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

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>We expect that Tencent’s C3Q23’s revenue/non-IFRS operating profit/IFRS net income to be 2.3%/3.3%/4.2% above consensus.</li>
<li>We raised estimates of Tencent’s international game growth to 12% YoY to reflect the success. We also expect Tencent's advertising business to benefit from e-commerce advertisers’ competition.</li>
<li>We raised the Target Price to HK$425, which implies 22.4X PE in 2024.</li>
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We expect that Tencent’s C3Q23’s revenue/non-IFRS operating profit/IFRS net income to be 2.3%/3.3%/4.2% above consensus.
We raised estimates of Tencent’s international game growth to 12% YoY to reflect the success. We also expect Tencent's advertising business to benefit from e-commerce advertisers’ competition.
We raised the Target Price to HK$425, which implies 22.4X PE in 2024.


[Tencent(700 HK,BUY,TP HK$425)Target Price Change]: International Game and Advertising Drove Results

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.

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<li>China announced game approval for the April batch. The number of games approved remained at a higher level than 2023.</li>
<li>The pace of China game approval appears to have accelerated to the same level as pre-tightening, though the number of approvals appears to be slower than March.</li>
<li>While Tencent scored zero, Netease got approval for one game.</li>
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China announced game approval for the April batch. The number of games approved remained at a higher level than 2023.
The pace of China game approval appears to have accelerated to the same level as pre-tightening, though the number of approvals appears to be slower than March.
While Tencent scored zero, Netease got approval for one game.


Tencent/Netease: Game Approval Rotate to Netease in April

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>A shares were up small on the week, largely due to a big rally on Friday (led by record Northbound buying). HK Stocks had a HUGE week. </li>
<li>Net SOUTHBOUND buying was +HK10.3bn. Net buys every day and now 20 days straight, but buying was foreign-led.</li>
<li>Little market news. More geopolitical news. Big SOE bank H-shares see relentless buying. HSTECH +13.4%, HSI +8.8%, HSCEI +9.1%.</li>
</ul>


A shares were up small on the week, largely due to a big rally on Friday (led by record Northbound buying). HK Stocks had a HUGE week. 
Net SOUTHBOUND buying was +HK10.3bn. Net buys every day and now 20 days straight, but buying was foreign-led.
Little market news. More geopolitical news. Big SOE bank H-shares see relentless buying. HSTECH +13.4%, HSI +8.8%, HSCEI +9.1%.


HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 26 Apr 2024); Strong Net Buying on Banks/Energy Telco SOEs. Again.

<ul>
<li>A shares were up on the week, while Hs were down. BIG divergence among liquid names. </li>
<li>Net SOUTHBOUND buying was +HK32.1bn. SOUTHBOUND ended its consecutive post-CNY daily net buy streak on 25 March, then started a new one. No net sell days since.</li>
<li>Little market news. More geopolitical news. SOE bank H-shares are seeing relentless net and gross buying, very very little selling.</li>
</ul>


A shares were up on the week, while Hs were down. BIG divergence among liquid names. 
Net SOUTHBOUND buying was +HK32.1bn. SOUTHBOUND ended its consecutive post-CNY daily net buy streak on 25 March, then started a new one. No net sell days since.
Little market news. More geopolitical news. SOE bank H-shares are seeing relentless net and gross buying, very very little selling.


HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 19 Apr 2024); Strong Net Buying on Energy/Finance/Telco SOEs. Again.

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

<ul>
<li>There is a rumor in social media that Tencent will dismiss 10% - 30% of its employees.</li>
<li>Alibaba withdrew the IPO application of its subsidiary Cainiao and all the other IPOs were halted as well.</li>
<li>Xiaomi began to sell its first vehicle model SU7, but it is too late for the company to enter the market.</li>
</ul>


There is a rumor in social media that Tencent will dismiss 10% - 30% of its employees.
Alibaba withdrew the IPO application of its subsidiary Cainiao and all the other IPOs were halted as well.
Xiaomi began to sell its first vehicle model SU7, but it is too late for the company to enter the market.


China Consumption Weekly (1 Apr 2024): Tencent, Alibaba, Xiaomi, Midea

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)

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Blue Lotus Research Institute

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Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 26 Apr 2024); Strong Net Buying on Banks/Energy Telco SOEs. Again.

A decent flow week. Net buying every day. That's 20 days in a row. Some may be Central Huijin buying. HK stocks had a HUGE up week. It was probably...

Travis Lundy

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 19 Apr 2024); Strong Net Buying on Energy/Finance/Telco SOEs. Again.

Strong HK SOUTHBOUND Connect buying, again. HKD $32.1bn which is very strong. Energy, Finance, and Telco SOEs continue to dominate. Some may be...

Travis Lundy

China Consumption Weekly (1 Apr 2024): Tencent, Alibaba, Xiaomi, Midea

There is a rumor in social media that Tencent will dismiss 10% - 30% of its employees. Alibaba withdrew the IPO application of its subsidiary,...

Ming Lu

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[Tencent(700 HK,BUY,TP HK$425)Target Price Change]: International Game and Advertising Drove Results

​Tencent's Q3 results are expected to exceed consensus, with increased estimates for international game growth and advertising business benefiting...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Tencent/Netease: Game Approval Rotate to Netease in April

China's NPPA released latest batch of game approval for the month of April. While Tencent didn't obtain any approval, Netease obtained one approval...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 26 Apr 2024); Strong Net Buying on Banks/Energy Telco SOEs. Again.

A decent flow week. Net buying every day. That's 20 days in a row. Some may be Central Huijin buying. HK stocks had a HUGE up week. It was probably...

Travis Lundy

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 19 Apr 2024); Strong Net Buying on Energy/Finance/Telco SOEs. Again.

Strong HK SOUTHBOUND Connect buying, again. HKD $32.1bn which is very strong. Energy, Finance, and Telco SOEs continue to dominate. Some may be...

Travis Lundy

China Consumption Weekly (1 Apr 2024): Tencent, Alibaba, Xiaomi, Midea

There is a rumor in social media that Tencent will dismiss 10% - 30% of its employees. Alibaba withdrew the IPO application of its subsidiary,...

Ming Lu

Tencent's Q3 results are expected to exceed consensus, with increased estimates for international game growth and advertising business benefiting...