TAL reported a solid earnings beat for 1QFY26. Revenue grew 39% yoy to US$575m for 1QFY26, in line with our and consensus estimates. Gross profit rose 47% yoy to US$315m, with gross margin expanding 3ppt yoy to 55%. Non-GAAP net profit beat expectations and came in at US$42m vs the street’s estimate of US$31m. Non-GAAP net margin remained flattish yoy at 7% despite stepped-up marketing efforts for AI learning devices. Maintain BUY with an unchanged target price of US$14.00.
China’s PV insurance registrations rebounded 13% wow but dipped 1.6% yoy in the 30th week of 2025, marking the second consecutive week of yoy decline. PEV yoy sales growth remained at only 10% during the week. Four out of the eight OEMs on our radar posted yoy sales declines due to the stand-off between OEMs and consumers on pricing after the discounts came to an end at end-June. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT. Top BUYs: CATL, Geely and Tuopu.
Levelling The Field: Tariff Normalisation Reinforces Malaysia’s Role As An Onshoring Destination At last, the White House administration has updated the reciprocal tariff schedule established under the earlier 2025 trade policy, based on fresh assessments and evolving negotiations with trading partners. Accordingly, the modifications reflect outcomes of bilateral talks and align tariff changes with ongoing partnerships to address perceived imbalances and encourage investments and trade reforms. ...
13MP: Elevation, Empowerment And Reformation 13MP aims to transform Malaysia into a high-tech, high value-added economy, anchored on balanced domestic development and deeper global integration that uplifts the Rakyat. While market response has remained subdued amid lingering macro uncertainties, we anticipate a market recovery in 2H25, driven by renewed risk-on sentiment following greater tariff clarity. A more favourable outcome could catalyse a rebound in selective, beaten-down export-oriented...
KEY HIG HLIGH TS Strategy – Malaysia 13MP: Elevation, Empowerment And Reformation Page 2 While market response has remained subdued amid lingering macro uncertainties, we anticipate a market recovery in 2H25, driven by renewed risk-on sentiment following greater tariff clarity. Sector Update Banking – Malaysia Page 5 Loans growth declined to 5.1% from 5.3% in Jun 25. The absence of strong earnings catalysts has prompted us to maintain MARKET WEIGHT. UOBKH Highlights Strategy: A Least-Worst Tarif...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Economics PMI July's manufacturing PMI slipped to 49.3 (-0.4pt mom), while non-manufacturing PMI dropped to 50.1 (-0.4pt mom), as construction activity eased to 50.6 (-2.2pt mom). Slowing demand and rising input costs are slowing the recovery and affecting both large (-0.9pt mom) and small enterprises (-0.9pt mom). Nevertheless, business expectations have improved and should see a further lift from targeted anti-involution measures. Sector Automobile China’s PV insurance regis...
GREATER CHINA Economics PMI Rebound falters, weighed down by weaker construction and input cost pressures. Sector Automobile Weekly: PV sales pressured by anti-involution initiatives. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT on the sector. Top BUYs: CATL, Geely and Tuopu. Results Budweiser APAC (1876 HK/BUY/HK$8.26/Target: HK$12.00) ...
EDU’s 4QFY25 results beat expectations. Revenue grew 9% yoy to US$1,243m, 5% better than our and consensus forecasts. Non-GAAP net profit came in at US$7m, beating our and consensus estimates, while net margin expanded 2ppt yoy to 8% for 4QFY25. EDU expects 1QFY26 revenue to rise 2-5% yoy to US$1,464.1m-1,507.2m, 5- 8ppt below expectations. Maintain BUY with a lower target price of US$55.00 (HK$43.00).
CATL posted in-line 2Q25 results with revenue and net profit growing 8%/34% yoy to Rmb94.2b/Rmb16.5b respectively. Looking ahead, CATL’s earnings will be driven by its sustained sales growth and product competitiveness. We keep our 2025-27 net profit forecast at Rmb66.1b/Rmb79.5b/Rmb94.2b respectively. Maintain BUY on A-share (300750 CH) with target price of Rmb390.00. Downgrade H-share (3750 HK) from BUY to HOLD as the market price has hit our target of HK$420.00.
KEY HIG HLIGH TS Sector Update Gloves – Malaysia Page 2 Malaysia’s higher US tariffs and intensifying competition weigh on local glovemakers’ earnings recovery. Downgrade to MARKET WEIGHT. Company Update Dialog Group (DLG MK/BUY/RM1.69/Target: RM2.50) Page 4 The PT2SB expansion to store biofuels is small relative to SOP, but positive on ESG. Vopak upgraded its storage outlook, and there are more Pengerang catalysts to come. UOBKH Highlights Axis REIT (AXRB MK/BUY/RM1.97/Target: RM2.09) Page 7 2Q...
