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 analyse the changes of A-H premium on 143 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 112.5% as of Apr 14th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -4.9ppt week on week, led by consumer discretionary, health care, financials.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Remegen, CREC, Yankuang Energy, CRRC, GWM, CICC.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 143 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 112.5% as of Apr 14th.
The average A-H premium changed by -4.9ppt week on week, led by consumer discretionary, health care, financials.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Remegen, CREC, Yankuang Energy, CRRC, GWM, CICC.


A-H Premium Weekly (Apr 14th): Remegen, CREC, Yankuang Energy, CRRC, GWM, CICC

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 143 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 111.6% as of Feb 24th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by 2.0ppt week on week, led by utilities, health care, financials and offset by information technology, industrials.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Xinjiang Gold Wind, China Shenhua, CICC, GWM, Shanghai Fudan.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 143 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 111.6% as of Feb 24th.
The average A-H premium changed by 2.0ppt week on week, led by utilities, health care, financials and offset by information technology, industrials.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Xinjiang Gold Wind, China Shenhua, CICC, GWM, Shanghai Fudan.


A-H Premium Weekly (Feb 24th): Xinjiang Gold Wind, China Shenhua, CICC, GWM, Shanghai Fudan

Founder of Antler Capital

Stanley Tsai, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>We welcome the regulators' formalization of financial asset classifications. This will gradually remove regulatory arbitrage and pave the way for further bank reintermediation.</li>
<li>The new rules will likely have limited impacts on bond holdings that have active secondary markets, but illiquid debt investment plans will come under more intense regulatory and auditor scrutiny.</li>
<li>We see an impact of 10-15bp on the listed banks' reported NPL ratios. That said, a handful of banks may be at risk of capital shortages if the environment worsens. </li>
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We welcome the regulators' formalization of financial asset classifications. This will gradually remove regulatory arbitrage and pave the way for further bank reintermediation.
The new rules will likely have limited impacts on bond holdings that have active secondary markets, but illiquid debt investment plans will come under more intense regulatory and auditor scrutiny.
We see an impact of 10-15bp on the listed banks' reported NPL ratios. That said, a handful of banks may be at risk of capital shortages if the environment worsens. 


Chinese Banks: New Asset Classification Rules | You Can Run but You Can't Hide

Equity Bottom-Up

People's Insurance (PICC) / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>To build on our earlier work on the insurance space -- and as we search for beta-neutral relative value plays -- we look at PICC Group-H's SOTP valuation.</li>
<li>The group's life and health business has historically traded at a steep implicit discount to China Life-H, perhaps deservedly so. But price dislocations do occur from time to time.</li>
<li>We share our cheat sheet on how we approach these opportunities, which are often good for a quick 10% trade. As usual, we highlight the potential risks as well.</li>
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To build on our earlier work on the insurance space -- and as we search for beta-neutral relative value plays -- we look at PICC Group-H's SOTP valuation.
The group's life and health business has historically traded at a steep implicit discount to China Life-H, perhaps deservedly so. But price dislocations do occur from time to time.
We share our cheat sheet on how we approach these opportunities, which are often good for a quick 10% trade. As usual, we highlight the potential risks as well.


PICC Group / PICC P&C Pair: A Cheat Sheet to Improve Your Batting Average

PICC Property & Casualty H / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>PICC P&amp;C was a shelter for investors in 2022, as its earnings were largely shielded from the pandemic. However, momentum has shifted in favor of the rest of the sector.</li>
<li>As the reopening story tails off, we expect the stock's performance to recouple to the broader H-Financials index. </li>
<li>Valuation is undemanding, but the same can be said of almost any other stock in the space. If the HKD7.25/share resistance level breaks, we may see a major correction.</li>
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PICC P&amp;C was a shelter for investors in 2022, as its earnings were largely shielded from the pandemic. However, momentum has shifted in favor of the rest of the sector.
As the reopening story tails off, we expect the stock's performance to recouple to the broader H-Financials index. 
Valuation is undemanding, but the same can be said of almost any other stock in the space. If the HKD7.25/share resistance level breaks, we may see a major correction.


PICC P&C (2328 HK): Performance Recoupling; Breaking Support at HKD7.25?

China

China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd. provides securities services. The Company provides securities underwriting, securities brokerage, securities investment advisory, securities transaction, and other services. China Galaxy Securities provides its services throughout China.

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A-H Premium Weekly (Apr 14th): Remegen, CREC, Yankuang Energy, CRRC, GWM, CICC

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Remegen, CREC, Yankuang Energy, CRRC, GWM, CICC.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

A-H Premium Weekly (Feb 24th): Xinjiang Gold Wind, China Shenhua, CICC, GWM, Shanghai Fudan

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Xinjiang Gold Wind, China Shenhua, CICC, GWM, Shanghai Fudan.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Chinese Banks: New Asset Classification Rules | You Can Run but You Can't Hide

New asset classification rules have officially been announced. We see this as a long-term positive for the sector as regulators continue to bring...

Stanley Tsai, CFA

PICC Group / PICC P&C Pair: A Cheat Sheet to Improve Your Batting Average

PICC Group / PICC P&C are an interesting pair that often provides investors with short windows for relative value trades. From the group's SOTP...

Stanley Tsai, CFA

PICC P&C (2328 HK): Performance Recoupling; Breaking Support at HKD7.25?

The long PICC P&C / short the rest of H-share financials trade began to unwind in Oct 2022. As the reopening story tails off, we expect the stock's...

Stanley Tsai, CFA

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