Equity, Bottom-up Analyst, Investics Research

Sameer Taneja

Equity, Bottom-up Analyst

Investics Research

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Equity Bottom-up Research

Equity Bottom-Up

GrafTech International Ltd / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/graftech-international-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27124:1" rel="noopener">GrafTech International Ltd (EAF US)</a> results for Q4 2022 were worse than expected, and guidance for volumes down 50% in H1 2023e was shocking.</li>
<li>In summary, our intrinsic value was too aggressive, and there was a low margin of safety on the investment. Constant execution issues in a favorable environment didn't help our cause.</li>
<li>The stock isn't as cheap when trading at 11.1x/9.5x FY23e/FY24e. The deleveraging story now gets pushed out to the end of FY25. The investment is dead money for two years.</li>
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GrafTech International Ltd (EAF US) results for Q4 2022 were worse than expected, and guidance for volumes down 50% in H1 2023e was shocking.
In summary, our intrinsic value was too aggressive, and there was a low margin of safety on the investment. Constant execution issues in a favorable environment didn't help our cause.
The stock isn't as cheap when trading at 11.1x/9.5x FY23e/FY24e. The deleveraging story now gets pushed out to the end of FY25. The investment is dead money for two years.


Graftech: Deleveraging Story Moves Out Even Further / Dead Money

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/whitehaven-coal-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14253:1" rel="noopener">Whitehaven Coal (WHC AU)</a> underwhelming capital allocation in H1 2023 may have disappointed investors, but armed with a war chest of 2.47 bn AUD (35% mkt cap), we remain optimistic.</li>
<li>The company aims to purchase 240 mn shares ( or about 25% of outstanding shares ) over and above the 10% it completed from last year's buyback phase. </li>
<li>Trading at 2.2x/3.2x  FY23e/FY24e, the stock is extremely cheap with a conservative dividend yield of 9.1%/6.3% FY23e/FY24e ( assuming a 20% dividend-only payout ratio). </li>
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Whitehaven Coal (WHC AU) underwhelming capital allocation in H1 2023 may have disappointed investors, but armed with a war chest of 2.47 bn AUD (35% mkt cap), we remain optimistic.
The company aims to purchase 240 mn shares ( or about 25% of outstanding shares ) over and above the 10% it completed from last year's buyback phase. 
Trading at 2.2x/3.2x  FY23e/FY24e, the stock is extremely cheap with a conservative dividend yield of 9.1%/6.3% FY23e/FY24e ( assuming a 20% dividend-only payout ratio). 


Whitehaven Coal - 35% of Mkt Cap Cash/ Aggressive Capital Allocation The Key

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Nov 11th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD19.6bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Westpac, Woodside, Norther Star, ANZ, Aristocrat Leisure, New Hope, Rio Tinto.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Nov 11th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD19.6bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Westpac, Woodside, Norther Star, ANZ, Aristocrat Leisure, New Hope, Rio Tinto.


ASX Short Interest Weekly (Nov 11th): Westpac, Woodside, Norther Star

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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/crown-resorts-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:808:1" rel="noopener">Crown Resorts (CWN AU)</a>'s Second Court hearing is scheduled for 15 June and the stock is likely to stop trading at the close on that day. </li>
<li>Estimated passive tracker selling is 62m shares (A$809m; 31.2 days of ADV) of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/crown-resorts-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:808:1" rel="noopener">Crown Resorts (CWN AU)</a> and that could open up some arb opportunities.</li>
<li>We expect <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/whitehaven-coal-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14253:1" rel="noopener">Whitehaven Coal (WHC AU)</a> will be added to the S&amp;P/ASX 100 Index, while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/coronado-global-resources-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27473:1" rel="noopener">Coronado Global Resources Inc (CRN AU)</a> could be added to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-asx-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22901:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX)</a>. </li>
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Crown Resorts (CWN AU)'s Second Court hearing is scheduled for 15 June and the stock is likely to stop trading at the close on that day. 
Estimated passive tracker selling is 62m shares (A$809m; 31.2 days of ADV) of Crown Resorts (CWN AU) and that could open up some arb opportunities.
We expect Whitehaven Coal (WHC AU) will be added to the S&amp;P/ASX 100 Index, while Coronado Global Resources Inc (CRN AU) could be added to the S&amp;P/ASX 200 (AS51 INDEX). 


