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Market today | The recovery of the SET is expected to slow; the upper bound is limited with resistances at 1365 and 1370, while supports are at 1350 and 1340, below which signals will be negative. Overall technical indicators are still negative, therefore be wary of downside. | Today’s highlights | • Preliminary US manufacturing and services PMI in April fell to 50.9, the lowest in four months, reeling from declines in new orders and employment; business confidence hit its lowest since November 2022. • FactSet notes a large harvest over the past few months has caused food prices to decline steadily. Wheat futures prices are down nearly 10%YoY, while corn futures are down ~6%YoY. • Apple's iPhone sales in China fell by 19.1% in 1Q24, while sales for major Chinese competitor, Huawei, grew 69.1%, signalling a threat to Apple's market share in China. • Tesla missed market expectations, reporting 1Q24 revenue of US$21.3bn, down 9%YoY, and EPS of US$0.34 per share, down 55%YoY. • Yesterday, the Prime Minister and cabinet ministers from all parties jointly promoted the digital wallet after the cabinet approved in principle 10 measures to stimulate the economy and spending in 878 districts nationwide. They confirmed those eligible will receive Bt10,000 in 4Q24. • The cabinet approved a temporary visa exemption for Russian passport holders, allowing them to stay in Thailand for up to 60 days from May 1 to July 31, 2024. This is expected to boost tourism revenue and stimulate the overall Thai economy. | Strategy today | In the short-term the Thai capital market is fragile and volatile in response to concerns about the tension in the Middle East and the Fed’s probable delay in cutting interest rate. 1Q24 earnings announcement season is approaching and profits are expected to grow, though slowly, despite the signs of recovery in the US manufacturing index. Our strategy is “Selective Buy”. | Trading today | Thai capital market is still fragile on concerns about the tension in the Middle East and worries the Fed will delay an interest rate cut longer than expected. We recommend “Selective Buy” in four main themes: 1) Stocks more resistant to fluctuation and risk from the conflict in the Middle East given the uncertainty of Israel’s response to Iran’s attack. For high-risk-takers, choose the upstream stock PTTEP, which directly benefits from higher oil price and refinery stocks who benefitting from higher inventory gain – BCP and TOP for trading. An escalation into a full-scale war may push oil price up to above US$100/bbl in the short term as supply from Iran, which has 3-4% of the world’s supply, would be affected. In the worst case, the situation may affect oil exports in the Straits of Hormuz, 17% of the world supply. This is negative for oil retailing (lower marketing margin) and aviation (higher cost). 2) For risk-averse investors, look for defensive stocks with strong fundamentals whose profit is less exposed to economic fluctuations – healthcare (BCH and BDMS), land transport (BEM), commerce (CPALL and CPAXT), telecommunication (ADVANC) and high-dividend property (AP). 3) Stocks whose 1Q24 operating results are expected to grow YoY and QoQ, expecting to announce in the next two week – SCGP and HMPRO. 4) For high-risk-taker investors wanting to speculate in stocks that have fallen sharply since the Israel-Iran attacks but whose fundamentals have not changed – GPSC, GULF, SPRC, CRC and MTC. | Daily top picks | ERW: Profit will be raised by the strong growth in the tourism industry. 1Q24 core profit is expected to make a record high of Bt245mn from strong RevPar, in turn supported by higher ARR. The stock is trading at a 2024 EV/EBITDA at 11x or -1S.D. of historical data. KCE: Our top pick in the electronic components sector as profit is expected to grow strongly and outperform peers. 2024 net profit is expected to grow 32%, backed by the growing EV industry and improving cost management. Valuation is interesting as it is trading at a 2024 PE at 21.1x or -1S.D. of historical data. | Today’s reports | Bank – 1Q24 review: Miss on NIM, beat on ECL ERW – Preview 1Q24F: Marching to a record high SCGP – 1Q24: Beat INVX and consensus | Click here to read and/or download file Daily240424_E |
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