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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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<ul><li>Kuaishou would deliver another upbeat results in 2Q23E, with stronger topline (+26% YoY) and bottom line (RMB1.4bn).</li><li>Given eye-catching 618 sales, KS ecommerce is expected to outperform with GMV/rev +34%/55% YoY (vs. prior +30%/50%).</li><li>We expect further ecommerce upside from shelf-based mall and higher traffic efficiency with Chuanliu Plan and upgraded ecosystem. </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>

Kuaishou would deliver another upbeat results in 2Q23E, with stronger topline (+26% YoY) and bottom line (RMB1.4bn).Given eye-catching 618 sales, KS ecommerce is expected to outperform with GMV/rev +34%/55% YoY (vs. prior +30%/50%).We expect further ecommerce upside from shelf-based mall and higher traffic efficiency with Chuanliu Plan and upgraded ecosystem. 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.

Kuaishou (1024 HK) – Share gain to continue with earnings upside

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of July 21st.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We estimate the inflows to be USD 2.1billion and highlight flows for Tencent, Hsbc.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of July 21st.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We estimate the inflows to be USD 2.1billion and highlight flows for Tencent, Hsbc.


Hong Kong Connect Flows (Jul 21st): Tencent, HSBC

China/Asia TMT

Shawn Yang

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

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<li>We expect Kuaishou to report C2Q23 revenue and non-IFRS net income that are in-line and 27% vs consensus, respectively.</li>
<li>We slightly cut our revenue forecast for live streaming but increased our revenue forecast for online ads. Kuaishou's margin beat is mainly due to efficient cost control, especially in overseas.</li>
<li>Kuaishou still has several minor positive catalysts, but WeChat Video Accounts is the major short thesis in the long run. We raise EPS forecasts, but maintain SELL.</li>
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We expect Kuaishou to report C2Q23 revenue and non-IFRS net income that are in-line and 27% vs consensus, respectively.
We slightly cut our revenue forecast for live streaming but increased our revenue forecast for online ads. Kuaishou's margin beat is mainly due to efficient cost control, especially in overseas.
Kuaishou still has several minor positive catalysts, but WeChat Video Accounts is the major short thesis in the long run. We raise EPS forecasts, but maintain SELL.


[Kuaishou (1024 HK, SELL, TP HK$50) Preview]: Monetization Is On-Track Amid Competitive Pressure

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<li>We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Jul 21st 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 AIA (1299 HK), Tencent (700 HK), Zhongsheng (881 HK).</li>
<li>In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), AIA (1299 HK), CK Asset (1113 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 Jul 21st based on HKEx daily reports.
In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were AIA (1299 HK), Tencent (700 HK), Zhongsheng (881 HK).
In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), AIA (1299 HK), CK Asset (1113 HK).


Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Jul 21st): Aia, Tencent, Zhongsheng

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

LG Energy Solution / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>In the IPO space, HK IPOs appear to be coming back to life with some deals managing to perform this week.</li>
<li>For placements, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/socionext-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36351:1" rel="noopener">Socionext (6526 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/plus-alpha-consulting-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33441:1" rel="noopener">Plus Alpha Consulting (4071 JP)</a> were joined by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-energy-solution" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33464:1" rel="noopener">LG Energy Solution (373220 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/patanjali-foods-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12707:1" rel="noopener">Patanjali Foods (PATANJAL IN)</a> in a relatively busy week.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
In the IPO space, HK IPOs appear to be coming back to life with some deals managing to perform this week.
For placements, Socionext (6526 JP) and Plus Alpha Consulting (4071 JP) were joined by LG Energy Solution (373220 KS) and Patanjali Foods (PATANJAL IN) in a relatively busy week.


ECM Weekly (16th July 2023) - LG Energy, Socionext, Plus Alpha, Syngenta, Cinema XXI, Genda, Fadu

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Kuaishou Technology operates as a content community and social platform. The Company helps users create, upload and watch short videos on mobile devices. Kuaishou Technology offers services worldwide.

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Hong Kong Connect Flows (Jul 21st): Tencent, HSBC

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlight flows for Tencent Holdings Limited and, HSBC.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

[Kuaishou (1024 HK, SELL, TP HK$50) Preview]: Monetization Is On-Track Amid Competitive Pressure

Kuaishou still has several minor positive catalysts, but WeChat Video Accounts is the major short thesis in the long run. We raise EPS forecasts,...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Jul 21st): Aia, Tencent, Zhongsheng

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were AIA (1299 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

ECM Weekly (16th July 2023) - LG Energy, Socionext, Plus Alpha, Syngenta, Cinema XXI, Genda, Fadu

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

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Kuaishou (1024 HK) – Share gain to continue with earnings upside

Kuaishou would deliver another upbeat results in 2Q23E, with stronger topline (+26% YoY) and bottom line (RMB1.4bn). Given eye-catching 618 sales,...

CMB International

Hong Kong Connect Flows (Jul 21st): Tencent, HSBC

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlight flows for Tencent Holdings Limited and, HSBC.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

[Kuaishou (1024 HK, SELL, TP HK$50) Preview]: Monetization Is On-Track Amid Competitive Pressure

Kuaishou still has several minor positive catalysts, but WeChat Video Accounts is the major short thesis in the long run. We raise EPS forecasts,...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Jul 21st): Aia, Tencent, Zhongsheng

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were AIA (1299 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

ECM Weekly (16th July 2023) - LG Energy, Socionext, Plus Alpha, Syngenta, Cinema XXI, Genda, Fadu

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh