APAC IPOs & Placements

Zhen Zhou, Toh

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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Sino-Ocean Service / Equity Capital Markets

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sino-ocean-service" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31037:1" rel="noopener">Sino-Ocean Service (6677 HK)</a> is looking to raise US$256m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.Sino-Ocean Services (SOS) is the property management arm of Sino-Ocean Group. The company focuses on managing properties in first and second-tier cities in China.Valuation isn’t exactly compelling considering SOS didn’t really stand out among peers as per our previous note.  Revenue growth has been decelerating, gross margin was mostly stagnant between FY2017 to FY2019 before expanding in 1H FY2020. Reserved GFA also indicates a short growth runway. The company, at best, is fairly valued at the low-end.In this note, we will look at deal dynamics, assumptions, and share our thoughts on valuation.Our previous coverage of the IPO:<ul><li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/sino-ocean-services-pre-ipo-nothing-stands-out" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:45646" rel="noopener">Sino-Ocean Services (远洋服务) Pre-IPO - Nothing Stands Out</a> </li></ul>

Sino-Ocean Service (6677 HK) is looking to raise US$256m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.Sino-Ocean Services (SOS) is the property management arm of Sino-Ocean Group. The company focuses on managing properties in first and second-tier cities in China.Valuation isn’t exactly compelling considering SOS didn’t really stand out among peers as per our previous note.  Revenue growth has been decelerating, gross margin was mostly stagnant between FY2017 to FY2019 before expanding in 1H FY2020. Reserved GFA also indicates a short growth runway. The company, at best, is fairly valued at the low-end.In this note, we will look at deal dynamics, assumptions, and share our thoughts on valuation.Our previous coverage of the IPO:Sino-Ocean Services (远洋服务) Pre-IPO - Nothing Stands Out 

Sino-Ocean Services (远洋服务) IPO - Fairly Valued, at Best

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services / Equity Capital Markets

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services (1209 HK)

<div><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-resources-mixc-lifestyle-services" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29285:1" rel="noopener">China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services (1209 HK)</a>/CR Mixc is a Chinese property management and commercial operational service provider. CR Mixc was the fifth-largest Chinese property management companies as measured by property management service revenue in 2019, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. The controlling shareholder is <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-resources-land-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:418:1" rel="noopener">China Resources Land (1109 HK)</a>. </div><div>At the proposed IPO price range of HK$18.60-22.30 per share, CR Mixc will have a market cap of HK$40,920-49,060 million ($5.3-6.3 billion). At the mid-point of the IPO price range, the total proceeds are HK$11,004.7 million ($1.4 billion). </div><div>Seven cornerstone investors will subscribe for $650 million worth of the offer shares (44.8% of the offer shares at the IPO mid-point). The cornerstone investors are GIC, Hillhouse Capital, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ping-an-insurance-grp-co-of-china-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12880:1" rel="noopener">Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK)</a>,  Cephei Capital, Matthews Funds, China Structural Reform Fund and GLP. </div><div><div><div class="content-highlight">In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/china-resources-mixc-lifestyle-ipo-initiation-the-paradox-of-plenty" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:45244" rel="noopener">China Resources Mixc Lifestyle IPO Initiation: The Paradox of Plenty</a>, we stated that CR Mixc’s fundamentals are mixed, in our view. We label this insight bearish as our valuation analysis suggests that we would participate at most at the low-end of the IPO price range. </div></div></div>

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services (1209 HK)/CR Mixc is a Chinese property management and commercial operational service provider. CR Mixc was the fifth-largest Chinese property management companies as measured by property management service revenue in 2019, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. The controlling shareholder is China Resources Land (1109 HK). At the proposed IPO price range of HK$18.60-22.30 per share, CR Mixc will have a market cap of HK$40,920-49,060 million ($5.3-6.3 billion). At the mid-point of the IPO price range, the total proceeds are HK$11,004.7 million ($1.4 billion). Seven cornerstone investors will subscribe for $650 million worth of the offer shares (44.8% of the offer shares at the IPO mid-point). The cornerstone investors are GIC, Hillhouse Capital, Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK),  Cephei Capital, Matthews Funds, China Structural Reform Fund and GLP. In China Resources Mixc Lifestyle IPO Initiation: The Paradox of Plenty, we stated that CR Mixc’s fundamentals are mixed, in our view. We label this insight bearish as our valuation analysis suggests that we would participate at most at the low-end of the IPO price range. 

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle IPO: Valuation Insights

Silver Point

Thomas J. Monaco

Silver Point is a boutique research firm that focuses on the broader financial services sector, with a particular focus on troubled institutions globally. 

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Equity Bottom-Up

*Challenges Ignored: Last week a competitor held a virtual conference with Ping An Insurance (2318.HK) [Ping An Insurance]. In typical fashion, the management of Ping An barely scratched the surface in their discussion of its weakened franchise;   *Only A Discussion On Life and P&amp;C: Management guided that Ping An Life (PAL) will have positive Value of New Business (VONB) growth for 2021, as a beneficiary of health reforms. It sees a number of new digital tools empowering agents in sales and customer development, in addition to improving agency recruitment. For Ping An P&amp;C, management guided that the full-year combined ratio would be “slightly higher” than the 99.1% posted through 3Q20. This means that Ping An P&amp;C likely will be loss making on an operational basis if the combined ratio exceeds 100%; and* Move Along, Nothing To See Here: There was no discussion of the following: 1) Continued weakness in Ping An Life’s results; 2) It being  a finalist to acqure Tahoe Insurance in Hong Kong; 3) technology platform; credit insurance risk; and the capital contrained Ping An Bank.

