Asia L/S Equity PM/Macro/Thematic Idea Generation

Rikki Malik

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>A cyclical bull market in Chinese stocks provide a good opportunity in the sector</li>
<li>Similar upside potential as the brokers but with less volatility</li>
<li>Insurance products still have a low level of penetration in China</li>
</ul>


A cyclical bull market in Chinese stocks provide a good opportunity in the sector
Similar upside potential as the brokers but with less volatility
Insurance products still have a low level of penetration in China


Insurance Sector as a Leveraged Play on the Chinese Revival

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>Ping An recorded robust 3Q earnings with Group net profit and L&amp;H NBV doubled in third quarter.</li><li>Group OPAT attributable to shareholders grew 5.5% YoY to RMB 113.8bn, translating into a 22.1% YoY increase in 3Q24 on track for a steady recovery (1Q24: -3.0%/2Q24: +1.9% YoY).</li><li>L&amp;H and P&amp;C accelerated attributable OPAT growth to 8%/455% YoY in 3Q, driven in part by more promising investment results and improved underwriting structure. </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>

Ping An recorded robust 3Q earnings with Group net profit and L&amp;H NBV doubled in third quarter.Group OPAT attributable to shareholders grew 5.5% YoY to RMB 113.8bn, translating into a 22.1% YoY increase in 3Q24 on track for a steady recovery (1Q24: -3.0%/2Q24: +1.9% YoY).L&amp;H and P&amp;C accelerated attributable OPAT growth to 8%/455% YoY in 3Q, driven in part by more promising investment results and improved underwriting structure. 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.

Ping An (2318 HK) - Robust 3Q Doubled in NBV and Earnings Growth

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

<ul>
<li>We analyze the 3Q2024 Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine as the exchange changed the rule to only disclose north bound position once a quarter.</li>
<li>We estimate that the inflows in 3Q were US$7,684 million and holdings were USD340bn.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Midea, Moutai, Ping An Insurance, Catl, Yangtze Power.</li>
</ul>


We analyze the 3Q2024 Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine as the exchange changed the rule to only disclose north bound position once a quarter.
We estimate that the inflows in 3Q were US$7,684 million and holdings were USD340bn.
We highlight flows for Midea, Moutai, Ping An Insurance, Catl, Yangtze Power.


Northbound Flows (3Q2024): Wait and See Mode

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 10th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Smic, Anta Sports, Cspc Pharma, Nci, Meituan, Tencent, Baba.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 10th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short changes in Smic, Anta Sports, Cspc Pharma, Nci, Meituan, Tencent, Baba.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Smic, Anta Sports, Cspc Pharma, Nci, Meituan, Tencent, Baba

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 4th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Meituan, Citic Sec, Hkex, Trip.Com, ICBC, CCB, New World Dev.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 4th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short changes in Meituan, Citic Sec, Hkex, Trip.Com, ICBC, CCB, New World Dev.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Meituan, Citic Sec, Hkex, Trip.Com, ICBC, CCB, New World Dev

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Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Limited provides a variety of insurance service in China.  The Company writes property, casualty, and life insurance.  Ping An Insurance also offers financial services.

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Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK)

Insurance Sector as a Leveraged Play on the Chinese Revival

Chinese stocks in a cyclical bull market offer a promising opportunity especially in the insurance sector due to a reversal of trends and a low...

Rikki Malik

Ping An (2318 HK) - Robust 3Q Doubled in NBV and Earnings Growth

Ping An recorded robust 3Q earnings with Group net profit and L&H NBV doubled in third quarter. Group OPAT attributable to shareholders grew 5.5%...

CMB International

Northbound Flows (3Q2024): Wait and See Mode

We analyzed Northbound connect data for 3Q2024 and highlight flows for Moutai, Midea, Wuliangye, Catl, Gree Electric Appliances.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest Weekly: Smic, Anta Sports, Cspc Pharma, Nci, Meituan, Tencent, Baba

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 10th and highlight short interest changes in Smic, Anta Sports, Cspc...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest Weekly: Meituan, Citic Sec, Hkex, Trip.Com, ICBC, CCB, New World Dev

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 4th and highlight short interest changes in Meituan, Citic Sec, Hkex,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Insurance Sector as a Leveraged Play on the Chinese Revival

​Chinese stocks in a cyclical bull market offer a promising opportunity especially in the insurance sector due to a reversal of trends and a low...

Rikki Malik

Ping An (2318 HK) - Robust 3Q Doubled in NBV and Earnings Growth

Ping An recorded robust 3Q earnings with Group net profit and L&H NBV doubled in third quarter. Group OPAT attributable to shareholders grew 5.5%...

CMB International

Northbound Flows (3Q2024): Wait and See Mode

We analyzed Northbound connect data for 3Q2024 and highlight flows for Moutai, Midea, Wuliangye, Catl, Gree Electric Appliances.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest Weekly: Smic, Anta Sports, Cspc Pharma, Nci, Meituan, Tencent, Baba

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 10th and highlight short interest changes in Smic, Anta Sports, Cspc...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest Weekly: Meituan, Citic Sec, Hkex, Trip.Com, ICBC, CCB, New World Dev

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Oct 4th and highlight short interest changes in Meituan, Citic Sec, Hkex,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Chinese stocks in a cyclical bull market offer a promising opportunity especially in the insurance sector due to a reversal of trends and a low...