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CMB International

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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>Tongcheng Travel (TC) reported 3Q24 results: total revenue was RMB5.0bn, up 51% YoY (2Q24: +48% YoY), 3% better than Bloomberg consensus estimates; adjusted net income was RMB910mn, up 47% YoY, 11% better than consensus.</li><li>OPM of core OTA businesses improved to 31.1% in 3Q24 (3Q23: 25.2%), driven by optimization of marketing strategies. Booking volume growth of TC’s transportation ticketing and accommodation reservation business is likely to be more resilient than our previous expectation, and TC is optimizing its marketing spending, as well as optimizing subsidies it provided for customers amid a more stabilized competitive landscape, which in our view could drive ongoing YoY margin expansion for core OTA business in 4Q24E.</li><li>We lift 2024E revenue/nonGAAP net income forecasts by 1%/3% to factor in the positive impact. </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.

Tongcheng Travel (TC) reported 3Q24 results: total revenue was RMB5.0bn, up 51% YoY (2Q24: +48% YoY), 3% better than Bloomberg consensus estimates; adjusted net income was RMB910mn, up 47% YoY, 11% better than consensus.OPM of core OTA businesses improved to 31.1% in 3Q24 (3Q23: 25.2%), driven by optimization of marketing strategies. Booking volume growth of TC’s transportation ticketing and accommodation reservation business is likely to be more resilient than our previous expectation, and TC is optimizing its marketing spending, as well as optimizing subsidies it provided for customers amid a more stabilized competitive landscape, which in our view could drive ongoing YoY margin expansion for core OTA business in 4Q24E.We lift 2024E revenue/nonGAAP net income forecasts by 1%/3% to factor in the positive impact. 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.

Tongcheng Travel (780 HK) - Travel Demand Remains Resilient

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport, Tracking Traffic

Daniel Hellberg

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport

Tracking Traffic

Focusing on Asian logistics, transportation, and travel companies

<ul>
<li>September's growth in activity still solid for domestic &amp; international traffic</li>
<li>Golden Week anecdotes suggests Chinese tourists remain active, but frugal</li>
<li>Trip.com has shown stellar YTD performance, but airlines offer more upside</li>
</ul>


September's growth in activity still solid for domestic &amp; international traffic
Golden Week anecdotes suggests Chinese tourists remain active, but frugal
Trip.com has shown stellar YTD performance, but airlines offer more upside


Monthly Chinese Tourism Tracker | Still-Solid Growth in September | Consider Airlines (October 2024)

<ul>
<li>By many metrics, Chinese airlines' recent performance exceeds pre-Covid levels</li>
<li>Medium-Term, ongoing int'l recovery and benign fuel prices can boost margins</li>
<li>We believe the airlines could recoup weak relative performance vs Trip.com</li>
</ul>


By many metrics, Chinese airlines' recent performance exceeds pre-Covid levels
Medium-Term, ongoing int'l recovery and benign fuel prices can boost margins
We believe the airlines could recoup weak relative performance vs Trip.com


Rebound in Int'l Demand & Benign Fuel Prices Could Support Recovery in Chinese Airlines' Share Perf

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

<ul>
<li>Hong Kong is showing strong market momentum as consumer staples, consumer discretionary, healthcare and tech surge on increased momentum.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xtep-international-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18118:1" rel="noopener">Xtep International (1368 HK)</a> had a good 1H24 and benefited from better consumer sentiment. Analysts are upgrading <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tongcheng-travel-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27363:1" rel="noopener">Tongcheng Travel Holdings (780 HK) on an improved outlook.</a></li>
<li>Goldman Sachs upgraded their rating on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bilibili-inc-83a27302-cd7d-4e6a-a1de-bcf93eb022c3" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32215:1" rel="noopener">Bilibili (9626 HK)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bilibili-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26793:1" rel="noopener">Bilibili (BILI US)</a> to a BUY with improving user MAU/DAU measures and the success of its newly launched game.</li>
</ul>


Hong Kong is showing strong market momentum as consumer staples, consumer discretionary, healthcare and tech surge on increased momentum.
Xtep International (1368 HK) had a good 1H24 and benefited from better consumer sentiment. Analysts are upgrading Tongcheng Travel Holdings (780 HK) on an improved outlook.
Goldman Sachs upgraded their rating on Bilibili (9626 HK) , Bilibili (BILI US) to a BUY with improving user MAU/DAU measures and the success of its newly launched game.


BUY/SELL/HOLD: Hong Kong Stock Updates (September 28)

China Southern Airlines / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Outbound &amp; domestic travel activity continued to recover nicely in August</li>
<li>Initial reports suggest Mid-Autumn Festival travel activity was solid, too</li>
<li>After recent surge, we've cut Trip.com to HOLD; check out airlines instead</li>
</ul>


Outbound &amp; domestic travel activity continued to recover nicely in August
Initial reports suggest Mid-Autumn Festival travel activity was solid, too
After recent surge, we've cut Trip.com to HOLD; check out airlines instead


Monthly Chinese Tourism Tracker: Solid Outbound & Domestic Numbers in August | Cut Trip.com to HOLD

Hong Kong

Tongcheng Travel Holdings Limited is an investment holding company providing travel-related services in the People's Republic of China. It offers accommodation reservation, transportation ticketing, online advertising, hotel management, tourist attraction tickets, and packaged tours through its online platforms, mobile apps, and websites. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Suzhou, the People's Republic of China.

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