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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

Foxconn Industrial Internet / Index Rebalance

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<li>Two thirds of the way through the review period, we see 10 potential adds/8 potential deletes in December. However, there can be a maximum of 5 changes at a review.</li>
<li>We estimate a one-way turnover of 5.8% at the December rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 4.67bn. Index arb balances could increase the impact on the stocks.</li>
<li>The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes over the last six months and there has been renewed outperformance over the last month.</li>
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Two thirds of the way through the review period, we see 10 potential adds/8 potential deletes in December. However, there can be a maximum of 5 changes at a review.
We estimate a one-way turnover of 5.8% at the December rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 4.67bn. Index arb balances could increase the impact on the stocks.
The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes over the last six months and there has been renewed outperformance over the last month.


SSE50 Index Rebalance Preview: Potential Adds Powering Higher

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Both the State Council and NDRC reiterated last week the importance of introducing economic stimulus measures. These measures should benefit the infrastructure construction companies.</li>
<li>1Q23 new contract growth, ranging between 6.3% and 15.8%, is healthy. With issuance of special purpose bonds up 16.5% in 4M23, new contract momentum looks to accelerate.</li>
<li>We view <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-communications-construction-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:265:1" rel="noopener">China Communications Construction (1800 HK)</a> most positively, given its diversified sub-segment coverage, highest overseas exposure, and best forward pipeline.</li>
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Both the State Council and NDRC reiterated last week the importance of introducing economic stimulus measures. These measures should benefit the infrastructure construction companies.
1Q23 new contract growth, ranging between 6.3% and 15.8%, is healthy. With issuance of special purpose bonds up 16.5% in 4M23, new contract momentum looks to accelerate.
We view China Communications Construction (1800 HK) most positively, given its diversified sub-segment coverage, highest overseas exposure, and best forward pipeline.


China Stimulus: Benefiting China Infrastructure Construction Sector

Equity Bottom-Up

China Railway Signal & Communication / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-railway-signal-communication-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:613:1" rel="noopener">China Railway Signal &amp; Communication (3969 HK)</a> (CRSC) has achieved good share price performance YTD, but we think there is more room to go for the rest of the year.</li>
<li>We like its steady domestic growth, exposure to overseas recovery, strong order backlog, and net cash position. 1Q23 new contracts reached Rmb13.7bn, an impressive 35.8% YoY growth.</li>
<li>Unlike the highly-geared infrastructure construction peers, CRSC's net cash equals 52% of the share price. On such basis, its P/B of 0.7x relative to ROE of 9-10% is inexpensive.</li>
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China Railway Signal &amp; Communication (3969 HK) (CRSC) has achieved good share price performance YTD, but we think there is more room to go for the rest of the year.
We like its steady domestic growth, exposure to overseas recovery, strong order backlog, and net cash position. 1Q23 new contracts reached Rmb13.7bn, an impressive 35.8% YoY growth.
Unlike the highly-geared infrastructure construction peers, CRSC's net cash equals 52% of the share price. On such basis, its P/B of 0.7x relative to ROE of 9-10% is inexpensive.


China CRSC (3969 HK): Uniquely Positioned with Strong Financials

China Energy Engineering / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-energy-engineering-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21017:1" rel="noopener">China Energy Engineering (3996 HK)</a> is a laggard in this round of "China style valuation" rally. With strong earnings and project backlog, there is good room to catch up.</li>
<li>Its 1Q23 earnings growth is ahead of the infrastructure trio, and so as the new contracts signed. Moreover, it has a faster growth in overseas market. </li>
<li>The 3-year EPS CAGR is projected at 16.3%, yet it just trades on 5x PER. Its ROE of 9.4% makes it attractively priced at only 0.4x P/B for FY23.</li>
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China Energy Engineering (3996 HK) is a laggard in this round of "China style valuation" rally. With strong earnings and project backlog, there is good room to catch up.
Its 1Q23 earnings growth is ahead of the infrastructure trio, and so as the new contracts signed. Moreover, it has a faster growth in overseas market. 
The 3-year EPS CAGR is projected at 16.3%, yet it just trades on 5x PER. Its ROE of 9.4% makes it attractively priced at only 0.4x P/B for FY23.


Energy China (3996 HK): Tempting Risk-Return Payoff

China Communications Construction / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-communications-construction-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:265:1" rel="noopener">China Communications Construction (1800 HK)</a> should see more valuation upside as it narrows the discount to book through more asset disposal, spin-off, restructuring and securitisation.</li>
<li>Healthy 1Q23 earnings demonstrated underlying business strength. We expect new contract growth to accelerate in the rest of this year. Backlog estimated to cover 4.7x FY23F revenue.</li>
<li>Gross margin has stabilised in 1Q23 when compared with 1Q in previous years. Contribution from concessions will improve as traffic recovers and projects get mature. </li>
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China Communications Construction (1800 HK) should see more valuation upside as it narrows the discount to book through more asset disposal, spin-off, restructuring and securitisation.
Healthy 1Q23 earnings demonstrated underlying business strength. We expect new contract growth to accelerate in the rest of this year. Backlog estimated to cover 4.7x FY23F revenue.
Gross margin has stabilised in 1Q23 when compared with 1Q in previous years. Contribution from concessions will improve as traffic recovers and projects get mature. 


China Comm Const (1800 HK): Bullish Outlook Reaffirmed

China

China Railway Construction Corporation Ltd is a full service construction company.  The Company's services include construction operations, survey design and consulting. China Railway also has manufacturing operations, real estate operations, and logistics. The Company specializes in railway construction.

China Railway Construction Corp (1186 HK)

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China Railway Construction Corp (1186 HK)

SSE50 Index Rebalance Preview: Potential Adds Powering Higher

Two thirds of the way through the review period, we see 10 potential adds/8 potential deletes in December. Turnover is over 5% and the potential...

Brian Freitas

China Stimulus: Benefiting China Infrastructure Construction Sector

We anticipate a new round of government stimulus measures and believe CCCC is the most benefited given its diversified segment coverage, highest...

Osbert Tang, CFA

China CRSC (3969 HK): Uniquely Positioned with Strong Financials

CRSC's strengths lie in its steady domestic growth, overseas recovery exposure, strong order backlog, and net cash position. It is undemanding at...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Energy China (3996 HK): Tempting Risk-Return Payoff

With stronger earnings growth, better new contract momentum, higher overseas potential and undemanding valuations, Energy China has potential to...

Osbert Tang, CFA

China Comm Const (1800 HK): Bullish Outlook Reaffirmed

Despite a 43.2% YTD surge in share price, there are still significant upside for CCCC. It will escalate value-releasing strategies while secured...

Osbert Tang, CFA

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