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Daily Brief Event-Driven: Tencent (700 HK) – This Is Not the Selldown You Are Looking For and more

By | Daily Briefs, Event-Driven

In today’s briefing:

  • Tencent (700 HK) – This Is Not the Selldown You Are Looking For
  • Hang Seng Index Rebalance Preview: A Year Later Than Planned – 80 Members at Last?
  • An Alternative Flow Trading Angle for K200 Rebalancing in June
  • Enchem: Block Deal Sale of 14% of Outstanding Shares
  • Quiddity Leaderboard for BSE/​​SENSEX Jun 23: Six BSE 100 Changes and Four BSE 200 Changes
  • Cash Call at 38% Discount

Tencent (700 HK) – This Is Not the Selldown You Are Looking For

By Travis Lundy

  • On April 11, Prosus (PRX NA) made an Update on Repurchase Programme that it had repurchased shares in the market from the 3-7 April. They do so every week.
  • This one said they would move 96 million shares of Tencent (700 HK) currently held in non-transferrable shares into CCASS so they could be sold. 
  • The ADRs dropped in New York time. Tencent shares fell hard today. If the share price fell because of a block offering, that would be unwarranted. 

Hang Seng Index Rebalance Preview: A Year Later Than Planned – 80 Members at Last?

By Brian Freitas

  • With no changes made at the March rebalance, we are still stuck at 76 index constituents. And it’s been a year later than originally planned to reach 80 index constituents.
  • We list 10 potential inclusions in June. Adding all 10 stocks will lead to around 5% one-way turnover, so there could be a mix of larger and smaller stocks added.
  • There will be at least 1x ADV to trade on nearly all inclusions. Short interest is over 4% of float on some stocks and there has been a recent jump.

An Alternative Flow Trading Angle for K200 Rebalancing in June

By Sanghyun Park

  • In KOSPI 200 IT Sector Index rebalancing in June, we should consider using Samsung SDS as a hedge for short positions on KakaoPay from a day trading perspective.
  • The expected performance of traditional flow trading based on passive impact has become uncertain due to flexible rebalancing trading by local pensions and short selling resumption on K200 new entrants.
  • As such, flow events on these sector indices that are still pretty much under the radar in the market could be a meaningful alternative for us.

Enchem: Block Deal Sale of 14% of Outstanding Shares

By Douglas Kim

  • Chosun Business Daily reported today that Enchem is considering on conducting a block deal sale of nearly 14% of its outstanding shares, representing about 160 billion won.
  • Brahman PS Investment is the likely seller in this block deal sale. If the block deal sale is successful, Brahman will have gained more than 6x on its original investment.
  • We would not be buyers of the block deal sale mainly due to unattractive valuations, volatile profitability, and not enough block deal sale discount. 

Quiddity Leaderboard for BSE/​​SENSEX Jun 23: Six BSE 100 Changes and Four BSE 200 Changes

By Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

  • In this insight, we take a look at the Potential ADDs/DELs for the BSE SENSEX, 100, 200, and 500 Indices in the June 2023 Rebalance.
  • There are only few more days left in the reference period used for the constituent selection process for the June 2023 Rebalance.
  • Currently, I see 6 ADDs/DELs for the BSE 100 index and 4 ADDs/DELs for the BSE 200 index.

Cash Call at 38% Discount

By Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

  • The timing was ripe for a rights issue after the share price had gained 64% since 24 October and addresses the capital structure, a need to win relevant contracts.
  • The rights issue is priced at a 38.6% discount (with a negative impact on the share price). TERP is €8.8438, theoretical value of the right is €1.1762).
  • Exclusively considering the cash injection and new number of shares, TP would be €9.07/share, with the caveat of the large dilution and uncertainty about the execution of the restructuring.

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Daily Brief Thematic (Sector/Industry): Good Morning Japan |Fed Minutes Sinks Equities; NUGGET:Japan Post-Capital Mgmt and more

By | Daily Briefs, Thematic (Sector/Industry)

In today’s briefing:

  • Good Morning Japan |Fed Minutes Sinks Equities; NUGGET:Japan Post-Capital Mgmt, DX, Drones; Low PBR
  • The Stocks to Own in ASEAN – Vol. 42
  • The Stocks to Own in Asia – Vol. 40
  • China Strategy: It Is the Foreign Exchange Impact, Stupid!
  • A Different View on Global CDMO – The Industry Trend, the Major Players, and the Outlook
  • Nanya Q1 2023 Revenue Declines 19.2% QoQ
  • China TMT Updfate(Apr.13)- Nio/700hk/Baba:Alibaba Unveils Plans for LLM AI and Cloud Price Cuts (+)

Good Morning Japan |Fed Minutes Sinks Equities; NUGGET:Japan Post-Capital Mgmt, DX, Drones; Low PBR

By Mark Chadwick

  • OVERSEAS. Inflation Benign but Fed Minutes point to (mild) recession with Hawkish bent for addl rate hikes;  US  Equities close in the red, giving up early CPI driven gains
  • JAPAN. NKY Futs -0.6% vs CASH; USDJPY 133.1; Japan Population falls below 125 million in 2022 – increases worries on low birthrate/aging society; Activists gear up ahead of Japan AGM
  • NUGGET. Japan Post (6178) – this low pbr stock is undergoing transformation in many areas – from balance sheet to operations. If they can execute….

The Stocks to Own in ASEAN – Vol. 42

By Dr. Andrew Stotz, CFA

  • We highlight 14 stocks in ASEAN that look interesting to us based on our FVMR Methodology
  • Seven stocks remain, and seven stocks added to our portfolio
  • Since its inception, the portfolio has generated a before-fee total return of 177% versus MSCI ASEAN’s 27%

The Stocks to Own in Asia – Vol. 40

By Dr. Andrew Stotz, CFA

  • We highlight 14 stocks in Asia that look interesting to us based on our FVMR methodology
  • Four stock remains, and 10 stocks added to our portfolio
  • Since its inception, it has generated a before-fee total return of 106% versus the MSCI Asia ex Japan of 61%

China Strategy: It Is the Foreign Exchange Impact, Stupid!

By Osbert Tang, CFA


A Different View on Global CDMO – The Industry Trend, the Major Players, and the Outlook

By Xinyao (Criss) Wang

  • The market of biopharmaceuticals and CDMO keeps growing, with CAGR of about 10%. However, CGT is the “outlier”. The whole story of CGT business isn’t persuasive at the current stage.
  • Lonza is still the leader.WuXi bio has secured the second place. Samsung Biologics is catching up in terms of profit margin. Different production capacity structures can bring about different changes.
  • Industry concentration of CDMO would further increase, making it difficult for new entrants to seize orders from Top CDMOs.We advise investors not to spend too much time on small CDMOs.

Nanya Q1 2023 Revenue Declines 19.2% QoQ

By William Keating

  • ASPs & bit shipments decreased by high single digits percent QoQ
  • Anticipated recovery in H2 ’23 will be slow & gradual
  • The potential for inventory write-downs remains a headwind but March revenue MoM increase is a hopeful sign

China TMT Updfate(Apr.13)- Nio/700hk/Baba:Alibaba Unveils Plans for LLM AI and Cloud Price Cuts (+)

By Shawn Yang

  • NIO: Wait times for NIO ET5 shortened to 2 weeks (-)
  • 700HK: Tencent games now able to buy traffic on Bytedance (+)
  • BABA: Alibaba unveils implementation plans for its LLM AI and price cuts for Cloud (+)

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Daily Brief Macro: The Great Game – Geopolitical Overview Q2 2023 and more

By | Daily Briefs, Macro

In today’s briefing:

  • The Great Game – Geopolitical Overview Q2 2023
  • Back to the Future: ‘US Unemployment Hits 7% in January 2025’
  • CX Daily: Five Things to Know About Early Mortgage Repayments in China

The Great Game – Geopolitical Overview Q2 2023

By Mikkel Rosenvold

  • If we learned anything from 2022, it’s that you need to keep your eye on geopolitics as an investor.
  • Gone are the days of American hegemony – now, great power rivalry is back
  • We give our assessment of key geopolitical situations that investors need to be on top of in Q2 2023

Back to the Future: ‘US Unemployment Hits 7% in January 2025’

By Jeroen Blokland

  • The US labor is finally succumbing to the biggest and fastest Federal Reserve tightening cycle since the early 1980s.
  • The historical relationship between Fed tightening cycles and the US unemployment rate is strong.  On average, US unemployment started rising six months after the last Fed hike.
  • It took nearly two years after the last Fed rate hike before the peak was in, with unemployment increasing by 3.5 percentage points. The big exception: 1994-1995!

