HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) / Equity Bottom-Up

Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA)

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<li>Long <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beijing-capital-international-airport-bcia" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10626:1" rel="noopener">Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) (694 HK)</a>, and short <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/air-china-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8239:1" rel="noopener">Air China Ltd (H) (753 HK)</a> strategy should bring in good sector-neutral returns over the next 12 months. </li>
<li>BCIA will return to profit next year, fuelling the rebound of its share price. Air China, however, may face uncertainties related to stronger USD and higher-than-expected US interest rates.</li>
<li>Higher duty-free sales for BCIA should propel earnings outlook. BCIA's P/B is well below the 5-year average, while Air China has already returned to the historical average level.</li>
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Long Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) (694 HK), and short Air China Ltd (H) (753 HK) strategy should bring in good sector-neutral returns over the next 12 months. 
BCIA will return to profit next year, fuelling the rebound of its share price. Air China, however, may face uncertainties related to stronger USD and higher-than-expected US interest rates.
Higher duty-free sales for BCIA should propel earnings outlook. BCIA's P/B is well below the 5-year average, while Air China has already returned to the historical average level.


China Pair Trade: Long BCIA (694 HK), Short Air China (753 HK)

Greater China Equity Long/Short Analyst

Eric Chen

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<li>Market's muted response to the airport's worse-than-expected 1H24 losses suggest investors are looking beyond.</li>
<li>While non-aviation businesses will remain under pressure in the near-term, potential for earnings growth from fare hike could be significant and is not at all reflected at current valuation.</li>
<li>Free cash flow turning positive in 2024 also open to door for restoring dividend payments, which will be another catalyst for stock re-rating. Risk reward payoff gets increasingly positive.   </li>
</ul>


Market's muted response to the airport's worse-than-expected 1H24 losses suggest investors are looking beyond.
While non-aviation businesses will remain under pressure in the near-term, potential for earnings growth from fare hike could be significant and is not at all reflected at current valuation.
Free cash flow turning positive in 2024 also open to door for restoring dividend payments, which will be another catalyst for stock re-rating. Risk reward payoff gets increasingly positive.   


BCIA (694 HK): Risk Reward Payoff Gets Increasingly Attractive

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<li>Gerald Stack, Ben McVicar, and Ofa Karlina discuss investing in infrastructure and the opportunities it offers</li>
<li>Infrastructure assets provide essential services like energy, water, and transport, leading to reliable and predictable long-term demand</li>
<li>Short-term problems or opportunities in infrastructure companies can impact share prices, creating investment opportunities for savvy investors</li>
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Gerald Stack, Ben McVicar, and Ofa Karlina discuss investing in infrastructure and the opportunities it offers
Infrastructure assets provide essential services like energy, water, and transport, leading to reliable and predictable long-term demand
Short-term problems or opportunities in infrastructure companies can impact share prices, creating investment opportunities for savvy investors

This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Lessons Learnt from Investing in Essential Services

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<li>Recent newsflow and company results suggest China outbound travel is on track to recover to pre-pandemic level by the end of this year.</li>
<li>China airports have different exposures to outbound travel, which largely determines the scale of their duty-free shopping business and earnings upside amidst this recovery cycle.</li>
<li>Beijing Capital Airport offers best risk/return profile among listed China airports in our view as current valuation does not fully capture even a conservative scenario of recovery in outbound travel.</li>
</ul>


Recent newsflow and company results suggest China outbound travel is on track to recover to pre-pandemic level by the end of this year.
China airports have different exposures to outbound travel, which largely determines the scale of their duty-free shopping business and earnings upside amidst this recovery cycle.
Beijing Capital Airport offers best risk/return profile among listed China airports in our view as current valuation does not fully capture even a conservative scenario of recovery in outbound travel.


China Airports: Beijing Capital Airport Offers Best Risk/Return Payoff

Global Mobility/Transport, Equity Long-Short

Mohshin Aziz

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp Ltd / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-tourism-group-duty-free-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12278:1" rel="noopener">China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp Ltd (601888 CH)</a> (CTG) announced last week a new supplementary contract for its duty-free airport businesses in Beijing and Shanghai airports</li>
<li>The new deal aims to promote collaborations between the airports and CTG, acting like true partners. However, we think it is more positive for airports and slight detriment to CTG</li>
<li>Maintain our Bullish call with an unchanged target price of CNY106 (+27% UPSIDE), based on the company's lowest recorded PE ratio in the past 10 years of 23.2x into FY24</li>
</ul>



China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp Ltd (601888 CH) (CTG) announced last week a new supplementary contract for its duty-free airport businesses in Beijing and Shanghai airports
The new deal aims to promote collaborations between the airports and CTG, acting like true partners. However, we think it is more positive for airports and slight detriment to CTG
Maintain our Bullish call with an unchanged target price of CNY106 (+27% UPSIDE), based on the company's lowest recorded PE ratio in the past 10 years of 23.2x into FY24


China Tourism Group (601888 CH | BUY | CNY): New Duty-Free Contracts with Airports, Slight Negative

China

Shanghai International Airport Co., Ltd. operates Pudong Airport and Hongquiao airport in Shanghai.   The Company provides a full range of services including air traffic control, terminal management, cargo handling, advertising, space rental, and other related services.

Shanghai International Airport (600009 CH)

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Shanghai International Airport (600009 CH)

China Pair Trade: Long BCIA (694 HK), Short Air China (753 HK)

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Osbert Tang, CFA

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The podcast explores the benefits of investing in infrastructure assets for reliable long-term cash flows and opportunities for growth.

MAGELLAN - IN THE KNOW

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Eric Chen

China Tourism Group (601888 CH | BUY | CNY): New Duty-Free Contracts with Airports, Slight Negative

China Tourism Group has signed a new contract to promote collaborations with airports in Beijing and Shanghai. Market sees it as negative, but we...

Mohshin Aziz

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China Pair Trade: Long BCIA (694 HK), Short Air China (753 HK)

​BCIA's profit rebound and duty-free sales recovery should drive returns, while Air China faces stronger USD and high US interest rates. These...

Osbert Tang, CFA

BCIA (694 HK): Risk Reward Payoff Gets Increasingly Attractive

Market's muted response to weaker-than-expected 1H24 preliminary results suggest investors are looking beyond. Potential price hikes and resumption...

Eric Chen

Lessons Learnt from Investing in Essential Services

The podcast explores the benefits of investing in infrastructure assets for reliable long-term cash flows and opportunities for growth.

MAGELLAN - IN THE KNOW

China Airports: Beijing Capital Airport Offers Best Risk/Return Payoff

​China outbound travel is set to recover to pre-pandemic levels by year-end, with Beijing Capital Airport offering the best risk/return profile...

Eric Chen

China Tourism Group (601888 CH | BUY | CNY): New Duty-Free Contracts with Airports, Slight Negative

​China Tourism Group has signed a new contract to promote collaborations with airports in Beijing and Shanghai. Market sees it as negative, but we...

Mohshin Aziz

BCIA's profit rebound and duty-free sales recovery should drive returns, while Air China faces stronger USD and high US interest rates. These...

China outbound travel is set to recover to pre-pandemic levels by year-end, with Beijing Capital Airport offering the best risk/return profile...

China Tourism Group has signed a new contract to promote collaborations with airports in Beijing and Shanghai. Market sees it as negative, but we...