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<ul>
 <li>Kingsoft Cloud is strategically pivoting towards high-margin, AI-driven cloud services, leveraging its deep integration with the Kingsoft and Xiaomi ecosystems. This has resulted in strong top-line growth and a significant improvement in margins, although the company remains unprofitable.</li>
 <li>The company operates in the hyper-competitive Chinese cloud market, facing intense pressure from dominant, well-capitalized players like Alibaba Cloud, Huawei Cloud, and Tencent Cloud. This competition limits pricing power and necessitates continuous heavy investment in R&amp;D and infrastructure.</li>
 <li>While the path to sustained profitability is challenged by high costs and competition, the company's focus on high-growth verticals like AI, gaming, and video, combined with a strong, captive customer base within its ecosystem, provides a unique growth runway. The key swing factor remains the ability to translate revenue growth into positive net income.</li>
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  Kingsoft Cloud is strategically pivoting towards high-margin, AI-driven cloud services, leveraging its deep integration with the Kingsoft and Xiaomi ecosystems. This has resulted in strong top-line growth and a significant improvement in margins, although the company remains unprofitable.
  The company operates in the hyper-competitive Chinese cloud market, facing intense pressure from dominant, well-capitalized players like Alibaba Cloud, Huawei Cloud, and Tencent Cloud. This competition limits pricing power and necessitates continuous heavy investment in R&amp;D and infrastructure.
  While the path to sustained profitability is challenged by high costs and competition, the company's focus on high-growth verticals like AI, gaming, and video, combined with a strong, captive customer base within its ecosystem, provides a unique growth runway. The key swing factor remains the ability to translate revenue growth into positive net income.
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Primer: Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (3896 HK) - Apr 2026

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>China's cloud companies like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kingsoft-cloud-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36647:1" rel="noopener">Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (3896 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ming-yuan-cloud-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29268:1" rel="noopener">Ming Yuan Cloud Group (909 HK)</a> benefit from the democratization of AI its concurrent increased data needs.</li>
<li>China's telecom companies like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-mobile-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27:1" rel="noopener">China Mobile (941 HK)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-unicom-hong-kong-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1016:1" rel="noopener">China Unicom Hong Kong (762 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-telecom-corp-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1015:1" rel="noopener">China Telecom (H) (728 HK)</a> are now major players in the country's AI ecosystem.</li>
<li>China's data center companies like GDS Holdings (9698 HK) , 21Vianet Group (VNET US) , and SUNeVision Holdings (1686 HK) are benefiting from the increased data needs of AI industry.</li>
</ul>


China's cloud companies like Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (3896 HK) and Ming Yuan Cloud Group (909 HK) benefit from the democratization of AI its concurrent increased data needs.
China's telecom companies like China Mobile (941 HK) , China Unicom Hong Kong (762 HK) and China Telecom (H) (728 HK) are now major players in the country's AI ecosystem.
China's data center companies like GDS Holdings (9698 HK) , 21Vianet Group (VNET US) , and SUNeVision Holdings (1686 HK) are benefiting from the increased data needs of AI industry.


Deepseek Rally Creates Winners in CLOUD, TELECOM and DATA CENTERS

<ul>
<li>Materials, Healthcare and Tech sectors continue to lead the Hong Kong Secular Bull Market higher. The tech sector has been re-rating since Alibaba (9988 HK) announced its AI chip.</li>
<li>Momentum, Growth, and Liquidity factors have led the Hong Kong market performance year-to-date.  Southbound flows into the Hong Kong market continue at historically high levels.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kingsoft-cloud-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36647:1" rel="noopener">Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (3896 HK)</a> was rated a BUY by Deutsche Bank with its initial target price of HK$11.  Shenwan Hongyuan initiates coverage of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/caocao-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:42803:1" rel="noopener">CaoCao (2643 HK)</a> a BUY.
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</ul>


Materials, Healthcare and Tech sectors continue to lead the Hong Kong Secular Bull Market higher. The tech sector has been re-rating since Alibaba (9988 HK) announced its AI chip.
Momentum, Growth, and Liquidity factors have led the Hong Kong market performance year-to-date.  Southbound flows into the Hong Kong market continue at historically high levels.

