HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-dongxiang-group-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1068:1" rel="noopener">China Dongxiang (3818 HK)</a> stands on a discount of 82.1% to NAV after factoring in the recent market rally, not limiting to its <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd-d7b798e2-202d-4e01-9a1e-799e2ae8f0c7" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group Holding (9988 HK)</a> holdings.</li>
<li>Its listed equities may have gained Rmb314m, but the HK$41m market capitalisation growth has not reflected this. The gains on its unlisted investments have not been included yet.  </li>
<li>CNDX is now more likely to have a positive swing in the bottom line in FY25. Its tiny sportswear business has also witnessed a sequential moderation in sales decline. </li>
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China Dongxiang (3818 HK) stands on a discount of 82.1% to NAV after factoring in the recent market rally, not limiting to its Alibaba Group Holding (9988 HK) holdings.
Its listed equities may have gained Rmb314m, but the HK$41m market capitalisation growth has not reflected this. The gains on its unlisted investments have not been included yet.  
CNDX is now more likely to have a positive swing in the bottom line in FY25. Its tiny sportswear business has also witnessed a sequential moderation in sales decline. 


China Dongxiang (3818 HK): Another Play on the Market Rally

Analyst

Steve

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<li>According to public news today afternoon during trading hours, the founder and biggest shareholder of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/li-ning-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6047:1" rel="noopener">Li Ning (2331 HK)</a>, Mr. Li Ning, is mulling privatizing the public company. </li>
<li>Mr. Li Ning has shown the opposite intention over the last few years, with several major sell-down of stake.</li>
<li>The company is trading at 16x 2024 PE, with visibility being quite low.  </li>
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According to public news today afternoon during trading hours, the founder and biggest shareholder of Li Ning (2331 HK), Mr. Li Ning, is mulling privatizing the public company. 
Mr. Li Ning has shown the opposite intention over the last few years, with several major sell-down of stake.
The company is trading at 16x 2024 PE, with visibility being quite low.  


Li Ning (2331 HK):  Update On The Name Given Potential Privatization News

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

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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 Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/giant-biogene-holding-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35950:1" rel="noopener">Giant Biogene (2367 HK)</a> aims to raise up to US$205m via a top-up placement.</li>
<li>We have followed the company since listing and its recent performance has been great. Although it doesn’t seem to need the cash.</li>
<li>In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the recent updates.</li>
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Giant Biogene (2367 HK) aims to raise up to US$205m via a top-up placement.
We have followed the company since listing and its recent performance has been great. Although it doesn’t seem to need the cash.
In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the recent updates.


Giant Biogene Placement - Has Been Doing Well but Doesn’t Need the Cash

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<li>The turnaround of sports business at <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-dongxiang-group-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1068:1" rel="noopener">China Dongxiang (3818 HK)</a> is very welcoming. We are glad that sales trend in Oct-Nov is sustained and Phenix brand is well-received.</li>
<li>Reported losses widened as poor market environment enlarged investment losses. However, net cash and investment portfolio are still valued at Rmb8.5bn, or 5.9x its market capitalisation. </li>
<li>CNDX looks comfortably at over 6% full-year dividend yield. Together with just 0.15x P/B, there are enough protections for the downside of the stock.  </li>
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The turnaround of sports business at China Dongxiang (3818 HK) is very welcoming. We are glad that sales trend in Oct-Nov is sustained and Phenix brand is well-received.
Reported losses widened as poor market environment enlarged investment losses. However, net cash and investment portfolio are still valued at Rmb8.5bn, or 5.9x its market capitalisation. 
CNDX looks comfortably at over 6% full-year dividend yield. Together with just 0.15x P/B, there are enough protections for the downside of the stock.  


China Dongxiang (3818 HK): Turned Around on Sports Business

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Positioning across key consumer stocks stabilized in the two weeks ended 8 Sep.</li><li>Average short interest inched up 0.1pp to 8.8% of free float, near 6-month highs.</li><li>Days to cover (DTC) eased to 8.3 days from 8.5 as turnover normalised post the interim earnings season (Figure 2). </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>

Positioning across key consumer stocks stabilized in the two weeks ended 8 Sep.Average short interest inched up 0.1pp to 8.8% of free float, near 6-month highs.Days to cover (DTC) eased to 8.3 days from 8.5 as turnover normalised post the interim earnings season (Figure 2). 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.

Consumer Discretionary - Bi-Weekly Flow Monitor: Shorts Rotating to Franchise Chains;

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Li Ning Company Limited is a leading Chinese sportswear and sports equipment company. It designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and retails professional and leisure footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessories under the LI-NING brand. The company is headquartered in Beijing, China, and was founded in 1990.

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Li-Ning (2331 HK)

China Dongxiang (3818 HK): Another Play on the Market Rally

China Dongxiang trades at an 82.1% discount to NAV despite the recent HK and China rally, with potential for a positive bottom-line swing in FY25...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Li Ning (2331 HK): Update On The Name Given Potential Privatization News

Share price on a downward momentum, likely due to bearish feedback from certain distributors on recent trends. I believe the company's target of...

Steve

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Giant Biogene (2367 HK) aims to raise up to US$205m via a top-up placement. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through...

Sumeet Singh

China Dongxiang (3818 HK): Turned Around on Sports Business

Along with the encouraging 3Q FY24 (Oct-Dec 2023) sportswear sales - Kappa brand sales up mid 40%–50% YoY, China Dongxiang has benefited from the...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Consumer Discretionary - Bi-Weekly Flow Monitor: Shorts Rotating to Franchise Chains;

Positioning across key consumer stocks stabilized in the two weeks ended 8 Sep. Average short interest inched up 0.1pp to 8.8% of free float, near...

CMB International

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