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- Chris Hoare
Malaysian Telcos Q1 25 review: Weaker service revenue impacted by pre...
Service revenue trends deteriorated in Q1, impacted by one-offs and ongoing prepaid competition. On an underlying basis, both CelcomDigi and Maxis were stable YoY. Still, EBITDA managed to inflect to positive territory (although barely). Both remained confident in delivering low-single digit service revenue growth in 2025 as they build up their Enterprise segments.
- Chong Lee Len
Telecommunications - 1Q25 Results Largely In Line; Mobile Competition ...
1Q25 Results Largely In Line; Mobile Competition Remains Intense 1Q25 sector earnings rose 5% qoq but fell 3% yoy driven by stable postpaid revenue, robust enterprise revenue and good cost control. Prepaid earnings were adversely impacted by intense unlimited data offerings. Broadly, earnings came in within expectations except for Axiata. After the results, we trim sector earnings by 7%. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT; catalysts include Axiata’s monetisation of EDOTCO and CelcomDigi’s synergistic saving...
- Chong Lee Len
CelcomDigi (CDB MK) - 1Q25: Within Expectations; Focus On Integration ...
1Q25: Within Expectations; Focus On Integration Efforts For The Year CelcomDigi’s 1Q25 net profit rose 141% qoq and 5% yoy to RM388m. This included costs related to changes in the operating model, inventory and equipment asset adjustments in 1Q25 and accelerated depreciation in 4Q24. Stripping these out, 1Q25 core net profit came in at RM430m (+6% qoq; -10% yoy), in line with expectations. The group maintains its 2025 guidance of low-to-mid single-digit EBIT growth. BUY on weakness with a DCF-ba...
- Bella Lu Yifei
- Chong Lee Len
- Colin Lee
- Desmond Chong Chee Wai
- Ejann Hiew
- Jo Yee Ng
- Johnny Yum Chung Man
- Kasemsun Koonnara
- Ken Lee
- Kitpon Praipaisarnkit
- Lester Siew
- Llelleythan Tan Tan
- Paula Ruth
- Wei Xiang Ku
Regional Morning Meeting Notes: Friday, May 23, 2025
GREATER CHINA Sector Automobile Weekly: PEV sales dip slightly wow. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT on the sector. Top BUYs: BYD, Geely and XPeng. Results Lenovo Group (992 HK/BUY/HK$9.57/Target: HK$12.10) 4QFY25: Core business is solid, but bottom line impacted by non-core items. Update Shenzhou International Group Holdings (2313 HK/BUY/HK$56.90/Target: HK$85.60) Expect unchanged 10% order volume growth for 2025;...
300014 EVE ENERGY CO. LTD. CLASS A
CK CH. KARNCHANG PCL
GRU GEELY AUTOMOBILE HOLDINGS LIMITED
00992 LENOVO GROUP LIMITED
EGH EUREKA GROUP HOLDINGS
Z74 SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
M3I MINTH GROUP LIMITED
002340 GEM CO. LTD. CLASS A
5Z0 ZHONGSHENG GROUP HOLDINGS LTD.
ERAA ERAJAYA SWASEMBADA
01316 NEXTEER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP LIMITED
002709 GUANGZHOU TINCI MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CO LTD CLASS A
601689 NINGBO TUOPU GROUP CO. LTD. CLASS A
01585 YADEA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD.
2333 GREAT WALL MOTOR CO. LTD. CLASS H
1211 BYD COMPANY LIMITED CLASS H
2338 WEICHAI POWER CO. LTD. CLASS H
01810 XIAOMI CORP. CLASS B
02238 GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO. LTD. CLASS H
PMAH PRESS METAL ALUMINIUM HOLDIN
KLK KUALA LUMPUR KEPONG BHD
SWB SUNWAY BHD
1772 GANFENG LITHIUM CO. LTD. CLASS H
300750 CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. CLASS A
3606 FUYAO GLASS INDUSTRY GROUP CO LTD-H
603305 NINGBO XUSHENG AUTO TECHNOLOGY (A)
002920 HUIZHOU DESAY SV AUTOMOTIVE CO LTD
CDB CELCOMDIGI BHD
Z29 029 GROUP SE
02015 LI AUTO INC
600699 JOYSON ELECTRONICS CORP
- Chris Hoare
- Chong Lee Len
Telecommunications - A Defensive Bet; Rational Competition In The Near...
A Defensive Bet; Rational Competition In The Near Term In a risk-off environment, the sector has outperformed the FBMKLCI by 8% ytd. Our recent channel checks suggest competition is rational and telcos are likely to focus on profitability and cash flow. We expect an above-market dividend yield of 5% while sector earnings are expected to grow 4% and 6% in 2025 and 2026 respectively. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT as we watch for pockets of catalysts including monetisation of edotco by Axiata and CelcomDi...
