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

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 12. </li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short increases for Smoore and China Resource Land. </li>
</ul>


We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 12. 
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short increases for Smoore and China Resource Land. 


HK Short Interest: Short Spiked for Smoore, CR Land

Research on Tech Companies

Evelyn Zhang

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>The competition between Alibaba and JD has been heating up after Alibaba abandoned its "exclusivity requirement”, JD sale GMV increased by 28.4% vs Alibaba only increased by 8.4% YoY.  </li>
<li>Live streaming has become a mainstream sales channel, Douyin and Kuaishou both achieved more than 200% sales increase YoY.  </li>
<li>Influencers and brands are fighting over price setting power. Many brands have opened their own official livestreaming channels this year.</li>
</ul>


The competition between Alibaba and JD has been heating up after Alibaba abandoned its "exclusivity requirement”, JD sale GMV increased by 28.4% vs Alibaba only increased by 8.4% YoY.  
Live streaming has become a mainstream sales channel, Douyin and Kuaishou both achieved more than 200% sales increase YoY.  
Influencers and brands are fighting over price setting power. Many brands have opened their own official livestreaming channels this year.


Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Asymchem Laboratories (AL) aims to raise around US$1-1.5bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong.</li>
<li>AL is a provider of outsourced pharmaceutical development and manufacturing solutions and services. </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the recent updates, undertake a peer comparison and look at the likely valuations.</li>
</ul>


Asymchem Laboratories (AL) aims to raise around US$1-1.5bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong.
AL is a provider of outsourced pharmaceutical development and manufacturing solutions and services. 
In this note, we will talk about the recent updates, undertake a peer comparison and look at the likely valuations.


Asymchem Labs A/H Listing - PHIP Updates and a Look at Valuations

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>As expected, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/innovent-biologics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27452:1" rel="noopener">Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK)</a> replaces <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-evergrande-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:479:1" rel="noopener">Evergrande (3333 HK)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-china-enterprises-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22900:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI INDEX)</a> after the close of trading on 3 December.</li>
<li>Using prices from the close on 19 November to cap the stocks, estimated one-way turnover at the rebalance is 4.50% and will result in a one-way trade of HK$3,208m.</li>
<li>Short interest on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/innovent-biologics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27452:1" rel="noopener">Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK)</a> is over 8 days of ADV and short covering could take the stock higher in the short-term versus its peers.</li>
</ul>


As expected, Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK) replaces Evergrande (3333 HK) in the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI INDEX) after the close of trading on 3 December.
Using prices from the close on 19 November to cap the stocks, estimated one-way turnover at the rebalance is 4.50% and will result in a one-way trade of HK$3,208m.
Short interest on Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK) is over 8 days of ADV and short covering could take the stock higher in the short-term versus its peers.


HSCEI Index Rebalance: No Surprises Here as Evergrande Is Deleted

<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-resources-beer-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:399:1" rel="noopener">China Resources Beer Holdings (291 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/enn-energy-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:316:1" rel="noopener">ENN Energy (2688 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-com-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29043:1" rel="noopener">JD.com Inc. (9618 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/netease" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29030:1" rel="noopener">NetEase (9999 HK)</a> will be added to the HSI at the close on 3 December.</li>
<li>One-Way turnover is estimated at 5.05% and will result in a one-way trade of HK$10.1bn due to the inclusions, float changes and capping changes.</li>
<li>Currently at 64 members, Hang Seng Indexes is unlikely to reach its 80 index constituent target for the HSI by mid 2022 and the timeline is likely to be extended.</li>
</ul>



China Resources Beer Holdings (291 HK), ENN Energy (2688 HK), JD.com Inc. (9618 HK) and NetEase (9999 HK) will be added to the HSI at the close on 3 December.
One-Way turnover is estimated at 5.05% and will result in a one-way trade of HK$10.1bn due to the inclusions, float changes and capping changes.
Currently at 64 members, Hang Seng Indexes is unlikely to reach its 80 index constituent target for the HSI by mid 2022 and the timeline is likely to be extended.


HSI Index Rebalance: Tiptoeing to the 80 Index Member Target

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HK Short Interest: Short Spiked for Smoore, CR Land

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Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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