Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Guangzhou Automobile Group / Event-Driven

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<li>Repeat of last week: Miserable economic data continues. Trade geopol is mixed. Territorial geopol getting more serious. SOUTHBOUND gross volumes and net back up, but not high.</li>
<li>AH Premia rose slightly as HK-listed shares underperformed mainland share indices. Hs underperform their As consistently compared to relative index performance.</li>
<li>It is not clear what impetus there might be for better H performance.</li>
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Repeat of last week: Miserable economic data continues. Trade geopol is mixed. Territorial geopol getting more serious. SOUTHBOUND gross volumes and net back up, but not high.
AH Premia rose slightly as HK-listed shares underperformed mainland share indices. Hs underperform their As consistently compared to relative index performance.
It is not clear what impetus there might be for better H performance.


A/H Premium Tracker (To 6 Sep 2024): SB Buying of H Underperformance, AH Premia Up

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

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Equity Bottom-Up

Guangzhou Automobile Group / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>We are of the view that the positive side of GAC’s 2Q24 earnings miss is that the company has started reform to increase synergies between different brands and cope with fast-changing market dynamics, including accelerating the launch of EREVs and PHEVs for Aion and Trumpchi, closer collaboration with Huawei to roll out competitive models.</li><li>These could lay a foundation for GAC to regain traction.</li><li>2Q24 earnings miss on both homegrown brands and JVs. GAC’s 2Q24 revenue fell 30% YoY on lower average selling price (ASP) and sales volume.</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.

We are of the view that the positive side of GAC’s 2Q24 earnings miss is that the company has started reform to increase synergies between different brands and cope with fast-changing market dynamics, including accelerating the launch of EREVs and PHEVs for Aion and Trumpchi, closer collaboration with Huawei to roll out competitive models.These could lay a foundation for GAC to regain traction.2Q24 earnings miss on both homegrown brands and JVs. GAC’s 2Q24 revenue fell 30% YoY on lower average selling price (ASP) and sales volume.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.

GAC Group (2238 HK) - More EREVs, Tech Partnership to Revive Sales

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<li>Delayed this week because of the long (Japanese holiday, which I took for myself) weekend, as were the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/hk-connect-southbound-flows-to-9-aug-2024-tencent-the-big-buy-again" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SOUTHBOUND</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/mainland-connect-northbound-flows-to-9-aug-2024-back-to-net-selling-of-renewables-and-consumer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NORTHBOUND</a> monitors. </li>
<li>SOUTHBOUND inflow strong. Tencent strong inflows. Net buying every day for two weeks. NORTHBOUND outflows large. Record foreign investor outflows from China's capital markets this year.</li>
<li>As expected (with AH 20d Premia returns at multi-year highs last week), AH Premia fell slightly, with narrow premia falling more than wide premia. I'd expect more H-vs-A gains.</li>
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Delayed this week because of the long (Japanese holiday, which I took for myself) weekend, as were the SOUTHBOUND and NORTHBOUND monitors. 
SOUTHBOUND inflow strong. Tencent strong inflows. Net buying every day for two weeks. NORTHBOUND outflows large. Record foreign investor outflows from China's capital markets this year.
As expected (with AH 20d Premia returns at multi-year highs last week), AH Premia fell slightly, with narrow premia falling more than wide premia. I'd expect more H-vs-A gains.


A/H Premium Tracker (To 9 Aug 2024): Global Market Vol. SB Bought. NB Sold. Premia Down.

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

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<li>Kuaishou and Bilibili’s GMV surged YoY during “June 18” sales.</li>
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World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, will formally start on June 27.</li>
<li>GAC Honda Automobile Ltd planned to dismiss 1700 employees, about 14% of total.</li>
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Kuaishou and Bilibili’s GMV surged YoY during “June 18” sales.

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, will formally start on June 27.
GAC Honda Automobile Ltd planned to dismiss 1700 employees, about 14% of total.


China Consumption Weekly (24 Jun 2024): Kuaishou, Bilibili, NetEase, GAC, Honda Motor, Chow Tai Fook

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We decided to bring it back better. There are lots of cool interactive tables, and charts, heat maps, and comparative data. And 19 Trade Recommendations. 
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Guangzhou Automobile Group Company Limited manufactures and sells automobiles. The Company vehicles, motorcycles, and other products. Guangzhou Automobile Group also provides automobile parts manufacturing, automotive business services, automotive finance, and other services.

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Guangzhou Automobile Group (601238 CH)

A/H Premium Tracker (To 6 Sep 2024): SB Buying of H Underperformance, AH Premia Up

H-shares underperformed A-shares in the 4-day week. H/A relationships have generally underperformed HK/Mainland index relationships the last...

Travis Lundy

GAC Group (2238 HK) - More EREVs, Tech Partnership to Revive Sales

GAC’s 2Q24 net profit of RMB300mn was only RMB130mn lower than our estimates due to the fair value gain of RMB1.1bn from Chenqi Tech’s (9680 HK,...

CMB International

A/H Premium Tracker (To 9 Aug 2024): Global Market Vol. SB Bought. NB Sold. Premia Down.

AH Premia 20d returns were at a multi-year high as of 2 August, suggesting they were likely to fall (it's an oscillator), and they did this week....

Travis Lundy

China Consumption Weekly (24 Jun 2024): Kuaishou, Bilibili, NetEase, GAC, Honda Motor, Chow Tai Fook

Kuaishou and Bilibili’s GMV surged YoY during “June 18” sales. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, will formally start on June 27. GAC Honda...

Ming Lu

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A/H Premium Tracker (To 6 Sep 2024): SB Buying of H Underperformance, AH Premia Up

H-shares underperformed A-shares in the 4-day week. H/A relationships have generally underperformed HK/Mainland index relationships the last...

Travis Lundy

GAC Group (2238 HK) - More EREVs, Tech Partnership to Revive Sales

GAC’s 2Q24 net profit of RMB300mn was only RMB130mn lower than our estimates due to the fair value gain of RMB1.1bn from Chenqi Tech’s (9680 HK,...

CMB International

A/H Premium Tracker (To 9 Aug 2024): Global Market Vol. SB Bought. NB Sold. Premia Down.

AH Premia 20d returns were at a multi-year high as of 2 August, suggesting they were likely to fall (it's an oscillator), and they did this week....

Travis Lundy

China Consumption Weekly (24 Jun 2024): Kuaishou, Bilibili, NetEase, GAC, Honda Motor, Chow Tai Fook

Kuaishou and Bilibili’s GMV surged YoY during “June 18” sales. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, will formally start on June 27. GAC Honda...

Ming Lu

The Brand Spanking New Extra Spiffy 🦄H/A-Share Discount/Premium Weekly (As of 11 Aug 2023)

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