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

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 144 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 112.4% as of Aug 9th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by 1.5ppt week-on-week, led by consumer discretionary, information technology, energy and offset by utilities, health care.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Asymchem Lab, Shanghai Pharm, China Eastern, Air China, Smic, Hepalink, WuXi AppTec, Pharmaron, Hangzhou Tiger.</li>
</ul>


We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 144 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 112.4% as of Aug 9th.
The average A-H premium changed by 1.5ppt week-on-week, led by consumer discretionary, information technology, energy and offset by utilities, health care.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Asymchem Lab, Shanghai Pharm, China Eastern, Air China, Smic, Hepalink, WuXi AppTec, Pharmaron, Hangzhou Tiger.


A-H Premium Weekly (Aug 9th): Asymchem Lab, Shanghai Pharm, China Eastern, Air China, Smic, Hepalink

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport, Tracking Traffic

Daniel Hellberg

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport

Tracking Traffic

Focusing on Asian logistics, transportation, and travel companies

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Outbound travel recovery remains sluggish, activity still far below 2019 levels</li>
<li>Domestic activity up 5% Y/Y in June, now well above pre-Covid levels</li>
<li>Trip.com gaining share during extended recovery, trades on 14x PER, BUY</li>
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Outbound travel recovery remains sluggish, activity still far below 2019 levels
Domestic activity up 5% Y/Y in June, now well above pre-Covid levels
Trip.com gaining share during extended recovery, trades on 14x PER, BUY


Monthly Chinese Tourism Tracker | Outbound Recovery Sluggish, but Trip.com Too Cheap | (July 2024)

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 107.8% as of Jul 19th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by 2.0ppt week-on-week, led by communication services, energy, utilities and offset by consumer staples, information technology, real estate.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Wuapptec, Air China, China Longyuan, Smic, Yofc, Flat Glass, Ganfeng Lithium.</li>
</ul>


We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 107.8% as of Jul 19th.
The average A-H premium changed by 2.0ppt week-on-week, led by communication services, energy, utilities and offset by consumer staples, information technology, real estate.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Wuapptec, Air China, China Longyuan, Smic, Yofc, Flat Glass, Ganfeng Lithium.


A-H Premium Weekly (Jul 19th):Wuxi Apptec, Air China, China Longyuan, Smic, Yofc, Flat Glass

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

CK Infrastructure Holdings / Event-Driven

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ck-infrastructure-holdings-l" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:163:1" rel="noopener"><strong>CK Infrastructure Holdings (1038 HK)</strong></a>, 75.67%-held by <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ck-hutchison-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:132:1" rel="noopener">CK Hutchison Holdings (1 HK)</a></strong>, <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2024/0711/2024071100267.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> it is considering a second listing on an overseas stock exchange, such as London.</li>
<li>A UK-listing makes perfect sense. In excess of 90% of CKI's FY23 profit was sourced from businesses outside Asia, with ~50% from its UK ops.</li>
<li>The wording in the announcement is unclear - a dual primary listing, or a secondary listing? The LSE is also undergoing a listing regime change, effective 29th July.</li>
</ul>



CK Infrastructure Holdings (1038 HK), 75.67%-held by CK Hutchison Holdings (1 HK), announced it is considering a second listing on an overseas stock exchange, such as London.
A UK-listing makes perfect sense. In excess of 90% of CKI's FY23 profit was sourced from businesses outside Asia, with ~50% from its UK ops.
The wording in the announcement is unclear - a dual primary listing, or a secondary listing? The LSE is also undergoing a listing regime change, effective 29th July.


HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Cathay Pacific Airways / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>With more foreign countries being granted visa-free visits to China, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cathay-pacific-airways-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:243:1" rel="noopener">Cathay Pacific Airways (293 HK)</a> will benefit from more transfer traffic via Hong Kong.</li>
<li>Recovery is decent with passenger traffic rising 37.5% in 5M24. CX's capacity already returned to 80% of pre-pandemic in 2Q24, and this will reach 100% in 1Q25. </li>
<li>YTD, CX is still a laggard relative to many global airlines. Its P/B valuation is not stretched at 0.8x, given ROE of 11% over the next 3 years.  </li>
</ul>


With more foreign countries being granted visa-free visits to China, Cathay Pacific Airways (293 HK) will benefit from more transfer traffic via Hong Kong.
Recovery is decent with passenger traffic rising 37.5% in 5M24. CX's capacity already returned to 80% of pre-pandemic in 2Q24, and this will reach 100% in 1Q25. 
YTD, CX is still a laggard relative to many global airlines. Its P/B valuation is not stretched at 0.8x, given ROE of 11% over the next 3 years.  


Cathay Pacific (293 HK): Multiple Positive Developments

China

Air China Limited provides passenger, cargo, and airline-related services in China.  The Company is primarily based in Beijing and a major hub for domestic and international air transportation.  Air China's airline-related services include aircraft maintenance, repair, overhaul service, ground services, and in-flight catering services.

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Air China Ltd (A) (601111 CH)

A-H Premium Weekly (Aug 9th): Asymchem Lab, Shanghai Pharm, China Eastern, Air China, Smic, Hepalink

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Asymchem Lab, Shanghai Pharm, China Eastern, Air China,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Monthly Chinese Tourism Tracker | Outbound Recovery Sluggish, but Trip.com Too Cheap | (July 2024)

Outbound Chinese travel demand continued its sluggish recovery in June, but remains far below 2019 levels. Tourism-linked shares have performed...

Tracking Traffic

A-H Premium Weekly (Jul 19th):Wuxi Apptec, Air China, China Longyuan, Smic, Yofc, Flat Glass

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Wuapptec, Air China, China Longyuan, Smic, Yofc, Flat Glass,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

CK Infra (1038 HK): London Calling

CKI announced it is considering a second listing on an overseas exchange such as London. But a dual primary listing, or a secondary listing? The...

David Blennerhassett

Cathay Pacific (293 HK): Multiple Positive Developments

As more countries gain visa-free access to China, CX will benefit from increased transfer traffic. CX's recovery is on track with passenger...

Osbert Tang, CFA

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A-H Premium Weekly (Aug 9th): Asymchem Lab, Shanghai Pharm, China Eastern, Air China, Smic, Hepalink

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Asymchem Lab, Shanghai Pharm, China Eastern, Air China,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Monthly Chinese Tourism Tracker | Outbound Recovery Sluggish, but Trip.com Too Cheap | (July 2024)

Outbound Chinese travel demand continued its sluggish recovery in June, but remains far below 2019 levels. Tourism-linked shares have performed...

Tracking Traffic

A-H Premium Weekly (Jul 19th):Wuxi Apptec, Air China, China Longyuan, Smic, Yofc, Flat Glass

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Wuapptec, Air China, China Longyuan, Smic, Yofc, Flat Glass,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

CK Infra (1038 HK): London Calling

CKI announced it is considering a second listing on an overseas exchange such as London. But a dual primary listing, or a secondary listing? The...

David Blennerhassett

Cathay Pacific (293 HK): Multiple Positive Developments

​As more countries gain visa-free access to China, CX will benefit from increased transfer traffic. CX's recovery is on track with passenger...

Osbert Tang, CFA

As more countries gain visa-free access to China, CX will benefit from increased transfer traffic. CX's recovery is on track with passenger...