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)

<ul>
<li>LI/XPEV/NIO/1211 HK:  Sales of strong EV brands held up better during CNY, Li and Tesla led and AITO and BYD followed (+)</li>
<li>BEKE : ByteDance suspend self-operating home decoration business( + ) </li>
<li>ZLAB:Bristol-Myers Squibb （BMS） outsources Opdivo sales in ten southwestern provinces to Zai Lab, a long-term positive but with many prerequisites (+)</li>
</ul>


LI/XPEV/NIO/1211 HK:  Sales of strong EV brands held up better during CNY, Li and Tesla led and AITO and BYD followed (+)
BEKE : ByteDance suspend self-operating home decoration business( + ) 
ZLAB:Bristol-Myers Squibb （BMS） outsources Opdivo sales in ten southwestern provinces to Zai Lab, a long-term positive but with many prerequisites (+)


[Blue Lotus Daily]:LI/XPEV/NIO/1211 HK/BEKE/ZLAB

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Tongcheng Travel Holdings  / Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>The Hang Seng Index, HSCEI, and HS Tech rebals were announced on 16 Feb. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/janaghan-jeyakumar-cfa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:3173" rel="noopener">Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA</a> had expected GDS out, Tongcheng Travel in on HSTECH, along with the...</li>
<li>...deletion of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhongsheng-group-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10573:1" rel="noopener">Zhongsheng Group (881 HK)</a> in HSCEI, with a low conviction replacement of Zijin Mining, which turned out to be an add of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-unicom-hong-kong-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1016:1" rel="noopener">China Unicom Hong Kong (762 HK)</a>. </li>
<li>No changes to the main HSI Index, which means evolution is further delayed. Today was the day to recap the caps. Mar1 Flow estimates are included below for all three.</li>
</ul>


The Hang Seng Index, HSCEI, and HS Tech rebals were announced on 16 Feb. Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA had expected GDS out, Tongcheng Travel in on HSTECH, along with the...
...deletion of Zhongsheng Group (881 HK) in HSCEI, with a low conviction replacement of Zijin Mining, which turned out to be an add of China Unicom Hong Kong (762 HK). 
No changes to the main HSI Index, which means evolution is further delayed. Today was the day to recap the caps. Mar1 Flow estimates are included below for all three.


Final Flows for Hang Seng, HSCEI, HS Tech on 1 March Rebal

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

<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mixue-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40623:1" rel="noopener">Mixue Group</a>  is looking to raise about US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO, while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sichuan-baicha-baidao-industrial" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40029:1" rel="noopener">Sichuan Baicha</a> (ChaPanda) and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/guming-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40622:1" rel="noopener">Guming Holdings</a> (Good me) are said to be looking to raise US$300m each.</li>
<li>All three are primarily focussed on providing freshly-made drinks, including freshly-made fruit drinks, and tea, with some selling ice cream, coffee, baked goods and ready to drink beverages as well.</li>
<li>In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison, including the Hong Kong listed peer, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nayuki-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32149:1" rel="noopener">Nayuki Holdings (2150 HK)</a>.</li>
</ul>



Mixue Group  is looking to raise about US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO, while Sichuan Baicha (ChaPanda) and Guming Holdings (Good me) are said to be looking to raise US$300m each.
All three are primarily focussed on providing freshly-made drinks, including freshly-made fruit drinks, and tea, with some selling ice cream, coffee, baked goods and ready to drink beverages as well.
In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison, including the Hong Kong listed peer, Nayuki Holdings (2150 HK).


MIXUE/ChaPanda/Good Me Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

Equity Bottom-Up

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Alibaba plans to provide operational services to third-party sales broadcasters.</li>
<li>Xpeng will hire 4,000 employees and raise research budget by 40%.</li>
<li>Tuhu Car expected that its net profit will turn positive in 2023.</li>
</ul>


Alibaba plans to provide operational services to third-party sales broadcasters.
Xpeng will hire 4,000 employees and raise research budget by 40%.
Tuhu Car expected that its net profit will turn positive in 2023.


China Consumption Weekly (26 Feb 2024): Alibaba, Xpeng, HiPhi, Tuhu Car, Luckin

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

Quantitative Analysis

<ul>
<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 122.6% as of Feb 23rd.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -2.1ppt week-on-week, led by utilities, materials, health care and offset by consumer staples, consumer discretionary, information technology.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for SMIC, Flat Glass Group, GWM, China Longyuan, Wuxi Apptec, Shandong Gold.</li>
</ul>


We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 122.6% as of Feb 23rd.
The average A-H premium changed by -2.1ppt week-on-week, led by utilities, materials, health care and offset by consumer staples, consumer discretionary, information technology.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for SMIC, Flat Glass Group, GWM, China Longyuan, Wuxi Apptec, Shandong Gold.


A-H Premium Weekly (Feb 23rd): SMIC, Flat Glass Group, GWM, China Longyuan, Wuxi Apptec

China

BYD Company Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells automobiles. The Company also researches, develops, manufactures and sells batteries, which are applied on mobile phones, cordless phones, power tools and other kinds of portable electronic devices.

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BYD (1211 HK)

[Blue Lotus Daily]:LI/XPEV/NIO/1211 HK/BEKE/ZLAB

Strong EV brands like Li and Tesla saw better sales during CNY; ByteDance suspends home decoration business; BMS outsources Opdivo sales to Zai...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Final Flows for Hang Seng, HSCEI, HS Tech on 1 March Rebal

The Final flows for the Hang Seng March 2024 index rebalances are set based off the close of 27 February. One large change (Li Auto was expected to...

Travis Lundy

MIXUE/ChaPanda/Good Me Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison

Mixue is looking to raise about US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO, while ChaPanda and Good me)are said to be looking to raise US$300m each. In this note,...

Sumeet Singh

China Consumption Weekly (26 Feb 2024): Alibaba, Xpeng, HiPhi, Tuhu Car, Luckin

Alibaba plans to provide operational services to third-party sales broadcasters. Xpeng will hire 4,000 employees and raise research budget. Tuhu...

Ming Lu

A-H Premium Weekly (Feb 23rd): SMIC, Flat Glass Group, GWM, China Longyuan, Wuxi Apptec

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for SMIC, Flat Glass Group, GWM, China Longyuan, Wuxi Apptec,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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52-week Range

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[Blue Lotus Daily]:LI/XPEV/NIO/1211 HK/BEKE/ZLAB

​Strong EV brands like Li and Tesla saw better sales during CNY; ByteDance suspends home decoration business; BMS outsources Opdivo sales to Zai...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Final Flows for Hang Seng, HSCEI, HS Tech on 1 March Rebal

The Final flows for the Hang Seng March 2024 index rebalances are set based off the close of 27 February. One large change (Li Auto was expected to...

Travis Lundy

MIXUE/ChaPanda/Good Me Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison

Mixue is looking to raise about US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO, while ChaPanda and Good me)are said to be looking to raise US$300m each. In this note,...

Sumeet Singh

China Consumption Weekly (26 Feb 2024): Alibaba, Xpeng, HiPhi, Tuhu Car, Luckin

Alibaba plans to provide operational services to third-party sales broadcasters. Xpeng will hire 4,000 employees and raise research budget. Tuhu...

Ming Lu

A-H Premium Weekly (Feb 23rd): SMIC, Flat Glass Group, GWM, China Longyuan, Wuxi Apptec

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for SMIC, Flat Glass Group, GWM, China Longyuan, Wuxi Apptec,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Strong EV brands like Li and Tesla saw better sales during CNY; ByteDance suspends home decoration business; BMS outsources Opdivo sales to Zai...