HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>We preliminarily estimate TOP TOY may be valued at 19.1-40.3% of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/miniso-group-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36659:1" rel="noopener">MINISO Group Holding (9896 HK)</a>'s market capitalisation, though there are still a lot of moving parts.  </li>
<li>TOP TOY is doing well in FY24 with a 41.1% surge in GMV, and for 1Q25, its revenue grew by 58.9%, reflecting exciting growth prospects.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bloks-group-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43648:1" rel="noopener">Bloks Group (325 HK)</a> is a better comparable as its revenue is 2.3x TOP TOY's, but its profit is 8x. A successful TOP TOY spin-off should benefit Miniso.</li>
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We preliminarily estimate TOP TOY may be valued at 19.1-40.3% of MINISO Group Holding (9896 HK)'s market capitalisation, though there are still a lot of moving parts.  
TOP TOY is doing well in FY24 with a 41.1% surge in GMV, and for 1Q25, its revenue grew by 58.9%, reflecting exciting growth prospects.

Bloks Group (325 HK) is a better comparable as its revenue is 2.3x TOP TOY's, but its profit is 8x. A successful TOP TOY spin-off should benefit Miniso.


MINISO Group (9896 HK): Assessing the TOP TOY Spin-Off

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Gross SOUTHBOUND volumes back above US$13bn a day this past 4-day week. Net buying back below US$500mm/day.</li>
<li>Among the top buys as a percentage of volume, FINANCIALS, ENERGY, TELECOMS stand out, dramatically. Among top sells, it is INFO TECH again. 8 weeks in a row negative.</li>
<li>The data tables below update on a daily basis in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/tools" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tools</a> section of Smartkarma. The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/tools/quiddity/south-flow-monitor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SOUTHBOUND Flow Monitor</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/tools/quiddity/ah-shares-monitor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AH Monitor</a> are both there free for SK readers.</li>
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Gross SOUTHBOUND volumes back above US$13bn a day this past 4-day week. Net buying back below US$500mm/day.
Among the top buys as a percentage of volume, FINANCIALS, ENERGY, TELECOMS stand out, dramatically. Among top sells, it is INFO TECH again. 8 weeks in a row negative.
The data tables below update on a daily basis in the Tools section of Smartkarma. The SOUTHBOUND Flow Monitor and AH Monitor are both there free for SK readers.


HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 6 June 2025); Volumes Up, Tech Down, ENERGY Bought Big

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Nicholas Pezolano

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Equity Derivatives

Citic Securities (H) / Equity Derivatives

<ul>
<li>Top Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed covered call candidates for the month of December.</li>
<li>The top 10 provide an average ~6.9% premium with a potential ~8.4% upside P&amp;L if exercised.</li>
<li>Investors with a neutral 1-month view on the underlying can seek to generate income.</li>
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Top Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed covered call candidates for the month of December.
The top 10 provide an average ~6.9% premium with a potential ~8.4% upside P&amp;L if exercised.
Investors with a neutral 1-month view on the underlying can seek to generate income.


Hong Kong December 2025 Monthly Covered Call Report

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 analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 21st.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.</li>
<li>We highlight short changes in CATL, Csop Hsi (2X Inv), Central New Energy, Xiaomi, TraHK HSI ETF.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 21st.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.
We highlight short changes in CATL, Csop Hsi (2X Inv), Central New Energy, Xiaomi, TraHK HSI ETF.


HK Short Interest Weekly: CATL, Central New Energy, Xiaomi

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<li>We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of HSI in the past month.</li>
<li>We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.</li>
<li>We highlighted EPS revision on HSBC, China Life, JD.COM, TRIP.COM, CCB, MEITUAN, China Life, Trip.Com, HSBC, Jd, CCB, Meituan.</li>
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We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of HSI in the past month.
We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.
We highlighted EPS revision on HSBC, China Life, JD.COM, TRIP.COM, CCB, MEITUAN, China Life, Trip.Com, HSBC, Jd, CCB, Meituan.


HSI Index Earning Revision (Nov): HSBC, China Life, JD.COM, TRIP.COM, CCB, MEITUAN, China Life

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Nicholas Pezolano

HK Short Interest Weekly: CATL, Central New Energy, Xiaomi

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 21st and highlight short interest changes in CATL, Csop Hsi (2X Inv),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HSI Index Earning Revision (Nov): HSBC, China Life, JD.COM, TRIP.COM, CCB, MEITUAN, China Life

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Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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MINISO Group (9896 HK): Assessing the TOP TOY Spin-Off

​Preliminary estimates suggest TOP TOY may be valued at 19.1-40.3% of Miniso's market capitalisation, with strong growth prospects and potential...

Osbert Tang, CFA

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 6 June 2025); Volumes Up, Tech Down, ENERGY Bought Big

SOUTHBOUND bought another HK$14bn+ last week in the four-day week. ENERGY was big again, as was CONSUMER DISC though some of the latter was index...

Travis Lundy

Hong Kong December 2025 Monthly Covered Call Report

​December's top covered call candidates on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange offer a 6.9% premium and potential 8.4% upside if exercised, allowing...

Nicholas Pezolano

HK Short Interest Weekly: CATL, Central New Energy, Xiaomi

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 21st and highlight short interest changes in CATL, Csop Hsi (2X Inv),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HSI Index Earning Revision (Nov): HSBC, China Life, JD.COM, TRIP.COM, CCB, MEITUAN, China Life

We analyzed HSI's consensus for Nov 2025 and highlighted changes of EPS in HSBC, China Life, JD.COM, TRIP.COM, CCB, MEITUAN, China Life, Trip.Com,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Preliminary estimates suggest TOP TOY may be valued at 19.1-40.3% of Miniso's market capitalisation, with strong growth prospects and potential...

December's top covered call candidates on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange offer a 6.9% premium and potential 8.4% upside if exercised, allowing...