Blue Lotus Non US Internet research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Ying Pan

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

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

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>PDD/BABA/JD/ZTO/2618.HK/1519.HK: Express Delivery Parcel Volume grows +48% YoY last week (+)</li>
<li>BABA/ MELI/ AMZN/ CPNG: AliExpress to introduce live streaming service abroad(+/-/-/-)</li>
<li>700.HK: Tencent's "Fight of the Golden Spatula" reach high highs with latest season content update (+)</li>
</ul>


PDD/BABA/JD/ZTO/2618.HK/1519.HK: Express Delivery Parcel Volume grows +48% YoY last week (+)
BABA/ MELI/ AMZN/ CPNG: AliExpress to introduce live streaming service abroad(+/-/-/-)
700.HK: Tencent's "Fight of the Golden Spatula" reach high highs with latest season content update (+)


[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]: PDD/BABA/JD/ZTO/2618.HK/1519.HK/MELI/AMZN/CPNG/700.HK

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>MercadoLibre delivered an all-around beat in the most recent quarterly result, marking a noteworthy blend of growth and profitability.</li><li>Mexico emerged as a standout performer with a remarkable revenue growth exceeding 60% year-on-year, while Brazil also exhibited commendable performance with a growth rate of approximately 40%.</li><li>The commerce sector experienced an acceleration in GMV and items sold growth across the primary geographies of operation during Q3.</li></ul>

MercadoLibre delivered an all-around beat in the most recent quarterly result, marking a noteworthy blend of growth and profitability.Mexico emerged as a standout performer with a remarkable revenue growth exceeding 60% year-on-year, while Brazil also exhibited commendable performance with a growth rate of approximately 40%.The commerce sector experienced an acceleration in GMV and items sold growth across the primary geographies of operation during Q3.

MercadoLibre Inc.: Unveiling the Secret Behind Their Exceptional Fintech and Commerce Boom! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>This is our first report on LatAm e-commerce major, MercadoLibre, Inc.</li><li>The company delivered a positive result and managed an all-around beat in the last quarter, showcasing robust revenue growth.</li><li>The company does have potential for solid margin expansion alongside growth rates that surpass the market average.</li></ul>

This is our first report on LatAm e-commerce major, MercadoLibre, Inc.The company delivered a positive result and managed an all-around beat in the last quarter, showcasing robust revenue growth.The company does have potential for solid margin expansion alongside growth rates that surpass the market average.

MercadoLibre Inc.: Initiation of Coverage - Business Strategy

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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 Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vng-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26716:1" rel="noopener">Vng (VNG US)</a>, Vietnam’s leading internet platform, aims to raise up to US$300m in its US IPO.</li>
<li>VNG is Vietnam’s leading homegrown digital ecosystem, as per the company, with diverse product offerings across games, communications and media, fintech and other opportunities</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Vng (VNG US), Vietnam’s leading internet platform, aims to raise up to US$300m in its US IPO.
VNG is Vietnam’s leading homegrown digital ecosystem, as per the company, with diverse product offerings across games, communications and media, fintech and other opportunities
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


VNG Pre-IPO - The Positives - Vietnam's Mini-Tencent

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Asia underweight funds LATAM overweight.  Asia’s ‘big 4’, account for 64.4% of the average fund.  MENA region suffers from a lack of ownership, with Saudi Arabia held underweight by -2.92%.</li>
<li>Tech moves to the top sector holding after capturing strong inflows, displacing Financials which saw heavy outflows and negative rotation.</li>
<li>TSMC, Samsung, Tencent and Alibaba are the consensus holding.  All 4 are owned by at least 70% of funds and form the backbone of most active GEM equity funds.</li>
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Asia underweight funds LATAM overweight.  Asia’s ‘big 4’, account for 64.4% of the average fund.  MENA region suffers from a lack of ownership, with Saudi Arabia held underweight by -2.92%.
Tech moves to the top sector holding after capturing strong inflows, displacing Financials which saw heavy outflows and negative rotation.
TSMC, Samsung, Tencent and Alibaba are the consensus holding.  All 4 are owned by at least 70% of funds and form the backbone of most active GEM equity funds.


Emerging Market Funds:  Top-Down Positioning and Fund Flows Update

Brazil

MercadoLibre, Inc. operates an online trading site for the Latin American markets. The Company's website allows businesses and individuals to list items, conduct sales, and purchases online in either a fixed-price and auction format. MercadoLibre offers classified advertisements for motor vehicles, vessels, aircraft, and real estate, as well as online payment services.

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MercadoLibre (MELI US)

[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]: PDD/BABA/JD/ZTO/2618.HK/1519.HK/MELI/AMZN/CPNG/700.HK

Express delivery parcel volume grew by 48% YoY, AliExpress plans to introduce live streaming service abroad, and Tencent's "Fight of the Golden...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

MercadoLibre Inc.: Unveiling the Secret Behind Their Exceptional Fintech and Commerce Boom! - Major Drivers

MercadoLibre delivered an all-around beat in the most recent quarterly result, marking a noteworthy blend of growth and profitability. Mexico...

Baptista Research

MercadoLibre Inc.: Initiation of Coverage - Business Strategy

This is our first report on LatAm e-commerce major, MercadoLibre, Inc. The company delivered a positive result and managed an all-around beat in...

Baptista Research

VNG Pre-IPO - The Positives - Vietnam's Mini-Tencent

Vng (VNG US), Vietnam’s leading internet platform, aims to raise up to US$300m in its US IPO. In this note we talk about the positive aspects of...

Sumeet Singh

Emerging Market Funds: Top-Down Positioning and Fund Flows Update

Asia underweight funds LATAM overweight. Asia’s ‘big 4’, account for 64% of the average fund. MENA region suffers from a lack of ownership, Tech...

Steven Holden

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[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]: PDD/BABA/JD/ZTO/2618.HK/1519.HK/MELI/AMZN/CPNG/700.HK

​Express delivery parcel volume grew by 48% YoY, AliExpress plans to introduce live streaming service abroad, and Tencent's "Fight of the Golden...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

MercadoLibre Inc.: Unveiling the Secret Behind Their Exceptional Fintech and Commerce Boom! - Major Drivers

MercadoLibre delivered an all-around beat in the most recent quarterly result, marking a noteworthy blend of growth and profitability. Mexico...

Baptista Research

MercadoLibre Inc.: Initiation of Coverage - Business Strategy

This is our first report on LatAm e-commerce major, MercadoLibre, Inc. The company delivered a positive result and managed an all-around beat in...

Baptista Research

VNG Pre-IPO - The Positives - Vietnam's Mini-Tencent

Vng (VNG US), Vietnam’s leading internet platform, aims to raise up to US$300m in its US IPO. In this note we talk about the positive aspects of...

Sumeet Singh

Emerging Market Funds: Top-Down Positioning and Fund Flows Update

Asia underweight funds LATAM overweight. Asia’s ‘big 4’, account for 64% of the average fund. MENA region suffers from a lack of ownership, Tech...

Steven Holden

Express delivery parcel volume grew by 48% YoY, AliExpress plans to introduce live streaming service abroad, and Tencent's "Fight of the Golden...