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Daily Brief Singapore: UOB, Amara Holdings, Sea , Mapletree Logistics Trust and more

By | Daily Briefs, Singapore

In today’s briefing:

  • UOB & DBS – Major Divergence In Bad Loans Over Past 2 Crises
  • Amara Holdings (AMA SP): Key Shareholders Ponder an Offer
  • SE/Tiktok:Chinese Practitioners’ Discussions About TikTok’s E-Commerce Business in Southeast Asia
  • REIT Watch – S-REITs rally on sigh of relief post June FOMC pause


UOB & DBS – Major Divergence In Bad Loans Over Past 2 Crises

By Daniel Tabbush

  • UOB saw bad loans rise 22% during the GFC where DBS saw bad loans rise 146%
  • During oil price collapse at FY16, DBS saw NPLs up 83%, UOB saw NPLs up 41%
  • In current downturn, a market capitalization decline may be less at UOB vs DBS

Amara Holdings (AMA SP): Key Shareholders Ponder an Offer

By Arun George

  • Amara Holdings (AMA SP) received a written notification from Mr Albert Teo Hock Chuan (CEO) and Ms Susan Teo Geok Tin (Company Secretary) that they mulling an offer. 
  • The shares entered a trading halt on 16 June as the share price increased 23.9% from S$0.355 on 14 June to S$0.440 per share on 16 June.
  • Recent SGX privatisation proposals have shown that offerors tend to be miserly with their premiums. The sharp share price rally makes it challenging to launch an offer.

SE/Tiktok:Chinese Practitioners’ Discussions About TikTok’s E-Commerce Business in Southeast Asia

By Shawn Yang

  • Recently, there has been more discussion about TikTok’s e-commerce business in Southeast Asia on Chinese media and social networks.
  • Many service providers and entrepreneurs in China have also been inspired and hope to take the lead in the market with their domestic experience.
  • We estimate that TikTok’s 2023 GMV in Southeast Asia will reach 20%~ of Shopee, and this is one of the key reasons why we are bearish to SE.

REIT Watch – S-REITs rally on sigh of relief post June FOMC pause

By Geoff Howie

  • Top 10 S-Reits & property trusts that gained during the week of FOMC June 2023 meeting Key news last week was the US Federal Reserve’s decision to put a pause on interest rates, keeping them unchanged as announced during this month’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.
  • The top 5 gainers among S-REITs & Property Trusts during the week until Thursday’s close were: Keppel REIT (5.9 per cent), Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (5.6 per cent), Mapletree Logistics Trust (5.5 per cent), CapitaLand India Trust (4.7 per cent), and CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (3.8 per cent).

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Daily Brief South Korea: Celltrion Healthcare and more

By | Daily Briefs, South Korea

In today’s briefing:

  • Celltrion Healthcare (091990 KS): Portfolio Enhancement to Drive Business Growth


Celltrion Healthcare (091990 KS): Portfolio Enhancement to Drive Business Growth

By Tina Banerjee

  • Celltrion Healthcare (091990 KS) is expected to launch Humira biosimilar, Yuflyma, in the U.S. market in July 2023. Despite heavy competition, as high-concentration citrate-free formulation, Yuflyma has competitive edge.
  • In April 2023, Celltrion has launched bevacizumab biosimilar, Vegzelma in the U.S. Vegzelma will be the first product that the company will be directly selling in the U.S.
  • Through portfolio expansion, Celltrion increased target market size to $53.7B in 2023 from $20.6B in 2020, representing 161% growth. For 2024, the target market is expected to increase to $91.3B.

