The BOT attended our seminar to provide our clients with Thailand's economic outlook for 2H25. The BOT has revised its 2025 GDP forecast from 2.0% to 2.3% in the meeting. It foresees a softening of exports in 3Q25, due to the front-loading of exports in 1H25. The PM has been suspended, with a caretaker in charge, but there should be no impact on 2026’s budget. We highlight four sectors related to the BOT event. Top picks: KBANK, MTC, CPALL and STECON.
GREATER CHINA Strategy Alpha Picks: July Conviction Calls Add CATL, KE Holdings, Longfor, Midea Group, Tencent and TME to our BUY list. Take profit on Prudential. Sector Online Games Upcoming new game releases to capitalise on the summer holiday season. INDONESIA Strategy Alpha Picks: Good Performances In June Our new alpha picks are ANTM, BBCA, ERAA, ICBP, MYOR, MIKA...
GREATER CHINA Economics PMI Modest recovery with construction rebound. Sector Macau Gaming Jun 25 GGR beat consensus by 9%; GGR has regained momentum in recent months. INDONESIA Small/Mid Cap Highlights MAP Aktif Adiperkasa (MAPA IJ/NOT RATED/Rp700) Expanding active lifestyle retail business; 1Q25 NPAT up 21% yoy. MAL...
The key drivers of 2Q-4Q25 are the fresh food sales in modern retail business, b) orders from key clients in the can business starting to return, after disappearing during 1Q25, and c) effective cost control. Given the unexciting top-line growth, we believe BJC can still deliver bottom lines of 7-10% in 2025-26. Moreover, we expect minimal impact from the strictness of the Thailand and Cambodia border gate operations. Maintain BUY. Target price: Bt28.00.
GREATER CHINA Sector Automobile: Weekly: PV sales up 26% yoy on last-minute buying before promotions end. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT on the sector. Top BUYs: CATL, Desay SV and Tuopu. Education: Ramping up AI+ initiative; focusing on profitability with solid growth pillars. Update Xiaomi Corp (1810 HK/BUY/HK$56.90/Target: HK$69.90): Takeaways from Xiaomi YU7 and AI Glasses launch event. Strong initial demand with YU7 orders surpassing 289,000 within the first hour. Maintain BUY. SINGAPORE Sector RE...
Although we foresee a slower yoy earnings growth for 2Q-4Q25, we still expect a 5.0- 10% yoy earnings growth. Therefore, we project limited downside to BJC’s earnings for 2025-26. Management also guided that SSS momentum is expected to improve in May 25 compared with Apr 25. Maintain BUY. Target price: Bt28.00.
GREATER CHINA Results Meituan (3690 HK/HOLD/HK$129.40/Target: HK$140.00): 1Q25: Earnings beat; expect margin pressure as FD competition intensifies. Downgrade to HOLD. INDONESIA Results Bumi Serpong Damai (BSDE IJ/BUY/Rp895/Target: Rp1,040): 1Q25: Weak profit; below consensus estimate. MALAYSIA Results AMMB Holdings (AMM MK/BUY/RM5.44/Target: RM6.08): 4QFY25: Net profit in line, supported by improved NIM and strong trading income. Maintain BUY with a lower target price of RM6.08. Gas Malaysia ...
BJC reported a core earnings of Bt1,257m for 1Q25, up 19.6% yoy, driven by a gross profit margin improvement. The results were better than our and consensus estimates by 12%. SSS momentum qtd remains at a negative 2-3% yoy. However, this will be offset by a stronger improvement in the profitability of its manufacturing business. Maintain BUY. Target price: Bt28.00.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Results AP Thailand (AP TB/BUY/Bt6.70/Target: Bt9.60) 1Q25: Earnings in line, improvement expected in 2Q25. Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS TB/BUY/Bt24.10/Target: Bt33.00) 1Q25: Reported earnings in line with decent yoy growth. Berli Jucker (BJC TB/BUY/Bt23.70/Target: Bt28.00) 1Q25: Better-than-expected earnings growth. Electricity Generating PCL (EGCO TB/BUY/Bt109.00/Target: Bt115.00) 1Q25: Solid 1Q25 results with still-impressive yield. Ratch Group...
