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Kirk Boodry

Redex Research

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<p>The more news that comes out, the worse it seems to get for Didi Global. A coalition of regulators descended on Didi headquarters last Friday as the company’s decision to go public despite Cyberspace Administration (CAC) admonishments it should wait have been taken as a challenge to the government. We expect management saw an opportunity to grab a high valuation with super Q1 numbers which in turn was sweetened by a lucrative options award and that may have made them complacent. We don’t know where regulators will take this but we do feel confident in saying that there are no quick fixes here – too many regulators are involved now and it will likely take months for the company to get out from under this level of scrutiny.</p>

The more news that comes out, the worse it seems to get for Didi Global. A coalition of regulators descended on Didi headquarters last Friday as the company’s decision to go public despite Cyberspace Administration (CAC) admonishments it should wait have been taken as a challenge to the government. We expect management saw an opportunity to grab a high valuation with super Q1 numbers which in turn was sweetened by a lucrative options award and that may have made them complacent. We don’t know where regulators will take this but we do feel confident in saying that there are no quick fixes here – too many regulators are involved now and it will likely take months for the company to get out from under this level of scrutiny.

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/paytm-mobile-solutions-pvt-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26149:1" rel="noopener">Paytm (PAYTM IN)</a>, formally known as One97 Communications, is India’s largest payments platform based on the number of consumers, number of merchants, number of transactions and revenue as of 31 March 2021, according to RedSeer. Paytm has an overall payments transaction volume market share of 40%, and wallet payments transaction market share of 65-70% in India as of FY21, according to RedSeer. Paytm’s shareholders include <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ant-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24240:1" rel="noopener">Ant Financial Services Group (6688 HK)</a> (29.6% of outstanding shares), Softbank Vision Fund (18.3%), <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:787:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (BABA US)</a> (7.2%) and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/berkshire-hathaway-inc-cl-b" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8635:1" rel="noopener">Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B (BRK/B US)</a> (2.8%).  </p><p>Paytm plans to raise up to Rs166.0 billion ($2.2 billion) with a primary/secondary split of 50%/50%, according to the DHRP filing. </p><p>The Indian Government is highly supportive of digital payments and in 2016, introduced demonetisation efforts through the launch of Unified Payment Interface (UPI) to reduce the reliance on cash. However, India continues to be a cash-driven economy which underscores the opportunity. Due to government initiatives, improving technology, growing awareness, digital payments by value in India are expected to more than double from $20 trillion in FY21 to $40-50 trillion by FY26, according to RedSeer. </p><div class="content-highlight"><p>As India’s largest payments platform, Paytm is well placed to benefit from this structural tailwind. The advent of UPI has increased competition (Google Pay, PhonePe, MobiKwik) but Paytm is also leveraging its dominance in digital payments to build a synergistic ecosystem of complementary services, resulting in a strong claim to the “super-app” tag. While the COVID-19 pandemic was disruptive particularly to the non-payments business, Paytm should return to growth as the impact of the pandemic wanes and vaccination rates rise in India. Overall, we think that Paytm's fundamentals are attractive. </p></div>

Paytm (PAYTM IN), formally known as One97 Communications, is India’s largest payments platform based on the number of consumers, number of merchants, number of transactions and revenue as of 31 March 2021, according to RedSeer. Paytm has an overall payments transaction volume market share of 40%, and wallet payments transaction market share of 65-70% in India as of FY21, according to RedSeer. Paytm’s shareholders include Ant Financial Services Group (6688 HK) (29.6% of outstanding shares), Softbank Vision Fund (18.3%), Alibaba Group (BABA US) (7.2%) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B (BRK/B US) (2.8%).  Paytm plans to raise up to Rs166.0 billion ($2.2 billion) with a primary/secondary split of 50%/50%, according to the DHRP filing. The Indian Government is highly supportive of digital payments and in 2016, introduced demonetisation efforts through the launch of Unified Payment Interface (UPI) to reduce the reliance on cash. However, India continues to be a cash-driven economy which underscores the opportunity. Due to government initiatives, improving technology, growing awareness, digital payments by value in India are expected to more than double from $20 trillion in FY21 to $40-50 trillion by FY26, according to RedSeer. As India’s largest payments platform, Paytm is well placed to benefit from this structural tailwind. The advent of UPI has increased competition (Google Pay, PhonePe, MobiKwik) but Paytm is also leveraging its dominance in digital payments to build a synergistic ecosystem of complementary services, resulting in a strong claim to the “super-app” tag. While the COVID-19 pandemic was disruptive particularly to the non-payments business, Paytm should return to growth as the impact of the pandemic wanes and vaccination rates rise in India. Overall, we think that Paytm's fundamentals are attractive. 

