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We don't expect China's beverage market to reaccelerate to the levels it once enjoyed. Although the country's consumption of soft drinks and alcoholic beverages will likely continue to rise at a healthy clip, offering outsize gains versus other, more-developed nations, we expect slowing gross domestic product growth, worsening demographics, and embedded cultural practices to cause much more muted gains over the next five years than many investors hope.We anticipate soft-drink and beer volume growth to trail GDP gains. That said, we see pockets of opportunity for manufacturers as further premiumization leads to improving price points, profitability, and returns on capital. In particular, we think investors should keep international beverage behemoths #<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/979" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:979:1">Coca Cola Co/The (KO US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/865" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:865:1">Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa/Nv (ABI BB)</a> on their watch lists, given solid brand intangible assets, national distribution networks, and cost advantages. Conversely, we think local brewer <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/1296" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1296:1">Tsingtao Brewery Co Ltd H (168 HK)</a> looks overvalued.Analysts: Adam Fleck, CFA &amp; team

We don't expect China's beverage market to reaccelerate to the levels it once enjoyed. Although the country's consumption of soft drinks and alcoholic beverages will likely continue to rise at a healthy clip, offering outsize gains versus other, more-developed nations, we expect slowing gross domestic product growth, worsening demographics, and embedded cultural practices to cause much more muted gains over the next five years than many investors hope.We anticipate soft-drink and beer volume growth to trail GDP gains. That said, we see pockets of opportunity for manufacturers as further premiumization leads to improving price points, profitability, and returns on capital. In particular, we think investors should keep international beverage behemoths #Coca Cola Co/The (KO US) and Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa/Nv (ABI BB) on their watch lists, given solid brand intangible assets, national distribution networks, and cost advantages. Conversely, we think local brewer Tsingtao Brewery Co Ltd H (168 HK) looks overvalued.Analysts: Adam Fleck, CFA &amp; team

China Unlikely to Quench Beverage Firms' Thirst for Growth

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/23631" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23631:1">Banpu Power PCL (BPP TB)</a>, the utility subsidiary of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/15363" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15363:1">Banpu Public Co Ltd (BANPU TB)</a>, is currently raising US$330-390m to pay down debt and fund expansion. In this insight, we will cover the follow topics: <ul><li>What are its main segments and what are the main growth drivers?</li><li>What are the key risks to forecasts?</li><li>How does it fare again its peers?</li><li>The deal's valuation.</li><li>How does it score in our quant driven Smartkarma ECM Framework?</li></ul>We would like to thank <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/766" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:766">Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA</a> for his valuable input.

Banpu Power PCL (BPP TB), the utility subsidiary of Banpu Public Co Ltd (BANPU TB), is currently raising US$330-390m to pay down debt and fund expansion. In this insight, we will cover the follow topics: What are its main segments and what are the main growth drivers?What are the key risks to forecasts?How does it fare again its peers?The deal's valuation.How does it score in our quant driven Smartkarma ECM Framework?We would like to thank Athaporn Arayasantiparb, CFA for his valuable input.

Banpu Power IPO: Stable Income Streams, Moderate Growth, but Fair Valuation

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Xiwang Foodstuffs Company Limited produces and sells corn oil, cane sugar, white wine, feed and feed ingredients, various types of edible oil, non-staple food, and snacks. The Company's main products include corn oil in small packages and in bulk.

Xiwang Foodstuffs Co Ltd A (000639 CH)

China Unlikely to Quench Beverage Firms' Thirst for Growth

We don't expect China's beverage market to reaccelerate to the levels it once enjoyed. Although the country's consumption of soft drinks and...

Morningstar, Inc.

Banpu Power IPO: Stable Income Streams, Moderate Growth, but Fair Valuation

Banpu Power PCL (BPP TB), the utility subsidiary of Banpu Public Co Ltd (BANPU TB), is currently raising US$330-390m to pay down debt and fund...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM