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Brief Hong Kong: StubWorld: PCCW Is “Cheap” but Stub Ops Are Deteriorating and more

In this briefing:

  1. StubWorld: PCCW Is “Cheap” but Stub Ops Are Deteriorating
  2. CStone Pharma (基石药业) Post-IPO: Strong Debut but Lacks near Term Catalysts

1. StubWorld: PCCW Is “Cheap” but Stub Ops Are Deteriorating

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This week in StubWorld …

  • Select media ops (Free TV and OTT), together with substantial losses booked to other businesses and eliminations, continue to weigh heavily on PCCW Ltd (8 HK)‘s stub ops.

Preceding my comments on PCCW and other stubs are the weekly setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos.

These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity threshold of US$1mn on a 90-day moving average, and a % market capitalisation threshold – the $ value of the holding/opco held, over the parent’s market capitalisation, expressed in percent – of at least 20%.

2. CStone Pharma (基石药业) Post-IPO: Strong Debut but Lacks near Term Catalysts

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CStone Pharma’s IPO was priced at HKD 12.00/share and started trading today. In this insight, we summarize the allocation, the use of proceeds and recap our view on our valuation. We also look at past few biotech listings and discuss our thoughts on the market sentiments. We are of the view that despite a strong debut performance, CStone lacks near term catalysts that can continue to drive performance after the first day. 


Our Previous Coverage of CStone

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