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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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Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>We expect Alibaba to deliver in-line-with-consensus revenue growth and nonGAAP net income for 2QFY25.</li><li>Management remains committed to making investment to enhance the user experience for the core 88VIP user base amid tapering consumption sentiment, which should help at least maintain market share and lay a solid foundation for long-term monetization improvement, in our view.</li><li>Pace of monetization improvement in Taobao and Tmall (T&amp;T) Group in 2QFY25 is likely already better than our expectation driven by better-thanexpected merchant adoption, and should ramp up more quickly with further increase in merchant penetration and with potential improvement in consumer sentiment. </li></ul>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.

We expect Alibaba to deliver in-line-with-consensus revenue growth and nonGAAP net income for 2QFY25.Management remains committed to making investment to enhance the user experience for the core 88VIP user base amid tapering consumption sentiment, which should help at least maintain market share and lay a solid foundation for long-term monetization improvement, in our view.Pace of monetization improvement in Taobao and Tmall (T&amp;T) Group in 2QFY25 is likely already better than our expectation driven by better-thanexpected merchant adoption, and should ramp up more quickly with further increase in merchant penetration and with potential improvement in consumer sentiment. 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.

Alibaba (BABA US) - Increasing Monetization

<ul><li>Alibaba reported 1QFY25 (March year-end) results: total revenue was RMB243.2bn, up 3.9% YoY, 2.6% shy of Bloomberg consensus due to reduction of certain direct sales business and softer-than-expected customer management revenue (CMR) growth, while adjusted EBITA/non-GAAP net income for the quarter was RMB45.0bn/40.3bn, both of which were 6% better than consensus, driven by better-than-expected operating efficiency improvement across nearly all major segments.</li><li>The results demonstrated Alibaba’s capability in driving for operating efficiency improvement across business segment, in our view, and management has illustrated a clear path to drive for monetization improvement of Taobao &amp; Tmall (T&amp;T) Group in the coming quarters.</li><li>Key strategic growth areas such as Cloud Intelligence Group (CIG) and Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group (AIDC) are on track to support Alibaba’s long-term revenue and earnings growth, and the potential dual primary listing in Hong Kong and inclusion into Stock Connect could drive rerating for valuation, in our view. </li></ul>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.

Alibaba reported 1QFY25 (March year-end) results: total revenue was RMB243.2bn, up 3.9% YoY, 2.6% shy of Bloomberg consensus due to reduction of certain direct sales business and softer-than-expected customer management revenue (CMR) growth, while adjusted EBITA/non-GAAP net income for the quarter was RMB45.0bn/40.3bn, both of which were 6% better than consensus, driven by better-than-expected operating efficiency improvement across nearly all major segments.The results demonstrated Alibaba’s capability in driving for operating efficiency improvement across business segment, in our view, and management has illustrated a clear path to drive for monetization improvement of Taobao &amp; Tmall (T&amp;T) Group in the coming quarters.Key strategic growth areas such as Cloud Intelligence Group (CIG) and Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group (AIDC) are on track to support Alibaba’s long-term revenue and earnings growth, and the potential dual primary listing in Hong Kong and inclusion into Stock Connect could drive rerating for valuation, 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.

Alibaba (BABA US) - Driving for Monetization Improvement While Maintaining Stabilizing Market Share

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<ul><li>Most internet companies’ 1Q25 earnings met or exceeded market expectations, while concerns are mainly around over reduced earnings visibility due to intensifying competition among marketplace platforms.</li><li>Expanding quality supply, reducing merchant costs, and increasing core user transaction frequency are the priorities.</li><li>Looking ahead, we believe subsectors and companies having strong business model moats and less vulnerable to subsidy-driven competition may outperform, while firms with established ecosystems/network effects, higher margins, and substantial absolute profits will likely have stronger competitive positioning. </li></ul>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.

Most internet companies’ 1Q25 earnings met or exceeded market expectations, while concerns are mainly around over reduced earnings visibility due to intensifying competition among marketplace platforms.Expanding quality supply, reducing merchant costs, and increasing core user transaction frequency are the priorities.Looking ahead, we believe subsectors and companies having strong business model moats and less vulnerable to subsidy-driven competition may outperform, while firms with established ecosystems/network effects, higher margins, and substantial absolute profits will likely have stronger competitive positioning. 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.

