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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of June 16th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We estimate the inflows to be USD 1.5bn and highlight flows for CCB.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of June 16th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We estimate the inflows to be USD 1.5bn and highlight flows for CCB.


HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>YSB's business model is closer to that of pharmaceutical distribution enterprises, who could carry out businesses similar to YSB based on huge market share/resource advantages/financial strength. YSB’s moat isn't high.</li>
<li>The business structure of “Self-operation Business + Online Marketplace” of YSB could involve certain policy risks. Given the nature of its business, YSB’s profit margin is difficult to improve significantly.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ysb-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35982:1" rel="noopener">YSB Inc (YSB HK)</a>’s revenue scale could encounter bottlenecks after reaching a certain stage of growth. The valuation of YSB should be lower than that of traditional pharmaceutical distribution enterprises.</li>
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YSB's business model is closer to that of pharmaceutical distribution enterprises, who could carry out businesses similar to YSB based on huge market share/resource advantages/financial strength. YSB’s moat isn't high.
The business structure of “Self-operation Business + Online Marketplace” of YSB could involve certain policy risks. Given the nature of its business, YSB’s profit margin is difficult to improve significantly.

YSB Inc (YSB HK)’s revenue scale could encounter bottlenecks after reaching a certain stage of growth. The valuation of YSB should be lower than that of traditional pharmaceutical distribution enterprises.


Pre IPO YSB Inc (PHIP Updates) - Low Margins Are Inevitable; Valuation Upside Potential Is Limited

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of June 9th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We estimate the outflows to be USD 345 million and highlight flows for Tencent, China Mobile, CCB.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of June 9th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We estimate the outflows to be USD 345 million and highlight flows for Tencent, China Mobile, CCB.


Hong Kong Connect Flows (Jun 9th): Tencent, China Mobile, CCB

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

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.

Equity Bottom-Up

JD Health International  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In May, JD Health made a voluntary announcement that the company has made operating income of RMB795.4m (5.7% of revenues) in 1Q2023 vs RMB61.6m (0.7% of revenues) reported in 1Q2022.</li>
<li>JD Health’s share price been down more than 25% despite the company announcing strong 1Q2023 results, as the market has become concerned over the company’s ability to sustain its profits.</li>
<li>Our quantamental analysis proves that JD Health may not be able to generate OPM in excess of 2-3% as there is very little room for GPM to improve.</li>
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In May, JD Health made a voluntary announcement that the company has made operating income of RMB795.4m (5.7% of revenues) in 1Q2023 vs RMB61.6m (0.7% of revenues) reported in 1Q2022.
JD Health’s share price been down more than 25% despite the company announcing strong 1Q2023 results, as the market has become concerned over the company’s ability to sustain its profits.
Our quantamental analysis proves that JD Health may not be able to generate OPM in excess of 2-3% as there is very little room for GPM to improve.


JD Health: Profitability Remains Under Pressure

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

APAC IPOs & Placements

Amman Mineral Internasional / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/amman-mineral-internasional-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39838:1" rel="noopener">Amman Mineral Internasional (1416286D IJ)</a> is looking to raise around US$880m in its Indonesian IPO. </li>
<li>Amman Mineral International (AMI) carries out exploration, development, mining, processing. The company operates an open pit copper and gold mine known as the Batu Hijau mine in Indonesia.</li>
<li>AMI's profitability grew dramatically over the track record period. However, copper prices might possibly be on a downtrend in the near term.</li>
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Amman Mineral Internasional (1416286D IJ) is looking to raise around US$880m in its Indonesian IPO. 
Amman Mineral International (AMI) carries out exploration, development, mining, processing. The company operates an open pit copper and gold mine known as the Batu Hijau mine in Indonesia.
AMI's profitability grew dramatically over the track record period. However, copper prices might possibly be on a downtrend in the near term.


Amman Mineral International IPO - Promising Assets with Decent Prospects

China

Alibaba Health Information Technology Limited is an integrated healthcare information and content service provider. The Company uses product identification, authentication, and tracking system data for its healthcare information.

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Hong Kong Connect Flows (Jun 16th): CCB

We analyzed the Hong Kong Connect Scheme for last week. We estimate the inflows to be USD 1.5bn and highlight flows for China Construction Bank.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Pre IPO YSB Inc (PHIP Updates) - Low Margins Are Inevitable; Valuation Upside Potential Is Limited

YSB's business doesn't have high moat.It mainly compete for the small market not covered by SOE pharmaceutical distributors,with limited growth...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Hong Kong Connect Flows (Jun 9th): Tencent, China Mobile, CCB

We analyzed the Hong Kong Connect Scheme for last week and highlight flows for Tencent, China Mobile, and China Construction Bank.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

JD Health: Profitability Remains Under Pressure

JD Health reported an OPM of 5.7% for 1Q2023. Our quantamental analysis proves that this is one off and may not be able to generate OPM in excess...

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

Amman Mineral International IPO - Promising Assets with Decent Prospects

Amman Mineral Internasional (1416286D IJ) is looking to raise around US$880m in its Indonesian IPO. The company operates an open pit copper and...

Ethan Aw

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