Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Event-Driven

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<li>Short notional in Hong Kong is HK$488bn and has been falling mainly as a result of a falling market. Short interest has increased substantially from end January.</li>
<li>From 31 January to 4 March, the largest shorts have been built on Tencent, China Merchants Bank, AIA Group Ltd, Alibaba, JD.com, Meituan, Xiaomi, JD Health and Xinyi Solar.</li>
<li>Over the same period, shorts have covered on COSCO Shipping Holdings, HKEX, Longfor Properties, China Construction Bank, Ping An Insurance, Yanzhou Coal Mining Company and HSBC Holdings.</li>
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Short notional in Hong Kong is HK$488bn and has been falling mainly as a result of a falling market. Short interest has increased substantially from end January.
From 31 January to 4 March, the largest shorts have been built on Tencent, China Merchants Bank, AIA Group Ltd, Alibaba, JD.com, Meituan, Xiaomi, JD Health and Xinyi Solar.
Over the same period, shorts have covered on COSCO Shipping Holdings, HKEX, Longfor Properties, China Construction Bank, Ping An Insurance, Yanzhou Coal Mining Company and HSBC Holdings.


Hong Kong: Where Have Shorts Increased & Decreased?

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Based on our analysis, the logic of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cloudr-group-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34459:1" rel="noopener">ClouDr Group</a>’s business model is more solid and feasible than that of Ping An Good Doctor, indicating better outlook.</li>
<li>If compared with JD Health and Alibaba Health,besides the sales of pharmacy supplies and hospital supplies, ClouDr also provides hospital/pharmacy SaaS services, indicating wider business scope and broader development space.</li>
<li>In terms of valuation, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/neusoft-xikang-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33447:1" rel="noopener">Neusoft Xikang Holdings (NXH HK)</a> is a good comparable company for ClouDr,but investors need to be aware of the market sentiment to new IPOs at that time.</li>
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Based on our analysis, the logic of ClouDr Group’s business model is more solid and feasible than that of Ping An Good Doctor, indicating better outlook.
If compared with JD Health and Alibaba Health,besides the sales of pharmacy supplies and hospital supplies, ClouDr also provides hospital/pharmacy SaaS services, indicating wider business scope and broader development space.
In terms of valuation, Neusoft Xikang Holdings (NXH HK) is a good comparable company for ClouDr,but investors need to be aware of the market sentiment to new IPOs at that time.


Pre-IPO ClouDr Group - The Logical Business Model Can Support Future Growth

Medbanks Network Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>For Medbanks, who entered the market from the SMO business and then PBM business, building core competitiveness around this closed loop may be quite challenging.</li>
<li>The PRS business has growth ceilings; The low margins of PBM and PPS business and the increasing competition make Medbanks difficult to generate solid financial position for future business expansion.</li>
<li>Therefore, based on the analysis above, we are conservative about this Company’s outlook.</li>
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For Medbanks, who entered the market from the SMO business and then PBM business, building core competitiveness around this closed loop may be quite challenging.
The PRS business has growth ceilings; The low margins of PBM and PPS business and the increasing competition make Medbanks difficult to generate solid financial position for future business expansion.
Therefore, based on the analysis above, we are conservative about this Company’s outlook.


Pre-IPO Medbanks Network Technology - Conservative About the Outlook

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Shifara Samsudeen, FCMA, CGMA

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

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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

Ping An Healthcare and Technology / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>This is the <strong>Second</strong> of a series of reports on Ping An Healthcare where we will be discussing the other three segments of the company.</li>
<li>Health Mall is the largest revenue generator for Ping An Health but the segment is facing tough competition from other online healthcare providers which is negatively impacting its gross margins.</li>
<li>Similarly, though revenue from Consumer Healthcare biz has seen strong growth, we expect the margins to remain under pressure due to increased focus on corporate customers who generate lower margins.</li>
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This is the Second of a series of reports on Ping An Healthcare where we will be discussing the other three segments of the company.
Health Mall is the largest revenue generator for Ping An Health but the segment is facing tough competition from other online healthcare providers which is negatively impacting its gross margins.
Similarly, though revenue from Consumer Healthcare biz has seen strong growth, we expect the margins to remain under pressure due to increased focus on corporate customers who generate lower margins.


Ping An Health (Part II): Health Mall Growth to Slow Down with Growing Competition

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.

Beijing Yuanxin Technology Group Co Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Beijing Yuanxin Tech (BYT) is looking to raise US$500m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>As per F&amp;S, the firm is the No. 1 integrated healthcare fulfilment platform in China focusing on prescription drugs</li>
<li>In this note, we look at the company’s fundamentals and operations and share our thoughts about the IPO.</li>
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Beijing Yuanxin Tech (BYT) is looking to raise US$500m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
As per F&amp;S, the firm is the No. 1 integrated healthcare fulfilment platform in China focusing on prescription drugs
In this note, we look at the company’s fundamentals and operations and share our thoughts about the IPO.


Beijing Yuanxin (北京圆心) Pre-IPO - Growing at the Expense of Margins

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)

Hong Kong: Where Have Shorts Increased & Decreased?

From 31 Jan to 4 March, most shorted stocks are Tencent, China Merchants Bank, AIA Group, Alibaba, JD.com, Meituan, Xiaomi, JD Health and Xinyi...

Brian Freitas

Pre-IPO ClouDr Group - The Logical Business Model Can Support Future Growth

The logic of ClouDr is better than Ping An Good Doctor.Whether it can surpass JD Health/Alibaba Health depends on its online mall performance,SaaS...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Pre-IPO Medbanks Network Technology - Conservative About the Outlook

We analyzed the business logic, concerns and outlook of Medbanks's three business lines PRS, PBM and PPS. The low margin, fierce competition and...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Ping An Health (Part II): Health Mall Growth to Slow Down with Growing Competition

Health Mall was the fastest growing segment in terms of revenue over 2015-2020. However, the segment has been facing tough competition which has...

Shifara Samsudeen, FCMA, CGMA

Beijing Yuanxin (北京圆心) Pre-IPO - Growing at the Expense of Margins

Beijing Yuanxin Tech (BYT) is looking to raise US$500m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we look at the company's past performance.

Sumeet Singh

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