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

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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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<li>Launched 30 new SKUs during COVID-19 in multiple areas of health that can transform the company from herbal remedies into a bigger conglomerate of health providers. </li>
<li>PE firm that backed SIDO in the earlier years reduced its holdings but it should not be seen as a vote of negative confidence in the company. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/industri-jamu-dan-farmasi-sido-muncul-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6033:1" rel="noopener">Sido Muncul (SIDO IJ)</a> can be compared to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/blackmores-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:928:1" rel="noopener">Blackmores Ltd (BKL AU)</a> which has a wide range of health products but trades at a 100% premium to SIDO. </li>
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Launched 30 new SKUs during COVID-19 in multiple areas of health that can transform the company from herbal remedies into a bigger conglomerate of health providers. 
PE firm that backed SIDO in the earlier years reduced its holdings but it should not be seen as a vote of negative confidence in the company. 

Sido Muncul (SIDO IJ) can be compared to Blackmores Ltd (BKL AU) which has a wide range of health products but trades at a 100% premium to SIDO. 


Sido Muncul

Sido Muncul (SIDO): The Dawn of New Era