Internet - Business Model/Competitive Barrier Back in Focus

Mid-market focused investment bank within SE Asia, Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

Evolve Capital Research

Mid-market focused investment bank within SE Asia

Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

Hyphens Pharma International / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyphens-pharma-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28034:1" rel="noopener">Hyphens Pharma International (HYP SP)</a> is a specialty pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare group. It has three key operating segments: Specialty Pharma Principals, Proprietary Brands and Medical Hypermart and Digital.</li>
<li>It has a direct presence in five ASEAN countries, including Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam.</li>
<li>We initiate rated coverage on Hyphens with a TP of S$0.365, pegged to 9.5x FY25E P/E, representing an upside of approximately 28.1%.</li>
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Hyphens Pharma International (HYP SP) is a specialty pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare group. It has three key operating segments: Specialty Pharma Principals, Proprietary Brands and Medical Hypermart and Digital.
It has a direct presence in five ASEAN countries, including Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam.
We initiate rated coverage on Hyphens with a TP of S$0.365, pegged to 9.5x FY25E P/E, representing an upside of approximately 28.1%.


Hyphens Pharma Initiation - Decent Fundamentals, Weak Valuations

<ul><li>Per NBS, YoY growth of retail sales came in at 4.0% in 2M25, improving from 3.7% in Dec 2024.</li><li>In our view, this was boosted by nationwide trade-in program, but shy of Wind consensus at 4.5%.</li><li>Online physical goods GMV growth saw a further recovery MoM, with growth stood at 5.0% YoY in 2M25 (2024: 6.5%), which was improved from 3.5% in 4Q24. </li></ul>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.

Per NBS, YoY growth of retail sales came in at 4.0% in 2M25, improving from 3.7% in Dec 2024.In our view, this was boosted by nationwide trade-in program, but shy of Wind consensus at 4.5%.Online physical goods GMV growth saw a further recovery MoM, with growth stood at 5.0% YoY in 2M25 (2024: 6.5%), which was improved from 3.5% in 4Q24. 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.

Internet - 2M25 NBS data shy of consensus, but expectation for stimulus policy on the rise

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Alibaba Group Holding Limited provides online sales services. The Company provides internet infrastructure, electronic commerce, online financial, and internet content services through its subsidiaries. Alibaba Group Holding offers its products and services worldwide.

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Alibaba (BABA US) - Increasing Monetization

The stable and predictable shareholder return plan and incremental fund flow from southbound investors post stock connect inclusion both serve as...

CMB International

Internet - Business Model/Competitive Barrier Back in Focus

Most internet companies’ 1Q25 earnings met or exceeded market expectations, while concerns are mainly around over reduced earnings visibility due...

CMB International

Hyphens Pharma Initiation - Decent Fundamentals, Weak Valuations

We initiate rated coverage on Hyphens with a TP of S$0.365, pegged to 9.5x FY25E P/E, representing an upside of approximately 28.1%.

Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

Internet - 2M25 NBS data shy of consensus, but expectation for stimulus policy on the rise

Per NBS, YoY growth of retail sales came in at 4.0% in 2M25, improving from 3.7% in Dec 2024. In our view, this was boosted by nationwide trade-in...

CMB International

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Alibaba (BABA US) - Increasing Monetization

The stable and predictable shareholder return plan and incremental fund flow from southbound investors post stock connect inclusion both serve as...

CMB International

Alibaba (BABA US) - Driving for Monetization Improvement While Maintaining Stabilizing Market Share

Our SOTP based target price was lifted by 1.5% to US$126.9 driven by potentially better monetization outlook from CMR business. Maintain BUY.

CMB International

Internet - Business Model/Competitive Barrier Back in Focus

Most internet companies’ 1Q25 earnings met or exceeded market expectations, while concerns are mainly around over reduced earnings visibility due...

CMB International

Hyphens Pharma Initiation - Decent Fundamentals, Weak Valuations

We initiate rated coverage on Hyphens with a TP of S$0.365, pegged to 9.5x FY25E P/E, representing an upside of approximately 28.1%.

Evolve Capital Advisory Pte Ltd

Internet - 2M25 NBS data shy of consensus, but expectation for stimulus policy on the rise

Per NBS, YoY growth of retail sales came in at 4.0% in 2M25, improving from 3.7% in Dec 2024. In our view, this was boosted by nationwide trade-in...

CMB International