HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cimc-enric-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:47:1" rel="noopener">CIMC Enric Holdings (3899 HK)</a>'s YTD decline in share price provides an opportunity to pick up this name, which sees a solid sequential earnings improvement this year. </li>
<li>1Q25 revenue growth accelerated to 24.4%, from 2.9% in 2H25. While 1Q25 new orders have dropped, there is a sharp rebound in Apr, with a more positive 2H25 outlook.</li>
<li>At 9.3x FY25 PER after going ex-dividend (27 May), it is cheap relative to 14.7% 3-year EPS CAGR. The stock is also trading at the low-bound of the 3-year range.  </li>
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CIMC Enric Holdings (3899 HK)'s YTD decline in share price provides an opportunity to pick up this name, which sees a solid sequential earnings improvement this year. 
1Q25 revenue growth accelerated to 24.4%, from 2.9% in 2H25. While 1Q25 new orders have dropped, there is a sharp rebound in Apr, with a more positive 2H25 outlook.
At 9.3x FY25 PER after going ex-dividend (27 May), it is cheap relative to 14.7% 3-year EPS CAGR. The stock is also trading at the low-bound of the 3-year range.  


Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sichuan-kelun-biotech-biopharm" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40071:1" rel="noopener">Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Bio (6990 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/techtronic-industries-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4561:1" rel="noopener">Techtronic Ind. (669 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vesync" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31067:1" rel="noopener">Vesync (2148 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chervon-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35309:1" rel="noopener">Chervon Hldgs (2285 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-apptec-co-ltd-bf4a1265-beef-48b6-b82d-29308426030f" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27795:1" rel="noopener">WuXi AppTec (2359 HK)</a> have a very high reliance on the US market.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vtech-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18812:1" rel="noopener">Vtech Hldgs (303 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsonite-international-sa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12790:1" rel="noopener">Samsonite (1910 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/haier-smart-home-co-ltd-b3ef445f-0f54-4586-8c58-9073de98d60e" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31105:1" rel="noopener">Haier Smart Home (6690 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tcl-multimedia-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15654:1" rel="noopener">Tcl Multimedia (1070 HK)</a> ranked lower on the list, but consumer cutbacks will have a bigger impact. </li>
<li>The spillover effect of a US recession to other countries will pressurise companies that have low direct exposure, like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/orient-overseas-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:801:1" rel="noopener">Orient Overseas International (316 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/prada-s-p-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:889:1" rel="noopener">Prada S.P.A. (1913 HK)</a>.</li>
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Bio (6990 HK), Techtronic Ind. (669 HK), Vesync (2148 HK), Chervon Hldgs (2285 HK), and WuXi AppTec (2359 HK) have a very high reliance on the US market.

Vtech Hldgs (303 HK), Samsonite (1910 HK), Haier Smart Home (6690 HK), and Tcl Multimedia (1070 HK) ranked lower on the list, but consumer cutbacks will have a bigger impact. 
The spillover effect of a US recession to other countries will pressurise companies that have low direct exposure, like Orient Overseas International (316 HK) and Prada S.P.A. (1913 HK).


China & HK Strategy: Who Are the Victims of a US Recession?

Singamas Container Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-international-marine-cntnrs-gp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11752:1" rel="noopener">China International Marine Cntnrs Gp (2039 HK)</a>'s positive profit alert suggested a very solid performance for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/singamas-container-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13602:1" rel="noopener">Singamas Container Holdings (716 HK)</a> in 4Q24. </li>
<li>Annualising Singamas' 1H24 earnings for the full year will mean a 78% profit surge in 2H24, but this is still conservative - CIMC's 2H24 profit leaped 93x YoY.</li>
<li>Trading on 6x PER, versus CIMC's 10.3x, the stock is cheap. Net cash equals 86% of market capitalisation, potentially providing a yield higher than the 8.8% currently projected.</li>
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China International Marine Cntnrs Gp (2039 HK)'s positive profit alert suggested a very solid performance for Singamas Container Holdings (716 HK) in 4Q24. 
Annualising Singamas' 1H24 earnings for the full year will mean a 78% profit surge in 2H24, but this is still conservative - CIMC's 2H24 profit leaped 93x YoY.
Trading on 6x PER, versus CIMC's 10.3x, the stock is cheap. Net cash equals 86% of market capitalisation, potentially providing a yield higher than the 8.8% currently projected.


