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Wednesday, March 14, 2018 Investment Strategy SET Index would still be swinging under 1,800 pts and might test 1,785 pts supportive SET Index 1,809.90 range as long as there is no new supporting factor. Moreover, the closer the XD dates of Change (pts) 9.58 listed companies, the higher the pressure on the market. We recommend single stocks Market Cap (Million B) 71,705 with particular supporting factors such as growth plays (TVO, AH), defensive plays (hospitals BCH, RJH), and chicken exporters as China has approved chicken imports from Thailand for the first time in its history (GFPT, TFG, CPF). Top picks are GFPT(FV@B17) and BBL(FV@B235), which would get positive sentiment after court ordered the NBTC to return bank guarantees to Thai TV . SET Index boosted further by energy, petrochemical plays SET Index yesterday swung up and down, finally rallying near the closing hour and closing at 1,809.90 pts, up 9.58 pts or 0.53% with trading value of B71,678.29m. The market was still Net Buy and Sell by Investor Type (Million B) supported by energy plays, especially PTT (+1.43%) and EA that jumped 12.94% to B48 after Foreign -341.66 being sold for eight days in a row. Petrochemical stocks rallied near the closing hour, led by Proprietary 1,990.74 IVL (+3.32%), IRPC (+4%), and PTTGC (+0.52%). ICT play TRUE([email protected]) went up 2.99%; Institutional 1,434.69 we reiterate SELL because it is still challenging for TRUE to make higher revenue to Retail -3,083.77 compensate for rising cost. Some single stocks went up thanks to speculation during a rebound, e.g. ORI (+10.53%), GLOBAL (+8.45%), and MAKRO (+3.78%).

On the contrary, banking stocks dropped and thus weakened SET Index by 2 pts, led by KBANK (-1.72%), BBL (-0.95%), and TMB (-2.04%). Some single stocks went down, e.g. MINT (-3.23%) and HMPRO (-0.69%). SET Index today is expected to take a break within a supportive range of 1,800 pts and a resistance range of 1,817 pts. USD weakens. Political issues having more weight than rising inflation rate

U.S. inflation increased to 2.2%yoy in February from 2.1% in Janaury as expected, mainly Porranee Thongyen because of an increase in prices of fuel oil (+20.7%yoy), transportation (+4.5%), housing License No: 004146 (+3.1%), and food and beverage (+1.4%). This would encourage Fed to raise the benchmark Therdsak Thaveeteeratham interest rate at least three times (out of seven remaining meetings) by 0.25% each to 2.25% License No: 004132 by the end of 2018; the first hike is projected at the March 20-21 meeting, which has already Pobchai Phatrawit License No: 052647 been absorbed by the market. At the same time, U.S. Dollar Index has been swinging around Paradorn Tiaranapramote 89-90 pts, mainly due to politic issues: 1) White House chief economic advisor Gary Cohn License No: 075365 announced he would resign if Trump insists on import tariff hike for steel and aluminum and Takit Chardcherdsak 2) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was fired; these issues would continue to weaken USD License No: 087636 despite rising inflation rate. Yothin Pukongnin Quantitative Analyst Assistance Dubai crude oil price recently slipped to US$61.89. Although USD has weakened, oil Wanapruk Komonwitayatorn oversupply problem has remained, mainly from the US; the Energy Information Administration Economist Assistance

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(EIA) revise up U.S. 2018 oil production forecast to 10.7 million bpd from 10.59 million bpd. Still,oil oversupply problem would be probably relieved because 1) oil demand would be high amid economic rebound and 2) OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers would be cooperating in oil production cut until December 2018. Dubai price is still expected to stay within US$60-65. This is a good entry point for PTTEP. Thai TV wins guarantee back. Positive sentiment for digital TV operators Yesterday, the Central Administrative Court ordered the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to return bank guarantees worth B1.5bn to Thai TV, owned by Pantipa Sakulchai, ruling that the NBTC failed to keep promises: the network had problems and transition from analog to digital television was delayed. On March 15, the government will meet the NBTC to discuss remedy measures for digital TV operators, e.g. extending digital TV installment payment for three years or providing 50% digital TV rental subsidy for three years; these measures would be effective by April 2018. This issue would have positive sentiment on 22 working digital TV operators, except TVPool and Loca (owned by Thai TV) that halted operation due to financial problems and thus filed a lawsuit. At the digital TV channels license bid in 2014, 24 channels owned by 17 operators won, including existing players BEC, MCOT, Channel 7, and TRUE (TRUE4U and TNN24). The government earned B50,862m in total (338% higher than the reference prices of B15,045m). Digital TV providers have to pay nine installments in 2014-2022 (extended from seven years) and there would be amortization expense throughout 15-year term; there are also some additional cost:  Network rental cost of B170m/year for HD channels and B55m/year for other channels.  Satellite rental cost (under must-carry rule) of B12m/year.  Annual license fee (2% of revenue). As a result, most digital TV operators faced loss, except WORK, RS, and BEC; MONO has just made profit in a recent few years thanks to rising ratings.

