HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation Co. Ltd. (H) / Equity Bottom-Up

Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation Co. Ltd. (H)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cosco-shipping-energy-tran-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:646:1" rel="noopener">Cosco Shipping Energy Transp. Co. Ltd. (H) (1138 HK)</a>'s 1.25x 12-month forward P/B is more than 2SD above historical average. Though earnings have improved, this still appears rich.</li>
<li>The market expects this upcycle will sustain for at least 5 years, but as a cyclical stock, CSET has never had such a long cycle in the last 10 years. </li>
<li>While VLCC rate has gained 36% YTD, the average for FY24 is just in line with 2H22 and 1H23. However, earnings projections are 57% higher than that time.</li>
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Cosco Shipping Energy Transp. Co. Ltd. (H) (1138 HK)'s 1.25x 12-month forward P/B is more than 2SD above historical average. Though earnings have improved, this still appears rich.
The market expects this upcycle will sustain for at least 5 years, but as a cyclical stock, CSET has never had such a long cycle in the last 10 years. 
While VLCC rate has gained 36% YTD, the average for FY24 is just in line with 2H22 and 1H23. However, earnings projections are 57% higher than that time.


COSCO Shipping Energy (1138 HK): Don't Get Carried Away

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Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze the monthly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine.</li>
<li>We tabulate the top stocks by inflows, outflows, and holding by mainland investors.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for BOC, Tencent, China Mobile, ZTO Express, Anta Sports.</li>
</ul>


We analyze the monthly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine.
We tabulate the top stocks by inflows, outflows, and holding by mainland investors.
We highlight flows for BOC, Tencent, China Mobile, ZTO Express, Anta Sports.


Hong Kong Connect Flows (April): 12M High of $10.7bn Inflows

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<li>Despite YTD strengths in share price, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cosco-shipping-energy-tran-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:646:1" rel="noopener">Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation Co. Ltd. (H) (1138 HK)</a> is still cheap at 5.7x PER and 0.9x P/B.</li>
<li>VLCC is forecast to stay undersupplied in FY24 and FY25, supporting the rates and CSET's profitability. YTD, the VLCC rates have recovered by 19.5%.</li>
<li>LNG transportation generated 19% of FY23 earnings. With 40 more vessels on order, compared with a current fleet of 43, there is immense upside from this segment.</li>
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Despite YTD strengths in share price, Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation Co. Ltd. (H) (1138 HK) is still cheap at 5.7x PER and 0.9x P/B.
VLCC is forecast to stay undersupplied in FY24 and FY25, supporting the rates and CSET's profitability. YTD, the VLCC rates have recovered by 19.5%.
LNG transportation generated 19% of FY23 earnings. With 40 more vessels on order, compared with a current fleet of 43, there is immense upside from this segment.


COSCO Shipping Energy (1138 HK): Surfing the High Tide

Asia L/S Equity PM/Macro/Thematic Idea Generation

Rikki Malik

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<li>The Supply/ Demand imbalance in tankers will persist for longer, supporting earnings</li>
<li>A beneficiary of increased global tensions and higher oil and gas prices</li>
<li>Proposed Stock option scheme incentives management in the right way</li>
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The Supply/ Demand imbalance in tankers will persist for longer, supporting earnings
A beneficiary of increased global tensions and higher oil and gas prices
Proposed Stock option scheme incentives management in the right way


Cosco Shipping Energy 1138.HK - Higher for Longer

<ul>
<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 132.9% as of Apr 5th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by 5.3ppt week-on-week, led by consumer staples, health care, real estate.</li>
<li>We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Baiyunshan, Jiangxi Copper, ZTE, Fosun Pharma, Air China, Joinn Lab.</li>
</ul>


We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 132.9% as of Apr 5th.
The average A-H premium changed by 5.3ppt week-on-week, led by consumer staples, health care, real estate.
We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Baiyunshan, Jiangxi Copper, ZTE, Fosun Pharma, Air China, Joinn Lab.


A-H Premium Weekly (Apr 5th): 21 Stocks at 1Y High

China

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co., Ltd. offers marine shipping services. The Company provides refined oil transportation, crude oil transportation, and other services. COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation also ships iron ores, dry bulks, coal, and other products.

Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation Co. Ltd. (H) (1138 HK)

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Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation Co. Ltd. (H) (1138 HK)

COSCO Shipping Energy (1138 HK): Don't Get Carried Away

The market is bullish on CSET but its high P/B ratio suggests caution. It has no record of sustaining an extended upcycle and earnings projections...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Hong Kong Connect Flows (April): 12M High of $10.7bn Inflows

We analyzed the Hong Kong Connect Scheme for April and highlight flows for BOC, Tencent, China Mobile, ZTO Express, Anta Sports.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

COSCO Shipping Energy (1138 HK): Surfing the High Tide

CSET’s 1Q24 earnings of Rmb1.24bn (+12.8%) are better than we expected as the lower spot VLCC market has had no impact on profitability. Excluding...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Cosco Shipping Energy 1138.HK - Higher for Longer

Tanker market imbalance to continue, boosting earnings; global tensions and higher prices benefit the company; stock option scheme incentivizes...

Rikki Malik

A-H Premium Weekly (Apr 5th): 21 Stocks at 1Y High

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Baiyunshan, Jiangxi Copper, ZTE, Fosun Pharma, Air China,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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COSCO Shipping Energy (1138 HK): Don't Get Carried Away

​The market is bullish on CSET but its high P/B ratio suggests caution. It has no record of sustaining an extended upcycle and earnings projections...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Hong Kong Connect Flows (April): 12M High of $10.7bn Inflows

We analyzed the Hong Kong Connect Scheme for April and highlight flows for BOC, Tencent, China Mobile, ZTO Express, Anta Sports.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

COSCO Shipping Energy (1138 HK): Surfing the High Tide

CSET’s 1Q24 earnings of Rmb1.24bn (+12.8%) are better than we expected as the lower spot VLCC market has had no impact on profitability. Excluding...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Cosco Shipping Energy 1138.HK - Higher for Longer

​Tanker market imbalance to continue, boosting earnings; global tensions and higher prices benefit the company; stock option scheme incentivizes...

Rikki Malik

A-H Premium Weekly (Apr 5th): 21 Stocks at 1Y High

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Baiyunshan, Jiangxi Copper, ZTE, Fosun Pharma, Air China,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

The market is bullish on CSET but its high P/B ratio suggests caution. It has no record of sustaining an extended upcycle and earnings projections...

Tanker market imbalance to continue, boosting earnings; global tensions and higher prices benefit the company; stock option scheme incentivizes...