External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>We summarize the Jul 2024 leading indicators as below, including the number of leads, customer flows and new orders generated, for Tesla, NIO, Li Auto, Xpeng, BYD and Aion.</li><li>Note that such data are based on a sample size of 96 stores (15- 18 stores for each brand) in 15 cities in China.</li><li>The following data reflect samestore metrics, and the metrics on a company level could be better than these figures, as most players are still expanding their sales network.</li></ul>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.

We summarize the Jul 2024 leading indicators as below, including the number of leads, customer flows and new orders generated, for Tesla, NIO, Li Auto, Xpeng, BYD and Aion.Note that such data are based on a sample size of 96 stores (15- 18 stores for each brand) in 15 cities in China.The following data reflect samestore metrics, and the metrics on a company level could be better than these figures, as most players are still expanding their sales network.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.

Auto - Resilient Leading Indicators During Off-Peak Time

<ul><li>Chinese automakers including BYD, Great Wall, NIO, Xpeng, Li Auto, Xiaomi, Zeekr, Aion, Deepal, Leap, Neta and HIMA etc reported their Jul 2024 sales volumes on 1 Aug.</li><li>Total sales volume combined rose 33% YoY (ranging from - 22% to +950%) and remained flat MoM (ranging from -22% to +10%) in Jul.</li><li>Li Auto beat, NIO in line, Xpeng restocking. Li Auto delivered about 51,000 units (+7% MoM) in Jul, a record high, better than our prior forecast.</li></ul>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.

Chinese automakers including BYD, Great Wall, NIO, Xpeng, Li Auto, Xiaomi, Zeekr, Aion, Deepal, Leap, Neta and HIMA etc reported their Jul 2024 sales volumes on 1 Aug.Total sales volume combined rose 33% YoY (ranging from - 22% to +950%) and remained flat MoM (ranging from -22% to +10%) in Jul.Li Auto beat, NIO in line, Xpeng restocking. Li Auto delivered about 51,000 units (+7% MoM) in Jul, a record high, better than our prior forecast.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.

Auto - Likely First MoM Rise for Jul NEV Retail Since 2021

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Equity Bottom-Up

Sunny Optical Technology Group / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The Hong Kong market trades about 30% below analysts' estimated 12 month target price.</li>
<li>Analysts are raising forecasts for<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xiaomi-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24409:1" rel="noopener">Xiaomi Corp (1810 HK)</a> as it meets success with new phone rollouts and its EV business.  </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sunny-optical-technology-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13363:1" rel="noopener">Sunny Optical Technology Group (2382 HK)</a> had a positive profit alert and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/minth-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9232:1" rel="noopener">Minth Group Ltd (425 HK)</a> is showing growth in its international business. Both are rated BUY from analysts.</li>
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The Hong Kong market trades about 30% below analysts' estimated 12 month target price.
Analysts are raising forecasts forXiaomi Corp (1810 HK) as it meets success with new phone rollouts and its EV business.  

Sunny Optical Technology Group (2382 HK) had a positive profit alert and Minth Group Ltd (425 HK) is showing growth in its international business. Both are rated BUY from analysts.


BUY/SELL/HOLD: Hong Kong Stock Updates (July 22)

<ul><li>Initiate with BUY and TP of HK$21.00. Minth Group (Minth) has been transforming from an exterior decorative parts maker to a more diversified tier1 supplier with manufacturing capabilities in different materials.</li><li>We are of the view that investors have probably underestimated Minth’s solid overseas foundation which is crucial for the upcoming trade risks, as its valuation has dropped to a historical-low level.</li><li>We also think battery housing and other new products such as chassis structural parts and intelligent integrated exteriors could lift Minth’s dollar content per car in the next few years, which is also an important driver for its profit growth.</li></ul>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.

Initiate with BUY and TP of HK$21.00. Minth Group (Minth) has been transforming from an exterior decorative parts maker to a more diversified tier1 supplier with manufacturing capabilities in different materials.We are of the view that investors have probably underestimated Minth’s solid overseas foundation which is crucial for the upcoming trade risks, as its valuation has dropped to a historical-low level.We also think battery housing and other new products such as chassis structural parts and intelligent integrated exteriors could lift Minth’s dollar content per car in the next few years, which is also an important driver for its profit growth.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.

Minth Group (425 HK) - Overseas Foundation to Withstand Trade Risks

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 the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of April 3rd.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Tencent Holdings, Bank Of China, Xiaomi.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of April 3rd.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Tencent Holdings, Bank Of China, Xiaomi.


Hong Kong Connect Flows (Apr 3rd): Tencent, Bank Of China, Xiaomi

China

Minth Group Ltd. manufactures exterior automobile body parts.  The Company produces structural body parts, decorative parts, and trim.  Minth supplies multinational automobile manufacturers operating in China.

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Minth Group Ltd (425 HK)

Auto - Resilient Leading Indicators During Off-Peak Time

We summarize the Jul 2024 leading indicators as below, including the number of leads, customer flows and new orders generated, for Tesla, NIO, Li...

CMB International

Auto - Likely First MoM Rise for Jul NEV Retail Since 2021

Chinese automakers including BYD, Great Wall, NIO, Xpeng, Li Auto, Xiaomi, Zeekr, Aion, Deepal, Leap, Neta and HIMA etc reported their Jul 2024...

CMB International

BUY/SELL/HOLD: Hong Kong Stock Updates (July 22)

Xiaomi launches its new AI enabled phone and has success in EVs. Sunny Optical has seen its auto lens business grow and Minth is successfully...

David Mudd

Minth Group (425 HK) - Overseas Foundation to Withstand Trade Risks

Minth Group (Minth) has been transforming from an exterior decorative parts maker to a more diversified tier1 supplier with manufacturing...

CMB International

Hong Kong Connect Flows (Apr 3rd): Tencent, Bank Of China, Xiaomi

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlight flows for Tencent Holdings, Bank Of China, Xiaomi.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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