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Shawn Yang

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

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<li>Boss Zhipin: SME Development Index rebound slightly in June, and labor subindex also marginally improved, but still far below the prosperity range</li>
<li>XPEV:  Xpeng establishes partnership with Freesbe for Israel market (+)</li>
<li>BABA/PDD/1024.HK: Taobao launched a dedicated entrance to short videos (+/-/-)</li>
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Boss Zhipin: SME Development Index rebound slightly in June, and labor subindex also marginally improved, but still far below the prosperity range
XPEV:  Xpeng establishes partnership with Freesbe for Israel market (+)
BABA/PDD/1024.HK: Taobao launched a dedicated entrance to short videos (+/-/-)


China TMT Update-BZ/XPEV/BABA/PDD/1024.HK:Taobao's Short Videos/SME Development Index/XPEV in Israel

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<ul><li>Ant Group Co. Ltd. has offered to buy back some shares at a whopping 70% discount to the unrealized valuation for its ill-fated IPO, shortly after regulators hit the fintech giant with an almost $1 billion fine.</li><li>Ant Group announced Saturday that it had proposed to repurchase as much as 7.6% at a price that values the company at approximately 567 billion yuan ($78 billion).</li><li>The offer represents a roughly 40% discount to the approximate 960 billion yuan figure achieved in Ant Group’s last fundraising round in 2018, and is around 70% cheaper than the 2.1 trillion yuan valuation touted in its <a href="https://www.caixinglobal.com/2020-11-03/china-suspends-jack-mas-ant-group-shanghai-ipo-after-warning-101622696.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">planned 2020 IPO</a>.</li></ul>

Ant Group Co. Ltd. has offered to buy back some shares at a whopping 70% discount to the unrealized valuation for its ill-fated IPO, shortly after regulators hit the fintech giant with an almost $1 billion fine.Ant Group announced Saturday that it had proposed to repurchase as much as 7.6% at a price that values the company at approximately 567 billion yuan ($78 billion).The offer represents a roughly 40% discount to the approximate 960 billion yuan figure achieved in Ant Group’s last fundraising round in 2018, and is around 70% cheaper than the 2.1 trillion yuan valuation touted in its planned 2020 IPO.

Ant Group Proposes Share Buyback at Roughly 30% of IPO Valuation

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul>
<li>Saudi Arabia /Cover Story: China looks to Saudi Arabia amid shifting sands in U.S. economic ties</li>
<li>China-U.S. /: In talks with Yellen, China demands removal of U.S. economic sanctions</li>
<li>Funds /: New rules for China’s $3 trillion private fund industry have more teeth, experts say</li>
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Saudi Arabia /Cover Story: China looks to Saudi Arabia amid shifting sands in U.S. economic ties
China-U.S. /: In talks with Yellen, China demands removal of U.S. economic sanctions
Funds /: New rules for China’s $3 trillion private fund industry have more teeth, experts say


CX Daily: China Looks to Saudi Arabia Amid Shifting Sands in U.S. Economic Ties

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>We expect BABA to report C2Q23 (F1Q24) top-line and non-IFRS net income 2% and 21.5% vs. consensus. For C2Q23, we raised (1) Taobao/Tmall GMV/CMR estimates due to return of merchants, </li>
<li>(2) International Commerce and Cainiao revenue estimates, and (3) EBITA margin estimates for all groups except cloud. We maintain our BUY rating and raise TP to US$ 116 TP, </li>
<li>Due to 1) merchants return to Taobao/Tmall;  2) independent listing of groups; and 3) improved incentive structure after the organizational change.</li>
</ul>


We expect BABA to report C2Q23 (F1Q24) top-line and non-IFRS net income 2% and 21.5% vs. consensus. For C2Q23, we raised (1) Taobao/Tmall GMV/CMR estimates due to return of merchants, 
(2) International Commerce and Cainiao revenue estimates, and (3) EBITA margin estimates for all groups except cloud. We maintain our BUY rating and raise TP to US$ 116 TP, 
Due to 1) merchants return to Taobao/Tmall;  2) independent listing of groups; and 3) improved incentive structure after the organizational change.


[Alibaba (BABA US, BUY, TP US$116) Target Price Change]: CMR Improves on Expanded Merchant Base

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<ul><li>Alibaba’s core China marketplace GMV is on a stable recovery track which is likely to be better than consensus in 1QFY24 (March year-end), aided by discretionary consumption recovery and a low base.</li><li>Also, Alibaba’s strategic move to enhance merchant ROI and customer experience should gradually bear fruit.</li><li>Recovery in YoY revenue growth for cloud business is likely in a mild pace, since demand recovery takes time. </li></ul><p><em>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.</em></p>

Alibaba’s core China marketplace GMV is on a stable recovery track which is likely to be better than consensus in 1QFY24 (March year-end), aided by discretionary consumption recovery and a low base.Also, Alibaba’s strategic move to enhance merchant ROI and customer experience should gradually bear fruit.Recovery in YoY revenue growth for cloud business is likely in a mild pace, since demand recovery takes time. 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) – Fundamentals on Constant Recovery Track

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China TMT Update-BZ/XPEV/BABA/PDD/1024.HK:Taobao's Short Videos/SME Development Index/XPEV in Israel

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Blue Lotus Research Institute

CX Daily: China Looks to Saudi Arabia Amid Shifting Sands in U.S. Economic Ties

Saudi Arabia /Cover Story: China looks to Saudi Arabia amid shifting sands in U.S. economic ties China-U.S. /: In talks with Yellen, China demands...

Caixin Global

[Alibaba (BABA US, BUY, TP US$116) Target Price Change]: CMR Improves on Expanded Merchant Base

We expect BABA to report C2Q23 (F1Q24) top-line and non-IFRS net income 2% and 21.5% vs. consensus, respectively. We raise TP to US$ 116 TP, due to...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Alibaba (BABA US) – Fundamentals on Constant Recovery Track

Alibaba’s core China marketplace GMV is on a stable recovery track which is likely to be better than consensus in 1QFY24 (March year-end)

CMB International

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China TMT Update-BZ/XPEV/BABA/PDD/1024.HK:Taobao's Short Videos/SME Development Index/XPEV in Israel

Boss Zhipin: SME Development Index rebound slightly in June;XPEV: Xpeng establishes partnership with Freesbe for Israel market (+);BABA/PDD...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Ant Group Proposes Share Buyback at Roughly 30% of IPO Valuation

Ant Group Co. Ltd. has offered to buy back some shares at a whopping 70% discount to the unrealized valuation for its ill-fated IPO, shortly after...

Caixin Global

CX Daily: China Looks to Saudi Arabia Amid Shifting Sands in U.S. Economic Ties

Saudi Arabia /Cover Story: China looks to Saudi Arabia amid shifting sands in U.S. economic ties China-U.S. /: In talks with Yellen, China demands...

Caixin Global

[Alibaba (BABA US, BUY, TP US$116) Target Price Change]: CMR Improves on Expanded Merchant Base

We expect BABA to report C2Q23 (F1Q24) top-line and non-IFRS net income 2% and 21.5% vs. consensus, respectively. We raise TP to US$ 116 TP, due to...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Alibaba (BABA US) – Fundamentals on Constant Recovery Track

Alibaba’s core China marketplace GMV is on a stable recovery track which is likely to be better than consensus in 1QFY24 (March year-end)

CMB International