China Analyst - Equity Long-Short, Onshore Credit

Osbert Tang, CFA

Osbert Tang is an equity analyst with over 20 years of experience with focuses on China transport, infrastructure, industrials and utilities sectors. He has been based in Shanghai since 2003, accumulated nearly 20 years of on-ground knowledge on the Chinese economy and financial markets, and has a wealth of contacts with China corporates and government entities. 

Osbert has received votes from top-tier institutional investors and has been a highly-ranked transport and infrastructure analyst in the Asiamoney, Institutional Investors and Greenwich surveys. In addition to his extensive experience with international investment banks including RBS, ABN AMRO (both served as Shanghai Chief Representative), Paribas Asia Equity, Maybank Kim Eng and DBS Securities, he has been a senior analyst with Moody’s Investors Service with focus on ratings of China infrastructure and related LGFV issuers. He has also worked in the area of strategic development at Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited. 

Osbert holds a BBA from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and a MSSc in Applied Psychology from the City University of Hong Kong. He was accredited with the CFA charter in 1997, and is a member of both British Psychological Society and Hong Kong Psychological Society.

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<li>3Q22 is probably the worst quarter for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/anhui-conch-cement-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:159:1" rel="noopener">Anhui Conch Cement (914 HK)</a> in this cycle. Demand has picked up sequentially, with 4Q22 average cement price up 7% QoQ.</li>
<li>It expects the spending of special purpose bond proceeds and possibly push forward of 2023 quotas to benefit infrastructure demand. The stabilisation of property market also helps.</li>
<li>Cost management efforts will soon pay off, providing room for recovery in margin. Solid financial position with net cash equals to 34.5% of share price is an added strength.</li>
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3Q22 is probably the worst quarter for Anhui Conch Cement (914 HK) in this cycle. Demand has picked up sequentially, with 4Q22 average cement price up 7% QoQ.
It expects the spending of special purpose bond proceeds and possibly push forward of 2023 quotas to benefit infrastructure demand. The stabilisation of property market also helps.
Cost management efforts will soon pay off, providing room for recovery in margin. Solid financial position with net cash equals to 34.5% of share price is an added strength.


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