GREATER CHINA Sector Automobile Weekly: Sales surge, driven by price cuts and new model launches. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT on the sector. Top BUYs: Desay SV and Tuopu. Update Haidilao International Holding (6862 HK/BUY/HK$14.44/Target: HK$19.00) Revenue remains under pressure but stable operating margin is expected; increasing consumer preference for food delivery over dining in. Small/Mid Cap Highlights Jacobson Pharma (...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Sector REITs S-REITs monthly update (Apr 25). Results Digital Core REIT (DCREIT SP/BUY/US$0.50/Target: US$0.90) 1Q25: Tech giants continue to invest in data centres and AI. Far East Hospitality Trust (FEHT SP/BUY/S$0.545/Target: S$0.71) 1Q25: Defensive strength from mid-tier positioning and low leverage. Sheng Siong Group (SSG SP/BUY/S$1.76/Target: S$1.97) 1Q25: Expanding footprint to fuel growth. Update Wilmar International (WIL SP/BUY/S$3.06/Target: S$3.4...
GREATER CHINA Sector Automobile: Weekly: Takeaways from Shanghai Auto Show 2025. 1Q25 results review for BYD, GWM and GAC. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT. Top BUYs: BYD, Geely and Desay SV. Consumer: Politburo meeting: Emphasising income improvement and service consumption; prefer consumer companies with strong cost control and domestic focus. Results BYD Company (1211 HK/BUY/HK$397.00/Target: HK$510.00): 1Q25: Earnings double yoy, in line. Maintain BUY. Target price: HK$510.00. EVE Energy (300014 HK/BU...
VivoCity was the star performer with NPI rising 6.5% yoy in 4QFY25 despite disruptions from the ongoing enhancement at its basement 2. VivoCity registered stellar double-digit positive rental reversion of 16.8% and maintained high occupancy of 99.3%. Aggregate leverage receded by 0.5ppt qoq to 37.7% due to revaluation gains. MPACT trades at FY26 distribution yield of 7.0% and P/NAV of 0.69x, which has factored in a dimmer outlook for its overseas properties. Maintain BUY. Target price: S$1.62.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Results CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT SP/BUY/S$2.14/Target: S$2.37) 1Q25: A good start for a good year. Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (MPACT SP/BUY/S$1.22/Target: S$1.62) 4QFY25: Overcoming adverse operating challenges overseas. TRADERS' CORNER Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC SP): Trading SELL Sembcorp Industries (SCI SP): Trading SELL
GREATER CHINA Economics Inflation Deflationary pressures remain. Sector Automobile Weekly: Direct impacts from US tariffs contained; indirect spillovers uncertain. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT on the sector. Top BUYs: BYD, Geely and Desay SV. Update Anta Sports (2020 HK/BUY/HK$81.55/Target: HK$108.80) 1Q25 sales me...
GREATER CHINA Strategy China And Hong Kong Property & Hong Kong Landlord Tariffs curtail US rate cuts, thereby hindering the recovery of Hong Kong property and tourism; Maintain OVERWEIGHT on China property. INDONESIA Strategy Alpha Picks: Outperform In Mar 25 Remove BBNI, BBRI, ASII, JSMR and KLBF; add BBCA, ICBP, ERAA and BUKA. MALAYSIA Update Pekat Group (PEKAT MK/BUY/RM1.08/Target: RM1.45) Good earnings visibility over 2025...
The selloff driven by the US’ unprecedented and perplexing tariff plans has liberated many investors of profits this year. Given the fluidity of market conditions, we highlight a number of domestic-focused stocks such as CENT, CD, DFI, HLA, PANU, PROP, RFMD, SSG and SIE as well as Singapore-focused REITS such as CDLHT, FEHT, FCT, KREIT, LREIT and PREIT. In addition, the MAS’ equity market review should inject much needed liquidity in 2H25. We lower our STI target to 3,720 (previously 4,115).
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Strategy Alpha Picks: Adding RSTON, UMSH, SIE, CICT And Removing CVL, VMS, LREIT Our Alpha Picks portfolio underperformed the STI in Feb 25, falling 3.6% mom on a market cap-weighted basis. Adding RSTON, UMSH, SIE and CICT; removing CVL, VMS and LREIT. Sector REITs S-REITs monthly update (Feb 25). Results First Resources (FR SP/BUY/S$1.59/Target: S$1.75) FY24: Results in line with our expectations but exceeded the street’s, with full-year nucleus FFB growth of 6.4% ex...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Sector Offshore Marine “Drill baby drill” to benefit offshore marine stocks. Top picks are Seatrium and Marco Polo Marine in the small/mid-cap space. REITs S-REITs monthly update (Jan 25). TRADERS' CORNER Wilmar International (WIL SP): Trading BUY iFast Corp (IFAST SP): Trading BUY
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Results Keppel DC REIT (KDCREIT SP/BUY/S$2.27/Target: S$2.53): 2H24: SGP7 and SGP8 set; low leverage is springboard for next acquisition. Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (MPACT SP/BUY/S$1.20/Target: S$1.60): 3QFY25: Strength in Singapore overcomes weaknesses overseas. Update ComfortDelGro Corporation (CD SP/BUY/S$1.39/Target: S$1.77): 2024 earnings preview: Expect a strong end to 2024. TRADERS’ CORNER Singapore Post (SPOST SP): Trading BUY Riverstone Holdings (RSTON SP): ...
