco Polo Marine, Ley Choon, Bumitama Agri and Stamford Land.Among these stocks, Golden Agri, Food Empire, TJ DaRenTang, Bumitama Agri are currently trading below their Consensus Estimate Target Prices.

Singapore’s Most Defensive High ROE & Low P/E Stocks Over Past Year

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<ul><li>Valuetronics' FY23 net profit of HK$123m (+8.3% y-o-y/+12.6% h-o-h) was slightly above our forecast, forming 106% of our full-year estimate, due to a lower-than-expected revenue decline.</li><li>Valuetronics' outlook remains conservative as it expects the ripple effect of the supply chain bottlenecks to last beyond 2023.</li><li>Other uncertainties include the Russia-Ukraine conflict, US Fed rate hikes and rising inflationary pressures.</li></ul><p><em>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.</em></p>

Valuetronics' FY23 net profit of HK$123m (+8.3% y-o-y/+12.6% h-o-h) was slightly above our forecast, forming 106% of our full-year estimate, due to a lower-than-expected revenue decline.Valuetronics' outlook remains conservative as it expects the ripple effect of the supply chain bottlenecks to last beyond 2023.Other uncertainties include the Russia-Ukraine conflict, US Fed rate hikes and rising inflationary pressures.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.

Valuetronics - FY23 Slightly Above Expectations, Conservative Amid Global Headwinds

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Valuetronics Holdings Ltd. offers original equipment manufacturing and original design manufacturing services.  The Company serves customers in the telecommunications, industrial, commercial electronic products, and consumer electronic products industries.

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Industrials Lead the Charge: FTSE ST Industrials Outpaced STI Since February

The FTSE ST Industrials Index saw a 17% total return in 2025, with S$588M net institutional inflows. ST Engineering achieved a 78% total return,...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Electronic Production Equipment: Growth in an Era of AI and IoT

The electronic production equipment industry forms the backbone of modern electronics manufacturing. The global electronic production equipment...

Kilde

Recent Driving Forces in the Technology Sector

Back in 1H24, Gartner projected significant growth in global semiconductor sales for 2024 and 2025, driven by a rebound in AI chips, memory...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore’s Most Defensive High ROE & Low P/E Stocks Over Past Year

Just over 40 Singapore-listed stocks that posted price gains over the past year, maintain single-digit P/E ratios and double-digit ROEs. Aside...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Valuetronics - FY23 Slightly Above Expectations, Conservative Amid Global Headwinds

Valuetronics' FY23 net profit of HK$123m (+8.3% y-o-y/+12.6% h-o-h) was slightly above our forecast, forming 106% of our full-year estimate, due to...

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