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 Bottom-Up

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<li>FTA's revenue growth accelerated in Q124 and exceeded management guidance</li>
<li>Gross and OpInc margins (cash basis) both improved sharply in Q124</li>
<li>Growth, profitability, mix improved, but FTA no longer so cheap; HOLD</li>
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FTA's revenue growth accelerated in Q124 and exceeded management guidance
Gross and OpInc margins (cash basis) both improved sharply in Q124
Growth, profitability, mix improved, but FTA no longer so cheap; HOLD


Full Truck Alliance Q124 Results: Strong Financials Match Recent Strong Share Performance - HOLD

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.

Event-Driven

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<li>J&amp;T Global Express, a global logistics provider, raised about US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO in Oct 2023. Its pre-IPO investors will be released from its IPO linked lockup soon.</li>
<li>As per Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S), the firm is the leading express delivery business in Southeast Asia, with a 25.4% market share as per 2023 parcel volume.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the upcoming lock-up expiry and possible deal dynamics.</li>
</ul>


J&amp;T Global Express, a global logistics provider, raised about US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO in Oct 2023. Its pre-IPO investors will be released from its IPO linked lockup soon.
As per Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S), the firm is the leading express delivery business in Southeast Asia, with a 25.4% market share as per 2023 parcel volume.
In this note, we talk about the upcoming lock-up expiry and possible deal dynamics.


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<li>Q423 revenue growth, core margins, and expense control all looked strong</li>
<li>Evolving revenue mix bodes well for long-term improvement in core margin</li>
<li>Buyback update &amp; Q124 guidance both +ive; appears cheap at 14x consensus</li>
</ul>


Q423 revenue growth, core margins, and expense control all looked strong
Evolving revenue mix bodes well for long-term improvement in core margin
Buyback update &amp; Q124 guidance both +ive; appears cheap at 14x consensus


Full Truck Alliance: Strong Q423 Results | Solid Q124 Guidance | Cheap at 14x Consensus '24 EPS

Cainiao Smart Logistics Network / Equity Bottom-Up

Cainiao Smart Logistics Network (1437124D HK)

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<li>For certain companies now seeking IPOs, X-border volumes may serve as demand proxy</li>
<li>In 2023, Chinese X-border volume growth has accelerated, up +55% Y/Y through September</li>
<li>In developing X-border express market, lower ASPs are actually a good thing, in our view</li>
</ul>


For certain companies now seeking IPOs, X-border volumes may serve as demand proxy
In 2023, Chinese X-border volume growth has accelerated, up +55% Y/Y through September
In developing X-border express market, lower ASPs are actually a good thing, in our view


Introducing Monthly Tracking of Chinese X-Border Express Parcel Data | YTD Volume up +55%, ASPs -25%

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<li>The four China-listed express companies reported divergent March volume, price trends</li>
<li>It appears March and Q126 volume growth remained soft, but ASPs mostly improved Y/Y</li>
<li>STO Express, aligned with Alibaba and CaiNiao, showed the strangest March / Q126 data</li>
</ul>


The four China-listed express companies reported divergent March volume, price trends
It appears March and Q126 volume growth remained soft, but ASPs mostly improved Y/Y
STO Express, aligned with Alibaba and CaiNiao, showed the strangest March / Q126 data


Monthly Chinese Express Tracker | March and Q126 Data From Four China-Listed Firms? All Over the Map

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SF Holding Co., Ltd. is a leading Chinese multinational integrated logistics service provider. It offers a comprehensive suite of services including express delivery, freight, cold chain logistics, intra-city on-demand delivery, international express, international freight and forwarding, and supply chain management. The company is headquartered in Shenzhen, China, and was founded in 1993.

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Introducing Monthly Tracking of Chinese X-Border Express Parcel Data | YTD Volume up +55%, ASPs -25%

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Full Truck Alliance Q124 Results: Strong Financials Match Recent Strong Share Performance - HOLD

Full Truck Alliance posted great Q1 numbers: revenue growth accelerated, margins expanded, and mix improved. But its shares have rallied and the...

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J&T Global Express IPO Lock-Up Expiry - Tiny Float with 87%+ Stake Lockup Release Worth >US$8.8bn

J&T Global Express' IPO linked lockup expired over the weeked. The stock has been correcting over the past few weeks, especially with the CCASS...

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Full Truck Alliance: Strong Q423 Results | Solid Q124 Guidance | Cheap at 14x Consensus '24 EPS

Strong Q4 results from Full Truck Alliance, and growth in all the right places. Guidance for Q1 suggests no slowdown in early '24, and shares are...

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Introducing Monthly Tracking of Chinese X-Border Express Parcel Data | YTD Volume up +55%, ASPs -25%

Chinese X-border express parcel volume growth has accelerated dramatically in 2023, and unit pricing has fallen sharply. In this note we dissect...

Tracking Traffic

Monthly Chinese Express Tracker | March and Q126 Data From Four China-Listed Firms? All Over the Map

The four China-listed express companies reported oddly divergent numbers again in March. Overall, it appears parcel volume for this group grew at...

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