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.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>PDD Holdings (PDD) announced (26 Aug) 2Q24 results: revenue was up 86% YoY (2Q23: 66%; 1Q24: 131%) to RMB97.1bn, 3% shy of Bloomberg consensus estimates.</li><li>Both online marketing services and others and transaction services fees were 3% short of consensus, which in our view can be attributed to intensified industry competition, but should be partly anticipated.</li><li>Non-GAAP net profit increased by 126% YoY to RMB34.4bn, 14% ahead of consensus.</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>

PDD Holdings (PDD) announced (26 Aug) 2Q24 results: revenue was up 86% YoY (2Q23: 66%; 1Q24: 131%) to RMB97.1bn, 3% shy of Bloomberg consensus estimates.Both online marketing services and others and transaction services fees were 3% short of consensus, which in our view can be attributed to intensified industry competition, but should be partly anticipated.Non-GAAP net profit increased by 126% YoY to RMB34.4bn, 14% ahead of consensus.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.

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

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>The stock plunged today after the announcement of excellent performance for 2Q24.</li>
<li>In 2Q24, revenue grew by 86% YoY and the operating margin improved 10 percentage points YoY.</li>
<li>We believe investors should buy, as it is just a tactic from major stock sellers.</li>
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The stock plunged today after the announcement of excellent performance for 2Q24.
In 2Q24, revenue grew by 86% YoY and the operating margin improved 10 percentage points YoY.
We believe investors should buy, as it is just a tactic from major stock sellers.


PDD (PDD US): Stock Plunged After Excellent 2Q24 Result – Your Time to Buy

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport, Tracking Traffic

Daniel Hellberg

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport

Tracking Traffic

Focusing on Asian logistics, transportation, and travel companies

Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>A recent report shows apparent gains by Temu against US "dollar" store chains</li>
<li>In this insight we introduce the "dollar" store concept and share our experiences</li>
<li>We conclude that Temu &amp; SHEIN don't likely view some categories as priorities</li>
</ul>


A recent report shows apparent gains by Temu against US "dollar" store chains
In this insight we introduce the "dollar" store concept and share our experiences
We conclude that Temu &amp; SHEIN don't likely view some categories as priorities


Temu Versus Dollar Tree: More Online & Offline Adventures in Pursuit of Ultra-Cheap Stuff

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<li>PDD's small retailers bought out products of direct sales and claimed full refund.</li>
<li>The story happened to Alibaba more than ten years ago.</li>
<li>It can be hard for PDD to enter the high quality market.</li>
</ul>


PDD's small retailers bought out products of direct sales and claimed full refund.
The story happened to Alibaba more than ten years ago.
It can be hard for PDD to enter the high quality market.


Pinduoduo (PDD) Short Review: Third-Party Retailers “Bombarded” Direct Sales

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Event-Driven

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<li>PCAOB officials concluded their Hong Kong visit last month and PCAOB is due to announce its annual judgment on whether it had adequate access to US listed China companies.</li>
<li>The Hong Kong visit was on the back of the 26th Aug 2022 announcement by PCAOB and CSRC that they had entered into an agreement with US authorities for access.</li>
<li>In this note, we'll talk about the latest developments, possible outcomes and implications.</li>
</ul>


PCAOB officials concluded their Hong Kong visit last month and PCAOB is due to announce its annual judgment on whether it had adequate access to US listed China companies.
The Hong Kong visit was on the back of the 26th Aug 2022 announcement by PCAOB and CSRC that they had entered into an agreement with US authorities for access.
In this note, we'll talk about the latest developments, possible outcomes and implications.


China ADRs Delisting - Friday Could Be Judgment Day for over US$800bn Mcap of Stocks

China

PDD Holdings Inc. is a multinational commerce group that owns and operates a portfolio of businesses. The Company focuses on digital economy so that local communities and small businesses can benefit from the increased productivity and new opportunities. PDD Holdings has built a network of sourcing, logistics, and fulfillment capabilities for its underlying businesses.

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