Japan/Asia Long-Short, LightStream Research

Mio Kato

Japan/Asia Long-Short

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Equity Bottom-Up

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) / Equity Bottom-Up

<a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Electric-cars-in-China/CATL-goes-all-in-on-next-gen-sodium-ion-EV-batteries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CATL continues to invest heavily in material diversification</a>. We warned as far back as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/a-common-concern-is-there-enough-lithium-to-support-the-expected-growth-in-evs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">three and a half years ago</a> that investors were too complacent about lithium supply and as we head towards the middle of this decade with the prospect of supply crunches for battery grade lithium and nickel looking increasingly likely, CATL appears to be hedging its bets.

CATL continues to invest heavily in material diversification. We warned as far back as three and a half years ago that investors were too complacent about lithium supply and as we head towards the middle of this decade with the prospect of supply crunches for battery grade lithium and nickel looking increasingly likely, CATL appears to be hedging its bets.

CATL – Sodium-Ion Battery Development Highlights the Issues with Lithium

Founder & CEO Bond Angle, LLC, Bond Angle, LLC

Vicki Bryan

Founder & CEO Bond Angle, LLC

Bond Angle, LLC

Insightful commentary and analysis on bond markets and market movers, including financial, economic, and industry catalysts and management shenanigans. 

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tesla-motors-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20279:1" rel="noopener">Tesla Motors (TSLA US)</a> local deliveries in China plunged to lowest since April 2020. So Tesla punted record exports to Europe and elsewhere where they also didn't sell.Such disappointing China sales are a troubling signal that July started off what could be a softer than expected third quarter.

Tesla Motors (TSLA US) local deliveries in China plunged to lowest since April 2020. So Tesla punted record exports to Europe and elsewhere where they also didn't sell.Such disappointing China sales are a troubling signal that July started off what could be a softer than expected third quarter.

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

In our weekly HK Connect Flow series, we aim to highlight key stocks and sectors which the mainland investors traded via the southbound Hong Kong Connect, as analyzed by our proprietary data engine.Since the opening of Hong Kong Connect scheme in 2014, southbound Chinese money started to play an increasingly important role in the Hong Kong stock market. In a Hong Kong exchange report released in July 2019, the exchange highlighted that flows from mainland China accounted for 12% of the total trading volume in the market and is ahead of the US investors' 10% and UK investors' 7% share respectively. We split the stocks eligible for the Hong Kong Connect trade into three groups: HSCEI component stocks, stocks with a market capitalization between USD 1 billion and USD 5 billion, and stocks with a market capitalization between USD 500 million and USD 1 billion.In this insight, we will highlight inflows into Geely Automobile Holdings Limited (175 HK), Byd Company Limited (1211 HK), Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (981 HK).

In our weekly HK Connect Flow series, we aim to highlight key stocks and sectors which the mainland investors traded via the southbound Hong Kong Connect, as analyzed by our proprietary data engine.Since the opening of Hong Kong Connect scheme in 2014, southbound Chinese money started to play an increasingly important role in the Hong Kong stock market. In a Hong Kong exchange report released in July 2019, the exchange highlighted that flows from mainland China accounted for 12% of the total trading volume in the market and is ahead of the US investors' 10% and UK investors' 7% share respectively. We split the stocks eligible for the Hong Kong Connect trade into three groups: HSCEI component stocks, stocks with a market capitalization between USD 1 billion and USD 5 billion, and stocks with a market capitalization between USD 500 million and USD 1 billion.In this insight, we will highlight inflows into Geely Automobile Holdings Limited (175 HK), Byd Company Limited (1211 HK), Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (981 HK).

Hong Kong Connect Flows: Geely, BYD, SMIC

In our weekly HK Connect Flow series, we aim to highlight key stocks and sectors which the mainland investors traded via the southbound Hong Kong Connect, as analyzed by our proprietary data engine.Since the opening of Hong Kong Connect scheme in 2014, southbound Chinese money started to play an increasingly important role in the Hong Kong stock market. In a Hong Kong exchange report released in July 2019, the exchange highlighted that flows from mainland China accounted for 12% of the total trading volume in the market and is ahead of the US investors' 10% and UK investors' 7% share respectively. We split the stocks eligible for the Hong Kong Connect trade into three groups: HSCEI component stocks, stocks with a market capitalization between USD 1 billion and USD 5 billion, and stocks with a market capitalization between USD 500 million and USD 1 billion.In this insight, we will highlight inflows into Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (981 HK), Cosco Shipping Holdings Co., Ltd. (1919 HK), Wuxi Biologics (Cayman) Inc. (2269 HK), Geely Automobile Holdings Limited (175 HK), as well as outflows from Tencent Holdings Limited (700 HK), and Meituan (3690 HK).

