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.

Event-Driven

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<li>Alipay will come out of its placement linked lockup for its remaining stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakaopay-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29675:1" rel="noopener">Kakaopay (377300 KS)</a> today.</li>
<li>Alipay (i.e. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd-d7b798e2-202d-4e01-9a1e-799e2ae8f0c7" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (9988 HK)</a>) had earlier sold some of its stake in Jun 2022 and Mar 2024. It still has over US$1bn worth of shares left to sell.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Alipay will come out of its placement linked lockup for its remaining stake in Kakaopay (377300 KS) today.
Alipay (i.e. Alibaba Group (9988 HK)) had earlier sold some of its stake in Jun 2022 and Mar 2024. It still has over US$1bn worth of shares left to sell.
In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Kakao Pay Lockup Expiry - US$1bn Overhang from Alipay

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In 1Q24, Revenues of Xpeng, Tongcheng, Kanzhun, and Gaotu grew by 62% YoY, 50%, YoY, 43% YoY and 34% YoY.</li>
<li>KE’s revenue decreased by 20% YoY in 1Q24 due to the weak property market.</li>
<li>Bilibili’s value added services revenue grew by 17% YoY and advertising revenue grew by 31% YoY.</li>
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In 1Q24, Revenues of Xpeng, Tongcheng, Kanzhun, and Gaotu grew by 62% YoY, 50%, YoY, 43% YoY and 34% YoY.
KE’s revenue decreased by 20% YoY in 1Q24 due to the weak property market.
Bilibili’s value added services revenue grew by 17% YoY and advertising revenue grew by 31% YoY.


China Consumption Weekly (27 May 2024): Xpeng, Tongcheng, Kanzhun, Gaotu, KE, Bilibili, and Weibo

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

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.

<ul><li>BiliBili reported 1Q24 results: total revenue increased by 12% YoY to RMB5.67bn, in line with our/consensus estimate; adjusted net loss narrowed by 56% YoY to RMB456mn, beating our/consensus estimate of RMB518/498mn, mainly due to better-than-expected GPM expansion.</li><li>Bili’s share price correction after result was mainly due to investors’ profit taking after the strong rally since Feb, in our view.</li><li>The company’s target to achieve non-GAAP operating breakeven in 3Q24E remains intact, underpinned by solid GPM expansion and efficiency improvement. </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>

BiliBili reported 1Q24 results: total revenue increased by 12% YoY to RMB5.67bn, in line with our/consensus estimate; adjusted net loss narrowed by 56% YoY to RMB456mn, beating our/consensus estimate of RMB518/498mn, mainly due to better-than-expected GPM expansion.Bili’s share price correction after result was mainly due to investors’ profit taking after the strong rally since Feb, in our view.The company’s target to achieve non-GAAP operating breakeven in 3Q24E remains intact, underpinned by solid GPM expansion and efficiency improvement. 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.

Bilibili (BILI US) - Revitalizing Business Model; Intact Breakeven Target

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Eric Wen

Blue Lotus China New Economy 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

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<li>The key takeaway from this earning season on the topic of generative AI (GAI) is that in-house generated content has the greatest potential for cost savings;</li>
<li>Taking a step further, mid-sized video platforms can also use AI to skip the curator layer, similar to Pinduoduo using algorithm to bypass small merchants to connect directly to factories;</li>
<li>We also notice that general media platforms with ample advertising inventories tend to perform better with AI's help, which is why ads of Tencent's advertising performed better than Baidu's.</li>
</ul>


The key takeaway from this earning season on the topic of generative AI (GAI) is that in-house generated content has the greatest potential for cost savings;
Taking a step further, mid-sized video platforms can also use AI to skip the curator layer, similar to Pinduoduo using algorithm to bypass small merchants to connect directly to factories;
We also notice that general media platforms with ample advertising inventories tend to perform better with AI's help, which is why ads of Tencent's advertising performed better than Baidu's.


A Few Generative AI Takeaways From C1Q24 Earnings

Equity Capital Markets

Super Hi International / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/super-hi-international-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36125:1" rel="noopener">Super Hi International Holding (9658 HK)</a> aims to raise around US$100m in its US ADR IPO. MS and Huatai are on the deal.</li>
<li>Super Hi International (SHI) is a Chinese cuisine restaurant brand, operating Haidilao hot pot restaurants in the international market. </li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and the listing impact.</li>
</ul>



Super Hi International Holding (9658 HK) aims to raise around US$100m in its US ADR IPO. MS and Huatai are on the deal.
Super Hi International (SHI) is a Chinese cuisine restaurant brand, operating Haidilao hot pot restaurants in the international market. 
In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and the listing impact.


Super Hi International US ADS - Has Been Doing Well but Doesn’t Really Need the Cash

China

Bilibili Inc. provides online entertainment services. The Company offers a platform that covers a wide array of genres and media formats, including videos, live broadcasting, mobile games, animation, and comics. Bilibili serves customers in China.

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Bilibili (BILI US)

Kakao Pay Lockup Expiry - US$1bn Overhang from Alipay

Alipay will come out of its placement linked lockup for its remaining stake in Kakaopay (377300 KS) today. Alipay will once again be free to...

Sumeet Singh

China Consumption Weekly (27 May 2024): Xpeng, Tongcheng, Kanzhun, Gaotu, KE, Bilibili, and Weibo

In 1Q24, Xpeng, Tongcheng, Kanzhun, and Gaotu grew by 62% YoY, 50%, YoY, 43% YoY and 34% YoY. KE’s revenue decreased by 20% YoY in 1Q24 due to the...

Ming Lu

Bilibili (BILI US) - Revitalizing Business Model; Intact Breakeven Target

BiliBili reported 1Q24 results: total revenue increased by 12% YoY to RMB5.67bn, in line with our/consensus estimate; adjusted net loss narrowed by...

CMB International

A Few Generative AI Takeaways From C1Q24 Earnings

C1Q24 generative AI has made explicit impact on listco earnings. We summarized the observed trends and found China has a great deal of potential to...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Super Hi International US ADS - Has Been Doing Well but Doesn’t Really Need the Cash

Super Hi International Holding (9658 HK) aims to raise around US$100m in its US ADS offering. MS and Huatai are on the deal.

Sumeet Singh

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