กลุ่มท่องเที่ยว – ตรวจสอบการดำเนินงานช่วงไฮซีซั่น Switch to rebound after a steep fall |
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Market today | The SET is expected to see a technical rebound after plummeting yesterday, with supports at 1,420 and 1,411, which are expected to hold for the short term. Resistances are at 1,440 – through which a break up would make a recovery clearer - and 1,450. | Today’s highlights | • The Washington Post reports that the US government plans to relax sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry after that government signed an agreement to organize a presidential election by next year. • The US Treasury Secretary says it is too soon to evaluate the effect of the war between Israel and Hamas. • The price of gas in the EU has fallen by 10% from an 8-month high as early winter in most of Europe is forecast to be less cold, which may lessen gas demand. • PBOC kept interest rate unchanged at 2.5% and will inject US$39.6bn to support the economy. • CNBC reported a decline of 4.5% in sales of iPhone15 in China compared to sales of iPhone14 in the first 17 days after launch. Local brand, Huawei, dominates the market. • The cabinet approved a temporary visa-free extension for Russian tourists from 30 to 90 days, effective between Nov 1, 2023, and Apr 30, 2024. TAT forecasts 1.6mn Russian tourists will enter Thailand in 2024. The cabinet also approved the Bt20 fare for the Red and Purple lines to ease cost of living. • IAA says the Thai capital market investor structure is weighted toward short-term investors and expects the government to draw in more long-term funds. FETCO will as the prime minister to extend the SSF scheme and set up investment funds for all ages. | Strategy today | In the short term the SET is expected to able to recover and rebound. Although the market is still concerned over the war in Israel, Fed officials still support the ending of the interest rate upward cycle, causing US bond yield to slow down and the US dollar to weaken (baht back to appreciate). Also, there are expectations that China will release a 1 trillion-yuan stimulus package and buy into the energy sector to support the stock market index. Our strategy is: take this opportunity to invest in themes with specific drivers. | Trading today | Weekly portfolio: This week the SET is expected to recover or rebound after a sharp fall that already incorporated some of the risks, while the baht is starting to appreciate. We see it as an opportunity to invest in themes with specific drivers: 1) Speculative stocks expected to benefit from oil price if it rises or stays at this already high level in view of concerns that tension in the Middle East will affect oil supply – PTTEP and BCP. 2) Undervalued stocks (price below true valuation) whose prices have fallen into the oversold zone, with strong fundamentals and inexpensive valuation (PER and PBV 2023F below 5-year average) – CPALL, TOP, CPN, BDMS and MINT. 3) Stocks with strong and continuous earnings growth, whose prices have beat the market since the beginning of the year – AMATA, BBL, KTB, BCH and KLINIQ. Even though for the tourism sector we keep our 2023 foreign tourist forecast at 28mn with 35mn in 2024, in the short term, care should be taken when investing in tourism stocks whose revenue is more attuned to domestic travel (AOT, ERW and CENTEL) and wait for signs that confidence in travel is recovering. In the medium term we recommend being cautious on stocks that are expected to be affected by El Nino, which will erode purchasing power in the agricultural sector: Commerce (GLOBAL), Finance (MTC, SAWAD), Automotive (SAT, STANLY), Food & Agriculture (CPF and GFPT) and Beverages (CBG has high sugar cost). | Daily top picks | CPALL: 3Q23 profit is expected to be stable or grow QoQ – as opposed to a decline for the others in the sector QoQ - and grow YoY from steady growth in sales and gross margin in the convenience store business and higher contribution from CPAXT after it finished refinancing. GULF: 2H23 core profit is expected to grow YoY and HoH, supported by another IPP, GDP unit 2 (662.5MW), which will start up this month and profit share from Jackson Generation, which is expected to grow HoH from the loss of Bt359mn in 1H23 due to low electricity price. | Today’s reports | Tourism – High season check |
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