HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Jiwusiwei's all-round coverage strategy and offering high-profit products have demonstrated strong competitiveness in current period of restaurant differentiation, which enables Jiwusiwei to have stronger “buffering capacity” when consumption environment fluctuates.</li>
<li>The heavy reliance on core shopping districts in first-/second-tier cities, as well as the uncertainty of its expansion in lower-tier markets, could become bottlenecks that restrict its long-term development.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/helens-international-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34113:1" rel="noopener">Helens International Holdings (9869 HK)</a> is the comparable company. Given that Jiwusiwei outperforms Helens International Holdings in all aspects, its valuation should rightfully receive a significant premium.</li>
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Jiwusiwei's all-round coverage strategy and offering high-profit products have demonstrated strong competitiveness in current period of restaurant differentiation, which enables Jiwusiwei to have stronger “buffering capacity” when consumption environment fluctuates.
The heavy reliance on core shopping districts in first-/second-tier cities, as well as the uncertainty of its expansion in lower-tier markets, could become bottlenecks that restrict its long-term development.

Helens International Holdings (9869 HK) is the comparable company. Given that Jiwusiwei outperforms Helens International Holdings in all aspects, its valuation should rightfully receive a significant premium.


Pre-IPO Jiwusiwei - The Strength and the Concerns

Henan Kingstar Brewery / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>The craft beers will eventually solidify into a stable niche category, and the window period for the market dividends brought by individual products may only last for 2-3 years.</li>
<li>KINGSTAR, as "the first Chinese-style craft beer company with high growth potential", can enjoy certain valuation premium at the current stage. So, valuation would be higher than traditional beer companies. </li>
<li>However, considering the risk of overly relying on single product as well as the future decline in growth due to increasing competition, valuation of KINGSTAR could be lower than MIXUE/<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/budweiser-brewing-co-apac-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28077:1" rel="noopener">Budweiser</a>.</li>
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The craft beers will eventually solidify into a stable niche category, and the window period for the market dividends brought by individual products may only last for 2-3 years.
KINGSTAR, as "the first Chinese-style craft beer company with high growth potential", can enjoy certain valuation premium at the current stage. So, valuation would be higher than traditional beer companies. 
However, considering the risk of overly relying on single product as well as the future decline in growth due to increasing competition, valuation of KINGSTAR could be lower than MIXUE/Budweiser.


Pre-IPO Henan Kingstar Brewery - The Business, the Concerns and the Outlook

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

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Sigenergy Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sigenergy-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44468:1" rel="noopener">Sigenergy Technology (6656 HK)</a> priced its IPO at HK$324.20 per share, raising gross proceeds of approximately US$562 million. The shares will begin trading on 16 April.</li>
<li>The IPO was discussed in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/sigenergy-ipo-the-investment-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:230084" rel="noopener">Sigenergy IPO: The Investment Case</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/sigenergy-6656-hk-ipo-valuation-insights" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:230285" rel="noopener">Sigenergy (6656 HK) IPO: Valuation Insights</a>. </li>
<li>The peers' market sentiment has increased since the IPO launch. The retail and international subscription rates are above the median. My analysis suggests that the IPO price is attractive.</li>
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Sigenergy Technology (6656 HK) priced its IPO at HK$324.20 per share, raising gross proceeds of approximately US$562 million. The shares will begin trading on 16 April.
The IPO was discussed in Sigenergy IPO: The Investment Case and Sigenergy (6656 HK) IPO: Valuation Insights. 
The peers' market sentiment has increased since the IPO launch. The retail and international subscription rates are above the median. My analysis suggests that the IPO price is attractive.


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.

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, a number of deals are set to list in the coming week.</li>
<li>On the placement front, Nintendo's placement appears to be shaping up fine.</li>
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Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front, a number of deals are set to list in the coming week.
On the placement front, Nintendo's placement appears to be shaping up fine.


Aequitas ECM Weekly (9 March 2026)- Nintendo, Mixue, PayPay, UI Boustead, Sunway, Zhaowei, Estun

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher

Dimitris Ioannidis

Global Financial Data and Analytics Platform

ORTEX

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Index Rebalance

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/coreweave-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44471:1" rel="noopener">CoreWeave (CRWV US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chime-financial-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45194:1" rel="noopener">Chime (CHYM US)</a> are expected inclusions in All-World and SmallCap, respectively, following lock-up expiry which increases public voting rights above 5%.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/figure-technology-solutions-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45672:1" rel="noopener">Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bullish-us-llc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45521:1" rel="noopener">Bullish US (BLSH US)</a> are close to the float cap threshold due to their low IPO floats, therefore their inclusion is uncertain.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/solstice-advanced-materials" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45953:1" rel="noopener">Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS US)</a> is projected to migrate from All-World to SmallCap following its <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/honeywell-international-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16765:1" rel="noopener">Honeywell</a> spinoff in October 2025.</li>
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CoreWeave (CRWV US) and Chime (CHYM US) are expected inclusions in All-World and SmallCap, respectively, following lock-up expiry which increases public voting rights above 5%.

Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR US) and Bullish US (BLSH US) are close to the float cap threshold due to their low IPO floats, therefore their inclusion is uncertain.

Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS US) is projected to migrate from All-World to SmallCap following its Honeywell spinoff in October 2025.


Global Index IPO Forecasts - Mar26: CoreWeave & Chime Among Candidates

China

MIXUE Group is a leading company specializing in the development, production, and franchise operation of freshly-made ice cream and tea beverages, including fruit drinks and coffee, under its Mixue and Lucky Cup brands. The company also supplies ingredients, packaging materials, and equipment to its extensive franchisee network. MIXUE Group was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Zhengzhou, China.

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​Jiwusiwei's strong competitiveness in restaurant differentiation gives it a "buffering capacity" in fluctuating environments. However, uncertainty...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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​KINGSTAR’s high growth is driven by Chinese-style craft beer, but future growth will decline due to ifierce competition. Valuation will be higher...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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The peers' market sentiment has increased since the IPO launch. The retail and international subscription rates are above the median of large HKEx...

Arun George

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