Founder of Antler Capital

Stanley Tsai, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

In the spirit of the long-awaited UEFA Euro 2020, we present our inaugural "China Financials: Silver Linings Playbook", which summarizes our views on the names that are best positioned to navigate an environment of progressively slower credit growth, tighter liquidity and rising defaults. 
Our screen consists of 100+ stocks in the A/H share universe, as well as a select number of international / non-traditional names that have significant exposures to China's financial system. We have a preference for larger-cap and liquid names, which are then filtered by our opinions on their fundamentals, value, momentum and recent trading volumes. We also try to make our selections versatile and less vulnerable to single-factor movements.
Each player's position on the pitch and the team formation itself convey incremental information about our thoughts on the sector's performance over a three to six-month horizon. To the extent possible, we intend to update our ideas on a periodic basis. This provides a feedback loop with our other ongoing research on the industry.
However, our team selections are not investment recommendations. Instead, they are meant to give structure to our analysis. The playbook allows us to articulate our views on the sector in a timely, concise manner. Our objective is to ensure we don't throw the baby out with the bathwater as sentiments on the sector remain bleak.
With that out of the way, the following is our starting XI. We will dive deeper into our rationale for our selections in the remainder of this insight (Exhibit 1).
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Source: Our analysis
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In the spirit of the long-awaited UEFA Euro 2020, we present our inaugural "China Financials: Silver Linings Playbook", which summarizes our views on the names that are best positioned to navigate an environment of progressively slower credit growth, tighter liquidity and rising defaults. 
Our screen consists of 100+ stocks in the A/H share universe, as well as a select number of international / non-traditional names that have significant exposures to China's financial system. We have a preference for larger-cap and liquid names, which are then filtered by our opinions on their fundamentals, value, momentum and recent trading volumes. We also try to make our selections versatile and less vulnerable to single-factor movements.
Each player's position on the pitch and the team formation itself convey incremental information about our thoughts on the sector's performance over a three to six-month horizon. To the extent possible, we intend to update our ideas on a periodic basis. This provides a feedback loop with our other ongoing research on the industry.
However, our team selections are not investment recommendations. Instead, they are meant to give structure to our analysis. The playbook allows us to articulate our views on the sector in a timely, concise manner. Our objective is to ensure we don't throw the baby out with the bathwater as sentiments on the sector remain bleak.
With that out of the way, the following is our starting XI. We will dive deeper into our rationale for our selections in the remainder of this insight (Exhibit 1).



Exhibit 1: China Financials | Silver Linings Playbook





Source: Our analysis




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* Regulatory headwinds the sector appear to be abating;* Fundamentals  - at worst - appear to be stabilizing;* Brokerage sector valuations and projected returns are inviting.  The mainland Chinese brokers have essentially been in the doldrums since the heavy regulatory interventions of 2015. H-share names now significantly discount dissipating regulatory headwinds. Anecdotal evidence also suggests that the China Securities Regulatory Commission’s (CSRC) attitude toward domestic capital markets…

* Regulatory headwinds the sector appear to be abating;* Fundamentals  - at worst - appear to be stabilizing;* Brokerage sector valuations and projected returns are inviting.  The mainland Chinese brokers have essentially been in the doldrums since the heavy regulatory interventions of 2015. H-share names now significantly discount dissipating regulatory headwinds. Anecdotal evidence also suggests that the China Securities Regulatory Commission’s (CSRC) attitude toward domestic capital markets…

Mainland Chinese Brokers - Red, Right, Return

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<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for China Longyuan Power, BYD, Hua Hong Semiconductor, YOFC.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 179 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 68.5% as of Apr 24th.
The average A-H premium changed by 0.9ppt week-on-week, led by consumer discretionary, materials, energy and offset by consumer staples, financials.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for China Longyuan Power, BYD, Hua Hong Semiconductor, YOFC.


A-H Premium Weekly (Apr 24th): China Longyuan Power, BYD, Hua Hong Semiconductor, YOFC

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