Blue Lotus China New Economy Research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Eric Wen

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research

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

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>BABA/JD/PDD: Post Bureau publishes Parcel Volume Data for Double 11 Festival (-/+)</li>
<li>BILI/700.HK/1024.HK/DOYU/HUYA: Douyu CEO Chen Shaojie missing for 3 Weeks (+/+/+/-/+)</li>
<li>4689JP/PDD: LY C3Q23 result beat consensus on LINE advertising (/)</li>
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BABA/JD/PDD: Post Bureau publishes Parcel Volume Data for Double 11 Festival (-/+)
BILI/700.HK/1024.HK/DOYU/HUYA: Douyu CEO Chen Shaojie missing for 3 Weeks (+/+/+/-/+)
4689JP/PDD: LY C3Q23 result beat consensus on LINE advertising (/)


[Blue Lotus Daily]: BABA/JD/PDD/BILI/Tencent/700.HK/Kuaishou/1024.HK/DOYU/HUYA/ACMR

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

Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sichuan-baicha-baidao-industrial" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40029:1" rel="noopener">Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial </a>(SBBI) is looking to raise up to US$300m in its upcoming HK IPO. </li>
<li>SBBI sells new-style tea drinks through its ChaPanda stores. According to F&amp;S, SBBI ranked third in China’s new-style tea shop market with a market share of 6.6%.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial (SBBI) is looking to raise up to US$300m in its upcoming HK IPO. 
SBBI sells new-style tea drinks through its ChaPanda stores. According to F&amp;S, SBBI ranked third in China’s new-style tea shop market with a market share of 6.6%.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Sichuan Baicha Baidao Pre-IPO - The Positives - Riding on Franchise Store Expansion

China/Asia TMT

Shawn Yang

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<li>BABA：Taobao upgrades its membership program in preparation for 11.11（ / ）</li>
<li>BILI: Bilibili Reiterates User Growth Goal: Doubling Mobile DAU( / ) </li>
<li>U: Unity CEO Resigns After the Runtime Fees Incident ( + )</li>
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BABA：Taobao upgrades its membership program in preparation for 11.11（ / ）
BILI: Bilibili Reiterates User Growth Goal: Doubling Mobile DAU( / ) 
U: Unity CEO Resigns After the Runtime Fees Incident ( + )


CHina TMT Update Oct.12-Pt.2-BABA/BILI/U:：Taobao Upgrades Membership/Bilibili Aims to Double DAU

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<li>We view the recent cooperation between Alimama and Tencent a true change that both parties need to enter a new paradigm of business priorities in China Internet;</li>
<li>Middle-Sized social/video companies like Kuaishou and Bilibili have historically exploited the disconnect between Alibaba’s e-commerce merchandise shelf and Tencent’s advertising inventory. This opportunity is diminishing;</li>
<li>We raised Tencent's TP by 4% to HK$417 while keeping Alibaba unchanged. We cut Kuaishou and Bilibili’s TP by 8% and 3% and maintain SELL.</li>
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We view the recent cooperation between Alimama and Tencent a true change that both parties need to enter a new paradigm of business priorities in China Internet;
Middle-Sized social/video companies like Kuaishou and Bilibili have historically exploited the disconnect between Alibaba’s e-commerce merchandise shelf and Tencent’s advertising inventory. This opportunity is diminishing;
We raised Tencent's TP by 4% to HK$417 while keeping Alibaba unchanged. We cut Kuaishou and Bilibili’s TP by 8% and 3% and maintain SELL.


