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Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

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<ul><li>Alibaba’s customer management revenue (CMR) growth and cloud revenue growth will take time to recover under current macro backdrop, while the group is trying to revitalize growth via empowering each of the six main units.</li><li>Taobao and Tmall’s “user first” strategy is delivering results, increasing merchants’ willingness to invest in advertising.</li><li>Although Alibaba’s near-term domestic business development faces hindrance due to macro uncertainties, operating efficiency improvement across business lines, as well as international business revenue growth likely remain as bright spots. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Alibaba’s customer management revenue (CMR) growth and cloud revenue growth will take time to recover under current macro backdrop, while the group is trying to revitalize growth via empowering each of the six main units.Taobao and Tmall’s “user first” strategy is delivering results, increasing merchants’ willingness to invest in advertising.Although Alibaba’s near-term domestic business development faces hindrance due to macro uncertainties, operating efficiency improvement across business lines, as well as international business revenue growth likely remain as bright spots. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Alibaba (BABA US) – Driving for Group Improvement

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<ul><li>Year to date, the internet sector has pulled back after rapid rallies buoyed by improved sentiment and short-term fund inflows, in line with our previous expectation.</li><li>From a full-year perspective, given the rate cut cycle has not yet started and liquidity remains tight, we suggest focusing on: 1) companies capable of boosting shareholder returns or maintaining decent returns, supported by solid fundamentals (strong competitive advantages, steady growth in core business, and stable profitability) and committed to enhancing shareholder returns (also depends on management's willingness), such as Alibaba, Tencent, and NetEase;</li><li>2) companies whose new businesses have significant market potential and are poised to bring considerable capital gains in the long run, particularly from overseas expansion and AI-related initiatives, such as Pinduoduo, Tencent, Alibaba, and Trip.com</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Year to date, the internet sector has pulled back after rapid rallies buoyed by improved sentiment and short-term fund inflows, in line with our previous expectation.From a full-year perspective, given the rate cut cycle has not yet started and liquidity remains tight, we suggest focusing on: 1) companies capable of boosting shareholder returns or maintaining decent returns, supported by solid fundamentals (strong competitive advantages, steady growth in core business, and stable profitability) and committed to enhancing shareholder returns (also depends on management's willingness), such as Alibaba, Tencent, and NetEase;2) companies whose new businesses have significant market potential and are poised to bring considerable capital gains in the long run, particularly from overseas expansion and AI-related initiatives, such as Pinduoduo, Tencent, Alibaba, and Trip.comContent is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Internet - 1Q24 recap & our three stock-picking ideas

<ul><li>Based on NBS data, 2M24 online retail sales GMV/online physical goods GMV reached RMB2.2tn/1.8tn, up 15.3/14.4% YoY, which implied a two-year CAGR of 10.7/9.8%.</li><li>The growth of total online retail sales GMV continued to outpace that of online physical goods GMV, which was likely due to the robust growth in online travel bookings during the CNY holiday.</li><li>Leading e-commerce platforms are prioritizing GMV and revenue growth over margin improvement in 2024, and guided to reinvest incremental operating profit generated to drive further business growth, which likely indicates more intensified industry competition. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Based on NBS data, 2M24 online retail sales GMV/online physical goods GMV reached RMB2.2tn/1.8tn, up 15.3/14.4% YoY, which implied a two-year CAGR of 10.7/9.8%.The growth of total online retail sales GMV continued to outpace that of online physical goods GMV, which was likely due to the robust growth in online travel bookings during the CNY holiday.Leading e-commerce platforms are prioritizing GMV and revenue growth over margin improvement in 2024, and guided to reinvest incremental operating profit generated to drive further business growth, which likely indicates more intensified industry competition. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Internet - 2M24 online retail sales recap

<ul><li>Based on NBS data, 2023 online retail sales GMV/online physical goods GMV reached RMB15.4/13.0tn, up 11.0/8.4% YoY.</li><li>The YoY growth of online physical goods GMV/total retail sales in Dec 2023 came in at 9.4%/7.4%, which implies a two-year CAGR of 6.8%/2.7% (slightly improved from 4.3%/1.8% in Nov 2023).</li><li>Looking ahead to 2024, we expect a mild consumption recovery trend. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Based on NBS data, 2023 online retail sales GMV/online physical goods GMV reached RMB15.4/13.0tn, up 11.0/8.4% YoY.The YoY growth of online physical goods GMV/total retail sales in Dec 2023 came in at 9.4%/7.4%, which implies a two-year CAGR of 6.8%/2.7% (slightly improved from 4.3%/1.8% in Nov 2023).Looking ahead to 2024, we expect a mild consumption recovery trend. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Internet – 2023 online retail sales recap and 2024 outlook

<ul><li>Based on NBS data, 11M23 online retail sales GMV/ online physical goods GMV reached RMB14.0/11.8tn, up 11.0/8.3% YoY.</li><li>The YoY growth of online physical goods GMV/total retail sales in Nov 2023 came in at 7.6%/10.1% (Oct 2023: 4.9/7.6%), which implies a two-year CAGR of 4.3%/1.8% (slowed from 10.0%/3.5% in Oct 2023).</li><li>In our view, this heralds that overall consumption sentiment still takes time to recover. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Based on NBS data, 11M23 online retail sales GMV/ online physical goods GMV reached RMB14.0/11.8tn, up 11.0/8.3% YoY.The YoY growth of online physical goods GMV/total retail sales in Nov 2023 came in at 7.6%/10.1% (Oct 2023: 4.9/7.6%), which implies a two-year CAGR of 4.3%/1.8% (slowed from 10.0%/3.5% in Oct 2023).In our view, this heralds that overall consumption sentiment still takes time to recover. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Internet – November online retail sales recap

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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 (BABA US) – Driving for Group Improvement

Alibaba’s customer management revenue (CMR) growth and cloud revenue growth will take time to recover under current macro backdrop

CMB International

Internet - 1Q24 recap & our three stock-picking ideas

Year to date, the internet sector has pulled back after rapid rallies buoyed by improved sentiment and short-term fund inflows, in line with our...

CMB International

Internet - 2M24 online retail sales recap

Based on NBS data, 2M24 online retail sales GMV/online physical goods GMV reached RMB2.2tn/1.8tn, up 15.3/14.4% YoY, which implied a two-year CAGR...

CMB International

China Internet – 2023 online retail sales recap and 2024 outlook

The YoY growth of online physical goods GMV/total retail sales in Dec 2023 came in at 9.4%/7.4%, which implies a two-year CAGR of 6.8%/2.7%...

CMB International

China Internet – November online retail sales recap

The YoY growth of online physical goods GMV/total retail sales in Nov 2023 came in at 7.6%/10.1% (Oct 2023: 4.9/7.6%), which implies a two-year...

CMB International

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