Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

Shenton Research

Shenton Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Sep 18th based on HKEx daily reports.</li>
<li>In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Bidu (9888 HK), Link Reit (823 HK).</li>
<li>In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Bilibili (9626 HK), Kuaishou (1024 HK).</li>
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We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Sep 18th based on HKEx daily reports.
In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Bidu (9888 HK), Link Reit (823 HK).
In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Bilibili (9626 HK), Kuaishou (1024 HK).


Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Sep 18th): Tencent, Bidu, Link Reit

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Ying Pan

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Our take is JD.com's expansion to O2O/Food Delivery is still measured and constrained. It mainly serves the premium members;</li>
<li>Meituan, PDD' and Beike posted results broadly both in-line/slightly exceed expectations. Meituan and Beike raised AI capex while PDD and JD.com didn't mention;</li>
<li>Game received first official recognition in government's 30 stimulative measures for consumption.  Our TOP PICK is NTES.</li>
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Our take is JD.com's expansion to O2O/Food Delivery is still measured and constrained. It mainly serves the premium members;
Meituan, PDD' and Beike posted results broadly both in-line/slightly exceed expectations. Meituan and Beike raised AI capex while PDD and JD.com didn't mention;
Game received first official recognition in government's 30 stimulative measures for consumption.  Our TOP PICK is NTES.


[Blue Lotus Non-US Internet Weekly, 12/52]: The Tug of War Between JD and Meituan Intensifies

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<li>Competitors tried to leverage LLM to capture Baidu's search market share;</li>
<li>JD.com is actively seeking new, post-subsidy growth drivers, the latest being Europe while Red Notes launched US expansion. Deliveroo ceded HK market to Meituan;</li>
<li>NetEase competitor announced major layoffs. Weibo disappointed in its C4Q24 earnings. Kingsoft has a winner game in pocket.</li>
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Competitors tried to leverage LLM to capture Baidu's search market share;
JD.com is actively seeking new, post-subsidy growth drivers, the latest being Europe while Red Notes launched US expansion. Deliveroo ceded HK market to Meituan;
NetEase competitor announced major layoffs. Weibo disappointed in its C4Q24 earnings. Kingsoft has a winner game in pocket.


[Blue Lotus Non-US Internet Weekly, 11/52]: Chinese Internet Making Inroads Overseas

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<li>Chinese startup <em>Manus</em> launched a virtual AI assistant which we believe pointed to an important direction of monetization but the product itself has room for improvement;</li>
<li>Douyin followed BABA to launch AI-based omni-channel-promotion ads tools. The recent trend in China Internet advertising has been AI-driven take rate increases;</li>
<li>NetEase's &lt;<em>Where the Winds Meet</em>&gt; seems to be a winner above our expectations. </li>
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Chinese startup Manus launched a virtual AI assistant which we believe pointed to an important direction of monetization but the product itself has room for improvement;
Douyin followed BABA to launch AI-based omni-channel-promotion ads tools. The recent trend in China Internet advertising has been AI-driven take rate increases;
NetEase's &lt;Where the Winds Meet&gt; seems to be a winner above our expectations. 


[Blue Lotus Non-US Internet Weekly, 10/52]: Manus Signals the Excitement of Innovation Has Sunk In

Analyst - Media&Entertainment Sector, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Stan Zhao

Analyst - Media&Entertainment Sector

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<li>DeepSeek's (DS) low-cost, high-performance open-source model fundamentally altered the AI landscape, but server overload of DS's chatbot caused poor user experience;</li>
<li>Among many Internet platforms that integrated DS into their products, Tencent stood to benefit the most. Through DS, Tencent LLM climbed 3 spots to unseat ByteDance to become the No.1;</li>
<li>What Tencent has done right including preprocessing, answer caching and building dedicated nodes. Now Manus is catching the imagination of AI monetization, Tencent can possible benefit more.</li>
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DeepSeek's (DS) low-cost, high-performance open-source model fundamentally altered the AI landscape, but server overload of DS's chatbot caused poor user experience;
Among many Internet platforms that integrated DS into their products, Tencent stood to benefit the most. Through DS, Tencent LLM climbed 3 spots to unseat ByteDance to become the No.1;
What Tencent has done right including preprocessing, answer caching and building dedicated nodes. Now Manus is catching the imagination of AI monetization, Tencent can possible benefit more.


Surprise! The Biggest Beneficiary of Cloud DeepSeek Is Tencent...Will Manus Be the Same?

China

Kuaishou Technology is a Chinese publicly traded company that operates a leading content community and social platform. It primarily offers short video sharing, live streaming, online marketing services, and e-commerce. The company was founded in March 2011 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

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Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK)

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Sep 18th): Tencent, Bidu, Link Reit

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were Tencent (700 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

[Blue Lotus Non-US Internet Weekly, 12/52]: The Tug of War Between JD and Meituan Intensifies

JD.com's measured expansion into O2O/Food Delivery targets premium members. Government recognition of gaming in consumption stimulus measures...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[Blue Lotus Non-US Internet Weekly, 11/52]: Chinese Internet Making Inroads Overseas

Competitors target Baidu's search market, JD.com seeks new growth in Europe, Weibo disappoints in earnings, Kingsoft has successful game.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[Blue Lotus Non-US Internet Weekly, 10/52]: Manus Signals the Excitement of Innovation Has Sunk In

Chinese startups like Manus are exploring AI assistants for monetization, Douyin follows suit with AI-based ads, and NetEase's Where the Winds...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Surprise! The Biggest Beneficiary of Cloud DeepSeek Is Tencent...Will Manus Be the Same?

DeepSeek-R1's integration into Tencent's AI assistant "Yuanbao" improves user experience and boosts the latter users to 17 mn. Tencent also did a...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Price Gauge

52-week Range

Market Cap (USDm)

P/E

Dividend (Yield)

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Sep 18th): Tencent, Bidu, Link Reit

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were Tencent (700 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

[Blue Lotus Non-US Internet Weekly, 12/52]: The Tug of War Between JD and Meituan Intensifies

​JD.com's measured expansion into O2O/Food Delivery targets premium members. Government recognition of gaming in consumption stimulus measures...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[Blue Lotus Non-US Internet Weekly, 11/52]: Chinese Internet Making Inroads Overseas

​Competitors target Baidu's search market, JD.com seeks new growth in Europe, Weibo disappoints in earnings, Kingsoft has successful game.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[Blue Lotus Non-US Internet Weekly, 10/52]: Manus Signals the Excitement of Innovation Has Sunk In

​Chinese startups like Manus are exploring AI assistants for monetization, Douyin follows suit with AI-based ads, and NetEase's Where the Winds...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Surprise! The Biggest Beneficiary of Cloud DeepSeek Is Tencent...Will Manus Be the Same?

​DeepSeek-R1's integration into Tencent's AI assistant "Yuanbao" improves user experience and boosts the latter users to 17 mn. Tencent also did a...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

JD.com's measured expansion into O2O/Food Delivery targets premium members. Government recognition of gaming in consumption stimulus measures...

Competitors target Baidu's search market, JD.com seeks new growth in Europe, Weibo disappoints in earnings, Kingsoft has successful game.

Chinese startups like Manus are exploring AI assistants for monetization, Douyin follows suit with AI-based ads, and NetEase's Where the Winds...

DeepSeek-R1's integration into Tencent's AI assistant "Yuanbao" improves user experience and boosts the latter users to 17 mn. Tencent also did a...