Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Event-Driven

<p>In this edition of the Smartkarma North Asia Weekly, it summarizes some of the top insights on Smartkarma in the past week covering Japan, HK/China, and the Korean stock markets. The top topics are below:</p><p><strong>1) Alibaba: Antitrust Concerns</strong></p><p><strong>2) Tencent Under Pressure From Antitrust Push</strong></p><p><strong>3) POTUS Executive Order: New OFAC Clarification </strong></p><p><strong>4) China Logistics: Major Shareholders Seek to Exit </strong></p><p><strong>5) Kuaishou Technology IPO</strong></p><p><strong>6) Yidu Tech IPO</strong></p><p><strong>7) TOPIX Inclusion: ODK Solutions </strong></p><p><strong>8) New Horizon IPO</strong></p><p><strong>9) Goldwin Bullish for Future Growth</strong></p><p><strong>10) Yaoko: A Difficult 2021 Coming</strong></p><p><strong>11) IQIYI Valuation</strong></p><p><strong>12) Digital Currency: Still Remember Facebook Libra/​Diem?</strong></p><p><strong>13) China Dental Care Industry</strong></p><p><strong>14) ZTO Express &amp;</strong> <strong>BEST Inc</strong></p><p><strong>15) Infrastructure Asset-Backed Securities: New Asset Class for Asia</strong></p><p><strong>16) Japan Airport Terminal</strong></p><p><strong>17) Will Biden Get Officially Inaugurated on 20 January? </strong></p>

In this edition of the Smartkarma North Asia Weekly, it summarizes some of the top insights on Smartkarma in the past week covering Japan, HK/China, and the Korean stock markets. The top topics are below:1) Alibaba: Antitrust Concerns2) Tencent Under Pressure From Antitrust Push3) POTUS Executive Order: New OFAC Clarification 4) China Logistics: Major Shareholders Seek to Exit 5) Kuaishou Technology IPO6) Yidu Tech IPO7) TOPIX Inclusion: ODK Solutions 8) New Horizon IPO9) Goldwin Bullish for Future Growth10) Yaoko: A Difficult 2021 Coming11) IQIYI Valuation12) Digital Currency: Still Remember Facebook Libra/​Diem?13) China Dental Care Industry14) ZTO Express &amp; BEST Inc15) Infrastructure Asset-Backed Securities: New Asset Class for Asia16) Japan Airport Terminal17) Will Biden Get Officially Inaugurated on 20 January? 

Smartkarma North Asia Weekly: Alibaba Antitrust, OFAC Clarification, China Logistics, & Kuaishou IPO

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

<p>On the 12th of November, newly lame duck US president Donald Trump signed an <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-addressing-threat-securities-investments-finance-communist-chinese-military-companies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Executive Order</a><em>(Executive Order on Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies) </em>banning investment and capital provision by "US persons" to companies in lists established by the US Department of Defense pursuant to Public Law 105-261, Section 1237 (Fiscal Year 1999 National Defense Authorization Act).</p><p>The various global index providers immediately commenced consultations with their myriad investors and with OFAC (the Office of Foreign Asset Control of the US Treasury Department) and decided in early December for the most part to delete certain securities from their indices. </p><p>New guidance from OFAC in the form of FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions related to <em>Executive Order (E.O.) 13959, "Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies"</em>:  <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/857" target="_blank" rel="noopener">857</a>, <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/858" target="_blank" rel="noopener">858</a>, <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/859" target="_blank" rel="noopener">859</a>, <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/860" target="_blank" rel="noopener">860</a>, <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/faqs/861" target="_blank" rel="noopener">861</a>). </p><p>This insight looks at the indirect holdings and subsidiaries.</p><p>It is a BIG list (I have a list of 133 names, most of which appear to be 50+% controlled, which could be affected in portfolios).</p><p>Investors would do well to understand how much of the float is for sale.</p>

On the 12th of November, newly lame duck US president Donald Trump signed an Executive Order(Executive Order on Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies) banning investment and capital provision by "US persons" to companies in lists established by the US Department of Defense pursuant to Public Law 105-261, Section 1237 (Fiscal Year 1999 National Defense Authorization Act).The various global index providers immediately commenced consultations with their myriad investors and with OFAC (the Office of Foreign Asset Control of the US Treasury Department) and decided in early December for the most part to delete certain securities from their indices. New guidance from OFAC in the form of FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions related to Executive Order (E.O.) 13959, "Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies":  857, 858, 859, 860, 861). This insight looks at the indirect holdings and subsidiaries.It is a BIG list (I have a list of 133 names, most of which appear to be 50+% controlled, which could be affected in portfolios).Investors would do well to understand how much of the float is for sale.

OFAC Makes a Longer List of Trump Names of China Military Cos

David Blennerhassett

Last Week in Event SPACE: Tokyo Dome, LG Corp, Kerry Express, Sogou, Adways

Last Week in Event SPACE: Tokyo Dome, ESR/Sabana, NTT Docomo, Evergrande, LG Corp, China Resources

Quantitative Analysis

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<p>The H-Share/A-Share monitor is published every weekend for the data ending the last trading day of the previous week. It includes all H-Share/A-Share pairs where the H-Share has a 90-day average daily value-traded of US$1.0mm or more. It shows basic data per H/A spread stock by sector, with...</p>
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<li>A chart showing evolution of the H/A spread over the last 20 days,</li>
<li>Southbound shares held (millions of shares), Net Change in Southbound (Shanghai and Shenzhen combined) shares held by millions of shares, and contribution of Net Southbound Volume to HK-traded volume over the past five days and 20 days, </li>
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<p>A recent addition is the possible status of H/A-share companies in the monitor which are subject to the Trump Executive Order on Chinese Military Companies. They are separated into three types (Possible Direct Qualifying Entity, Possible Indirect Qualifying Entity, and 20+%-owned by Qualifying Entity). They are color-coded as below.</p>
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<p>For more on the list of names, please see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/trump-s-executive-order-on-chinese-military-companies" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:45259" rel="noopener">Trump's Executive Order on Chinese Military Companies</a>. </p>
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<p>Average performance of the 39 recommendations (long 27, short 12) from last week was for a profit of 0.67% per trade.</p>
<p>There are 43 recommendations for the upcoming week.</p>
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<p>The first sector discussed is <strong>Consumer</strong>, where liquid H/A spreads narrowed on average 0.6% this past week after narrowing 2.7% the week before. Spreads are now tighter by 2.1% on average over a four-week period. Four of six liquid Hs outperformed their As.</p>
<p>Southbound accounts were large-ish net buyers on the week. There were three net buys and three net sells but the net buying ended up being all <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/byd-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20962:1" rel="noopener">BYD (1211 HK)</a>, again. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/guangzhou-automobile-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11082:1" rel="noopener">Guangzhou Automobile Group (2238 HK)</a> saw significant net selling. </p>
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<p>Last week I recommended staying long the H vs A on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/great-wall-motor-co-ltd-cb302af9-398c-4d2d-ba39-023e43287eef" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:128:1" rel="noopener">Great Wall Motor (2333 HK)</a> and that spread gained 1.6% for the week (after gaining 4.7% the week before when it was also recommended). This past week I put out the Weekly late on Monday (after 2pm), when BYD in Hong Kong had gained 3.7% vs the As on the day, and so recommended implementing a short BYD (1211 HK) H vs A share trade and from that point or even from the end of the day or the next, the Hs actually underperformed the As by 0.4%. </p>
<p>See below the fold for this week's recommendations.</p>
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The H-Share/A-Share monitor is published every weekend for the data ending the last trading day of the previous week. It includes all H-Share/A-Share pairs where the H-Share has a 90-day average daily value-traded of US$1.0mm or more. It shows basic data per H/A spread stock by sector, with...



H/A Discount,
movement in H/A Discount over 5 and 20 days,
a 52-week Z-score for the spread,
A chart showing evolution of the H/A spread over the last 20 days,
Southbound shares held (millions of shares), Net Change in Southbound (Shanghai and Shenzhen combined) shares held by millions of shares, and contribution of Net Southbound Volume to HK-traded volume over the past five days and 20 days, 
There is also a chart showing the average sector spread and the individual spreads within each sector over the last three years. 



