Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Hong Kong market is range bound with conglomerates showing strength over the last few weeks.  As the CNY/HKD strengthens the A/H premium should narrow.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sunevision-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:110:1" rel="noopener">SUNeVision Holdings (1686 HK)</a> reported good results on the back of increased demand driven by the AI sector. 
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yum-china-holdings-inc-0533692c-6dae-4014-baa1-ed0b050638f2" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29259:1" rel="noopener">Yum China Holdings (9987 HK)</a>,<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yum-china-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23677:1" rel="noopener">Yum China Holdings (YUMC US)</a> reported flat sales and an increase in operating profit in a difficult fast food retail environment in China.
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Hong Kong market is range bound with conglomerates showing strength over the last few weeks.  As the CNY/HKD strengthens the A/H premium should narrow.

SUNeVision Holdings (1686 HK) reported good results on the back of increased demand driven by the AI sector. 


Yum China Holdings (9987 HK),Yum China Holdings (YUMC US) reported flat sales and an increase in operating profit in a difficult fast food retail environment in China.



BUY/SELL/HOLD: Hong Kong Stock Updates (September 12)

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

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<ul><li>1H24 results were inline, but the underlying is good (positive SSSG, OP margin improvement, etc.).</li><li>Going into 2H24E, while the NP margin guidance has been raised to about 2%, we are slightly more optimistic, supported by: 1) positive SSSG in Jul 2024, 2) a surge in the number of members, 3) robust dine-in sales in the new growth markets, 4) accelerated store expansion, 5) more machines for store-level automation, and 6) more targeted and efficient marketing, etc.</li><li>The old markets were slightly under pressure, but more than offset by the robust new markets, hence the margins continued to improve.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

1H24 results were inline, but the underlying is good (positive SSSG, OP margin improvement, etc.).Going into 2H24E, while the NP margin guidance has been raised to about 2%, we are slightly more optimistic, supported by: 1) positive SSSG in Jul 2024, 2) a surge in the number of members, 3) robust dine-in sales in the new growth markets, 4) accelerated store expansion, 5) more machines for store-level automation, and 6) more targeted and efficient marketing, etc.The old markets were slightly under pressure, but more than offset by the robust new markets, hence the margins continued to improve.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

DPC Dash (1405 HK) - Prudence Guidance with Solid Fundamentals

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>There are 38 adds and 29 deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) at the September rebalance to take the number of index constituents up to 518.</li>
<li>We expect 33 of the 38 HSCI inclusions to be added to Stock Connect while we expect 27 of the 29 HSCI deletions to be removed from Southbound Stock Connect.</li>
<li>Since the start of the calendar year, shares held though Southbound Connect have increased in 22 of the 27 HSCI deletions that will also be removed from Stock Connect.</li>
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There are 38 adds and 29 deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) at the September rebalance to take the number of index constituents up to 518.
We expect 33 of the 38 HSCI inclusions to be added to Stock Connect while we expect 27 of the 29 HSCI deletions to be removed from Southbound Stock Connect.
Since the start of the calendar year, shares held though Southbound Connect have increased in 22 of the 27 HSCI deletions that will also be removed from Stock Connect.


HSCI Index Rebalance: 38 Adds, 29 Deletes & Changes to Southbound Stock Connect

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<li>The epicenter of the Asian ETF selloff last week was Japan, recording an outflow of nearly $100B from equity funds taking the net flows back to breakeven for the YTD.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seazen" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14882:1" rel="noopener">Seazen (Formerly Future Land) (1030 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/swire-properties-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5775:1" rel="noopener">Swire Properties (1972 HK)</a> had positive announcements while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/new-oriental-education-techn" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32210:1" rel="noopener">New Oriental Education &amp; Techn (9901 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yum-china-holdings-inc-0533692c-6dae-4014-baa1-ed0b050638f2" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29259:1" rel="noopener">Yum China Holdings (9987 HK)</a> announced earnings.
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-unicom-hong-kong-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1016:1" rel="noopener">China Unicom Hong Kong (762 HK)</a> shares are under pressure as the telco sector goes through a price war in cloud services and investors take profits from high dividend names.
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The epicenter of the Asian ETF selloff last week was Japan, recording an outflow of nearly $100B from equity funds taking the net flows back to breakeven for the YTD.

Seazen (Formerly Future Land) (1030 HK) and Swire Properties (1972 HK) had positive announcements while New Oriental Education &amp; Techn (9901 HK) and Yum China Holdings (9987 HK) announced earnings.


China Unicom Hong Kong (762 HK) shares are under pressure as the telco sector goes through a price war in cloud services and investors take profits from high dividend names.



The Heat Is On: News Flow and Sentiment in CHINA / HONG KONG (August 10)

<ul><li>What is new? DPC Dash announced a positive profit alert for 1H24. For 1H24, the company is now expecting that:1) sales to increase by 45%+ YoY to RMB 2.0bn</li><li>2) net profit to be at RMB 10.0mn+ (vs RMB 8.8mn in 1H23), 3) adj. net profit to be at RMB 48mn+ (vs RMB 17.4mn losses in 1H23).</li><li>Also, the company has opened 146 net new stores (12/ 134 in mature/ emerging markets) and total number has reached 914, representing 36% YoY growth.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

What is new? DPC Dash announced a positive profit alert for 1H24. For 1H24, the company is now expecting that:1) sales to increase by 45%+ YoY to RMB 2.0bn2) net profit to be at RMB 10.0mn+ (vs RMB 8.8mn in 1H23), 3) adj. net profit to be at RMB 48mn+ (vs RMB 17.4mn losses in 1H23).Also, the company has opened 146 net new stores (12/ 134 in mature/ emerging markets) and total number has reached 914, representing 36% YoY growth.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

DPC Dash (1405 HK) - Outlook Stays Healthy After Positive Profit Alert

China

DPC Dash is the exclusive master franchisee of Domino's Pizza in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. The company operates a chain of fast-food restaurants, offering pizzas, chicken products, and beverages with a strong focus on online ordering and efficient delivery services. DPC Dash was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

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DPC Dash (1405 HK)

BUY/SELL/HOLD: Hong Kong Stock Updates (September 12)

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David Mudd

DPC Dash (1405 HK) - Prudence Guidance with Solid Fundamentals

The old markets were slightly under pressure, but more than offset by the robust new markets, hence the margins continued to improve.

CMB International

HSCI Index Rebalance: 38 Adds, 29 Deletes & Changes to Southbound Stock Connect

There are 38 adds and 29 deletes for the HSCI at the September rebalance to take the number of index constituents up to 518. There will be a lot of...

Brian Freitas

The Heat Is On: News Flow and Sentiment in CHINA / HONG KONG (August 10)

Japan had massive outflows in equity ETF's for the week. Property firms Seazen and Swire Properties had positive earnings news. New Oriental and...

David Mudd

DPC Dash (1405 HK) - Outlook Stays Healthy After Positive Profit Alert

What is new? DPC Dash announced a positive profit alert for 1H24. For 1H24, the company is now expecting that:1) sales to increase by 45%+ YoY to...

CMB International

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