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Daily Brief China: Great Wall Motor, Golden Eagle Retail, BeiGene Ltd and more

By | China, Daily Briefs

In today’s briefing:

  • Great Wall Motor (2333 HK) – RMB Dual Counter Trading Starts Today, Watch that A-Share Discount
  • Merger Arb Mondays (19 Jun) – Golden Eagle, Hailan, Yitai Coal, Toshiba, Kenedix, Tesserent, Oishi
  • BeiGene (6160.HK/​BGNE.US) – AbbVie‘s Patent Infringement Allegations Are Not as Simple as Imagined


Great Wall Motor (2333 HK) – RMB Dual Counter Trading Starts Today, Watch that A-Share Discount

By Travis Lundy

  • 24 different HK-listed stocks will be tradable in RMB on the HKEX starting 19 June. They make up 35% of HKEX market cap, 40% of total turnover. They are fungible.
  • The ultimate goal is to allow mainland investors to trade HK stocks in RMB, but we’re not there yet. Southbound has yet to be approved for the 21 SB-eligible names.
  • Only five of the 24 have A-shares, and of those, three (China Mobile, CNOOC, and Great Wall Motor) have wide H-share discounts. Those should be the ones to look at.

Merger Arb Mondays (19 Jun) – Golden Eagle, Hailan, Yitai Coal, Toshiba, Kenedix, Tesserent, Oishi

By Arun George


BeiGene (6160.HK/​BGNE.US) – AbbVie‘s Patent Infringement Allegations Are Not as Simple as Imagined

By Xinyao (Criss) Wang

  • AbbVie’s patent infringement allegations against BeiGene Ltd (6160 HK) is an attempt to obstruct BeiGene through legal means and save Imbruvica’s sales decline in the market. AbbVie came prepared this time.
  • BeiGene has a chance to win the lawsuit if without any political factors.But if BeiGene fails to walk away unscathed, any damages/patent royalty would be detrimental to its financial performance/forecast.
  • The real key point in determining BeiGene’s future turnaround is not this lawsuit, but the clinical results of TIGIT project. Even with the correction since May, BeiGene is still expensive.

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Daily Brief Japan: Tokyo Stock Exchange Tokyo Price Index Topix, JPY, Toshiba Corp, Macbee Planet and more

By | Daily Briefs, Japan

In today’s briefing:

  • JAPAN FLOW: Foreign Investor Inflows Increased; Next Is Foreigners Vs Buybacks Vs GPIF
  • USD Trade Splinters
  • Weekly Deals Digest (18 Jun) – Toshiba, Kenedix, Abacus Storage King, Austal, Hailan, Yitai Coal
  • Macbee Planet (7095) – Firing on All Cylinders


JAPAN FLOW: Foreign Investor Inflows Increased; Next Is Foreigners Vs Buybacks Vs GPIF

By Travis Lundy

  • On 8 May I wrote JAPAN FLOW: Foreign Investor Inflows May Increase.  Since the data used in that insight, TSE data shows net foreign buying of ¥3.5trln+. 
  • Investor flows appear to work in patterns which are correlated to TOPIX gains and outperformance vs S&P500. 
  • The history of autocorrelation of net buying suggests while the current streak may end, a four week average of net buys could remain positive for a while. 

USD Trade Splinters

By Thomas Schroeder

  • Our proposed USD bull trade from DXY 102.60 (104.80 target zone) is in jeopardy after the ECB induced Euro spike. 
  • Sterling has been our top USD short and the USD/JPY a top USD long. The Euro is under scrutiny but has been capped under 1.11.
  • We will be looking for further evidence of USD bearish elements. DXY below 102 would be more bearish but would be in line with a near term slide in yield.

Weekly Deals Digest (18 Jun) – Toshiba, Kenedix, Abacus Storage King, Austal, Hailan, Yitai Coal

By Arun George


Macbee Planet (7095) – Firing on All Cylinders

By Astris Advisory Japan

  • Q1-4 FY4/2023 results were ahead of revised company guidance and our earnings estimates, highlighting the company’s success in 1) driving demand at both existing and newly acquired customers, and 2) implementing Marketing Technology services that are improving the overall sales mix and driving margin growth.
  • On this fundamentally robust basis, the company acquired Net Marketing in April 2023, an advertising agency that will allow access to new customers in which to sell-in profitable Marketing Technology services and replicate its effective model, as well as gain exposure to a more diversified range of market sectors.
  • Strong outlook for FY4/2024 – we revise our earnings estimates for FY4/2024 and beyond, reflecting the following: 1) stronger topline growth in Analytics Consulting, 2) a more enhanced trajectory of profitability improvement in the medium term, given the success of Marketing Technology services to date.

