HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

China Conch Environment Protection Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

China Conch Environment Protection Holdings

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<li>The sharp plunge in share price of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-conch-environment-protection-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4827:1" rel="noopener">China Conch Environment Protection Holdings (587 HK)</a> has not yet brought its valuations back to more reasonable levels and we see more downside.</li>
<li>Its 10.1x PER for FY22F is at a significant premium over peer average. Even taking into account the impressive ROE, we still cannot find justifications for its high P/B multiple.  </li>
<li>Negative catalysts include overly aggressive expansion target, slower profit growth than rise in capacity and surge in gearing and finance costs - they will potentially lead to earnings disappointment.</li>
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The sharp plunge in share price of China Conch Environment Protection Holdings (587 HK) has not yet brought its valuations back to more reasonable levels and we see more downside.
Its 10.1x PER for FY22F is at a significant premium over peer average. Even taking into account the impressive ROE, we still cannot find justifications for its high P/B multiple.  
Negative catalysts include overly aggressive expansion target, slower profit growth than rise in capacity and surge in gearing and finance costs - they will potentially lead to earnings disappointment.


Conch Environment (587 HK): Don't Overly Bet on the Blue Sky Scenario

China Conch Venture Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Following listing of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-conch-environment-protection-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4827:1" rel="noopener">China Conch Environment (587 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-conch-venture-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19943:1" rel="noopener">China Conch Venture (586 HK)</a> is seeking a spin-off of CV Green Energy in A-share market and we view this move positively.</li>
<li>Limited details are currently available, but we think CV Green Energy, which operates WTE businesses, will trade at significantly higher multiples than its Hong Kong peers. </li>
<li>Assuming CV Green Energy to hold all Conch Venture's WTE businesses, we estimate the IPO will boost the latter's sum-of-the-parts value by 8% or HK$2.14 per share.</li>
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Following listing of China Conch Environment (587 HK), China Conch Venture (586 HK) is seeking a spin-off of CV Green Energy in A-share market and we view this move positively.
Limited details are currently available, but we think CV Green Energy, which operates WTE businesses, will trade at significantly higher multiples than its Hong Kong peers. 
Assuming CV Green Energy to hold all Conch Venture's WTE businesses, we estimate the IPO will boost the latter's sum-of-the-parts value by 8% or HK$2.14 per share.


Conch Venture (586 HK): Another Spin-Off in the Pipeline

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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

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Index Rebalance

China Huarong Asset Management / Index Rebalance

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<li>We see seven new listings as potential inclusions to the HSCI in June. One is already a part of Connect while five will be added to Southbound Stock Connect.</li>
<li>We see 19 potential changes to the HSCI in September. Seven of the deletions are on market cap, four on liquidity, and eight due to prolonged trading suspension.</li>
<li>Some of the potential deletions have large Southbound holdings and some of these could be trimmed over the next couple of months.</li>
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We see seven new listings as potential inclusions to the HSCI in June. One is already a part of Connect while five will be added to Southbound Stock Connect.
We see 19 potential changes to the HSCI in September. Seven of the deletions are on market cap, four on liquidity, and eight due to prolonged trading suspension.
Some of the potential deletions have large Southbound holdings and some of these could be trimmed over the next couple of months.


HSCI Index Rebalance and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in June and September

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<li>Following CCEP spin-off and share price decline, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-conch-venture-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19943:1" rel="noopener">China Conch Venture (586 HK)</a> is now at more attractive valuations relative to the stub, on sum-of-the-parts and on PER multiple. </li>
<li>Growth profile should improve in next two years and it has an optimistic expectation of of 76% increase in waste treatment and 79% growth in on-grid electricity for FY22.</li>
<li>New business initiatives including anode and cathode materials of lithium iron phosphate and lithium batteries and used lithium batteries treatment may provide potential medium term upside.</li>
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Following CCEP spin-off and share price decline, China Conch Venture (586 HK) is now at more attractive valuations relative to the stub, on sum-of-the-parts and on PER multiple. 
Growth profile should improve in next two years and it has an optimistic expectation of of 76% increase in waste treatment and 79% growth in on-grid electricity for FY22.
New business initiatives including anode and cathode materials of lithium iron phosphate and lithium batteries and used lithium batteries treatment may provide potential medium term upside.


Conch Venture (586 HK): Improving Risk-Reward Profile

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

China Conch Venture Holdings / Event-Driven

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<li>In my last note, I thought <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-conch-venture-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19943:1" rel="noopener">China Conch Venture Holdings (586 HK)</a></strong> (CCV) appeared fully-priced. If I had been long CCV, I recommended getting out. </li>
<li>CCV shed HK$11.35/share after going ex- the <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-conch-environment-protection-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4827:1" rel="noopener">China Conch Environment Protection Holdings (587 HK)</a></strong> (CCEP) water treatment in-specie spin-off. CCEP closed at HK$9.77/share on its first day of trading.</li>
<li>CCV is trading back to around levels prior to the announcement of the spin-off. Separately, CCEP appears to be trading rich relative to waste treatment peers.</li>
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In my last note, I thought China Conch Venture Holdings (586 HK) (CCV) appeared fully-priced. If I had been long CCV, I recommended getting out. 
CCV shed HK$11.35/share after going ex- the China Conch Environment Protection Holdings (587 HK) (CCEP) water treatment in-specie spin-off. CCEP closed at HK$9.77/share on its first day of trading.
CCV is trading back to around levels prior to the announcement of the spin-off. Separately, CCEP appears to be trading rich relative to waste treatment peers.


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China Conch Environment Protection Holdings (587 HK)

Conch Environment (587 HK): Don't Overly Bet on the Blue Sky Scenario

There still exists downside risk on CCEP despite the 64% fall in share price since listing; and key negative catalysts are overly aggressive...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Conch Venture (586 HK): Another Spin-Off in the Pipeline

The proposed spin-off of CV Green Energy in Shanghai should benefit Conch Venture's valuations given the higher multiples for waste-to-energy...

Osbert Tang, CFA

HSCI Index Rebalance and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in June and September

We forecast 7 adds to the HSCI in June. For the September rebalance, we forecast 19 adds & 19 deletes (7 on mkt cap, 4 on liquidity, 8 on long...

Brian Freitas

Conch Venture (586 HK): Improving Risk-Reward Profile

Following CCEP spin-off and recent share price decline, Conch Venture is now at more attractive valuation level. In the medium term, upside will...

Osbert Tang, CFA

China Conch (586 HK): Post-Spinoff Blues

CCV looks to be trading where it should be. I suspect it might even drift wider without any specific newsflow. CCEP looks expensive to me. But's...

David Blennerhassett

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