Blue Lotus Research Institute

Andy Fu

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>On August 7th, Meituan's on-demand order volume reached a historical high of 98mn on surging orders from street drinks. Meituan has connected to the backend systems of street drink vendors;</li>
<li>Delivery order is a double-edged sword. It boosts volume at the expense of margin. Further, the ownership of the volume is questionable;</li>
<li>With Pin-hao-fan, Meituan already atomized the small restaurants. Now Meituan is playing the same trick with street drinks. The result will be more dramatic to the benefit of Meituan.</li>
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On August 7th, Meituan's on-demand order volume reached a historical high of 98mn on surging orders from street drinks. Meituan has connected to the backend systems of street drink vendors;
Delivery order is a double-edged sword. It boosts volume at the expense of margin. Further, the ownership of the volume is questionable;
With Pin-hao-fan, Meituan already atomized the small restaurants. Now Meituan is playing the same trick with street drinks. The result will be more dramatic to the benefit of Meituan.


O2O Playing a More Prominent Role in China Street Drinks

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Aug 9th based on HKEx daily reports.</li>
<li>In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were AIA (1299 HK), Hang Seng Bank (11 HK), Swire Pacific (19 HK).</li>
<li>In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Meituan (3690 HK), AIA (1299 HK), Tencent (700 HK).</li>
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We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Aug 9th based on HKEx daily reports.
In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were AIA (1299 HK), Hang Seng Bank (11 HK), Swire Pacific (19 HK).
In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Meituan (3690 HK), AIA (1299 HK), Tencent (700 HK).


Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Aug 9th): Aia, Hang Seng Bank, Swire Pacific

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Ying Pan

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>BABA US/PDD US/JD US: Douyin launches new merchant tool designed to avoid low-price competition (+/+/+)</li>
<li>BABA US/JD US: JD strategy change to focus on beauty products (-/+)</li>
<li>BABA US: Freshippo launches self-branded products on the Lazada. (/)</li>
</ul>


BABA US/PDD US/JD US: Douyin launches new merchant tool designed to avoid low-price competition (+/+/+)
BABA US/JD US: JD strategy change to focus on beauty products (-/+)
BABA US: Freshippo launches self-branded products on the Lazada. (/)


[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:BABA US/PDD US/JD US/3690 HK/700 HK/BILI US

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

China Resources Beverage / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-resources-beverage" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:41984:1" rel="noopener">China Resources Beverage</a> is looking to raise US$1bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>China Resources Beverage manufactures and sells packaged drinking water and RTD soft beverages in China.</li>
<li>In our earlier note, we talked about the company’s past performance. In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison.</li>
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China Resources Beverage is looking to raise US$1bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
China Resources Beverage manufactures and sells packaged drinking water and RTD soft beverages in China.
In our earlier note, we talked about the company’s past performance. In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison.


China Resources Beverage Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Middling

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<li>BILI US: Bilibili's &lt;Three Kingdoms: MDTX&gt; Shows Significant Grossing Ranking Rebound After Season 2 Update (+)</li>
<li>TCOM US:Beijing's tourist arrivals increased by 16.7% YoY in July (+)</li>
<li>TCOM US: Amap Launches Airport Shuttle Service in Hong Kong (-)</li>
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BILI US: Bilibili's &lt;Three Kingdoms: MDTX&gt; Shows Significant Grossing Ranking Rebound After Season 2 Update (+)
TCOM US:Beijing's tourist arrivals increased by 16.7% YoY in July (+)
TCOM US: Amap Launches Airport Shuttle Service in Hong Kong (-)


[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:BILIUS/TCOMUS/SEUS/PDDUS/4689JP/4385JP/BABAUS/3690HK/JDUS/700HK/NTESUS

China

Meituan operates as a web based shopping platform for locally found consumer products and retail services. The Company offers deals of the day by selling vouchers on local services and entertainment, dining, delivery, and other services. Meituan provides its services throughout China.

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Meituan (3690 HK)

O2O Playing a More Prominent Role in China Street Drinks

Meituan benefits from surge in delivery orders for street drinks, reaching record high order volume on August 7. Street drink brands are more rely...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Aug 9th): Aia, Hang Seng Bank, Swire Pacific

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were AIA (1299 HK), Hang...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:BABA US/PDD US/JD US/3690 HK/700 HK/BILI US

Chinese e-commerce giants are implementing new strategies to combat low-price competition and focus on beauty products, with Freshippo launching...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

China Resources Beverage Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Middling

China Resources Beverage is looking to raise US$1bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. We have looked at the company's past performance in our previous...

Sumeet Singh

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:BILIUS/TCOMUS/SEUS/PDDUS/4689JP/4385JP/BABAUS/3690HK/JDUS/700HK/NTESUS

Bilibili's <three mdtx kingdoms:=""> sees ranking rebound, Beijing tourist arrivals up 16.7% YoY in July, Amap launches airport shuttle in Hong...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

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O2O Playing a More Prominent Role in China Street Drinks

​Meituan benefits from surge in delivery orders for street drinks, reaching record high order volume on August 7. Street drink brands are more rely...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Aug 9th): Aia, Hang Seng Bank, Swire Pacific

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were AIA (1299 HK), Hang...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:BABA US/PDD US/JD US/3690 HK/700 HK/BILI US

​Chinese e-commerce giants are implementing new strategies to combat low-price competition and focus on beauty products, with Freshippo launching...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

China Resources Beverage Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Middling

China Resources Beverage is looking to raise US$1bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. We have looked at the company's past performance in our previous...

Sumeet Singh

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:BILIUS/TCOMUS/SEUS/PDDUS/4689JP/4385JP/BABAUS/3690HK/JDUS/700HK/NTESUS

​Bilibili's <three mdtx kingdoms:=""> sees ranking rebound, Beijing tourist arrivals up 16.7% YoY in July, Amap launches airport shuttle in Hong...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Meituan benefits from surge in delivery orders for street drinks, reaching record high order volume on August 7. Street drink brands are more rely...

Chinese e-commerce giants are implementing new strategies to combat low-price competition and focus on beauty products, with Freshippo launching...

Bilibili's <three mdtx kingdoms:=""> sees ranking rebound, Beijing tourist arrivals up 16.7% YoY in July, Amap launches airport shuttle in Hong...