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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Dec 30th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD12.1bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in China Steel, Taiwan Cement, Cathay Financial, Yang Ming Marine.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Dec 30th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD12.1bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in China Steel, Taiwan Cement, Cathay Financial, Yang Ming Marine.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Dec 30th): Biggest Short Covers in a Year

Managing Director, Zero One, Zero One

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) - ADR

<ul>
<li>TSMC ADRs are trading at a small premium; 4Q22 results will be released on January 12th.</li>
<li>UMC ADRs are trading at a discount; 4Q22 results will be released on January 16th.</li>
<li>ChipMOS ADRs are trading at a decent discount, opening a trade opportunity.</li>
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TSMC ADRs are trading at a small premium; 4Q22 results will be released on January 12th.
UMC ADRs are trading at a discount; 4Q22 results will be released on January 16th.
ChipMOS ADRs are trading at a decent discount, opening a trade opportunity.


Taiwan Dual-Listings: Premium/Discounts Mostly in the Middle, ChipMOS Opportunity

<ul>
<li>TSMC -- Small premium currently, recent trading range appears unaffected by Buffett investment</li>
<li>UMC -- Bounced from discount to premium, now at a discount again</li>
<li>ChipMOS -- Bounced from discount to premium, now back to a decent discount</li>
</ul>


TSMC -- Small premium currently, recent trading range appears unaffected by Buffett investment
UMC -- Bounced from discount to premium, now at a discount again
ChipMOS -- Bounced from discount to premium, now back to a decent discount


Taiwan Dual-Listings: Premiums Bounced... And Have Now Declined Again

<ul>
<li>TSMC -- Trading near parity, decent setup opportunity at the current level.</li>
<li>UMC -- Trading at a discount, another decent setup opportunity.</li>
<li>Chunghwa Telecom -- Rare opportunity here, trading at a steep discount compared to the tight historical range.</li>
</ul>


TSMC -- Trading near parity, decent setup opportunity at the current level.
UMC -- Trading at a discount, another decent setup opportunity.
Chunghwa Telecom -- Rare opportunity here, trading at a steep discount compared to the tight historical range.


Taiwan Dual-Listings: TSMC & UMC Nice Setup Opportunities, Chunghwa Rare Deep Discount

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing)

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<li>TSMC ADR's premium has reverted after going as high as 10.9%.</li>
<li>Hon Hai's London-listed GDRs are trading at a historically rare discount.</li>
<li>UMC ADRs also look interesting relative to the Taiwan shares given their rare discount.</li>
</ul>


TSMC ADR's premium has reverted after going as high as 10.9%.
Hon Hai's London-listed GDRs are trading at a historically rare discount.
UMC ADRs also look interesting relative to the Taiwan shares given their rare discount.


Taiwan Dual-Listings: TSMC Premium Reverts, Rare Hon Hai & UMC Discounts

Taiwan

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. provides local, domestic, and international long distance services. The Company also offers wireless telecommunication, paging, and Internet services.

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd (Adr) (CHT US)

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Dec 30th): Biggest Short Covers in a Year

We analyzed TWSE short interest report for the past week and highlight short interest changes in China Steel, Taiwan Cement, Cathay Financial, Yang...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Taiwan Dual-Listings: Premium/Discounts Mostly in the Middle, ChipMOS Opportunity

While most premium/discounts are relatively normal, ChipMOS ADRs are trading at a decent discount, representing a trade opportunity.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan Dual-Listings: Premiums Bounced... And Have Now Declined Again

TSMC -- Small premium currently, recent trading range appears unaffected by Buffett investment. ChipMOS -- Decent entry point now.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan Dual-Listings: TSMC & UMC Nice Setup Opportunities, Chunghwa Rare Deep Discount

Chunghwa Telecom -- Rare opportunity here, trading at a steep discount compared to the tight historical range. TSMC and UMC also present decent...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Taiwan Dual-Listings: TSMC Premium Reverts, Rare Hon Hai & UMC Discounts

Hon Hai's London-listed GDRs are trading at a historically rare discount. UMC ADRs are also at a rare discount relative to history.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

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