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.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Short video companies are taking users’ time from other kinds of apps.</li>
<li>Kuaishou has a lot of promising data, such as active users, paying users, and time spent.</li>
<li>The operating losses significantly shrank in the past four quarters.</li>
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Short video companies are taking users’ time from other kinds of apps.
Kuaishou has a lot of promising data, such as active users, paying users, and time spent.
The operating losses significantly shrank in the past four quarters.


2023 High Conviction: Kuaishou (1024 HK) Brings Much Promising Data

Global Emerging Market Equities, Propitious Research

Wium Malan, CFA

Global Emerging Market Equities

Independent, Fundamental Quantitative Research

Propitious Research

Fully independent, fundamental and quantitative equity research, focused on companies in the Telecommunication, Media, Technology, Internet and Healthcare sectors in the Global Emerging Markets. Idea generation focused on Quality stocks, trading below their intrinsic Value, with sound Corporate Governance.

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<li>JD.com should have an outsized benefit from a recovery in Chinese retail sales as further macro stimulus and a gradual easing of China’s covid-zero policy stimulates demand throughout 2023.</li>
<li>Following a return to margin expansion this year, due to economies of scale and curbing operating expenses during a challenging macro environment, the longer-term margin expansion trend remains on track.</li>
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<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> trades on extremely attractive valuation multiples (PE, PEG, FCF yield) with net cash on its balance sheet equal to 32% of its market cap.</li>
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JD.com should have an outsized benefit from a recovery in Chinese retail sales as further macro stimulus and a gradual easing of China’s covid-zero policy stimulates demand throughout 2023.
Following a return to margin expansion this year, due to economies of scale and curbing operating expenses during a challenging macro environment, the longer-term margin expansion trend remains on track.

JD.com Inc. (9618 HK) trades on extremely attractive valuation multiples (PE, PEG, FCF yield) with net cash on its balance sheet equal to 32% of its market cap.


2023 High Conviction: JD.com to Benefit from Discretionary Spend Recovery, Margin Progress on Track

Greater China Equity Long/Short Analyst

Eric Chen

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<li>Iqiyi's 3Q results released on Tuesday disappointed markets due to dim growth despite  sustained profitability for the third quarter in a row.</li>
<li>"Iconic" turnaround actually put IQ on firmer footing almost on all counts compared to one year ago.</li>
<li>Stabilizing cost base, strong operating leverage potential and troughs in business and macro cycle spell for compelling asymmetrical payoff - limited downside VS. multi-fold upside.</li>
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Iqiyi's 3Q results released on Tuesday disappointed markets due to dim growth despite  sustained profitability for the third quarter in a row.
"Iconic" turnaround actually put IQ on firmer footing almost on all counts compared to one year ago.
Stabilizing cost base, strong operating leverage potential and troughs in business and macro cycle spell for compelling asymmetrical payoff - limited downside VS. multi-fold upside.


Iqiyi (IQ US): Compelling Asymmetrical Payoff

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

Weilong Delicious Global Holdi / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/weilong-delicious-global-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33378:1" rel="noopener">Weilong Delicious Global (WDG HK)</a>, a spicy snack food company in China, aims to raise around US$200m in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>According to F&amp;S, WDG ranked first among spicy snack food enterprises in China, with a market share of 6.2%, and in the seasoned flour product and spicy vegetable snacks categories.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the updates from the recently re-refiled PHIP.</li>
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Weilong Delicious Global (WDG HK), a spicy snack food company in China, aims to raise around US$200m in its Hong Kong IPO.
According to F&amp;S, WDG ranked first among spicy snack food enterprises in China, with a market share of 6.2%, and in the seasoned flour product and spicy vegetable snacks categories.
In this note, we will talk about the updates from the recently re-refiled PHIP.


Weilong Delicious Global Pre-IPO - Latest PHIP Updates - No Growth

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>Kuaishou achieved another upbeat quarter, with topline +13% YoY (3% above consensus) and better-than-feared bottom line.</li><li>Compared to other players, KS would be more defensive in 4Q22E due to: 1) rev acceleration (forecasting +10% YoY) on stronger ecommerce and ads recovery; and 2) better margin with narrowing loss.</li><li>Stock price might see volatility for epidemic resurgence, short- term profit taking, and unsurprised bottom line guidance in 4Q22E.</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>

Kuaishou achieved another upbeat quarter, with topline +13% YoY (3% above consensus) and better-than-feared bottom line.Compared to other players, KS would be more defensive in 4Q22E due to: 1) rev acceleration (forecasting +10% YoY) on stronger ecommerce and ads recovery; and 2) better margin with narrowing loss.Stock price might see volatility for epidemic resurgence, short- term profit taking, and unsurprised bottom line guidance in 4Q22E.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.

Kuaishou (1024 HK) – Resilient Growth with FY23E Group Breakeven

China

Kuaishou Technology operates as a content community and social platform. The Company helps users create, upload and watch short videos on mobile devices. Kuaishou Technology offers services worldwide.

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Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK)

2023 High Conviction: Kuaishou (1024 HK) Brings Much Promising Data

Short video companies are taking users’ time from other kinds of apps. Kuaishou has a lot of promising data. The operating losses significantly...

Ming Lu

2023 High Conviction: JD.com to Benefit from Discretionary Spend Recovery, Margin Progress on Track

As our 2023 High Conviction call, in this insight, we take a deep-dive analysis into JD.com’s key investment controversies: Revenue growth recovery...

Wium Malan, CFA

Iqiyi (IQ US): Compelling Asymmetrical Payoff

Despite disappointed topline for 3Q, "iconic" turnaround put IQ on firmer footing for the long term. Current valuation offers compelling...

Eric Chen

Weilong Delicious Global Pre-IPO - Latest PHIP Updates - No Growth

Weilong Delicious Global (WDG HK), a spicy snack food company in China, aims to raise around US$200m in its Hong Kong IPO.

Sumeet Singh

Kuaishou (1024 HK) – Resilient Growth with FY23E Group Breakeven

Kuaishou achieved another upbeat quarter, with topline +13% YoY (3% above consensus) and better-than-feared bottom line.

CMB International

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