CX Daily: Five Things to Know About Early Mortgage Repayments in China

By Caixin Global

  • Mortgage /: Five things to know about early mortgage repayments in China
  • Sandstorm /: China hit by yet another sandstorm as capital chokes in dust cloud
  • Brokerages /: Bear market saps Chinese brokerages’ 2022 earnings

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Daily Brief Australia: Newcrest Mining, Alkane Resources, CommsChoice Group Ltd and more

By | Australia, Daily Briefs

In today’s briefing:

  • Newcrest: Newmont Bumps And Granted DD
  • Newcrest Mining (NCM AU): Newmont Returns with a Revised Offer
  • Alkane Resources – A self-sufficient outlook
  • Comms Group (ASX:CCG) – Domestic Restructure to Boost FY24+
  • Comms Group Limited – Domestic Restructure to Boost FY24+

Newcrest: Newmont Bumps And Granted DD

By David Blennerhassett

  • Under the revised proposal, Newmont (NEM US) has bumped the all-scrip terms for Newcrest Mining (NCM AU) to 0.400 Newmont shares – from 0.380 – for each Newcrest share held. 
  • Including a permissible franked special dividend of up to US$1.10/share, the revised proposal represents an implied value of A$32.87/share. Newmont indicated the revised bid represents its best and final price.
  • Newcrest has granted Newmont confirmatory due diligence to put forward a binding proposal.

Newcrest Mining (NCM AU): Newmont Returns with a Revised Offer

By Arun George

  • Newcrest Mining (NCM AU) disclosed a revised non-binding indicative privatisation proposal from Newmont Mining (NEM US) at 0.400 Newmont shares per Newcrest share + US$1.10 special dividend. 
  • Since the 6 February announcement, the average implied value of the revised offer is A$29.14 per share, which is 11.6% higher than the average of the previous offer of A$26.12.
  • The offer is attractive in terms of historical prices and VWAP ratios but carries the volatility risk around Newmont shares and FX rates. Expect a binding proposal. 

Alkane Resources – A self-sufficient outlook

By Edison Investment Research

Since our outlook note published on 7 July 2022, Alkane has made several important announcements. Firstly, it improved its FY23 production guidance to 62,000–70,000oz (a 17% increase) after impressive H123 production at Tomingley and now expects to reach the upper end of this range. This has resulted in our EPS forecast for FY23 increasing by 30.6% from A$0.0445/share to A$0.0582/share. This was followed by the approval of the Tomingley Gold Extension Project, permitting open-cut mining at the Roswell and San Antonio deposits (including underground mining at the former), extending the mine life at Tomingley to at least 2031. Additionally, Alkane announced an inferred mineral resource at Kaiser of 4.7Moz AuE (0.48Mt Cu, 2.05Moz Au). Finally, it reported Q323 gold production of 16,641oz, bringing the current year to date production figure to 54,431oz.


Comms Group (ASX:CCG) – Domestic Restructure to Boost FY24+

By Research as a Service (RaaS)

  • The company has announced a restructure of its domestic retail business following a review that identified excess resourcing levels.
  • The result is an estimated 20 redundancies and annualised cost saving of $2m at the EBITDA line
  • We have upgraded our forecasts from FY24 and our valuation has increased as well.

Comms Group Limited – Domestic Restructure to Boost FY24+

By Research as a Service (RaaS)

  • Comms Group Ltd (ASX:CCG) has announced a restructure within its domestic retail business following a review that identified excess resourcing levels.
  • The result is an estimated 20 redundancies and an annualised cost saving of $2m at the EBITDA line.
  • Guidance for FY23 EBITDA of $5.0m+ (RaaS $5.1m) remains intact for FY23.

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Daily Brief United States: Greenland Technologies Holdi and more

By | Daily Briefs, United States

In today’s briefing:

  • Significant EV Opportunity with a Profitable and Growing Base Business

Significant EV Opportunity with a Profitable and Growing Base Business

By Water Tower Research

  • Greenland is a leading Tier 1 supplier of transmissions, integrated electric drivetrains, and all-electric construction equipment. 
  • The company supplies more than 100 multinational and Chinese lift truck original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) through its research and development (R&D), testing, and manufacturing facilities.
  • The company also manufactures and sells battery-electric powered heavy construction equipment in the US market, the HEVI division, which we see as being at the early stages of a significant growth opportunity.