GREATER CHINA Sector Healthcare Bi-Weekly: Expecting strong 1H25 results. Maintain OVERWEIGHT. Results Contemporary Amperex Technology (300750 CH/BUY/Rmb277.09 /Target: Rmb390.00) 2Q25: Earnings in line, with margins hitting record-high levels. Maintain A-share at BUY. Downgrade H-share to HOLD. New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU US/BUY/US$44.37/Target: US$55.00) ...
KEY HIG HLIGH TS Company Results Bursa Malaysia (BURSA MK/HOLD/RM7.66/Target: RM7.87) Page 2 2Q25: Earnings in line. ADV remains subdued. Maintain HOLD with a higher target price of RM7.87 as we roll forward our valuation to 2026, factoring in a modest recovery in ADV. IGB REIT (IGBREIT MK/HOLD /RM2.74/Target: RM2.59) Page 5 2Q25: Slightly above expectations. Acquisition of SouthKey Mid Valley to be completed by end-25. Maintain HOLD. Company Update Hap Seng Plantations (HAPL MK/BUY/RM1.93/Targe...
WAIC 2025 was held in Shanghai on 26-28 July under the theme "Intelligent Horizons, Shared Future". The focus of WAIC this year shifted from LLM to the next frontier – AI applications and AI agents. As AI capabilities extend from the cloud to edge devices, a transformative evolution in human-AI interaction is underway, characterised by more tangible, embodied forms and empathetic voice interfaces. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Sector Internet WAIC 2025 was held in Shanghai on 26-28 July under the theme "Intelligent Horizons, Shared Future". The focus of WAIC this year shifted from LLM to the next frontier – AI applications and AI agents. As AI capabilities extend from the cloud to edge devices, a transformative evolution in human-AI interaction is underway, characterised by more tangible, embodied forms and empathetic voice interfaces. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT. Results WuXi AppTec (2359 HK/BUY/HK$111....
GREATER CHINA Sector Internet WAIC - Battlefield of AI applications and agents to reshape productivity. Results WuXi AppTec (2359 HK/BUY/HK$111.70/Target: HK$146.00) 1H25: Results beat; benefitting from growing CRDMO service demand. Upgrade to BUY. INDONESIA Results AKR Corporindo (AKRA IJ/BUY/Rp1,345/Target: Rp1,525) 2Q25: Momentum builds, but 4Q25 to del...
4QFY25: Slower End To The Year But Still Surprises Eco-Shop’s price adjustment following cost increases led to a milder-than-expected sales dip, with margins preserved and earnings exceeding expectations. While foot traffic has yet to recover fully, our conservative view still sees strong growth ahead. We continue to favour Eco-Shop as our top pick in the sector, backed by its defensive positioning and an attractive three-year profit CAGR of 15.1% (FY25-28). Maintain BUY with a higher target pri...
4QFY25: Earnings On Track As FY26 Takes Shape Alpha IVF’s sales hit a new high as maiden contributions from its Indonesia operations kicked in. Margins rebounded following the frontloaded start-up costs in the previous quarter, and earnings came in broadly within expectations. FY26 is set to deliver exciting earnings growth, underpinned by the addition of new IVF facilities in the Philippines and further rollouts in Malaysia. Maintain BUY with a target price of RM0.35.
KEY HIG HLIGH TS Company Results Alpha IVF Group (ALPHA MK/BUY/RM0.28/Target: RM0.35) Page 2 4QFY25: Results broadly meet expectations on record sales and a recovery in margins. Maintain BUY. British American Tobacco (ROTH MK/BUY/RM4.57/Target: RM5.70) Page 5 1H25: Above expectations. While long-term outlook still appears mixed, upcoming results should improve on the lack of marketing spend. Upgrade to BUY. Eco-Shop Marketing (ECOSHOP MK/BUY/RM1.35/Target: RM1.65) Page 8 4QFY25: Beats expectatio...
GREATER CHINA Strategy China & Hong Kong Property & Property Management Mainland market continues to weaken, while the Hong Kong residential market progresses with destocking; we highlight CR Land and CR Mixc as top picks. INDONESIA Initiate Coverage Archi Indonesia (ARCI IJ/BUY/Rp770/Target: Rp1,280) Well-timed turnaround with true potential waiting to be unlocked. Results Cisarua Mountain Dairy (CMRY IJ/BUY/Rp4,750/Target: Rp6,000) 1H25: ...
KEY HIG HLIGH TS Company Results CTOS Digital (CTOS MK/HOLD/RM0.855/Target: RM0.93) Page 2 1H25: Results below expectations due to higher-than-expected ongoing costs from past product investments. Company Update Malakoff Corporation (MLK MK/BUY/RM0.91/Target: RM1.08) Page 5 Asset replenishment includes WTE, short-term PPA extension and new gas-fired power plant award. UOBKH Highlights Tenaga Nasional (TNB MK/BUY/Target: RM16.30) Page 8 Additional RM840m tax notice from IRB for year of assessment...
Unfortunately, this report is not available for the investor type or country you selected.
Report is subscription only.
Thank you, your report is ready.
Thank you, your report is ready.