
In today’s briefing:
- AKR Corporindo (AKRA IJ) – Smelters and Gas Stations Bring Opportunity
- Flagging the Hanwha Ocean CB Conversion Risk (20% of Shares Out)
- Teleperformance (TEP) – Thursday, Oct 17, 2024

AKR Corporindo (AKRA IJ) – Smelters and Gas Stations Bring Opportunity
- AKR Corporindo (AKRA IJ) hosted an analyst call to outline prospects for 2025, which revealed a more positive outlook for fuel distribution driven by growth in demand from mining.
- The chemical distribution will also benefit from demand from new smelters as well as new chemicals, whilst land sales at JIIPE are set to increase significantly in 2025.
- The retail gas station business is picking up momentum and should benefit from the government reducing fuel subsidies. Valuations are attractive with support from a 7% dividend yield.
Flagging the Hanwha Ocean CB Conversion Risk (20% of Shares Out)
- KEXIM ignoring this premium could be a breach of duty, making Hanwha Ocean a prime short play. With 20% of shares, past cases suggest a 5-10% pullback.
- This play’s tougher than HMM’s. Without step-ups, timing the conversion is tricky. Early redemption’s unlikely, so the focus is on when KEXIM pulls the trigger on the conversion.
- No hints from KEXIM on the CB conversion yet, so loading up aggressively could be risky. We’ll likely need to wait for a signal from KEXIM before jumping in.
Teleperformance (TEP) – Thursday, Oct 17, 2024
- Teleperformance is undervalued with its Language Line Solutions business not fully reflected in its current market price
- Despite strong growth and high profit margins, concerns about AI disrupting the industry have overshadowed Teleperformance’s fundamentals
- Operating across three segments, Teleperformance is positioned to capitalize on the expected growth in the customer experience management market, projected to reach $14.9 billion by 2025
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