Singamas (716 HK): Further Positive Indications from CIMC Profit Alert

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<li>We see the recent sell-down of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cimc-enric-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:47:1" rel="noopener">CIMC Enric Holdings (3899 HK)</a> unjustified. 1Q23 revenue grew a healthy 19.6%, and management indicated excellent margin expansion as well. </li>
<li>New orders signed accelerated in Mar to 21.6%, from just 10.7% in Jan-Feb. Its order backlog reached Rmb18.9bn (+22.3%). For hydrogen business, new orders even grew 61%. </li>
<li>Guidances are for double-digit revenue growth in FY23, and besides better gross margin, lower tax rates have benefited net margin. We estimate 1Q23 profit may have increased ~50%.</li>
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We see the recent sell-down of CIMC Enric Holdings (3899 HK) unjustified. 1Q23 revenue grew a healthy 19.6%, and management indicated excellent margin expansion as well. 
New orders signed accelerated in Mar to 21.6%, from just 10.7% in Jan-Feb. Its order backlog reached Rmb18.9bn (+22.3%). For hydrogen business, new orders even grew 61%. 
Guidances are for double-digit revenue growth in FY23, and besides better gross margin, lower tax rates have benefited net margin. We estimate 1Q23 profit may have increased ~50%.


CIMC Enric (3899 HK): It's Not My Fault, I'm Resilient

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of November 28th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Alibaba, Kuaishou, CMB, Tencent, SMIC, Xiaomi.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of November 28th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Alibaba, Kuaishou, CMB, Tencent, SMIC, Xiaomi.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Nov 28th): Alibaba, Kuaishou, CMB, Tencent, SMIC, Xiaomi

China

China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd. designs and manufactures containers, airport facilities, internal combustion power-generating equipment, and trailers.  The Company also operates in the timber industry and real estate development.

China International Marine Cntnrs Gp (2039 HK)

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China International Marine Cntnrs Gp (2039 HK)

CIMC Enric (3899 HK): Deep Value

We see an opportunity to pick up CIMC Enric as the share price underperformed YTD despite solid earnings improvement and a positive 2H25 outlook....

Osbert Tang, CFA

China & HK Strategy: Who Are the Victims of a US Recession?

Reliance on the US market varies among HK-listed companies, with some having high direct exposure to a recession. Those with low direct exposure...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Singamas (716 HK): Further Positive Indications from CIMC Profit Alert

Singamas announced an FY24 positive profit alert, expecting a net profit of at least US$30m, with 54.3% YoY growth. The key reasons are strong...

Osbert Tang, CFA

CIMC Enric (3899 HK): It's Not My Fault, I'm Resilient

1Q23 revenue grew 19.8% with excellent margin expansion. New order growth accelerated to 21.6%, from just 10.7% in Jan-Feb, with backlog rose 22.3%...

Osbert Tang, CFA

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Nov 28th): Alibaba, Kuaishou, CMB, Tencent, SMIC, Xiaomi

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba, Kuaishou, CMB, Tencent, SMIC, Xiaomi.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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CIMC Enric (3899 HK): Deep Value

​We see an opportunity to pick up CIMC Enric as the share price underperformed YTD despite solid earnings improvement and a positive 2H25 outlook....

Osbert Tang, CFA

China & HK Strategy: Who Are the Victims of a US Recession?

​Reliance on the US market varies among HK-listed companies, with some having high direct exposure to a recession. Those with low direct exposure...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Singamas (716 HK): Further Positive Indications from CIMC Profit Alert

Singamas announced an FY24 positive profit alert, expecting a net profit of at least US$30m, with 54.3% YoY growth. The key reasons are strong...

Osbert Tang, CFA

CIMC Enric (3899 HK): It's Not My Fault, I'm Resilient

1Q23 revenue grew 19.8% with excellent margin expansion. New order growth accelerated to 21.6%, from just 10.7% in Jan-Feb, with backlog rose 22.3%...

Osbert Tang, CFA

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Nov 28th): Alibaba, Kuaishou, CMB, Tencent, SMIC, Xiaomi

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba, Kuaishou, CMB, Tencent, SMIC, Xiaomi.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

We see an opportunity to pick up CIMC Enric as the share price underperformed YTD despite solid earnings improvement and a positive 2H25 outlook....

Reliance on the US market varies among HK-listed companies, with some having high direct exposure to a recession. Those with low direct exposure...