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China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services / Equity Capital Markets

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services (1209 HK)

<div><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-resources-mixc-lifestyle-services" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29285:1" rel="noopener">China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services (1209 HK)</a>/CR Mixc is a Chinese property management and commercial operational service provider. CR Mixc was the fifth-largest Chinese property management companies as measured by property management service revenue in 2019, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. The controlling shareholder is <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-resources-land-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:418:1" rel="noopener">China Resources Land (1109 HK)</a>. </p></div><div><p>At the proposed IPO price range of HK$18.60-22.30 per share, CR Mixc will have a market cap of HK$40,920-49,060 million ($5.3-6.3 billion). At the mid-point of the IPO price range, the total proceeds are HK$11,004.7 million ($1.4 billion). </p></div><div><p>Seven cornerstone investors will subscribe for $650 million worth of the offer shares (44.8% of the offer shares at the IPO mid-point). The cornerstone investors are GIC, Hillhouse Capital, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ping-an-insurance-grp-co-of-china-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12880:1" rel="noopener">Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK)</a>,  Cephei Capital, Matthews Funds, China Structural Reform Fund and GLP. </p></div><div><div><div class="content-highlight"><p>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/china-resources-mixc-lifestyle-ipo-initiation-the-paradox-of-plenty" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:45244" rel="noopener">China Resources Mixc Lifestyle IPO Initiation: The Paradox of Plenty</a>, we stated that CR Mixc’s fundamentals are mixed, in our view. We label this insight bearish as our valuation analysis suggests that we would participate at most at the low-end of the IPO price range. </p></div></div></div>

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services (1209 HK)/CR Mixc is a Chinese property management and commercial operational service provider. CR Mixc was the fifth-largest Chinese property management companies as measured by property management service revenue in 2019, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. The controlling shareholder is China Resources Land (1109 HK). At the proposed IPO price range of HK$18.60-22.30 per share, CR Mixc will have a market cap of HK$40,920-49,060 million ($5.3-6.3 billion). At the mid-point of the IPO price range, the total proceeds are HK$11,004.7 million ($1.4 billion). Seven cornerstone investors will subscribe for $650 million worth of the offer shares (44.8% of the offer shares at the IPO mid-point). The cornerstone investors are GIC, Hillhouse Capital, Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK),  Cephei Capital, Matthews Funds, China Structural Reform Fund and GLP. In China Resources Mixc Lifestyle IPO Initiation: The Paradox of Plenty, we stated that CR Mixc’s fundamentals are mixed, in our view. We label this insight bearish as our valuation analysis suggests that we would participate at most at the low-end of the IPO price range. 

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle IPO: Valuation Insights

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Evergrande Property Services Group / Event-Driven

Evergrande Property Services Group (6666 HK)

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<p>The IPO for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/evergrande-property-services" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30921:1" rel="noopener">Evergrande Property Services (6666 HK)</a> ("EPS"), joins the ever-expanding listing of property management service company to seek a listing. The Offer Price is expected to be announced on the 1 December, with the commencement of trading in the shares on the 2 December.</p>
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<p>EPS is the spin-off of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-evergrande-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:479:1" rel="noopener">Evergrande Real Estate Group (3333 HK)</a>, which will own 59.04% in EPS after the IPO, down from 71.939% currently, before over-allotment. Both EPS and Evergrande will raise $7.4bn if using HK$9.13/share, the mid-point of the indicative Offer Price range.</p>
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<p>As with the recent listing of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kwg-living-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29231:1" rel="noopener">KWG Living Group (3913 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shimao-services-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29199:1" rel="noopener">Shimao Services Holdings (873 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sunac-services-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29239:1" rel="noopener">Sunac Services (1516 HK)</a>, EPS is targeting a high-end PER, backed by recent strong earnings growth and expanding gross/profit margins. At the high-end of the IPO range, only <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sunac-services-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29239:1" rel="noopener">Sunac Services (1516 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ever-sunshine-lifestyle-services-group-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28932:1" rel="noopener">Ever Sunshine Lifestyle Services (1995 HK)</a>'s FY20(L) PER surpass EPS'.</p>
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<p>For Evergrande, its recent capital actions (share issuance and market buybacks) appear unrelated to fundamental value creation for its shareholders. </p>
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<p>More below the fold. </p>
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The IPO for Evergrande Property Services (6666 HK) ("EPS"), joins the ever-expanding listing of property management service company to seek a listing. The Offer Price is expected to be announced on the 1 December, with the commencement of trading in the shares on the 2 December.


