Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport, Tracking Traffic

Daniel Hellberg

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport

Tracking Traffic

Focusing on Asian logistics, transportation, and travel companies

Event-Driven

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/best-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25494:1" rel="noopener">BEST Inc (BEST US)</a> announced it will wind down its money-losing Store+ business line. The company had been considering strategic alternatives for Store+ for several quarters. In the US session on Monday, shares traded as high as US$3.65 before falling to US$3.18 at the close. The decision to close Store+ is positive at the margin, in our view. The unit was responsible for outsized adjusted EBITDA losses and added little to growth. The change should free up some working capital and allow management to focus on the Chinese express and freight segments. More importantly, eliminating Store+ (and its losses) makes Best more attractive to potential suitors. Best is likely to disclose operating losses when it reports Q3 results on November 19th. We believe any near-term weakness in the share price could provide an opportunity to add to positions on the expectation of M&amp;A activity in the next 12-18 months. Retain BUY

BEST Inc (BEST US) announced it will wind down its money-losing Store+ business line. The company had been considering strategic alternatives for Store+ for several quarters. In the US session on Monday, shares traded as high as US$3.65 before falling to US$3.18 at the close. The decision to close Store+ is positive at the margin, in our view. The unit was responsible for outsized adjusted EBITDA losses and added little to growth. The change should free up some working capital and allow management to focus on the Chinese express and freight segments. More importantly, eliminating Store+ (and its losses) makes Best more attractive to potential suitors. Best is likely to disclose operating losses when it reports Q3 results on November 19th. We believe any near-term weakness in the share price could provide an opportunity to add to positions on the expectation of M&amp;A activity in the next 12-18 months. Retain BUY

Best Inc. Is Closing Its Money-Losing 'Store+' Business, a Small but Positive Step Forward

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>The effect of the COVID pandemic saw an unprecedented level of sector rotation among EM active portfolios in 2020.</li>
<li>Banking stocks were hit the hardest, with Semiconductor, Internet Retail and Interactive Media industry groups the beneficiaries.</li>
<li>Banking exposure is at its lowest levels in over a decade, EM active investors at highest ever weights in Tech related Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services stocks.</li>
<li>Improving outlook for banking stocks, vaccine hopes, plus potential regulation in the Tech sector point to a potential unwind.  </li>
<li>'Beaten Up' banking stocks include <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/itau-unibanco-holding-sa-9d47d196-e503-471b-a84e-ca4401033062" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24550:1" rel="noopener">Itau Unibanco Holding Sa (ITUB4 BZ)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kasikornbank-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:293:1" rel="noopener">Kasikornbank PCL (KBANK TB)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/standard-bank-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24988:1" rel="noopener">Standard Bank (SBK SJ)</a> </li>
<li>Fully owned Tech related stocks include <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan-dianping" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-com-inc-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:446:1" rel="noopener">JD.com Inc (ADR) (JD US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mercadolibre-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27954:1" rel="noopener">MercadoLibre Inc (MELI US)</a> </li>
</ul>


The effect of the COVID pandemic saw an unprecedented level of sector rotation among EM active portfolios in 2020.
Banking stocks were hit the hardest, with Semiconductor, Internet Retail and Interactive Media industry groups the beneficiaries.
Banking exposure is at its lowest levels in over a decade, EM active investors at highest ever weights in Tech related Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services stocks.
Improving outlook for banking stocks, vaccine hopes, plus potential regulation in the Tech sector point to a potential unwind.  
'Beaten Up' banking stocks include Itau Unibanco Holding Sa (ITUB4 BZ) , Kasikornbank PCL (KBANK TB) and Standard Bank (SBK SJ) 
Fully owned Tech related stocks include Meituan (3690 HK) , JD.com Inc (ADR) (JD US) and MercadoLibre Inc (MELI US) 


GEM Fund Positioning Update:  The COVID Unwind.

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

<ul>
<li>This is the first time we conclude a downside for the stock price.</li>
<li>JD’s stock price has risen by 161% year to date, while the NASDAQ Composite Index has increased by only 32% in the same period.</li>
<li>Our pro forma P/S band suggests a downside of 8%.</li>
<li>Revenue grew strongly in 3Q20.</li>
<li>The gross margin of direct sales continued to decline, but operating expenses were controlled well.</li>
</ul>


This is the first time we conclude a downside for the stock price.
JD’s stock price has risen by 161% year to date, while the NASDAQ Composite Index has increased by only 32% in the same period.
Our pro forma P/S band suggests a downside of 8%.
Revenue grew strongly in 3Q20.
The gross margin of direct sales continued to decline, but operating expenses were controlled well.


JD.com (JD): Stock Price Concern for First Time After Excellent 3Q20 Result

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

Equity Capital Markets

JD Health International  / Equity Capital Markets

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-health-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29677:1" rel="noopener">JD Health (JDH HK)</a> is the largest online healthcare platform and the largest online retail pharmacy by revenue in China in 2019, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. JD Health has filed its PHIP and kicked off pre-marketing for a Hong Kong IPO to raise around $3 billion.  <div class="content-highlight">In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/jd-health-ipo-initiation-e-ppointments" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:45106" rel="noopener">JD Health IPO Initiation: E-Ppointments</a>, we stated that JD Health’s fundamentals suggest that it is an attractive play on China’s online healthcare platform industry. JD Health will tend to be compared to its listed peers – <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ping-an-healthcare-and-technology-company-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27008:1" rel="noopener">Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited (1833 HK)</a>/PAHTG, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-health-information-technology-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:453:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Health Information Technology (241 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/111-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27412:1" rel="noopener">111 Inc (YI US)</a>. The new data points disclosed in the PHIP along with our peer analysis reinforce our view that JD Health has attractive fundamentals. </div>

JD Health (JDH HK) is the largest online healthcare platform and the largest online retail pharmacy by revenue in China in 2019, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. JD Health has filed its PHIP and kicked off pre-marketing for a Hong Kong IPO to raise around $3 billion.  In JD Health IPO Initiation: E-Ppointments, we stated that JD Health’s fundamentals suggest that it is an attractive play on China’s online healthcare platform industry. JD Health will tend to be compared to its listed peers – Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited (1833 HK)/PAHTG, Alibaba Health Information Technology (241 HK) and 111 Inc (YI US). The new data points disclosed in the PHIP along with our peer analysis reinforce our view that JD Health has attractive fundamentals. 

JD Health IPO: PHIP New Data Points and Peer Comparison

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Supun Walpola

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Bottom-Up

On the 10th of November, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) issued a draft legislature on the “Guidelines on Anti-monopoly in the Field of Platform Economy”. Following the news, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:787:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (BABA US)</a>’s share price fell by around 12% over the course of the last week, despite the company’s record-smashing Singles’ Day sales. In this note, we take a look at how the new anti-monopoly regulations would affect Alibaba.

On the 10th of November, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) issued a draft legislature on the “Guidelines on Anti-monopoly in the Field of Platform Economy”. Following the news, Alibaba Group (BABA US)’s share price fell by around 12% over the course of the last week, despite the company’s record-smashing Singles’ Day sales. In this note, we take a look at how the new anti-monopoly regulations would affect Alibaba. 

China

JD.com Inc is an online direct sales company in China.  The Company offers a wide selection of products through its website and mobile applications.  JD.com sells appliances, computers, digital products, communication products, garments, books, and household items to consumers and vendors.

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JD.com Inc (ADR) (JD US)

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Supun Walpola

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