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

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<li>NTES US/BABA US: NPPA Released August Domestic Game Code Approvals.(+/+)</li>
<li>700 HK: 700 HK: &lt;Honor of Kings&gt; July Grossing Up 26% MoM. (+)</li>
<li>BABA US: Alibaba backed AI-startup launches video and music generation model (+)</li>
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NTES US/BABA US: NPPA Released August Domestic Game Code Approvals.(+/+)
700 HK: 700 HK: &lt;Honor of Kings&gt; July Grossing Up 26% MoM. (+)
BABA US: Alibaba backed AI-startup launches video and music generation model (+)


[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:NTESUS/BABAUS/700HK/PDDUS/JDUS/VIPSUS/1810HK/SHEIN/WMTUS/4385JP/EBAYUS

Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

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<li>Good retailer numbers and outlooks by Target and TJX setting a positive tone for the likes of Mercari on the read for consumer spending.</li>
<li>Toll Bros numbers from the day before lifting US Homebuilders should see the likes of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sumitomo-forestry-co-ltd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sumitomo Forestry</a> rebound off yesterdays weak price action.</li>
<li>Japanese R/E names look increasingly vulnerable to downside ahead of Ueda's speech tomorrow which should point to a BoJ trajectory for future rate hikes.</li>
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Good retailer numbers and outlooks by Target and TJX setting a positive tone for the likes of Mercari on the read for consumer spending.
Toll Bros numbers from the day before lifting US Homebuilders should see the likes of Sumitomo Forestry rebound off yesterdays weak price action.
Japanese R/E names look increasingly vulnerable to downside ahead of Ueda's speech tomorrow which should point to a BoJ trajectory for future rate hikes.


Japan Morning Connection: Mercari, Sumitomo Forestry, Anritsu

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<li>PDD US/CPNG US/4385 JP/4689 JP/4755 JP: Temu to launch semi-consignment in Japan and South Korea in October (+/-/-/-/-)</li>
<li>BABA US: Alibaba upgrades it AI generated fashion model tool (+)</li>
<li>BABA US: Alibaba’s C2C platform Idle Fish to charge commissions in September (+)</li>
</ul>


PDD US/CPNG US/4385 JP/4689 JP/4755 JP: Temu to launch semi-consignment in Japan and South Korea in October (+/-/-/-/-)
BABA US: Alibaba upgrades it AI generated fashion model tool (+)
BABA US: Alibaba’s C2C platform Idle Fish to charge commissions in September (+)


[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:PDD US/CPNGUS/4385JP/4689JP/4755JP/BABA US/1024HK/JD US/3690HK/700HK

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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

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC 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/timee-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43690:1" rel="noopener">Timee Inc (215A JP)</a> raised US$300m in its Japan IPO. The IPO had been a 100% secondary selldown by existing shareholders.</li>
<li>Timee operates an on-demand staffing platform that connects part-time jobseekers with businesses in Japan.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
</ul>



Timee Inc (215A JP) raised US$300m in its Japan IPO. The IPO had been a 100% secondary selldown by existing shareholders.
Timee operates an on-demand staffing platform that connects part-time jobseekers with businesses in Japan.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Timee IPO Trading - Garnered a Strong Demand, Should Pop

Japan

Mercari, Inc. operates as an electronic commercial company. The Company offers electronic commercial software, operation management, marketing planning, and other marketplace services. Mercari serves customers worldwide.

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Mercari (4385 JP)

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:NTESUS/BABAUS/700HK/PDDUS/JDUS/VIPSUS/1810HK/SHEIN/WMTUS/4385JP/EBAYUS

NPPA approves new games, Honor of Kings sees revenue increase, Alibaba-backed AI startup introduces new model for video and music generation.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Japan Morning Connection: Mercari, Sumitomo Forestry, Anritsu

Positive retail numbers from Target and TJX bode well for consumer spending, while Toll Bros' strong performance lifts Homebuilders. Japanese R/E...

Andrew Jackson

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:PDD US/CPNGUS/4385JP/4689JP/4755JP/BABA US/1024HK/JD US/3690HK/700HK

Temu to launch semi-consignment in Japan and South Korea; Alibaba upgrades AI fashion model tool and Idle Fish to charge commissions.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[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

Timee IPO Trading - Garnered a Strong Demand, Should Pop

Timee Inc (215A JP) raised US$300m in its Japan IPO. The IPO had been a 100% secondary selldown by existing shareholders.

Clarence Chu

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[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:NTESUS/BABAUS/700HK/PDDUS/JDUS/VIPSUS/1810HK/SHEIN/WMTUS/4385JP/EBAYUS

​NPPA approves new games, Honor of Kings sees revenue increase, Alibaba-backed AI startup introduces new model for video and music generation.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Japan Morning Connection: Mercari, Sumitomo Forestry, Anritsu

​Positive retail numbers from Target and TJX bode well for consumer spending, while Toll Bros' strong performance lifts Homebuilders. Japanese R/E...

Andrew Jackson

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:PDD US/CPNGUS/4385JP/4689JP/4755JP/BABA US/1024HK/JD US/3690HK/700HK

​Temu to launch semi-consignment in Japan and South Korea; Alibaba upgrades AI fashion model tool and Idle Fish to charge commissions.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[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

Timee IPO Trading - Garnered a Strong Demand, Should Pop

Timee Inc (215A JP) raised US$300m in its Japan IPO. The IPO had been a 100% secondary selldown by existing shareholders.

Clarence Chu

NPPA approves new games, Honor of Kings sees revenue increase, Alibaba-backed AI startup introduces new model for video and music generation.

Positive retail numbers from Target and TJX bode well for consumer spending, while Toll Bros' strong performance lifts Homebuilders. Japanese R/E...

Temu to launch semi-consignment in Japan and South Korea; Alibaba upgrades AI fashion model tool and Idle Fish to charge commissions.

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