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Daily Brief South Korea: Ecopro Co Ltd, Manyo Factory, Solus Advanced Materials and more

By | Daily Briefs, South Korea

In today’s briefing:

  • StubWorld: Ecopro’s Spike Makes No Sense
  • Manyo Factory IPO Valuation Analysis
  • Solus Advanced Materials: Key Catalysts to Continue Its Outperformance in 2023

StubWorld: Ecopro’s Spike Makes No Sense

By David Blennerhassett

  • Ecopro (086520 KS) is up an eye-watering 590% in the past three months, primarily on Ecopro BM (247540 KS)‘s outperformance, together with sentiment towards soon-to-be-listed 52.8% held Ecopro Materials. 
  • Preceding my comments on Ecopro are the weekly setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos.
  • These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity of US$1mn, and a % market capitalisation >20%.

Manyo Factory IPO Valuation Analysis

By Douglas Kim

  • Our base case valuation of Manyo Factory is target price of 29,555 won per share, which represents 111% higher than the high end of the IPO price range.
  • We estimate the company to generate sales of 147.7 billion won in 2023 (up 45.1% YoY) and its operating margins to improve from 24.1% in 2022 to 24.7% in 2023. 
  • We believe a 20% premium valuation multiple to the comps is appropriate due to its higher sales growth rate, higher operating margins, and higher ROE than the comps.

Solus Advanced Materials: Key Catalysts to Continue Its Outperformance in 2023

By Douglas Kim

  • We believe the following three catalysts will likely drive share price of Solus Advanced Materials’ continued outperformance relative to the market this year. 
  • They include the sale of Solus Biotech, improved control of its operating costs, and rapid increase in capacity for copper foil.
  • The company has already secured strong order backlog from customers including LG Energy Solution, Tesla Motors, and SK On.

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Daily Brief China: Binjiang Service Group, Jingdong Property, Zhejiang Supcon Technology, China Overseas Land & Investment, ADICON Holdings Limited, Dongfang Electric, China Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anton Oilfield and more

By | China, Daily Briefs

In today’s briefing:

  • Binjiang 3316 HK: >30% Profit Growth, Dividend Yield~6.5%, Cash Now 37% of Market Cap
  • JD Property Pre-IPO Tearsheet
  • Zhejiang Supcon Technology GDR Listing – Momentum Has Been Strong and Not a Large Deal to Process
  • China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd (688 HK) – Large Base in 2021/2022 – Material Upside in 2023
  • ADICON Holdings IPO: Covid Driven Earnings to Decline While Growth Prospects Remain Uncertain
  • Dongfang Electric (1072 HK): Positive Takeaways from Post-Result Presentation
  • China Traditional Chinese Medicine (570.HK) – Looking Forward to a Performance Turnaround in 2023
  • Adicon Holdings Pre-IPO – Too Much Growth from COVID-19
  • Morning Views Asia: Anton Oilfield, Greentown China, Sino-Ocean Service

Binjiang 3316 HK: >30% Profit Growth, Dividend Yield~6.5%, Cash Now 37% of Market Cap

By Sameer Taneja

  • Binjiang Service Group (3316 HK) reported a solid earnings growth of 28% YoY, with revenue up 41%. Binjiang has outperformed its peers in the PMC space by a long way.
  • Net cash on the balance sheet increased to 37% of the current market capitalization, led by the growth of operating profits and payables.
  • The PE FY23e/24e now is a modest 11.2x FY23e/9.2x FY24e with dividend yield of 5.4%/6.5% FY23e/24e (assuming a 60% payout ratio).

JD Property Pre-IPO Tearsheet

By Clarence Chu

  • Jingdong Property (JDP HK) is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
  • JD Property (JDP) develops and manages modern infrastructure, consisting primarily of logistics parks, as well as business parks and others in China and in Asia.
  • As of Dec 22, the firm’s portfolio of Modern Infrastructure Assets has a total AUM of RMB93.7bn, occupying a total gross floor area (GFA) of 23.3m sqm. 