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Most Read: Tokyo Stock Exchange Tokyo Price Index Topix, Cosmochemical, Great Wall Motor, Trip.com, Thai Life Insurance, Keisei Electric Railway Co, Makalot Industrial, Hong Kong Hang Seng Index, Amara Holdings and more

By | Daily Briefs, Most Read

In today’s briefing:

  • JAPAN FLOW: Foreign Investor Inflows Increased; Next Is Foreigners Vs Buybacks Vs GPIF
  • Market Talk on the Five Stocks Hitting the Lower Limit Yesterday
  • Great Wall Motor (2333 HK) – RMB Dual Counter Trading Starts Today, Watch that A-Share Discount
  • Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: HSCEI, HSTECH, STAR50, KOSDAQ150, CPSE/CNXBANK, Kenedix Merger
  • SET50 Index Rebalance: TLI, WHA to Replace JMART, JMT
  • Last Week in Event SPACE: Kesei/Oriental Land, Intouch, Abacus Property, Great Eagle, JS Global
  • Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETF: Day 1 Flows & Stock Moves
  • EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades-A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats
  • Ohayo Japan | US Equities-Risks Elevated? ; NUGGET: SBI HD(8473)-Carbon Trading, Jumping in Early
  • Amara Holdings (AMA SP): Key Shareholders Ponder an Offer


JAPAN FLOW: Foreign Investor Inflows Increased; Next Is Foreigners Vs Buybacks Vs GPIF

By Travis Lundy

  • On 8 May I wrote JAPAN FLOW: Foreign Investor Inflows May Increase.  Since the data used in that insight, TSE data shows net foreign buying of ¥3.5trln+. 
  • Investor flows appear to work in patterns which are correlated to TOPIX gains and outperformance vs S&P500. 
  • The history of autocorrelation of net buying suggests while the current streak may end, a four week average of net buys could remain positive for a while. 

Market Talk on the Five Stocks Hitting the Lower Limit Yesterday

By Sanghyun Park

  • The trigger for yesterday’s sell-off was the sudden collective decision of the brokerages that had been allowing credit trading for these stocks to halt credit trading simultaneously.
  • There is a possibility that the identities of the stocks under investigation were leaked, and these brokerages took preemptive actions.
  • There have also been observations of large-cap stocks that may become the next targets. Some notable examples include Cosmo Chemical, Kum Yang, Posco International, and Ecopro Co.

Great Wall Motor (2333 HK) – RMB Dual Counter Trading Starts Today, Watch that A-Share Discount

By Travis Lundy

  • 24 different HK-listed stocks will be tradable in RMB on the HKEX starting 19 June. They make up 35% of HKEX market cap, 40% of total turnover. They are fungible.
  • The ultimate goal is to allow mainland investors to trade HK stocks in RMB, but we’re not there yet. Southbound has yet to be approved for the 21 SB-eligible names.
  • Only five of the 24 have A-shares, and of those, three (China Mobile, CNOOC, and Great Wall Motor) have wide H-share discounts. Those should be the ones to look at.

Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: HSCEI, HSTECH, STAR50, KOSDAQ150, CPSE/CNXBANK, Kenedix Merger

By Brian Freitas


SET50 Index Rebalance: TLI, WHA to Replace JMART, JMT

By Brian Freitas


Last Week in Event SPACE: Kesei/Oriental Land, Intouch, Abacus Property, Great Eagle, JS Global

By David Blennerhassett


Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETF: Day 1 Flows & Stock Moves

By Brian Freitas

  • The Yuanta/P-shares Dividend Plus ETF (0056 TT) started to rebalance its holdings on Friday and will continue to do so for the next 4 trading days.
  • Stocks with buy flows dropped 0.8% on average on Friday while the stocks with sell flows rose 0.27%. On a flow weighted basis, the numbers were -0.63% vs +1.99%.
  • The stocks with outflows have outperformed stocks with inflows by a huge margin in the recent past and short interest has jumped on most stocks recently.

EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades-A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats

By Simon Harris

  • Weekly summary of vol changes and moves across Global Markets
  • Analysing ATM volatility and skew changes over the last 5 days
  • We suggest a few trades to take advantage of the implied vol surfaces

Ohayo Japan | US Equities-Risks Elevated? ; NUGGET: SBI HD(8473)-Carbon Trading, Jumping in Early

By Mark Chadwick

  • OVERSEAS.  SPX -0.4%  1st down day  7 as Markets price in Peak rates/rate declines;  SPX Looks risky here(More BELOW); China revamps NEV subsidies; Putin places tactical Nukes in Belarus..mmm
  • JAPAN. NKY Futs flat vs Cash;  USDJPY 141.8 post-BOJ on Friday;  NKY wins for 10th week; Kishida survives no-confidence motion; TEPCO goes full into Renewables; Lawsons makes a China push
  • NUGGET. SBI HD(8473) – Carbon Trading, Jumping in Early in what sets up to be a major opportunity

Amara Holdings (AMA SP): Key Shareholders Ponder an Offer

By Arun George

  • Amara Holdings (AMA SP) received a written notification from Mr Albert Teo Hock Chuan (CEO) and Ms Susan Teo Geok Tin (Company Secretary) that they mulling an offer. 
  • The shares entered a trading halt on 16 June as the share price increased 23.9% from S$0.355 on 14 June to S$0.440 per share on 16 June.
  • Recent SGX privatisation proposals have shown that offerors tend to be miserly with their premiums. The sharp share price rally makes it challenging to launch an offer.

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Daily Brief Quantitative Analysis: Northbound Flows (Jun 16th): CATL and more

By | Daily Briefs, Quantitative Analysis

In today’s briefing:

  • Northbound Flows (Jun 16th): CATL, Wuliangye, Moutai, Foxconn Industrial Internet, Midea, Gree
  • A-H Premium Weekly (Jun 9th): BYD, CCB
  • Hong Kong Connect Flows (Jun 16th): CCB
  • HK Short Interest Weekly: Longfor, Yuexiu Property, Pop Mart
  • ASX Short Interest Weekly (Jun 9th): IDP Education, Rio Tinto, Igo, Sayona Mining, BHP, Suncorp
  • TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Jun 16th): Inventec, Quanta Computer, Walsin Lihwa, Asia Vital


Northbound Flows (Jun 16th): CATL, Wuliangye, Moutai, Foxconn Industrial Internet, Midea, Gree

By Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

  • We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of June 16th.
  • We estimate the weekly inflows to be US$2,312.7 million, led by industrials, information technology, consumer discretionary sectors, and offset by financials, materials.
  • We highlight flows for CATL, Wuliangye, Moutai, Foxconn Industrial Internet, Midea, BYD, Sany Heavy, Luxshare Precision, Wuxi Apptec, Gree Electric Appliances, Longi Green, Ping An Insurance, Dahua.

A-H Premium Weekly (Jun 9th): BYD, CCB

By Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

  • We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 143 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 113.9% as of Jun 9th.
  • The average A-H premium changed by -1.9ppt week on week, led by consumer discretionary, materials, industrials and offset by consumer staples, information technology, communication services.
  • We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for BYD Co Ltd and China Construction Bank.

Hong Kong Connect Flows (Jun 16th): CCB

By Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

  • We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of June 16th.
  • The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
  • We estimate the inflows to be USD 1.5bn and highlight flows for CCB.

HK Short Interest Weekly: Longfor, Yuexiu Property, Pop Mart

By Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

  • We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jun 9th.
  • Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
  • We highlight short changes in Longfor, Yuexiu Property, Pop Mart.

ASX Short Interest Weekly (Jun 9th): IDP Education, Rio Tinto, Igo, Sayona Mining, BHP, Suncorp

By Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

  • We analyzed the changes in short interest of ASX Stocks as of Jun 9th (reported today) which has an aggregated short interest worth USD16.2bn.
  • We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases & decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
  • We highlight short interest changes in IDP Education, Rio Tinto, Igo, Sayona Mining, BHP, Suncorp.

TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Jun 16th): Inventec, Quanta Computer, Walsin Lihwa, Asia Vital

By Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

  • We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Jun 16th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD15.6bn.
  • We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases & decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
  • We highlight short interest changes in Inventec, Quanta Computer, Walsin Lihwa, Asia Vital, Sanyang Motor, Winbond Elec, Synnex Tech Intl.

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Daily Brief Crypto: The Collision of AI and Blockchain Technology and more

By | Crypto, Daily Briefs

In today’s briefing:

  • The Collision of AI and Blockchain Technology


The Collision of AI and Blockchain Technology

By Etherbridge

  • Human beings are engineers. Our historical narrative is marked by our constant ability to control our environment through innovative strides known as technology.
  • Typically, our most significant collective progress is linked with technologies that enhance our capacity to distribute information and foster trust.
  • Consider the societal transformation that occurred after the invention of the printing press. It was not just about more books – the dissemination of knowledge it facilitated catalysed the Scientific Revolution, forever altering our understanding of the world. 

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Daily Brief Technical Analysis: USD Trade Splinters and more

By | Daily Briefs, Technical Analysis

In today’s briefing:

  • USD Trade Splinters


USD Trade Splinters

By Thomas Schroeder

  • Our proposed USD bull trade from DXY 102.60 (104.80 target zone) is in jeopardy after the ECB induced Euro spike. 
  • Sterling has been our top USD short and the USD/JPY a top USD long. The Euro is under scrutiny but has been capped under 1.11.
  • We will be looking for further evidence of USD bearish elements. DXY below 102 would be more bearish but would be in line with a near term slide in yield.

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Daily Brief Event-Driven: JAPAN FLOW: Foreign Investor Inflows Increased; Next Is Foreigners Vs Buybacks Vs GPIF and more

By | Daily Briefs, Event-Driven

In today’s briefing:

  • JAPAN FLOW: Foreign Investor Inflows Increased; Next Is Foreigners Vs Buybacks Vs GPIF
  • Great Wall Motor (2333 HK) – RMB Dual Counter Trading Starts Today, Watch that A-Share Discount
  • Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETF: Day 1 Flows & Stock Moves
  • Merger Arb Mondays (19 Jun) – Golden Eagle, Hailan, Yitai Coal, Toshiba, Kenedix, Tesserent, Oishi
  • Weekly Deals Digest (18 Jun) – Toshiba, Kenedix, Abacus Storage King, Austal, Hailan, Yitai Coal
  • Amara Holdings (AMA SP): Key Shareholders Ponder an Offer


JAPAN FLOW: Foreign Investor Inflows Increased; Next Is Foreigners Vs Buybacks Vs GPIF

By Travis Lundy

  • On 8 May I wrote JAPAN FLOW: Foreign Investor Inflows May Increase.  Since the data used in that insight, TSE data shows net foreign buying of ¥3.5trln+. 
  • Investor flows appear to work in patterns which are correlated to TOPIX gains and outperformance vs S&P500. 
  • The history of autocorrelation of net buying suggests while the current streak may end, a four week average of net buys could remain positive for a while. 

Great Wall Motor (2333 HK) – RMB Dual Counter Trading Starts Today, Watch that A-Share Discount

By Travis Lundy

  • 24 different HK-listed stocks will be tradable in RMB on the HKEX starting 19 June. They make up 35% of HKEX market cap, 40% of total turnover. They are fungible.
  • The ultimate goal is to allow mainland investors to trade HK stocks in RMB, but we’re not there yet. Southbound has yet to be approved for the 21 SB-eligible names.
  • Only five of the 24 have A-shares, and of those, three (China Mobile, CNOOC, and Great Wall Motor) have wide H-share discounts. Those should be the ones to look at.

Yuanta/​P-Shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETF: Day 1 Flows & Stock Moves

By Brian Freitas

  • The Yuanta/P-shares Dividend Plus ETF (0056 TT) started to rebalance its holdings on Friday and will continue to do so for the next 4 trading days.
  • Stocks with buy flows dropped 0.8% on average on Friday while the stocks with sell flows rose 0.27%. On a flow weighted basis, the numbers were -0.63% vs +1.99%.
  • The stocks with outflows have outperformed stocks with inflows by a huge margin in the recent past and short interest has jumped on most stocks recently.