- Chris Hoare
Malaysian Telcos Q4 24 review: Soft Q4; guidance suggests recovery on...
4Q24 service revenue trend remained soft off prepaid weakness, partly offset by Fibre and Enterprise momentum which enabled Maxis to grow faster than CelcomDigi. Industry EBITDA was weaker off a higher comparable base, but guidance suggests a recovery in 2025 in particular for CelcomDigi.
- Chris Hoare
Maxis Bhd: 1 director
A director at Maxis Bhd bought 310,500 shares at 3.175MYR and the significance rating of the trade was 70/100. Is that information sufficient for you to make an investment decision? This report gives details of those trades and adds context and analysis to them such that you can judge whether these trading decisions are ones worth following. Included in the report is a detailed share price chart which plots discretionary trades by all the company's directors over the last two years clearly sho...
- Chong Lee Len
Telecommunications - 2024: Earnings Within Expectations; Higher-than-e...
2024: Earnings Within Expectations; Higher-than-expected Dividends 2024 earnings rose 9% yoy on Axiata’s better-than-expected earnings. In addition, TIME continued to deliver a high single-digit earnings growth and special dividend. Amid balance sheet optimisation and robust cash flow, TIME, TM and Maxis declared higher dividends in 2024. Key events in 1H25 include the rollout of the 5G network by U Mobile and resolution of DNB’s shareholding. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT. Our top picks are Axiata, Ce...
- Chong Lee Len
- Claire Wang Kelai
- Llelleythan Tan Tan
- Paula Ruth
- Tanaporn Visaruthaphong
- Tham Mun Hon
- Thanawat Thangchadakorn
Regional Morning Meeting Notes: Monday, March 10, 2025
GREATER CHINA Economics Inflation Deflationary pressures intensify as CPI turns negative. Trade A weaker start for 2025. INDONESIA Small/Mid Cap Highlights WIR Asia (WIRG IJ/NOT RATED/Rp116) Digital reality tech company with AI features; 9M24 NPAT up 18% yoy. MALAYSIA Sector T...
AMATA AMATA CORP
SAWAD SRISAWAD CORPORATION PUBLIC COMPANY LTD
AXIATA AXIATA GROUP BERHAD
MAXIS MAXIS BHD
T TELEKOM MALAYSIA BHD
MTC MUANGTHAI CAPITAL PCL
SPOST SINGAPORE POST LTD
TDC TIME DOTCOM BHD
TIDLOR NGERN TID LOR PCL
688536 3PEAK INCORPORATED
CDB CELCOMDIGI BHD
Z29 029 GROUP SE
WIRG IJ WIR ASIA
- Chong Lee Len
CelcomDigi (CDB MK) - 4Q24: A Year of Integration
4Q24: A Year of Integration CelcomDigi booked 4Q24 net profit of RM157m (-64% yoy; -64% qoq). Stripping out accelerated depreciation and asset impairment, 4Q24 core net profit came in at RM405m (-20% yoy; -7% qoq) on the back of higher opex. This brings 2024 net profit to RM1,749m (-18% yoy), below our estimates but in line with the street’s. 2024’s total dividend of 14.3 sen/share is close to a 100% dividend payout of core net profit. Maintain BUY with a marginally lower target price of RM4.30,...
- Bella Lu Yifei
- Benjaphol Suthwanish
- Carol Dou Xiao Qin
- Chong Lee Len
- Colin Lee
- Heidi Mo Jinghui
- John Cheong Ming Chern
- Johnny Yum Chung Man
- Jonathan Koh
- Kasemsun Koonnara
- Ken Lee
- Stevanus Juanda
- Sunny Chen
Regional Morning Meeting Notes: Friday, February 14, 2025
GREATER CHINA Sector Automobile Weekly: PV sales stay low, BYD to equip all EVs with DiPilot ADAS. Upgrade BYD to BUY. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT on the sector. Top BUYs: Geely, CATL, Fuyao and Desay. Update AAC Technologies (2018 HK/HOLD/HK$46.55/ Target: HK$48.00) 2024 profit alert – earnings set to beat expectations. Maintain HOLD. The United Laboratories International (3933 HK/HOLD/HK$12.42/Target: H...
GRU GEELY AUTOMOBILE HOLDINGS LIMITED
A2XN AAC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC.
AIY IFAST
UNVR PT UNILEVER INDONESIA TBK
BH BUMRUNGRAD HOSPITAL PUBLIC CO. LTD.
EGH EUREKA GROUP HOLDINGS
M3I MINTH GROUP LIMITED
CENTEL CENTRAL PLAZA HOTEL
002340 GEM CO. LTD. CLASS A
5Z0 ZHONGSHENG GROUP HOLDINGS LTD.
