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Indian Telcos Q2 FY26 review: Remain constructive as Jio’s IPO nears
India’s mobile revenue growth moderated as expected, after lapping last year’s tariff increase. As the IPO of Jio nears, we foresee another potential price increase. Separately for Vodafone Idea, we think AGR relief seems likely but we question whether this is sufficient to enable the company to reach “escape velocity” and become a viable 3rd operator again.
- Chris Hoare
Global EM Telcos & Japan DC exposure, future developments and valuati...
EM & Japanese Telcos have more DC capacity than those in other regions. In this short note, we look at the current and future Data Center (DC) capacity for the telcos in our coverage as well as the potential valuation for these assets, in an attempt to contextualise this exposure.
- Chong Lee Len
Telecommunications - MOF Inc Set To Exit DNB; DNB’s Operating Losses T...
MOF Inc Set To Exit DNB; DNB’s Operating Losses To Pressure Shareholders’ Bottom Line Highlights MOF Inc has exercised its put options in relation to its existing 41.67% stake in DNB, requiring CelcomDigi, Maxis and YTL Power International (YTL Power) to each fork out RM327.9m to honour the shareholders’ agreement. We expect DNB to operate at a loss (2025 estimated loss is RM1b) in the near term. Our sensitivity analysis suggests -10% and -12% impact to 2026 earnings forecasts for CelcomDigi...
- Chong Lee Len
- Greater China Research Team
- Heidi Mo Jinghui
- John Cheong Ming Chern
- Johnny Yum
- Kenny Yong Hui Lim
- Kong Ho Meng
- Tanapon Cholkadidamrongkul
Regional Morning Meeting Notes: Thursday, December 04, 2025
Greater China Strategy | Alpha Picks: December Conviction Calls Market consolidation slowed in November as expectations of a 25bp Fed cut improved sentiment. The HSI and MSCI China fell 0.2% and 2.4% mom amid weak data and limited catalysts. While the upcoming Economic Work Conference may offer a catalyst to end this phase, we remain cautious, preferring defensives and oversold names. We add BeOne Medicines, HKEX, NetEase and Plover Bay to BUY, take profit on AIA, and cut losses on Jacobson,...
00823 LINK REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
00388 HONG KONG EXCHANGES & CLEARING LTD.
ENRG ENERGI MEGA PERSADA
SXC SUNNY OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY (GROUP) CO. LTD.
00285 BYD ELECTRONIC (INTERNATIONAL) CO. LTD.
JPFA JAPFA COMFEED INDONESIA
BBCA PT BANK CENTRAL ASIA TBK
002472 ZHEJIANG SHUANGHUAN DRIVELINE (A)
TLKM PT TELKOM INDONESIA (PERSERO) TBK CLASS B
AXIATA AXIATA GROUP BERHAD
MAXIS MAXIS BHD
PDD PINDUODUO INC. SPONSORED ADR CLASS A
T TELEKOM MALAYSIA BHD
DLUM DELEUM BERHAD
TDC TIME DOTCOM BHD
MPM MARCO POLO MARINE LTD
09999 NETEASE INC
2269 WUXI BIOLOGICS (CAYMAN) INC.
WDH WATERDROP INC
06160 BEIGENE LTD.
MDKA MERDEKA COPPER GOLD TBK PT
CDB CELCOMDIGI BHD
02015 LI AUTO INC
1523 PLOVER BAY TECHNOLOGIES LTD (1523 HK)
DEWA IJ DARMA HENWA (DEWA IJ)
ASSA IJ ADI SARANA ARMADA TBK PT (ASSA IJ)
ARCI IJ ARCHI INDONESIA (ARCI IJ)
002371 CH NAURA TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
- Chong Lee Len
Telecommunications - MOF Exercises Put Options For Its 41.67% Stake In...
MOF Exercises Put Options For Its 41.67% Stake In DNB Highlights In a recent Bursa announcement by CelcomDigi and Maxis, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) has exercised its put options in relations to its existing 41.67% stake in Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB). The put option notice requires the three investor shareholders, CelcomDigi, Maxis and YTL Power International to purchase the ordinary shares in DNB owned by MOF and take over the MOF loan together with accrued interest. The trio is required ...
- Chris Hoare
Global EM Telcos & Towers Blow out Q3 results drive another great mon...
EM Telco earnings season was extremely strong, and with 8 of our 10 picks reporting this month, our picks rose 6.8% on average in November and are now up 80% YTD. With Singtel having strongly outperformed, Bharti we swap the latter in for the former; this note also includes key news & other thoughts, to try to help investors generate alpha within the EM Telco space.
- Chris Hoare
Singtel (Buy, S$6.2 from S$5.5, +30%) Upgrade price target to $6.2 on...
Singtel’s numbers were strong yesterday, but we now think Bharti is likely to outperform over the next 6-12 months, given how far Singtel has moved already. In a separate note out today, we are lifting our Bharti price target to INR 2,750 which itself drives an increase in the pt to S$6.2 for Singtel.
- Audrey Celia
- Benjaphol Suthwanish
- Chong Lee Len
- Desmond Chong Chee Wai
- Heidi Mo Jinghui
- John Cheong Ming Chern
- Julia Pan Mengyao
- Kai Jie Tang
- Kasemsun Koonnara
- Ming San Soong
- Philip Wong
- Roy Chen Chengzhi
- Suryaputra Wijaksana
- Tanapon Cholkadidamrongkul
- Tanaporn Visaruthaphong
- Wei Xiang Ku
- Willinoy Sitorus
Regional Morning Meeting Notes: Thursday, November 13, 2025
Greater China Company Results | Tencent Music Entertainment Group (1698 HK/BUY/HK$84.65/Target: HK$105.00) TME delivered strong 3Q25 results with both the top-line and bottom line beating our expectations. Revenue grew 20.6% yoy to Rmb8.5b, 3% above the street’s estimates. Non-GAAP operating profit jumped 25.2% yoy to Rmb3b, with operating margins edging up 1ppt yoy to 36%. Non-GAAP net profit rose 27.7% yoy to Rmb2.5b, beating consensus expectation by 7%, with net margins expanding 2ppt yoy to ...
