GREATER CHINA Results China Overseas Property Holdings (2669 HK/BUY/HK$5.85 /Target: HK$7.00) 1H25: Results a mixed bag; quality growth with slower expansion pace; special dividend for 10th listing anniversary. Goldwind Science & Technology (2208 HK/BUY/HK$9.52/Target: HK$10.80) 1H25: In line; solid backlog, stabilised pricing, and margin recovery ahead. Han’s Laser (002008 CH/BUY/Rmb35.70/Target: Rmb39.50) 2Q25: Solid growth in operating income. PCB/IT equip...
Two S-REITs out of 21 under our coverage beat expectations, namely CICT (NPI margin expanded due to efficiency and scale from focus on Singapore) and PREIT (11 nursing homes in France contributed fully and accounted for 7.8% of group NPI). Maintain OVERWEIGHT. US monetary policy is switching towards easing. BUY blue chip S-REITs with specific catalysts: CLAR (Target: S$4.02), CLAS (Target: S$1.56), KDCREIT (Target: S$2.69), KREIT (Target: S$1.18) and LREIT (Target: S$0.79).
Singapore’s 1H25 results season was resilient, with 75% of companies meeting or beating expectations despite tariff uncertainty and strength of the Singapore dollar. Banks delivered stable earnings and attractive yields, underpinning the STI. Consumer names like DFI and SSG stood out, while REITs showed positive rental reversions. Capital recycling drove upgrades for CIT and VMS. We raise our end-25 STI target to 4,602, reflecting 8% upside and attractive valuations versus history and peers.
The Jackson Hole Symposium highlights US monetary policy at an inflexion point, potentially switching towards easing to support the job market, which has slowed considerably for three consecutive months in May, June and July. Maintain OVERWEIGHT. S-REITs benefit from recovery in liquidity triggered by upcoming rate cuts. BUY blue chip S-REITs: CLAR (Target: S$4.02), CLAS (Target: S$1.56), KDCREIT (Target: S$2.69), KREIT (Target: S$1.18) and LREIT (Target: S$0.79).
GREATER CHINA Results CSPC Pharmaceutical Group (1093 HK/BUY/HK$10.51/Target: HK$12.00) 1H25: Results miss; expects hoh sales recovery and two more BD deals in 2H25. Ganfeng Lithium (1772 HK/BUY/HK$30.80/Target: HK$40.00) 2Q25: Net loss in line; 3Q25 turnaround on the back of lithium carbonate price recovery. Maintain BUY, target price: HK$40.00. Li Ning (2331 HK/HOLD/HK$19.70/Target: HK$18.90) 1H25: Results beat but challenges remain in 2H25; fa...
Strategy Results Roundup 1H25 results roundup: A resilient earnings season with banks carrying the load, REITs upping rents. Raising STI target to 4,602. Sector REITs Jackson Symposium provides turnaround momentum. TRADERS' CORNER Singapore Telecommunications (ST SP): Trading BUY First Resourc...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Update Keppel (KEP SP/BUY/S$8.58/Target: S$10.46): Hanging up on M1 and unlocking S$1b to fuel future growth. Maintain BUY with a higher target price of S$10.46. TRADERS’ CORNER Aztech Global (AZTECH SP): Trading BUY Frencken Group (FRKN SP): Trading SELL
GREATER CHINA Results Q Technology Group (1478 HK/BUY/HK$13.06/Target: HK$16.60) 1H25: Earnings in line; expect profitability to further improve. Maintain BUY. INDONESIA Small/Mid Cap Highlights ESSA Industries Indonesia (ESSA IJ/NOT RATED/Rp595) Unlocking long-term value through strategic industrial upgrades. MALAYSIA Sector Plantation Inventory continues to build up due...
GREATER CHINA Strategy Alpha Picks: August Conviction Calls: Add JBM Healthcare and Lenovo to our BUY list. Take profit on CATL, Han’s Laser, KE Holdings and Longfor. INDONESIA Strategy Alpha Picks: Underperformance In July: Our new Alpha Picks are ASSA, AKRA, ARCI, BBNI, KLBF, MTEL, and MYOR. MALAYSIA Strategy Alpha Picks: Some Opportunities Amid A “Summer Lull”: Our July 25 Alpha Picks outperformed. Aug 25 picks: Coraza, Eco World, Gamuda, Hume Cement, IJM, Inari, RHB and Zetrix. SINGAPORE ...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Sector REITs: S-REITs monthly update (Jul 25). Results Far East Hospitality Trust (FEHT SP/BUY/S$0.60/Target: S$0.81): 1H25: Maiden contribution from Japan; growth from commercial premises. Keppel (KEP SP/BUY/S$8.47/Target: S$9.51): 1H25: Strong growth, steady dividends, and asset-light transformation in motion. Maintain BUY. Seatrium (STM SP/BUY/S$2.27/Target: S$2.96): 1H25: Robust revenue growth with continued gross margin expansion. Maintain BUY with target price of S$2.96. S...