CPN CENTRAL PATTANA PUBLIC CO. LTD.
01316 NEXTEER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP LIMITED
002709 GUANGZHOU TINCI MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CO LTD CLASS A
601689 NINGBO TUOPU GROUP CO. LTD. CLASS A
01585 YADEA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD.
2333 GREAT WALL MOTOR CO. LTD. CLASS H
1211 BYD COMPANY LIMITED CLASS H
2338 WEICHAI POWER CO. LTD. CLASS H
02238 GUANGZHOU AUTOMOBILE GROUP CO. LTD. CLASS H
3933 THE UNITED LABORATORIES INTE
DLG DIALOG GROUP BHD
1772 GANFENG LITHIUM CO. LTD. CLASS H
300750 CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. CLASS A
3606 FUYAO GLASS INDUSTRY GROUP CO LTD-H
603305 NINGBO XUSHENG AUTO TECHNOLOGY (A)
002920 HUIZHOU DESAY SV AUTOMOTIVE CO LTD
DCRU DIGITAL CORE REIT MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD.
CDB CELCOMDIGI BHD
Z29 029 GROUP SE
02015 LI AUTO INC
600699 JOYSON ELECTRONICS CORP
- Chris Hoare
Axiata (Buy, RM 4.5, +98%) Reports that Axiata is looking to sell Lin...
TMT Finance Asia reports that Axiata is inviting offers for up to 100% of LinkNet, its Indonesian home broadband fibre business. This follows earlier rumours that the company is considering selling its stake in Edotco, its Asian Towers asset either in whole or in part. The other large Asian portfolio telco, Singtel, has performed well since starting the process of restructuring/asset sales, and we believe Axiata may be at the start of this process too.
- Chris Hoare
Axiata (Buy, RM 4.5, +92%) Our takeaway from Investor Day 2025; Share...
Axiata held its Investor Day yesterday which focused on the Group's progress towards deleveraging and the outlook for dividends. As the Group transits to be more of a holding company, capital allocation and shareholder remuneration policies are central which is the key focus of our note below. With progress here we think the shares have finally bottomed.
- Anas Fitri Bin Ahmad
- Chong Lee Len
- Julia Pan Mengyao
- Keith Wee Teck Keong
- Kenny Yong Hui Lim
- Kitpon Praipaisarnkit
- Krit Tanarattananon
- Lester Siew
- Ming San Soong
- Paula Ruth
- Singapore Research Team
- Thanawat Thangchadakorn
Regional Morning Notes - Thursday, December 12, 2024
GREATER CHINA Sector Internet: 1H25 outlook shaped by implications of fiscal stimuli and US tariffs. Results Huize Holding (HUIZ US/BUY/US$4.09/Target: US$7.00): 3Q24: Turning profitable again due to strong FYP growth. INDONESIA Update XL Axiata (EXCL IJ/BUY/Rp2,240/Target: Rp3,200): EXCL and FREN agree to merge (pre-synergy EV of Rp104t, or around US$6.5b). MALAYSIA Sector Banking: The sector delivered a solid 3Q24 earnings growth of 11% yoy. However, this was largely driven by volatile tradi...
- Chong Lee Len
- Jo Yee Ng
Telecommunications - 9M24: In Line; Rollout Of A Second 5G Network In ...
9M24: In Line; Rollout Of A Second 5G Network In 2025 9M24 results came in broadly within expectations, with sector earnings growing 4% yoy, driven by: a) 2% yoy service revenue growth, with Maxis achieving 4% yoy growth; b) strong underlying demand for home broadband; and c) good cost discipline. Key events to look out for in 1H25 include: a) fixed line competition; b) U Mobile potential 5G consortium; c) government’s exit from DNB, and d) CelcomDigi’s synergistic savings in 2025. Maintain MARK...
- Adrian Loh Tzum Yung
- Chong Lee Len
- Damon Shen
- Desmond Chong Chee Wai
- Jieqi Liu
- Johnny Yum
- Singapore Research Team
- Stevanus Juanda
- Tham Mun Hon
- Wei Xiang Ku
Regional Morning Notes - Tuesday, December 10, 2024
GREATER CHINA Economics Inflation: PPI deflation moderates; weaker-than-expected CPI inflation. Sector Property: Latest Politburo meeting vows stronger fiscal and monetary stimulus as well as unconventional counter-cyclical adjustments for 2025. INDONESIA Strategy Key Takeaways From Regional Strategy Conference: Our top picks are ASII, BMRI, BBNI, BBTN, BRIS, CMRY, KLBF, SMRA, ACES and GOTO. We have an end-25 target of 8,200 for the JCI. MALAYSIA Sector Telecommunications: 9M24 earnings grew 4...
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