Crown Resorts (CWN AU): Passive Sell Flow and Potential ASX100/200 Replacements

Equity Analyst, Event-driven, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Equity Analyst, Event-driven

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

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<li>The S&amp;P ASX June 2022 index changes were announced on 3rd June as I discussed in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/s-p-asx-june-2022-rebalance-adds-are-mostly-mining-companies-dels-are-mostly-tech-financials" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:71075" rel="noopener">S&amp;P ASX June 2022 Rebalance: ADDs Are Mostly Mining Companies; DELs Are Mostly Tech/Financials</a>.</li>
<li>With the Inclusion/Exclusion events expected to take place at the end of this week, below is a closer look at the price and volume performance of the candidates so far.</li>
<li>Separately, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/crown-resorts-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:808:1" rel="noopener">Crown Resorts (CWN AU)</a> could get deleted from ASX 100 and ASX 200 in the next few trading days and I have picked out the potential replacements.</li>
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The S&amp;P ASX June 2022 index changes were announced on 3rd June as I discussed in S&amp;P ASX June 2022 Rebalance: ADDs Are Mostly Mining Companies; DELs Are Mostly Tech/Financials.
With the Inclusion/Exclusion events expected to take place at the end of this week, below is a closer look at the price and volume performance of the candidates so far.
Separately, Crown Resorts (CWN AU) could get deleted from ASX 100 and ASX 200 in the next few trading days and I have picked out the potential replacements.


S&P/​ASX June 2022 Rebal Final Look and Crown Resorts Replacements

Australia

Whitehaven Coal Limited mines and sells metallurgical and thermal coals to the global steel, power generation, and metallurgical industries.

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Whitehaven Coal (WHC AU)

Graftech: Deleveraging Story Moves Out Even Further / Dead Money

Graftech stock isn't as cheap when trading at 11.1x/9.5x FY23e/FY24e. The deleveraging story with the Monterrey incident gets pushed out to the end...

Sameer Taneja

Whitehaven Coal - 35% of Mkt Cap Cash/ Aggressive Capital Allocation The Key

Trading at 2.2x/3.2x FY23e/FY24e, the stock is extremely cheap with a conservative dividend yield of 9.1%/6.3% FY23e/FY24e ( assuming a 20%...

Sameer Taneja

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Nov 11th): Westpac, Woodside, Norther Star

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Westpac, Woodside, Norther Star, ANZ, Aristocrat...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Crown Resorts (CWN AU): Passive Sell Flow and Potential ASX100/200 Replacements

Crown Resorts has received all reg approvals. The court hearing takes place 15 Jun & the stock could stop trading at the close. There will be large...

Brian Freitas

S&P/ASX June 2022 Rebal Final Look and Crown Resorts Replacements

A final look at the June 2022 rebalance trade for the S&P ASX Indices and a discussion on potential replacements for Crown Resorts

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

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Graftech: Deleveraging Story Moves Out Even Further / Dead Money

Graftech stock isn't as cheap when trading at 11.1x/9.5x FY23e/FY24e. The deleveraging story with the Monterrey incident gets pushed out to the end...

Sameer Taneja

Whitehaven Coal - 35% of Mkt Cap Cash/ Aggressive Capital Allocation The Key

Trading at 2.2x/3.2x FY23e/FY24e, the stock is extremely cheap with a conservative dividend yield of 9.1%/6.3% FY23e/FY24e ( assuming a 20%...

Sameer Taneja

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Nov 11th): Westpac, Woodside, Norther Star

We analyzed ASX short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in Westpac, Woodside, Norther Star, ANZ, Aristocrat...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Crown Resorts (CWN AU): Passive Sell Flow and Potential ASX100/200 Replacements

Crown Resorts has received all reg approvals. The court hearing takes place 15 Jun & the stock could stop trading at the close. There will be large...

Brian Freitas

S&P/​ASX June 2022 Rebal Final Look and Crown Resorts Replacements

A final look at the June 2022 rebalance trade for the S&P ASX Indices and a discussion on potential replacements for Crown Resorts

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

S&P/ASX June 2022 Rebal Final Look and Crown Resorts Replacements