GREATER CHINA Economics PMI Rebound falters, weighed down by weaker construction and input cost pressures. Sector Automobile Weekly: PV sales pressured by anti-involution initiatives. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT on the sector. Top BUYs: CATL, Geely and Tuopu. Results Budweiser APAC (1876 HK/BUY/HK$8.26/Target: HK$12.00) ...
KEP announced 1H25 net profit of S$431m (+25% yoy), supported by the infrastructure and real estate segments. Capital recycling remains active, with S$915m in proceeds ytd and a further S$500m in transactions that will be finalised in 2H25. An interim dividend of S$0.15/share was declared, unchanged from 1H24, alongside a S$500m share buyback programme. Progress in KEP’s transformation to a hybrid asset-light model may support a further re-rating. Maintain BUY. Target price: S$9.51.
Singapore is a haven due to its fiscal discipline and the lowest reciprocal tariff of 10%. The flight to safety is evidenced by low 10-year Singapore government bond yield of 2.1% and 3-month compounded SORA of 1.9%. Maintain OVERWEIGHT. BUY suburban retail REITs CICT (Target: S$2.72), FCT (Target: S$3.07) and LREIT (Target: S$0.76) and data centre REITs DCREIT (Target: US$0.88) and KDCREIT (Target: S$2.69). We also like CLAR (Target: S$4.02).
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Results Keppel REIT (KREIT SP/BUY/S$0.97/Target: S$1.18): 1H25: Benefitting from Singapore growing in stature as a regional hub. Oiltek International (OTEK SP/BUY/S$0.89/Target: S$1.05): 1H25: Record-high earnings and outlook remains positive; maintain BUY. TRADERS’ CORNER First Resources (FR SP): Trading BUY Keppel DC REIT (KDCREIT SP): Trading BUY
GREATER CHINA Sector Healthcare Bi-Weekly: Expecting strong 1H25 results. Maintain OVERWEIGHT. Results Contemporary Amperex Technology (300750 CH/BUY/Rmb277.09 /Target: Rmb390.00) 2Q25: Earnings in line, with margins hitting record-high levels. Maintain A-share at BUY. Downgrade H-share to HOLD. New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU US/BUY/US$44.37/Target: US$55.00) ...
KREIT achieved positive rental reversion of 12.3% in 1H25 and targets to achieve double-digit reversion for the full year. It has substantially backfilled vacancies at OFC in Singapore and 255 George Street in Sydney. NPI growth was particularly strong at 13.4% yoy for Australia. KREIT benefits as Singapore strengthens its positioning as a financial and regional hub. It provides a 2026 yield of 6.9% (CICT: 5.1%, Suntec: 5.0%) and P/NAV is at 0.80x. Maintain BUY. Target price: S$1.18.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Results CapitaLand Ascott Trust (CLAS SP/BUY/S$0.91/Target: S$1.56): 2Q25: Portfolio reconstitution through expansion in living sector and AEI. Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT (KORE SP/BUY/US$0.22/Target: US$0.24): 1H25: Gradually restoring payout ratio. Singapore Airlines (SIA SP/SELL/S$7.04/Target: S$6.03): 1QFY26: Results a major miss due to cost pressure and Air India drag. Downgrade to SELL. TRADERS’ CORNER Hongkong Land Holdings (HKL SP): Trading BUY Wilmar International (WI...
GREATER CHINA Sector Internet WAIC - Battlefield of AI applications and agents to reshape productivity. Results WuXi AppTec (2359 HK/BUY/HK$111.70/Target: HK$146.00) 1H25: Results beat; benefitting from growing CRDMO service demand. Upgrade to BUY. INDONESIA Results AKR Corporindo (AKRA IJ/BUY/Rp1,345/Target: Rp1,525) 2Q25: Momentum builds, but 4Q25 to del...
KORE achieved a positive rental reversion of 3.3% in 2Q25. Encouragingly, expansion accounted for 17.1% of leases signed in 1H25 driven by technology companies. KORE guided portfolio occupancy at mid-to-high 80% by end-25. Management envisages a phased approach with gradual step-ups in payout ratio. We assume a payout ratio of 30% in 2026, increasing by 15ppt to 45% in 2027. KORE trades at a distribution yield of 5.3% for 2026 and 7.8% for 2027. Maintain BUY. Target price: US$0.24.
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