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>Sinotruk pre-announced impressive net profit growth of 2x-2.4x YoY for 2023 (to RMB5.0-5.68bn), which is &gt;20% above consensus.</li><li>We believe the surprise came from the strong operating leverage.</li><li>We revise up our 2023E-25E earnings forecast substantially by 43%-52%, due to higher sales volume and, more importantly, higher operating margin. </li></ul>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.

Sinotruk pre-announced impressive net profit growth of 2x-2.4x YoY for 2023 (to RMB5.0-5.68bn), which is &gt;20% above consensus.We believe the surprise came from the strong operating leverage.We revise up our 2023E-25E earnings forecast substantially by 43%-52%, due to higher sales volume and, more importantly, higher operating margin. 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.

Sinotruk (Hong Kong) (3808 HK) – Big Surprise on 2023E Earnings; TP Raised

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>The 35% decline in China’s LNG price (due to abundant supply) along with the 4% increase in diesel price (due to strong crude price) YTD have reduced the gas/diesel price ratio to only 0.56x (0.9x in late Dec 2023).</li><li>The expanding price spread boosted the sales of natural gas HDTs substantially by 2x YoY in Mar, taking the gas HDT ratio to 25% (vs 7% in Jan).</li><li>We expect the current gas/diesel price spread could last longer than that in 2023, given the elevated crude price arising from the geopolitical tension in the Middle East. </li></ul>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.

The 35% decline in China’s LNG price (due to abundant supply) along with the 4% increase in diesel price (due to strong crude price) YTD have reduced the gas/diesel price ratio to only 0.56x (0.9x in late Dec 2023).The expanding price spread boosted the sales of natural gas HDTs substantially by 2x YoY in Mar, taking the gas HDT ratio to 25% (vs 7% in Jan).We expect the current gas/diesel price spread could last longer than that in 2023, given the elevated crude price arising from the geopolitical tension in the Middle East. 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.

China Heavy Duty Truck - Expanding Gas/Diesel Price Spread to Further Boost Sales of Gas HDTs

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Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cimc-vehicles-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28012:1" rel="noopener">CIMC Vehicle Group Co Ltd (1839 HK)</a> has despatched the offer document, and the H Share HK$7.50 offer is open. The H Shareholders class vote is on 18 April.  </li>
<li>The key condition is approval by at least 75% of independent H Shareholders (&lt;10% of all independent H Shareholders rejection) along with a 90% minimum acceptance condition.  </li>
<li>The de-rating of peers and ongoing US investigation favours meeting the 90% threshold. However, the dire minority AGM/EGM participation rates suggest that retail apathy may derail the offer. </li>
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CIMC Vehicle Group Co Ltd (1839 HK) has despatched the offer document, and the H Share HK$7.50 offer is open. The H Shareholders class vote is on 18 April.  
The key condition is approval by at least 75% of independent H Shareholders (&lt;10% of all independent H Shareholders rejection) along with a 90% minimum acceptance condition.  
The de-rating of peers and ongoing US investigation favours meeting the 90% threshold. However, the dire minority AGM/EGM participation rates suggest that retail apathy may derail the offer. 


CIMC Vehicles (1839 HK): Vote on 18 April as Uncertainty Lingers on the 90% Acceptance Threshold

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cimc-vehicles-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28012:1" rel="noopener">CIMC Vehicle Group Co Ltd (1839 HK)</a> announced the H Share buyback offer, excluding CIMC’s shares, is at HK$7.50, a 16.5% premium to the undisturbed price. The offer is final.</li>
<li>The key condition is approval by at least 75% of independent H Shareholders (&lt;10% of all independent H Shareholders rejection) along with a 90% minimum acceptance condition.  </li>
<li>Excluding the irrevocables, the 90% threshold requires an independent H Shareholder acceptance rate of 77.7%, which could be challenging due to a light offer. Risk/reward unfavourable. </li>
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CIMC Vehicle Group Co Ltd (1839 HK) announced the H Share buyback offer, excluding CIMC’s shares, is at HK$7.50, a 16.5% premium to the undisturbed price. The offer is final.
The key condition is approval by at least 75% of independent H Shareholders (&lt;10% of all independent H Shareholders rejection) along with a 90% minimum acceptance condition.  
Excluding the irrevocables, the 90% threshold requires an independent H Shareholder acceptance rate of 77.7%, which could be challenging due to a light offer. Risk/reward unfavourable. 


CIMC Vehicles (1839 HK): Min Acceptance Condition a Risk for the Final HK$7.50 Offer

<ul><li>In the Central Commission for Financial and Economic Affairs (CCFEA) meeting held on 23 Feb, President Xi proposed an acceleration of a large-scale replacement of production equipment to support economic growth.</li><li>This is the first time that equipment replacement is mentioned as a tool to support the economy.</li><li>We believe this message is a positive signal to the heavy-duty truck (HDT) sector. </li></ul>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.

In the Central Commission for Financial and Economic Affairs (CCFEA) meeting held on 23 Feb, President Xi proposed an acceleration of a large-scale replacement of production equipment to support economic growth.This is the first time that equipment replacement is mentioned as a tool to support the economy.We believe this message is a positive signal to the heavy-duty truck (HDT) sector. 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.

Capital Goods – Equipment Replacement Proposed in Central Government Meeting

China

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd is a heavy truck manufacturer in China.  The company specializes in the research, development and manufacturing of heavy trucks and related key parts and components, including cabins, engines and axles.

Sinotruk Hong Kong (3808 HK)