HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Jintan has taken the lead in niche market with "IP+ snacks" model, achieving strong short-term growth.However, it has been constrained by external IP reliance, rising customer concentration, cash flow pressure.</li>
<li>With seasonal adjustments in 25H2, the revenue growth rate could be 10%YoY in 2025 full year. With the diversification of IP/channels expansion, revenue growth could be 15%YoY/12%YoY in 2026/2027.</li>
<li>Jintan's characteristic is high growth but high external IP dependency risk, so a reasonable valuation should be lower than Pop Mart but higher than other traditional snack enterprises.</li>
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Jintan has taken the lead in niche market with "IP+ snacks" model, achieving strong short-term growth.However, it has been constrained by external IP reliance, rising customer concentration, cash flow pressure.
With seasonal adjustments in 25H2, the revenue growth rate could be 10%YoY in 2025 full year. With the diversification of IP/channels expansion, revenue growth could be 15%YoY/12%YoY in 2026/2027.
Jintan's characteristic is high growth but high external IP dependency risk, so a reasonable valuation should be lower than Pop Mart but higher than other traditional snack enterprises.


Pre-IPO Jintan - About the Business Model, the Risks and the Peer Comparison

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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>As of end February, there have been 23 new listings on the Main Board of the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-exchanges-clearing" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:490:1" rel="noopener">HKEX (388 HK)</a>. There will be more in March.</li>
<li>Of the 23 new listings, we forecast 7 inclusions to the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) in June. 6 of those stocks will then be added to Southbound Stock Connect.</li>
<li>As a stock with Weighted Voting Rights (WVR), <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/minimax-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46185:1" rel="noopener">MiniMax Group (100 HK)</a> will need to wait till early August to be added to Southbound Stock Connect.</li>
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As of end February, there have been 23 new listings on the Main Board of the HKEX (388 HK). There will be more in March.
Of the 23 new listings, we forecast 7 inclusions to the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) in June. 6 of those stocks will then be added to Southbound Stock Connect.
As a stock with Weighted Voting Rights (WVR), MiniMax Group (100 HK) will need to wait till early August to be added to Southbound Stock Connect.


HSCI Index Rebalance Preview: Semiconductor & Software Stocks Dominate Potential Adds in June

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.

Eastroc Beverage Group   / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/eastroc-beverage-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34882:1" rel="noopener">Eastroc Beverage Group (605499 CH)</a> (EB), a China-based functional beverage company, raised around US$1.5bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>According to Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S), EB has been the largest functional beverage company in China in terms of sales volume for four consecutive years since 2021.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance and likely A/H premium in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Eastroc Beverage Group (605499 CH) (EB), a China-based functional beverage company, raised around US$1.5bn in its H-share listing.
According to Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S), EB has been the largest functional beverage company in China in terms of sales volume for four consecutive years since 2021.
We have looked at the past performance and likely A/H premium in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Aequitas: Eastroc Beverage A/H Trading - Weak Retail, Strong Insti Demand

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, A/H lsitings show no signs of slowing down, despite CNY fast approaching.</li>
<li>On the placement front, Japan deals accounted for the bulk of the flows this week</li>
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Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front, A/H lsitings show no signs of slowing down, despite CNY fast approaching.
On the placement front, Japan deals accounted for the bulk of the flows this week


Aequitas ECM Weekly (2 February 2026)- Eastroc, Muyuan, Han's CNC, Wuxi Lead, Sungrow, Kokusai

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/eastroc-beverage-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34882:1" rel="noopener">Eastroc Beverage Group (605499 CH)</a> (EB), a China-based functional beverage company, aims to raise around US$1.3bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>According to Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S), EB has been the largest functional beverage company in China in terms of sales volume for four consecutive years since 2021.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance and likely A/H premium in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.</li>
</ul>



Eastroc Beverage Group (605499 CH) (EB), a China-based functional beverage company, aims to raise around US$1.3bn in its H-share listing.
According to Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S), EB has been the largest functional beverage company in China in terms of sales volume for four consecutive years since 2021.
We have looked at the past performance and likely A/H premium in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the IPO pricing.


Eastroc Beverage A/H Listing - Good Quality but Tight Pricing

China

Busy Ming is a Chinese snack and beverage retailer that operates a vast network of stores across China. The company offers a wide range of snacks and beverages, including bakery, confectionery, biscuits, nuts, puffed snacks, instant meals, chocolates, and preserves. It operates under the "Busy for You" and "Super Ming" brands through self-operated and franchised stores, focusing on a value retail model. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Changsha, China.

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Pre-IPO Jintan - About the Business Model, the Risks and the Peer Comparison

Jintan's "IP+ snack" model leads niche market but face risk.Revenue expected to be up 10% in 2025, with potential for 15%/12% in 2026/27.Valuation...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

HSCI Index Rebalance Preview: Semiconductor & Software Stocks Dominate Potential Adds in June

Of the 23 stocks that have listed on the HKEX this year, 7 could be added to the HSCI at the close on 5 June, and 6 of those will be added to...

Brian Freitas

Aequitas: Eastroc Beverage A/H Trading - Weak Retail, Strong Insti Demand

Eastroc Beverage Group (605499 CH) (EB), a China-based functional beverage company, raised around US$1.5bn in its H-share listing. In this note, we...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas ECM Weekly (2 February 2026)- Eastroc, Muyuan, Han's CNC, Wuxi Lead, Sungrow, Kokusai

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

Eastroc Beverage A/H Listing - Good Quality but Tight Pricing

Eastroc Beverage Group (605499 CH) (EB), a China-based functional beverage company, aims to raise around US$1.3bn in its H-share listing. In this...

Sumeet Singh

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Pre-IPO Jintan - About the Business Model, the Risks and the Peer Comparison

​Jintan's "IP+ snack" model leads niche market but face risk.Revenue expected to be up 10% in 2025, with potential for 15%/12% in 2026/27.Valuation...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

HSCI Index Rebalance Preview: Semiconductor & Software Stocks Dominate Potential Adds in June

Of the 23 stocks that have listed on the HKEX this year, 7 could be added to the HSCI at the close on 5 June, and 6 of those will be added to...

Brian Freitas

Aequitas: Eastroc Beverage A/H Trading - Weak Retail, Strong Insti Demand

Eastroc Beverage Group (605499 CH) (EB), a China-based functional beverage company, raised around US$1.5bn in its H-share listing. In this note, we...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas ECM Weekly (2 February 2026)- Eastroc, Muyuan, Han's CNC, Wuxi Lead, Sungrow, Kokusai

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

Eastroc Beverage A/H Listing - Good Quality but Tight Pricing

Eastroc Beverage Group (605499 CH) (EB), a China-based functional beverage company, aims to raise around US$1.3bn in its H-share listing. In this...

Sumeet Singh

Jintan's "IP+ snack" model leads niche market but face risk.Revenue expected to be up 10% in 2025, with potential for 15%/12% in 2026/27.Valuation...