Merger Arb Mondays (19 Jun) – Golden Eagle, Hailan, Yitai Coal, Toshiba, Kenedix, Tesserent, Oishi

By Arun George


Weekly Deals Digest (18 Jun) – Toshiba, Kenedix, Abacus Storage King, Austal, Hailan, Yitai Coal

By Arun George


Amara Holdings (AMA SP): Key Shareholders Ponder an Offer

By Arun George

  • Amara Holdings (AMA SP) received a written notification from Mr Albert Teo Hock Chuan (CEO) and Ms Susan Teo Geok Tin (Company Secretary) that they mulling an offer. 
  • The shares entered a trading halt on 16 June as the share price increased 23.9% from S$0.355 on 14 June to S$0.440 per share on 16 June.
  • Recent SGX privatisation proposals have shown that offerors tend to be miserly with their premiums. The sharp share price rally makes it challenging to launch an offer.

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Daily Brief Equity Bottom-Up: UOB & DBS – Major Divergence In Bad Loans Over Past 2 Crises and more

By | Daily Briefs, Equity Bottom-Up

In today’s briefing:

  • UOB & DBS – Major Divergence In Bad Loans Over Past 2 Crises
  • SE/Tiktok:Chinese Practitioners’ Discussions About TikTok’s E-Commerce Business in Southeast Asia
  • Delta Taiwan Vs. Thailand Monitor: Delta Thai Surges On No News; When Will SET50 Be Fixed?
  • Celltrion Healthcare (091990 KS): Portfolio Enhancement to Drive Business Growth
  • Taiwan Tech Weekly: Nvidia Highlights Intel & Mediatek; AI Server DRAM Demand; Delta Price Surges
  • BeiGene (6160.HK/​BGNE.US) – AbbVie‘s Patent Infringement Allegations Are Not as Simple as Imagined
  • Monthly Container Shipping Tracker | Rates Stable | Strike Averted | Fuel Prices Lower  (June 2023)
  • Macbee Planet (7095) – Firing on All Cylinders
  • REIT Watch – S-REITs rally on sigh of relief post June FOMC pause
  • JEV – The Best of Both Worlds: O&G and Hydrogen


UOB & DBS – Major Divergence In Bad Loans Over Past 2 Crises

By Daniel Tabbush

  • UOB saw bad loans rise 22% during the GFC where DBS saw bad loans rise 146%
  • During oil price collapse at FY16, DBS saw NPLs up 83%, UOB saw NPLs up 41%
  • In current downturn, a market capitalization decline may be less at UOB vs DBS

SE/Tiktok:Chinese Practitioners’ Discussions About TikTok’s E-Commerce Business in Southeast Asia

By Shawn Yang

  • Recently, there has been more discussion about TikTok’s e-commerce business in Southeast Asia on Chinese media and social networks.
  • Many service providers and entrepreneurs in China have also been inspired and hope to take the lead in the market with their domestic experience.
  • We estimate that TikTok’s 2023 GMV in Southeast Asia will reach 20%~ of Shopee, and this is one of the key reasons why we are bearish to SE.

Delta Taiwan Vs. Thailand Monitor: Delta Thai Surges On No News; When Will SET50 Be Fixed?

By Vincent Fernando, CFA

  • Delta Thailand surged 20% since our last trade monitor piece. This was without any significant news and the company received another query from the stock exchange as a result.
  • Delta Taiwan increased by a higher 22%, thus the extreme valuation mismatch between the two has corrected slightly. Delta Taiwan is still only 0.78x the market cap of Delta Thailand.
  • Delta Taiwan last week announced the acquisition of a German company that makes components for vehicles. This will strengthen Delta’s battery management product portfolio and add client relationships.

