OREANDA-NEWS. ASEAN stocks market is now made up of 4000 primary listed securities with a combined market capitalisation of S$3 trillion. The compound annual growth rate of ASEAN’s market capitalisation has been more than 10% since 2009 and over that time the sectors that have seen the most expansion since 2009 are Healthcare, Information Technology and Financials.

The FTSE Value-Stocks ASEAN Index comprises 50 stocks from ASEAN countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand). To be included in the FTSE Value-Stocks ASEAN Index, securities must be constituents of the FTSE Global All Cap Index, and must adhere to the size, liquidity and free float requirements of the FTSE Global Equity Index Series.

The stocks are further screened based on quality, valuation, and contrarian factors which examine their return on equity (ROE), operating profit margins, net gearing, dividend yields and price-earnings multiples. 

There are 11 stocks listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) which are included in the FTSE Value-Stocks ASEAN Index. These stocks represent six different industries, as categorised by the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) – Banks, Industrial Conglomerates, Distributors, Real Estate Management and Development, Machinery, and Real Estate Investment Trusts.

With a combined market capitalisation of S$138.9 billion, they trade at an average price-earnings ratio of 10.1, have an average 13.2% return on equity and 4.2% indicative dividend yield. In the year thus far, the 11 stocks averaged a price decline of 7.6% and dividend-adjusted negative returns of 5.2%. This compares to the FTSE Value-Stocks ASEAN Index’s year-to-date price decline of 12.5% and dividend-boosted negative returns of 10.6%.

Source: SGX StockFacts (Data as of 9 July)

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, United Overseas Bank, Mapletree Logistics Trust, CDL Hospitality Trusts, and City Developments are currently trading closest to their 12-month highs.

Name SGX Code Mkt. Cap. in S$ mm Price vs. 12M High % Price vs. 12M Low % % ROE P/E
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation O39 40,220 -7.5 7.7 13.5 9.9
United Overseas Bank U11 36,564 -8.9 6.0 12.1 11.6
Keppel Corporation BN4 14,752 -27.2 2.7 18.3 7.8
Jardine Cycle & Carriage C07 11,027 -32.6 7.7 16.8 10.0
City Developments C09 8,820 -11.4 6.0 9.6 12.0
Sembcorp Industries U96 6,860 -30.7 1.1 13.9 9.2
Sembcorp Marine S51 5,869 -32.3 1.8 18.4 10.8
UOL Group U14 5,262 -17.5 7.9 8.7 8.2
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) BS6 5,058 -13.4 25.7 17.2 6.7
Mapletree Logistics Trust M44U 2,798 -10.3 2.7 9.4 11.5
CDL Hospitality Trusts J85 1,589 -11.0 0.9 7.7 13.2

Source: SGX StockFacts (Data as of 9 July)