Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring is a full service broker. The company provides a wide range of investment services such as Securities Brokerage, Derivative Agent Business, Securities Borrowing and Lending, Securities Trading, Underwriting, Financial Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Private Fund Management and International Markets Securities Trading. 

In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

A full service Thai brokerage

Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Thailand Capital goods / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>We still believe that the automotive industry has growth potential supported by the continuous expansion of GPM, despite declining revenue, which should allow companies in the sector to achieve slight profit growth this year.</li><li>Thailand’s auto production in July fell 11% YoY to 110k units, marking the first decline after two consecutive months of YoY growth.</li><li>July auto production raised some concerns for us regarding the revenue of companies in the sector in 3Q25 because i) EV sales, which are not considered particularly beneficial for Thai auto parts manufacturers, have begun to account for a significantly larger share as the market becomes more active with new model launches and price competition.</li></ul>

We still believe that the automotive industry has growth potential supported by the continuous expansion of GPM, despite declining revenue, which should allow companies in the sector to achieve slight profit growth this year.Thailand’s auto production in July fell 11% YoY to 110k units, marking the first decline after two consecutive months of YoY growth.July auto production raised some concerns for us regarding the revenue of companies in the sector in 3Q25 because i) EV sales, which are not considered particularly beneficial for Thai auto parts manufacturers, have begun to account for a significantly larger share as the market becomes more active with new model launches and price competition.

Automotive: Confident In Long-Term Outlook Despite Short-Term Slowdown - Neutral