Zhejiang Supcon Technology GDR Listing – Momentum Has Been Strong and Not a Large Deal to Process

By Clarence Chu

  • Zhejiang Supcon Technology (688777 CH) is looking to raise around US$347m in its Swiss GDR listing. Huatai and CLSA are bookrunners on the deal.
  • The firm is offering 12.5m GDRs (1 GDR to 2 ordinary A-shares) for sale, at a 8.1-10.8% discount to last close on the A-share leg.
  • The deal is a relatively small one for the firm to digest, representing just 5.9 days of three month ADV on its A-share leg.

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd (688 HK) – Large Base in 2021/2022 – Material Upside in 2023

By David Coloretti, CMT

  • At TMA we deliver high probability outcomes by focusing on our 3 pillars of technical analysis. •1) Response to key levels. •2) Price action. •3) Momentum confirmation.
  • A large triple bottom in 2021/2022 has confirmed a likely multi-year base and evolving multi-year uptrend. Q1 2023 has delivered a correction within the evolving uptrend.
  • A bullish weekly reversal pattern last week has confirmed that the 2023 correction is likely complete. Initial target at 23.20 (+11%), the break above which will target 27.35 (+30%).

ADICON Holdings IPO: Covid Driven Earnings to Decline While Growth Prospects Remain Uncertain

By Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

  • ADICON Holdings is one of top three independent clinical laboratories (ICL) in China based on total revenues. The company offers testing services primarily to hospitals and health check centres.
  • The company’s application for a HKEx listing has been approved and according to news media outlets, ADICON plans to raise around US$400m through the IPO.
  • Over the last three years, most of ADICON Holdings Limited (ADI HK) ’s growth were driven by Covid-19 related testing services which are likely to see huge decline going forward.

Dongfang Electric (1072 HK): Positive Takeaways from Post-Result Presentation

By Osbert Tang, CFA

  • Dongfang Electric (1072 HK)‘s management update suggested that its outlook remains encouraging. Order backlog of Rmb87.8bn well covers the FY22 revenue at 1.57x.  
  • It is positive towards pumped storage, alternative power storage and hydrogen energy. Although they may not have significant near-term contribution, DEC is well-positioned in the long term.
  • While new A-shares issue will dilute EPS, this should lower gearing (including contract liabilities) to 32.1%, from 49.2%, and is positive to H-share holders as book value will be enhanced.

China Traditional Chinese Medicine (570.HK) – Looking Forward to a Performance Turnaround in 2023

By Xinyao (Criss) Wang

  • China TCM’s concentrated TCM granules business improved significantly in 22H2, and the total revenue in 22H2 also increased by 42% YoY, indicating that the decline trend has been significantly curbed.
  • Due to its SOE background+ national standard setters with the largest number of national standards filed, China TCM would be the beneficiary of the industry’s transformation during this dividend period.
  • Due to low base last year, China TCM’s performance would rebound this year. Considering favorable policies and large growth potential in TCM granules, we’re optimistic about its share price performance.

Adicon Holdings Pre-IPO – Too Much Growth from COVID-19

By Ethan Aw

  • ADICON Holdings Limited (ADI HK) is looking to raise about US$400m in its upcoming HK IPO. 
  • Adicon Holdings is one of the top three independent clinical laboratory (ICL) service providers in China in terms of total revenue during the Track Record Period, according to F&S. 
  • Adicon’s revenue growth has been driven by its medical diagnostic testing services segment, during the track record period. However, much of its growth appears to be driven by COVID-19 testing. 

Morning Views Asia: Anton Oilfield, Greentown China, Sino-Ocean Service

By Charles Macgregor

Lucror Analytics Morning Views comprise our fundamental credit analysis, opinions and trade recommendations on high yield issuers in the region, based on key company-specific developments in the past 24 hours. Our Morning Views include a section with a brief market commentary, key market indicators and a macroeconomic and corporate event calendar.


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Daily Brief India: Mankind Pharma and more

By | Daily Briefs, India

In today’s briefing:

  • Mankind Pharma IPO: The Bull Case

Mankind Pharma IPO: The Bull Case

By Arun George

  • Mankind Pharma (6596876Z IN), a pharmaceutical company, is seeking to raise up to Rs45 billion (US$550 million) in April, according to press reports.
  • Mankind Pharma is India’s fourth-largest pharmaceutical company in terms of domestic sales and second-largest in terms of sales volume in FY22, according to IQVIA.
  • The key elements of the bull case rest on a track record of growing brands and market share,  accelerating growth rates, and profitability with margins in a relatively tight range.