Cost from License Fee & Network Rental Million B/year Channel 3 (BEC) Channel 7 WORKPOINT Channel 9 (MCOT) Channel 8 (RS) AMARIN TV MONO ONE (GRAMMY) NOW (NMG) PPTV TRUE4U THAIRATH GMM (GRAMMY) 3SD (BEC)

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In the bids for digital TV licenses, all bidders were required to present letters of guarantees (LG) from commercial banks. Of the total 24 licenses, the combined value of letters of guarantees was B35,229m (14 LGs from BBL worth of B21,606m, eight LGs from KBANK worth of B10,940m, and two LGs from BAY, worth of B2,683m). In case that digital TV operators had problems, commercial banks that were the guarantors had to repay the debts instead of the borrowers. This is the factor that has pressured the banking sector over the past period. Accordingly, this ruling of the Administrative Court can be used as an example for other digital TV operators to reduce cost and for the survival of themselves and the commercial banks that are their guarantors. Therefore, the pressure could decrease. Moreover, commercial banks that are the issuers of guarantees and loans for digital TV business have made provision for those debts, though not significantly when compared with total loans of the banks. This could be a positive sentiment that help reduce concerns about doubtful account provision. We recommend speculating BBL and KBANK. For BBL(FV@B235), 2018-2019 net profit growth is estimated at 14.0%yoy and 9.5%qoq, driven mainly by the growth of corporate and SME loans that would benefit from gradually happening mega investments of the government and private sectors. Moreover, AIA will help strengthen fee income growth which used to be the weakness of BBL. Asset quality already bottomed out, and the coverage ratio is high, so lower bad debt reserve expense in 2018. Dividend yield can be expected over 4%p.a. The current share price has 12% upside. For KBANK(FV@B250), net profit is projected to revert to growth of 24.0%yoy in 2018 and 7.5%yoy in 2019, driven by the net loan growth that would improve from 2017 to 5-7%yoy, led by the corporate segment, while the SME segment would show gradual rebound following the economic outlook. Meanwhile, investments for digital banking and FinTech in the next couple years will not significantly increase the cost to income ratio. Asset quality has already bottomed out, so reserve expenses would decrease. The current share price has 9% upside. KCE par-splitting to boost price for short term KCE announced the change in its par value from B1 to B0.50 in order to enhance liquidity; this will be approved at the shareholders' meeting on April 26, 2018. While the change in the par value would not change KCE's fundamentals, since the price of B69.25 is still lower than our fair value of B77.84, the par-splitting is likely to result in speculation and the price would get closer to the fair value. Based on the ten-year statistics, SET100 plays that had changed par value usually increased 14.09% on average (with 75% of providing positive returns, the closer to the par splitting day, the lower the return). Since KCE is a big-cap SET50 and SET100 stock, it is likely to outperform the SET like some blue-chip stocks that had changed their par value. For example, BANPU, CPN, BDMS, and AOT rallied +29%, +17%, +11%, and +3% from the announcement day to the actual par- splitting day, respectively. Notably, PTT has rallied 15.5% since its par-splitting announcement on February 10, 2018.

