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In this Smartkarma Webinar, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/victoria-li" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:780" rel="noopener">Victoria Li</a> will discuss her recent Smartkarma Original titled <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/china-auto-parts-a-shares-parts-of-the-future" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:37321" rel="noopener">China Auto Parts A Shares: Parts Of The Future</a>, where she touches on the prospects of companies including <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/changzhou-xingyu-automotive" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20974:1" rel="noopener">Changzhou Xingyu Automotive (601799 CH)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ningbo-joyson-electronic-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4774:1" rel="noopener">Ningbo Joyson Electronic (600699 CH)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fuyao-glass-industry-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:330:1" rel="noopener">Fuyao Glass Industry Group (3606 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/huayu-automotive-systems-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8317:1" rel="noopener">Huayu Automotive Systems A (600741 CH)</a>. 
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<h3>The webinar was hosted on Wednesday, 22/July/2020, 5.00pm SGT/HKT.</h3>
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Victoria is an independent Insight Provider with over 18 years experience focused on Chinese autos, industrials and energy, having worked at firms including BNP Paribas, Barclays and Credit Suisse.
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In this Smartkarma Webinar, Victoria Li will discuss her recent Smartkarma Original titled China Auto Parts A Shares: Parts Of The Future, where she touches on the prospects of companies including Changzhou Xingyu Automotive (601799 CH), Ningbo Joyson Electronic (600699 CH), Fuyao Glass Industry Group (3606 HK) and Huayu Automotive Systems A (600741 CH). 


The webinar was hosted on Wednesday, 22/July/2020, 5.00pm SGT/HKT.
Watch the webinar here:

Victoria is an independent Insight Provider with over 18 years experience focused on Chinese autos, industrials and energy, having worked at firms including BNP Paribas, Barclays and Credit Suisse.


Smartkarma Webinar | China A-Shares Auto Parts: Parts of the Future

China Specialist, Auto and Industrial Specialist

Victoria Li

China has been the fastest growing auto market in the world. Over the last 2-3 years China's auto component industry is going through a tumultuous period - not only due to the volatility in demand (due to the auto downturn last year and corona-related lockdowns this year), but also due to two mega-trends that are providing risks and opportunities to the industry - NEVs and autonomous driving. In addition, there are 3 other less-discussed drivers of change in the industry   (emerging localization requirements, junior JV partners becoming leaders in their own right, international expansion). We look at the key A-share (MSCI A-share) listed players in the industry through the lens of these five trends/drivers of change. We prefer Passenger vehicle(PV) part suppliers over commercial vehicle (CV)part suppliers.  Among PV parts suppliers, our top buy is Changzhou Xingyu (601799.CH), followed by Ningbo Joyson Electronic(600699.CH),Fuyao Glass (600660.CH/3606.HK) and Huayu Auto (600741.CH). Our main underweight Wanfeng Auto Wheel (002085.CH). In Commercial vehicle (CV) part segment, we prefer Wanxiang Qianchao (000559.CH) and Linglong Tyre (601966.CH). We suggest investors to avoid  Weifu High-Tech (000581.CH).What’s Original?The recent tumult in the auto sector creates significant opportunities and risks for the companies involved - however companies/equities that are driving these trends are largely listed in the A-share market.  Lack of market communication, limited financial and operational disclosure and low breadth of analyst coverage in these markets has meant that there are quite a few underappreciated companies in these markets which have been overlooked by international investors.While companies like Ningbo Joyson and Fuyao Glass enjoy some international investor recognition, we believe under-appreciated stocks like Wanxiang Qianchao and Linglong tyres are not well-covered by the market and this report provides a rationale for investors to look further into those names. We also highlight the risks to (relatively) popular names like Weifu Hi-tech (due to structural issues in the industry) and Wanfeng Auto wheel (due to management pursuing non-core acquisitions).Note that in this report, we do not include the possible impact from Coronavirus on the industry and companies. This is because 1) it's difficult to quantify the impact at current moment; 2) even if coronavirus impact might last for months, it's still a relative short period compared to the 5-year time horizon we focus on. In addition, once coronavirus is gone, market demand on autos and auto parts would rebound quickly.

