Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Two days ago, media reported <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (9988 HK)</a> / <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:787:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US)</a> would split and possibly list several businesses. Last night Cainiao was reported as starting listing preparations.</li>
<li>Last night, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-com-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29043:1" rel="noopener">JD.com Inc. (9618 HK)</a> made two announcements it was proposing to spin off and list its <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2023/0330/2023033002822.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD Property</a> and <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2023/0330/2023033002966.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JD Industrial</a> arms. This is NOT a spinoff war.</li>
<li>JD raised Series A and B for both companies. These were always going to be spins, like Health, Digits, and Logistics. JD Properties will be biggish.</li>
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Two days ago, media reported Alibaba Group (9988 HK) / Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US) would split and possibly list several businesses. Last night Cainiao was reported as starting listing preparations.
Last night, JD.com Inc. (9618 HK) made two announcements it was proposing to spin off and list its JD Property and JD Industrial arms. This is NOT a spinoff war.
JD raised Series A and B for both companies. These were always going to be spins, like Health, Digits, and Logistics. JD Properties will be biggish.


JD.com (9618 HK) Announces TWO Spin-Offs (That Were Always Going To Be Spinoffs)

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Shifara Samsudeen, FCMA, CGMA

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Equity Bottom-Up

Sipai Health Technology / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Sipai Health Tech’s shares have been up more than 35% since its HKEx IPO in December 2022. Shares were priced at HK$18.6 a piece and are trading close to HK$33.55.</li>
<li>The company’s largest business segment commands very lower margins while high-margin insurance business is facing stiff competition with negligible contribution to consolidated earnings.</li>
<li>Closest peer Beijing Yuanxin Tech has applied for an IPO and Yuanxin’s deteriorating performance could have partly driven the current rally in Sipai’s share price since its IPO.</li>
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Sipai Health Tech’s shares have been up more than 35% since its HKEx IPO in December 2022. Shares were priced at HK$18.6 a piece and are trading close to HK$33.55.
The company’s largest business segment commands very lower margins while high-margin insurance business is facing stiff competition with negligible contribution to consolidated earnings.
Closest peer Beijing Yuanxin Tech has applied for an IPO and Yuanxin’s deteriorating performance could have partly driven the current rally in Sipai’s share price since its IPO.


Sipai Health Tech: Market Overreacts to a Mediocre Business

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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<li>The sustainability/stability of Sipai’s performance and growth potential are worrying. Sipai doesn’t have a business with core competitiveness as its foundation, thus leading to potential problems in its business model.</li>
<li>It is useless to have fast revenue growth because Sipai’s profitability is very weak, which is actually closely related to its business characteristics. Sipai is far from being breakeven.</li>
<li>Sipai is overvalued. Such high valuation is not reasonable based on our analysis. We are conservative about Sipai's outlook and we think there are much better investment opportunities.</li>
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The sustainability/stability of Sipai’s performance and growth potential are worrying. Sipai doesn’t have a business with core competitiveness as its foundation, thus leading to potential problems in its business model.
It is useless to have fast revenue growth because Sipai’s profitability is very weak, which is actually closely related to its business characteristics. Sipai is far from being breakeven.
Sipai is overvalued. Such high valuation is not reasonable based on our analysis. We are conservative about Sipai's outlook and we think there are much better investment opportunities.


Sipai Health Technology (314.HK) - Unjustified Valuation and Problematic Business Model

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

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.

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<li>Chinese Apps’ time on site decreased to 26.7 hours in 2022 from 28.5 hours in 2021.</li>
<li>The Press and Publication Administration approved 27 imported games in March.</li>
<li>Douyin launched a medium-duration video app, which can be Bilibili's competitor.</li>
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Chinese Apps’ time on site decreased to 26.7 hours in 2022 from 28.5 hours in 2021.
The Press and Publication Administration approved 27 imported games in March.
Douyin launched a medium-duration video app, which can be Bilibili's competitor.


China Internet Weekly (27Mar2023): Douyin, Bilibili, Tencent, NetEase, JD Health, Zhihu

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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 24th.</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 estimate that the total inflows were USD3.3bn last week and highlight flows for Meituan, Tencent, Bilibili.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of March 24th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We estimate that the total inflows were USD3.3bn last week and highlight flows for Meituan, Tencent, Bilibili.


Hong Kong Connect Flows (Mar 24th): Meituan, Tencent, Bilibili

China

JD Health International Inc. operates drug stores. The Company retails Chinese and Western medicines, nutrition products, health care products, and other products. JD Health International markets its products throughout China.

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JD Health International (6618 HK)

JD.com (9618 HK) Announces TWO Spin-Offs (That Were Always Going To Be Spinoffs)

JD.com has announced the proposed spinoff+listing of two subs in HK. No spinoff of shares to JD.com shareholders. Properties could be big....

Travis Lundy

Sipai Health Tech: Market Overreacts to a Mediocre Business

Sipai's shares have rallied more than 35% since its IPO. Largest biz segment commands very lower GPM and high-margin insurance biz's contribution...

Shifara Samsudeen, FCMA, CGMA

Sipai Health Technology (314.HK) - Unjustified Valuation and Problematic Business Model

The sustainability/stability of Sipai’s performance/growth potential is worrying. Weak profitability make Sipai hard to be breakeven.High valuation...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

China Internet Weekly (27Mar2023): Douyin, Bilibili, Tencent, NetEase, JD Health, Zhihu

Apps’ time on site decreased in 2022 in China. The authorities approved 27 imported games in March. Douyin launched a Bilibili-like app, Green Peach.

Ming Lu

Hong Kong Connect Flows (Mar 24th): Meituan, Tencent, Bilibili

We analyzed the Hong Kong Connect Scheme for last week and highlight flows for Meituan (3690 HK), Tencent (700 HK), and Bilibili (9626 HK).

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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