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>On 2nd Apr 2022, CSRC put out a draft for public comments on the revision of certain provisions which would allow easier access by overseas regulators to China ADRs audits.</li>
<li>On 8th Mar 2022, Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) had added five China ADR names to its provisional list of issuers under HFCAA, which set the clock ticking for their delisting.</li>
<li>In this note, we'll talk about the latest developments and its implications.</li>
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On 2nd Apr 2022, CSRC put out a draft for public comments on the revision of certain provisions which would allow easier access by overseas regulators to China ADRs audits.
On 8th Mar 2022, Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) had added five China ADR names to its provisional list of issuers under HFCAA, which set the clock ticking for their delisting.
In this note, we'll talk about the latest developments and its implications.


China ADRs Delisting - Tide Is Turning with CSRC Showing Signs of a Compromise

Global Emerging Market Equities, Propitious Research

Wium Malan, CFA

Global Emerging Market Equities

Independent, Fundamental Quantitative Research

Propitious Research

Fully independent, fundamental and quantitative equity research, focused on companies in the Telecommunication, Media, Technology, Internet and Healthcare sectors in the Global Emerging Markets. Idea generation focused on Quality stocks, trading below their intrinsic Value, with sound Corporate Governance.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Vipshop has underperformed, on a 12-month basis, due to a slowdown in active user growth, which has spilt over into slower revenue growth and contracting earnings.</li>
<li>Material equity investments, accompanied by strategic cooperation agreements, by Tencent and JD.com in December 2017 catalysed significant user growth over the subsequent 3 years.</li>
<li>The recent de-rating once again flags Vipshop as an attractive takeover target for its current strategic shareholders and broader eCommerce rivals, including nascent disruptors and live-streaming operators.</li>
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Vipshop has underperformed, on a 12-month basis, due to a slowdown in active user growth, which has spilt over into slower revenue growth and contracting earnings.
Material equity investments, accompanied by strategic cooperation agreements, by Tencent and JD.com in December 2017 catalysed significant user growth over the subsequent 3 years.
The recent de-rating once again flags Vipshop as an attractive takeover target for its current strategic shareholders and broader eCommerce rivals, including nascent disruptors and live-streaming operators.


Vipshop: With Net Cash at Nearly 50% of Market Cap, Is It a Value Trap or a Takeover Target?

Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

Caixin is a media group dedicated to providing financial and business news through periodicals, online content, mobile apps, conferences, books and TV/video programs. Caixin aims to blaze a trail that helps traditional media prosper in the new media age through integrated multimedia platforms.

News from Caixin

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>Group-buying / In Depth: The shake-out of China’s community group-buying market</li><li>Huawei / Huawei’s 2021 net profit soars 76% even as revenue plummets</li><li>Tax relief / China offers tax relief for workers with children under age 3</li></ul>

Group-buying / In Depth: The shake-out of China’s community group-buying marketHuawei / Huawei’s 2021 net profit soars 76% even as revenue plummetsTax relief / China offers tax relief for workers with children under age 3

CX Daily: The Shake-Out of China’s Community Group-Buying Market

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Oshadhi Kumarasiri

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

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<li>Shopee, the e-commerce arm of Singapore-based <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sea-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8509:1" rel="noopener">Sea Ltd (SE US)</a>, announced today that they are shutting down operations in India due to global market uncertainties.</li>
<li>We feel this could turn even the most hopeful followers of Sea Ltd as they must be running out of angles to justify their bullish calls on the company.</li>
<li>We think, Sea Ltd shares could easily fall below the pre-COVID level once it starts losing these ardent followers.</li>
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Shopee, the e-commerce arm of Singapore-based Sea Ltd (SE US), announced today that they are shutting down operations in India due to global market uncertainties.
We feel this could turn even the most hopeful followers of Sea Ltd as they must be running out of angles to justify their bullish calls on the company.
We think, Sea Ltd shares could easily fall below the pre-COVID level once it starts losing these ardent followers.


Sea Ltd: Shopee’s Exit from India Could Be the Final Nail in the Coffin

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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Event-Driven

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<li>We do not expect there will be huge selling in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-com-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29043:1" rel="noopener">JD.com Inc. (9618 HK)</a> immediately. However, there will be an overhang on the stock in the near to medium term.</li>
<li>JD.com could drop in the next few days as the ADR allotment is sold in the market. Shorts that have been built up could soak up some of the flow.</li>
<li>The big worry is the US$4bn of JD.com stock that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/prosus-nv" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28104:1" rel="noopener">Prosus</a> will receive. It is likely they will look to sell and use the cash to buy back their own stock.</li>
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We do not expect there will be huge selling in JD.com Inc. (9618 HK) immediately. However, there will be an overhang on the stock in the near to medium term.
JD.com could drop in the next few days as the ADR allotment is sold in the market. Shorts that have been built up could soak up some of the flow.
The big worry is the US$4bn of JD.com stock that Prosus will receive. It is likely they will look to sell and use the cash to buy back their own stock.


JD.com (9618 HK): Overhang a Bigger Worry than Immediate Selling

China

PDD Holdings Inc. is a multinational commerce group that owns and operates a portfolio of businesses. The Company focuses on digital economy so that local communities and small businesses can benefit from the increased productivity and new opportunities. PDD Holdings has built a network of sourcing, logistics, and fulfillment capabilities for its underlying businesses.

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China ADRs Delisting - Tide Is Turning with CSRC Showing Signs of a Compromise

On 2nd Apr 2022, CSRC put out a draft for public comments on the revision of certain provisions which would allow easier access by overseas...

Sumeet Singh

Vipshop: With Net Cash at Nearly 50% of Market Cap, Is It a Value Trap or a Takeover Target?

In this insight, we analyse Vipshop’s user base growth, financial performance, and earnings outlook, take an updated look at current valuation...

Wium Malan, CFA

CX Daily: The Shake-Out of China’s Community Group-Buying Market

The shake-out of China’s community group-buying market; China doles out support for businesses amid worst Covid outbreak since 2020

Caixin Global

Sea Ltd: Shopee’s Exit from India Could Be the Final Nail in the Coffin

Shopee's exit from India could break the last remaining bit of the long thesis that the most ardent followers of Sea Ltd have been hanging on to...

Oshadhi Kumarasiri

JD.com (9618 HK): Overhang a Bigger Worry than Immediate Selling

The JD.com shares from Tencent's in-specie dividend settle today. There will be immediate selling from the ADR depositaries, while Prosus' holding...

Brian Freitas

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