GREATER CHINA Economics Money Supply: Credit demand weakens in April. Results Tencent Holdings (700 HK/BUY/HK$521.00/Target: HK$650.00): 1Q25: Strong results propelled by robust games and AI-powered ad-tech. INDONESIA Sector Telecommunications: 1Q25: EBITDA stable at -0.8% qoq. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT. MALAYSIA Results Sunway REIT (SREIT MK/BUY/RM1.93/Target: RM2.05): 1Q25: Results in line. Looking ahead, the full reopening of Sunway Carnival Mall Phase 2 and AEON Seri Manjung acquisition are e...
GREATER CHINA Strategy Alpha Picks: May Conviction Calls Add Alibaba, Innovent, Shuanghuan, Trip.com to our BUY list. Take profit on JBM Healthcare and CR Land. Sector Aviation Airlines: 1Q25 results below expectations. Weak fuel prices to support full-year performance. Maintain UNDERWEIGHT. INDONESIA Strategy 1Q25 Results Recap ...
GREATER CHINA Sector Online Travel Agencies: Travel data preview: Expecting a vibrant 2025 Labour Day Results BYD Electronic (285 HK/BUY/HK$31.80/Target: HK$41.20): 1Q25: Margins below expectations; automotive business to lead the charge in 2025. Maintain BUY. China Resources Building Materials Technology (1313 HK/BUY/HK$1.69/Target: HK$2.30): 1Q25: In line; severe drought in Guangxi restricts cement products outflow. China State Construction Engineering Corporation (601668 CH/BUY/Rmb5.49 /Targe...
We estimate BJC’s core earnings at Bt1.1b for 1Q25, up 6.7% yoy on the back of a higher gross margin, lower interest expenses, and a lower effective tax rate. We still maintain our 2025 earnings forecast of a 9% yoy growth following better top-line and profitability momentum. Maintain BUY. Target price: Bt28.00.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Results I-TAIL Corporation (ITC TB/HOLD/Bt13.10/Target: Bt13.30) 1Q25: Sluggish earnings; 2025 outlook remains challenging. Downgrade to HOLD. Update Berli Jucker (BJC TB/BUY/Bt23.50/Target: Bt28.00) Expect yoy earnings improvement in 1Q25. PTT Exploration & Production (PTTEP TB/BUY/Bt99.25/Target: Bt155.00) High dividend yield; steady earnings growth. PTT Oil & Retail Business (OR TB/BUY/Bt13.70/Target: Bt16.00) 1Q25 net profit expected to rise qoq and yoy.
GREATER CHINA Sector Internet Navigating headwinds and uncovering opportunities upon tariff pressures. INDONESIA Update Erajaya Swasembada (ERAA IJ/BUY/Rp348/Target: Rp480) Iphone 16 series to be available in 2Q25. Maintain BUY. MALAYSIA Update Matrix Concepts Holdings (MCH MK/BUY/RM1.27/Target: RM1.66) We view the RPT deal as fair and strategic as the acquisition allows Matrix to see faster ro...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Strategy Alpha Picks: Diversifying To Defensive Stocks We maintain our cautiously optimistic view on the Thai equity market in Mar 25. We decided to cut losses on AOT, CK and ERW, and add AP and BCH to our portfolio. Sector Oil & Gas 2025 remains a challenging year for the oil and gas business. Update Banpu (BANPU TB/HOLD/Bt4.14/Target: Bt5.00) A more positive outlook for the gas business Berli Ju...
GREATER CHINA Strategy China And Hong Kong Property: Preview of property policies from two sessions; improvement in sentiment for Hong Kong's primary market. Sector Internet: Potential implications from implementation of social security insurances. Update Plover Bay Technologies (1523 HK/BUY/HK$5.22/Target: HK$7.71): Takeaways from luncheon: On the way to becoming a connectivity hub. INDONESIA Update Erajaya Swasembada (ERAA IJ/BUY/Rp390/Target: Rp480): Key brand might gradually mitigate regula...
BJC reported 4Q24 core earnings of Bt1.57b, down 8.8% due to a higher effective tax rate. We saw a strong improvement in 4Q24 EBT which increased 21% yoy on the back of both top-line and profitability improvement. We still saw positive SSS growth of 4% yoy in 1 Jan-15 Feb 25. We foresee core earnings for 2025 growing 9% yoy, improving from a yoy decline in 2023-24. Maintain BUY. Target price: Bt28.00.
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