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

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<li>TCOM US: Overseas Travel for National Holiday Grow Faster than Domestic Travel, Potentially Signaling the End of Consumption Downgrading (+)</li>
<li>PDD US: PDD announces another support plan for “quality merchants” (/)</li>
<li>BABA US/JD US/002352 CH: E-commerce players intensify logistics competition in Hong Kong (////-)</li>
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TCOM US: Overseas Travel for National Holiday Grow Faster than Domestic Travel, Potentially Signaling the End of Consumption Downgrading (+)
PDD US: PDD announces another support plan for “quality merchants” (/)
BABA US/JD US/002352 CH: E-commerce players intensify logistics competition in Hong Kong (////-)


[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:TCOMUS/PDDUS/BABA/JD/002352CH/700HK/NTES/BILI/002624CH/3888HK/3690HK

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

Lalatech Holdings Co Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>In a new filing with HKEX, we can see Lalatech's revenue growth slow</li>
<li>The company's grip on CoR loosened, but OpEx growth in H1 was minimal</li>
<li>Given improving market conditions, we believe Lalatech may finally sell shares</li>
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In a new filing with HKEX, we can see Lalatech's revenue growth slow
The company's grip on CoR loosened, but OpEx growth in H1 was minimal
Given improving market conditions, we believe Lalatech may finally sell shares


Lalatech IPO | Review of H124 Financials & Operating Stats | Strike While the Iron Is Hot-Ish?

China New Economy Equity Analyst, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Robert McKay

China New Economy Equity Analyst

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Amid fierce low-price competition in 1H24, low-end couriers  benefited from merchant demand for cheap logistics. However, new platform policies suggest greater emphasis on quality logistics and O2O in 2H24;</li>
<li>The shift towards higher-end logistics is manifesting through O2O. Spearheaded by Meituan, O2O is an experiment to copy Coupang's business model in China. We believe there is a sizable market;</li>
<li>We see ZTO as best positioned amid the changing environment, JDL least impacted, with J&amp;T and SFE in the least favorable positions.</li>
</ul>


Amid fierce low-price competition in 1H24, low-end couriers  benefited from merchant demand for cheap logistics. However, new platform policies suggest greater emphasis on quality logistics and O2O in 2H24;
The shift towards higher-end logistics is manifesting through O2O. Spearheaded by Meituan, O2O is an experiment to copy Coupang's business model in China. We believe there is a sizable market;
We see ZTO as best positioned amid the changing environment, JDL least impacted, with J&amp;T and SFE in the least favorable positions.


Logistics Shift to Quality Amid Evolved Ecommerce Plans

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Eric Wen

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research

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<li>BEKE US/BZ US/ATAT US/3690 HK/TCOM US:September Politburo Meeting Unusually Discusses Economic Topics, bodes well for catering and tourism consumption, Employment, and Real Estate(+)</li>
<li>2618 HK/002352 CH: JD and Alibaba reconcile, JD Logistics to launch on Taobao and Alipay to launch on JD.com (+/-)</li>
<li>NIO US: NIO Lowers Battery Swap Service Fees to Encourage Frequent Battery Swaps(-)</li>
</ul>


BEKE US/BZ US/ATAT US/3690 HK/TCOM US:September Politburo Meeting Unusually Discusses Economic Topics, bodes well for catering and tourism consumption, Employment, and Real Estate(+)
2618 HK/002352 CH: JD and Alibaba reconcile, JD Logistics to launch on Taobao and Alipay to launch on JD.com (+/-)
NIO US: NIO Lowers Battery Swap Service Fees to Encourage Frequent Battery Swaps(-)


[Blue Lotus Daily]:BEKE US/BZ US/ATAT US/3690 HK/TCOM US/2618 HK/002352 CH/NIO US/XPEV US/1211 HK

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<li>August parcel volume growth moderated, but easing price pressure matters more</li>
<li>In July &amp; August, Chinese X-border parcel volume growth re-accelerated</li>
<li>We believe easing price pressure should lead to express margin expansion</li>
</ul>


August parcel volume growth moderated, but easing price pressure matters more
In July &amp; August, Chinese X-border parcel volume growth re-accelerated
We believe easing price pressure should lead to express margin expansion


Monthly Chinese Express Tracker | Price Pressures Ease | X-Border Re-Accelerates | (September 2024)

Hong Kong

S. F. Holding Co., Ltd. offers express courier services. The Company provides logistics, order tracking, supply chain management, warehousing, and other services. S. F. Holding offers services worldwide.

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S.F. Holding (6936 HK)

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:TCOMUS/PDDUS/BABA/JD/002352CH/700HK/NTES/BILI/002624CH/3888HK/3690HK

Overseas travel for national holidays on the rise, signaling potential end to consumption downgrading. PDD announces support plan for quality...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Lalatech IPO | Review of H124 Financials & Operating Stats | Strike While the Iron Is Hot-Ish?

Lalatech's top-line growth moderated in H124, and gross margin dipped slightly. But tight OpEx control remains in place. We believe the company may...

Tracking Traffic

Logistics Shift to Quality Amid Evolved Ecommerce Plans

In 2H24, low-end couriers face shift towards quality logistics and O2O, with ZTO and Meituan best positioned and SFE most negatively affected

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[Blue Lotus Daily]:BEKE US/BZ US/ATAT US/3690 HK/TCOM US/2618 HK/002352 CH/NIO US/XPEV US/1211 HK

Chinese companies discuss economic topics, JD and Alibaba reconcile for cross-platform launches, NIO lowers battery swap fees.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Monthly Chinese Express Tracker | Price Pressures Ease | X-Border Re-Accelerates | (September 2024)

Heavy price pressure from 2023 and the first half of 2024 has eased, which is positive for margins at all of the listed Chinese express companies....

Tracking Traffic

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[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:TCOMUS/PDDUS/BABA/JD/002352CH/700HK/NTES/BILI/002624CH/3888HK/3690HK

​Overseas travel for national holidays on the rise, signaling potential end to consumption downgrading. PDD announces support plan for quality...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Lalatech IPO | Review of H124 Financials & Operating Stats | Strike While the Iron Is Hot-Ish?

Lalatech's top-line growth moderated in H124, and gross margin dipped slightly. But tight OpEx control remains in place. We believe the company may...

Tracking Traffic

Logistics Shift to Quality Amid Evolved Ecommerce Plans

​In 2H24, low-end couriers face shift towards quality logistics and O2O, with ZTO and Meituan best positioned and SFE most negatively affected

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[Blue Lotus Daily]:BEKE US/BZ US/ATAT US/3690 HK/TCOM US/2618 HK/002352 CH/NIO US/XPEV US/1211 HK

​Chinese companies discuss economic topics, JD and Alibaba reconcile for cross-platform launches, NIO lowers battery swap fees.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Monthly Chinese Express Tracker | Price Pressures Ease | X-Border Re-Accelerates | (September 2024)

Heavy price pressure from 2023 and the first half of 2024 has eased, which is positive for margins at all of the listed Chinese express companies....

Tracking Traffic

Overseas travel for national holidays on the rise, signaling potential end to consumption downgrading. PDD announces support plan for quality...

In 2H24, low-end couriers face shift towards quality logistics and O2O, with ZTO and Meituan best positioned and SFE most negatively affected

Chinese companies discuss economic topics, JD and Alibaba reconcile for cross-platform launches, NIO lowers battery swap fees.