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 analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of March 28th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Tencent, Bank Of China, China Mobile, Xiaomi, CNOOC.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of March 28th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Tencent, Bank Of China, China Mobile, Xiaomi, CNOOC.


Hong Kong Connect Flows (Mar 28th): Tencent, Bank Of China, China Mobile, Xiaomi, CNOOC

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Maintain BUY and raise TP to HK$2.42 to reflect stronger demand of next-gen high-speed connectivity in AI servers in FY24/25E, backed by MCIO connectors /cables and high-speed I/O products, recent launch of 224G high-speed products at DesignCon, and collaboration with MediaTek for high-speed connectivity solutions in CPO sockets at OFC.</li><li>During our NDR last week, mgmt. was positive on rising copper connectivity trend in AI servers and expected 1) 15-20% YoY for networking/server in FY24E (30-40% GPM), and 2) AI server related revenue (mainly copper) to reach 8-10% FY24E sales (vs. 1% in FY23), backed by new copper products and high-speed connection products in AI server.</li><li>We lifted FY24-25 EPS by 9-10% to reflect stronger demand of AI-related products and share gain from the US peers (Amphenol, TEL, Molex) in global server connector market following mass production of new AI products in FY24/25E.</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.

Maintain BUY and raise TP to HK$2.42 to reflect stronger demand of next-gen high-speed connectivity in AI servers in FY24/25E, backed by MCIO connectors /cables and high-speed I/O products, recent launch of 224G high-speed products at DesignCon, and collaboration with MediaTek for high-speed connectivity solutions in CPO sockets at OFC.During our NDR last week, mgmt. was positive on rising copper connectivity trend in AI servers and expected 1) 15-20% YoY for networking/server in FY24E (30-40% GPM), and 2) AI server related revenue (mainly copper) to reach 8-10% FY24E sales (vs. 1% in FY23), backed by new copper products and high-speed connection products in AI server.We lifted FY24-25 EPS by 9-10% to reflect stronger demand of AI-related products and share gain from the US peers (Amphenol, TEL, Molex) in global server connector market following mass production of new AI products in FY24/25E.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.

FIT Hon Teng (6088 HK) - Opportunities in US$1.7bn Server Connector/Cable Market

<ul><li>FIT Hon Teng delivered in-line FY23 results and upbeat FY24E guidance.</li><li>It posted FY23 revenue of US$4,196mn (-7% YoY) and net profit of US$130mn (- 24% YoY), largely in-line with guidance, mainly due to softer demand for traditional servers/PCs and optimization in networking segment.</li><li>Gross margin recovered to 19.2% thanks to a better product mix and strong execution of the “3+3 Strategy”. </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.

FIT Hon Teng delivered in-line FY23 results and upbeat FY24E guidance.It posted FY23 revenue of US$4,196mn (-7% YoY) and net profit of US$130mn (- 24% YoY), largely in-line with guidance, mainly due to softer demand for traditional servers/PCs and optimization in networking segment.Gross margin recovered to 19.2% thanks to a better product mix and strong execution of the “3+3 Strategy”. 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.

<ul><li>FIT Hon Teng will announce its 4Q23/FY23E results in March. We estimate FY23E revenue/net profit of US$ 4,184mn/131mn (-8%/-23% YoY) and 4Q23 revenue/ net profit of US$1,235mn/76.0mn (+7%/+121% YoY), largely in-line with guidance, given weak CE demand, SP business price pressure, networking product portfolio alternation and auto business integration.</li><li>Looking ahead, we are positive in new product ramp-up (high-speed connectivity products/DDR5 connectors/CPU sockets), auto business consolidation and audio product order wins in FY24/25E.</li><li>We slightly trimmed our topline estimates for FY23/24E due to smartphone price pressure and lowered shipment demand of the key customer. </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.

FIT Hon Teng will announce its 4Q23/FY23E results in March. We estimate FY23E revenue/net profit of US$ 4,184mn/131mn (-8%/-23% YoY) and 4Q23 revenue/ net profit of US$1,235mn/76.0mn (+7%/+121% YoY), largely in-line with guidance, given weak CE demand, SP business price pressure, networking product portfolio alternation and auto business integration.Looking ahead, we are positive in new product ramp-up (high-speed connectivity products/DDR5 connectors/CPU sockets), auto business consolidation and audio product order wins in FY24/25E.We slightly trimmed our topline estimates for FY23/24E due to smartphone price pressure and lowered shipment demand of the key customer. 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.

FIT Hon Teng (6088 HK) - FY23E Preview: Earnings Recovery on Track

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Apple reported FY1Q24 (CY4Q23) revenue of US$119.6bn (+2% YoY) and EPS of US$2.18 (+16% YoY), which are in line and 4% above consensus, mainly due to a favourable product mix and better leverage, despite weak China sales (- 12.9% YoY) and one less week of sales compared with last year.</li>
<li>For FY2Q24E, mgmt. expected overall revenue and iPhone sales to be both US$5bn less YoY due to a high base in CY1Q23 caused by iPhone supply constraints, while the service segment revenue should increase YoY at a similar double-digit growth rate compared with the Dec quarter.</li>
<li>Given Huawei’s comeback in China and a lack of foldable phones in 2024, we believe iPhone shipments will face challenges in the near term, and Apple may focus on improving its shipment mix towards higherend Pro models. </li>
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Apple reported FY1Q24 (CY4Q23) revenue of US$119.6bn (+2% YoY) and EPS of US$2.18 (+16% YoY), which are in line and 4% above consensus, mainly due to a favourable product mix and better leverage, despite weak China sales (- 12.9% YoY) and one less week of sales compared with last year.
For FY2Q24E, mgmt. expected overall revenue and iPhone sales to be both US$5bn less YoY due to a high base in CY1Q23 caused by iPhone supply constraints, while the service segment revenue should increase YoY at a similar double-digit growth rate compared with the Dec quarter.
Given Huawei’s comeback in China and a lack of foldable phones in 2024, we believe iPhone shipments will face challenges in the near term, and Apple may focus on improving its shipment mix towards higherend Pro models. 

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Technology - Apple FY1Q24 Beat on Better Margins and Resilient Service Revenue

Taiwan

FIT Hon Teng Limited manufactures and distributes electrical components. The Company produces backplane connectors, memory cards, sockets, terminal blocks, and other products. FIT Hon Teng markets its products throughout Taiwan.

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FIT Hon Teng (6088 HK)

Hong Kong Connect Flows (Mar 28th): Tencent, Bank Of China, China Mobile, Xiaomi, CNOOC

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlight flows for Tencent, Bank Of China, China Mobile, Xiaomi, CNOOC.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM