Blue Lotus Non US Internet research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Ying Pan

Blue Lotus Non US Internet 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>3690 HK: Meituan Food Delivery Daily Orders Reach 90 Million (+)</li>
<li>JD US: JD Officially Launches OTA Hotel and Travel Business with Three-Year Zero Commission Policy(+/-/-)</li>
<li>1439927D CH/4689 JP/4755 JP/4385 JP: TikTok Announces Launch of Japan E-commerce Business as Early as This Month (+/-/-/-)</li>
</ul>


3690 HK: Meituan Food Delivery Daily Orders Reach 90 Million (+)
JD US: JD Officially Launches OTA Hotel and Travel Business with Three-Year Zero Commission Policy(+/-/-)
1439927D CH/4689 JP/4755 JP/4385 JP: TikTok Announces Launch of Japan E-commerce Business as Early as This Month (+/-/-/-)


[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:3690 HK/JD US/1439927D CH/4689 JP/4755 JP/4385 JP/700 HK/NTESUS/BABAUS

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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kitazato-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45255:1" rel="noopener">Kitazato (368A JP)</a> manufactures and sells medical devices and products for fertility treatment. It aims to raise around US$130m in its Japan IPO.</li>
<li>Kitazato specializes in artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, cell cryopreservation and reproductive engineering technologies in regenerative medicine.</li>
<li>In our previous note, we looked at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing. In this note, look at the firm’s valuation.</li>
</ul>



Kitazato (368A JP) manufactures and sells medical devices and products for fertility treatment. It aims to raise around US$130m in its Japan IPO.
Kitazato specializes in artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, cell cryopreservation and reproductive engineering technologies in regenerative medicine.
In our previous note, we looked at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing. In this note, look at the firm’s valuation.


Kitazato IPO - Isn’t Particularly Enticing Apart from the Dividend Yield

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kitazato-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45255:1" rel="noopener">Kitazato (368A JP)</a> manufactures and sells medical devices and products for fertility treatment. It aims to raise around US$120m in its Japan IPO.</li>
<li>Kitazato specializes in artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, cell cryopreservation and reproductive engineering technologies in regenerative medicine.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.</li>
</ul>



Kitazato (368A JP) manufactures and sells medical devices and products for fertility treatment. It aims to raise around US$120m in its Japan IPO.
Kitazato specializes in artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, cell cryopreservation and reproductive engineering technologies in regenerative medicine.
In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.


Kitazato Pre-IPO - Past Sales Have Been Steady but Slowing

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>Late Nov-2024, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sbi-sumishin-net-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34572:1" rel="noopener">SBI Sumishin Net Bank (7163 JP)</a> was trading ¥2,900, weekly mag Bunshun scooped a possible NTT Docomo deal. The stock popped, I was skeptical. It popped more.</li>
<li>At Q3 earnings, NTT seemed to downplay the possibility saying they wouldn't overpay. SBI Sumshin fell. Then fell some more. </li>
<li>Today we get a deal whereby NTT buys out <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sbi-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10928:1" rel="noopener">SBI Holdings (8473 JP)</a>'s 34% stake, and minorities, and partners with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust. Then a side deal with SBI. </li>
</ul>


Late Nov-2024, SBI Sumishin Net Bank (7163 JP) was trading ¥2,900, weekly mag Bunshun scooped a possible NTT Docomo deal. The stock popped, I was skeptical. It popped more.
At Q3 earnings, NTT seemed to downplay the possibility saying they wouldn't overpay. SBI Sumshin fell. Then fell some more. 
Today we get a deal whereby NTT buys out SBI Holdings (8473 JP)'s 34% stake, and minorities, and partners with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust. Then a side deal with SBI. 


[Japan M&A] NTT To Buy Out SBI Sumishin Net Bank (7163) At a HUGE Price for Minorities

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

Quantitative Analysis

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of May 16th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD16,876m.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, margin trading position as multiples of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in Dena, Rakuten, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, Toyota Motor, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of May 16th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD16,876m.
We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, margin trading position as multiples of ADT.
We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in Dena, Rakuten, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, Toyota Motor, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha.


JPX Margin Trading Weekly (May 16th): Dena, Rakuten, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, Toyota Motor

Japan

Rakuten Group, Inc. provides Internet services. The Company offers Internet finance services which including "Rakuten Card" and "Rakuten Bank". Rakuten Group also provides digital content services including electronic book services.

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Rakuten (4755 JP)

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:3690 HK/JD US/1439927D CH/4689 JP/4755 JP/4385 JP/700 HK/NTESUS/BABAUS

Meituan Food Delivery hits 90 million daily orders, JD launches OTA hotel and travel business with zero commission policy, TikTok to launch Japan...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Kitazato IPO - Isn’t Particularly Enticing Apart from the Dividend Yield

Kitazato (368A JP) manufactures and sells medical devices and products for fertility treatment. It aims to raise around US$130m in its Japan IPO.

Sumeet Singh

Kitazato Pre-IPO - Past Sales Have Been Steady but Slowing

Kitazato (368A JP) manufactures and sells medical devices and products for fertility treatment. It aims to raise around US$120m in its Japan IPO.

Sumeet Singh

[Japan M&A] NTT To Buy Out SBI Sumishin Net Bank (7163) At a HUGE Price for Minorities

NTT Docomo needed a bank to compete with its mobile telephony rivals. This deal was mooted 6mos ago, but speculation dampened in Feb. But they are...

Travis Lundy

JPX Margin Trading Weekly (May 16th): Dena, Rakuten, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, Toyota Motor

We analyzed JPX margin trading position report for the past week and highlighted margin trading activities in Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Kawasaki Heavy...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:3690 HK/JD US/1439927D CH/4689 JP/4755 JP/4385 JP/700 HK/NTESUS/BABAUS

​Meituan Food Delivery hits 90 million daily orders, JD launches OTA hotel and travel business with zero commission policy, TikTok to launch Japan...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Kitazato IPO - Isn’t Particularly Enticing Apart from the Dividend Yield

Kitazato (368A JP) manufactures and sells medical devices and products for fertility treatment. It aims to raise around US$130m in its Japan IPO.

Sumeet Singh

Kitazato Pre-IPO - Past Sales Have Been Steady but Slowing

Kitazato (368A JP) manufactures and sells medical devices and products for fertility treatment. It aims to raise around US$120m in its Japan IPO.

Sumeet Singh

[Japan M&A] NTT To Buy Out SBI Sumishin Net Bank (7163) At a HUGE Price for Minorities

NTT Docomo needed a bank to compete with its mobile telephony rivals. This deal was mooted 6mos ago, but speculation dampened in Feb. But they are...

Travis Lundy

JPX Margin Trading Weekly (May 16th): Dena, Rakuten, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, Toyota Motor

We analyzed JPX margin trading position report for the past week and highlighted margin trading activities in Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Kawasaki Heavy...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Meituan Food Delivery hits 90 million daily orders, JD launches OTA hotel and travel business with zero commission policy, TikTok to launch Japan...