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.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Maintain BUY. We view Leapmotor’s 3Q25 vehicle gross margin of 13.3% as resilient, although its net profit of RMB150mn missed our expectation due to lowerthan-expected other revenue.</li><li>We believe Leapmotor could accomplish both of its sales volume and net profit targets in FY25E, and expect its strong sales momentum to continue throughout FY26E.</li><li>We project its overseas sales volume to more than double YoY in FY26E while domestic sales could be fuelled by two A-series and two D-series models. </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.

Maintain BUY. We view Leapmotor’s 3Q25 vehicle gross margin of 13.3% as resilient, although its net profit of RMB150mn missed our expectation due to lowerthan-expected other revenue.We believe Leapmotor could accomplish both of its sales volume and net profit targets in FY25E, and expect its strong sales momentum to continue throughout FY26E.We project its overseas sales volume to more than double YoY in FY26E while domestic sales could be fuelled by two A-series and two D-series models. 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.

Leapmotor (9863 HK) - 4Q25 NP to Be More Resilient; D19 Key to FY26E

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, DZT Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Equity Capital Markets

Chongqing Afari Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Afari is seeking to raise at least USD 100m through an A+H listing. CICC is the sole sponsor.</li>
<li>We look at the company's core segments: new energy vehicles and motorcycle exports.</li>
<li>We discuss our preliminary thoughts on the company's fair value based on A-H premium.</li>
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Afari is seeking to raise at least USD 100m through an A+H listing. CICC is the sole sponsor.
We look at the company's core segments: new energy vehicles and motorcycle exports.
We discuss our preliminary thoughts on the company's fair value based on A-H premium.


Afari (千里科技) A+H Pre-IPO: Early Thought

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>China dominates the global battery market and its manufacturers are expanding production rapidly into international markets.  Players like CATL support global automakers with the most advanced battery technology.</li>
<li>Growth of renewable energy has increased demand for Energy Storage Solutions (ESS). ESS stores energy from renewable sources, stabilizes the power grid, and provides power for industrial and commercial buildings. </li>
<li>China's battery companies are benefiting from AI data center (AIDC) storage growth, which has created intense demand for specialized energy storage solutions for this sector.</li>
</ul>


China dominates the global battery market and its manufacturers are expanding production rapidly into international markets.  Players like CATL support global automakers with the most advanced battery technology.
Growth of renewable energy has increased demand for Energy Storage Solutions (ESS). ESS stores energy from renewable sources, stabilizes the power grid, and provides power for industrial and commercial buildings. 
China's battery companies are benefiting from AI data center (AIDC) storage growth, which has created intense demand for specialized energy storage solutions for this sector.


CHINA'S BATTERY SECTOR OUTLOOK: You're Either Positive or Negative!

<ul><li>Maintain BUY. Leapmotor posted a net profit of RMB163mn in 2Q25, beating our forecast by RMB115mn.</li><li>We expect its strong sales momentum to continue throughout FY26E, aided by new models rollout and overseas production.</li><li>The B01 sedan could be well received given management’s 3Q25 sales volume guidance.</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.

Maintain BUY. Leapmotor posted a net profit of RMB163mn in 2Q25, beating our forecast by RMB115mn.We expect its strong sales momentum to continue throughout FY26E, aided by new models rollout and overseas production.The B01 sedan could be well received given management’s 3Q25 sales volume guidance.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.

Leapmotor (9863 HK) - Sustainable Profit Ahead on Strong Sales Momentum

<ul><li>We summarize the Feb 2026 price discounts at dealers for major automakers in this report.</li><li>Note that Feb discounts for each automaker are calculated based on the weighted average of Jan 2026 retail sales volume for each model, as Feb 2026 retail sales volume data have not been released yet.</li><li>On the surface, China’s industrywide average discounts remained flat in Feb 2026 vs. Jan 2026 and Dec 2025 based on our calculations, as narrower discounts for German brands offset wider discounts for other brands. </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 Feb 2026 price discounts at dealers for major automakers in this report.Note that Feb discounts for each automaker are calculated based on the weighted average of Jan 2026 retail sales volume for each model, as Feb 2026 retail sales volume data have not been released yet.On the surface, China’s industrywide average discounts remained flat in Feb 2026 vs. Jan 2026 and Dec 2025 based on our calculations, as narrower discounts for German brands offset wider discounts for other brands. 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 - 1Q26 carmakers’ margins under pressure amid rising discounts

China

Leapmotor is a Chinese automobile manufacturer specializing in the research, development, production, and sales of intelligent electric vehicles (EVs), including sedans, SUVs, and microcars. The company also develops core EV components such as intelligent driving systems, electric drive assemblies, and battery systems. Founded in December 2015, Leapmotor is headquartered in Hangzhou, China.

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