Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

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.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Alibaba’s Taobao and Tmall apps decide to accept WeChat Pay, the online payment way from Tencent.</li>
<li>JD announced that it will raise employee salaries up to 20 months within two years.</li>
<li>Hive Box, the market dominator of parcel locker in China, submitted its IPO proposal.</li>
</ul>


Alibaba’s Taobao and Tmall apps decide to accept WeChat Pay, the online payment way from Tencent.
JD announced that it will raise employee salaries up to 20 months within two years.
Hive Box, the market dominator of parcel locker in China, submitted its IPO proposal.


China Consumption Weekly (16 Sep 2024): Alibaba, Tencent, JD.com, Kuai, Hive Box

Quantitative Equity Analyst, DMA

Charlotte van Tiddens, CFA

Quantitative Equity Analyst

Technology-First Company

DMA is a technology-first company that provides an end-to-end SaaS solution to institutional investors. DMA enables regulated entities like asset managers, wealth managers, investment managers and financial advisors to connect their front and back office, break silos and reduce headcount.

Event-Driven

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<li>South Africa was downweighted in global, emerging markets, and ex-China indices for a second consecutive quarter. </li>
<li>Brazil was the largest upweight in global, emerging markets, and ex-China indices.</li>
<li>Tencent was downweighted in the emerging markets index but upweighted in global index.</li>
</ul>


South Africa was downweighted in global, emerging markets, and ex-China indices for a second consecutive quarter. 
Brazil was the largest upweight in global, emerging markets, and ex-China indices.
Tencent was downweighted in the emerging markets index but upweighted in global index.


Aug 24 Indices Rebalance: Brazil Takes the EM Flow, SA & China Downweighted Again (Tencent)

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

<ul>
<li>SOUTHBOUND was a net seller this past week for HK$1.5bn, the first week in 29 where SB was a net seller. It was all ETFs. Stocks were a net buy.</li>
<li>Gross volumes remain very low. Net volumes de minimis. Very August-ish. No sectors stood out. </li>
<li>The largest net buy was <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cspc-pharmaceutical-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:229:1" rel="noopener">CSPC Pharmaceutical Group (1093 HK)</a> where the net buying was the same size as the fifth largest net sell (<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a>) </li>
</ul>


SOUTHBOUND was a net seller this past week for HK$1.5bn, the first week in 29 where SB was a net seller. It was all ETFs. Stocks were a net buy.
Gross volumes remain very low. Net volumes de minimis. Very August-ish. No sectors stood out. 
The largest net buy was CSPC Pharmaceutical Group (1093 HK) where the net buying was the same size as the fifth largest net sell (Tencent (700 HK)) 


HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 23 Aug 2024); Net Breaks the 28-Week Buying Streak on ETF Selling

<ul>
<li>The Hang Seng Index Committee its slow move (lack of movement) towards 100 names and sector rebalancing to tech and healthcare. This is really disappointing.</li>
<li>This time? We get nothing. No name changes. Some capping flows. 6 FAF changes. </li>
<li>Minimal flows on the HSI rebalance to be effective on 9 September. </li>
</ul>


The Hang Seng Index Committee its slow move (lack of movement) towards 100 names and sector rebalancing to tech and healthcare. This is really disappointing.
This time? We get nothing. No name changes. Some capping flows. 6 FAF changes. 
Minimal flows on the HSI rebalance to be effective on 9 September. 


Hang Seng Index Sep24 Rebal - No Name Changes, Some Capping, 1% One-Way Flow - Total 0️⃣🍔

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Ying Pan

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

<ul>
<li>Tencent reported C2Q24 revenue, IFRS operating profit, and IFRS net income in-line, in-line, 10% vs. our estimates and in-line, in-line, 19% vs. consensus;</li>
<li>Weak fintech revenue, due to weak consumption, dragged down overall growth. But we see structural revenue acceleration and margin leverages in advertising, game and AI;</li>
<li>We raise TP to HK$485 and keep Tencent as our TOP PICK.</li>
</ul>


Tencent reported C2Q24 revenue, IFRS operating profit, and IFRS net income in-line, in-line, 10% vs. our estimates and in-line, in-line, 19% vs. consensus;
Weak fintech revenue, due to weak consumption, dragged down overall growth. But we see structural revenue acceleration and margin leverages in advertising, game and AI;
We raise TP to HK$485 and keep Tencent as our TOP PICK.


[Tencent (700 HK, BUY, TP HK$485) TP Change]: Revenue Acceleration and Margin Leverages to Come

China

Tencent Holdings Limited operates as an investment holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides Internet and mobile value-added services (VAS), online advertising, and e-commerce transactions. Tencent Holdings offers services to users worldwide.

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Tencent (700 HK)

China Consumption Weekly (16 Sep 2024): Alibaba, Tencent, JD.com, Kuai, Hive Box

Alibaba’s Taobao app and Tmall apps decide to accept WeChat Pay. JD will raise employee salaries up to 20 months within two years. Hive Box, a...

Ming Lu

Aug 24 Indices Rebalance: Brazil Takes the EM Flow, SA & China Downweighted Again (Tencent)

Aug 24 Indices Rebalance: Brazil was the largest beneficiary of passive flows at the rebalance last Friday. South Africa and China were...

DMA

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 23 Aug 2024); Net Breaks the 28-Week Buying Streak on ETF Selling

SOUTHBOUND saw its first net sell week in 29 weeks last week. It turned out to be a large net sell of ETFs and small net buy of stocks, but net is...

Travis Lundy

Hang Seng Index Sep24 Rebal - No Name Changes, Some Capping, 1% One-Way Flow - Total 0️⃣🍔

The HSI committee promised changes to rebalance towards better sector representation and a move to 100 names. That was a couple years ago. Progress...

Travis Lundy

[Tencent (700 HK, BUY, TP HK$485) TP Change]: Revenue Acceleration and Margin Leverages to Come

Tencent's Q2 revenue and profit met expectations, with weak fintech revenue offset by growth in advertising, gaming, and AI. Analysts raise target...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

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China Consumption Weekly (16 Sep 2024): Alibaba, Tencent, JD.com, Kuai, Hive Box

Alibaba’s Taobao app and Tmall apps decide to accept WeChat Pay. JD will raise employee salaries up to 20 months within two years. Hive Box, a...

Ming Lu

Aug 24 Indices Rebalance: Brazil Takes the EM Flow, SA & China Downweighted Again (Tencent)

Aug 24 Indices Rebalance: Brazil was the largest beneficiary of passive flows at the rebalance last Friday. South Africa and China were...

DMA

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 23 Aug 2024); Net Breaks the 28-Week Buying Streak on ETF Selling

SOUTHBOUND saw its first net sell week in 29 weeks last week. It turned out to be a large net sell of ETFs and small net buy of stocks, but net is...

Travis Lundy

Hang Seng Index Sep24 Rebal - No Name Changes, Some Capping, 1% One-Way Flow - Total 0️⃣🍔

The HSI committee promised changes to rebalance towards better sector representation and a move to 100 names. That was a couple years ago. Progress...

Travis Lundy

[Tencent (700 HK, BUY, TP HK$485) TP Change]: Revenue Acceleration and Margin Leverages to Come

​Tencent's Q2 revenue and profit met expectations, with weak fintech revenue offset by growth in advertising, gaming, and AI. Analysts raise target...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Tencent's Q2 revenue and profit met expectations, with weak fintech revenue offset by growth in advertising, gaming, and AI. Analysts raise target...