S63 SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES ENGINEERING LTD
C52 COMFORTDELGRO CORPORATION LIMITED
Z74 SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
FNH FRASER & NEAVE HOLDINGS BHD
CPALL TB CP ALL
AWC ASSET WORLD CORP PUBLIC COMPANY LTD
FEH FOOD EMPIRE HOLDINGS LTD
VST VSTECS BHD
STECON STECON GROUP PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
1698 HK TENCENT MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
ASSA IJ ADI SARANA ARMADA TBK PT (ASSA IJ)
- Chong Lee Len
Singapore Telecommunications (ST SP) - 1HFY26: Robust Performance, In ...
Singtel reported a higher underlying net profit of S$1.4b (+14% yoy) in 1HFY26, driven by margin expansion from Optus and NCS, coupled with robust associate contributions. Positively, Singtel revised its FY26 OpCos’ EBIT growth and regional associates' dividend outlook. It also declared a total 1HFY26 dividend of 8.2 S cents/share, implying a 78% dividend payout ratio. BUY on share price weakness with a higher SOTP-based target price of S$5.20 as we narrowed our holding company discount (from 25...
- Chong Lee Len
- Heidi Mo Jinghui
- John Cheong Ming Chern
- Kai Jie Tang
- Roy Chen Chengzhi
Singapore Daily: Thursday, November 13, 2025
Top Stories Company Results | ComfortDelGro Corp (CD SP/BUY/S$1.48/Target: S$1.76) CD’s 9M25 results were largely in line, with revenue up 14% yoy and core PATMI up 2% yoy on stronger contributions from recent acquisitions and UK contract renewals, partly offset by softer Singapore margins. Maintain BUY with a 4% higher target price of S$1.76. CD offers a 5.5% yield and is supported by its diversified portfolio and improving overseas mix. Company Results | Singapore Telecommunications (ST S...
- Chris Hoare
Singtel (Buy, S$5.5, +17%) Q2 FY26 Quick Take: Sustained earnings mom...
With shares at all time high, Singtel delivered a strong performance as earnings momentum and capital recycling drove a 17% dividend growth. Underlying core EBITDA and EBIT were led by both Optus and NCS again while associates’ contribution from AIS and Bharti supported earnings.
- Chong Lee Len
Maxis (MAXIS MK) - 3Q25: Strong Results; Margin Expansion Promotes EBI...
3Q25: Strong Results; Margin Expansion Promotes EBITDA Target Revision Highlights Maxis recorded strong 3Q25 results, with net profit reported at RM412m (+13% yoy; +4% qoq) on the back of cost discipline and higher service and enterprise revenue base. This brought 9M25 net profit to RM1,181m, making up 79% of house and street estimates. We deem the results to be in line with expectations. Maxis declared a third interim DPS of 4 sen (76% payout) and revised its EBITDA guidance to a mid-single...
- Audrey Celia
- Benjaphol Suthwanish
- Chong Lee Len
- Claire Wang Kelai
- Jonathan Koh
- Philip Wong
- Suryaputra Wijaksana
- Tanapon Cholkadidamrongkul
- Tanaporn Visaruthaphong
- Tham Mun Hon
- Willinoy Sitorus
Regional Morning Meeting Notes: Monday, November 10, 2025
Greater China Economics | Inflation October CPI turned positive at 0.2% yoy (+0.5ppt), as food deflation eased to -2.9% yoy, with fresh vegetables and fruits recovering, though pork stayed weak. Core CPI inflation rose to a year-high 1.2% yoy, with both goods and services inflation picking up. Notable strength was observed in other products & services and transportation & communication. PPI deflation narrowed to -2.1% yoy, driven by improvements in mining, raw materials, and downstream consumer ...
- Chris Hoare
LG Uplus (Buy, KRW 19,000, +27%) Q3 25 Quick Take: Better trends acro...
LG Uplus delivered a strong set of results as trends improved across the board. Service revenue topped expectations by 1%. The company recognised a one-off voluntary retirement cost which bodes well for future margins. Excluding the impact, underlying EBITDA would accelerate.
- Chris Hoare
Global EM Telcos & Towers Back to Black: NSR GEM Top-10 November ‘25 ...
Our portfolio of Top Picks was higher again in October, and now up 69% ytd. This month we make no changes to our top picks. This note also includes key news & other thoughts, to try to help investors generate alpha within the EM Telco space.
- Jan Frederik Slijkerman
3Q25 results: Telenet, VodafoneZiggo, Virgin Media O2/Better than fear...
VodafoneZiggo, Telenet and Virgin Media O2 presented mixed results over 3Q25. Fortunately, KPIs are improving somewhat. Given the competitive end markets, our conviction to buy or sell the notes of any of the three companies remains low. Leverage remained stable QoQ. Nevertheless, we still see upside to the VMED and ZIGGO notes if either Vodafone or Telefonica were to acquire full ownership of their joint ventures or if the businesses where to IPO.
- Chris Hoare
Global EM Telcos When does Digital drive a re-rating? Upgrade VEON, V...
We analyze how much revenue EM Telcos are generating from digital businesses, and therefore at what point they are likely to make the transition from being “Telcos with digital assets” to “Digital first”. We use this to predict when the market is likely to re-rate those exposed, and as a result make multiple upgrades across our GEM Telcos.
- Felix Fischer
- Russell Waller
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