HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Capital Markets

Eastroc Beverage Group / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>2024 is a milestone year. The weighted average ROE set a new high. Due to cost dilution brought by economies of scale, net profit growth was higher than revenue growth.</li>
<li>The risk of relying on a single category hasn’t been eliminated. Traditional advantages of offline channels are becoming saturated. There is a gap between channel structure and new consumer forces</li>
<li>Eastroc’s valuation is expected to be higher than the industry average and peers due to its higher growth rate, but investors needs to consider the H/A premium</li>
</ul>


2024 is a milestone year. The weighted average ROE set a new high. Due to cost dilution brought by economies of scale, net profit growth was higher than revenue growth.
The risk of relying on a single category hasn’t been eliminated. Traditional advantages of offline channels are becoming saturated. There is a gap between channel structure and new consumer forces
Eastroc’s valuation is expected to be higher than the industry average and peers due to its higher growth rate, but investors needs to consider the H/A premium


Pre IPO Eastroc Beverage Group (H Share) - The Strength, the Concerns and the Outlook

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Company / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Hong Kong's IPO market has gathered momentum lately, especially with the overwhelming response to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/contemporary-amperex-technology-catl-co-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45179:1" rel="noopener">CATL (3750 HK)</a>. Consumer IPOs are the next ones to gather interest. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/foshan-haitian-flavouring-food-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44279:1" rel="noopener">Foshan Haitian Flavouring &amp; Food Co (FHF HK)</a> is the most imminent one, potentially seeking up to US$1bn. Without significant peers in Hong Kong, it should attract good attention.</li>
<li>The other interesting ones include <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhou-liu-fu-jewellery-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43706:1" rel="noopener">Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery Co., Ltd. (1716396D CH)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/three-squirrels" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45113:1" rel="noopener">Three Squirrels (TRS HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/eastroc-beverage-group-co-ltd-f3283290-a611-4cb4-8857-93101786e283" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45048:1" rel="noopener">Eastroc Beverage Group (EBG HK)</a>. </li>
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Hong Kong's IPO market has gathered momentum lately, especially with the overwhelming response to CATL (3750 HK). Consumer IPOs are the next ones to gather interest. 

Foshan Haitian Flavouring &amp; Food Co (FHF HK) is the most imminent one, potentially seeking up to US$1bn. Without significant peers in Hong Kong, it should attract good attention.
The other interesting ones include Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery Co., Ltd. (1716396D CH), Three Squirrels (TRS HK), and Eastroc Beverage Group (EBG HK). 


HK Strategy: Some Consumer IPO Pipelines and Their Proxies

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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.

Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/foshan-haitian-flavouring-food-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15577:1" rel="noopener">Foshan Haitian Flavouring &amp; Food (603288 CH)</a> (FHCC), China’s leading condiments company, now aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>FHCC is China’s leading condiments company within its main product categories of soy sauce, oyster sauce, flavored sauce, specialty condiment products and other products.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance in our earlier note. In this note we talk about the PHIP updates and likely A/H premium.</li>
</ul>



Foshan Haitian Flavouring &amp; Food (603288 CH) (FHCC), China’s leading condiments company, now aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.
FHCC is China’s leading condiments company within its main product categories of soy sauce, oyster sauce, flavored sauce, specialty condiment products and other products.
We have looked at the past performance in our earlier note. In this note we talk about the PHIP updates and likely A/H premium.


Foshan Haitian Flavouring A/H Listing - PHIP Updates and Thoughts on A/H Premium

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul>
<li>The Hong Kong Alpha portfolio underperformed its benchmark index during April by 1.1%.  Since its inception last year, the portfolio has outperformed its benchmark by 18%.</li>
<li>Although the tech sector was hit after April 2nd, the portfolio made 2% in its tech exposure for the month.  We reduced the portfolio's volatility &amp; increased its Sharpe ratio.</li>
<li>At the end of April, sold positions that are at risk from the tariff uncertainty and increased our exposure to China domestic consumption.</li>
</ul>


The Hong Kong Alpha portfolio underperformed its benchmark index during April by 1.1%.  Since its inception last year, the portfolio has outperformed its benchmark by 18%.
Although the tech sector was hit after April 2nd, the portfolio made 2% in its tech exposure for the month.  We reduced the portfolio's volatility &amp; increased its Sharpe ratio.
At the end of April, sold positions that are at risk from the tariff uncertainty and increased our exposure to China domestic consumption.


Event-Driven

Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial / Event-Driven

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sichuan-baicha-baidao-industrial-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40029:1" rel="noopener">Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial (2555 HK)</a> raised around US$330m in its Hong Kong IPO, in April 2024. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon</li>
<li>SBBI sells new-style tea drinks through its ChaPanda stores. According to F&amp;S, SBBI ranked third in China’s new-style tea shop market in 2023, with a market share of 6.8%</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
</ul>



Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial (2555 HK) raised around US$330m in its Hong Kong IPO, in April 2024. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon
SBBI sells new-style tea drinks through its ChaPanda stores. According to F&amp;S, SBBI ranked third in China’s new-style tea shop market in 2023, with a market share of 6.8%
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial IPO Lockup - Steep Losses for Pre-IPO Investors

China

China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Company Limited manufactures and distributes drink products. The Company produces drinking water, lemon tea, chrysanthemum tea, sour plum soups, oolong tea, fruit tea, milk tea, and other products. China Resources Beverage (Holdings) markets its products throughout Hong Kong.

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