China has been the fastest growing auto market in the world. Over the last 2-3 years China's auto component industry is going through a tumultuous period - not only due to the volatility in demand (due to the auto downturn last year and corona-related lockdowns this year), but also due to two mega-trends that are providing risks and opportunities to the industry - NEVs and autonomous driving. In addition, there are 3 other less-discussed drivers of change in the industry   (emerging localization requirements, junior JV partners becoming leaders in their own right, international expansion). We look at the key A-share (MSCI A-share) listed players in the industry through the lens of these five trends/drivers of change. We prefer Passenger vehicle(PV) part suppliers over commercial vehicle (CV)part suppliers.  Among PV parts suppliers, our top buy is Changzhou Xingyu (601799.CH), followed by Ningbo Joyson Electronic(600699.CH),Fuyao Glass (600660.CH/3606.HK) and Huayu Auto (600741.CH). Our main underweight Wanfeng Auto Wheel (002085.CH). In Commercial vehicle (CV) part segment, we prefer Wanxiang Qianchao (000559.CH) and Linglong Tyre (601966.CH). We suggest investors to avoid  Weifu High-Tech (000581.CH).What’s Original?The recent tumult in the auto sector creates significant opportunities and risks for the companies involved - however companies/equities that are driving these trends are largely listed in the A-share market.  Lack of market communication, limited financial and operational disclosure and low breadth of analyst coverage in these markets has meant that there are quite a few underappreciated companies in these markets which have been overlooked by international investors.While companies like Ningbo Joyson and Fuyao Glass enjoy some international investor recognition, we believe under-appreciated stocks like Wanxiang Qianchao and Linglong tyres are not well-covered by the market and this report provides a rationale for investors to look further into those names. We also highlight the risks to (relatively) popular names like Weifu Hi-tech (due to structural issues in the industry) and Wanfeng Auto wheel (due to management pursuing non-core acquisitions).Note that in this report, we do not include the possible impact from Coronavirus on the industry and companies. This is because 1) it's difficult to quantify the impact at current moment; 2) even if coronavirus impact might last for months, it's still a relative short period compared to the 5-year time horizon we focus on. In addition, once coronavirus is gone, market demand on autos and auto parts would rebound quickly. 

China Auto Parts A Shares: Parts Of The Future

Leading Independent Investment Research, Morningstar, Inc.

Morningstar

Leading Independent Investment Research

Morningstar, Inc.

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. We offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors. 

Morningstar provides data on more than 500,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 16 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries, with more than $180 billion in assets under advisement or management as of June 30, 2015. We have operations in 27 countries.

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This week the Macau government proposed to the Second Standing Committee of Macau Legislative Assembly to allow smoking only in smoking lounges in casinos effective on Jan. 1, 2019, one year later than our existing expectation. Our current forecasts across our narrow moat coverage universe already factor in a negative mid-single-digit percentage point impact to VIP play in 2018, and postponing that one year is not expected to have any significant impact to our fair value estimates. Our current fair value estimates per share are HKD 17 for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/472" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:472:1">MGM China Holdings Ltd (2282 HK)</a>, HKD 36 for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/182" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:182:1">Sands China Ltd (1928 HK)</a>, HKD 14 for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/473" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:473:1">Wynn Macau Ltd (1128 HK)</a>, USD 17 for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/810" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:810:1">Melco Crown Entertainment ADR (MPEL US)</a>, HKD 36 for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/806" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:806:1">Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited (27 HK)</a>, HKD 6.6 for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/805" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:805:1">SJM Holdings Ltd (880 HK)</a>, $133 for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/606" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:606:1">Wynn Resorts Ltd (WYNN US)</a>, $56 for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/807" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:807:1">Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS US)</a>, and $29.50 for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/16227" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16227:1">MGM Resorts International (MGM US)</a>. We continue to see Wynn trading at an attractive margin of safety.The revised bill creates a level playing field for casino operators. We have confirmed with a Macau legislative assembly member that the revised bill outlines that all VIP smoking gaming areas will be closed and that all casinos will be able to establish smoking lounges on both VIP and mass gaming floors. Therefore, under the proposed bill newer casinos will be able to establish smoking lounges in VIP gaming areas, while the older casinos will lose the smoking premium mass and VIP smoking area. As a result, Cotai casinos as a whole stand to gain market share at the expense of Macau peninsula casinos.Analyst: Chelsea Tam

