Blue Lotus China New Economy Research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Eric Wen

Blue Lotus China New Economy 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>Macro News Update: Weak Household Loan Data in September Highlights Urgency for Consumption Stimulus</li>
<li>Macro News Update : Scholars within China's government system indicates more incremental stimulus policies are on the way.</li>
<li>Macro News Update : Positive read thru on the Ministry of Finance press release(+)</li>
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Macro News Update: Weak Household Loan Data in September Highlights Urgency for Consumption Stimulus
Macro News Update : Scholars within China's government system indicates more incremental stimulus policies are on the way.
Macro News Update : Positive read thru on the Ministry of Finance press release(+)


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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

Horizon Robotics / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/horizon-robotics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35637:1" rel="noopener">Horizon Robotics</a> is looking to raise US$500m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. </li>
<li>Horizon Robotics (HR) is a provider of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) solutions for passenger vehicles, empowered by its proprietary software and hardware technologies.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the recent updates from its filings.</li>
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Horizon Robotics is looking to raise US$500m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. 
Horizon Robotics (HR) is a provider of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) solutions for passenger vehicles, empowered by its proprietary software and hardware technologies.
In this note, we talk about the recent updates from its filings.


Horizon Robotics Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - More of the Same, Lots to Watch Out For

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Tencent repurchased 250 million shares and the market has not paid any attention to its significant margin improvements.</li>
<li>Lalatech updated its IPO file for 1H24, in which both GTV  and revenue were up by 18% YoY.</li>
<li>Seres expects its revenue will grow by 518% YoY to 559% YoY for 3Q24.</li>
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Tencent repurchased 250 million shares and the market has not paid any attention to its significant margin improvements.
Lalatech updated its IPO file for 1H24, in which both GTV  and revenue were up by 18% YoY.
Seres expects its revenue will grow by 518% YoY to 559% YoY for 3Q24.


China Consumption Weekly (14 Oct 2024): Tencent, Lalatech, Seres, BYD, NIO, Trip.com

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.

<ul><li>We summarize the Sep 2024 price discounts at dealers for major automakers in this report.</li><li>Note that such discounts for each automaker are calculated based on the weighted average of Aug 2024 retail sales volume for each model, as Sep 2024 retail sales volume data have not been released yet.</li><li>The industrywide average discounts widened by 0.3ppts MoM in Sep, based on our calculations, mainly driven by German and Chinese brands. </li></ul><p><em>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.</em></p>

We summarize the Sep 2024 price discounts at dealers for major automakers in this report.Note that such discounts for each automaker are calculated based on the weighted average of Aug 2024 retail sales volume for each model, as Sep 2024 retail sales volume data have not been released yet.The industrywide average discounts widened by 0.3ppts MoM in Sep, based on our calculations, mainly driven by German and Chinese brands. 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 - Stable Discounts Imply Resilient 3Q Earnings

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<li>NIO US/XPEV US/1810 HK/LI US: Electric vehicle sales were strong during the two weeks of the National Day holiday, with NIO, Leap, Zeekr, Xiaomi and Tesla performing better(///////)</li>
<li>Consumer sector: Steady Growth in Catering and Retail Consumption During the National Day Holiday(+)</li>
<li>Consumer sector: WeChat reports 20% YoY increase in transaction volume during National Day Holiday (+)</li>
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NIO US/XPEV US/1810 HK/LI US: Electric vehicle sales were strong during the two weeks of the National Day holiday, with NIO, Leap, Zeekr, Xiaomi and Tesla performing better(///////)
Consumer sector: Steady Growth in Catering and Retail Consumption During the National Day Holiday(+)
Consumer sector: WeChat reports 20% YoY increase in transaction volume during National Day Holiday (+)


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NIO Inc. manufactures and sells automobiles. The Company offers electric vehicles and parts, as well as provides battery charging services. NIO serves customers worldwide.

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NIO (NIO US)

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Household loan data in China highlights need for consumption stimulus; more incremental policies expected. Positive outlook on Ministry of Finance...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Horizon Robotics Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - More of the Same, Lots to Watch Out For

Horizon Robotics is looking to raise US$500m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we talk about the updates from its recent filings.

Sumeet Singh

China Consumption Weekly (14 Oct 2024): Tencent, Lalatech, Seres, BYD, NIO, Trip.com

Tencent repurchased 250 million shares in the first three quarters. Lalatech's GTV and revenue were up by 18% YoY. Seres expects its revenue will...

Ming Lu

Auto - Stable Discounts Imply Resilient 3Q Earnings

We summarize the Sep 2024 price discounts at dealers for major automakers in this report. Note that such discounts for each automaker are...

CMB International

[Blue Lotus Daily]:NIO US/XPEV US/1810 HK/LI US/000333 CH/600690 CH/000651 CH/1585 HK/NIUUS/603529CH

Electric vehicle sales, catering, and retail consumption saw strong growth during the National Day holiday, with companies like NIO, Leap, Zeekr,...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

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[Blue Lotus Daily]:1810 HK/1211HK/LI US/NIO US/XPEV US/MNSO US/ATAT US/002352 CH/2618HK/ZTO US/Macro

​Household loan data in China highlights need for consumption stimulus; more incremental policies expected. Positive outlook on Ministry of Finance...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Horizon Robotics Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - More of the Same, Lots to Watch Out For

Horizon Robotics is looking to raise US$500m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we talk about the updates from its recent filings.

Sumeet Singh

China Consumption Weekly (14 Oct 2024): Tencent, Lalatech, Seres, BYD, NIO, Trip.com

Tencent repurchased 250 million shares in the first three quarters. Lalatech's GTV and revenue were up by 18% YoY. Seres expects its revenue will...

Ming Lu

Auto - Stable Discounts Imply Resilient 3Q Earnings

We summarize the Sep 2024 price discounts at dealers for major automakers in this report. Note that such discounts for each automaker are...

CMB International

[Blue Lotus Daily]:NIO US/XPEV US/1810 HK/LI US/000333 CH/600690 CH/000651 CH/1585 HK/NIUUS/603529CH

​Electric vehicle sales, catering, and retail consumption saw strong growth during the National Day holiday, with companies like NIO, Leap, Zeekr,...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Household loan data in China highlights need for consumption stimulus; more incremental policies expected. Positive outlook on Ministry of Finance...

Electric vehicle sales, catering, and retail consumption saw strong growth during the National Day holiday, with companies like NIO, Leap, Zeekr,...