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>NetEase will start its first game studio in Europe after setting up two studios in the U.S.</li>
<li>Tencent and Sony invested minor shareholding in a Japanese game developer.</li>
<li>In 1H22, S.F. Holding’s revenue grew dramatically and its margins improved significantly.</li>
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NetEase will start its first game studio in Europe after setting up two studios in the U.S.
Tencent and Sony invested minor shareholding in a Japanese game developer.
In 1H22, S.F. Holding’s revenue grew dramatically and its margins improved significantly.


China Internet Weekly (5Aug2022): Tencent, NetEase, S.F., Baidu, IQ

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<li>Logistics companies’ revenue grew by over 10%, which reflects the recovery of e-commerce.</li>
<li>The market size of Chinese online game continued to shrink in July.</li>
<li>Alibaba’s Ele.me sets up a mini-program on TikTok to fight Meituan.</li>
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Logistics companies’ revenue grew by over 10%, which reflects the recovery of e-commerce.
The market size of Chinese online game continued to shrink in July.
Alibaba’s Ele.me sets up a mini-program on TikTok to fight Meituan.


China Internet Weekly (22Aug22): E-Commerce, Logistics, Online Game, Food Delivery

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 Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding as of July 29th. </li>
<li>Inflows into information technology were offset by outflows from industrials and consumer staple.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly flows for Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt, CMB, Zhongtian Tech, TCL, Zhejiang Sanhua, Sungrow Power and SF Holding.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding as of July 29th. 
Inflows into information technology were offset by outflows from industrials and consumer staple.
We highlight weekly flows for Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt, CMB, Zhongtian Tech, TCL, Zhejiang Sanhua, Sungrow Power and SF Holding.


Northbound Flows: Huayou Cobalt, CMB, Zhongtian Tech, TCL

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zto-express-cayman-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33488:1" rel="noopener">ZTO Express Cayman Inc (2057 HK)</a> has outperformed industry volume growth in 1Q22 and such trend continues into 2Q22 with good ASP improvement and cost control. </li>
<li>Its strong operating cash flow and declining capex will lead to an accumulation of cash over the next few years, adding to the 1Q22 net cash position of Rmb4.1bn. </li>
<li>We think the stock's underperformance against peers not warranted. With a below-sector earnings multiple, leadership position and successful business model, we consider ZTO a "Growth at a reasonable price".</li>
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ZTO Express Cayman Inc (2057 HK) has outperformed industry volume growth in 1Q22 and such trend continues into 2Q22 with good ASP improvement and cost control. 
Its strong operating cash flow and declining capex will lead to an accumulation of cash over the next few years, adding to the 1Q22 net cash position of Rmb4.1bn. 
We think the stock's underperformance against peers not warranted. With a below-sector earnings multiple, leadership position and successful business model, we consider ZTO a "Growth at a reasonable price".


ZTO Express (2057 HK/ZTO US): Growth at a Reasonable Price

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<li>We analyze the monthly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine.</li>
<li>Northbound connected recorded inflow of USD 2.7bn in May, led by financisl, utilities and energy sector.</li>
<li>We highlight inflows into CMB, Yangtze Power, Yili, Longi, and Industrial bank, as well as outflows from CATL, Conch, Haitian, Zijin and Tinci. </li>
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We analyze the monthly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine.
Northbound connected recorded inflow of USD 2.7bn in May, led by financisl, utilities and energy sector.
We highlight inflows into CMB, Yangtze Power, Yili, Longi, and Industrial bank, as well as outflows from CATL, Conch, Haitian, Zijin and Tinci. 


Northbound Flows Monthly (May): CMB, Yangtze Power, Yili

China

S.F. Holding Co., Ltd operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides logistics, order tracking, supply chain management, and warehousing services. S.F. Holding operates worldwide.

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S.F. Holding (002352 CH)

China Internet Weekly (5Aug2022): Tencent, NetEase, S.F., Baidu, IQ

NetEase will start its first game studio in Europe. Tencent invested in a Japanese game developer. In 1H22, S.F. Holding’s revenue grew...

Ming Lu

China Internet Weekly (22Aug22): E-Commerce, Logistics, Online Game, Food Delivery

Logistics companies’ revenue grew by over 10%, which reflects the recovery of e-commerce. The market size of Chinese online game continued to...

Ming Lu

Northbound Flows: Huayou Cobalt, CMB, Zhongtian Tech, TCL

Northbound connect recoreded inflows of USD 217m last week. We highlight weekly flows for Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt, CMB, Zhongtian Tech, TCL,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

ZTO Express (2057 HK/ZTO US): Growth at a Reasonable Price

ZTO Express has outperformed industry volume growth with healthy pricing levels so far into FY22. We anticipate it will continue to add net cash to...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Northbound Flows Monthly (May): CMB, Yangtze Power, Yili

Northbound stock connect recorded inflows of $2.7bn in May. We highlight inflows into CMB, Yangtze Power, Yili, Longi, Industrial bank, as well as...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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