Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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 Capital Markets

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>China Tourism Group Duty Free Corporation Limited (CDF) now aims to raise US$2-3bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong.</li>
<li>As per Frost &amp; Sullivan, CDF had 92.3% market share by retail revenue in China duty-free merchandise sales in 2020.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the recent updates from its revised filings and revisit valuations.</li>
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China Tourism Group Duty Free Corporation Limited (CDF) now aims to raise US$2-3bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong.
As per Frost &amp; Sullivan, CDF had 92.3% market share by retail revenue in China duty-free merchandise sales in 2020.
In this note, we will talk about the recent updates from its revised filings and revisit valuations.


China Tourism Group A/H Listing - Updates from Revised Filing and Quick Thoughts on Valuation

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fosun-tourism-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27439:1" rel="noopener">Fosun Tourism (1992 HK)</a> expects a sharp 87.5-92.5% reduction in its losses in 1H22, driven primarily by significant revival in its Club Med business, though China is weak.</li>
<li>Outlook for 2H22 looks very encouraging as booking figures indicate good YoY volume growth and double-digit rate improvement in EMEA and Americas. </li>
<li>China also witnessed solid rebound in Jul and Aug after removal of lockdowns in 2Q22. New Club Med Joyview resorts including Changbaishan and Qiandaohu are added contributors. </li>
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Fosun Tourism (1992 HK) expects a sharp 87.5-92.5% reduction in its losses in 1H22, driven primarily by significant revival in its Club Med business, though China is weak.
Outlook for 2H22 looks very encouraging as booking figures indicate good YoY volume growth and double-digit rate improvement in EMEA and Americas. 
China also witnessed solid rebound in Jul and Aug after removal of lockdowns in 2Q22. New Club Med Joyview resorts including Changbaishan and Qiandaohu are added contributors. 


Fosun Tourism (1992 HK): Positive Profit Alert and Improving Outlook Guidances

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/swire-pacific-ltd-cl-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10433:1" rel="noopener">Swire Pacific (A) (19 HK)</a> expands its beverages ops, its best-performing unlisted segment, via the acquisition of Coke bottling operations in Vietnam and Cambodia. </li>
<li>Preceding my comments on Swire - and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/swire-properties-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5775:1" rel="noopener">Swire Properties (1972 HK)</a> and <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> - are the current setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos. </li>
<li>These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity of US$1mn, and a % market capitalisation &gt;20%.</li>
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Swire Pacific (A) (19 HK) expands its beverages ops, its best-performing unlisted segment, via the acquisition of Coke bottling operations in Vietnam and Cambodia. 
Preceding my comments on Swire - and Swire Properties (1972 HK) and Cathay Pacific Airways (293 HK) - are the current setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos. 
These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity of US$1mn, and a % market capitalisation &gt;20%.


StubWorld: Swire Acquires Coke's Ops in Vietnam & Cambodia

Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

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News from Caixin

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Stock investors have warmed to China’s tourism industry when the government made a surprise announcement to cut the amount of time arriving overseas travellers have to spend in quarantine.</li>
<li>The surge in share prices reflects some newfound optimism in an industry that has been battered by the pandemic</li>
<li>In a press release that same day, the State Council forbade local governments from stopping people from crossing regional borders into their jurisdiction or forcing them to quarantine for no good reason</li>
</ul>


Stock investors have warmed to China’s tourism industry when the government made a surprise announcement to cut the amount of time arriving overseas travellers have to spend in quarantine.
The surge in share prices reflects some newfound optimism in an industry that has been battered by the pandemic
In a press release that same day, the State Council forbade local governments from stopping people from crossing regional borders into their jurisdiction or forcing them to quarantine for no good reason


Chinese Travel Industry Stocks Take Off After Quarantine Rule Change

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

Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA)

<ul>
<li>Share price of <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> underperformed that for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/air-china-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8239:1" rel="noopener">Air China Ltd (753 HK)</a> by wide margin in this year, which we believe is not justified.</li>
<li>Removal of lockdowns in various districts in Beijing and the revival of international passengers will be the major driver for BCIA to close the valuation gap.</li>
<li>The gradual relaxation of inbound international passengers at Beijing and the potential for a full border opening in early next years are the catalysts for BCIA's performance.</li>
</ul>


Share price of Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) (694 HK) underperformed that for Air China Ltd (753 HK) by wide margin in this year, which we believe is not justified.
Removal of lockdowns in various districts in Beijing and the revival of international passengers will be the major driver for BCIA to close the valuation gap.
The gradual relaxation of inbound international passengers at Beijing and the potential for a full border opening in early next years are the catalysts for BCIA's performance.


Beijing Capital Intl Airport (694 HK): Preparing to Take Off

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 (H) (753 HK)

China Tourism Group A/H Listing - Updates from Revised Filing and Quick Thoughts on Valuation

China Tourism Group Duty Free now aims to raise US$2-3bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong. In this note, we talk about the revised filings along...

Sumeet Singh

Fosun Tourism (1992 HK): Positive Profit Alert and Improving Outlook Guidances

Not only that Fosun Tourism has an improving 1H22 performance, its outlook for 2H22 is also promising as evidenced by solid forward booking, better...

Osbert Tang, CFA

StubWorld: Swire Acquires Coke's Ops in Vietnam & Cambodia

I tilt bullish on Swire Pac. A 50%+ discount is wide given it has historically traded in the low-to-mid twenties. Plus it's inexpensive at 0.26x P...

David Blennerhassett

Chinese Travel Industry Stocks Take Off After Quarantine Rule Change

Stock investors have warmed to China’s tourism industry when the government made a surprise announcement to cut the amount of time arriving...

Caixin Global

Beijing Capital Intl Airport (694 HK): Preparing to Take Off

BCIA's underperformance against Air China in this year provides room for it to catch up, especially given the recovery of domestic traffic, revival...

Osbert Tang, CFA

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