Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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.

Equity Capital Markets

Hozon New Energy Automobile Co Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hozon-new-energy-automobile-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43704:1" rel="noopener">Hozon New Energy Automobile</a> is looking to raise up to US$1bn in its upcoming HK IPO. </li>
<li>Hozon New Energy Automobile (HNEA) is a NEV technology company which sells cars under the Neta brand. The prices of its vehicles generally range between US$15,000 to US$45,000.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Hozon New Energy Automobile is looking to raise up to US$1bn in its upcoming HK IPO. 
Hozon New Energy Automobile (HNEA) is a NEV technology company which sells cars under the Neta brand. The prices of its vehicles generally range between US$15,000 to US$45,000.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Hozon New Energy Automobile Pre-IPO - The Positives - Has Been Ramping Up

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>We summarize the Aug 2024 leading indicators as below, including the number of leads, customer flows and new orders generated, for Tesla, NIO, Li Auto, Xpeng, BYD and Aion.</li><li>Note that such data are based on a sample size of 96 stores (15-18 stores for each brand) in 15 cities in China.</li><li>The following data reflect same-store metrics, and the metrics on a company level could be better than these figures, as most players are still expanding their sales network.</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.

We summarize the Aug 2024 leading indicators as below, including the number of leads, customer flows and new orders generated, for Tesla, NIO, Li Auto, Xpeng, BYD and Aion.Note that such data are based on a sample size of 96 stores (15-18 stores for each brand) in 15 cities in China.The following data reflect same-store metrics, and the metrics on a company level could be better than these figures, as most players are still expanding their sales network.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.

Auto - Aug Leading Indicators May Imply a Solid Sep

<ul><li>We summarize the Aug 2024 price discounts at dealers for major automakers in this report.</li><li>Note that such discounts for each automaker are calculated based on the weighted average of Jul 2024 retail sales volume for each model, as Aug 2024 retail sales volume data have not been released yet.</li><li>The industrywide average discounts widened by 0.1ppts MoM in Aug based on our calculations, the mildest increase since Apr 2024.</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.

We summarize the Aug 2024 price discounts at dealers for major automakers in this report.Note that such discounts for each automaker are calculated based on the weighted average of Jul 2024 retail sales volume for each model, as Aug 2024 retail sales volume data have not been released yet.The industrywide average discounts widened by 0.1ppts MoM in Aug based on our calculations, the mildest increase since Apr 2024.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.

Auto - Will “Golden Sep” reoccur after a peaceful Aug?

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Eric Wen

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

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<li>1211 HK/LI US/XPEV US/NIO US: In the 35th week of 2024, BYD’s EV delivery hits a new high, while Xpeng’s sales increase by 700 units(///////)</li>
<li>LI US/NIO US/XPEV US: Xiaomi SUV spy photos exposed, similar to Model Y, good news for Li Auto, NIO and Xpeng.(+/+/+)</li>
<li>XPEV US: XPEV MONA M03 pre-order exceeded only 30K in 48 hours.(/)</li>
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1211 HK/LI US/XPEV US/NIO US: In the 35th week of 2024, BYD’s EV delivery hits a new high, while Xpeng’s sales increase by 700 units(///////)
LI US/NIO US/XPEV US: Xiaomi SUV spy photos exposed, similar to Model Y, good news for Li Auto, NIO and Xpeng.(+/+/+)
XPEV US: XPEV MONA M03 pre-order exceeded only 30K in 48 hours.(/)


[Blue Lotus Daily]:1211 HK/LI US/XPEV US/NIO US/LKNCY US

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<li>LI US:Li Auto's second quarter revenue and profit exceeded expectations, and L6's unit price and gross profit were better than expected. (/)</li>
<li>1810 HK/1211 HK/ LI US/XPEV US/NIO US:Week 34 of 2024: New energy vehicles grow healthily,BYD hit a new high, AITO rebounded, Xiaomi continued to fall back.(/////////)</li>
<li>NIO US/XPEV US/ LI US: AITO M5 caught fire, positive for LI.(/////)</li>
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LI US:Li Auto's second quarter revenue and profit exceeded expectations, and L6's unit price and gross profit were better than expected. (/)
1810 HK/1211 HK/ LI US/XPEV US/NIO US:Week 34 of 2024: New energy vehicles grow healthily,BYD hit a new high, AITO rebounded, Xiaomi continued to fall back.(/////////)
NIO US/XPEV US/ LI US: AITO M5 caught fire, positive for LI.(/////)


[Blue Lotus Daily]:LI US/1810 HK/1211 HK/ LI US/XPEV US/NIO US

China

XPeng Inc. designs, produces, and distributes electric vehicles. The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets smart smart electric vehicles, as well as finance, parts, and maintenance services. XPeng serves customers in China.

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Hozon New Energy Automobile Pre-IPO - The Positives - Has Been Ramping Up

Hozon New Energy Automobile is looking to raise up to US$1bn in its upcoming HK IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

Auto - Aug Leading Indicators May Imply a Solid Sep

We summarize the Aug 2024 leading indicators as below, including the number of leads, customer flows and new orders generated, for Tesla, NIO, Li...

CMB International

Auto - Will “Golden Sep” reoccur after a peaceful Aug?

We summarize the Aug 2024 price discounts at dealers for major automakers in this report. Note that such discounts for each automaker are...

CMB International

[Blue Lotus Daily]:1211 HK/LI US/XPEV US/NIO US/LKNCY US

BYD and Xpeng see strong EV sales growth in 35th week of 2024, while Li Auto, NIO, and Xpeng benefit from Xiaomi SUV spy photos resembling Model...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[Blue Lotus Daily]:LI US/1810 HK/1211 HK/ LI US/XPEV US/NIO US

Li Auto outperforms expectations in Q2 with strong revenue and profit, while new energy vehicle market sees growth in Week 34 of 2024.

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Hozon New Energy Automobile Pre-IPO - The Positives - Has Been Ramping Up

Hozon New Energy Automobile is looking to raise up to US$1bn in its upcoming HK IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

Auto - Aug Leading Indicators May Imply a Solid Sep

We summarize the Aug 2024 leading indicators as below, including the number of leads, customer flows and new orders generated, for Tesla, NIO, Li...

CMB International

Auto - Will “Golden Sep” reoccur after a peaceful Aug?

We summarize the Aug 2024 price discounts at dealers for major automakers in this report. Note that such discounts for each automaker are...

CMB International

[Blue Lotus Daily]:1211 HK/LI US/XPEV US/NIO US/LKNCY US

​BYD and Xpeng see strong EV sales growth in 35th week of 2024, while Li Auto, NIO, and Xpeng benefit from Xiaomi SUV spy photos resembling Model...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[Blue Lotus Daily]:LI US/1810 HK/1211 HK/ LI US/XPEV US/NIO US

​Li Auto outperforms expectations in Q2 with strong revenue and profit, while new energy vehicle market sees growth in Week 34 of 2024.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

BYD and Xpeng see strong EV sales growth in 35th week of 2024, while Li Auto, NIO, and Xpeng benefit from Xiaomi SUV spy photos resembling Model...

Li Auto outperforms expectations in Q2 with strong revenue and profit, while new energy vehicle market sees growth in Week 34 of 2024.