Sector Update | Consumer We downgrade the sector to MARKET WEIGHT as macro headwinds rise, including fiscal risks, higher soft commodity costs, a weaker rupiah, and greater government intervention. Easing fiscal support, combined with higher input costs and currency weakness, could weigh on consumer spending and company margins. Our focus remains on resilient names with demonstrated earnings resilience, limited forex exposure, and lower sensitivity to soft commodity spikes. Top picks: CMRY and A...
Sector Update | Consumer We downgrade the sector to MARKET WEIGHT as macro headwinds rise, including fiscal risks, higher soft commodity costs, a weaker rupiah, and greater government intervention. Easing fiscal support, combined with higher input costs and currency weakness, could weigh on consumer spending and company margins. Our focus remains on resilient names with demonstrated earnings resilience, limited forex exposure, and lower sensitivity to soft commodity spikes. Top picks: CMRY and A...
Greater China Strategy | Alpha Picks: March Conviction Calls Chinese equities consolidated further in February, with the HSI and MSCI China Index declining 2.8% mom and 5.6% mom, respectively. March is expected to be volatile, as there are signs that the Middle East conflict could last for a while. We focus on names which have greater domestic exposure, adding Anta, China Duty Free, FII, Futu, Kuaishou and Tencent to our BUY list. Indonesia Strategy | Alpha Picks: Rotating To Commodities Amid M...
In our latest Asia Monthly, we discuss the performance of major Asian credit indices and review UST curve movements in February 2026. We also provide a recap of major news and macroeconomic releases, including those from the US, China, India, Indonesia and Japan. In addition, we summarise the top/bottom performers, recent USD bond issuances and rating actions in Asian corporate credit, as well as a list of our recent research. The Asia Monthly publication serves to keep investors updated on...
Company Update | Japfa Comfeed Indonesia (JPFA IJ/HOLD/Rp2,480/Target: Rp2,800) We downgrade JPFA to HOLD from BUY, with a new target price of Rp2,800. Near-term catalysts remain supportive, driven by solid 4Q25 results that may extend into 1Q26, as well as firm live bird and DOC prices. However, we lower our 2026 target PE to 8x (from 9x), reflecting higher risks beyond 1Q26, including potential margin pressure from SBM import centralisation and emerging supply-demand imbalance risk. Highlight...
Greater China Sector Update | Automobile As of mid-Feb 26, over 20 Chinese provinces and cities have announced 2026 vehicle purchase subsidy schemes, aligning with the national policy that shifted to percentage-based subsidies (favouring mid-range to high-end vehicles) from 2025’s fixed amounts. This supports premium segments and market stability but may not fully counter the new 5% EV tax. 2026 PV sales forecast: 30.4m units (+3% yoy); PEV sales: 18.2m units (+19% yoy). Maintain MARKET WEIG...
Company Update | Japfa Comfeed Indonesia (JPFA IJ/HOLD/Rp2,480/Target: Rp2,800) We downgrade JPFA to HOLD from BUY, with a new target price of Rp2,800. Near-term catalysts remain supportive, driven by solid 4Q25 results that may extend into 1Q26, as well as firm live bird and DOC prices. However, we lower our 2026 target PE to 8x (from 9x), reflecting higher risks beyond 1Q26, including potential margin pressure from SBM import centralisation and emerging supply-demand imbalance risk. Technical...
Greater China Strategy | Alpha Picks: February Conviction Calls Chinese equities recovered in January, with the HSI and MSCI China rising 6.9% and 5.0% mom respectively. Given the supportive macro policy environment, we maintain a constructive view on the markets despite the risk of further volatility in February. Accordingly, we are adding Alibaba, Ganfeng Lithium, and Minth to our BUY list, and Meituan to our SELL list. Indonesia Strategy | Alpha Picks: From MSCI Shock To Policy-Driven Rebala...
Sector Update | Consumer Most consumer stocks are trading at undemanding valuations, offering a tactical rotation opportunity, which are further supported by potential pension and insurance inflows. Seasonal Lebaran and Chinese New Year demand, normalising input costs, improving purchasing power, and an accommodative fiscal stance provide near-term catalysts. We expect 4Q25 results to improve qoq, with full-year performance broadly in line. Top picks are CMRY, MYOR, and AMRT. Highlights • Most ...
Greater China Sector Update | China Property CRIC data show that the top 100 developers’ contracted sales fell 24.7% yoy in Jan 26, while new-home sales in 28 major cities declined 36% yoy. Second-hand transactions in three Tier 1 cities rose 1% yoy. Maintain UNDERWEIGHT but deepening industry downturn leads to rising possibility of policy support, supporting selective exposure. CR Land remains our top pick, with P/B at 1SD below the five-year mean, and PE and yield near the five-year average....
Economics | Indonesia Headline Inflation Rises On Low-base Effect, Core Inflation Remains Stable Indonesia's headline inflation rose to 3.55% yoy in Jan 26, primarily driven by temporary base effects from last year's low electricity tariffs and high global gold prices. However, core inflation remained stable at 2.45%, and prices fell mom due to a strong food harvest. This indicates underlying demand pressures are still contained. Consequently, Bank Indonesia is expected to maintain its benchmark...
In our latest Asia Monthly, we discuss the performance of major Asian credit indices and review UST curve movements in January 2026. We also provide a recap of major news and macroeconomic releases, including those from the US, China, India, Indonesia and Japan. In addition, we summarise the top/bottom performers, recent USD bond issuances and rating actions in Asian corporate credit, as well as a list of our recent research. The Asia Monthly publication serves to keep investors updated on ...
In our inaugural Asia Monthly for 2026, we share our regional credit outlook for the year, with a focus on China, Macau, India and Indonesia. We also provide a review of 2025, in which we discuss the performance of major Asian credit indices and review UST curve movements for the year. In addition, we provide a recap of major news and macroeconomic releases in December 2025, summarise the Top/Bottom performers, recent USD bond issuances and rating actions in Asian corporate credit, as well a...
Strategy | Liquidity Tailwinds And Flow Momentum Drive JCI Upside Equity markets are supported by renewed foreign inflows, rising commodity prices, and improving liquidity. Net equity inflows turned positive at US$169.6m over the past one month, while key commodities posted strong gains. Narrowing yield spreads (10-year bond yield minus LQ45 dividend yield) and improving money supply growth reinforce a preference for equity over bonds. Greater intervention by Bank Indonesia to support the rupiah...
Greater China Sector Update | China Property Demand remained under pressure in Jan 26, with both new-home sales and secondary-home transactions continuing to post sharp yoy declines. Land market activity weakened notably toward the end of 2025, while capital and demand were further concentrated in a small number of strong Tier 1-2 cities, underscoring persistent divergence across regions amid still-soft market sentiment. We remain UNDERWEIGHT on China’s property sector, and expect high polic...
Strategy | Liquidity Tailwinds And Flow Momentum Drive JCI Upside Equity markets are supported by renewed foreign inflows, rising commodity prices, and improving liquidity. Net equity inflows turned positive at US$169.6m over the past one month, while key commodities posted strong gains. Narrowing yield spreads (10-year bond yield minus LQ45 dividend yield) and improving money supply growth reinforce a preference for equity over bonds. Greater intervention by Bank Indonesia to support the rupiah...
Greater China Strategy | Alpha Picks: January Conviction Calls Chinese equities remained in consolidation through December, with the HSI and MSCI China down 0.9% mom and 1.5% mom, respectively, despite last week’s window dressing narrowing losses. Policy signals from the Economic Work Conference broadly met expectations. Looking ahead, we are constructive on 1Q26, supported by a favourable global liquidity cycle and potential macro supportive measures in China. We retain most of our December pic...
Strategy | Alpha Picks: Strong Performance In December The JCI closed strong at the end of Dec 25 (+1.6% mom, +22.1% yoy). Our portfolio outperformed the JCI by 17.7% mom, driven by ENRG, DEWA, ARCI, JPFA, and ASSA, while MDKA was flat and TLKM and BBCA underperformed. We maintain our portfolio focus on US dollar-linked earnings and resilient bottom-up picks. We drop DEWA as it has reached our target price, and add HRUM and NCKL. Highlights • The JCI closed strong at the end of Dec 25 (+1.6% mo...
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