HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Bottom-Up

Shanghai Chicmax Cosmetic / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Chicmax’s 2022 performance was ugly, which was mainly due to the weak sales growth in online channels. Without obvious improvement in sales channels, Chicmax would easily reach a growth bottleneck.</li>
<li>If Chicmax cannot transform from a marketing-driven low-end brand to a brand with growth potential that adheres to long-term principles,emphasizes equally on R&amp;D and marketing, it would lose investment value.</li>
<li>Chicmax is overvalued. Its valuation should be lower than that of Bloomage and Botanee. If things go badly in the future, its valuation could be lower than <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-jahwa-united-co-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4266:1" rel="noopener">Shanghai Jahwa</a>.</li>
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Chicmax’s 2022 performance was ugly, which was mainly due to the weak sales growth in online channels. Without obvious improvement in sales channels, Chicmax would easily reach a growth bottleneck.
If Chicmax cannot transform from a marketing-driven low-end brand to a brand with growth potential that adheres to long-term principles,emphasizes equally on R&amp;D and marketing, it would lose investment value.
Chicmax is overvalued. Its valuation should be lower than that of Bloomage and Botanee. If things go badly in the future, its valuation could be lower than Shanghai Jahwa.


Shanghai Chicmax Cosmetic (2145.HK) - Start to Enter a Vicious Cycle

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.

Yunnan Botanee Bio-Technology / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>2023 outlook. Despite a miss in 4Q, we think Botanee is set to recover along with China’s reopening, thanks to its OMO distribution network and an unchallenged R&amp;D franchise that differentiates from peers.</li><li>Our channel check suggested Winona 2M23 sales grew 20%+ on Tmall/ Taobao and 300%+ on Tiktok.</li><li>For its offline business, we still see huge potential to expand from currently 19% to 26% of total revenue by 2024E, when Botanee only penetrates less than 5% of the national drug stores at present.</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.

2023 outlook. Despite a miss in 4Q, we think Botanee is set to recover along with China’s reopening, thanks to its OMO distribution network and an unchallenged R&amp;D franchise that differentiates from peers.Our channel check suggested Winona 2M23 sales grew 20%+ on Tmall/ Taobao and 300%+ on Tiktok.For its offline business, we still see huge potential to expand from currently 19% to 26% of total revenue by 2024E, when Botanee only penetrates less than 5% of the national drug stores at present.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.

Botanee Biotech (300957 CH) – ESOP Targets Stabilize Earnings Expectation

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

Event-Driven

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<li>Three quarters of the way through the review period, we forecast 10 changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chinext-price-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25483:1" rel="noopener">Chinext Price Index (SZ399006 INDEX)</a> and 5 changes for the ChiNext 50 Index in June.</li>
<li>Passive trackers will need to buy +/-0.5 days of ADV for most inclusions and exclusions from the indices. On average, the impact on the potential deletions is higher.</li>
<li>The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes over the last six months, and there has been a sharp widening of the gap over the last few weeks.</li>
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Three quarters of the way through the review period, we forecast 10 changes for the Chinext Price Index (SZ399006 INDEX) and 5 changes for the ChiNext 50 Index in June.
Passive trackers will need to buy +/-0.5 days of ADV for most inclusions and exclusions from the indices. On average, the impact on the potential deletions is higher.
The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes over the last six months, and there has been a sharp widening of the gap over the last few weeks.


ChiNext/​ChiNext50 Index Rebalance Preview: Overlapping Stocks & Recent Outperformance

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<li>Giant Biogene has been added to Hong Kong Stock Connect.There’s also positive sentiment driven by the consumption recovery after China reopens. But the Company is overvalued if compared with peers.</li>
<li>The subsequent product pipeline progress is relatively slow, with a gap of nearly two years in the middle. So, Giant Biogene's stock price performance may be relatively weak after 2024.</li>
<li>Due to various restrictions, the actual market space of collagen in the future may not be as large as expected. This is a point investors need to be aware of.</li>
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Giant Biogene has been added to Hong Kong Stock Connect.There’s also positive sentiment driven by the consumption recovery after China reopens. But the Company is overvalued if compared with peers.
The subsequent product pipeline progress is relatively slow, with a gap of nearly two years in the middle. So, Giant Biogene's stock price performance may be relatively weak after 2024.
Due to various restrictions, the actual market space of collagen in the future may not be as large as expected. This is a point investors need to be aware of.


Giant Biogene Holding (2367.HK) - The Situation May Not Be as Rosy as It Looks

<ul><li>3Q net profit was in line with both consensus and our estimates, although revenue was c.10%/5% below.</li><li>Excluding non-core items, recurring net profits grew 20% YoY to RMB96mn, in line with a 21% top line growth.</li><li>Double 11 update. Botanee achieved RMB1bn sales on Tmall on the first day of the Double 11 presale.</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.

3Q net profit was in line with both consensus and our estimates, although revenue was c.10%/5% below.Excluding non-core items, recurring net profits grew 20% YoY to RMB96mn, in line with a 21% top line growth.Double 11 update. Botanee achieved RMB1bn sales on Tmall on the first day of the Double 11 presale.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.

Botanee Biotech (300957 CH) – A soft 3Q prompted for an earnings cut

China

Yunnan Botanee Bio-Technology Group Co. LTD manufactures and sells skin care and cosmetics. The Company produces masks, toners, hand creams, and other cosmetics. Yunnan Botanee Bio-Technology Group also develops new biology technologies.

Yunnan Botanee Bio-Technology (300957 CH)

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CMB International

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Brian Freitas

Giant Biogene Holding (2367.HK) - The Situation May Not Be as Rosy as It Looks

After Giant Biogene has been added to Hong Kong Stock Connect, liquidity would improve a lot. But lower-than-expected market space, competition and...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Botanee Biotech (300957 CH) – A soft 3Q prompted for an earnings cut

3Q net profit was in line with both consensus and our estimates, although revenue was c.10%/5% below. Excluding non-core items, recurring net...

CMB International

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Shanghai Chicmax Cosmetic (2145.HK) - Start to Enter a Vicious Cycle

After Chicmax released the ugly 2022 results, it seems to have enter a vicious cycle. If Chicmax cannot transform into a visionary R&D driven...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Botanee Biotech (300957 CH) – ESOP Targets Stabilize Earnings Expectation

Despite a miss in 4Q, we think Botanee is set to recover along with China’s reopening, thanks to its OMO distribution network and an unchallenged...

CMB International

ChiNext/​ChiNext50 Index Rebalance Preview: Overlapping Stocks & Recent Outperformance

We forecast 10 changes to the ChiNext & 5 changes to the ChiNext50 in June. There are a few overlapping stocks & the potential adds have...

Brian Freitas

Giant Biogene Holding (2367.HK) - The Situation May Not Be as Rosy as It Looks

After Giant Biogene has been added to Hong Kong Stock Connect, liquidity would improve a lot. But lower-than-expected market space, competition and...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Botanee Biotech (300957 CH) – A soft 3Q prompted for an earnings cut

3Q net profit was in line with both consensus and our estimates, although revenue was c.10%/5% below. Excluding non-core items, recurring net...

CMB International

ChiNext/ChiNext50 Index Rebalance Preview: Overlapping Stocks & Recent Outperformance