Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

Brilliance China Automotive / Index Rebalance

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<li>We see 3 potential adds for the HSCI in December. We also see 26 potential adds and 16 potential deletes for the index in March.</li>
<li>Following the March rebalance, we see 22 potential inclusions to Stock Connect while we expect 37 stocks to be removed from the link.</li>
<li>Some of the potential deletions/ Stock Connect drops have large Southbound holdings and some of these positions could be pared back over the next few months.</li>
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We see 3 potential adds for the HSCI in December. We also see 26 potential adds and 16 potential deletes for the index in March.
Following the March rebalance, we see 22 potential inclusions to Stock Connect while we expect 37 stocks to be removed from the link.
Some of the potential deletions/ Stock Connect drops have large Southbound holdings and some of these positions could be pared back over the next few months.


HSCI Index Rebalance and Stock Connect: Changes at the Margins

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas, CrossASEAN Research

Henry Soediarko

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The share price was beaten down during COVID thanks to the lockdown and further restrictive policy. </li>
<li>The recent result has been encouraging especially with the loosening of the restrictive measures.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cafe-de-coral-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2568:1" rel="noopener">Cafe De Coral Holdings (341 HK)</a> is trading at a deep discount to its peers.</li>
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The share price was beaten down during COVID thanks to the lockdown and further restrictive policy. 
The recent result has been encouraging especially with the loosening of the restrictive measures.

Cafe De Coral Holdings (341 HK) is trading at a deep discount to its peers.


Cafe De Coral (341): Start to Show Positive Result

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<li>We see three new listings as potential inclusions to the HSCI in December. One is already in Stock Connect, one will be added to Stock Connect while one will not.</li>
<li>Given the large market moves, there will be many changes to the HSCI in March 2023. Quite a few stocks could remain in the HSCI but drop out of Connect.</li>
<li>Some of the potential deletions/ Stock Connect drops have large Southbound holdings and some of these positions could be pared back over the next few months.</li>
</ul>


We see three new listings as potential inclusions to the HSCI in December. One is already in Stock Connect, one will be added to Stock Connect while one will not.
Given the large market moves, there will be many changes to the HSCI in March 2023. Quite a few stocks could remain in the HSCI but drop out of Connect.
Some of the potential deletions/ Stock Connect drops have large Southbound holdings and some of these positions could be pared back over the next few months.


HSCI Index Rebalance and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in December & March (There's a Lot!)

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tao-heung" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2668:1" rel="noopener">Tao Heung (573 HK)</a>, a Chinese cuisine restaurant operator, has lost significant shop-days in 1H22 due to the pandemic. However, this is behind us and 2H22 outlook is better.</li>
<li>The recovery of Hong Kong operations will be supported by further relaxation of social distancing measures while, for mainland China, business has rebounded following removal of lockdowns.   </li>
<li>Its Chairman has upped his stake, signaling a vote of confidence. The stock's valuations are not expensive, but given low turnover, there will be potential share price volatility.</li>
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Tao Heung (573 HK), a Chinese cuisine restaurant operator, has lost significant shop-days in 1H22 due to the pandemic. However, this is behind us and 2H22 outlook is better.
The recovery of Hong Kong operations will be supported by further relaxation of social distancing measures while, for mainland China, business has rebounded following removal of lockdowns.   
Its Chairman has upped his stake, signaling a vote of confidence. The stock's valuations are not expensive, but given low turnover, there will be potential share price volatility.


Forensic Analyst

Jason Yap, CFA

Forensic Accounting

On 5 November 2021, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/haidilao-international-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27044:1" rel="noopener">Haidilao (6862 HK)</a> announced its decision to shut down or suspend the operation of 300 poor performing stores within the next 2 months, which is approximately one-fifth of total restaurants.Haidilao opened 308 stores in 2019 and 544 in 2020, and added 299 new stores in H1 2021.  As at 30 June 2021, Haidilao had approximately 1,600 stores.  After closing 300 stores, Haidilao remains China's largest hot pot chain with around 1,300 stores. Amidst concerns of over-expansion, Haidilao's share price has declined by 75% since its February 2021 peak, wiping out HKD333.5 billion (USD42.9 billion) of its market cap. On hindsight, Zhang Yong, founder of Haidilao, conceded that the expansion plan had been "<a href="https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202111/1238261.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">too confident</a>". In this Insight, we discuss whether Haidilao's store closures were fait accompli given the early warning signs of deteriorating performance, which becomes apparent as we examine Haidilao's performance on a store by store basis. Apart from pandemic disruptions, this deterioration would have been compounded by increased competition and permanent changes in consumption habits that have resulted from the pandemic (such as preference for products designed for convenient home cooking).

On 5 November 2021, Haidilao (6862 HK) announced its decision to shut down or suspend the operation of 300 poor performing stores within the next 2 months, which is approximately one-fifth of total restaurants.Haidilao opened 308 stores in 2019 and 544 in 2020, and added 299 new stores in H1 2021.  As at 30 June 2021, Haidilao had approximately 1,600 stores.  After closing 300 stores, Haidilao remains China's largest hot pot chain with around 1,300 stores. Amidst concerns of over-expansion, Haidilao's share price has declined by 75% since its February 2021 peak, wiping out HKD333.5 billion (USD42.9 billion) of its market cap. On hindsight, Zhang Yong, founder of Haidilao, conceded that the expansion plan had been "too confident". In this Insight, we discuss whether Haidilao's store closures were fait accompli given the early warning signs of deteriorating performance, which becomes apparent as we examine Haidilao's performance on a store by store basis. Apart from pandemic disruptions, this deterioration would have been compounded by increased competition and permanent changes in consumption habits that have resulted from the pandemic (such as preference for products designed for convenient home cooking). 

Haidilao (6862 HK)'s Store Closures - A Fait Accompli?

China

Xiabuxiabu Catering Management (China) Holdings Co., Ltd. is a multi-brand restaurant operator specializing in Chinese hotpot, primarily through its fast-casual Xiabuxiabu brand and premium Coucou brand. The company also offers catering services and sells condiment products. It was founded in Beijing, China, in 1998.

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Xiabuxiabu (520 HK)

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Brian Freitas

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Osbert Tang, CFA

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Jason Yap, CFA

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