Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport, Tracking Traffic

Daniel Hellberg

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/13644" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13644:1">Coach Inc (COH US)</a> fell another -2.3% today in the US after an analyst downgrade, and the stock is down -14.4% since reporting unexciting Q4 FY16 earnings results on the morning of August 9th. We remain bearish on the stock; in our view, the Street's sales and earnings estimates for FY17 and FY18 remain far too optimistic given weaker spending by Asian tourists in the US and overly aggressive Street assumptions for Japanese and Chinese consumer spending. We also believe that COH will struggle to…

Coach Inc (COH US) fell another -2.3% today in the US after an analyst downgrade, and the stock is down -14.4% since reporting unexciting Q4 FY16 earnings results on the morning of August 9th. We remain bearish on the stock; in our view, the Street's sales and earnings estimates for FY17 and FY18 remain far too optimistic given weaker spending by Asian tourists in the US and overly aggressive Street assumptions for Japanese and Chinese consumer spending. We also believe that COH will struggle to…

July Tourism & Macro Data Suggest Coach Q1 FY17 Will Disappoint

Independent TMT Analyst

Edison Lee, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>China reported YoY growth in retail sales of 10.6% in August, 30% YoY growth in e-Commerce revenue and 24% YoY growth in eCommerce revenue of physical goods.</li>
<li>Although this is the second month in a row of decelerating growth, it is premature to call it a trend, especially because China started reporting nationwide e-Commerce revenue only as of Jan. 2015, giving us insufficient historical data to make a good judgement. However, this data point needs close monitoring.</li>
</ul>Figure 1: YoY Growth in China's…


China reported YoY growth in retail sales of 10.6% in August, 30% YoY growth in e-Commerce revenue and 24% YoY growth in eCommerce revenue of physical goods.
Although this is the second month in a row of decelerating growth, it is premature to call it a trend, especially because China started reporting nationwide e-Commerce revenue only as of Jan. 2015, giving us insufficient historical data to make a good judgement. However, this data point needs close monitoring.
Figure 1: YoY Growth in China's…

China's Online Sales Growth Shows Sign of Slowdown. Higher Risk for JD.Com & VIPS Than Alibaba.

China Macroeconomics & Academia

Christopher Balding

Macroeconomics

The recent consumer and producer price indexes had people feeling relieved that pricing pressures seem to have abated somewhat.  CPI came it below expectations at 1.3% but still firmly positive while PPI ticked from its long term decline to a year over year decline of 0.8%.  This has many believing the pricing pressures are near an end in China and that broader based price level increases returning.  However, as with all things China it is important to look behind the broader based data.The PPI…

The recent consumer and producer price indexes had people feeling relieved that pricing pressures seem to have abated somewhat.  CPI came it below expectations at 1.3% but still firmly positive while PPI ticked from its long term decline to a year over year decline of 0.8%.  This has many believing the pricing pressures are near an end in China and that broader based price level increases returning.  However, as with all things China it is important to look behind the broader based data.The PPI…

Breaking Down Chinese Inflation Data: More Than Meets the Eye

Founder-CEO & Chief Analyst, Real Estate Foresight

Robert Ciemniak

Founder-CEO & Chief Analyst

Real Estate Foresight

Since 2012, REF has been helping investors with market research, project due diligence, and strategy development. This has ranged from detailed assessments and estimates on distressed developers' project portfolios to market due diligence on specific projects to macro-level questions linked to demand for commodities. The unique combination of the housing markets and developer data from data partner China Index Academy in Beijing, primary research, and technology-powered alternative data collection from public sources result in a valuable content set used in REF analytics and reports.

Predictive Analytics for China Property

Based on new data released by NBS today: in August, national new home sales (in gross floor area) for 'commercial residential' buildings rose 25.6% YTD YoY, only slightly slower pace compared to 26.7% in July, and 29% in June. On a single-month, year-on-year basis the growth picked up to 19.1% from 16.7% in July.National land acquisitions (land area purchased by real estate development enterprises) declined by 8.5% on YTD YoY basis, more negative than the 7.8% decline in July.In absolute terms…

Based on new data released by NBS today: in August, national new home sales (in gross floor area) for 'commercial residential' buildings rose 25.6% YTD YoY, only slightly slower pace compared to 26.7% in July, and 29% in June. On a single-month, year-on-year basis the growth picked up to 19.1% from 16.7% in July.National land acquisitions (land area purchased by real estate development enterprises) declined by 8.5% on YTD YoY basis, more negative than the 7.8% decline in July.In absolute terms…

China Data: New Home Sales Growth Slightly Slower at 25.6% YTD Y/Y (Jan-Aug), Land Sales Still Low

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<li> In August the MNI China Consumer Sentiment Indicator (CSI) dropped to a very depressed level of 111.5, well under the threshold of 116 indicating consumers are in a state of panic.</li>
<li>A large part of the weakness stems from severe flooding (the worst since 1998) in northern and central China. It is estimated that floods have resulted in $33 billion in losses.</li>
<li>We believe that weakness seen in the CSI during August is the result of panic among consumers in reaction to the flood and not a reflection of…</li>
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 In August the MNI China Consumer Sentiment Indicator (CSI) dropped to a very depressed level of 111.5, well under the threshold of 116 indicating consumers are in a state of panic.
A large part of the weakness stems from severe flooding (the worst since 1998) in northern and central China. It is estimated that floods have resulted in $33 billion in losses.
We believe that weakness seen in the CSI during August is the result of panic among consumers in reaction to the flood and not a reflection of…


China Consumer Sentiment Drops in August As Flood Causes Panic - Actual Impact Insignificant

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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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July Tourism & Macro Data Suggest Coach Q1 FY17 Will Disappoint

Coach Inc (COH US) fell another -2.3% today in the US after an analyst downgrade, and the stock is down -14.4% since reporting unexciting Q4 FY16...

Daniel Hellberg

China's Online Sales Growth Shows Sign of Slowdown. Higher Risk for JD.Com & VIPS Than Alibaba.

China reported YoY growth in retail sales of 10.6% in August, 30% YoY growth in e-Commerce revenue and 24% YoY growth in eCommerce revenue of...

Edison Lee, CFA

Breaking Down Chinese Inflation Data: More Than Meets the Eye

The recent consumer and producer price indexes had people feeling relieved that pricing pressures seem to have abated somewhat. CPI came it below...

Christopher Balding

China Data: New Home Sales Growth Slightly Slower at 25.6% YTD Y/Y (Jan-Aug), Land Sales Still Low

Based on new data released by NBS today: in August, national new home sales (in gross floor area) for 'commercial residential' buildings rose 25.6%...

Robert Ciemniak

China Consumer Sentiment Drops in August As Flood Causes Panic - Actual Impact Insignificant

In August the MNI China Consumer Sentiment Indicator (CSI) dropped to a very depressed level of 111.5, well under the threshold of 116 indicating...

David Riedel

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