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CMB International

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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.

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iQIYI, Inc. offers video entertainment services. The Company provides movies, television dramas, variety shows, and other video contents. iQIYI offers services worldwide.

<ul><li>1Q24 beat on margin again, with adj. NP at RMB844mn (91% above consensus) and top line 1% above consensus.</li><li>For 2Q24E, we expect IQ’s revenue -1% YoY (in which subs revenue -5% YoY while ads +7% YoY), with a rich content pipeline ahead (e.g. Fox Spirit Matchmaker &lt;狐妖小红 娘&gt;).</li><li>We forecast 2Q24E non-GAAP OP resilient at RMB800mn, and we are positive on mgmt’s FY24E OP target of RMB5bn. </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.

1Q24 beat on margin again, with adj. NP at RMB844mn (91% above consensus) and top line 1% above consensus.For 2Q24E, we expect IQ’s revenue -1% YoY (in which subs revenue -5% YoY while ads +7% YoY), with a rich content pipeline ahead (e.g. Fox Spirit Matchmaker &lt;狐妖小红 娘&gt;).We forecast 2Q24E non-GAAP OP resilient at RMB800mn, and we are positive on mgmt’s FY24E OP target of RMB5bn. 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.

iQIYI (IQ US) - Margin surprise on higher efficiency

JD.com Inc is an online direct sales company in China.  The Company offers a wide selection of products through its website and mobile applications.  JD.com sells appliances, computers, digital products, communication products, garments, books, and household items to consumers and vendors.

<ul><li>JD.com (JD) reported (16 May) better-than-expected 1Q24 results: revenue was RMB260.0bn, up 7% YoY, 1% ahead of Bloomberg consensus; non-GAAP net income was RMB8.9bn, ahead of consensus estimates of RMB7.4bn thanks to better-than-feared gross profit margin aided by scale effect.</li><li>Management noted that general merchandise category has entered clean base since 1Q24, and commission revenue growth has also entered clean base since 2Q24 since the impact from enhancing merchant support has reached the full-year milestone.</li><li>JD is staying vigilant in industry competition, although industry competition seems more benign than market expectation given that all the industry peers are focusing on driving growth in an efficient way by targeting more on core user base operation. </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.

JD.com (JD) reported (16 May) better-than-expected 1Q24 results: revenue was RMB260.0bn, up 7% YoY, 1% ahead of Bloomberg consensus; non-GAAP net income was RMB8.9bn, ahead of consensus estimates of RMB7.4bn thanks to better-than-feared gross profit margin aided by scale effect.Management noted that general merchandise category has entered clean base since 1Q24, and commission revenue growth has also entered clean base since 2Q24 since the impact from enhancing merchant support has reached the full-year milestone.JD is staying vigilant in industry competition, although industry competition seems more benign than market expectation given that all the industry peers are focusing on driving growth in an efficient way by targeting more on core user base operation. 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.

JD.com (JD US) - Entering into a Clean Base for Growth

Baidu, Inc. operates an Internet search engine. The Company offers algorithmic search, enterprise search, news, MP3, and image searches, voice assistance, online storage, and navigation services. Baidu serves clients globally.

<ul><li>Baidu announced (16 May) its 1Q24 results: revenue was RMB31.5bn, up 1.2% YoY, and was in line with Bloomberg consensus.</li><li>Non-GAAP net income of Baidu Core was RMB6.6bn, better than consensus at RMB5.1bn, thanks to better-thanexpected cost control.</li><li>Management highlighted that AI-related ads and cloud revenue are continuously ramping up, and it is accelerating generative AIempowered search business transformation, to drive better long-term business development prospects. </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.

Baidu announced (16 May) its 1Q24 results: revenue was RMB31.5bn, up 1.2% YoY, and was in line with Bloomberg consensus.Non-GAAP net income of Baidu Core was RMB6.6bn, better than consensus at RMB5.1bn, thanks to better-thanexpected cost control.Management highlighted that AI-related ads and cloud revenue are continuously ramping up, and it is accelerating generative AIempowered search business transformation, to drive better long-term business development prospects. 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.

Baidu (BIDU US) - Accelerating Gen AI-Empowered Business Transformation

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. operates as an express delivery company. The Company provides express delivery service through their nationwide network, as well as other value-added logistics services. ZTO Express serves customers globally.

<ul><li>ZTO Express (ZTO) shifted the strategic focus to profitable growth in 1Q24, enabling it to deliver core net profit of RMB1.9bn (+23% YoY), representing 19% of our full-year forecast (run rate in 1Q23: 17.6%), which is better than our expectation. Looking forward, ZTO maintains the 15-18% parcel volume growth target in 2024E (same as previous guidance), despite higher industry growth forecast of 15-20% by the Company (previously 10%).</li><li>We like ZTO’s decisive change to profitable growth strategy. We continue to expect ZTO to generate free cash flow over the coming years to support its semi-annual dividend and buyback programs.</li><li>We have left our earnings forecast unchanged. </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.

ZTO Express (ZTO) shifted the strategic focus to profitable growth in 1Q24, enabling it to deliver core net profit of RMB1.9bn (+23% YoY), representing 19% of our full-year forecast (run rate in 1Q23: 17.6%), which is better than our expectation. Looking forward, ZTO maintains the 15-18% parcel volume growth target in 2024E (same as previous guidance), despite higher industry growth forecast of 15-20% by the Company (previously 10%).We like ZTO’s decisive change to profitable growth strategy. We continue to expect ZTO to generate free cash flow over the coming years to support its semi-annual dividend and buyback programs.We have left our earnings forecast unchanged. 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.

ZTO Express (ZTO US) - 1Q24 Core Earnings Beat Estimates

Macroeconomics

<ul><li>Media reported that the Chinese government is considering to have local governments to purchase unsold residential units and convert these to affordable housings.</li><li>While there remains a high level of uncertainty as to the timing and details of implementation, we believe that the reported move helps address a key obstacle in restoring homebuyer’s confidence, i.e. growing inventory level, through inventory into affordable rental housing to meet the demand from lowerincome groups.</li><li>As we discussed before, the Chinese property market is in vicious cycle with falling price and higher inventory level. </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.

Media reported that the Chinese government is considering to have local governments to purchase unsold residential units and convert these to affordable housings.While there remains a high level of uncertainty as to the timing and details of implementation, we believe that the reported move helps address a key obstacle in restoring homebuyer’s confidence, i.e. growing inventory level, through inventory into affordable rental housing to meet the demand from lowerincome groups.As we discussed before, the Chinese property market is in vicious cycle with falling price and higher inventory level. 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.

LGFVs: Our Thoughts on the Plan to Purchase Unsold Residential Units