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KCE announced 2H17 dividend payment of B1.10 (1.6% dividend yield); XD date is March 26 and dividend will be paid on May 9. 2018 net profit is estimated to fall 3.5%yoy to B2.46bn due to B203m Fx gain, while 2018 normalized profit is projected to grow 4.1%yoy as sales would increase in line with rising demand for auto parts. Yet, gross margin is expected to drop to 29.4% because 1) 2018 average THB/USD exchange rate assumption is projected to strengthen 2.7%yoy to B33/US$ and 2) copper price assumption is revised up by 9.7%yoy to US$6,800/ton. Overall, we revise down KCE's 2018 earnings forecast by 9.2% and lower its fair value by 11.6% to B68.80. Net buy in region, net sell in TIP Foreign funds yesterday possessed a net buying position in Asian stock markets by US$797m (third day). Northeastern Asian markets were with net buying, South Korea at US$548m (third day) and Taiwan at US$320m (second day), whereas TIP markets faced net selling: Indonesia at US$51m (after a day of net buying), the Philippines at US$9m (16th day), and Thailand at US$11m or B341m (after two days of net buying). Local institutions still bought B1.43bn net (second day). For the bond market, local institutions bought B30.9bn net, while foreign funds bought B4.47bn net (after a day of net selling). Monthly Foreign Fund Flow in Asia Date Indonesia Philippines S. Korea Taiwan Thailand Total 2017 -2,960 1,095 8,268 5,758 -796 11,364 2018 (YTD) -1,098 -347 -103 -909 -1,714 -4,170 January 2018 132 45 1,963 2,856 -177 4,819 February 2018 -760 -296 -2,598 -3,480 -1,310 -8,444 March 2018 -470 -96 532 -285 -227 -545 Unit: Million US$

SET vs Sector Return 2017 SET vs Sector Return 2018 YTD

AGRI -16.1% CONS-16.5% INSUR -15.8% ETRON -12.6% ETRON -15.4% TOURISM -11.8% STEELS -14.3% AGRI -7.4% STEELS CONS -14.2% -7.4% FOOD HELTH -6.9% -7.2% PROP -1.9% CONMAT -3.0% MEDIA -1.7% FOOD -1.0% AUTO -1.7% FIN 6.5% TRANS -1.1% ICT 11.4% INSUR -0.5% SET 13.6% CONMAT 0.4% BANK 15.3% BANK 1.0% MEDIA 15.8% SET 3.2% ENERG 19.3% ICT 3.8% COMM 21.1% HELTH 6.2% PROP 22.2% COMM 6.9% AUTO 29.7% FIN 7.8% TOURISM 33.2% PETRO 9.5% TRANS 37.2% ENERG 11.3% PETRO 42.4% -20.0% -10.0% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% -30% -10% 10% 30% 50% Source : ASPS Research Source : ASPS Research

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Market Talk Top Picks

Start Price Accumulated PER Dividend Stocks Fair Value Weight PBV 2018F Strategist Comment -5 Day Chart Date Avg. Cost Last Return 2018F Yield A laggard ICT play with high upside, good dividend, and strong INTUCH 29-Dec-17 77.60 10% 56.25 58.50 4.00% 15.25 4.48 4.59 rebound following ADVANC. Another top pick of the sector. The price is still laggard and it will BCH 08-Mar-18 18.60 10% 16.50 16.20 -1.82% 41.24 6.13 1.21 get a benefit from the social welfare allowance for a full year and from WMC recovery.

SIRI 16-Jan-18 2.10 10% 2.16 1.82 -15.74% 8.66 #N/A 6.59 Delete SIRI from portfolio temporarily and add BBL instead.

BPP gets affected by Hongsa case ruling by B900m, but the impact BPP 26-Feb-18 33.20 5% 25.33 24.70 -2.47% 15.83 1.78 2.72 on FV is only B0.3. New FV is B33.20. BUY is reiterated. 2018 profit to grow over 38%yoy. Its PF/REIT has over 6%p.a dividend yield. Earnings are projected SPF 28-Feb-18 12.83 15% 23.10 23.10 0.00% 14.37 1.94 6.71 to remain strong thanks to robust tourism in Thailand. Dubai crude oil price is standing above US$60/barrel and oil PTTEP 15-Feb-18 137.00 20% 114.00 115.50 1.32% 14.86 1.18 3.90 demands have increased on global economic rebound, benefiting PTTEP. P/E ratio is the lowest among peers. The business is entering a UNIQ 02-Mar-18 24.00 10% 13.26 13.10 -1.21% 13.65 1.77 2.56 mega uptrend cycle. Remaining backlog is over B39bn. 2018 profit would grow 17%. The NLA approved the EEC Act. The next process is royal WHA 09-Feb-18 4.89 10% 4.23 4.02 -4.96% 12.86 2.03 3.11 aporoval. The act is believed to be put into law by February. This will benefit industrial estate play like WHA. China allows chicken import from Thailand for the first time, good GFPT 13-Mar-18 17.00 10% 12.90 12.80 -0.78% 9.82 1.19 2.34 for GFPT which is 100% chicken producer (70% exported).