EPS is the spin-off of Evergrande Real Estate Group (3333 HK), which will own 59.04% in EPS after the IPO, down from 71.939% currently, before over-allotment. Both EPS and Evergrande will raise $7.4bn if using HK$9.13/share, the mid-point of the indicative Offer Price range.


As with the recent listing of KWG Living Group (3913 HK), Shimao Services Holdings (873 HK), and Sunac Services (1516 HK), EPS is targeting a high-end PER, backed by recent strong earnings growth and expanding gross/profit margins. At the high-end of the IPO range, only Sunac Services (1516 HK) and Ever Sunshine Lifestyle Services (1995 HK)'s FY20(L) PER surpass EPS'.


For Evergrande, its recent capital actions (share issuance and market buybacks) appear unrelated to fundamental value creation for its shareholders. 


More below the fold. 


Evergrande Services (6666 HK): Evergrande Needs This More Than You

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<p>The IPO for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sunac-services-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29239:1" rel="noopener">Sunac Services Holdings (1516 HK)</a> ("SSH"), the latest property management service company to seek listing, is open for applications. The Offer Price is expected to be announced on the 18 November, with the commencement of trading in the shares on the 19 November.</p>
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<p>SSH is the spin-off of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sunac-china-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:240:1" rel="noopener">Sunac China Holdings (1918 HK)</a>, who will own 72% in SSH after the IPO, down from 100% prior to a recent capitalisation.</p>
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<p>As with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kwg-living-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29231:1" rel="noopener">KWG Living Group (3913 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shimao-services-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29199:1" rel="noopener">Shimao Services Holdings (873 HK)</a>, SSH's punchy implied PER is, to some degree, supported by its strong growth (and absolute size), although on a FY20E (LTM) metric, SSH's valuation is only surpassed by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ever-sunshine-lifestyle-services-group-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28932:1" rel="noopener">Ever Sunshine Lifestyle Services (1995 HK)</a>.</p>
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<p>Sunac China, on the other hand, is expensive when de-consolidating out the implied market cap of SSH.</p>
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<p>More below the fold. </p>
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The IPO for Sunac Services Holdings (1516 HK) ("SSH"), the latest property management service company to seek listing, is open for applications. The Offer Price is expected to be announced on the 18 November, with the commencement of trading in the shares on the 19 November.


SSH is the spin-off of Sunac China Holdings (1918 HK), who will own 72% in SSH after the IPO, down from 100% prior to a recent capitalisation.


As with KWG Living Group (3913 HK), and Shimao Services Holdings (873 HK), SSH's punchy implied PER is, to some degree, supported by its strong growth (and absolute size), although on a FY20E (LTM) metric, SSH's valuation is only surpassed by Ever Sunshine Lifestyle Services (1995 HK).


Sunac China, on the other hand, is expensive when de-consolidating out the implied market cap of SSH.


More below the fold. 


Sunac Services (1516 HK): Lofty Metrics In A Congested Space

Jinke Smart Services / Equity Capital Markets

<div><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jinke-smart-services" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29214:1" rel="noopener">Jinke Smart Services (9666 HK)</a> is a Chinese property management company which is a subsidiary of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jinke-property-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13291:1" rel="noopener">Jinke Property Group (000656 CH)</a>. At the proposed IPO price range of HK$41.80-47.60 per share, Jinke will have a market cap of HK$26,455.7-30,126.6 million ($3.4-3.9 billion). At the mid-point of the IPO price range, Jinke will raise net proceeds of HK$5,738.1 million ($740 million). Ten cornerstone investors will subscribe for HK$2,673.7 million ($345 million) worth of the offer shares. The cornerstone investors include Taikang Life, Hillhouse Capital, Snow Lake Capital, CICC Capital, UBS Asset Management and Marshall Wace. </p></div><div><div><div class="content-highlight"><p>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/jinke-smart-services-ipo-initiation-street-smart" target="_blank" rel="noopener">our initiation note</a>, we highlighted that on a fundamental view, we believe that Jinke is attractive. However, we also noted that the poor post-IPO performance of recent property management IPOs despite good fundamentals was likely due to investors unwilling to pay a growth premium compared to an ever-expanding selection of listed peers. Our valuation analysis suggests that Jinke is fully valued at the proposed IPO price range and we would be inclined to give the IPO a pass on valuation grounds. </p></div></div></div>