This week the Macau government proposed to the Second Standing Committee of Macau Legislative Assembly to allow smoking only in smoking lounges in casinos effective on Jan. 1, 2019, one year later than our existing expectation. Our current forecasts across our narrow moat coverage universe already factor in a negative mid-single-digit percentage point impact to VIP play in 2018, and postponing that one year is not expected to have any significant impact to our fair value estimates. Our current fair value estimates per share are HKD 17 for MGM China Holdings Ltd (2282 HK), HKD 36 for Sands China Ltd (1928 HK), HKD 14 for Wynn Macau Ltd (1128 HK), USD 17 for Melco Crown Entertainment ADR (MPEL US), HKD 36 for Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited (27 HK), HKD 6.6 for SJM Holdings Ltd (880 HK), $133 for Wynn Resorts Ltd (WYNN US), $56 for Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS US), and $29.50 for MGM Resorts International (MGM US). We continue to see Wynn trading at an attractive margin of safety.The revised bill creates a level playing field for casino operators. We have confirmed with a Macau legislative assembly member that the revised bill outlines that all VIP smoking gaming areas will be closed and that all casinos will be able to establish smoking lounges on both VIP and mass gaming floors. Therefore, under the proposed bill newer casinos will be able to establish smoking lounges in VIP gaming areas, while the older casinos will lose the smoking premium mass and VIP smoking area. As a result, Cotai casinos as a whole stand to gain market share at the expense of Macau peninsula casinos.Analyst: Chelsea Tam

Expected Macau Smoking Ban Creates a Level Playing Field for Operators

Investing in high growth Asian frontier economies., Asia Frontier Capital

Scott Osheroff

Investing in high growth Asian frontier economies.

Asia Frontier Capital

Asia Frontier Capital Ltd. is a pioneering fund management company based in Hong Kong that specializes in investing in high growth Asian frontier economies by managing the AFC Asia Frontier Fund , AFC Iraq Fund and the AFC Vietnam Fund.

The AFC Asia Frontier Fund invests in public equities of Asian frontier countries that are seeing increasing consumption due to favorable demographic trends, rising incomes and high GDP growth. The fund invests in listed equities of companies that have their principal business activities in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Iraq, Laos, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. The AFC Asia Frontier Fund is positioned to take advantage of the continuing economic shifts in these countries and offers high returns combined with significant diversification opportunities. This fund is directed by the founder and CEO of Asia Frontier Capital, Thomas Hugger, who has been investing in frontier markets across Asia and Africa for more than 20 years.

The AFC Iraq Fund was launched on the 26th June 2015 and aims to achieve long-term capital appreciation for investors by capturing value and growth potential in the post conflict high-growth & resource rich Iraq market. The fund emphasises long term investment horizon to truly capture the opportunity in Iraq. The fund's investable universe consists of locally listed companies that have their principal business activities in Iraq as well as foreign listed companies that have the majority of the business in Iraq as a whole including the prosperous Kurdish Region of Iraq (KRI). The AFC Iraq Fund offers access to investments in post conflict recovery potential of Iraq, including the KRI, and/or stability in its territory. The AFC Iraq Fund is managed by Asia Frontier Capital (Iraq) Limited, Cayman Islands under the executive leadership team of Thomas Hugger (CEO & Fund Manager) and Ahmed Tabaqchali (CIO) who have more than 47 years of investment experience as well as an extensive background covering global, emerging, frontier and MENA markets.