Yesterday we reduced investment in BPP by 10% and switched to GFPT instead. Today we delete SIRI from portfolio temporarily and add BBL instead.

Accumulated returns since our recommendation

SIRI -15.7% WHA -5.0% BPP -2.5% Accumulated contribution returns since beginning of the year BCH -1.8% UNIQ -1.2% -3.1% GFPT -0.8% -1.2% SPF 0.0% -0.6% PTTEP 1.3% -0.6% INTUCH 4.0% -0.6% -0.5% -25.0% -15.0% -5.0% 5.0% 15.0% -0.4% -0.2% Accumulated returns -0.2% -0.1% -0.1% Portfolio SET Index -0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5.0% 0.1% 3.20% 0.2% 3.0% 0.2% 0.6% 0.6% 0.71% 1.0% 0.53% 0.7% 0.8% -0.07% 1.0% -1.0% 1.7% -1.11% -1.57% 2.3% -3.0% -4.0% -3.0% -2.0% -1.0% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0%

-5.0% YTD MTD -1D

Source: ASPS Research

Equity Calendar

Research Division March 13, 2018 March 2018 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 12 13 14 15 16 XD XD XD XD XD ANAN @B0.0675 AH @B0.60 ASAP 0.0056 AGE @B0.0028 D @B0.10 AIRA @B0.0065 AI @B0.05 ASAP 10 existing : 1STD @free AGE 10 existing : 1STD @free KCAR @B0.55 ERW @B0.09 ASIMAR @B0.20 BDMS @B0.23 AUCT @B0.16 MONTRI @B0.11 JAS @B0.20 ASP @B0.20 BLA @B0.22 DTCI @B0.60 PYLON @B0.05 JMART @B0.32 BCP @B1.10 BR @B0.40 FORTH @B0.25 SSTPF @B0.20 LUXF @B0.18 BCPG @B0.16 CMR @B0.047 LALIN @B0.165 TNITY @B0.45 MGT @B0.07 BSBM @B0.05 FPI @B0.04 TPIPL @B0.02 VNG @B0.30 NDR @B0.0028 CNT @B0.05 GCAP @B0.09 TTI @B0.50 NDR 40 existing : 1STD @free GFPT @B0.30 HANA @B1.00 VIH @B0.12 XW NSI @B1.75 LOXLEY @B0.07 M-CHAI @B4.10 TNITY 2 existing : 1TNITY-W1 @free QLT @B0.30 MTI @B4.30 MACO @B0.10 Conversion SKN @B0.1074 PMTA @B1.00 PATO @B1.23 ALT-W1 1:1w @B3.00 SR @B0.045 PT @B0.40 PDG @B0.14 EARTH-W4 1.02:1w @b6.861 SVOA @B0.046 SIRI @B0.07 TIP @B2.00 NEP-W3 1:1w @B0.55 SVOA-PA @B0.046 SPACK @B0.028 TIP 1 existing : 1STD @free RWI-W1 1:1w @B1.60 TKN @B0.17 SSTRT @B0.0138 TPP @B0.34 TPIPP @B0.04 THE @B0.10 TRUE @B0.031 TTW @B0.30 WORK @B0.90 UNIQ @B0.33 ZMICO @B0.05 New listing - Derivatives Warrant XN AOT13C1809A 100m units @B1.00 GLANDRT @B0.2109 New shares trading IVL13C1809A 100m units @B1.00 SSTRT @B0.2712 EA13C1807A 100m units TU13C1809A 100m units @B1.00 EA13C1808A 100m units TVO13C1809A 100m units @B1.00 Name Change WORK13C1809A 100m units @B1.00 form BTC, BTC-W3 to B, B-W3 New listing - Derivatives Warrant S5028P1806A 50m units @B1.00 ADVA13C1809A 100m units @B1.00 S5028C1806A 42m units @B1.00 New listing - Derivatives Warrant MEGA13C1809A 100m units @B1.00 UNIQ28C1809A 80m units @B1.00 AMAT13C1809A 100m units @B1.00 MTLS13C1809A 100m units @B1.00 PTT28P1808B 40m units @B1.00 BEM13C1809A 100m units @B1.00 TCAP13C1809A 100m units @B1.00 PTT28C1808B 40m units @B1.00 CHG13C1809A 100m units @B1.00 COM728C1808A 55m units @B1.00 HANA13C1809A 100m units @B1.00 ADVA08P1809A 80m units @B1.01 PTG13C1809A 100m units @B1.00 CENT08C1809A 80m units @B1.00 SCB13C1809A 100m units @B1.00 CPF08C1809A 80m units @B1.00 TTA13C1809A 100m units @B1.00 CPN08C1809A 80m units @B1.00 UNIQ13C1809A 100m units @B1.00 DTAC08C1809A 80m units @B1.00 EGCO08C1809A 80m units @B1.00 MINT08C1809A 80m units @B1.00 PTT08C1809A 80m units @B1.01 PTT08P1809A 80m units @B1.01 PTTE08P1809A 80m units @B1.01 TRUE08C1809A 80m units @B1.00 WORK08C1809A 80m units @B1.01

