Materials| Industrials |Commodities

Rahul Jain

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>After a blockbuster 2022 driven by lithium supercycle highs, Tianqi Lithium saw earnings swing into deep losses in 2024 amid price crashes.</li>
<li>Looking ahead, it plans to scale lithium chemical capacity to over 140,000 tons/year, deepen integration in China and Southeast Asia, and selectively invest in technologies like DLE.</li>
<li>While near-term profitability remains uncertain, current EV/EBITDA valuations below 5x suggest the downside may be priced in.</li>
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After a blockbuster 2022 driven by lithium supercycle highs, Tianqi Lithium saw earnings swing into deep losses in 2024 amid price crashes.
Looking ahead, it plans to scale lithium chemical capacity to over 140,000 tons/year, deepen integration in China and Southeast Asia, and selectively invest in technologies like DLE.
While near-term profitability remains uncertain, current EV/EBITDA valuations below 5x suggest the downside may be priced in.


Tianqi Lithium (002466.SZ / 9696.HK): Rebuilding Via Expansion, Valuations Appear Reasonable

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

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<li>Through its 43.58% ownership in lithium carbonate producer Lanke Lithium Industry, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/keda-industrial-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20691:1" rel="noopener">Keda Industrial Group (600499 CH)</a> is well placed to benefit from the increase in lithium demand.</li>
<li>Lanke's capacity has recently been upgraded to 30,000 tonnes. Also, Keda is adding capacity to its own integrated anode materials factory in Fujian to capture the ever-rising demand. </li>
<li>Overseas ceramic business will see solid growth from key markets in Africa as Keda raises capacity by 65% by FY23. The stock's valuations are inexpensive relative to peers. </li>
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Through its 43.58% ownership in lithium carbonate producer Lanke Lithium Industry, Keda Industrial Group (600499 CH) is well placed to benefit from the increase in lithium demand.
Lanke's capacity has recently been upgraded to 30,000 tonnes. Also, Keda is adding capacity to its own integrated anode materials factory in Fujian to capture the ever-rising demand. 
Overseas ceramic business will see solid growth from key markets in Africa as Keda raises capacity by 65% by FY23. The stock's valuations are inexpensive relative to peers. 


Keda Industrial (600499 CH): Lithium Play Backed by Multi-Pronged Growth Strategies

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<ul><li>Chinese lithium giant Tianqi Lithium Corp. (<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/002466.SZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">002466.SZ</a> -1.01%) is forecasting a net loss exceeding $670 million for the first half of the year as plummeting lithium prices hurt the bottom line of producers of this essential battery raw material.</li><li>Tianqi said Tuesday that it anticipates a significant net loss of between 4.9 billion yuan and 5.5 billion yuan ($674 million and $756 million) for the six-month period.</li><li>This includes a projected net loss of between 983 million yuan and 1.6 billion yuan for the second quarter, which is narrower than the<a href="https://www.caixinglobal.com/2024-05-03/tianqi-lithium-plunges-into-the-red-on-falling-prices-troubled-chile-investment-102192696.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> 4 billion-yuan loss</a> reported in the first quarte</li></ul>

Chinese lithium giant Tianqi Lithium Corp. (002466.SZ -1.01%) is forecasting a net loss exceeding $670 million for the first half of the year as plummeting lithium prices hurt the bottom line of producers of this essential battery raw material.Tianqi said Tuesday that it anticipates a significant net loss of between 4.9 billion yuan and 5.5 billion yuan ($674 million and $756 million) for the six-month period.This includes a projected net loss of between 983 million yuan and 1.6 billion yuan for the second quarter, which is narrower than the 4 billion-yuan loss reported in the first quarte

Tianqi Warns of $670 Million-Plus Loss Over Lithium Price Plunge 

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/allkem-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3572:1" rel="noopener">Allkem Ltd (AKE AU)</a> saw its last day of trading on 21 December. There was large volume at the close as one major index provider gave it the boot. </li>
<li>Another delayed their treatment at the last minute, and eliminated a cross-flow.</li>
<li>But there is still a lot of net buy flow tomorrow (3 Jan) and the next day in the US. Perhaps more than I expected. </li>
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Allkem Ltd (AKE AU) saw its last day of trading on 21 December. There was large volume at the close as one major index provider gave it the boot. 
Another delayed their treatment at the last minute, and eliminated a cross-flow.
But there is still a lot of net buy flow tomorrow (3 Jan) and the next day in the US. Perhaps more than I expected. 


Allkem + Livent = Arcadium : Updated Expected Index Flows

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<li>The Allkem/Livent "merger of equals" discussed in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/allkem-livent-ake-au-lthm-us-merger-of-lithium-equals-has-index-surprises" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:101879" rel="noopener">Allkem/Livent (AKE AU | LTHM US) Merger Of Lithium Equals Has Index Surprises</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/allkem-livent-enlarged-charging-unit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:101914" rel="noopener">Allkem/​Livent: Enlarged Charging Unit</a> is on track.</li>
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<a href="https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20230928/pdf/05vdp2j4k6sqn9.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As of the end of last month</a>, all approvals are received or are expected to be received. The Scheme Booklet is expected next month. Deal is expected to close end-CY2023.</li>
<li>The deal STILL has interesting side issues with index. Even more interesting than Newcrest/Newmont. This is an update with more detail as we probably have 8-10 weeks left.</li>
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The Allkem/Livent "merger of equals" discussed in Allkem/Livent (AKE AU | LTHM US) Merger Of Lithium Equals Has Index Surprises and Allkem/​Livent: Enlarged Charging Unit is on track.

As of the end of last month, all approvals are received or are expected to be received. The Scheme Booklet is expected next month. Deal is expected to close end-CY2023.
The deal STILL has interesting side issues with index. Even more interesting than Newcrest/Newmont. This is an update with more detail as we probably have 8-10 weeks left.


Allkem/Livent (AKE AU | LTHM US) Merger Update:  MUCH More Than Meets The Eye

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Tianqi Lithium Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells lithium products. The Company produces lithium carbonate, lithium chloride, lithium hydroxide, and other related products. Tianqi Lithium markets its products worldwide.

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Travis Lundy

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Travis Lundy

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Tianqi Lithium (002466.SZ / 9696.HK): Rebuilding Via Expansion, Valuations Appear Reasonable

​Tianqi Lithium faces deep losses in 2024 after a successful 2022, but plans to expand capacity and invest in new technologies for future growth.

Rahul Jain

Keda Industrial (600499 CH): Lithium Play Backed by Multi-Pronged Growth Strategies

Keda is a relatively undervalued play on growing lithium demand. In addition to investment in lithium carbonate producer Lanke Lithium, it is also...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Tianqi Warns of $670 Million-Plus Loss Over Lithium Price Plunge

Chinese lithium giant Tianqi Lithium Corp. (002466.SZ -1.01%) is forecasting a net loss exceeding $670 million for the first half of the year as...

Caixin Global

Allkem + Livent = Arcadium : Updated Expected Index Flows

Flows for Livent-become-Arcadium Lithium over the next 3 days are relatively prodigious. This comes from upweights in US indices not matched by...

Travis Lundy

Allkem/Livent (AKE AU | LTHM US) Merger Update: MUCH More Than Meets The Eye

The Allkem/Livent Shareholder Meetings take place 19 Dec. If agreed, this deal gets done quickly. Then we have index fun. The price of lithium...

Travis Lundy

Tianqi Lithium faces deep losses in 2024 after a successful 2022, but plans to expand capacity and invest in new technologies for future growth.