Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Equity Capital Markets

Lalatech Holdings Co Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Lalatech Holdings, a technology based global logistics company, has updated its application for Hong Kong IPO and disclosed financial results for 2023.</li>
<li>Lalatech Holdings is aiming to raise up to $1B and the company’s IPO looks imminent in the coming months as cash flow growth accelerated, while margins and profitability improved. </li>
<li>My fair valuation of Lalatech Holdings is close to $10B and investors should buy into upcoming IPO given the company’s substantial scale, massive network effects and operating efficiency.</li>
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Lalatech Holdings, a technology based global logistics company, has updated its application for Hong Kong IPO and disclosed financial results for 2023.
Lalatech Holdings is aiming to raise up to $1B and the company’s IPO looks imminent in the coming months as cash flow growth accelerated, while margins and profitability improved. 
My fair valuation of Lalatech Holdings is close to $10B and investors should buy into upcoming IPO given the company’s substantial scale, massive network effects and operating efficiency.


Lalatech Holdings: FCF Growth Accelerated, Margins Improved, Fair Value May Be North of $10B

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>SOUTHBOUND was again a net buyer for HK$18.6bn on strong two-way volumes. The top three net buys of the week were SOE banks. Some may be Central Huijin.</li>
<li>Some of this may be driven by the dividend w/h tax cancellation on H divs and by significant H-share discounts, but high-div CNOOC was the biggest net sell. </li>
<li>No end to the inflows, and HK valuations are not at a place where they would hamper continued flows. Alibaba making HK a Primary will spur more inflows over time.</li>
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SOUTHBOUND was again a net buyer for HK$18.6bn on strong two-way volumes. The top three net buys of the week were SOE banks. Some may be Central Huijin.
Some of this may be driven by the dividend w/h tax cancellation on H divs and by significant H-share discounts, but high-div CNOOC was the biggest net sell. 
No end to the inflows, and HK valuations are not at a place where they would hamper continued flows. Alibaba making HK a Primary will spur more inflows over time.


HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 17 May 2024); Banks, Banks, Banks, Tencent, and Big SOEs

Quantitative Equity Analyst, DMA

Charlotte van Tiddens, CFA

Quantitative Equity Analyst

Technology-First Company

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<li>Naspers and Prosus have announced the appointment of Fabrício Bloisi as Group CEO, effective from 1 July 2024. Unlike his predecessor, Bloisi has an entrepreneurial background.</li>
<li>Prosus and Naspers have sold off on the news. Prosus is down 1.7%, widening the discount by 80bps. Naspers is down 1.3%, widening the discount by 50bps.</li>
<li>Since Bob van Dijk stepped down in September last year, both discounts have narrowed.</li>
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Naspers and Prosus have announced the appointment of Fabrício Bloisi as Group CEO, effective from 1 July 2024. Unlike his predecessor, Bloisi has an entrepreneurial background.
Prosus and Naspers have sold off on the news. Prosus is down 1.7%, widening the discount by 80bps. Naspers is down 1.3%, widening the discount by 50bps.
Since Bob van Dijk stepped down in September last year, both discounts have narrowed.


Naspers X Prosus (NPN, PRX): Market Reacts Negatively to Appointment of CEO

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/byd-electronic-international-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1927:1" rel="noopener">BYD Electronics (285 HK)</a> will be added to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX)</a> after market close on 7 June while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/country-garden-services-holdin" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27343:1" rel="noopener">Country Garden Services (6098 HK)</a> will be deleted.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 1.9% and the estimated round-trip trade is HK$8.46bn (US$1.08bn) with over 1x ADV to trade in the add and delete.</li>
<li>We remain at 82 index constituents and the road to 100 index members looks to be a long and winding one.</li>
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BYD Electronics (285 HK) will be added to the Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX) after market close on 7 June while Country Garden Services (6098 HK) will be deleted.
Estimated one-way turnover is 1.9% and the estimated round-trip trade is HK$8.46bn (US$1.08bn) with over 1x ADV to trade in the add and delete.
We remain at 82 index constituents and the road to 100 index members looks to be a long and winding one.


Hang Seng Index (HSI) Rebalance: BYD Electronics Added; Country Garden Services Deleted

Index Rebalance

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zijin-mining-group-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6358:1" rel="noopener">Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd H (2899 HK)</a> will replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xinyi-solar-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:318:1" rel="noopener">Xinyi Solar Holdings (968 HK)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-china-enterprises-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22900:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI INDEX)</a> after the close on 7 June.</li>
<li>An increase in the FAF for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sensetime-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34319:1" rel="noopener">SenseTime Group (20 HK)</a> results in the stock avoiding deletion at the June rebalance.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover at the rebalance is 2.9% resulting in a round-trip trade of HK$3.8bn with over 1x ADV to trade on the add and delete.</li>
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Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd H (2899 HK) will replace Xinyi Solar Holdings (968 HK) in the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI INDEX) after the close on 7 June.
An increase in the FAF for SenseTime Group (20 HK) results in the stock avoiding deletion at the June rebalance.
Estimated one-way turnover at the rebalance is 2.9% resulting in a round-trip trade of HK$3.8bn with over 1x ADV to trade on the add and delete.


HSCEI Index Rebalance: Zijin Mining In; Xinyi Solar Out; SenseTime Survives (For Now)

China

Tencent Holdings Limited operates as an investment holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides Internet and mobile value-added services (VAS), online advertising, and e-commerce transactions. Tencent Holdings offers services to users worldwide.

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Lalatech Holdings: FCF Growth Accelerated, Margins Improved, Fair Value May Be North of $10B

Lalatech Holdings, a technology based global logistics company, has demonstrated an improving profitability with revenue growth acceleration, which...

Andrei Zakharov

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 17 May 2024); Banks, Banks, Banks, Tencent, and Big SOEs

SOUTHBOUND's streak of weekly net inflows continues unabated. Some of the flows may be driven by Central Huijin buying banks, and some may be...

Travis Lundy

Naspers X Prosus (NPN, PRX): Market Reacts Negatively to Appointment of CEO

A recap on the market reaction to the appointment of Bloisi as Naspers and Prosus CEO. Naspers ended the day down 4.09% on Friday. Prosus closed...

DMA

Hang Seng Index (HSI) Rebalance: BYD Electronics Added; Country Garden Services Deleted

BYD Electronics is an add and CG Services is a delete. Estimated one-way turnover is 1.9% and the estimated round-trip trade is HK$8.46bn...

Brian Freitas

HSCEI Index Rebalance: Zijin Mining In; Xinyi Solar Out; SenseTime Survives (For Now)

Zijin Mining will replace Xinyi Glass in the HSCEI at the close on 7 June. Zijin Mining has jumped over the last few months but still trades...

Brian Freitas

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