Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas, CrossASEAN Research

Henry Soediarko

A Long & Short Investment Ideas generator for Asian Equities with 10 years experience in a Hedge fund focused on bottom-up ideas, searching out mispriced ideas and misunderstood investment thesis. Provides on-the-ground insights in various Asian markets with a sway towards ASEAN. Experienced and survived the Asian Financial Crisis in a family business, as well as the Global Financial Crisis in financial markets where lessons learned. It's all about understanding business drivers and navigating business cycles, which has high applicability in generating investment ideas. 

Investment horizon: Mid to Long term

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas

Drb Hicom (DRB): Tax Exemption, Shariah and Low Valuation

DRB Hi Com: Winner in COVID-19 Malaysian Auto Segment

DRB Hi Com (DRB): Value Unlocking-Part II

Singpost (SPOST): Riding the E-Commerce Awakening in ASEAN

Smartkarma Webinar | Play China Autos Recovery with Geely Auto?

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

Equity Bottom-Up

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<p>The car sales tax holiday has proven to be a critical element that improved car sales during MCO and it has just been extended until June 2021 which means the upward momentum should carry forward to Q1 2021 at least. The postal business, typically a drag to the group, benefited from the MCO through stronger e-commerce activities and online marketplace that contributed positively to the postal business, similar to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/singapore-post-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:150:1" rel="noopener">Singapore Post (SPOST SP)</a> . </p>
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<p>Compared to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/umw-holdings-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1700:1" rel="noopener">UMW Holdings (UMWH MK)</a> , DRB is trading at a 36.5% PBR discount, at a slight 8% PER premium, and a 26% EV/EBITDA discount.  DRB is trading at 4% PER discount, 89% PBR discount, and 56% EV/EBITDA discount, suggesting that it is relatively undervalued to the peers. Keep <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/drb-hicom-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19627:1" rel="noopener">DRB-Hicom Bhd (DRB MK)</a> in your portfolio or buy if you have not. </p>


The car sales tax holiday has proven to be a critical element that improved car sales during MCO and it has just been extended until June 2021 which means the upward momentum should carry forward to Q1 2021 at least. The postal business, typically a drag to the group, benefited from the MCO through stronger e-commerce activities and online marketplace that contributed positively to the postal business, similar to Singapore Post (SPOST SP) . 

Compared to UMW Holdings (UMWH MK) , DRB is trading at a 36.5% PBR discount, at a slight 8% PER premium, and a 26% EV/EBITDA discount.  DRB is trading at 4% PER discount, 89% PBR discount, and 56% EV/EBITDA discount, suggesting that it is relatively undervalued to the peers. Keep DRB-Hicom Bhd (DRB MK) in your portfolio or buy if you have not. 

DRB HiCom (DRB): Tax Holiday and E-Commerce Beneficiaries