Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Event-Driven

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<li>Short notional in Hong Kong is HK$488bn and has been falling mainly as a result of a falling market. Short interest has increased substantially from end January.</li>
<li>From 31 January to 4 March, the largest shorts have been built on Tencent, China Merchants Bank, AIA Group Ltd, Alibaba, JD.com, Meituan, Xiaomi, JD Health and Xinyi Solar.</li>
<li>Over the same period, shorts have covered on COSCO Shipping Holdings, HKEX, Longfor Properties, China Construction Bank, Ping An Insurance, Yanzhou Coal Mining Company and HSBC Holdings.</li>
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Short notional in Hong Kong is HK$488bn and has been falling mainly as a result of a falling market. Short interest has increased substantially from end January.
From 31 January to 4 March, the largest shorts have been built on Tencent, China Merchants Bank, AIA Group Ltd, Alibaba, JD.com, Meituan, Xiaomi, JD Health and Xinyi Solar.
Over the same period, shorts have covered on COSCO Shipping Holdings, HKEX, Longfor Properties, China Construction Bank, Ping An Insurance, Yanzhou Coal Mining Company and HSBC Holdings.


Hong Kong: Where Have Shorts Increased & Decreased?

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.

Equity Capital Markets

Tsingtao Brewery Co Ltd H / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Fosun aims to raise around US$322m via selling a 2.8% stake in Tsingtao.</li>
<li>This is not the first selldown by Fosun, we have covered two prior deals in Dec 2020 and Apr 2021.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Fosun aims to raise around US$322m via selling a 2.8% stake in Tsingtao.
This is not the first selldown by Fosun, we have covered two prior deals in Dec 2020 and Apr 2021.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Tsingtao Placement - Has Sold Before. Will Sell Again.

Weilong Delicious Global Holdi / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Weilong Delicious Global (WDG), a spicy snack food company in China, aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>According to F&amp;S, WDG ranked first among spicy snack food enterprises in China, with a market share of 5.7%, and in the seasoned flour product and spicy vegetable snacks categories.</li>
<li>In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison and look at valuations.</li>
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Weilong Delicious Global (WDG), a spicy snack food company in China, aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO.
According to F&amp;S, WDG ranked first among spicy snack food enterprises in China, with a market share of 5.7%, and in the seasoned flour product and spicy vegetable snacks categories.
In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison and look at valuations.


Weilong Delicious Global Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison and Valuation

<ul>
<li>Weilong Delicious Global (WDG), a spicy snack food company in China, aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>According to F&amp;S, WDG ranked first among spicy snack food enterprises in China, with a market share of 5.7%, and in the seasoned flour product and spicy vegetable snacks categories.</li>
<li>In this note, we will look at the updates from its recently filed PHIP.</li>
</ul>


Weilong Delicious Global (WDG), a spicy snack food company in China, aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO.
According to F&amp;S, WDG ranked first among spicy snack food enterprises in China, with a market share of 5.7%, and in the seasoned flour product and spicy vegetable snacks categories.
In this note, we will look at the updates from its recently filed PHIP.


Weilong Delicious Global Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - Mixed Bag 1H21 Performance

Equity Analyst - Asia Consumer Sector, Investory

Devi Subhakesan

Equity Analyst - Asia Consumer Sector

ASIA CONSUMER: INSIGHTS AND INVESTMENT IDEAS

Investory

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We aim to generate investible ideas based on consumption trends and outlook. We screen our ideas on several parameters - product potential, long-term growth and management commitment being the most critical.  We follow a fundamental analysis approach in our stock selection process and are not restricted by market cap.

We aspire to grow into a leading source of unbiased research, free of conflict of interest, for investors yearning for independent and disciplined analysis. 

We also undertake bespoke research mandates to support our Institutional clients’ investment needs.

Our team comprises of professionals with extensive experience in the Asian equity markets, in areas ranging from research, servicing institutional clients and investment management.

Equity Bottom-Up

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/thai-beverage-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3656:1" rel="noopener">Thai Beverage (THBEV SP)</a> had reported a strong improvement in its Thailand operations for 9MFY2021 suggesting that a recovery is underway and we expect this could look up further as the country opens to tourists from November 1st (ending quarantine for visitors to tourist destinations). The stock, at current levels, does not seem to factor in an earnings recovery given it is trading at conservative valuations even on current earnings.  In the insight below, we share SOTP based valuation to assess the stock's upside potential and discuss possible catalysts and timelines.</p>

Thai Beverage (THBEV SP) had reported a strong improvement in its Thailand operations for 9MFY2021 suggesting that a recovery is underway and we expect this could look up further as the country opens to tourists from November 1st (ending quarantine for visitors to tourist destinations). The stock, at current levels, does not seem to factor in an earnings recovery given it is trading at conservative valuations even on current earnings.  In the insight below, we share SOTP based valuation to assess the stock's upside potential and discuss possible catalysts and timelines.

Thai Bev (THBEV SP): Neither Recovery nor BeerCo IPO Is Priced In. SOTP Suggests Upside.

China

Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Limited is a company principally engaged in the brewing and distribution of beer. The Company produces, imports, markets, distributes over 50 brands including Budweiser, Stella Artois, Corona, Hoegaarden, Cass, and Harbin. The principal markets include China, South Korea, India and Vietnam.

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Budweiser Brewing APAC (1876 HK)

Hong Kong: Where Have Shorts Increased & Decreased?

From 31 Jan to 4 March, most shorted stocks are Tencent, China Merchants Bank, AIA Group, Alibaba, JD.com, Meituan, Xiaomi, JD Health and Xinyi...

Brian Freitas

Tsingtao Placement - Has Sold Before. Will Sell Again.

Fosun aims to raise around US$322m via selling a 2.8% stake in Tsingtao. This is not the first selldown by Fosun, we have covered two other prior...

Sumeet Singh

Weilong Delicious Global Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison and Valuation

Weilong Delicious Global (WDG), a spicy snack food company in China, aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we undertake a...

Sumeet Singh

Weilong Delicious Global Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - Mixed Bag 1H21 Performance

Weilong Delicious Global (WDG), a spicy snack food company in China, aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note we talk about...

Sumeet Singh

Thai Bev (THBEV SP): Neither Recovery nor BeerCo IPO Is Priced In. SOTP Suggests Upside.

SOTP based valuation analysis suggests room for near-term upside even at conservative valuation multiples assuming the worst of COVID is past us.

Devi Subhakesan

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