{"id":1168,"date":"2022-10-26T16:23:34","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T09:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pacificcapital.vn\/?p=1168"},"modified":"2022-10-26T16:23:36","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T09:23:36","slug":"how-do-inflation-and-exchange-rate-affect-the-valuation-of-stocks-of-steel-fertilizer-and-construction-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pacificcapital.vn\/en\/how-do-inflation-and-exchange-rate-affect-the-valuation-of-stocks-of-steel-fertilizer-and-construction-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"How do inflation and exchange rate affect the valuation of stocks of steel, fertilizer, and construction materials?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>According to Yuanta, the currencies of other exporting countries are expected to continue to depreciate strongly against the VND, which will still put competitive pressure on prices on Vietnam&#8217;s exports.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Exports under pressure from inflation and exchange rate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exports began to slow down from March 2022, when inflation started to pick up, although still growing year-on-year.&nbsp;Exports in August increased sharply mainly due to the reopening of China.&nbsp;Imports also witnessed a slowdown, especially from July until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Yuanta Securities, inflation in export markets caused purchasing power to decrease.&nbsp;In addition, the CPI of these countries is mostly higher than that of Vietnam, which puts pressure on the currencies of these countries to reduce their purchasing power against VND.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of exchange rate, VND is among the top currencies keeping prices stable.&nbsp;Almost only USD increased in value compared to VND, but compared to high inflation of 8.3%, purchasing power in the US market still decreased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafefcdn.com\/203337114487263232\/2022\/10\/25\/photo-4-16666904997131348839491.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cafefcdn.com\/203337114487263232\/2022\/10\/25\/photo-4-16666904997131348839491.png\" alt=\"How do inflation and exchange rate affect the valuation of stocks of steel, fertilizer, and construction materials?  - Photo 1.\" title=\"How do inflation and exchange rate affect the valuation of stocks of steel, fertilizer, and construction materials?  - Photo 1.\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The analyst team believes that there are still many pressures to cause VND to depreciate against USD such as (1) foreign currency revenue from import and export in the first 9 months is quite weak compared to 2018 &#8211; 2020. (2) Registered FDI capital The decline in the number of transactions reduced the prospect of foreign currency revenue, although disbursed capital was still positive.&nbsp;(3) The obligation to pay international public debt in the first 9 months of the year is higher than the whole year of 2021, increasing the pressure on USD demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafefcdn.com\/203337114487263232\/2022\/10\/25\/photo-3-1666690498062760474347.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cafefcdn.com\/203337114487263232\/2022\/10\/25\/photo-3-1666690498062760474347.png\" alt=\"How do inflation and exchange rate affect the valuation of stocks of steel, fertilizer, and construction materials?  - Photo 2.\" title=\"How do inflation and exchange rate affect the valuation of stocks of steel, fertilizer, and construction materials?  - Photo 2.\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the Government still maintains the stance of exchange rate stability.&nbsp;Since the beginning of the year, it is estimated that the State Bank has sold more than 21 billion USD to ensure the supply of foreign currency.&nbsp;This helps stabilize the exchange rate \u2013 macro but puts pressure on exports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The view of the State Bank is to continue to maintain macro stability and avoid macro shocks.&nbsp;Accordingly, if the USD continues to appreciate, the USD\/VND exchange rate is still likely to increase, but the SBV will take measures so that the growth rate is not too strong.&nbsp;The scenario of USD\/VND surpassing 24,000 is possible however Yuanta expects it will not exceed 24,300 in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accordingly, the currencies of other exporting countries are expected to continue to depreciate strongly against VND, which will still put competitive pressure on prices on Vietnam&#8217;s exports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to value export stocks?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of stock market in general, VN-Index has dropped about 30% from the peak, is trading at P\/E 11.x times, equivalent to E\/P at 9.x%, just lower than October period. December 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This interest rate is higher than CPI of 4.77% and higher than 3-month interbank interest rate of 0.55%.&nbsp;Accordingly, the current valuation is already quite low, Yuanta finds that when macro conditions improve and listed companies return to growth, the market is likely to recover due to E\/ attractive P.<a href=\"http:\/\/adx.admicro.vn\/?utm_source=Admicro&amp;utm_medium=cafef-vn.translate.goog&amp;utm_campaign=adxzone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For&nbsp;<strong><em>steel stocks<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;, the Yuanta analysis team believes that the export share of total steel production is not too much.&nbsp;However, the current P\/B valuation of steel stocks is at a low level near the peak of Covid 2020.<strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafefcdn.com\/203337114487263232\/2022\/10\/25\/photo-2-166669049608182005834.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cafefcdn.com\/thumb_w\/640\/203337114487263232\/2022\/10\/25\/photo-2-166669049608182005834.png\" alt=\"How do inflation and exchange rate affect the valuation of stocks of steel, fertilizer, and construction materials?  - Photo 3.\" title=\"How do inflation and exchange rate affect the valuation of stocks of steel, fertilizer, and construction materials?  - Photo 3.\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The group of agricultural and seafood&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>stocks<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;has a valuation that is still not too low in terms of both P\/E and P\/B compared to history.<em><strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>In the group of building materials stocks<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em>, the export proportion of construction material stocks listed on the floor is not too large.&nbsp;However, the current valuation of this group of stocks is still not close to the historical low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>The group of stocks that export wood and wooden furniture, \ufeff\ufeff&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em>\ufeff\ufeffalthoughHowever, the current valuation is not low due to declining business results.&nbsp;The current P\/B valuation of 0.89x is not too low but is close to the previous low (0.67x).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Chemical stocks<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em>, with positive business results and low P\/E valuation, the current P\/B (1.5x) is close to 2018 level (1.27x) which is not too high.&nbsp;Investors can consider individual chemical stocks with the potential for prices to continue to be high next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cafefcdn.com\/203337114487263232\/2022\/10\/25\/photo-1-1666690494395795468989.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cafefcdn.com\/203337114487263232\/2022\/10\/25\/photo-1-1666690494395795468989.png\" alt=\"How do inflation and exchange rate affect the valuation of stocks of steel, fertilizer, and construction materials?  - Photo 4.\" title=\"How do inflation and exchange rate affect the valuation of stocks of steel, fertilizer, and construction materials?  - Photo 4.\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Textile stocks,<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong>P\/E is currently quite low (7.35x), quite close to historical low (6.22x).&nbsp;Accordingly, investors can consider businesses that continue to have good export orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Plastic, rubber &amp; fiber group<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em>: Despite good export results, the current P\/E valuation is back to the level of 2020 (though still higher than 2018-2019).&nbsp;Therefore, investors can keep an eye on this group thanks to the support because oil prices are still high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, the Yuanta analysis team believes that investors can monitor\/review several groups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exports decline, watch until the negative situation is reflected in stock prices and the situation improves: Iron and steel, wood and wooden furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exports remained good\/less negative but stock prices fell in line with the general market such as fertilizers and chemicals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Ha Anh\/Market life<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Yuanta, the currencies of other exporting countries are expected to continue<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacificcapital.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1168"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacificcapital.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacificcapital.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacificcapital.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacificcapital.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1168"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pacificcapital.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1169,"href":"https:\/\/pacificcapital.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1168\/revisions\/1169"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacificcapital.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacificcapital.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacificcapital.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacificcapital.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}