Paytm IPO Initiation: A Payments-Led Super-App

<p>Softbank has been touting Vision Fund’s IPO flywheel for almost all of 2021 but expect that to fade as the reality of China’s crackdown sinks in. It’s stake in Didi is worth $8bn as of Friday down from $10.6bn invested at the parent and $12bn total whilst other recent IPOs (YMM -28% on 23 July, ZME -35%, DDL -8%) are also under pressure. The good news is Vision Fund China assets are &lt;10% of total China exposure and Alibaba has been through the regulatory wringer already. That limits China downside but it does call into question Vision Fund hopes for valuation gains from liquidity events. There is a direct read across with Zuoyebang and VIPThink which are banned from going public whilst three of the largest private investments remaining in Vision Fund 1 (Bytedance, ele.me and Guazi) are likely to remain on the sidelines. We expect the holding company discount is likely to remain in the 44% range.</p>

Softbank has been touting Vision Fund’s IPO flywheel for almost all of 2021 but expect that to fade as the reality of China’s crackdown sinks in. It’s stake in Didi is worth $8bn as of Friday down from $10.6bn invested at the parent and $12bn total whilst other recent IPOs (YMM -28% on 23 July, ZME -35%, DDL -8%) are also under pressure. The good news is Vision Fund China assets are &lt;10% of total China exposure and Alibaba has been through the regulatory wringer already. That limits China downside but it does call into question Vision Fund hopes for valuation gains from liquidity events. There is a direct read across with Zuoyebang and VIPThink which are banned from going public whilst three of the largest private investments remaining in Vision Fund 1 (Bytedance, ele.me and Guazi) are likely to remain on the sidelines. We expect the holding company discount is likely to remain in the 44% range.

Softbank Group - China Has Just Blown a Hole in Vision Fund’s Rapid Listing Theme

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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<p>Hong Kong SFC reported aggregate short position as of Jul 16. The aggregate short value for equities increased by $1,542m (+2.2%) WoW and increased by $434m (+0.6%) over the preceding four weeks.</p><p>Most shorted stocks by aggregate short value of positions are Ping An Insurance (Group) Company Of China, Ltd./2318 HK($5,203m, +6.8% WoW), Zhongsheng Group Holdings Limited/881 HK($2,286m, +1.6% WoW), China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd./3968 HK($2,097m, +17.2% WoW), Tencent Holdings Limited/700 HK($1,977m, +18.2% WoW), Anta Sports Products Limited/2020 HK($1,845m, +2.6% WoW).</p><section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/220/449/original/Hong_Kong_Market_Short_Position_Value_%28line%29_and_1W_Changes_%28bar%29_%28%24m%292021-07-24+11_39_55.png?1627273518" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="220449"></figure></section>

Hong Kong SFC reported aggregate short position as of Jul 16. The aggregate short value for equities increased by $1,542m (+2.2%) WoW and increased by $434m (+0.6%) over the preceding four weeks.Most shorted stocks by aggregate short value of positions are Ping An Insurance (Group) Company Of China, Ltd./2318 HK($5,203m, +6.8% WoW), Zhongsheng Group Holdings Limited/881 HK($2,286m, +1.6% WoW), China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd./3968 HK($2,097m, +17.2% WoW), Tencent Holdings Limited/700 HK($1,977m, +18.2% WoW), Anta Sports Products Limited/2020 HK($1,845m, +2.6% WoW).

HK Short Interest: Short Spiked for Bilibili

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

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We do not believe the juveniles will reduce internet usage in the future.
The authorities forbid tutoring schools so that juveniles have more time to spend on internet.
Parents went back to their office so they cannot stop their children from using internet.


Tencent (700 HK): Juvenile Internet Usage Will Not Decrease

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Arun George

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Kirk Boodry

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Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Tencent (700 HK): Juvenile Internet Usage Will Not Decrease

The authorities forbid tutoring schools so that juveniles have more time to spend on internet. Parents went back to their office so that they...

Ming Lu

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