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Clarence Chu

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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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China MeiDong Auto / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-meidong-auto-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10795:1" rel="noopener">China MeiDong Auto (1268 HK)</a> is looking to raise US$100m via a top-up placement.</li>
<li>Proceeds from the offering will be geared towards potential M&amp;A and general working capital purposes.</li>
<li>In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the recent updates.</li>
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China MeiDong Auto (1268 HK) is looking to raise US$100m via a top-up placement.
Proceeds from the offering will be geared towards potential M&amp;A and general working capital purposes.
In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the recent updates.


China MeiDong Auto Placement - Strong Track Record and Past Deals Have Held Up

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Event-Driven

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<li>Today PCAOB announced that they had secured complete access to inspect and investigate Chinese Firms for the first time in history.</li>
<li>This was on back of the Aug 2022 agreement between PCAOB, CSRC and MOF, which was followed up with a Hong Kong visit by PCAOB officials over Sep-Nov 2022.</li>
<li>We wrote about this on 14th Dec 2022 and expected the results to be out on Friday (16th Dec), they have come out a day earlier than we expected.</li>
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Today PCAOB announced that they had secured complete access to inspect and investigate Chinese Firms for the first time in history.
This was on back of the Aug 2022 agreement between PCAOB, CSRC and MOF, which was followed up with a Hong Kong visit by PCAOB officials over Sep-Nov 2022.
We wrote about this on 14th Dec 2022 and expected the results to be out on Friday (16th Dec), they have come out a day earlier than we expected.


China ADRs Delisting - Christmas Came a Day Earlier than We Expected - No Delisting Risk for Now

Equity, Bottom-up Analyst, Investics Research

Sameer Taneja

Equity, Bottom-up Analyst

Investics Research

It is important to note that the information provided by Investics Research is based on publicly available data and own knowledge, which has been gathered and analyzed from a variety of sources. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information provided, it is not guaranteed to be free from errors or omissions. All forecasts and estimates are based on information that has been obtained from public sources that are considered to be reliable. The sources include but are not limited to, company announcements, exchange filings, presentations, etc. Investics does not guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the forecasts, estimates, and/or other information.

Equity Bottom-up Research

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Since our note in April <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/china-meidong-back-the-porsche-at-20-hkd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:69518" rel="noopener">China Meidong: Back the Porsche at 20 HKD</a>, the company is down greater than 50% despite improving fundamentals due to bearish sentiment on China.</li>
<li>The stock trades at 11.3x/6.4x FY22/23e PE. Assuming an 80% payout ratio, the stock has a 7.1%/12.5% dividend yield for FY22/23e. We believe there is an upside to the payout.</li>
<li>Checks with the company suggest Porsche sales are robust in the high double digits, and the company has overall accelerating revenue trends since Q1 2022. </li>
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Since our note in April China Meidong: Back the Porsche at 20 HKD, the company is down greater than 50% despite improving fundamentals due to bearish sentiment on China.
The stock trades at 11.3x/6.4x FY22/23e PE. Assuming an 80% payout ratio, the stock has a 7.1%/12.5% dividend yield for FY22/23e. We believe there is an upside to the payout.
Checks with the company suggest Porsche sales are robust in the high double digits, and the company has overall accelerating revenue trends since Q1 2022. 


Meidong: Now at 11.5 HKD, a Great Entry Price

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

<div><div><div><div><ul><li>We are of the view that Meidong’s 3Q22 operational data, especially the top-line growth, may beat expectation, as we project its Porsche’s new-car sales volume to be more than doubled in 3Q22.</li><li>Although our prior projection of possible price war in the next six months could dent dealers’ new-car gross margin next year, we believe Meidong’s share price could be oversold now given its strongest management execution and better brand mix than its peers.</li><li>We estimate Porsche’s new-car sales volume to be more than doubled in 3Q22</li></ul></div></div></div></div><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

We are of the view that Meidong’s 3Q22 operational data, especially the top-line growth, may beat expectation, as we project its Porsche’s new-car sales volume to be more than doubled in 3Q22.Although our prior projection of possible price war in the next six months could dent dealers’ new-car gross margin next year, we believe Meidong’s share price could be oversold now given its strongest management execution and better brand mix than its peers.We estimate Porsche’s new-car sales volume to be more than doubled in 3Q22Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Meidong Auto (1268 HK) – 3Q22 operational data may beat expectation

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-meidong-auto-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10795:1" rel="noopener">China MeiDong Auto (1268 HK)</a> presents an excellent investment opportunity, trading at 13.3x/8.1x FY22/23e, post street estimate revisions downwards with a dividend yield of 6.0%/10% (assuming an 80% payout). </li>
<li>China MeiDong Auto (1268 HK) 's integration of Starchase is progressing better than we expected, with metrics on inventory dramatically improving. We believe the management will focus on aftersales now. </li>
<li>The company will join the EV bandwagon by collaborating on aftersales with players having operational (not financial) difficulties performing this service, presenting a good opportunity for the company. </li>
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China MeiDong Auto (1268 HK) presents an excellent investment opportunity, trading at 13.3x/8.1x FY22/23e, post street estimate revisions downwards with a dividend yield of 6.0%/10% (assuming an 80% payout). 
China MeiDong Auto (1268 HK) 's integration of Starchase is progressing better than we expected, with metrics on inventory dramatically improving. We believe the management will focus on aftersales now. 
The company will join the EV bandwagon by collaborating on aftersales with players having operational (not financial) difficulties performing this service, presenting a good opportunity for the company. 


Meidong: Insights from Call with the Management for H1 2022

China

China MeiDong Auto is a multi-franchise automobile dealership group operating in the People's Republic of China, focusing on luxury and mid-to-high-end brands such as Porsche, BMW, Lexus, and Toyota. The company's core activities include the sale of new passenger cars and spare parts, along with comprehensive after-sales services, value-added services, and used vehicle trading. Founded in 2003, its headquarters are located in Dongguan, China.

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China MeiDong Auto (1268 HK)

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Clarence Chu

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Sumeet Singh

Meidong: Now at 11.5 HKD, a Great Entry Price

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Sameer Taneja