*Challenges Ignored: Last week a competitor held a virtual conference with Ping An Insurance (2318.HK) [Ping An Insurance]. In typical fashion, the management of Ping An barely scratched the surface in their discussion of its weakened franchise;   *Only A Discussion On Life and P&amp;C: Management guided that Ping An Life (PAL) will have positive Value of New Business (VONB) growth for 2021, as a beneficiary of health reforms. It sees a number of new digital tools empowering agents in sales and customer development, in addition to improving agency recruitment. For Ping An P&amp;C, management guided that the full-year combined ratio would be “slightly higher” than the 99.1% posted through 3Q20. This means that Ping An P&amp;C likely will be loss making on an operational basis if the combined ratio exceeds 100%; and* Move Along, Nothing To See Here: There was no discussion of the following: 1) Continued weakness in Ping An Life’s results; 2) It being  a finalist to acqure Tahoe Insurance in Hong Kong; 3) technology platform; credit insurance risk; and the capital contrained Ping An Bank. 

Ping An Insurance – Avoiding The Hard Questions

*Virtual Call Does Little To Quell Concerns: Last week a competitor held a virtual conference with AIA Group (1299.HK) [AIA]. In typical fashion, the management of AIA only discussed the positives neglecting many of the market realities;   *Mainland China Expansion and ASEAN Margins In Focus: According to management, the mainland Chinese expansion is of course progressing well as it plans three regional hubs - Beijing, Shanghai and recently approved Sichuan branch - to act as business centers. As discussed at the latest 3Q20 earnings release and now re-discussed, VONB margins have been increasing in select ASEAN markets; and*Elephants In The Room: Given both the earnings and balance sheet headwinds, who really cares about how many agents were added in mainland China? What was not discussed: negative tax implications for mainland Chinese subsidiaries versus branches; the bogusly rated AAA mainland Chinese bonds; the flailing Hong Kong flagship; and its USD-based investment portfolio.

*Virtual Call Does Little To Quell Concerns: Last week a competitor held a virtual conference with AIA Group (1299.HK) [AIA]. In typical fashion, the management of AIA only discussed the positives neglecting many of the market realities;   *Mainland China Expansion and ASEAN Margins In Focus: According to management, the mainland Chinese expansion is of course progressing well as it plans three regional hubs - Beijing, Shanghai and recently approved Sichuan branch - to act as business centers. As discussed at the latest 3Q20 earnings release and now re-discussed, VONB margins have been increasing in select ASEAN markets; and*Elephants In The Room: Given both the earnings and balance sheet headwinds, who really cares about how many agents were added in mainland China? What was not discussed: negative tax implications for mainland Chinese subsidiaries versus branches; the bogusly rated AAA mainland Chinese bonds; the flailing Hong Kong flagship; and its USD-based investment portfolio.  

*Potential Deal For Tahoe Life: According to a Bloomberg report, Ping An Insurance (2318.HK) [Ping An] (along with Sunshine Insurance Group in Beijing] is a finalist to acquire Tahoe Life, the Hong Kong-based life insurance subsidiary of Tahoe Investment, for over USD 1 bn; and*Other Goodies May Come Along With Deal: In addition to Tahoe Life, Tahoe Investment is a founding shareholder of Haixia Life Insurance and a major shareholder of Fujian Haixia Bank, Rural Credit Bank of Fuzhou, and Dongxing Securities. Given the financial troubles of Tahoe, we would have to imagine the sale of these businesses would also be on the table for Ping An and Sunshine as well.

*Potential Deal For Tahoe Life: According to a Bloomberg report, Ping An Insurance (2318.HK) [Ping An] (along with Sunshine Insurance Group in Beijing] is a finalist to acquire Tahoe Life, the Hong Kong-based life insurance subsidiary of Tahoe Investment, for over USD 1 bn; and*Other Goodies May Come Along With Deal: In addition to Tahoe Life, Tahoe Investment is a founding shareholder of Haixia Life Insurance and a major shareholder of Fujian Haixia Bank, Rural Credit Bank of Fuzhou, and Dongxing Securities. Given the financial troubles of Tahoe, we would have to imagine the sale of these businesses would also be on the table for Ping An and Sunshine as well.

Ping An Insurance – Where There Is Smoke...

China

Central China New Life is a property management company primarily focused on central China, particularly Henan province. It provides property management services, community value-added services, and value-added services to non-property owners. The company also manages a diverse portfolio of properties including residential and commercial properties, and offers hotel management and cultural tourism project management. It was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China.

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Sino-Ocean Services (远洋服务) IPO - Fairly Valued, at Best

Sino-Ocean Services (SOS) is the property management arm of Sino-Ocean Group. The company focuses on managing properties in first and second-tier...

Zhen Zhou, Toh

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle IPO: Valuation Insights

At the mid-point of the IPO price range, CR Mixc will raise net proceeds of $1.4 billion. We label this insight bearish as we would participate at...

Arun George

Ping An Insurance – Avoiding The Hard Questions

PING AN INSURANCE: Everyone Understands That Ping An Insurance Is Struggling In Every Business Line. Management Refuses To Discuss How They Are...

Thomas J. Monaco

AIA Group – Let’s Get Real

AIA GROUP: AIA Must Not Believe Its Investor Base Cares About Anything But China Growth. It Expects Everyone To Ignore Hong Kong, Negative Tax...

Thomas J. Monaco

Ping An Insurance – Where There Is Smoke...

PING AN INSURANCE: Tahoe Life Appears To Be Up For Sale, Given The Financial Troubles Of Tahoe Investment. Ping An Is Likely A Bidder, And Other...

Thomas J. Monaco

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