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 analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 123.2% as of Mar 15th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -0.1ppt week-on-week, led by communication services, utilities, energy and offset by consumer staples, real estate, health care.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Air China, QHD Port, Datang Intl, Wuxi Apptec, PetroChina, CGN Power.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 123.2% as of Mar 15th.
The average A-H premium changed by -0.1ppt week-on-week, led by communication services, utilities, energy and offset by consumer staples, real estate, health care.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Air China, QHD Port, Datang Intl, Wuxi Apptec, PetroChina, CGN Power.


A-H Premium Weekly (Mar 15th): Air China, QHD Port, Datang Intl, Wuxi Apptec, PetroChina, CGN Power

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-longyuan-power-group-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14215:1" rel="noopener">China Longyuan Power (916 HK)</a> should see a mean reversion of its valuations. It has rebounded 36% from the the 2024 trough, but has only gone up 0.3% YTD.</li>
<li>There are three catalysts in place to drive the move: acceleration in power generation, cash flow improvement, and recovery in the wind power market.</li>
<li>Its P/B is at a 40% discount to average, and a return to such level will generate a 60% upside. Even after reversion, its PER of 7.8x is not stretched.</li>
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China Longyuan Power (916 HK) should see a mean reversion of its valuations. It has rebounded 36% from the the 2024 trough, but has only gone up 0.3% YTD.
There are three catalysts in place to drive the move: acceleration in power generation, cash flow improvement, and recovery in the wind power market.
Its P/B is at a 40% discount to average, and a return to such level will generate a 60% upside. Even after reversion, its PER of 7.8x is not stretched.


China Power International / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-power-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15548:1" rel="noopener">China Power International (2380 HK)</a>'s Jan power sales showed a sharp 41.2% YoY growth. More importantly, this marks sustaining a solid MoM trend in the last few months. </li>
<li>Recovery of the hydropower generation is encouraging as this was a drag last year. Meanwhile, higher coal-fired generation will capture the better profitability of this segment.</li>
<li>CPI's strongest earnings CAGR in the sector has made its earnings multiples increasingly cheap over the next two years. After +15.7% YTD in its share price, there is further upside.</li>
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China Power International (2380 HK)'s Jan power sales showed a sharp 41.2% YoY growth. More importantly, this marks sustaining a solid MoM trend in the last few months. 
Recovery of the hydropower generation is encouraging as this was a drag last year. Meanwhile, higher coal-fired generation will capture the better profitability of this segment.
CPI's strongest earnings CAGR in the sector has made its earnings multiples increasingly cheap over the next two years. After +15.7% YTD in its share price, there is further upside.


China Power International (2380 HK): We See More Upside

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 122.6% as of Feb 23rd.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -2.1ppt week-on-week, led by utilities, materials, health care and offset by consumer staples, consumer discretionary, information technology.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for SMIC, Flat Glass Group, GWM, China Longyuan, Wuxi Apptec, Shandong Gold.</li>
</ul>


We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 122.6% as of Feb 23rd.
The average A-H premium changed by -2.1ppt week-on-week, led by utilities, materials, health care and offset by consumer staples, consumer discretionary, information technology.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for SMIC, Flat Glass Group, GWM, China Longyuan, Wuxi Apptec, Shandong Gold.


A-H Premium Weekly (Feb 23rd): SMIC, Flat Glass Group, GWM, China Longyuan, Wuxi Apptec

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>With the review period complete, there could be 3 changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ishares-china-large-cap-etf" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:766:1" rel="noopener">iShares China Large-Cap (FXI) (FXI US)</a> in March.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cgn-power-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:58:1" rel="noopener">CGN Power (1816 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yankuang-energy-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:384:1" rel="noopener">Yankuang Energy (1171 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-coal-energy-co-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:383:1" rel="noopener">China Coal Energy (1898 HK)</a> could replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-apptec" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23679:1" rel="noopener">Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-resources-beer-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:399:1" rel="noopener">China Resources Beer (291 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-vanke-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18368:1" rel="noopener">China Vanke (2202 HK)</a>. </li>
<li>Short interest on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-vanke-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18368:1" rel="noopener">China Vanke (H) (2202 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yankuang-energy-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:384:1" rel="noopener">Yankuang Energy Group (1171 HK)</a> is higher than the other stocks and there could be covering on implementation day.</li>
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With the review period complete, there could be 3 changes for the iShares China Large-Cap (FXI) (FXI US) in March.

CGN Power (1816 HK), Yankuang Energy (1171 HK) and China Coal Energy (1898 HK) could replace Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK), China Resources Beer (291 HK) and China Vanke (2202 HK). 
Short interest on China Vanke (H) (2202 HK) and Yankuang Energy Group (1171 HK) is higher than the other stocks and there could be covering on implementation day.


FXI Rebalance Preview: Three Potential Changes as Big Moves Unfold

China

Huaneng Power International, Inc. develops, constructs, owns and operates coal-fired power plants throughout China. It also builds gas-fired, hydroelectric and wind power generation in China and owns Tuas Power which controls power generation facilities in Singapore.

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Huaneng Power Intl Inc H (902 HK)

A-H Premium Weekly (Mar 15th): Air China, QHD Port, Datang Intl, Wuxi Apptec, PetroChina, CGN Power

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Air China, QHD Port, Datang Intl, Wuxi Apptec, PetroChina,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

China Longyuan (916 HK): Mean Reversion

China Longyuan is poised for a valuation mean reversion with three catalysts: power generation acceleration, cash flow improvement, and wind power...

Osbert Tang, CFA

China Power International (2380 HK): We See More Upside

CPI saw a strong 41.2% growth in Jan power sales, sustaining a solid MoM trend. Recovery in hydropower and higher coal-fired generation will boost...

Osbert Tang, CFA

A-H Premium Weekly (Feb 23rd): SMIC, Flat Glass Group, GWM, China Longyuan, Wuxi Apptec

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for SMIC, Flat Glass Group, GWM, China Longyuan, Wuxi Apptec,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

FXI Rebalance Preview: Three Potential Changes as Big Moves Unfold

There could be 3 changes for the FXI in March. Two changes were forecast much earlier while one is a very recent change. Short interest on Yankuang...

Brian Freitas

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A-H Premium Weekly (Mar 15th): Air China, QHD Port, Datang Intl, Wuxi Apptec, PetroChina, CGN Power

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Air China, QHD Port, Datang Intl, Wuxi Apptec, PetroChina,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

China Longyuan (916 HK): Mean Reversion

​China Longyuan is poised for a valuation mean reversion with three catalysts: power generation acceleration, cash flow improvement, and wind power...

Osbert Tang, CFA

China Power International (2380 HK): We See More Upside

CPI saw a strong 41.2% growth in Jan power sales, sustaining a solid MoM trend. Recovery in hydropower and higher coal-fired generation will boost...

Osbert Tang, CFA

A-H Premium Weekly (Feb 23rd): SMIC, Flat Glass Group, GWM, China Longyuan, Wuxi Apptec

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for SMIC, Flat Glass Group, GWM, China Longyuan, Wuxi Apptec,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

FXI Rebalance Preview: Three Potential Changes as Big Moves Unfold

There could be 3 changes for the FXI in March. Two changes were forecast much earlier while one is a very recent change. Short interest on Yankuang...

Brian Freitas

China Longyuan is poised for a valuation mean reversion with three catalysts: power generation acceleration, cash flow improvement, and wind power...