GREATER CHINA Sector Aviation Airlines: The three major airlines’ 2024 preliminary earnings estimates were below expectations – still loss-making. Healthcare TCM: GPO price pressure continues to cloud 2025’s growth outlook. Consumer CNY preview: Expect home appli...
The Singapore portfolio provided resiliency with strong positive rental reversion of 16.9% from VivoCity and stable occupancy at MBC. NPI from Hong Kong dropped 7.5% yoy, succumbing to continued negative rental reversion. NPI from Japan declined 31.6% yoy due to non-renewal by Seiko Instrument and weak JPY. MPACT trades at FY26 distribution yield of 7.0% and P/NAV of 0.69x, which has factored in dimmer outlook for its overseas properties. Maintain BUY. Target price: S$1.60.
GREATER CHINA Economics PMI A strong rebound for non-manufacturing PMI. Sector Macau Gaming Dec 24 GGR below expectations; expect 2025 GGR to recover to 82% of 2019’s level. INDONESIA Update Mitra Keluarga Karyasehat (MIKA IJ/BUY/Rp2,540/Target: Rp3,300) Expect a double-digit earnings growth in 2025 MALAYSIA Sector Heal...
GREATER CHINA Strategy Alpha Picks: December Conviction Calls Add Desay, Meituan, Mengniu, Tencent, and Trip.com to our BUY list. Take profit from CATL. Update CR Mixc Lifestyle (1209 HK/BUY/HK$29.20/Target: HK$32.15) Takeaways from reverse roadshow in Shenzhen. China Resources Land (1109 HK/BUY/HK$23.25/Target:HK$32.40) Takeaways from reverse roadshow in Shenzhen. Small/Mid Cap Highlights Regina Miracle (2199 HK/Not Rated/HK$2....
GREATER CHINA Results Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK/BUY/HK$52.55/Target: HK$67.00) 3Q24: Results in line; lukewarm revenue growth expected in 4Q24. INDONESIA Update Bank Central Asia (BBCA IJ/BUY/Rp10,075/Target: Rp12,000) Solid performance across the board in 10M24. MALAYSIA Results Hap Seng Plantations (HAPL MK/BUY/RM2.07/Target: RM2.25) 9M24: Within expectations; expect stronger contribution in 4Q24. My EG Services (MYEG MK/BUY/RM0.88/Ta...
GREATER CHINA Sector Automobile: Intelligentisation is the new growth engine for the EV industry. Top BUYs: Desay SV, Tuopu, Joyson, Fuyao and ECARX. Results China Resources Building Materials Tech (1313 HK/BUY/HK$2.02/Target: HK$2.30): 3Q24: Below expectations; 2024 cement sales guidance trimmed to 63m tonnes. Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food (603288 CH/HOLD/Rmb45.37/Target: Rmb49.50): 3Q24: Core profit up 9% yoy; well-positioned for continued steady growth. Goldwind (2208 HK/BUY/HK$6.91/Target...
MPACT’s 2QFY25 DPU of 1.98 S cents met our expectations. Singapore properties were resilient. There were signs of a sequential recovery in shopper traffic and tenant sales at Festival Walk in Hong Kong. It unfortunately suffered a valuation decline of S$114m for three office properties at the Makuhari sub-market of Chiba, Japan. MPACT trades at an FY26 distribution yield of 6.4% and P/NAV of 0.78x, which we deem attractive for a blue chip S-REIT. Maintain BUY. Target price: S$1.71.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Results iFAST Corp (IFAST SP/HOLD/S$7.65/Target: S$8.17) 3Q24: AUA scales new high; potential upside to ePension PBT guidance. Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (MPACT SP/BUY/S$1.33/Target: S$1.71) 2QFY25: Non-renewal and revaluation losses from Japan affect results. Update ComfortDelGro Corporation (CD SP/HOLD/S$1.46/Target: S$1.56) 3Q24 results preview: Expect stable growth despite minor headwinds. TRADERS' CORNER Thai Beverage (THBEV SP): Trading BUY ...
Clearly concerned about the direction of its economy, the Chinese government released a raft of stimulus measures last week that seemingly changed investor sentiment towards the Hong Kong and China markets overnight. While structural challenges remain, we highlight 14 stocks that have meaningful revenue exposure to China should these stimulus measures prove to be a game-changer. Our top picks for 2H24 remain CLI, GENS, KEP, MINT, OCBC, SCI, STE, VMS and YZJSGD.
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