Jinke Smart Services (9666 HK) is a Chinese property management company which is a subsidiary of Jinke Property Group (000656 CH). At the proposed IPO price range of HK$41.80-47.60 per share, Jinke will have a market cap of HK$26,455.7-30,126.6 million ($3.4-3.9 billion). At the mid-point of the IPO price range, Jinke will raise net proceeds of HK$5,738.1 million ($740 million). Ten cornerstone investors will subscribe for HK$2,673.7 million ($345 million) worth of the offer shares. The cornerstone investors include Taikang Life, Hillhouse Capital, Snow Lake Capital, CICC Capital, UBS Asset Management and Marshall Wace. In our initiation note, we highlighted that on a fundamental view, we believe that Jinke is attractive. However, we also noted that the poor post-IPO performance of recent property management IPOs despite good fundamentals was likely due to investors unwilling to pay a growth premium compared to an ever-expanding selection of listed peers. Our valuation analysis suggests that Jinke is fully valued at the proposed IPO price range and we would be inclined to give the IPO a pass on valuation grounds. 

Jinke Smart Services IPO: Valuation Insights

Jinke Property Group / Equity Capital Markets

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jinke-smart-services" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29214:1" rel="noopener">Jinke Smart Services (9666 HK)</a> is a Chinese property management company which is a subsidiary of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jinke-property-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13291:1" rel="noopener">Jinke Property Group (000656 CH)</a>. From 2015 to 2020, Jinke was ranked first among the Top 100 property management companies as measured by overall strengths in the Southwestern China Region, according to China Index Academy. Jinke has launched a Hong Kong IPO to raise net proceeds of HK$5,738.1 million ($740 million) at the mid-point of the IPO price range. </p><div class="content-highlight"><p>Property developers continue to spin-off their property management arms due to tight credit conditions. However, sentiment on property management IPOs seems to have turned as recent IPOs of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kwg-living-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29231:1" rel="noopener">KWG Living Group (3913 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shimao-services-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29199:1" rel="noopener">Shimao Services Holdings (873 HK)</a> are trading 20% and 5% below their IPO prices, respectively. The poor post-IPO performance despite good fundamentals was likely due to investors unwilling to pay a growth premium compared to an ever-expanding selection of listed peers. Overall, on a fundamental view, we believe that Jinke is attractive.</p></div>

Jinke Smart Services (9666 HK) is a Chinese property management company which is a subsidiary of Jinke Property Group (000656 CH). From 2015 to 2020, Jinke was ranked first among the Top 100 property management companies as measured by overall strengths in the Southwestern China Region, according to China Index Academy. Jinke has launched a Hong Kong IPO to raise net proceeds of HK$5,738.1 million ($740 million) at the mid-point of the IPO price range. Property developers continue to spin-off their property management arms due to tight credit conditions. However, sentiment on property management IPOs seems to have turned as recent IPOs of KWG Living Group (3913 HK) and Shimao Services Holdings (873 HK) are trading 20% and 5% below their IPO prices, respectively. The poor post-IPO performance despite good fundamentals was likely due to investors unwilling to pay a growth premium compared to an ever-expanding selection of listed peers. Overall, on a fundamental view, we believe that Jinke is attractive.

Jinke Smart Services IPO Initiation: Street Smart

China

Ever Sunshine Services Group Limited is a China-based investment holding company that provides property management services for residential and non-residential properties. The company also offers community value-added services and value-added services to non-property owners, such as consultancy, cleaning, security, and maintenance. It is headquartered in Shanghai, China, and was founded in 2018.

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Our valuation analysis suggests that Jinke is fully valued at the proposed IPO price range and we would be inclined to give the IPO a pass on...

Arun George

Jinke Smart Services IPO Initiation: Street Smart

Jinke has launched a Hong Kong IPO to raise net proceeds of HK$5,738.1 million ($740 million) at the mid-point of the IPO price range. On a...

Arun George

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