PTTGC – พรีวิว 3Q66: คาดเป็นไตรมาสที่ดีที่สุดของปี Upper bound is limited. |
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Market today | The SET recovery is expected to be limited at resistances of 1,450 and 1,460 due to uncertainty over the Fed’s interest rate direction, while investors wait for the Fed chairman’s speech today to ascertain rate direction. Resistances are at 1,430 and 1,420. | Today’s highlights | • China’s president Xi Jinping announced in the Belt and Road summit that it would inject US$100bn into the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in celebration of the tenth anniversary. Yesterday China’s 3Q23 GDP growth was reported at 4.9%YoY and 1.3%QoQ, higher than the market’s expectation of 4.4%YoY and 1.0%QoQ. • 10-yr US bond yield rose to 4.9% for the first time since 2007, solidifying the Fed’s intention to keep interest rate higher for longer. Fed representative Christopher Waller said there will be no interest rate hike at the November meeting, but there may one be after that. • EIA reported a decline in US crude oil inventory of 4.5mn bbl, a sharper decline than expected, while gasoline inventory declined 2.4mn bbl and distillate inventory declined 3.2mn bbl. Iran plans to suspend oil deliveries to Israel; OPEC has not responded to this. • VIX index rose 7.5% as the US dollar appreciated, reflecting concern about the tension in the Middle East, while US airline stock index fell 5.6% due to geopolitical tension and rising oil price. • Netflix reported higher-than-expected profit, while Tesla reported a miss, with the market weighting the Cybertruck delivery in November. | 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 upward cycle for interest rate, 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 | BBL: Its profit growth will be strongest in its sector, backed by the largest expansion in NIM on the plus from higher interest rate which recently increased by 25bps. It raised its fixed deposit rate by 20-25bps and kept savings rate flat, giving an 8bps upside to margin. BCP: 3Q23 profit is expected to grow YoY and QoQ, supported by wider GRM and inventory gains, while valuation is inexpensive with 2023F PER and PBV of 5.3x and 0.7x (-1SD), respectively. Dividend yield in 2023 is expected to be 5.7% and increase to 8% in 2024. | Today’s reports | PTTGC – Preview 3Q23F: To be the year’s best |
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