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Daily Brief Indonesia: PT Trimegah Bangun Persada Tbk (Harita Nickel), Indo Tambangraya Megah, Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk Pt and more

By | Daily Briefs, Indonesia

In today’s briefing:

  • Harita Nickel IPO: Trading Debut
  • Harita Nickel IPO Trading – Quality Names in the Bookbuild Should Aid Sentiment
  • ITMG: Ex-Dividend, Dividend Yield Compelling at 20% With 33% of the Market Cap in Cash
  • Sumber Alfaria Trijaya (AMRT IJ) – A Strong Finish with More Convenience Ahead

Harita Nickel IPO: Trading Debut

By Arun George


Harita Nickel IPO Trading – Quality Names in the Bookbuild Should Aid Sentiment

By Clarence Chu

  • PT Trimegah Bangun Persada Tbk (Harita Nickel) (2230010D IJ) raised around US$660m in its Indonesian IPO.
  • PT Trimegah Bangun Persada Tbk (Harita Nickel, HN) is a vertically integrated pure-play nickel company operating on Obi Island, Indonesia.
  • In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics and valuation.

ITMG: Ex-Dividend, Dividend Yield Compelling at 20% With 33% of the Market Cap in Cash

By Sameer Taneja

  • ITMG went ex-dividend yesterday, paying out a whopping 16.8% (6416 Rph/share) final dividend in addition to the interim dividend of 10.8% (4128 Rph/share), bringing the FY22 yield to >27%.
  • After payment of the 474 mn USD final dividend and 223 mn USD tax liability, we estimate the company will have >1.0 bn USD net cash (~33% mkt cap). 
  • At current coal prices (NEX 190 USD/ton), the Indonesian coal producer trades on a 20% dividend yield for FY23 assuming a 65% dividend payout ratio (in line with historical payout).

Sumber Alfaria Trijaya (AMRT IJ) – A Strong Finish with More Convenience Ahead

By Angus Mackintosh

  • Sumber Alfaria Trijaya (AMRT IJ) remains one of the most interesting proxies for retail spending in Indonesia, with a nationwide Alfamart footprint in the most popular mini-market format. 
  • The company’s latest numbers confirm the momentum behind and the recovery with improving margins. Alfamart expanded its store numbers aggressively in FY2022 and will continue into 2023. 
  • Sumber Alfaria Trijaya will push aggressively in expanding its Lawson convenience stores this year on top of its mini-market expansion as a future growth driver. 

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Daily Brief Singapore: Lian Beng and more

By | Daily Briefs, Singapore

In today’s briefing:

  • Lian Beng (LBG SP): Ong Family’s Derisory Unconditional Offer at S$0.62
  • Lian Beng: Family Takeout At <50% of NAV

Lian Beng (LBG SP): Ong Family’s Derisory Unconditional Offer at S$0.62

By Arun George

  • Lian Beng (LBG SP)/LBG has disclosed a voluntary unconditional offer from the Ong family at S$0.62 per share, an 8.8% premium to the undisturbed price (6 April).
  • The offer price is unattractive in comparison to peer multiples and precedent transactions. The price is not final. As the family aims to privatise LBG, a bump is likely. 
  • The offer will likely follow the Boustead Projects (BOCJ SP) playbook, where Boustead Singapore Limited (BOCS SP) tabled a take-it-or-leave-it derisory 5.6% bump to its low-balled offer.   

Lian Beng: Family Takeout At <50% of NAV

By David Blennerhassett

  • Singaporean construction firm Lian Beng (LBG SP) has announced a voluntary unconditional cash Offer from the controlling Ong family, via investment holding company OSC Capital.
  • The Offer Price of S$0.62/share (not declared final) is a mediocre 8.8% premium to last close and a 59.7% discount to the 30 November 2022 NAV of S$1.538/share.
  • The announcement fails to mention the NAV/share. The IFA considered the 2021 Mandatory Offer of S$0.50/share not fair and not reasonable. Expect a similar conclusion 

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