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SSI Daily Call With Update On Decree 65 On Corporate Bond Market and AST
SSI Daily Call With Update On Decree 65 On Corporate Bond Market and AST
SUMMARY
Market wrap: Indices sank prior to next Fed rate hike decision
Equity wrap: AST VN (Outperform; TP VND 69,000): Earnings turnaround after eight consecutive quarters of losses
MARKET MOVEMENTS
• VNINDEX and HNXINDEX sank further to 1205.43 (-2.32% or -28.60p) and 264.25 (-3.16% or -8.63p), respectively. S&P500* 3,873 -0.72%
VIX* 26.30 0.00%
FTSE100* 7,236.7 -0.62%
• Vietnam market went through a quite bearish trading day. Despite of the approval of the Decree 153 over the weekend,
DAX* 12,741 -1.66%
retail investors pushed on selling out right in the morning due to the concerns that FED may increase interest rate
CAC40* 6,077 -1.31%
significantly in the meeting this week. Selling pressure increased gradually toward the end of the day and led to the drop of
Nikkei 27,568 -1.11%
stock prices across the board. The VN-Index gave up 2.32% while the HNX Index went down by 3.16%.
Shanghai 3,116 -0.35%
Kospi 2,356 -1.14%
• Market breath was quite negative. There were only 64 gainers vs. 399 losers. Noticeably, 70 stocks finished the day at
* previous trading session
limit down price, whereas 35% stocks retreated more than 5%.
The long-awaited Decree 65/2022/ND-CP on regulating private placement corporate bond issuance has finally released after almost a year of delay
since the first draft. Eight draft versions of this Decree had been in the works to create this final version in order to create a more healthy and
transparent corporate bond market. In the official Decree 65, the Vietnamese government has taken comments and considerations of the public
into mind. The decree permits a relatively accommodative set of issuance conditions for issuers, while also requiring issuers to undergo careful
post-issuance assessment and information disclosure. At the same time, the definition of what constitutes a retail professional investor has been
tightened, and additional regulations have been put into place in order to enhance transparency and legal compliance of bond-service providers.
Some key takeaways from the newly issued Decree 65 are as below:
Decree 65 Comments
Issuers Rule out the issuance bonds for ‘general purposes’ to raise working capital Issuers should provide thorough details on bond issuance purposes (i.e details on the
projects or plans), rather just making a broad-based mention that bond proceeds are
to raise working capital.
Extra documents on bond issuance file: Rating certificate (if needed), Contract with The additional conditions for bond issuance to retail investors (a public company that
bond holder representative (if issuance to retail investors) and bank's written has been profitable in the previous year, and that which possesses collateral and/or a
confirmation on opening an account to receive bond issuance money form of payment guarantee) as stated in Draft 7 and 8 have been removed. Instead, a
bond holder representative is required for bond issuance to retail investors. The
purpose of this representative is to monitor the issuer when it comes to disbursement
and other commitments. The duty of this representative is to regularly report to
exchanges and the SSC.
Information disclosure on issuers' solvency status, financial position and the use of Penalties applied in post-issuance check.
capital according to the issuance purpose is required before and after issuance
Issuers must repurchase the bonds if violating the issuance plan, including the capital
use plan or law violating
Disclosure of the legal status of the collateral, valuation, and order of payment when To ensure the validity of collateral.
disposing of collateral
Investors Minimum face value of VND 100 billion To avoid bond split situation.
Retail professional investors: Minimum NAV threshold of VND 2 bn for at least 180 To ensure that investors have necessary knowledge in corporate bond risks and
consecutive days rewards.
Shorten the validity period for the professional certificate to 3 months
Bondholders must sign a document certifying that they have complied with the
provisions of their responsibilities and are responsible by themselves for their decision
to buy bonds.
Bondholders are not allowed to sell/contribute capital with non-professional investors Non-professional investors are not allowed to buy/sell/contribute capital in both
in any form primary and secondary bond market.
Bond service providers Commercial banks are only allowed to provide issuance agency services (not the To avoid conflict of interests, in which service providers try to distribute bonds to
bidding and underwritting services) investors as much as possible
Bond service provider must not be related to the issuer
Responsibilities of service providers organizations and penalties are specifically added
Trading related clauses Private placement bonds must register in VSD All to prepare for the long-awaited establishment of a centralized secondary market.
The transfer of bond ownership is carried out via Stock Exchange and within investors
registered in bond issuance plan. Further guidelines will be provided by MoF
Source: SSI
The Vietnamese government duly taken the utmost of consideration of all stakeholders into mind in this newly issued regulation, and has crafted
this legislation with the interest of balancing the benefits of both issuers and bondholders alike. This legislative act shows the government does not
wish to impose overly onerous restrictions upon corporate issuers (especially for real estate developers), and wants to provide a reasonably
adequate funding channel mechanism through the bond market to help fulfill companies’ need for capital, while helping to avoid potential default
risks of enterprises during 2023-2025 (years in which there is a high amount of bonds that reach maturation). At the same time, supporting such
a channel for funding via this revised corporate bond framework could be a more efficient medium for long-term funding of the economy in order
to not too heavily depend on bank credit.
It’s also important to understand that the new Decree 65 should be seen as a work in progress. Further amendments to better refine the situation
in the corporate bond market should be expected, with the current purpose of Decree 65 being primarily to clear the systemic stasis in the corporate
bond issuance environment, which has been in a bottleneck since April this year. To improve circulation, the government has signaled for further
amendments in the Law on Enterprises and the Law on Securities, that more definitively pin down issuance requirements, further sculpt the definition
of retail professional investors, and illuminate regarding the process of bond supervision post-issuance.
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Taseco Air Services JSC (AST: HOSE): Earnings turnaround after eight consecutive quarters of losses
Outstanding shares: 45.0 mil; Market Cap: $ 107.2 mil USD; Average 3M value: $ 0.1 mil USD, Market price: VND 56,300; and Foreign ownership:
42.92%.
Investment Summary
AST posted a positive turnaround PBT of VND 16.6 bn in 2Q22, the first time after eight consecutive quarters of losses, which marks an important
turning point for AST. The earnings recovery path will be largely dependent on the international market, especially for the main markets of both
inbound and outbound Vietnamese tourism such as East Asian countries, therefore we do not expect strong earnings recovery over the short term
of 3-6 months. However, we believe that recovery is well ongoing now, supported by improving passenger volume, optimized business operations
post-Covid, and the expanded points of sales (115 stores vs 92 stores in 2019).
We maintain an OUTPERFORM rating for AST (as stated in previous report), with a 1Y-TP of VND 69,000/share (based on 2023F P/E of 20x),
implying 22.5% upside and reflecting our positive view on the Company’s strong turnaround in 2023 along with the general recovery of the aviation
industry. We note that the primary risk is that international recovery might be slower than expectations in the scenario if China were to prolong its
zero-COVID policy, and if global travel demand were to deteriorate more rapidly due to economic recession.
Financial Summary
ANALYST CERTIFICATION
The research analyst(s) on this report certifies that (1) the views expressed in this research report accurately reflect his/her/our own personal views about the securities and/or the issuers
and (2) no part of the research analyst(s)’ compensation was, is, or will be directly or indirectly related to the specific recommendation or views contained in this research report.
RATING
Buy: Expected to provide price gains of at least 10 percentage points greater than the market over next 12 months
Outperform: Expected to provide price gains of up to 10 percentage points greater than the market over next 12 months.
Market Perform: Expected to provide price gains similar to the market over next 12 months.
Underperform: Expected to provide price gains of up to 10 percentage points less than the market over next 12 months.
Sell: Expected to provide price gains of at least 10 percentage points less than the market over next 12 months
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in our opinion are fair and reasonable in the circumstances prevailing at the time, and no unpublished price sensitive information would be included in the report. Expressions of opinion
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