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 analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Oct 6th which has an aggregated holding worth USD621.8bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top changes by value for 1 week, one 4 weeks, 1 year and top stocks held by foreign instutions by dollar value.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD449mln. We highlight foreign changes in Fubon Financial, TSMC.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Oct 6th which has an aggregated holding worth USD621.8bn.
We tabulate league table for top changes by value for 1 week, one 4 weeks, 1 year and top stocks held by foreign instutions by dollar value.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD449mln. We highlight foreign changes in Fubon Financial, TSMC.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Oct 6th): Fubon Financial, TSMC

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Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Zero One

Founded in 2015, Zero One produces independent investment research and provides corporate finance advisory services with a focus on both listed and private technology companies. Founder Vincent Fernando has over 20 years of experience in US and Asia capital markets.

Independent Investment Research

Equity Bottom-Up

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Samsung Electronics and Nanya Technology will report their results this week. Samsung could reportedly increase NAND prices this month, giving a potential hint to the memory outlook they will provide.</li>
<li>Hon Hai will begin mass production of its Model C electric car in 4Q23E in Taiwan. This will provide a proof point for Hon Hai's global EV platform business model.</li>
<li>Top gainers recently have included rebounding AI names -- One can consider using the bounce to find AI shorts to pair against an Nvidia long.</li>
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Samsung Electronics and Nanya Technology will report their results this week. Samsung could reportedly increase NAND prices this month, giving a potential hint to the memory outlook they will provide.
Hon Hai will begin mass production of its Model C electric car in 4Q23E in Taiwan. This will provide a proof point for Hon Hai's global EV platform business model.
Top gainers recently have included rebounding AI names -- One can consider using the bounce to find AI shorts to pair against an Nvidia long.


Taiwan Tech Weekly: Samsung & Nanya Earnings; AI Names Rebound Again

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Sep 29th which has an aggregated holding worth USD318.8bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top changes by value for 1 week, one 4 weeks, 1 year and top stocks held by foreign instutions by dollar value.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD776mln and highlight foreign changes in Gigabyte, Hon Hai, Novatek, Quanta, Asia Vital.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Sep 29th which has an aggregated holding worth USD318.8bn.
We tabulate league table for top changes by value for 1 week, one 4 weeks, 1 year and top stocks held by foreign instutions by dollar value.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD776mln and highlight foreign changes in Gigabyte, Hon Hai, Novatek, Quanta, Asia Vital.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 29th): Gigabyte, Hon Hai, Novatek, Quanta, Asia Vital

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Our range for TSMC's spread trading appears to be working. Premium has rebounded lately and we would Short if breaks above 9.8%.</li>
<li>Our UMC trading range also appears to be working. We should Short if the premium increases slightly further to break 1%.</li>
<li>One can consider Shorting ASE's ADR premium at the current 10.8% premium level. After latest premium spike, risk appears skewed to the downside in the coming weeks.</li>
</ul>


Our range for TSMC's spread trading appears to be working. Premium has rebounded lately and we would Short if breaks above 9.8%.
Our UMC trading range also appears to be working. We should Short if the premium increases slightly further to break 1%.
One can consider Shorting ASE's ADR premium at the current 10.8% premium level. After latest premium spike, risk appears skewed to the downside in the coming weeks.


Taiwan Dual Listings Monitor: TSMC & UMC Trading Ranges Working; Short ASE Spread at Latest Level

Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

King Yuan Electronics Co, Ltd. / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nvidia-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5891:1" rel="noopener">NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US)</a> drives <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/king-yuan-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6630:1" rel="noopener">King Yuan Electronics Co, Ltd. (2449 TT)</a> stock price, but their growth is still limited in 2023F.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/king-yuan-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6630:1" rel="noopener">King Yuan Electronics Co, Ltd. (2449 TT)</a> acts as a buffer for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mediatek-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:772:1" rel="noopener">Mediatek Inc (2454 TT)</a> end demand during 2023F.</li>
<li>Although it is not yet the time to reverse the downturn in 2023F, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/king-yuan-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6630:1" rel="noopener">King Yuan Electronics Co, Ltd. (2449 TT)</a> is expected to continue its upward trend throughout 2H23F.</li>
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NVIDIA Corp (NVDA US) drives King Yuan Electronics Co, Ltd. (2449 TT) stock price, but their growth is still limited in 2023F.

King Yuan Electronics Co, Ltd. (2449 TT) acts as a buffer for Mediatek Inc (2454 TT) end demand during 2023F.
Although it is not yet the time to reverse the downturn in 2023F, King Yuan Electronics Co, Ltd. (2449 TT) is expected to continue its upward trend throughout 2H23F.


KYEC (2449.TT): Beneficiary of AI with Contribution of CoWoS Testing

Taiwan

ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. offers assembly and testing services. The Company provides outsourced assembly, semiconductor testing, semiconductor packaging, and other related services. ASE Technology Holding operates in Taiwan.

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TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Oct 6th): Fubon Financial, TSMC

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlight foreign holding changes in Fubon Financial, Taiwan Semiconductor...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Taiwan Tech Weekly: Samsung & Nanya Earnings; AI Names Rebound Again

Top gainers recently have included rebounding AI names -- One can consider using the bounce to find AI shorts to pair against an Nvidia long.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 29th): Gigabyte, Hon Hai, Novatek, Quanta, Asia Vital

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlight foreign holding changes in Gigabyte, Hon Hai, Novatek, Quanta, Asia Vital.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Taiwan Dual Listings Monitor: TSMC & UMC Trading Ranges Working; Short ASE Spread at Latest Level

There has been a general bounce in ADR premiums recently. If they go a bit higher then one can consider shorting TSMC and UMC premiums; we provide...

Vincent Fernando, CFA

KYEC (2449.TT): Beneficiary of AI with Contribution of CoWoS Testing

It is not yet the time to judge, the upturn in 2023F, KYEC is expected to continue its upward trend throughout 2H23F. Nvidia is the driver of...

Patrick Liao

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