Equity, Bottom-up Analyst, Investics Research

Sameer Taneja

Equity, Bottom-up Analyst

Investics Research

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Equity Bottom-up Research

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<li>The Ministry of Finance has decided to end the 13% export tax rebate on copper effective December 1st, 2024. Copper semi-producers rely on this rebate to remain profitable. </li>
<li>Copper semi-producers might rush to sell their inventory by 1st December when changes take effect, which may affect prices and distort differentials on the SHFE-LME. </li>
<li>As long-term bulls, we like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/southern-copper-corp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Southern Copper (SCCO US)</a>; under 100 USD/share, it is worth exploring. We also believe a long LME short SHFE trade in the short-term could work.  </li>
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The Ministry of Finance has decided to end the 13% export tax rebate on copper effective December 1st, 2024. Copper semi-producers rely on this rebate to remain profitable. 
Copper semi-producers might rush to sell their inventory by 1st December when changes take effect, which may affect prices and distort differentials on the SHFE-LME. 
As long-term bulls, we like Southern Copper (SCCO US); under 100 USD/share, it is worth exploring. We also believe a long LME short SHFE trade in the short-term could work.  


Copper Tracker Nov 18th, 2024: Export Tax Rebate Cancellation on Copper Throws Market in A Tizzy

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<li>Copper prices were down slightly, WoW, by 0.3% YoY, as the effect of China's stimulus plan announcements waned, with investors viewing them more skeptically.</li>
<li>With 58% of the metal's demand arising from China, we expect the short-term malaise to be felt unless China makes punchier fiscal stimulus announcements soon. </li>
<li>We believe high-quality equities like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/southern-copper-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16279:1" rel="noopener">Southern Copper (SCCO US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ivanhoe-mines-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25338:1" rel="noopener">Ivanhoe Mines (IVN CN)</a> will continue to be resilient and prefer exposure to copper in those names.</li>
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Copper prices were down slightly, WoW, by 0.3% YoY, as the effect of China's stimulus plan announcements waned, with investors viewing them more skeptically.
With 58% of the metal's demand arising from China, we expect the short-term malaise to be felt unless China makes punchier fiscal stimulus announcements soon. 
We believe high-quality equities like Southern Copper (SCCO US) and Ivanhoe Mines (IVN CN) will continue to be resilient and prefer exposure to copper in those names.


Copper Tracker Oct 21st, 2024: The China Malaise Sets In

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<li>With increasing market volatility, base metals continue their rocky weekly performance. Copper was up marginally maintaining a level over 9000 USD/ton.</li>
<li>Copper inventories declined at the exchanges, with ~428k tons combined at Comex, LME, and Shanghai, down almost 9% in the last two weeks.</li>
<li>Read our recent initiation on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/antofagasta-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21814:1" rel="noopener">Antofagasta PLC (ANTO LN)</a>, contrasting it with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/southern-copper-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16279:1" rel="noopener">Southern Copper (SCCO US)</a> titled <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/antofagasta-anto-ln-an-initiation-on-a-mid-sized-copper-miner" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:158671" rel="noopener">Antofagasta (ANTO LN): An Initiation on a Mid-Sized Copper Miner</a>. </li>
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With increasing market volatility, base metals continue their rocky weekly performance. Copper was up marginally maintaining a level over 9000 USD/ton.
Copper inventories declined at the exchanges, with ~428k tons combined at Comex, LME, and Shanghai, down almost 9% in the last two weeks.
Read our recent initiation on Antofagasta PLC (ANTO LN), contrasting it with Southern Copper (SCCO US) titled Antofagasta (ANTO LN): An Initiation on a Mid-Sized Copper Miner. 


Copper Tracker Sep 23rd, 2024: Markets Volatile, Accumulate Good Copper Names On Weakness

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<li>Post our  initiations <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/southern-copper-in-a-league-of-its-own" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:139839" rel="noopener">Southern Copper: In a League of Its Own</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/teck-resources-teck-us-the-new-purish-copper-play-in-town" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:152051" rel="noopener">Teck Resources (TECK US): The New Purish Copper Play In Town</a>, we initiate on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/antofagasta-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21814:1" rel="noopener">Antofagasta PLC (ANTO LN)</a> </li>
<li>The company provides an excellent channel check for Chile's mining environment. It accounts for 24% of global mined production in the copper market. </li>
<li>We provide a comparison between all the mining players' ROIC and which are the favorable names to play in the space. </li>
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Post our  initiations Southern Copper: In a League of Its Own and Teck Resources (TECK US): The New Purish Copper Play In Town, we initiate on Antofagasta PLC (ANTO LN) 
The company provides an excellent channel check for Chile's mining environment. It accounts for 24% of global mined production in the copper market. 
We provide a comparison between all the mining players' ROIC and which are the favorable names to play in the space. 


Antofagasta (ANTO LN): An Initiation on a Mid-Sized Copper Miner

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mmg-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13961:1" rel="noopener">Mmg Ltd (1208 HK)</a> today announced a 2:5 Rights Offering to raise US$1.15bn at HK$2.62/share in order to pay down debt from their recent Botswanan copper mine acquisition. </li>
<li>It was a sizeable acquisition, and the near-term EV/EBITDA of the acquisition is 10x or above. The longer-term EV/EBITDA is in the 3s based on expansion later this decade.</li>
<li>The Rights Offering is underwritten, supported by its 67.5% owner. SOUTHBOUND holds 10+%. There are short dynamics, arb dynamics, "don't wanna spend more" dynamics. There's a path here.</li>
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Mmg Ltd (1208 HK) today announced a 2:5 Rights Offering to raise US$1.15bn at HK$2.62/share in order to pay down debt from their recent Botswanan copper mine acquisition. 
It was a sizeable acquisition, and the near-term EV/EBITDA of the acquisition is 10x or above. The longer-term EV/EBITDA is in the 3s based on expansion later this decade.
The Rights Offering is underwritten, supported by its 67.5% owner. SOUTHBOUND holds 10+%. There are short dynamics, arb dynamics, "don't wanna spend more" dynamics. There's a path here.


MMG (1208 HK) - $1.1bn+ Rights Offering - Expect Regular Rights Trading Dynamics

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Antofagasta plc owns and operates copper mines in Chile and conducts exploration activities in Chile and Peru.  The Group also operates a rail network servicing the mining region of northern Chile, as well as operates a concession for the distribution of water in this region.

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Antofagasta PLC (ANTO LN)

Copper Tracker Nov 18th, 2024: Export Tax Rebate Cancellation on Copper Throws Market in A Tizzy

We analyze the impact of China's recent 13% export duty rebate cancellation on copper and the valuations of our favorite copper picks after the...

Sameer Taneja

Copper Tracker Oct 21st, 2024: The China Malaise Sets In

We highlight our top picks in the copper space and news from the copper world as the investing world starts to get skeptical about China's stimulus...

Sameer Taneja

Copper Tracker Sep 23rd, 2024: Markets Volatile, Accumulate Good Copper Names On Weakness

Copper has managed to sustain a level of over 9000 USD/ton. We analyze our top picks in the copper equity space as well as fundamental drivers of...

Sameer Taneja

Antofagasta (ANTO LN): An Initiation on a Mid-Sized Copper Miner

We compare and contrast ANTO LN (Antofagasta), a mid-size copper producer, with competitors using an ROCE analysis and the impacts of this metric...

Sameer Taneja

MMG (1208 HK) - $1.1bn+ Rights Offering - Expect Regular Rights Trading Dynamics

Copper miner MMG (1208 HK) bought another copper mine this spring and needs to pay off the bridge loan. Thus a rights offering. It starts cheap....

Travis Lundy

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