กลุ่มอาหารและเครื่องดื่ม – คาดหวังการฟื้นตัวใน 4Q66 ต่อเนื่องปี 2567 Risk of a new low |
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Market today | The SET is weakening and there is no signal of a turnaround. Any recovery is still limited at resistances of 1,480 and 1,495. The index looks likely to break below the previous low at 1,462 to a new low for the year; next support is seen at 1,450. Overall, a following point is at 1,505. A break through this would be a good signal. | Today’s highlights | • The World Bank cut its 2023 Thai GDP forecast from 3.6% to 3.4%, and 2024 from 3.7% to 3.5% to factor in the export slowdown, with a stable tourism and consumption picture and on concerns that the higher public debt will pressure public and private investment. • The prime minister talked with the BoT governor about the economy, emphasizing that there is no conflict and they will hold more frequent discussions. The budget for FY2024 of Bt3.48tn is ready to proceed, which posits GDP growth of 5% and sets aside Bt560bn for the digital wallet. • FTI worries floods in many areas will damage harvests, households, industrial areas, and tourism, and if there is no aid given, cost of living will rise more. • US manufacturing PMI in Sep was higher than expected, rising from August to its highest since Nov 2022. • Oil supply is expected to increase as Turkey plans to reopen the oil pipeline from Iraq this week after closing it for 6 months. Rapidan Group, an energy consultant firm, says Saudi will increase oil production after Brent price goes above US$90/bbl. • EU manufacturing PMI in Sep is down from August, indicating that EU manufacturing activities are still on a downward trend. • Tesla reported car production in 3Q23 of 430,000 units, lower than 480,000 in 2Q23, while deliveries in 3Q23 came to 440,000, lower than the 470,000 in 2Q23 due to closing a factory for renovation. | Strategy today | The Thai market was unable to move opposite the global trend in September and fell to below 1,500 for the third time this year. Nonetheless, the market still outperformed other Asian markets. In October, the SET is expected to improve on expectation of a better China economy as its stimulus measures become clearer. However, with the global economy dull and US and EU economic figures suggesting a slowdown, the investment atmosphere is expected to be pressured, leading to only slow recovery in the Thai market. Our strategy is “selective buy”. | Trading today | Weekly portfolio: The SET is expected to improve but not shoot up, as the overall dullness of the global economy will continue to pressure. We recommend “selective buy” in themes with specific drivers: 1) Speculative stocks: we suggest accumulating oversold stocks with good fundamentals and inexpensive valuation (2023F PER and PBV below 5-year average), whose prices will rebound with the SET – CPALL, TOP, CPN, BDMS and MINT. 2) Speculative stocks in the petrodollar theme that benefit from higher purchasing power in the Middle East as oil price rose 10% QoQ in 3Q23 – BH (more patients from the Middle East). 3) Speculative stocks as oil price stabilizes at a high level – PTTEP and BCP; caution is suggested for speculators if Brent exceeds US$100/bbl. 4) Stocks for investment whose 3Q23 profit is expected to grow with good momentum continuing in 4Q23 – BCH, HANA, KCE, AOT, ERW and KLINIQ. 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) and Food & Agriculture (CPF and GFPT). | Daily top picks | CPALL: Strong profit momentum. 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. ERW: The brighter skies for the tourism sector open an opportunity for short-term trading. At present ERW is trading at 2024 EV/EBITDA of 12x, lower than historical average of 13x while 3Q23 profit is expected to grow YoY and QoQ. | Today’s reports | No InnovestX Equity report today |
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