In our weekly HK Connect Flow series, we aim to highlight key stocks and sectors which the mainland investors traded via the southbound Hong Kong Connect, as analyzed by our proprietary data engine.Since the opening of Hong Kong Connect scheme in 2014, southbound Chinese money started to play an increasingly important role in the Hong Kong stock market. In a Hong Kong exchange report released in July 2019, the exchange highlighted that flows from mainland China accounted for 12% of the total trading volume in the market and is ahead of the US investors' 10% and UK investors' 7% share respectively. We split the stocks eligible for the Hong Kong Connect trade into three groups: HSCEI component stocks, stocks with a market capitalization between USD 1 billion and USD 5 billion, and stocks with a market capitalization between USD 500 million and USD 1 billion.In this insight, we will highlight inflows into Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (981 HK), Cosco Shipping Holdings Co., Ltd. (1919 HK), Wuxi Biologics (Cayman) Inc. (2269 HK), Geely Automobile Holdings Limited (175 HK), as well as outflows from Tencent Holdings Limited (700 HK), and Meituan (3690 HK).

Hong Kong Connect Flows: Inflows into SMIC & Autos

Hong Kong SFC reported aggregate short position as of Jul 23. The aggregate short value for equities decreased by $-4,146m (-5.7%) WoW and decreased by $5,411m (-7.3%) over the preceding four weeks.Most shorted stocks by aggregate short value of positions are Ping An Insurance (Group) Company Of China, Ltd./2318 HK($5,076m, -2.4% WoW), Zhongsheng Group Holdings Limited/881 HK($2,170m, -5.1% WoW), China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd./3968 HK($2,035m, -3.0% WoW), Tencent Holdings Limited/700 HK($1,766m, -10.7% WoW), Anta Sports Products Limited/2020 HK($1,660m, -10.0% WoW).<section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/221/376/original/Hong_Kong_Market_Short_Position_Value_%28line%29_and_1W_Changes_%28bar%29_%28%24m%292021-08-01+10_25_50.png?1627785187" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="221376"></figure></section>

Hong Kong SFC reported aggregate short position as of Jul 23. The aggregate short value for equities decreased by $-4,146m (-5.7%) WoW and decreased by $5,411m (-7.3%) over the preceding four weeks.Most shorted stocks by aggregate short value of positions are Ping An Insurance (Group) Company Of China, Ltd./2318 HK($5,076m, -2.4% WoW), Zhongsheng Group Holdings Limited/881 HK($2,170m, -5.1% WoW), China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd./3968 HK($2,035m, -3.0% WoW), Tencent Holdings Limited/700 HK($1,766m, -10.7% WoW), Anta Sports Products Limited/2020 HK($1,660m, -10.0% WoW).

HK Short Interest: New Oriental Short Spiked Prior to Tightening Policy

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BYD Company Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells automobiles. The Company also researches, develops, manufactures and sells batteries, which are applied on mobile phones, cordless phones, power tools and other kinds of portable electronic devices.

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BYD (1211 HK)

CATL – Sodium-Ion Battery Development Highlights the Issues with Lithium

As we head towards the middle of this decade the prospect of supply crunches for battery grade lithium and nickel looking increasingly likely and...

Mio Kato

Tesla China Sales Deflated in July

Local deliveries in China plunged to the lowest since April 2020. Europe looks little better, as I expected. This may be the start of what turns...

Vicki Bryan

Hong Kong Connect Flows: Geely, BYD, SMIC

We highlight top stocks in the weekly Hong Kong Connect flow league table: Geely (175 HK), Byd (1211 HK), and SMIC (981 HK).

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Hong Kong Connect Flows: Inflows into SMIC & Autos

We will highlight weekly top inflows into SMIC (981 HK), Cosco Shipping (1919 HK), Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK), Geely Automobile Holdings Limited (175...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Short Interest: New Oriental Short Spiked Prior to Tightening Policy

We highlight the latest aggregate short interest report revealed that the short interests on New Oriental spiked significantly prior to the...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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