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Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

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<div><div><div><div><ul><li>Media stated that Apple will move part of its AirPods/Beats headphone production to India for the first time, as India continued to push for local manufacturing.</li><li>We believe this move is not surprising as Apple’s iPhone supplier, Wistron, started to assemble iPhones in India since 2017.</li><li>In addition, we expect Apple will start to build iPad/Watch in Vietnam as it continues to diversify its production bases. </li></ul></div></div></div></div><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Media stated that Apple will move part of its AirPods/Beats headphone production to India for the first time, as India continued to push for local manufacturing.We believe this move is not surprising as Apple’s iPhone supplier, Wistron, started to assemble iPhones in India since 2017.In addition, we expect Apple will start to build iPad/Watch in Vietnam as it continues to diversify its production bases. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Technology - Implications of AirPods/Beats Production Base Relocation to India

<div><div><div><div><ul><li>We see emerging opportunities for high-quality companies after recent sector pull-back (30-40% in past three months), as most stocks under our coverage are trading below 1-SD of its 5-year average.</li><li>We believe near-term concerns over weak macro, inflation, geopolitical risks, RMB depreciation are largely priced in.</li><li>We suggest to accumulate quality names with higher exposure to structural growth drivers, including AR/VR, auto-related and Apple share gain. </li></ul></div></div></div></div><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

We see emerging opportunities for high-quality companies after recent sector pull-back (30-40% in past three months), as most stocks under our coverage are trading below 1-SD of its 5-year average.We believe near-term concerns over weak macro, inflation, geopolitical risks, RMB depreciation are largely priced in.We suggest to accumulate quality names with higher exposure to structural growth drivers, including AR/VR, auto-related and Apple share gain. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Technology - Emerging Opportunities to Accumulate Quality Names in AR/VR

<div><div><div><div><ul><li>We expect global smartphone market to remain sluggish into 4Q22E, given weak consumer demand, macro uncertainties and lack of major spec upgrade.</li><li>We estimate global/China smartphone market to decline 9%/15% YoY in FY22E. Recent reported data revealed that China smartphone sell-in/sell- through declined 31%/10% YoY in Jul (vs +9%/-8% in Jun), and global smartphone sell-through dropped 16.5% YoY in Jul (vs -16.1% in Jun).</li><li>For 4Q22E, we believe the only bright spot is iPhone supply chain restocking, and we prefer related names such as Luxshare for iPhone/Watch/AirPods OEM, Goertek for share gain in Watch/ AirPods, and FIT Hon Teng/Tongda for iPhone shipment upside. </li></ul></div></div></div></div><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

We expect global smartphone market to remain sluggish into 4Q22E, given weak consumer demand, macro uncertainties and lack of major spec upgrade.We estimate global/China smartphone market to decline 9%/15% YoY in FY22E. Recent reported data revealed that China smartphone sell-in/sell- through declined 31%/10% YoY in Jul (vs +9%/-8% in Jun), and global smartphone sell-through dropped 16.5% YoY in Jul (vs -16.1% in Jun).For 4Q22E, we believe the only bright spot is iPhone supply chain restocking, and we prefer related names such as Luxshare for iPhone/Watch/AirPods OEM, Goertek for share gain in Watch/ AirPods, and FIT Hon Teng/Tongda for iPhone shipment upside. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Technology - China Smartphone: No Signs of Recovery in 4Q22E

Asia biased macro & technical analysis, Untying The Gordian Knot

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Asia biased macro & technical analysis

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Technical Analysis

<ul><li>Markets are treacherous, but none more than Hong Kong listed stocks.</li><li>The vicious short-covering rallies and an impulse selloff have become a hallmark of the last few weeks.</li><li>First, it was technology on news of ease in regulations, agreements with the US on accounting on a tiered classification of companies by Beijing or in case of Alibaba announcing making Hong Kong it's primary listing to make stock eligible for South Bound inflows.</li></ul>

Markets are treacherous, but none more than Hong Kong listed stocks.The vicious short-covering rallies and an impulse selloff have become a hallmark of the last few weeks.First, it was technology on news of ease in regulations, agreements with the US on accounting on a tiered classification of companies by Beijing or in case of Alibaba announcing making Hong Kong it's primary listing to make stock eligible for South Bound inflows.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>AAC’s 1H23 net profit of RMB 150mn (-57.1% YoY) was in-line with previous profit warning (RMB 122mn-157mn), mainly due to 1) global smartphone market weakness, 2) intensified competition in acoustics/optics, 3) lower GPM on sales mix shift in ED&amp;PM. For 2H23E, we believe AAC’s revenue/earnings should recover sequentially given inventory restocking, stabilizing optics ASP/margin, client wins in ED&amp;PM and product upgrade in multiple segments.</li><li>To reflect GPM weakness on product mix shift and lower optics margin, we trimmed FY23/24E EPS by 6/1% and our EPS are 36%/20% below consensus.</li><li>While we are positive on seasonal strength in 2H23E and AAC’s non-smartphone product outlook, the stock is now trading at 27.6x/15.7x FY23/24E P/E, which is fair in our view. </li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

AAC’s 1H23 net profit of RMB 150mn (-57.1% YoY) was in-line with previous profit warning (RMB 122mn-157mn), mainly due to 1) global smartphone market weakness, 2) intensified competition in acoustics/optics, 3) lower GPM on sales mix shift in ED&amp;PM. For 2H23E, we believe AAC’s revenue/earnings should recover sequentially given inventory restocking, stabilizing optics ASP/margin, client wins in ED&amp;PM and product upgrade in multiple segments.To reflect GPM weakness on product mix shift and lower optics margin, we trimmed FY23/24E EPS by 6/1% and our EPS are 36%/20% below consensus.While we are positive on seasonal strength in 2H23E and AAC’s non-smartphone product outlook, the stock is now trading at 27.6x/15.7x FY23/24E P/E, which is fair in our view. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

AAC Tech (2018 HK) – 1H23 Weakness In-Line; Maintain HOLD on Fair Valuation

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AAC Technologies is a leading provider of sensory experience solutions for smart devices. The company designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes miniaturized components, including acoustics products, haptic devices, optical lenses, camera modules, and micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). It primarily serves the consumer electronics market, with an expanding presence in intelligent vehicles, AR/VR, robotics, and IoT sectors. AAC Technologies was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China.

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China Technology - Implications of AirPods/Beats Production Base Relocation to India

Media stated that Apple will move part of its AirPods/Beats headphone production to India for the first time, as India continued to push for local...

CMB International

China Technology - Emerging Opportunities to Accumulate Quality Names in AR/VR

We suggest to accumulate quality names with higher exposure to structural growth drivers, including AR/VR, auto-related and Apple share gain.

CMB International

China Technology - China Smartphone: No Signs of Recovery in 4Q22E

We expect global smartphone market to remain sluggish into 4Q22E, given weak consumer demand, macro uncertainties and lack of major spec upgrade.

CMB International

Longfor, AAC Technology, Ping An

Markets are treacherous, but none more than Hong Kong listed stocks. The vicious short-covering rallies and an impulse selloff have become a...

Untying The Gordian Knot

AAC Tech (2018 HK) – 1H23 Weakness In-Line; Maintain HOLD on Fair Valuation

While we are positive on seasonal strength in 2H23E and AAC’s non-smartphone product outlook, the stock is now trading at 27.6x/15.7x FY23/24E P/E,...

CMB International

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