The AFC Vietnam Fund invests exclusively in listed Vietnamese equities to capture value in growth companies with a focus on the small to medium size companies. This market segment offers a unique investment opportunity as the valuation gap between large- and small-cap stocks in Vietnam is presently much wider than in comparable neighboring markets and the valuations are significantly depressed versus their regional peers. The fund adopts a fundamental-quantitative approach and employs an in-house earnings model to identify attractive companies where we see high growth opportunities. In conjunction with targeting the maximum upside potential the portfolio has been structured to mitigate corporate government and liquidity risks. The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of 70-90 attractively valued companies to carefully control concentration risk.  This approach allows the fund to sell, or buy, positions without having a significant market impact. The fund is directed under the executive leadership of Thomas Hugger and Andreas Vogelsanger who have more than 50 years combined experience managing investments in frontier markets, Asia and around the world.

For more information about the fund, management team and investment strategy please contact us at info@asiafrontiercapital.com.

In line with our process of being on the ground in the countries we invest in, Scott Osheroff, Analyst at Asia Frontier Capital, traveled to Laos to visit portfolio companies and other companies on our shortlist. The photos in this article are all by AFC.

In line with our process of being on the ground in the countries we invest in, Scott Osheroff, Analyst at Asia Frontier Capital, traveled to Laos to visit portfolio companies and other companies on our shortlist. The photos in this article are all by AFC.

Asia Frontier Capital Travel Report: Laos

Global Gaming and Casinos Industry Specialist, Casino Business Review LLC

Howard J Klein

Global Gaming and Casinos Industry Specialist

<ul><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/807" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:807">Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS US)</a>  Chairman Sheldon Adelson has put the sale sign up on The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands Mall in Singapore, strongly believing it could fetch "a hefty price". Observers believe his number for the entire property is US$5.5 billion.</li><li>Proceeds from such a sale could more than double the LVS cash position of $2.13bn shown on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2016, arming the company with an immense war chest to either finance a potential mega integrated resort in Japan's coming market or declare a special cash dividend.</li><li>LVS shares now trading around US$52 do not reflect any deal yet but could be headed for a big bump later this year if the company gets the licensing nod from Japan officials.</li></ul>

Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS US)  Chairman Sheldon Adelson has put the sale sign up on The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands Mall in Singapore, strongly believing it could fetch "a hefty price". Observers believe his number for the entire property is US$5.5 billion.Proceeds from such a sale could more than double the LVS cash position of $2.13bn shown on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2016, arming the company with an immense war chest to either finance a potential mega integrated resort in Japan's coming market or declare a special cash dividend.LVS shares now trading around US$52 do not reflect any deal yet but could be headed for a big bump later this year if the company gets the licensing nod from Japan officials.

Proposed Sale of 49% of Singapore Mall Could Bring $3.3 Billion in Cash to LVS Japan War Chest

China

Wanxiang Qianchao Co., Ltd. manufactures and markets a variety of auto parts. The Company's products include universal joints, car vibration absorbers, transmission systems, bearings, and other related parts.  Wanxiang also trades merchandises.

Wanxiang Qianchao Co Ltd A (000559 CH)

Smartkarma Webinar | China A-Shares Auto Parts: Parts of the Future

In this Smartkarma Webinar, Victoria Li will discuss her recent Smartkarma Original titled China Auto Parts A Shares: Parts Of The Future, where...

Smartkarma Research

China Auto Parts A Shares: Parts Of The Future

China has been the fastest growing auto market in the world. Over the last 2-3 years China's auto component industry is going through a tumultuous...

Victoria Li

Expected Macau Smoking Ban Creates a Level Playing Field for Operators

This week the Macau government proposed to the Second Standing Committee of Macau Legislative Assembly to allow smoking only in smoking lounges in...

Morningstar, Inc.

Asia Frontier Capital Travel Report: Laos

In line with our process of being on the ground in the countries we invest in, Scott Osheroff, Analyst at Asia Frontier Capital, traveled to Laos...

Asia Frontier Capital

Proposed Sale of 49% of Singapore Mall Could Bring $3.3 Billion in Cash to LVS Japan War Chest

Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS US) Chairman Sheldon Adelson has put the sale sign up on The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands Mall in Singapore, strongly...

Howard J Klein