China/Asia TMT

Shawn Yang

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

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Shein/PDD: Our check and local media reports of Shein's newly-launched marketplace, and implication to PDD (-)</li>
<li>PDD/700.HK/BABA/JD: China major Ecommerce platform's low price strategy in 6/18 promotion (-/+/+/+)</li>
<li>ZLAB：ZLAB revenue met our expectation while loss greatly beat our expectation on reduced R&amp;D</li>
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Shein/PDD: Our check and local media reports of Shein's newly-launched marketplace, and implication to PDD (-)
PDD/700.HK/BABA/JD: China major Ecommerce platform's low price strategy in 6/18 promotion (-/+/+/+)
ZLAB：ZLAB revenue met our expectation while loss greatly beat our expectation on reduced R&amp;D


China TMT Update (May.12) - Shein/PDD/700.HK/BABA/JD/ZLAB:Shein's Newly-Launched Marketplace

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

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>We believe revenue will grow by 5.6% YoY in 4Q23 and by 9% in FY2023 versus 2.7% in FY2022.</li>
<li>We also believe operating margin will improve slightly to 8.9% in 4Q23 versus 8.2% in 4Q22.</li>
<li>We believe the stock has an upside of 63% for March 2024.</li>
</ul>


We believe revenue will grow by 5.6% YoY in 4Q23 and by 9% in FY2023 versus 2.7% in FY2022.
We also believe operating margin will improve slightly to 8.9% in 4Q23 versus 8.2% in 4Q22.
We believe the stock has an upside of 63% for March 2024.


Alibaba (9988 HK) Earnings Preview: Better Growth and Better Margin for 4Q23

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<li>PDD: Douyin launches “Super Cheap Little Shop” to provide low cost products (-)</li>
<li>ByteDance/BEKE: ByteDance give up offline housing brokerage business, while online business remains（+）</li>
<li>NIO: NIO to officially launch all-new ES6 on May 24 (+)</li>
</ul>


PDD: Douyin launches “Super Cheap Little Shop” to provide low cost products (-)
ByteDance/BEKE: ByteDance give up offline housing brokerage business, while online business remains（+）
NIO: NIO to officially launch all-new ES6 on May 24 (+)


China TMT Update (May.6) - Douyin/PDD/ByteDance/BEKE/NIO: Douyin Launches “Super Cheap Little Shop”

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<li>3690.HK/BABA: Meituan and Alipay release reports on May 1st holiday consumption (+)</li>
<li>PDD/Temu: Chinese Media Reports Pingduoduo’s Growth Challenges and Our Perspective</li>
<li>LEGN： Johnson &amp; Johnson licensed its next generation CAR-T from a delisted Chinese biotech(-)</li>
</ul>


3690.HK/BABA: Meituan and Alipay release reports on May 1st holiday consumption (+)
PDD/Temu: Chinese Media Reports Pingduoduo’s Growth Challenges and Our Perspective
LEGN： Johnson &amp; Johnson licensed its next generation CAR-T from a delisted Chinese biotech(-)


China TMT Update(May 5-Pt2): 3690.hk/Baba/PDD/LEGN - Meituan and Alipay Release May 1st Holiday Data

<ul>
<li>NTES: Justice Mobile launches 2nd round of closed beta test (-)</li>
<li>PDD: PDD announces RMB 4bn in subsidies for annual May 5th Shopping Festival (+)</li>
<li>LKNCY/2150HK/ATAT: Labor Day holiday Tourism consumption recovered to pre-covid level in labor day holiday, and catering sector is leading the retail recovery trend.(+)</li>
</ul>


NTES: Justice Mobile launches 2nd round of closed beta test (-)
PDD: PDD announces RMB 4bn in subsidies for annual May 5th Shopping Festival (+)
LKNCY/2150HK/ATAT: Labor Day holiday Tourism consumption recovered to pre-covid level in labor day holiday, and catering sector is leading the retail recovery trend.(+)


China TMT Update (May 5-Pt1): NTES/PDD/LKNCY/2150HK/ATAT：Justice Mobile Launches 2nd Round Test

China

PDD Holdings Inc. is a multinational commerce group that owns and operates a portfolio of businesses. The Company focuses on digital economy so that local communities and small businesses can benefit from the increased productivity and new opportunities. PDD Holdings has built a network of sourcing, logistics, and fulfillment capabilities for its underlying businesses.

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PDD Holdings (PDD US)

China TMT Update (May.12) - Shein/PDD/700.HK/BABA/JD/ZLAB:Shein's Newly-Launched Marketplace

Shein's newly-launched marketplace、China major Ecommerce platform's low price strategy in 6/18 promotion，ZLAB revenue met our expectation while...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Alibaba (9988 HK) Earnings Preview: Better Growth and Better Margin for 4Q23

We believe revenue will grow by 5.6% YoY in 4Q23 and by 9% in FY2023 versus 2.7% in FY2022. We also believe operating margin will improve slightly...

Ming Lu

China TMT Update (May.6) - Douyin/PDD/ByteDance/BEKE/NIO: Douyin Launches “Super Cheap Little Shop”

PDD: Douyin launches “Super Cheap Little Shop” (-)；ByteDance give up offline housing brokerage business, while online business remains（+）；NIO to...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

China TMT Update(May 5-Pt2): 3690.hk/Baba/PDD/LEGN - Meituan and Alipay Release May 1st Holiday Data

3690.HK/BABA: Meituan and Alipay release reports (+)；PDD/Temu: Chinese Media Reports Pingduoduo’s Growth Challenges and Our Perspective；LEGN：...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

China TMT Update (May 5-Pt1): NTES/PDD/LKNCY/2150HK/ATAT：Justice Mobile Launches 2nd Round Test

Labor Day holiday Tourism consumption recovered.(+) NTES: Justice Mobile launches 2nd round of closed beta test (-) PDD: PDD announces RMB 4bn in...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

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