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COSCO Shipping Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

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Leading Market Position with State Backing: COSCO SHIPPING Holdings is one of the world's largest container shipping companies, benefiting from significant state ownership and a strong competitive position within the global shipping industry.</li>
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Attractive Valuation and Shareholder Returns: The company trades at a significant discount to its peers and the broader industry, suggesting potential undervaluation. This, combined with a history of substantial dividend payouts, presents a compelling value proposition for investors.</li>
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Cyclical Industry Headwinds and Earnings Volatility: The container shipping industry is inherently cyclical and currently facing headwinds from slowing global trade and normalizing freight rates after post-pandemic highs. This cyclicality introduces significant uncertainty and potential for earnings volatility in the near to medium term.</li>
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Leading Market Position with State Backing: COSCO SHIPPING Holdings is one of the world's largest container shipping companies, benefiting from significant state ownership and a strong competitive position within the global shipping industry.
  
Attractive Valuation and Shareholder Returns: The company trades at a significant discount to its peers and the broader industry, suggesting potential undervaluation. This, combined with a history of substantial dividend payouts, presents a compelling value proposition for investors.
  
Cyclical Industry Headwinds and Earnings Volatility: The container shipping industry is inherently cyclical and currently facing headwinds from slowing global trade and normalizing freight rates after post-pandemic highs. This cyclicality introduces significant uncertainty and potential for earnings volatility in the near to medium term.
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Primer: COSCO Shipping Holdings (1919 HK) - Sep 2025

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings   / Equity Bottom-Up

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Dominant Market Position with State Backing: COSCO SHIPPING Holdings is one of the world's largest container shipping and terminal operators, benefiting from significant economies of scale, a modern fleet, and membership in the OCEAN Alliance. Its status as a Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE) provides strategic advantages, including potential government support and alignment with national trade initiatives like the Belt and Road initiative.</li>
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Exposure to Extreme Cyclicality and Freight Rate Volatility: The company's financial performance is intrinsically linked to the highly volatile and cyclical container shipping market. The record profits of the post-pandemic era have normalized, and the industry now faces significant headwinds from vessel oversupply, which is expected to pressure freight rates and profitability.</li>
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Strategic Focus on Green and Digital Transformation: Management is proactively addressing long-term industry shifts by investing heavily in digitalization and green, low-carbon technologies. The company has a substantial order book for methanol dual-fuel vessels and is focused on building a global digital supply chain to enhance efficiency, meet stricter environmental regulations, and create new growth drivers.</li>
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Dominant Market Position with State Backing: COSCO SHIPPING Holdings is one of the world's largest container shipping and terminal operators, benefiting from significant economies of scale, a modern fleet, and membership in the OCEAN Alliance. Its status as a Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE) provides strategic advantages, including potential government support and alignment with national trade initiatives like the Belt and Road initiative.
  
Exposure to Extreme Cyclicality and Freight Rate Volatility: The company's financial performance is intrinsically linked to the highly volatile and cyclical container shipping market. The record profits of the post-pandemic era have normalized, and the industry now faces significant headwinds from vessel oversupply, which is expected to pressure freight rates and profitability.
  
Strategic Focus on Green and Digital Transformation: Management is proactively addressing long-term industry shifts by investing heavily in digitalization and green, low-carbon technologies. The company has a substantial order book for methanol dual-fuel vessels and is focused on building a global digital supply chain to enhance efficiency, meet stricter environmental regulations, and create new growth drivers.
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Primer: COSCO SHIPPING Holdings   (601919 CH) - Sep 2025

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 statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Dec 19th based on HKEx daily reports.</li>
<li>In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK), Kuaishou (1024 HK).</li>
<li>In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK), Cosco Shipping (1919 HK).</li>
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We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Dec 19th based on HKEx daily reports.
In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK), Kuaishou (1024 HK).
In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK), Cosco Shipping (1919 HK).


Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Dec 19th): Tencent, Xiaomi, Kuaishou

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Hong Kong's market continues its consolidation in a Secular Bull Market.  Technology and healthcare sectors have weakened, while utilities, telecom, and energy sectors have strengthened.</li>
<li>Mainland investors have slowed net buying through the Southbound Connect platform.  Dividend yield, value and low volatility are leading investment factors since October. Growth and momentum factors have lagged.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cosco-shipping-energy-tran-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:646:1" rel="noopener">Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation Co. Ltd. (H) (1138 HK)</a> is initiated as BUY at Shenwan Hongyuan.  VLCC rates to China are rising amid U.S. oil sanctions on Russia and Venezuela.
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Hong Kong's market continues its consolidation in a Secular Bull Market.  Technology and healthcare sectors have weakened, while utilities, telecom, and energy sectors have strengthened.
Mainland investors have slowed net buying through the Southbound Connect platform.  Dividend yield, value and low volatility are leading investment factors since October. Growth and momentum factors have lagged.

Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation Co. Ltd. (H) (1138 HK) is initiated as BUY at Shenwan Hongyuan.  VLCC rates to China are rising amid U.S. oil sanctions on Russia and Venezuela.



BUY/SELL/HOLD: Hong Kong Market Update (December 17)

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sichuan-kelun-biotech-biopharm" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40071:1" rel="noopener">Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Bio (6990 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/techtronic-industries-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4561:1" rel="noopener">Techtronic Ind. (669 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vesync" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31067:1" rel="noopener">Vesync (2148 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chervon-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35309:1" rel="noopener">Chervon Hldgs (2285 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-apptec-co-ltd-bf4a1265-beef-48b6-b82d-29308426030f" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27795:1" rel="noopener">WuXi AppTec (2359 HK)</a> have a very high reliance on the US market.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vtech-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18812:1" rel="noopener">Vtech Hldgs (303 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsonite-international-sa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12790:1" rel="noopener">Samsonite (1910 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/haier-smart-home-co-ltd-b3ef445f-0f54-4586-8c58-9073de98d60e" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31105:1" rel="noopener">Haier Smart Home (6690 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tcl-multimedia-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15654:1" rel="noopener">Tcl Multimedia (1070 HK)</a> ranked lower on the list, but consumer cutbacks will have a bigger impact. </li>
<li>The spillover effect of a US recession to other countries will pressurise companies that have low direct exposure, like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/orient-overseas-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:801:1" rel="noopener">Orient Overseas International (316 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/prada-s-p-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:889:1" rel="noopener">Prada S.P.A. (1913 HK)</a>.</li>
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Bio (6990 HK), Techtronic Ind. (669 HK), Vesync (2148 HK), Chervon Hldgs (2285 HK), and WuXi AppTec (2359 HK) have a very high reliance on the US market.

Vtech Hldgs (303 HK), Samsonite (1910 HK), Haier Smart Home (6690 HK), and Tcl Multimedia (1070 HK) ranked lower on the list, but consumer cutbacks will have a bigger impact. 
The spillover effect of a US recession to other countries will pressurise companies that have low direct exposure, like Orient Overseas International (316 HK) and Prada S.P.A. (1913 HK).


China & HK Strategy: Who Are the Victims of a US Recession?

China

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd offers marine freight transportation services.  The Company offers container shipping, dry bulk shipping, logistics services, freight forwarding, and terminal and container leasing services internationally.  COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd operates container ships and terminals, and manufactures shipping containers.

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COSCO Shipping Holdings (1919 HK)

Primer: COSCO Shipping Holdings (1919 HK) - Sep 2025

Leading Market Position with State Backing: COSCO SHIPPING Holdings is one of the world's largest container shipping companies, benefiting from...

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Primer: COSCO SHIPPING Holdings (601919 CH) - Sep 2025

Dominant Market Position with State Backing: COSCO SHIPPING Holdings is one of the world's largest container shipping and terminal operators,...

αSK

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Dec 19th): Tencent, Xiaomi, Kuaishou

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were Tencent (700 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

BUY/SELL/HOLD: Hong Kong Market Update (December 17)

Hong Kong's market continues its consolidation in a Secular Bull Market. Technology and healthcare sectors have weakened, while utilities,...

David Mudd

China & HK Strategy: Who Are the Victims of a US Recession?

Reliance on the US market varies among HK-listed companies, with some having high direct exposure to a recession. Those with low direct exposure...

Osbert Tang, CFA

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Primer: COSCO Shipping Holdings (1919 HK) - Sep 2025

Leading Market Position with State Backing: COSCO SHIPPING Holdings is one of the world's largest container shipping companies, benefiting from...

αSK

Primer: COSCO SHIPPING Holdings (601919 CH) - Sep 2025

Dominant Market Position with State Backing: COSCO SHIPPING Holdings is one of the world's largest container shipping and terminal operators,...

αSK

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Dec 19th): Tencent, Xiaomi, Kuaishou

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were Tencent (700 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

BUY/SELL/HOLD: Hong Kong Market Update (December 17)

Hong Kong's market continues its consolidation in a Secular Bull Market. Technology and healthcare sectors have weakened, while utilities,...

David Mudd

China & HK Strategy: Who Are the Victims of a US Recession?

​Reliance on the US market varies among HK-listed companies, with some having high direct exposure to a recession. Those with low direct exposure...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Reliance on the US market varies among HK-listed companies, with some having high direct exposure to a recession. Those with low direct exposure...