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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mixue-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40623:1" rel="noopener">Mixue Group</a> is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>MIXUE Group (MIXUE) is a freshly-made drinks company providing affordable products to consumers, including freshly-made fruit drinks, tea, ice cream and coffee, typically priced at around one USD per item.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Mixue Group is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
MIXUE Group (MIXUE) is a freshly-made drinks company providing affordable products to consumers, including freshly-made fruit drinks, tea, ice cream and coffee, typically priced at around one USD per item.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


MIXUE Group Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Declining GMV Share

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mixue-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40623:1" rel="noopener">Mixue Group</a> is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. </li>
<li>MIXUE Group (MIXUE) is a freshly-made drinks company providing affordable products to consumers, including freshly-made fruit drinks, tea, ice cream and coffee, typically priced at around one USD per item.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>



Mixue Group is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. 
MIXUE Group (MIXUE) is a freshly-made drinks company providing affordable products to consumers, including freshly-made fruit drinks, tea, ice cream and coffee, typically priced at around one USD per item.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


MIXUE Group Pre-IPO - The Positives - Leading by a Mile

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>2023 is the worst year for our "Buy the Worst" strategy as it returned -34.5% YTD, underperforming the HSI by 20.7pp. The two property names are the key drags.</li>
<li>Despite a poor 2023, the strategy has still outperformed the HSI by 17.9pp for 2018-2023. It remains significantly better than buying the winners in the current year.</li>
<li>For 2024, our strategy is to switch to <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>, <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>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-apptec" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23679:1" rel="noopener">Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK)</a>, and <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>. </li>
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2023 is the worst year for our "Buy the Worst" strategy as it returned -34.5% YTD, underperforming the HSI by 20.7pp. The two property names are the key drags.
Despite a poor 2023, the strategy has still outperformed the HSI by 17.9pp for 2018-2023. It remains significantly better than buying the winners in the current year.
For 2024, our strategy is to switch to Li Ning (2331 HK), Country Garden Services (6098 HK), Meituan (3690 HK), Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK), and Zhongsheng Group (881 HK). 


"Buy the Worst" HSI Strategy: A Tragic 2023 and What About 2024?

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 24th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Xpeng, Xiaomi and Link Reit.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 24th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short changes in Xpeng, Xiaomi and Link Reit.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Xpeng, Xiaomi, Link Reit

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 17th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight weekly short changes in AIA, Baba and Beigene.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 17th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight weekly short changes in AIA, Baba and Beigene.


HK Short Interest Weekly: AIA, Baba, Beigene

China

Haidilao International Holding Ltd. operates Chinese cuisine restaurant brand focusing on hot pot cuisine. The Company provides hot pots, soup bases, dipping sauces, drinks, prepared food, and other products. Haidilao International Holding opens restaurants in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, and the United States.

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Haidilao International Holding (6862 HK)

MIXUE Group Pre-IPO - The Positives - Leading by a Mile

Mixue Group is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

"Buy the Worst" HSI Strategy: A Tragic 2023 and What About 2024?

2023 was bad for the "Buy the Worst" strategy, but it still outperformed the HSI for 2018-2023. In 2024, we will switch to Li Ning, Country Garden...

Osbert Tang, CFA

HK Short Interest Weekly: Xpeng, Xiaomi, Link Reit

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 24th and highlight short interest changes in Xpeng, Xiaomi and Link Reit.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest Weekly: AIA, Baba, Beigene

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 17th and highlight short interest changes in AIA, Baba, Beigene.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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MIXUE Group Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Declining GMV Share

Mixue Group is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

MIXUE Group Pre-IPO - The Positives - Leading by a Mile

Mixue Group is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

"Buy the Worst" HSI Strategy: A Tragic 2023 and What About 2024?

​2023 was bad for the "Buy the Worst" strategy, but it still outperformed the HSI for 2018-2023. In 2024, we will switch to Li Ning, Country Garden...

Osbert Tang, CFA

HK Short Interest Weekly: Xpeng, Xiaomi, Link Reit

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 24th and highlight short interest changes in Xpeng, Xiaomi and Link Reit.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest Weekly: AIA, Baba, Beigene

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 17th and highlight short interest changes in AIA, Baba, Beigene.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

2023 was bad for the "Buy the Worst" strategy, but it still outperformed the HSI for 2018-2023. In 2024, we will switch to Li Ning, Country Garden...