HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Sequential passenger traffic improvement makes us believe that the worst was over for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/air-china-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8239:1" rel="noopener">Air China (753 HK)</a>. We expect it continues the YTD outperformance vs. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/air-china-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8239:1" rel="noopener">Air China Ltd (753 HK)</a>. </li>
<li>With the pandemic under control and government's focus on the economy, the release of pent-up demand will be a major driver. We have also seen relaxation in pandemic control measures.</li>
<li>Increase in flight destinations and loosening of travel restrictions and quarantine requirements in Hong Kong should benefit <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cathay-pacific-airways-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:243:1" rel="noopener">Cathay Pacific Airways (293 HK)</a> which now anticipates lower losses YoY in 1H22.</li>
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Sequential passenger traffic improvement makes us believe that the worst was over for Air China (753 HK). We expect it continues the YTD outperformance vs. Air China Ltd (753 HK). 
With the pandemic under control and government's focus on the economy, the release of pent-up demand will be a major driver. We have also seen relaxation in pandemic control measures.
Increase in flight destinations and loosening of travel restrictions and quarantine requirements in Hong Kong should benefit Cathay Pacific Airways (293 HK) which now anticipates lower losses YoY in 1H22.


Air China (753 HK): Positioned to Ride on the Coming Upturn

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<li>National flag carrier Air China Ltd. (601111.SH) is planning to take control of Shandong Airlines as part of a bailout of the debt-ridden regional airline, it said this week.</li>
<li>The state-owned giant is stepping in as its smaller peer suffers along with the rest of the country’s civil aviation industry, with companies racking up huge losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic.</li>
<li>Air China is already the second-largest shareholder of Shandong Airlines Group Co. Ltd. with a 49.4% stake</li>
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National flag carrier Air China Ltd. (601111.SH) is planning to take control of Shandong Airlines as part of a bailout of the debt-ridden regional airline, it said this week.
The state-owned giant is stepping in as its smaller peer suffers along with the rest of the country’s civil aviation industry, with companies racking up huge losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Air China is already the second-largest shareholder of Shandong Airlines Group Co. Ltd. with a 49.4% stake


Air China to Take Over Embattled Regional Airline

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyse the changes of A/H premium on 139 stocks over the last week.</li>
<li>Real estate, consumer discretionary and information technology led the 5.7ppt A-H premium decline last week.</li>
<li>We highlight stocks including China Southern, Shanghai Junshi, Shanghai Haohai, Shanghai Fudan. </li>
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We analyse the changes of A/H premium on 139 stocks over the last week.
Real estate, consumer discretionary and information technology led the 5.7ppt A-H premium decline last week.
We highlight stocks including China Southern, Shanghai Junshi, Shanghai Haohai, Shanghai Fudan. 


A-H Premium Weekly: China Southern, Shanghai Junshi, Shanghai Haohai, Shanghai Fudan

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/air-china-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8239:1" rel="noopener">Air China Ltd (H) (753 HK)</a> has weaker passenger traffic in Mar and 1Q22 when compared with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-southern-airlines-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1078:1" rel="noopener">China Southern Airlines (1055 HK)</a>, and this is mostly due to the Olympics.</li>
<li>We expect one-off factors to remove starting Apr and traffic gap against CSA will narrow going forward. Its associate <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cathay-pacific-airways-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:243:1" rel="noopener">Cathay Pacific (293 HK)</a> has also seen good pick-up in Mar. </li>
<li>Air China outperformed CSA by 8pp YTD. There are signs of quarantine requirement relaxation for incoming passengers, and we anticipate gradual international traffic recovery to bode well for Air China.</li>
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Air China Ltd (H) (753 HK) has weaker passenger traffic in Mar and 1Q22 when compared with China Southern Airlines (1055 HK), and this is mostly due to the Olympics.
We expect one-off factors to remove starting Apr and traffic gap against CSA will narrow going forward. Its associate Cathay Pacific (293 HK) has also seen good pick-up in Mar. 
Air China outperformed CSA by 8pp YTD. There are signs of quarantine requirement relaxation for incoming passengers, and we anticipate gradual international traffic recovery to bode well for Air China.


Air China (753 HK): Weaker 1Q22 Due to Exceptional Factors

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<li>We analyse the changes of A/H premium on 138 stocks over the last week.</li>
<li>Consumer staple, consumer discretionary and heathcare led the 3.0ppt weekly A-H premium decline. </li>
<li>We highlight names including Shenzhen HepaLink, Shandong Xinhua Pharm, and Shanghai Haohai Biological Technology.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A/H premium on 138 stocks over the last week.
Consumer staple, consumer discretionary and heathcare led the 3.0ppt weekly A-H premium decline. 
We highlight names including Shenzhen HepaLink, Shandong Xinhua Pharm, and Shanghai Haohai Biological Technology.


A-H Premium Weekly: Healthcare Led Premium Decline

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China Southern Airlines Company Limited provides air transportation services. The Company offers passenger and freight air transportation services, aviation equipment maintenance and aircraft leasing services. Shanghai Airlines also provides ticket and hotel booking and consulting services. China Southern Airlines provides services worldwide.

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Air China (753 HK): Positioned to Ride on the Coming Upturn

Air China starts to feel the bottoming-out of passenger traffic in May. The pandemic has now under control and with more relaxation in quarantine...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Air China to Take Over Embattled Regional Airline

National flag carrier Air China Ltd. (601111.SH) is planning to take control of Shandong Airlines as part of a bailout of the debt-ridden regional...

Caixin Global

A-H Premium Weekly: China Southern, Shanghai Junshi, Shanghai Haohai, Shanghai Fudan

A-H premium declined by 5.7ppt last week, real estate, consumer discretionary and information technology led the decline. We highlight China...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Air China (753 HK): Weaker 1Q22 Due to Exceptional Factors

Air China will see the negative factors affecting its 1Q22 traffic fade in the next few months. More relaxations of quarantine requirements for...

Osbert Tang, CFA

A-H Premium Weekly: Healthcare Led Premium Decline

A-H premium declined by 3.0ppt last week, led by consumer staple, consumer discretionary and heathcare. We highlight names including Shenzhen...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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