New shares trading SKY 91.5m shrs (pp) UKEM 412m shrs (div) VTC 300m shrs (pp) 19 20 21 22 23 XD XD XD XD XD ABPIF @B0.616 BGRIM @B0.30 TVO @B0.85 GRAND @B0.004445 CTW @B0.35 AMA @B0.20 CCET @B0.04 GRAND 25 existing : 1STD @free NTV @B1.33 AMA 5 existing : 1STD @free ECL @B0.04 JCP @B0.14 TAKUNI @B0.035 CHARAN @B1.00 OTO @B0.07 MBK @B0.37 TKS @B0.52 CNS @B0.21 ML @B0.05 DTC @B0.158 PRG @B0.30 Conversion EA @B0.20 Conversion SKR @B0.65 KIAT-W1 10.5422:1w @B0.47428 (final) FSMART @B0.30 SMM-W4 1:1w @B1.50 ICN @B0.09 XN LANNA @B0.47 CPNREIT @B0.2879 WG @B4.50

XN ABPIF @B0.365 26 27 28 29 30 XD XD XD XD XD HTC @B0.62 DCON @B0.045 RCL @B0.10 VCOM @B0.065 Q-CON @B0.03 RAM @B8.00 SF @B0.25 TGCI @B0.08 SAMART @B0.10 SNP @B0.80 TIC @B1.00 SAMTEL @B0.18 TCMC @B0.04 TIC-P @B1.00 TRUBB @B0.04 XE Conversion XW SAMART-W1 1:1w @B1.25 BROCK-W1 1.0052:0w @B3.48 CDG 5 existing : 1CDG-W4 @free BSM-W2 1.021:1w @B0.489 FPI-W1 1:1w @B2.00 IHL-W1 1:1w @B3.50 JMART-W2 1:1w @B15.00 MFC-W1 1.003:1w @B17.947 (final) SCB-P 1:1 SUSCO-W1 1:1w @B4.00 TTA-W5 1.0118:1w @B18.2851 MPC meeting BOT : Feb-18 Trade April 2018 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 23456 XD XD XD CRD @B0.0415 SCC @B10.50 ADVANC @B3.57 PUBLIC HOLIDAY SMPC @B0.35 THCOM @B1.36 HUMAN @B0.03 (Chakri Memorial Day ) SPA @B0.07

XE MOC : Mar-18 CPI GIFT-W1 1:1w @B2.00 (final, "SP") MPR Press Conference 910111213 XD XD XD XD INTUCH @B1.27 BANPU @B0.35 ATP30 @B0.03 COL @B0.80 INTUCH @B0.19 BPP @B0.30 KBANK @B3.50 GC @B0.22 CHEWA @B0.008547 MC @B0.30 CHEWA 13 existing : 1STD @free MINT @B0.40 SCCC @B4.00 PUBLIC HOLIDAY (Songkran Day ) XB CHEWA 1:1n @B1.15

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