Global Mobility/Transport, Equity Long-Short

Mohshin Aziz

Equity Bottom-Up

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>CATL announced its 1Q24 net profit of CNY9.2B (+19% YoY), which straight out blew past market expectations </li>
<li>The fear of ever-declining battery prices is overstated, as CATL has clearly shown it can take lower margins and boost ROEs via higher inventory turnover and high utilisation rates  </li>
<li>Our fair value of CNY253 <strong>(+27% UPSIDE)</strong> is derived by 23x 2024 PE ratio, which is 1SD below its historical mean. CATL is currently trading at exceptionally low valuations </li>
</ul>


CATL announced its 1Q24 net profit of CNY9.2B (+19% YoY), which straight out blew past market expectations 
The fear of ever-declining battery prices is overstated, as CATL has clearly shown it can take lower margins and boost ROEs via higher inventory turnover and high utilisation rates  
Our fair value of CNY253 (+27% UPSIDE) is derived by 23x 2024 PE ratio, which is 1SD below its historical mean. CATL is currently trading at exceptionally low valuations 


Contemporary Amperex Technology (300750 CH) 1Q24 Better than Expected

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) / Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>The Quiddity Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Monitor. Like the A/H Premium Monitor and HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Monitor. Lots of Flows/Position Tables and Charts with which to play.</li>
<li>Last week saw NORTHBOUND net BUY RMB 5.4bn of A-shares on decent volume after buying RMB 25bn net the two weeks before.</li>
<li>The volume is still chasing momentum, and dip buying on the buys. Selling dips on losers. CATL the big buy, and less passive-feeling than last week.</li>
</ul>


The Quiddity Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Monitor. Like the A/H Premium Monitor and HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Monitor. Lots of Flows/Position Tables and Charts with which to play.
Last week saw NORTHBOUND net BUY RMB 5.4bn of A-shares on decent volume after buying RMB 25bn net the two weeks before.
The volume is still chasing momentum, and dip buying on the buys. Selling dips on losers. CATL the big buy, and less passive-feeling than last week.


Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Flows (To 28 Mar 2024): NB Turns Net Buyer Again, Flows Go Idiosyncratic

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

<ul>
<li>We synthesize current and historical data on fund positioning with recent manager activity to accurately assess sentiment for each stock within our MSCI China coverage.</li>
<li>We have identified eight stocks that are currently positioned at the extreme ends of their historical position ranges, or have experienced significant shifts in fund ownership in recent months.</li>
<li>Momentum in Contemporary Amperex Technology and JD.com turns south, whilst Fuyao Glass Industry Group and Zhongji Innolight power to new highs.</li>
</ul>


We synthesize current and historical data on fund positioning with recent manager activity to accurately assess sentiment for each stock within our MSCI China coverage.
We have identified eight stocks that are currently positioned at the extreme ends of their historical position ranges, or have experienced significant shifts in fund ownership in recent months.
Momentum in Contemporary Amperex Technology and JD.com turns south, whilst Fuyao Glass Industry Group and Zhongji Innolight power to new highs.


MSCI China Funds:  Extremes in Positioning & Momentum

<ul>
<li>The Quiddity Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Monitor. Like the A/H Premium Monitor and HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Monitor. Lots of Flows/Position Tables and Charts with which to play.</li>
<li>Last week saw NORTHBOUND net SELL RMB 7.8bn of A-shares on decent volume after buying RMB 32.8bn the week before. This is a small sell vs 6 weeks of buying.</li>
<li>The volume now is still chasing momentum. CATL the big buy, and less passive-feeling than last week.</li>
</ul>


The Quiddity Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Monitor. Like the A/H Premium Monitor and HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Monitor. Lots of Flows/Position Tables and Charts with which to play.
Last week saw NORTHBOUND net SELL RMB 7.8bn of A-shares on decent volume after buying RMB 32.8bn the week before. This is a small sell vs 6 weeks of buying.
The volume now is still chasing momentum. CATL the big buy, and less passive-feeling than last week.


Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Flows (To 22 Mar 2024): NB Turns Net Seller, CATL the Big Buy

<ul>
<li>The Quiddity Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Monitor. Like the A/H Premium Monitor and HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Monitor. Lots of Flows/Position Tables and Charts with which to play.</li>
<li>Last week saw NORTHBOUND net BUY RMB 32.8bn of A-shares on decent volume after one RMB-3bn week following 5 weeks straight of net buying total RMB +63bn. Foreigners are in.</li>
<li>The volume now is back to chasing momentum, but given so much net buying, much of it appears to be passive plus a CATL kicker.</li>
</ul>


The Quiddity Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Monitor. Like the A/H Premium Monitor and HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Monitor. Lots of Flows/Position Tables and Charts with which to play.
Last week saw NORTHBOUND net BUY RMB 32.8bn of A-shares on decent volume after one RMB-3bn week following 5 weeks straight of net buying total RMB +63bn. Foreigners are in.
The volume now is back to chasing momentum, but given so much net buying, much of it appears to be passive plus a CATL kicker.


Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Flows (To 15 Mar 2024): Biggest Net Buying in a While, CATL a Big Buy

China

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited. operates as a battery products manufacturing company. The Company produces and sells power battery materials, energy storage batteries energy storage battery cells, systems, and other products. Contemporary Amperex Technology also provides batteries recycling services.

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (300750 CH)

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (300750 CH)

Contemporary Amperex Technology (300750 CH) 1Q24 Better than Expected

CATL's 1Q24 net profit exceeded expectations, showing it can maintain profitability despite fears of declining battery prices. Fair value suggests...

Mohshin Aziz

Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Flows (To 28 Mar 2024): NB Turns Net Buyer Again, Flows Go Idiosyncratic

Mainland NORTHBOUND Connect saw net buying, rebounding from last week's net sell. Foreigners are buying the dip again. Flows are becoming more...

Travis Lundy

MSCI China Funds: Extremes in Positioning & Momentum

Momentum in Contemporary Amperex Technology and JD.com turns south, whilst Fuyao Glass Industry Group and Zhongji Innolight power to new highs.

Steven Holden

Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Flows (To 22 Mar 2024): NB Turns Net Seller, CATL the Big Buy

After nearly 100bn RMB of inflows over the last 7-8 weeks, a week of RMB 7+bn of outflows. Felt like trimming rather than hard selling. CATL was...

Travis Lundy

Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Flows (To 15 Mar 2024): Biggest Net Buying in a While, CATL a Big Buy

Mainland NORTHBOUND Connect saw HUGE buying. Not clear if real foreigners or fake foreigners but huge buying. CATL a big winner. Banks kind of...

Travis Lundy

Contemporary Amperex Technology (300750 CH) 1Q24 Better than Expected

​CATL's 1Q24 net profit exceeded expectations, showing it can maintain profitability despite fears of declining battery prices. Fair value suggests...

Mohshin Aziz

Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Flows (To 28 Mar 2024): NB Turns Net Buyer Again, Flows Go Idiosyncratic

Mainland NORTHBOUND Connect saw net buying, rebounding from last week's net sell. Foreigners are buying the dip again. Flows are becoming more...

Travis Lundy

MSCI China Funds: Extremes in Positioning & Momentum

Momentum in Contemporary Amperex Technology and JD.com turns south, whilst Fuyao Glass Industry Group and Zhongji Innolight power to new highs.

Steven Holden

Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Flows (To 22 Mar 2024): NB Turns Net Seller, CATL the Big Buy

After nearly 100bn RMB of inflows over the last 7-8 weeks, a week of RMB 7+bn of outflows. Felt like trimming rather than hard selling. CATL was...

Travis Lundy

Mainland Connect NORTHBOUND Flows (To 15 Mar 2024): Biggest Net Buying in a While, CATL a Big Buy

Mainland NORTHBOUND Connect saw HUGE buying. Not clear if real foreigners or fake foreigners but huge buying. CATL a big winner. Banks kind of...

Travis Lundy

CATL's 1Q24 net profit exceeded expectations, showing it can maintain profitability despite fears of declining battery prices. Fair value suggests...