GREATER CHINA Sector Automobile: Weekly: PV sales dip wow while PEV market share increases. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT. Top BUYs: Geely, CATL, Fuyao Glass and Desay SV. Results Alibaba Health Information Technology (241 HK/BUY/HK$4.04/Target: HK$5.00): 1HFY25: Results in line; expect strong earnings growth momentum in FY25-26. Geely Auto (175 HK/BUY/HK$13.90/Target: HK$23.00): 3Q24: Core earnings up 81% yoy and 29% qoq, beating estimates. Maintain BUY. Raise target price from HK$21.50 to HK$23.00. J...
FR reported 9M24 core net profit of US$152m (+28% yoy) which was in line with our expectations. 3Q24 core earnings rose 19% yoy to US$61m on improved margins while production continued to rise yoy relative to declines from its peers. Although output has likely peaked in 3Q24, we expect results to be sustained qoq on sequentially better selling prices and downstream processing margins. Maintain BUY. Target price: S$1.65.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Results ComfortDelGro Corporation (CD SP/BUY/S$1.49/Target: S$1.83) 3Q24: Strong growth as the UK outperforms. Upgrade to BUY. First Resources (FR SP/BUY /S$1.57/Target: S$1.65) 9M24: Results within expectations; continues to outpace industry production. TRADERS' CORNER Hongkong Land Holdings (HKL SP): Trading BUY First Resources (FR SP): Trading BUY
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Results ComfortDelGro Corporation (CD SP/BUY/S$1.49/Target: S$1.83) 3Q24: Strong growth as the UK outperforms. Upgrade to BUY. First Resources (FR SP/BUY /S$1.57/Target: S$1.65) 9M24: Results within expectations; continues to outpace industry production. TRADERS' CORNER Hongkong Land Holdings (HKL SP): Trading BUY First Resources (FR SP): Trading BUY
After Powell’s Jackson Hole speech on 23 August, we see a turning point starting with a US Fed rate cut in Sep 24 and lower rates heading into 2025. In the Singapore market, REITs and the property sector should benefit, as should highly-geared companies and those looking to recycle capital. Our current forecasts have incorporated lower NIMs for banks which we believe are protected by their high dividend yields.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Sector Property Developers: 1H24: A slight miss for CLI; worse-than-expected for CDL. Results AEM Holdings (AEM SP/SELL/S$1.46/Target:S$1.04): 1H24: Earnings and guidance way below estimates; reduce target price by 38%. First Resources (FR SP/BUY /S$1.39/Target: S$1.65): 1H24: Within expectations. Two positive points are: a) positive production growth vs contraction by most of peers, b) downstream turns profitable. Genting Singapore (GENS SP/BUY/S$0.82/Target: S$1.18): 2Q24: W...
FR reported core net profit of US$90.6m, within expectations. Improvement was mainly driven by higher production, lower cost, better by-products prices and positive downstream contributions. FR is maintaining positive production growth guidance vs the industry’s native growth. Positive downstream margin is likely to sustain into 2H24. Thus, we expect better earnings in 2H24. FR declared an interim DPS of S$0.035 or yield of 2.5%. Maintain BUY. Target price: S$1.65.
Moody's Ratings (Moody's) has completed a periodic review of the ratings of First Industrial, L.P. and other ratings that are associated with this issuer. The review was conducted through a rating committee held on 14 May 2024 in which Moody's reassessed the appropriateness of the ratings in the co...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Results First Resources (FR SP/BUY /S$1.42/Target: S$1.65) 1Q24: Results within expectations. Frencken Group (FRKN SP/BUY/S$1.40/Target: S$1.74) 1Q24: Results within expectations; outlook remains optimistic. Maintain BUY. StarHub (STH SP/BUY/S$1.25/Target: S$1.41) 1Q24: Results in line; DARE+ benefits likely to come through by end-24. Update Riverstone Holdings (RSTON SP/BUY/S$0.93/S$1.12) Beneficiary of US tariff hike and gl...
GREATER CHINA Results Alibaba Group (9988 HK/BUY/HK$82.65/Target: HK$98.00): 4QFY24: Rewarding dividend payout; reigniting cloud revenue growth in 2H24. Galaxy Entertainment Group (27 HK/BUY/HK$36.80/Target: HK$51.00): 1Q24: Results within expectations; launch of smart gaming tables in Jul 24. Miniso (MNSO US/NOT RATED/US$24.15): 1Q24: 20-25% revenue guidance for 2Q24; raises TOP TOY store opening target for 2024. Tencent Holdings (700 HK/BUY/HK$381.80/Target: HK$454.00): 1Q24: Strong earnings b...
FR’s 1Q24 results came in within our expectations, with margin enhancement on the back of lower production costs. Management’s decision to sell more CPO proved right, delivering higher margins. With the current negative downstream margin, we expect FR to focus more on selling CPO. With this, we expect 2Q23 results to be stronger qoq and yoy on higher sales volume and CPO ASP. Maintain BUY. Target price: S$1.65.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Strategy The Impact Of Escalating Middle East Tensions A fluid situation with oil prices the key worry. Small/Mid Cap Highlights BRC Asia (BRC SP/BUY/S$1.94/Target: S$2.42) 1QFY24: Strong results as construction demand recovers. TRADERS’ CORNER Aztech Global (AZTECH SP): Trading BUY Isdn Holdings (ISDN SP): Trading BUY
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