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<ul><li>Three companies under our coverage reported their 1Q25 results last night (29 Apr).</li><li>SANY Heavy delivered better-than-expected earnings (+56% YoY) driven by strong revenue growth (+18% YoY) and good expense control.</li><li>Zoomlion’s core profit is slightly below our expectation but its overseas sales growth remained encouraging. </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.

Three companies under our coverage reported their 1Q25 results last night (29 Apr).SANY Heavy delivered better-than-expected earnings (+56% YoY) driven by strong revenue growth (+18% YoY) and good expense control.Zoomlion’s core profit is slightly below our expectation but its overseas sales growth remained encouraging. 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 - 1Q25 Earnings: SANY Heavy Beat; Zoomlion & Weichai Slightly Below Expectation

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Manishi Raychaudhuri

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Emmer Capital Partners Limited

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Since the last reshuffle (August 11), our Model Portfolio has appreciated 1.18%, against MXASJ's 0.92% advance. Since inception on May 15, 2025, our portfolio is up 44.9%, against MXASJ's 45.8%.</li>
<li>The main drivers of our portfolio were Korea (contributed 2.77% return) and Taiwan (0.34%). The returns were dragged down by China (-1.14%) and India (-0.66%).</li>
<li>We exclude Reliance Industries and include Hitachi Energy, reaffirming our preference for Indian industrials. Our overweight on HK/China, Korea, India and underweight on Taiwan (but preference for Taiwan technology) continues.</li>
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Since the last reshuffle (August 11), our Model Portfolio has appreciated 1.18%, against MXASJ's 0.92% advance. Since inception on May 15, 2025, our portfolio is up 44.9%, against MXASJ's 45.8%.
The main drivers of our portfolio were Korea (contributed 2.77% return) and Taiwan (0.34%). The returns were dragged down by China (-1.14%) and India (-0.66%).
We exclude Reliance Industries and include Hitachi Energy, reaffirming our preference for Indian industrials. Our overweight on HK/China, Korea, India and underweight on Taiwan (but preference for Taiwan technology) continues.


Asian Equities: Model Portfolio Outperformed Marginally; Focus More on Indian Industrials

<ul><li>China Construction Machinery Association (CCMA) released the earth-moving machinery sales data for Mar.</li><li>Domestic sales of excavators / wheel loaders grew 29%/23% YoY, suggesting strong demand in the traditional peak season.</li><li>We believe excavator offers resilience with growth driven largely by the domestic replacement demand, which is less affected by the tariff war. </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.

China Construction Machinery Association (CCMA) released the earth-moving machinery sales data for Mar.Domestic sales of excavators / wheel loaders grew 29%/23% YoY, suggesting strong demand in the traditional peak season.We believe excavator offers resilience with growth driven largely by the domestic replacement demand, which is less affected by the tariff war. 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 - Strong Domestic Sales of Earth-Moving Machinery in Mar

<ul><li>What is new? China’s Ministry of Transport, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and Ministry of Finance jointly announced on 18 Mar a circular regarding the policy on truck replacement [关于实施老旧营运货车报废更新 的通知].</li><li>Subsidies level in 2025 will be largely the same as that in 2024. Key changes include: (1) the scope of subsidies cover the scrapping of both NES III &amp; IV trucks; (2) the purchase of all trucks (previously only diesel trucks) will be eligible for subsidies.</li><li>Our view: The new subsidy programme enhances our positive view on the HDT sales this year, as (1) the fleet size of NES IV HDT accounts for 30% of the total HDT, which is sizable, based on our estimates; and (2) most importantly, the scope of new purchase will include natural gas trucks this year, whereas only diesel trucks were included last 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.

What is new? China’s Ministry of Transport, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and Ministry of Finance jointly announced on 18 Mar a circular regarding the policy on truck replacement [关于实施老旧营运货车报废更新 的通知].Subsidies level in 2025 will be largely the same as that in 2024. Key changes include: (1) the scope of subsidies cover the scrapping of both NES III &amp; IV trucks; (2) the purchase of all trucks (previously only diesel trucks) will be eligible for subsidies.Our view: The new subsidy programme enhances our positive view on the HDT sales this year, as (1) the fleet size of NES IV HDT accounts for 30% of the total HDT, which is sizable, based on our estimates; and (2) most importantly, the scope of new purchase will include natural gas trucks this year, whereas only diesel trucks were included last 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.

Capital Goods - New Subsidies on Truck Replacement Cover NES IV and Natural Gas Trucks

<ul><li>The €500bn infrastructure plan proposed by Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor-in-waiting, is scheduled for parliament approval on 18 Mar.</li><li>The approval of the plan has become likely (2/3 is needed) after winning support from the Greens last week.</li><li>In HK &amp; A share market, Weichai Power (2338 HK / 000338 CH, BUY), being the controlling shareholder of KION Group (KGX GR, NR) which is the major industrial truck manufacturer in Europe, will likely become a beneficiary. </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 €500bn infrastructure plan proposed by Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor-in-waiting, is scheduled for parliament approval on 18 Mar.The approval of the plan has become likely (2/3 is needed) after winning support from the Greens last week.In HK &amp; A share market, Weichai Power (2338 HK / 000338 CH, BUY), being the controlling shareholder of KION Group (KGX GR, NR) which is the major industrial truck manufacturer in Europe, will likely become a beneficiary. 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.

Who Are the Potential Beneficiaries of Germany’s Mega Infrastructure Investment Plan?

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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)

Capital Goods - 1Q25 Earnings: SANY Heavy Beat; Zoomlion & Weichai Slightly Below Expectation

SANY Heavy delivered better-than-expected earnings (+56% YoY) driven by strong revenue growth (+18% YoY) and good expense control.

CMB International

Asian Equities: Model Portfolio Outperformed Marginally; Focus More on Indian Industrials

Since last reshuffle Portfolio is up 1.18% vs MXASJ's 0.92%. Since inception it's up 44.9% vs MXASJ's 45.8%. Excluded Reliance Ind, included...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Capital Goods - Strong Domestic Sales of Earth-Moving Machinery in Mar

We also like Zoomlion (1157 HK / 000157 CH, BUY) given its strategic focus on emerging markets (the US contributes <1% of revenue).

CMB International

Capital Goods - New Subsidies on Truck Replacement Cover NES IV and Natural Gas Trucks

China’s Ministry of Transport, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and Ministry of Finance jointly announced on 18 Mar a circular...

CMB International

Who Are the Potential Beneficiaries of Germany’s Mega Infrastructure Investment Plan?

The €500bn infrastructure plan proposed by Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor-in-waiting, is scheduled for parliament approval on 18 Mar.

CMB International

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