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (3896 HK) was rated a BUY by Deutsche Bank with its initial target price of HK$11.  Shenwan Hongyuan initiates coverage of CaoCao (2643 HK) a BUY.



BUY/SELL/HOLD: Hong Kong Market Update (October 5)

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Nicholas Tan

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Equity Capital Markets

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kingsoft-cloud-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36647:1" rel="noopener">Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (3896 HK)</a> is looking to raise around US$304m in a primary placement.</li>
<li>The company will use the proceeds to support its AI business, including infrastructure expansion and enhancement of cloud services.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>



Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (3896 HK) is looking to raise around US$304m in a primary placement.
The company will use the proceeds to support its AI business, including infrastructure expansion and enhancement of cloud services.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Kingsoft Cloud Placement: Second Primary Offering This Year

Asia L/S Equity PM/Macro/Thematic Idea Generation

Rikki Malik

<ul>
<li>HSTECH index on the verge of breaking through its Deepsek high</li>
<li>The market is again rewarding AI and cloud infrastructure spending</li>
<li>We add some names to benefit from this ongoing trend</li>
</ul>


HSTECH index on the verge of breaking through its Deepsek high
The market is again rewarding AI and cloud infrastructure spending
We add some names to benefit from this ongoing trend


Tactical Trading – Adding AI Infrastructure to the China Tech Trade

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Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd. provides comprehensive cloud services, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, to businesses and organizations primarily in China. Its offerings encompass cloud computing, storage, and delivery solutions, with a focus on various verticals such as video, e-commerce, financial services, and healthcare. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

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Primer: Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (3896 HK) - Apr 2026

Kingsoft Cloud is strategically pivoting towards high-margin, AI-driven cloud services, leveraging its deep integration with the Kingsoft and...

αSK

Deepseek Rally Creates Winners in CLOUD, TELECOM and DATA CENTERS

Cloud, Telecom and Data Center companies are winners from the DeepSeek sparked AI revolution. Increased data storage, processing and distribution...

David Mudd

BUY/SELL/HOLD: Hong Kong Market Update (October 5)

Materials, Healthcare and Tech sectors continue to lead the Hong Kong Secular Bull Market higher. The tech sector has been re-rating since Alibaba...

David Mudd

Kingsoft Cloud Placement: Second Primary Offering This Year

Kingsoft Cloud is looking to raise around US$304m in a primary placement. In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal...

Nicholas Tan

Tactical Trading – Adding AI Infrastructure to the China Tech Trade

HSTECH index showing increased momentum as market approaches Deepseek high. We look at some AI infrastructure beneficiaries

Rikki Malik

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Primer: Kingsoft Cloud Holdings (3896 HK) - Apr 2026

Kingsoft Cloud is strategically pivoting towards high-margin, AI-driven cloud services, leveraging its deep integration with the Kingsoft and...

αSK

Deepseek Rally Creates Winners in CLOUD, TELECOM and DATA CENTERS

Cloud, Telecom and Data Center companies are winners from the DeepSeek sparked AI revolution. Increased data storage, processing and distribution...

David Mudd

BUY/SELL/HOLD: Hong Kong Market Update (October 5)

Materials, Healthcare and Tech sectors continue to lead the Hong Kong Secular Bull Market higher. The tech sector has been re-rating since Alibaba...

David Mudd

Kingsoft Cloud Placement: Second Primary Offering This Year

Kingsoft Cloud is looking to raise around US$304m in a primary placement. In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal...

Nicholas Tan

Tactical Trading – Adding AI Infrastructure to the China Tech Trade

​HSTECH index showing increased momentum as market approaches Deepseek high. We look at some AI infrastructure beneficiaries

Rikki Malik

HSTECH index showing increased momentum as market approaches Deepseek high. We look at some AI infrastructure beneficiaries