Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Beneunder Limited (BL) aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>According to CIC, it was the largest sunprotection apparel brand in China in terms of both total retail sales value and online retail sales value with 5.0% and 12.9% marketshare. </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Beneunder Limited (BL) aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO.
According to CIC, it was the largest sunprotection apparel brand in China in terms of both total retail sales value and online retail sales value with 5.0% and 12.9% marketshare. 
In this note, we will talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Beneunder Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Doubts Remain, Including Related Party Dealings

<ul>
<li>Beneunder Limited (BL) aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>According to CIC, it was the largest sunprotection apparel brand in China in terms of both total retail sales value and online retail sales value with 5.0% and 12.9% marketshare. </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


Beneunder Limited (BL) aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO.
According to CIC, it was the largest sunprotection apparel brand in China in terms of both total retail sales value and online retail sales value with 5.0% and 12.9% marketshare. 
In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Beneunder Pre-IPO - The Positives - Basking in the Sun

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>China's 0.4% GDP growth for 2Q22 is disappointing and worse than market expectation. To revive the economic outlook in 2H22, more policy measures are expected to be put in place. </li>
<li>Over the last two weeks, policies on expansion of highway network, increase in urbanisation level, support on auto consumption and promotion of sports activities have already been announced.</li>
<li>We identify <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-communications-construction-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:265:1" rel="noopener">China Communications Construction (1800 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/haier-smart-home-co-ltd-b3ef445f-0f54-4586-8c58-9073de98d60e" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31105:1" rel="noopener">Haier Smart Home (6690 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-east-education-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27843:1" rel="noopener">China East Education (667 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhongsheng-group-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10573:1" rel="noopener">Zhongsheng Group (881 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/anta-sports-products-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10261:1" rel="noopener">Anta Sports Products (2020 HK)</a> as beneficiaries.</li>
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China's 0.4% GDP growth for 2Q22 is disappointing and worse than market expectation. To revive the economic outlook in 2H22, more policy measures are expected to be put in place. 
Over the last two weeks, policies on expansion of highway network, increase in urbanisation level, support on auto consumption and promotion of sports activities have already been announced.
We identify China Communications Construction (1800 HK), Haier Smart Home (6690 HK), China East Education (667 HK), Zhongsheng Group (881 HK) and Anta Sports Products (2020 HK) as beneficiaries.


China Stimulus: Beneficiaries from a Policy Perspective

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

Topsports International Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>One of the key reasons why we are bearish on this stock (despite cheap valuations) is that the valuations may become even cheaper. </li>
<li>The CCP remains intent on maintaining its ZERO COVID policy which means continued sporadic lockdowns and social distancing measures, which is negative for sports apparel products.</li>
<li>All in all, we believe that a better time to get back into Topsports International is when the CCP becomes more vocal about finally relenting on its ZERO COVID policy. </li>
</ul>


One of the key reasons why we are bearish on this stock (despite cheap valuations) is that the valuations may become even cheaper. 
The CCP remains intent on maintaining its ZERO COVID policy which means continued sporadic lockdowns and social distancing measures, which is negative for sports apparel products.
All in all, we believe that a better time to get back into Topsports International is when the CCP becomes more vocal about finally relenting on its ZERO COVID policy. 


Topsports International: CCP's ZERO COVID Policy Has a Bigger Whopper Impact than Cheap Valuations

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Topsports International Holdings / Event-Driven

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<strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/topsports-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28153:1" rel="noopener">Topsports International (6110 HK)</a></strong> is trading cheap to peers <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/anta-sports-products-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10261:1" rel="noopener">Anta Sports Products (2020 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/li-ning-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6047:1" rel="noopener">Li Ning (2331 HK)</a>, and to partners <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nike-inc-cl-b" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6658:1" rel="noopener">Nike (NKE US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/adidas-ag" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21578:1" rel="noopener">Adidas AG (ADS GR)</a>.</li>
<li>Like for so many companies in China, the combination of severe lockdown restrictions and global supply chain disruptions has impacted Topsports operations.</li>
<li>Yet forward operational updates may surprise to the upside.  Management appears confident of their "<em>immersive shopping experience</em>" strategy, and recently declared a special dividend for FY22 (Feb Y/E). </li>
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Topsports International (6110 HK) is trading cheap to peers Anta Sports Products (2020 HK) and Li Ning (2331 HK), and to partners Nike (NKE US) and Adidas AG (ADS GR).
Like for so many companies in China, the combination of severe lockdown restrictions and global supply chain disruptions has impacted Topsports operations.
Yet forward operational updates may surprise to the upside.  Management appears confident of their "immersive shopping experience" strategy, and recently declared a special dividend for FY22 (Feb Y/E). 


Topsports (6110 HK): Upsizing Undervalued Sporting Goods Play

China

ANTA Sports Products Limited designs, develops, manufactures, and markets sportswear, including sports footwear and apparel for professionals and the general public.

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Beneunder Pre-IPO - The Positives - Basking in the Sun

Beneunder Limited aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO. Sales have grown 6x over FY19-21. In this note, we talk about the positive...

Sumeet Singh

China Stimulus: Beneficiaries from a Policy Perspective

Added to the beneficiaries from special purpose bonds issue, we identify more beneficiaries based on the latest government policies for stimulating...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Topsports International: CCP's ZERO COVID Policy Has a Bigger Whopper Impact than Cheap Valuations

The CCP remains intent on maintaining its ZERO COVID policy which means continued sporadic lockdowns and social distancing measures, which is...

Douglas Kim

Topsports (6110 HK): Upsizing Undervalued Sporting Goods Play

Topsorts is inexpensive versus peers and with to its historical metrics. Provided China does not implement another round of stringent lockdowns,...

David Blennerhassett

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Beneunder Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Doubts Remain, Including Related Party Dealings

Beneunder Limited (BL) aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we will talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

Beneunder Pre-IPO - The Positives - Basking in the Sun

Beneunder Limited aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO. Sales have grown 6x over FY19-21. In this note, we talk about the positive...

Sumeet Singh

China Stimulus: Beneficiaries from a Policy Perspective

Added to the beneficiaries from special purpose bonds issue, we identify more beneficiaries based on the latest government policies for stimulating...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Topsports International: CCP's ZERO COVID Policy Has a Bigger Whopper Impact than Cheap Valuations

The CCP remains intent on maintaining its ZERO COVID policy which means continued sporadic lockdowns and social distancing measures, which is...

Douglas Kim

Topsports (6110 HK): Upsizing Undervalued Sporting Goods Play

Topsorts is inexpensive versus peers and with to its historical metrics. Provided China does not implement another round of stringent lockdowns,...

David Blennerhassett