[Blue Lotus Internet Sector Update]: Increasing Marginalization of Middle-Sized Companies

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

Vertex Technology Acquisition Corporation / Equity Capital Markets

Vertex Technology Acquisition Corporation

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vertex-technology-acquisition-corporation-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35394:1" rel="noopener">Vertex Technology Acquisition Corporation (VTAC SP)</a> agreed to a De-SPAC transaction with 17LIVE, the top pure-play live streaming platform (by revenue) in Japan and Taiwan combined.</li>
<li>Industry data and the financials suggest that 17LIVE does not have a sustainable competitive advantage to translate its position into high earnings quality. </li>
<li>The purchase consideration of 17LIVE in the De-SPAC transaction is S$925.1 million (US$682.2 million). Our valuation analysis suggests that this consideration is full.</li>
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Vertex Technology Acquisition Corporation (VTAC SP) agreed to a De-SPAC transaction with 17LIVE, the top pure-play live streaming platform (by revenue) in Japan and Taiwan combined.
Industry data and the financials suggest that 17LIVE does not have a sustainable competitive advantage to translate its position into high earnings quality. 
The purchase consideration of 17LIVE in the De-SPAC transaction is S$925.1 million (US$682.2 million). Our valuation analysis suggests that this consideration is full.


Vertex Technology Acquisition (VTAC SP)/17LIVE: Turn Off

China

Bilibili Inc. provides online entertainment services. The Company offers a platform that covers a wide array of genres and media formats, including videos, live broadcasting, mobile games, animation, and comics. Bilibili serves customers in China.

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Bilibili (BILI US)

[Blue Lotus Daily]: BABA/JD/PDD/BILI/Tencent/700.HK/Kuaishou/1024.HK/DOYU/HUYA/ACMR

Parcel volume data for the Double 11 Festival is published, Douyu CEO Chen Shaojie has been missing for three weeks, and Meituan published AI...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Sichuan Baicha Baidao Pre-IPO - The Positives - Riding on Franchise Store Expansion

Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial (SBBI) is looking to raise up to US$300m in its upcoming HK IPO. The company sells new style tea drinks through...

Sumeet Singh

CHina TMT Update Oct.12-Pt.2-BABA/BILI/U:：Taobao Upgrades Membership/Bilibili Aims to Double DAU

BABA：Taobao upgrades its membership program in preparation for 11.11; BILI: Bilibili Reiterates User Growth Goal: Doubling Mobile DAU; U: Unity CEO...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[Blue Lotus Internet Sector Update]: Increasing Marginalization of Middle-Sized Companies

We raised Tencent's TP by 4% to HK$417 while keeping Alibaba unchanged. We cut Kuaishou and Bilibili’s TP by 8% and 3% and maintain SELL.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Vertex Technology Acquisition (VTAC SP)/17LIVE: Turn Off

Industry data and the financials suggest caution is warranted. The purchase consideration of 17LIVE in the De-SPAC transaction is S$925.1 million...

Arun George

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[Blue Lotus Daily]: BABA/JD/PDD/BILI/Tencent/700.HK/Kuaishou/1024.HK/DOYU/HUYA/ACMR

​Parcel volume data for the Double 11 Festival is published, Douyu CEO Chen Shaojie has been missing for three weeks, and Meituan published AI...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Sichuan Baicha Baidao Pre-IPO - The Positives - Riding on Franchise Store Expansion

Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial (SBBI) is looking to raise up to US$300m in its upcoming HK IPO. The company sells new style tea drinks through...

Sumeet Singh

CHina TMT Update Oct.12-Pt.2-BABA/BILI/U:：Taobao Upgrades Membership/Bilibili Aims to Double DAU

BABA：Taobao upgrades its membership program in preparation for 11.11; BILI: Bilibili Reiterates User Growth Goal: Doubling Mobile DAU; U: Unity CEO...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[Blue Lotus Internet Sector Update]: Increasing Marginalization of Middle-Sized Companies

We raised Tencent's TP by 4% to HK$417 while keeping Alibaba unchanged. We cut Kuaishou and Bilibili’s TP by 8% and 3% and maintain SELL.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Vertex Technology Acquisition (VTAC SP)/17LIVE: Turn Off

Industry data and the financials suggest caution is warranted. The purchase consideration of 17LIVE in the De-SPAC transaction is S$925.1 million...

Arun George

Parcel volume data for the Double 11 Festival is published, Douyu CEO Chen Shaojie has been missing for three weeks, and Meituan published AI...