HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jnby-design-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23642:1" rel="noopener">JNBY Design Ltd (3306 HK)</a> is successful in capturing China's niche designer fashion segment. Its FY24 net profit surged 36.4%, despite the challenging retail market.</li>
<li>Gross margin reached a record high of 67.3% in 2H24 on higher purchases from loyal members. Operating cash flow surged 70.7% YoY, affirming its status as a cash cow.</li>
<li>Including special dividends, FY24 payout ratio was 95%. At 75% ordinary payout for FY25, it sits on a 10.9% yield. Net cash equals 22% of the share price.</li>
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JNBY Design Ltd (3306 HK) is successful in capturing China's niche designer fashion segment. Its FY24 net profit surged 36.4%, despite the challenging retail market.
Gross margin reached a record high of 67.3% in 2H24 on higher purchases from loyal members. Operating cash flow surged 70.7% YoY, affirming its status as a cash cow.
Including special dividends, FY24 payout ratio was 95%. At 75% ordinary payout for FY25, it sits on a 10.9% yield. Net cash equals 22% of the share price.


Equity, Bottom-up Analyst, Investics Research

Sameer Taneja

Equity, Bottom-up Analyst

Investics Research

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Equity Bottom-up Research

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<li>This is a short follow-up on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/hk-listed-apparel-footwear-screener-right-stocks-listed-in-the-wrong-market-attractive-yield-rapid-expansion-outside-china-sep-2024" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:158210" rel="noopener">HK-Listed Apparel &amp; Footwear Screener: Right Stocks Listed in the Wrong Market - Attractive Yield &amp; Rapid Expansion Outside China - Sep 2024</a> </li>
<li>To make the list more comprehensive, we added <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jnby-design-ltd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">JNBY Design Ltd (3306 HK)</a>, which trades at 8x PE, has a 9% dividend yield, and is net cash.</li>
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<span>We also have updates from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/crystal-international-group" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crystal International's (2232 HK)</a> interim report, which has a very positive future outlook.</span> </li>
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This is a short follow-up on HK-Listed Apparel &amp; Footwear Screener: Right Stocks Listed in the Wrong Market - Attractive Yield &amp; Rapid Expansion Outside China - Sep 2024 
To make the list more comprehensive, we added JNBY Design Ltd (3306 HK), which trades at 8x PE, has a 9% dividend yield, and is net cash.

We also have updates from Crystal International's (2232 HK) interim report, which has a very positive future outlook. 


High Dividend Yield HK-Listed Apparel & Footwear Screener:  Adding JNBY 3306 HK

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

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of September 26th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Alibaba, HKEx, Kuaishou Technology, Meituan, Tencent, China Mobile, CNOOC.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of September 26th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Alibaba, HKEx, Kuaishou Technology, Meituan, Tencent, China Mobile, CNOOC.


Hong Kong Connect Flows (Sep 26th): Alibaba, HKEx, Kuaishou Technology, Meituan, Tencent

Bosideng International Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Amid the challenging market, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bosideng-international-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6537:1" rel="noopener">Bosideng International Holdings (3998 HK)</a>'s 15% growth in 1H FY23 profit is decent. Excluding impairments, operating profit would have grown by 31.3%.</li>
<li>It expects FY23 gross margin to expand and further store optimisation to enhance operating margin. The introduction of highly successful ultralight down jackets is an added driver.</li>
<li>With 32% increase in online branded apparel sales, the channel will be Bosideng's key growth impetus. For "double-11", sales have outperformed peers significantly, showcasing its product strengths.</li>
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Amid the challenging market, Bosideng International Holdings (3998 HK)'s 15% growth in 1H FY23 profit is decent. Excluding impairments, operating profit would have grown by 31.3%.
It expects FY23 gross margin to expand and further store optimisation to enhance operating margin. The introduction of highly successful ultralight down jackets is an added driver.
With 32% increase in online branded apparel sales, the channel will be Bosideng's key growth impetus. For "double-11", sales have outperformed peers significantly, showcasing its product strengths.


Bosideng (3998 HK): Decent Result Distorted by Impairment Losses

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

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<li>There are 38 adds and 29 deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) at the September rebalance to take the number of index constituents up to 518.</li>
<li>We expect 33 of the 38 HSCI inclusions to be added to Stock Connect while we expect 27 of the 29 HSCI deletions to be removed from Southbound Stock Connect.</li>
<li>Since the start of the calendar year, shares held though Southbound Connect have increased in 22 of the 27 HSCI deletions that will also be removed from Stock Connect.</li>
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There are 38 adds and 29 deletes for the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) at the September rebalance to take the number of index constituents up to 518.
We expect 33 of the 38 HSCI inclusions to be added to Stock Connect while we expect 27 of the 29 HSCI deletions to be removed from Southbound Stock Connect.
Since the start of the calendar year, shares held though Southbound Connect have increased in 22 of the 27 HSCI deletions that will also be removed from Stock Connect.


HSCI Index Rebalance: 38 Adds, 29 Deletes & Changes to Southbound Stock Connect

China

JNBY Design Limited designs, promotes, and sells textile products. The Company offers apparels, footwear, and other accessories for women and children. JNBY Design markets its products globally.

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JNBY Design Ltd (3306 HK)

JNBY Design (3306 HK): A Cash Cow

JNBY excels in China's niche designer fashion market, with FY24 net profit up 36.4% despite retail challenges. High gross margin and strong cash...

Osbert Tang, CFA

High Dividend Yield HK-Listed Apparel & Footwear Screener: Adding JNBY 3306 HK

We add JNBY 3306 HK to our high-yield textile, apparel, and footwear HK screener. We also provide updates for the names in this very brief update.

Sameer Taneja

Hong Kong Connect Flows (Sep 26th): Alibaba, HKEx, Kuaishou Technology, Meituan, Tencent

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba, HKEx, Kuaishou Technology, Meituan, Tencent,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Bosideng (3998 HK): Decent Result Distorted by Impairment Losses

Bosideng actually has a decent 1H FY23 result and gross margin should expand for full-year FY23. Its efforts on store optimisation, new product...

Osbert Tang, CFA

HSCI Index Rebalance: 38 Adds, 29 Deletes & Changes to Southbound Stock Connect

There are 38 adds and 29 deletes for the HSCI at the September rebalance to take the number of index constituents up to 518. There will be a lot of...

Brian Freitas

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JNBY Design (3306 HK): A Cash Cow

​JNBY excels in China's niche designer fashion market, with FY24 net profit up 36.4% despite retail challenges. High gross margin and strong cash...

Osbert Tang, CFA

High Dividend Yield HK-Listed Apparel & Footwear Screener: Adding JNBY 3306 HK

We add JNBY 3306 HK to our high-yield textile, apparel, and footwear HK screener. We also provide updates for the names in this very brief update.

Sameer Taneja

Hong Kong Connect Flows (Sep 26th): Alibaba, HKEx, Kuaishou Technology, Meituan, Tencent

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba, HKEx, Kuaishou Technology, Meituan, Tencent,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Bosideng (3998 HK): Decent Result Distorted by Impairment Losses

Bosideng actually has a decent 1H FY23 result and gross margin should expand for full-year FY23. Its efforts on store optimisation, new product...

Osbert Tang, CFA

HSCI Index Rebalance: 38 Adds, 29 Deletes & Changes to Southbound Stock Connect

There are 38 adds and 29 deletes for the HSCI at the September rebalance to take the number of index constituents up to 518. There will be a lot of...

Brian Freitas

JNBY excels in China's niche designer fashion market, with FY24 net profit up 36.4% despite retail challenges. High gross margin and strong cash...