A recent addition is the possible status of H/A-share companies in the monitor which are subject to the Trump Executive Order on Chinese Military Companies. They are separated into three types (Possible Direct Qualifying Entity, Possible Indirect Qualifying Entity, and 20+%-owned by Qualifying Entity). They are color-coded as below.





For more on the list of names, please see Trump's Executive Order on Chinese Military Companies. 



This past week saw mixed movement in H/A spreads but on average they were narrower.




Average performance of the 39 recommendations (long 27, short 12) from last week was for a profit of 0.67% per trade.
There are 43 recommendations for the upcoming week.



The first sector discussed is Consumer, where liquid H/A spreads narrowed on average 0.6% this past week after narrowing 2.7% the week before. Spreads are now tighter by 2.1% on average over a four-week period. Four of six liquid Hs outperformed their As.
Southbound accounts were large-ish net buyers on the week. There were three net buys and three net sells but the net buying ended up being all BYD (1211 HK), again. Guangzhou Automobile Group (2238 HK) saw significant net selling. 




Last week I recommended staying long the H vs A on Great Wall Motor (2333 HK) and that spread gained 1.6% for the week (after gaining 4.7% the week before when it was also recommended). This past week I put out the Weekly late on Monday (after 2pm), when BYD in Hong Kong had gained 3.7% vs the As on the day, and so recommended implementing a short BYD (1211 HK) H vs A share trade and from that point or even from the end of the day or the next, the Hs actually underperformed the As by 0.4%. 
See below the fold for this week's recommendations.











For Energy, Financials &amp; Real Estate, Health Care, Tech, Industrials, Materials, and Utilities, please read on.


Quiddity Weekly H/​​A: Share Spread Monitor as of 27 Nov 2020

China

CGN Power Co., Ltd. is a holding company primarily engaged in the generation and sale of nuclear power, as well as the construction, operation, and management of nuclear and non-nuclear clean energy projects. It is China's largest domestic nuclear power operator. The company was founded on March 25, 2014, and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

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CGN Power (1816 HK)

Smartkarma North Asia Weekly: Alibaba Antitrust, OFAC Clarification, China Logistics, & Kuaishou IPO

In this edition of the Smartkarma North Asia Weekly, it summarizes some of the top insights on Smartkarma in the past week covering Japan, HK...

Douglas Kim

OFAC Makes a Longer List of Trump Names of China Military Cos

There are a LOT of names which could be affected by the Trump Executive Order on China Military Companies. It behooves investors to have a list....

Travis Lundy

Last Week in Event SPACE: Tokyo Dome, LG Corp, Kerry Express, Sogou, Adways

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed...

David Blennerhassett

Last Week in Event SPACE: Tokyo Dome, ESR/Sabana, NTT Docomo, Evergrande, LG Corp, China Resources

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed...

David Blennerhassett

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Smartkarma North Asia Weekly: Alibaba Antitrust, OFAC Clarification, China Logistics, & Kuaishou IPO

In this edition of the Smartkarma North Asia Weekly, it summarizes some of the top insights on Smartkarma in the past week covering Japan, HK...

Douglas Kim

OFAC Makes a Longer List of Trump Names of China Military Cos

There are a LOT of names which could be affected by the Trump Executive Order on China Military Companies. It behooves investors to have a list....

Travis Lundy

Last Week in Event SPACE: Tokyo Dome, LG Corp, Kerry Express, Sogou, Adways

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed...

David Blennerhassett

Last Week in Event SPACE: Tokyo Dome, ESR/Sabana, NTT Docomo, Evergrande, LG Corp, China Resources

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed...

David Blennerhassett

Quiddity Weekly H/​​A: Share Spread Monitor as of 27 Nov 2020

The weekly H/A Share Monitor and Trade Recommendations. Spreads narrower on the week. Last week's 39 trade recommendations gained 0.67% on average....

Travis Lundy

Quiddity Weekly H/A: Share Spread Monitor as of 27 Nov 2020