Senior Credit Analyst, Lucror Analytics

Trung Nguyen

Senior Credit Analyst

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JSW Steel Limited is an integrated steel producer with manufacturing facilities in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and the western state of Maharashtra. The Company produces products including hot rolled coils, cold rolled coils, wire rods, galvanized coils and sheets.

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<li>Incorporated in India, JSW Steel was established in 1994 and listed on the Indian stock exchange in 1995.</li>
<li>The company is the largest steel producer in the country (only taking into account capacity in India) and seventh-largest in the world.</li>
<li>It had 34.7 mtpa of capacity at FYE 2023-24, most of which was based in India (33.2 mtpa). </li>
</ul>


Incorporated in India, JSW Steel was established in 1994 and listed on the Indian stock exchange in 1995.
The company is the largest steel producer in the country (only taking into account capacity in India) and seventh-largest in the world.
It had 34.7 mtpa of capacity at FYE 2023-24, most of which was based in India (33.2 mtpa). 


Yinson Holdings Berhad is an investment holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides offshore support services such as trading and logistics to the upstream oil and gas sector. Yinson Holdings' business also includes commodity trading.

<ul>
<li>In the US, the PPI for final demand unexpectedly eased to 0.2% m-o-m in December 2024 (0.4% e / 0.4% p) and came in below estimates at 3.3% y-o-y (3.5% e / 3.0% p).</li>
<li>Excluding food and energy, the PPI was flat m-o-m (0.3% e / 0.2% p) and 3.5% y-o-y (3.8% e / 3.5% revised p).</li>
<li>In the US, the PPI for final demand unexpectedly eased to 0.2% m-o-m in December 2024 (0.4% e / 0.4% p) and came in below estimates at 3.3% y-o-y (3.5% e / 3.0% p). </li>
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In the US, the PPI for final demand unexpectedly eased to 0.2% m-o-m in December 2024 (0.4% e / 0.4% p) and came in below estimates at 3.3% y-o-y (3.5% e / 3.0% p).
Excluding food and energy, the PPI was flat m-o-m (0.3% e / 0.2% p) and 3.5% y-o-y (3.8% e / 3.5% revised p).
In the US, the PPI for final demand unexpectedly eased to 0.2% m-o-m in December 2024 (0.4% e / 0.4% p) and came in below estimates at 3.3% y-o-y (3.5% e / 3.0% p). 


Vinhomes Joint Stock Company offers real estate services. The Company provides sale and leasing of residential complexes and apartments, as well as professional and personalized services, community building activities, and other facilities. Vinhomes serves customers in Vietnam.

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<li>Vinhomes launched a roadshow last week to market its debut USD 144A/RegS five-year bullet notes.</li>
<li>The notes are expected to be rated B1 by Moody's and BB- by Fitch, in line with the issuer rating.</li>
<li>The proceeds will be used mainly for debt refinancing and capex.</li>
</ul>


Vinhomes launched a roadshow last week to market its debut USD 144A/RegS five-year bullet notes.
The notes are expected to be rated B1 by Moody's and BB- by Fitch, in line with the issuer rating.
The proceeds will be used mainly for debt refinancing and capex.


Vinhomes - New Issue Assessment - Lucror Analytics

UPL Ltd. manufactures, distributes and exports off-patent agrochemicals. The Company also manufactures phosphorus & phosphorus-based compounds and its products include herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, fumigants and rodenticides. United Phosphorus also manufactures industrial chemicals, specialty chemicals and chloralkaline products

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<li>Headquartered in Mumbai, UPL Limited is a global agrochemical company listed on the Indian stock exchange.</li>
<li>It is the fifth-largest generic agrochemical company in the world (after Bayer, Dupont, Syngenta and BASF), with revenues of over USD 5.2 bn in FY 2023-24 (following the acquisition of Arysta LifeScience in 2019 for USD 4.2 bn).</li>
<li>The bond issuer, UPL Corp, is 78% owned by UPL Limited, with TPG and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority each holding 11% stakes. UPL Limited is 27.9% owned by the family of Rajnikant Shroff, who is known as the Crop Protection King.</li>
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Headquartered in Mumbai, UPL Limited is a global agrochemical company listed on the Indian stock exchange.
It is the fifth-largest generic agrochemical company in the world (after Bayer, Dupont, Syngenta and BASF), with revenues of over USD 5.2 bn in FY 2023-24 (following the acquisition of Arysta LifeScience in 2019 for USD 4.2 bn).
The bond issuer, UPL Corp, is 78% owned by UPL Limited, with TPG and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority each holding 11% stakes. UPL Limited is 27.9% owned by the family of Rajnikant Shroff, who is known as the Crop Protection King.


UPL Limited - ESG Report - Lucror Analytics

China Hongqiao Group Ltd. manufactures aluminum products. The Company's aluminum products consist of molten aluminum alloy, aluminum alloy ingots and aluminum busbars.

<ul>
<li>In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: China Hongqiao, Adani Green Energy, Fosun International</li>
<li>In the US, the final services PMI for December 2024 edged up to 56.8 (56.1 p), while the composite PMI rose to 55.4 (54.9 p). Separately in November, factory orders declined 0.4% (-0.3% e / 0.5% revised p), and the final durable goods orders fell 1.2% (-0.5% e / -1.1% p).</li>
<li>Long-end treasury yields climbed, with the UST curve bear-steepening after a weak auction of 3Y notes and amid a large supply of US corporate bond issuances.</li>
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In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: China Hongqiao, Adani Green Energy, Fosun International
In the US, the final services PMI for December 2024 edged up to 56.8 (56.1 p), while the composite PMI rose to 55.4 (54.9 p). Separately in November, factory orders declined 0.4% (-0.3% e / 0.5% revised p), and the final durable goods orders fell 1.2% (-0.5% e / -1.1% p).
Long-end treasury yields climbed, with the UST curve bear-steepening after a weak auction of 3Y notes and amid a large supply of US corporate bond issuances.


Trung is responsible for covering high yield companies in the South East Asian region. He joined Lucror in 2013 from ST Asset Management, a credit investment arm of Temasek Holdings, where he spent over six years in investment research and portfolio management with a focus on high yield, structured credit and leveraged finance.

Trung holds a Master in Financial Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Certificate in Computational Finance from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Financial Risk Manager (FRM) charter-holder.

Trung Nguyen
Senior Credit Analyst
• Lucror Analytics

JSW Steel - ESG Report

The company is the largest steel producer in the country (only taking into account capacity in India) and seventh-largest in the world.

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Lucror Analytics - Morning Views Asia

In the US, the PPI for final demand unexpectedly eased to 0.2% m-o-m in December 2024 (0.4% e / 0.4% p) and came in below estimates at 3.3% y-o-y...

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Vinhomes - New Issue Assessment - Lucror Analytics

Vinhomes launched a roadshow last week to market its debut USD 144A/RegS five-year bullet notes. The notes are expected to be rated B1 by Moody's...

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UPL Limited - ESG Report - Lucror Analytics

Headquartered in Mumbai, UPL Limited is a global agrochemical company listed on the Indian stock exchange. It is the fifth-largest generic...

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Lucror Analytics - Morning Views Asia

In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: China Hongqiao, Adani Green Energy, Fosun...

Lucror Analytics