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

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Total revenue grew slightly as we expected in our preview note.</li>
<li>The operating margin improved significantly, but this was due to the shrinks of non-cash items.</li>
<li>However, we believe Alibaba will benefit from the boycott against JD.com and the disposal of Sun Art.</li>
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Total revenue grew slightly as we expected in our preview note.
The operating margin improved significantly, but this was due to the shrinks of non-cash items.
However, we believe Alibaba will benefit from the boycott against JD.com and the disposal of Sun Art.


Alibaba (BABA US): 2Q25, Weak Quarter, But Waiting for Two Events to Benefit Top Line

Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

Caixin is a media group dedicated to providing financial and business news through periodicals, online content, mobile apps, conferences, books and TV/video programs. Caixin aims to blaze a trail that helps traditional media prosper in the new media age through integrated multimedia platforms.

News from Caixin

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election could be a boon for TikTok, potentially offering the Chinese-owned short-video app a reprieve from the impending federal ban that would cost it one of its biggest markets.</li><li>President Joe Biden signed a bill into law this April that gave a choice to ByteDance Ltd., the Chinese parent company of TikTok — sell the app by January next year or face a ban from the country’s app stores.</li><li>The reason given for the bill was concern that Beijing could access U.S. users’ information and use TikTok to influence citizens — although TikTok denied both claims.</li></ul>

Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election could be a boon for TikTok, potentially offering the Chinese-owned short-video app a reprieve from the impending federal ban that would cost it one of its biggest markets.President Joe Biden signed a bill into law this April that gave a choice to ByteDance Ltd., the Chinese parent company of TikTok — sell the app by January next year or face a ban from the country’s app stores.The reason given for the bill was concern that Beijing could access U.S. users’ information and use TikTok to influence citizens — although TikTok denied both claims.

CX Daily: How Trump’s Return Might Be a Boon for TikTok 

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Ying Pan

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>3690 HK/ JD US: Yonghui Superstores and Meituan Begin Cooperation.（+/-）</li>
<li>700 HK: Tencent Announces New Mobile Game &lt;Monster Hunter: Traveler&gt; in Collaboration with CAPCOM (+)</li>
<li>700 HK: Ex-CAPCOM Renowned Game Producer Joins Tencent’s Lightspeed Japan Studio (+)</li>
</ul>


3690 HK/ JD US: Yonghui Superstores and Meituan Begin Cooperation.（+/-）
700 HK: Tencent Announces New Mobile Game &lt;Monster Hunter: Traveler&gt; in Collaboration with CAPCOM (+)
700 HK: Ex-CAPCOM Renowned Game Producer Joins Tencent’s Lightspeed Japan Studio (+)


[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:3690 HK/JD US/700 HK/BIDU US/BABA US/PDD US

Andy Fu

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<li>Last week, China's RmbB12tn debt swap plan fall short of investors' expectations. The pattern of trying to control the release of stimulus and manage the expectations is obvious;</li>
<li>We notice that the government has injected more-than-required liquidity to the bank system. Such magnitude can only be explained by preparation for a long, drawn-out war; </li>
<li>MOF's injection to banks to beef up capital adequacy ratio likely indicates the amount of stimulus that is about to happen to reflate the balance sheets of the local governments.</li>
</ul>


Last week, China's RmbB12tn debt swap plan fall short of investors' expectations. The pattern of trying to control the release of stimulus and manage the expectations is obvious;
We notice that the government has injected more-than-required liquidity to the bank system. Such magnitude can only be explained by preparation for a long, drawn-out war; 
MOF's injection to banks to beef up capital adequacy ratio likely indicates the amount of stimulus that is about to happen to reflate the balance sheets of the local governments.


China Has Stockpiled Arsenals to Meet Trump's Tariff War

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/maanshan-dingtai-rare-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4128:1" rel="noopener">S.F. Holding (002352 CH)</a> (SFH), China’s largest express delivery company, is now said to be looking to raise around US$1-1.5bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong.</li>
<li>SFH is the largest integrated express logistics service provider in China and the fourth largest in the world. It has been listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange since 2017.</li>
<li>We have covered the company and deal background in our previous notes. In this note, we talk about the past A/H listing and possible premium.</li>
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S.F. Holding (002352 CH) (SFH), China’s largest express delivery company, is now said to be looking to raise around US$1-1.5bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong.
SFH is the largest integrated express logistics service provider in China and the fourth largest in the world. It has been listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange since 2017.
We have covered the company and deal background in our previous notes. In this note, we talk about the past A/H listing and possible premium.


SF Holdings A/H Listing - Thoughts on A/H Premium and past A/H Listings

China

Alibaba Group Holding Limited provides online sales services. The Company provides internet infrastructure, electronic commerce, online financial, and internet content services through its subsidiaries. Alibaba Group Holding offers its products and services worldwide.

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Alibaba Group Holding (BABA US)

Alibaba (BABA US): 2Q25, Weak Quarter, But Waiting for Two Events to Benefit Top Line

Total revenue grew slightly and the margin improvement was due to the shrinks of non-cash items. However, we believe Alibaba will benefit from the...

Ming Lu

CX Daily: How Trump’s Return Might Be a Boon for TikTok

China-U. S. / Analysis: How Trump’s return might be a boon for TikTok Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election could be a boon for...

Caixin Global

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:3690 HK/JD US/700 HK/BIDU US/BABA US/PDD US

Yonghui Superstores and Meituan partner up, Tencent announces new mobile game collaboration with CAPCOM and hires ex-CAPCOM producer for...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

China Has Stockpiled Arsenals to Meet Trump's Tariff War

China's government debt swap plan disappoints investors, but more stimulus is likely as we read from the more-than-adequate capital adequacy...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

SF Holdings A/H Listing - Thoughts on A/H Premium and past A/H Listings

S.F. Holding (002352 CH) is now said to be looking to raise around US$1-1.5bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

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Alibaba (BABA US): 2Q25, Weak Quarter, But Waiting for Two Events to Benefit Top Line

Total revenue grew slightly and the margin improvement was due to the shrinks of non-cash items. However, we believe Alibaba will benefit from the...

Ming Lu

CX Daily: How Trump’s Return Might Be a Boon for TikTok

China-U. S. / Analysis: How Trump’s return might be a boon for TikTok Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election could be a boon for...

Caixin Global

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:3690 HK/JD US/700 HK/BIDU US/BABA US/PDD US

​Yonghui Superstores and Meituan partner up, Tencent announces new mobile game collaboration with CAPCOM and hires ex-CAPCOM producer for...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

China Has Stockpiled Arsenals to Meet Trump's Tariff War

​China's government debt swap plan disappoints investors, but more stimulus is likely as we read from the more-than-adequate capital adequacy...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

SF Holdings A/H Listing - Thoughts on A/H Premium and past A/H Listings

S.F. Holding (002352 CH) is now said to be looking to raise around US$1-1.5bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

Yonghui Superstores and Meituan partner up, Tencent announces new mobile game collaboration with CAPCOM and hires ex-CAPCOM producer for...

China's government debt swap plan disappoints investors, but more stimulus is likely as we read from the more-than-adequate capital adequacy...