Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of March 31st.</li>
<li>We estimate the weekly inflows to be US$1,598.1 million, led by consumer staples, industrials, communication services sectors, and offset by financials, materials.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Kweichow Moutai, Contemporary Amperex Technology, Byd, China Petroleum And Chemical, Foxconn Industrial Internet, Haier Smart Home, Beijing Kingsoft Office Software.Inc, East Money Information, Gree Electric Appliances.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of March 31st.
We estimate the weekly inflows to be US$1,598.1 million, led by consumer staples, industrials, communication services sectors, and offset by financials, materials.
We highlight flows for Kweichow Moutai, Contemporary Amperex Technology, Byd, China Petroleum And Chemical, Foxconn Industrial Internet, Haier Smart Home, Beijing Kingsoft Office Software.Inc, East Money Information, Gree Electric Appliances.


Northbound Flows (Mar 31st): Moutai, CATL, Byd, Sinopec, Foxconn, Haier Smart Home

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.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Following a rally since early Feb, we believe the market has already priced in the upcoming recovery of machinery demand.</li><li>We see little upside potential in the near term, as (1) the recovery could be more seasonal (MoM) than structural (YoY), with sales of excavator (proxy for the sector) likely falling short of expectation in Mar; (2) We expect the strong credit growth will only translate into a moderate recovery of excavator demand this year (+10% YoY in our industry assumption).</li><li>Therefore, we are selective in our universe, and prefer only AWP (the only type of machinery that stands out by achieving 15% YoY growth in Jan). </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.

Following a rally since early Feb, we believe the market has already priced in the upcoming recovery of machinery demand.We see little upside potential in the near term, as (1) the recovery could be more seasonal (MoM) than structural (YoY), with sales of excavator (proxy for the sector) likely falling short of expectation in Mar; (2) We expect the strong credit growth will only translate into a moderate recovery of excavator demand this year (+10% YoY in our industry assumption).Therefore, we are selective in our universe, and prefer only AWP (the only type of machinery that stands out by achieving 15% YoY growth in Jan). 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 Construction Machinery – Near-Term Recovery More Seasonal than Structural

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

<ul>
<li>The launch of Hang Seng Stock Connect Hydrogen Energy Index highlights the growing importance of hydrogen energy use and will stimulate more interest in this emerging sector. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/weichai-power-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12508:1" rel="noopener">Weichai Power (2338 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/enn-energy-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:316:1" rel="noopener">ENN Energy (2688 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/power-assets-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:788:1" rel="noopener">Power Assets (6 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-lead-intelligent-equi-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27971:1" rel="noopener">Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equi-A (300450 CH)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ningxia-baofeng-energy-group-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29945:1" rel="noopener">Ningxia Baofeng Energy-A (600989 CH)</a> are the five largest constituents. </li>
<li>We believe many of these companies are just generating a tiny portion of revenue and profit from the hydrogen initiatives, but the long-term prospects are positive. </li>
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The launch of Hang Seng Stock Connect Hydrogen Energy Index highlights the growing importance of hydrogen energy use and will stimulate more interest in this emerging sector. 

Weichai Power (2338 HK), ENN Energy (2688 HK), Power Assets (6 HK), Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equi-A (300450 CH) and Ningxia Baofeng Energy-A (600989 CH) are the five largest constituents. 
We believe many of these companies are just generating a tiny portion of revenue and profit from the hydrogen initiatives, but the long-term prospects are positive. 


China's Hydrogen Economy: Newly Launched Hang Seng Stock Connect Hydrogen Energy Index

<ul><li>Major aerial work platform (AWP) manufacturers (Terex, Oshkosh) and rental company (United Rentals) in the US provide bullish guidance on 2023E outlook after reporting their 2022 results.</li><li>Key takeaways: (1) AWP manufacturers saw strong order flow with backlog visibility of &gt;12 months; (2) The mega projects, which are less macro reliant, will provide both rental companies and AWP manufacturers with growth certainty over the coming years; (3) manufacturers’ margin improvement trend will continue despite the fact that supply chain will remain a constraint this year, suggesting strong pricing power.</li><li>All these reaffirm our positive stance on the AWP sector this year. </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.

Major aerial work platform (AWP) manufacturers (Terex, Oshkosh) and rental company (United Rentals) in the US provide bullish guidance on 2023E outlook after reporting their 2022 results.Key takeaways: (1) AWP manufacturers saw strong order flow with backlog visibility of &gt;12 months; (2) The mega projects, which are less macro reliant, will provide both rental companies and AWP manufacturers with growth certainty over the coming years; (3) manufacturers’ margin improvement trend will continue despite the fact that supply chain will remain a constraint this year, suggesting strong pricing power.All these reaffirm our positive stance on the AWP sector this year. 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 Construction Machinery – Upbeat Guidance from US AWP Manufacturers

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 143 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 106.3% as of Jan 20th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -2.6ppt week on week, led by financials, consumer staples, energy and offset by health care.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Haier Smart Home, Weichai Power, Fuyao Glass, China Shenhua, CSSC Offshore, Huaxin Cement, China Oilfield, CICC, China Life.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 143 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 106.3% as of Jan 20th.
The average A-H premium changed by -2.6ppt week on week, led by financials, consumer staples, energy and offset by health care.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Haier Smart Home, Weichai Power, Fuyao Glass, China Shenhua, CSSC Offshore, Huaxin Cement, China Oilfield, CICC, China Life.


A-H Premium Weekly (Jan 20th): Haier Smart Home, Weichai Power, Fuyao Glass, China Shenhua

China

Weichai Power Co., Ltd. specializes in the research and development, manufacturing and sales of vehicles and parts. The Company produces engines, heavy vehicles, light vehicles, construction machinery, hydraulic products, automotive electronics, and related parts. Weichai Power markets its products across worldwide.

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Weichai Power (000338 CH)

Northbound Flows (Mar 31st): Moutai, CATL, Byd, Sinopec, Foxconn, Haier Smart Home

We analyzed the Shanghai/Shenzhen Connect Scheme for last week and highlight flows for Moutai, CATL, Byd, Sinopec, Foxconn, Haier Smart Home.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

China Construction Machinery – Near-Term Recovery More Seasonal than Structural

Following a rally since early Feb, we believe the market has already priced in the upcoming recovery of machinery demand.

CMB International

China's Hydrogen Economy: Newly Launched Hang Seng Stock Connect Hydrogen Energy Index

The launch of Hydrogen Energy Index highlights growing importance of hydrogen energy use and will stimulate more interest in this emerging sector....

Osbert Tang, CFA

China Construction Machinery – Upbeat Guidance from US AWP Manufacturers

Major aerial work platform (AWP) manufacturers (Terex, Oshkosh) and rental company (United Rentals) in the US provide bullish guidance on 2023E...

CMB International

A-H Premium Weekly (Jan 20th): Haier Smart Home, Weichai Power, Fuyao Glass, China Shenhua

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Haier Smart Home, Weichai Power, Fuyao Glass, China Shenhua.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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