Celltrion Healthcare (091990 KS): Portfolio Enhancement to Drive Business Growth

By Tina Banerjee

  • Celltrion Healthcare (091990 KS) is expected to launch Humira biosimilar, Yuflyma, in the U.S. market in July 2023. Despite heavy competition, as high-concentration citrate-free formulation, Yuflyma has competitive edge.
  • In April 2023, Celltrion has launched bevacizumab biosimilar, Vegzelma in the U.S. Vegzelma will be the first product that the company will be directly selling in the U.S.
  • Through portfolio expansion, Celltrion increased target market size to $53.7B in 2023 from $20.6B in 2020, representing 161% growth. For 2024, the target market is expected to increase to $91.3B.

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Nvidia Highlights Intel & Mediatek; AI Server DRAM Demand; Delta Price Surges

By Vincent Fernando, CFA

  • More Nvidia Takeaways from two conferences the company spoke at — The company highlighted support for Intel’s new Foundry business, Mediatek, and why automakers will absolutely need AI to compete.
  • Memory Chip Stocks — Nanya jumps 10% on hopes that AI servers will need 7x the value of DRAM. Micron warns that half of China revenue could be at risk.
  • Delta Taiwan and Thailand Surge 20%+, Taiwan outperforms. Delta Taiwan has acquired a German automotive components company to boost its EV powertrain products lead.

BeiGene (6160.HK/​BGNE.US) – AbbVie‘s Patent Infringement Allegations Are Not as Simple as Imagined

By Xinyao (Criss) Wang

  • AbbVie’s patent infringement allegations against BeiGene Ltd (6160 HK) is an attempt to obstruct BeiGene through legal means and save Imbruvica’s sales decline in the market. AbbVie came prepared this time.
  • BeiGene has a chance to win the lawsuit if without any political factors.But if BeiGene fails to walk away unscathed, any damages/patent royalty would be detrimental to its financial performance/forecast.
  • The real key point in determining BeiGene’s future turnaround is not this lawsuit, but the clinical results of TIGIT project. Even with the correction since May, BeiGene is still expensive.

Monthly Container Shipping Tracker | Rates Stable | Strike Averted | Fuel Prices Lower  (June 2023)

By Daniel Hellberg

  • Our index suggests long-haul rates remained stable in May as carriers approach peak season
  • Cleanup of West Coast slowdown, lower fuel prices should both serve as Summer tailwinds
  • We believe conditions could improve in H2 2023, and shares remain cheap on Price / Assets

Macbee Planet (7095) – Firing on All Cylinders

By Astris Advisory Japan

  • Q1-4 FY4/2023 results were ahead of revised company guidance and our earnings estimates, highlighting the company’s success in 1) driving demand at both existing and newly acquired customers, and 2) implementing Marketing Technology services that are improving the overall sales mix and driving margin growth.
  • On this fundamentally robust basis, the company acquired Net Marketing in April 2023, an advertising agency that will allow access to new customers in which to sell-in profitable Marketing Technology services and replicate its effective model, as well as gain exposure to a more diversified range of market sectors.
  • Strong outlook for FY4/2024 – we revise our earnings estimates for FY4/2024 and beyond, reflecting the following: 1) stronger topline growth in Analytics Consulting, 2) a more enhanced trajectory of profitability improvement in the medium term, given the success of Marketing Technology services to date.

REIT Watch – S-REITs rally on sigh of relief post June FOMC pause

By Geoff Howie

  • Top 10 S-Reits & property trusts that gained during the week of FOMC June 2023 meeting Key news last week was the US Federal Reserve’s decision to put a pause on interest rates, keeping them unchanged as announced during this month’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.
  • The top 5 gainers among S-REITs & Property Trusts during the week until Thursday’s close were: Keppel REIT (5.9 per cent), Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (5.6 per cent), Mapletree Logistics Trust (5.5 per cent), CapitaLand India Trust (4.7 per cent), and CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (3.8 per cent).

JEV – The Best of Both Worlds: O&G and Hydrogen

By Atrium Research

  • Jericho’s O&G JV assets are harvesting record cash flow and growing production steadily. 
  • JEV’s wholly owned Hydrogen Technologies has an innovative solution for clean hydrogen boilers.
  • This business allows JEV to generate non-dilutive cash flow which can be re-invested in the high multiple hydrogen industry.

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