Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Equity Bottom-Up

Smoore International Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>China's National Team was steadily buying ETF's during and after the Third Plenum.  Southbound Connect Flows continue to be positive during July.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/smoore-international-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28241:1" rel="noopener">Smoore International Holdings (6969 HK)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xinjiang-goldwind-science-technology-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10112:1" rel="noopener">Xinjiang Goldwind Science &amp; Technology (2208 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hisense-home-appliances-group-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20107:1" rel="noopener">Hisense Home Appliances Group Co., Ltd. H (921 HK)</a>  benefited from positive news sentiment this week.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chow-tai-fook-jewellery-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:549:1" rel="noopener">Chow Tai Fook Jewellery (1929 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asm-pacific-technology-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15061:1" rel="noopener">ASM Pacific Technology (522 HK)</a> suffered on negative news, while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a> continued its pullback in concert with the retail food sector.</li>
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China's National Team was steadily buying ETF's during and after the Third Plenum.  Southbound Connect Flows continue to be positive during July.

Smoore International Holdings (6969 HK) , Xinjiang Goldwind Science &amp; Technology (2208 HK) and Hisense Home Appliances Group Co., Ltd. H (921 HK)  benefited from positive news sentiment this week.

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery (1929 HK) and ASM Pacific Technology (522 HK) suffered on negative news, while Meituan (3690 HK) continued its pullback in concert with the retail food sector.


The Heat Is On: News Flow and Sentiment in CHINA / HONG KONG (July 26)

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC 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.

Equity Capital Markets

Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery / Equity Capital Markets

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<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> is looking to raise US$200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. The bookrunners on the deal are CICC and China Securities.</li>
<li>Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery (ZLFJ) is a jewelry company in China with a network of offline stores and online sales channels.</li>
<li>According to F&amp;S, the firm is ranked among the five largest brands in the Chinese jewelry market between 2017 to 2023 in terms of number of stores in China.</li>
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Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery Co., Ltd. (1716396D CH) is looking to raise US$200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. The bookrunners on the deal are CICC and China Securities.
Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery (ZLFJ) is a jewelry company in China with a network of offline stores and online sales channels.
According to F&amp;S, the firm is ranked among the five largest brands in the Chinese jewelry market between 2017 to 2023 in terms of number of stores in China.


Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Chow Tai Fook Jewellery's shares are down 28.2% YTD, sharply underperforming the Hang Seng Index which is up 6% in the same period. We believe this divergence is excessive. 
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<li>Chow Tai Fook's dividend yield averaged 4.8% from FY20 to FY24. Its annual dividend payout averaged 107% in the same period.</li>
<li>Chai Tai Fook is currently trading at attractive valuations. It is trading at P/E of 10.1x, EV/EBITDA of 7.5x, and P/B of 2.9x based on FY25 consensus earnings estimates. </li>
</ul>


Chow Tai Fook Jewellery's shares are down 28.2% YTD, sharply underperforming the Hang Seng Index which is up 6% in the same period. We believe this divergence is excessive. 

Chow Tai Fook's dividend yield averaged 4.8% from FY20 to FY24. Its annual dividend payout averaged 107% in the same period.
Chai Tai Fook is currently trading at attractive valuations. It is trading at P/E of 10.1x, EV/EBITDA of 7.5x, and P/B of 2.9x based on FY25 consensus earnings estimates. 


Asian Dividend Gems: Chow Tai Fook Jewellery

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

Guangzhou Automobile Group / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Kuaishou and Bilibili’s GMV surged YoY during “June 18” sales.</li>
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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, will formally start on June 27.</li>
<li>GAC Honda Automobile Ltd planned to dismiss 1700 employees, about 14% of total.</li>
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Kuaishou and Bilibili’s GMV surged YoY during “June 18” sales.

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, will formally start on June 27.
GAC Honda Automobile Ltd planned to dismiss 1700 employees, about 14% of total.


China Consumption Weekly (24 Jun 2024): Kuaishou, Bilibili, NetEase, GAC, Honda Motor, Chow Tai Fook

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chow-tai-fook-jewellery-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:549:1" rel="noopener">Chow Tai Fook Jewellery (1929 HK)</a> reported a weaker-than-expected FY24 net profit. Despite having HK$2.2bn net cash, the lack of a special dividend is even more disappointing. </li>
<li>Surge in unrealised loss on gold loans and a YoY contraction in margin have contributed to the poor 2H24 result. Apr-May operating figures showed a deteriorated operating environment.</li>
<li>Lacking a special dividend, CTF no longer looks attractive at the current level. Overoptimistic FY25 and FY26 consensus forecasts mean earnings downgrade pressure. </li>
</ul>



Chow Tai Fook Jewellery (1929 HK) reported a weaker-than-expected FY24 net profit. Despite having HK$2.2bn net cash, the lack of a special dividend is even more disappointing. 
Surge in unrealised loss on gold loans and a YoY contraction in margin have contributed to the poor 2H24 result. Apr-May operating figures showed a deteriorated operating environment.
Lacking a special dividend, CTF no longer looks attractive at the current level. Overoptimistic FY25 and FY26 consensus forecasts mean earnings downgrade pressure. 


Hong Kong

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited retails jewelry.  The Company sells rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and small statues.  Chow Tai Fook Jewellery operates retail stores in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore.

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Chow Tai Fook Jewellery (1929 HK)

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David Mudd

Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery Pre-IPO Tearsheet

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Clarence Chu

Asian Dividend Gems: Chow Tai Fook Jewellery

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery's shares are down 28.2% YTD, sharply underperforming the Hang Seng Index which is up 6% in the same period. We believe this...

Douglas Kim

China Consumption Weekly (24 Jun 2024): Kuaishou, Bilibili, NetEase, GAC, Honda Motor, Chow Tai Fook

Kuaishou and Bilibili’s GMV surged YoY during “June 18” sales. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, will formally start on June 27. GAC Honda...

Ming Lu

Chow Tai Fook (1929 HK): Disappointed

CTF disappoints with poor 2H24 profit and lack of special dividend. Gold loan losses and margin contraction are key reasons. Earnings downgrade...

Osbert Tang, CFA

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The Heat Is On: News Flow and Sentiment in CHINA / HONG KONG (July 26)

China's National Team continued buying in the ETF market. Smoore International, Xinjiang Goldwind and Hisense had positive news sentiment, while...

David Mudd

Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery Pre-IPO Tearsheet

Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery Co., Ltd. (1716396D CH) is looking to raise US$200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. The bookrunners on the deal are CICC and...

Clarence Chu

Asian Dividend Gems: Chow Tai Fook Jewellery

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery's shares are down 28.2% YTD, sharply underperforming the Hang Seng Index which is up 6% in the same period. We believe this...

Douglas Kim

China Consumption Weekly (24 Jun 2024): Kuaishou, Bilibili, NetEase, GAC, Honda Motor, Chow Tai Fook

Kuaishou and Bilibili’s GMV surged YoY during “June 18” sales. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, will formally start on June 27. GAC Honda...

Ming Lu

Chow Tai Fook (1929 HK): Disappointed

​CTF disappoints with poor 2H24 profit and lack of special dividend. Gold loan losses and margin contraction are key reasons. Earnings downgrade...

Osbert Tang, CFA

CTF disappoints with poor 2H24 profit and lack of special dividend. Gold loan losses and margin contraction are key reasons. Earnings downgrade...