Global Emerging Market Equities, Propitious Research

Wium Malan, CFA

Global Emerging Market Equities

Independent, Fundamental Quantitative Research

Propitious Research

Fully independent, fundamental and quantitative equity research, focused on companies in the Telecommunication, Media, Technology, Internet and Healthcare sectors in the Global Emerging Markets. Idea generation focused on Quality stocks, trading below their intrinsic Value, with sound Corporate Governance.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Despite a recovery in Chinese retail sales, JD.com’s revenue growth slow-down has accelerated, losing market share to disruptive online competitors amidst ramped-up pricing pressure.</li>
<li>Margin progression remains on track as JD.com refocuses on its core operations, optimizing its product mix and sales channels to improve operating efficiency.</li>
<li>JD.com trades on only a 4.1x Dec-23f PE multiple when excluding its net cash balance sheet and associates at book value.</li>
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Despite a recovery in Chinese retail sales, JD.com’s revenue growth slow-down has accelerated, losing market share to disruptive online competitors amidst ramped-up pricing pressure.
Margin progression remains on track as JD.com refocuses on its core operations, optimizing its product mix and sales channels to improve operating efficiency.
JD.com trades on only a 4.1x Dec-23f PE multiple when excluding its net cash balance sheet and associates at book value.


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

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>On 28th Mar 2023, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:787:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US)</a> announced that it would adopt a new organizational and governance structure, splitting into six major business groups and other investments.</li>
<li>Alibaba also stated that each of the business groups would be set up as an independent entity with its own board and the groups will eventually seek to list.</li>
<li>In our previous notes, we highlighted which divisions could list and looked at some of the divisions in more detail. In this note, we will talk about the local operations.</li>
</ul>


On 28th Mar 2023, Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US) announced that it would adopt a new organizational and governance structure, splitting into six major business groups and other investments.
Alibaba also stated that each of the business groups would be set up as an independent entity with its own board and the groups will eventually seek to list.
In our previous notes, we highlighted which divisions could list and looked at some of the divisions in more detail. In this note, we will talk about the local operations.


Alibaba Potential IPOs - Part 5 - An Early Look at Local Operations

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport, Tracking Traffic

Daniel Hellberg

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport

Tracking Traffic

Focusing on Asian logistics, transportation, and travel companies

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<li>Q1 Revenue growth and gains in profitability both strong, but Q2 guidance unexciting</li>
<li>FTA is making good progress on promoting its automated freight matching service</li>
<li>But other changes will require more time, and investors are impatient</li>
</ul>


Q1 Revenue growth and gains in profitability both strong, but Q2 guidance unexciting
FTA is making good progress on promoting its automated freight matching service
But other changes will require more time, and investors are impatient


Full Truck Alliance Q123 Earnings | Progress on Improving Mix | Other Changes Need More Time

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Oshadhi Kumarasiri

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The potential spin-off listing of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (9988 HK)</a> Cloud faces significant challenges from various factors, making the timing particularly challenging for the spin-off.</li>
<li>The Cloud Business is experiencing intensifying price competition, while simultaneously facing substantial regulatory risks, particularly with the Chinese Government's plans to nationalize the cloud computing market.</li>
<li>Due to the ongoing price war and the potential risk of nationalization, we believe that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:787:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US)</a> Cloud's fair value is substantially below $10bn.</li>
</ul>


The potential spin-off listing of Alibaba Group (9988 HK) Cloud faces significant challenges from various factors, making the timing particularly challenging for the spin-off.
The Cloud Business is experiencing intensifying price competition, while simultaneously facing substantial regulatory risks, particularly with the Chinese Government's plans to nationalize the cloud computing market.
Due to the ongoing price war and the potential risk of nationalization, we believe that Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US) Cloud's fair value is substantially below $10bn.


Alibaba Cloud: Price War Rages as Nationalization Looms in China

<ul>
<li>On 28th Mar 2023, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (9988 HK)</a> announced that it would adopt a new organizational and governance structure, splitting into six major business groups and other investments.</li>
<li>Alibaba also stated that each of the business groups would be set up as an independent entity with its own board and the groups will eventually seek to list.</li>
<li>In our previous notes, we highlighted which divisions could list and looked at some of the divisions in more detail. In this note, we will talk about the international operations.</li>
</ul>


On 28th Mar 2023, Alibaba Group (9988 HK) announced that it would adopt a new organizational and governance structure, splitting into six major business groups and other investments.
Alibaba also stated that each of the business groups would be set up as an independent entity with its own board and the groups will eventually seek to list.
In our previous notes, we highlighted which divisions could list and looked at some of the divisions in more detail. In this note, we will talk about the international operations.


Alibaba Potential IPOs - Part 4 - An Early Look at International Operations

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)

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Wium Malan, CFA

Alibaba Potential IPOs - Part 5 - An Early Look at Local Operations

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Sumeet Singh

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Despite solid revenue growth and rising profitability in Q1, investors focused on unexciting Q2 guidance. In this note we highlight some...

Tracking Traffic

Alibaba Cloud: Price War Rages as Nationalization Looms in China

The Cloud Business is experiencing intensifying price competition, while simultaneously facing substantial regulatory risks, particularly with...

Oshadhi Kumarasiri

Alibaba Potential IPOs - Part 4 - An Early Look at International Operations

On 28th Mar 2023, Alibaba Group (9988 HK) announced that it would adopt a new organizational and governance structure. In this note, we take a look...

Sumeet Singh

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