IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/atrenew-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33426:1" rel="noopener">ATRenew (RERE US)</a> operates the largest pre-owned consumer electronics transactions and services platform in China. It is listed in June 2021 at US$14 per ADS. </li>
<li>The shares are down 63% YTD largely due to the tech market sell-off. Unlike most tech companies, ATRenew is starting to deliver growth with profits, cash generation and share buybacks.</li>
<li>The valuation is undemanding compared to a peer group of pre-owned marketplaces and global online retail marketplaces. It will also appeal to investors with an ESG mandate.</li>
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ATRenew (RERE US) operates the largest pre-owned consumer electronics transactions and services platform in China. It is listed in June 2021 at US$14 per ADS. 
The shares are down 63% YTD largely due to the tech market sell-off. Unlike most tech companies, ATRenew is starting to deliver growth with profits, cash generation and share buybacks.
The valuation is undemanding compared to a peer group of pre-owned marketplaces and global online retail marketplaces. It will also appeal to investors with an ESG mandate.


ATRenew (RERE US): Pre-Owned Satisfaction

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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.

Event-Driven

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<li>Multiple new agencies have been reporting that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a> plans to trim its investment portfolio over the remainder of the year. </li>
<li>The reports have been coming in since the second half of the year and the company has been duly denying these rumors.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at Tencent’s shareholding in various companies to try and gauge which ones it could sell out of and how.</li>
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Multiple new agencies have been reporting that Tencent (700 HK) plans to trim its investment portfolio over the remainder of the year. 
The reports have been coming in since the second half of the year and the company has been duly denying these rumors.
In this note, we look at Tencent’s shareholding in various companies to try and gauge which ones it could sell out of and how.


Tencent Investee Selldown - The US$120bn Global Overhang

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>JD.com, a major player in China's e-commerce landscape, released its third-quarter 2024 financial results, showcasing both advancements and challenges across its operations.</li><li>The company reported a solid performance with a 5% year-on-year increase in net revenues to RMB 260 billion.</li><li>This growth was driven by improvements in multiple segments, including electronics and home appliances and the general merchandise category.</li></ul>

JD.com, a major player in China's e-commerce landscape, released its third-quarter 2024 financial results, showcasing both advancements and challenges across its operations.The company reported a solid performance with a 5% year-on-year increase in net revenues to RMB 260 billion.This growth was driven by improvements in multiple segments, including electronics and home appliances and the general merchandise category.

JD.com Inc.: Can Its Diversification in Merchandise Categories Help Tilt The Competitive Dynamics In Its Favor? - Major Drivers

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.

<ul><li>JD.com (JD) reported (14 Nov) 3Q24 results: revenue was RMB260.4bn, up 5.1% YoY (3Q23: 1.7%；2Q24: 1.2%), in line with Bloomberg consensus; nonGAAP NP was RMB13.2bn, up 24% YoY, and was 16% ahead of consensus, thanks to a 6% beat on JD Retail’s (JDR) OP aided by stronger-than-expected scale effect, and strong profitability improvement of JD Logistics (JDL).</li><li>Management highlighted an improving trend in consumption sentiment in 3Q24, driven by nationwide home appliance trade-in program and new product launches for smartphones, with YoY revenue growth of Electronics and Home Appliance (E&amp;HA) seeing sequential improvement on a MoM basis, and this trend continued in Oct.</li><li>JD is marginally shifting its emphasis from ROI and cost control to more on GMV and revenue growth amid improving sentiment, while quality and sustainable earnings growth of core business as well as enhancement of shareholder return remain key stock price drivers, in our view. </li></ul><p><em>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.</em></p>

JD.com (JD) reported (14 Nov) 3Q24 results: revenue was RMB260.4bn, up 5.1% YoY (3Q23: 1.7%；2Q24: 1.2%), in line with Bloomberg consensus; nonGAAP NP was RMB13.2bn, up 24% YoY, and was 16% ahead of consensus, thanks to a 6% beat on JD Retail’s (JDR) OP aided by stronger-than-expected scale effect, and strong profitability improvement of JD Logistics (JDL).Management highlighted an improving trend in consumption sentiment in 3Q24, driven by nationwide home appliance trade-in program and new product launches for smartphones, with YoY revenue growth of Electronics and Home Appliance (E&amp;HA) seeing sequential improvement on a MoM basis, and this trend continued in Oct.JD is marginally shifting its emphasis from ROI and cost control to more on GMV and revenue growth amid improving sentiment, while quality and sustainable earnings growth of core business as well as enhancement of shareholder return remain key stock price drivers, in our view. 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.

JD.com (JD US) - More Proactively Driving Growth Amid Improving Sentiment

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

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<li>Great Wall revenue increased 19% YoY and net profit increased by 109% YoY in the first three quarters.</li>
<li>Seres revenue increased by 539% YoY in the first three quarters with sales volume up by 105% YoY.</li>
<li>JD cooperates with competitors, AliPay and Alibaba, in online payment and logistics.</li>
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Great Wall revenue increased 19% YoY and net profit increased by 109% YoY in the first three quarters.
Seres revenue increased by 539% YoY in the first three quarters with sales volume up by 105% YoY.
JD cooperates with competitors, AliPay and Alibaba, in online payment and logistics.


China Consumption Weekly (4 Oct 2024): Seres, Great Wall Motor, JD, Nongfu, Caocao, Hozon

China

JD.com Inc is an online direct sales company in China.  The Company offers a wide selection of products through its website and mobile applications.  JD.com sells appliances, computers, digital products, communication products, garments, books, and household items to consumers and vendors.

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JD.com Inc (ADR) (JD US)

ATRenew (RERE US): Pre-Owned Satisfaction

Unlike most tech companies, ATRenew is starting to deliver growth with profits, cash generation and share buybacks. The valuation remains undemanding.

Arun George

Tencent Investee Selldown - The US$120bn Global Overhang

There have been multiple reports that Tencent (700 HK) plans to trim its investment portfolio over the remainder of the year. We look at Tencent's...

Sumeet Singh

JD.com Inc.: Can Its Diversification in Merchandise Categories Help Tilt The Competitive Dynamics In Its Favor? - Major Drivers

JD.com, a major player in China's e-commerce landscape, released its third-quarter 2024 financial results, showcasing both advancements and...

Baptista Research

JD.com (JD US) - More Proactively Driving Growth Amid Improving Sentiment

JD.com (JD) reported (14 Nov) 3Q24 results: revenue was RMB260.4bn, up 5.1% YoY (3Q23: 1.7%；2Q24: 1.2%), in line with Bloomberg consensus

CMB International

China Consumption Weekly (4 Oct 2024): Seres, Great Wall Motor, JD, Nongfu, Caocao, Hozon

Great Wall revenue increased 19% YoY in the first three quarters. Seres revenue increased by 539% YoY in the first three quarters with sales volume...

Ming Lu

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