Daily BriefsThailand

Thailand: aCommerce Group, Krungthai Card and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Acommerce Pre-IPO – Beneficiary of COVID However, Has Been Losing Market Share
  • Krung Thai Card (KTC.BK) – Solid Operations, But Limited Upside

Acommerce Pre-IPO – Beneficiary of COVID However, Has Been Losing Market Share

By Clarence Chu

  • ACommerce Group (ACOM TB) is looking to raise about US$200m in its upcoming Thailand IPO.
  • Acommerce is an ecommerce enabler providing end-to-end and ala carte ecommerce solutions for brands in Southeast Asia (SEA). 
  • Acommerce has been a key beneficiary of COVID, however, has been recording unexpectedly weak margins, suggesting that it does a lot of logistical heavy lifting. 

Krung Thai Card (KTC.BK) – Solid Operations, But Limited Upside

By Maybank Research

  • Higher EPS and TP but still a HOLD
  • Targets 10% card spending growth, 7% personal loan growth and THB11.5b title loans
  • Better card spending but weak loan growth in 1Q22
  • Raised FY22-23F earnings due to lower credit cost

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