Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

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<li>We see 37 potential adds (including plenty of new listings) and 25 potential deletes (on market cap and liquidity) for the Hang Seng Composite Index in September.</li>
<li>We expect 32 stocks to be added to Southbound Stock Connect following the rebalance while 24 stocks could be deleted from the trading link and become Sell-only.</li>
<li>There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.</li>
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We see 37 potential adds (including plenty of new listings) and 25 potential deletes (on market cap and liquidity) for the Hang Seng Composite Index in September.
We expect 32 stocks to be added to Southbound Stock Connect following the rebalance while 24 stocks could be deleted from the trading link and become Sell-only.
There are stocks that have a very high percentage of holdings via Stock Connect and there could be some unwinding prior to the stocks becoming Sell-only.


HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in September

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>We see the recent sell-down of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cimc-enric-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:47:1" rel="noopener">CIMC Enric Holdings (3899 HK)</a> unjustified. 1Q23 revenue grew a healthy 19.6%, and management indicated excellent margin expansion as well. </li>
<li>New orders signed accelerated in Mar to 21.6%, from just 10.7% in Jan-Feb. Its order backlog reached Rmb18.9bn (+22.3%). For hydrogen business, new orders even grew 61%. </li>
<li>Guidances are for double-digit revenue growth in FY23, and besides better gross margin, lower tax rates have benefited net margin. We estimate 1Q23 profit may have increased ~50%.</li>
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We see the recent sell-down of CIMC Enric Holdings (3899 HK) unjustified. 1Q23 revenue grew a healthy 19.6%, and management indicated excellent margin expansion as well. 
New orders signed accelerated in Mar to 21.6%, from just 10.7% in Jan-Feb. Its order backlog reached Rmb18.9bn (+22.3%). For hydrogen business, new orders even grew 61%. 
Guidances are for double-digit revenue growth in FY23, and besides better gross margin, lower tax rates have benefited net margin. We estimate 1Q23 profit may have increased ~50%.


CIMC Enric (3899 HK): It's Not My Fault, I'm Resilient

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 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 103.8% as of Jun 7th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -4.8ppt week-on-week, led by consumer staples, information technology, utilities and offset by consumer discretionary.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for PetroChina, Huadian, Hua Hong Semi, Junshi, GWM.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 146 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 103.8% as of Jun 7th.
The average A-H premium changed by -4.8ppt week-on-week, led by consumer staples, information technology, utilities and offset by consumer discretionary.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for PetroChina, Huadian, Hua Hong Semi, Junshi, GWM.


A-H Premium Weekly (Jun 7th): PetroChina, Huadian, Hua Hong Semi, Junshi, GWM

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 147 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 106.3% as of May 17th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -7.7ppt week-on-week, led by consumer staples, real estate, utilities.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for China Shenhua, Sinopec, PetroChina, China Telecom, CICC, GWM.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 147 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 106.3% as of May 17th.
The average A-H premium changed by -7.7ppt week-on-week, led by consumer staples, real estate, utilities.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for China Shenhua, Sinopec, PetroChina, China Telecom, CICC, GWM.


A-H Premium Weekly (May 17th): 44 Stocks at 52 Week High

Singamas Container Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/singamas-container-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13602:1" rel="noopener">Singamas Container Holdings (716 HK)</a> is interesting in that it has a net cash of US$300m (HK$2.35bn), but its market capitalisation is only HK$1.5bn. </li>
<li>This is a possible privatisation candidate given the steep discount to cash. The thin trading volume made it difficult to function as a financing platform.</li>
<li>Business-Wise, it should have passed the trough as global container box plant utilisation is expected to improve in the next two years, driving profitability recovery.</li>
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Singamas Container Holdings (716 HK) is interesting in that it has a net cash of US$300m (HK$2.35bn), but its market capitalisation is only HK$1.5bn. 
This is a possible privatisation candidate given the steep discount to cash. The thin trading volume made it difficult to function as a financing platform.
Business-Wise, it should have passed the trough as global container box plant utilisation is expected to improve in the next two years, driving profitability recovery.


Singamas (716 HK): Net Cash 1.6x of Market Cap, Why Not Privatise?

China

China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd. designs and manufactures containers, airport facilities, internal combustion power-generating equipment, and trailers.  The Company also operates in the timber industry and real estate development.

China International Marine Cntnrs Gp (2039 HK)

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China International Marine Cntnrs Gp (2039 HK)

HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in September

There could be nearly 80 adds/deletes for the HSCI in September. That will trigger changes to the Southbound Stock Connect list and increase flows...

Brian Freitas

CIMC Enric (3899 HK): It's Not My Fault, I'm Resilient

1Q23 revenue grew 19.8% with excellent margin expansion. New order growth accelerated to 21.6%, from just 10.7% in Jan-Feb, with backlog rose 22.3%...

Osbert Tang, CFA

A-H Premium Weekly (Jun 7th): PetroChina, Huadian, Hua Hong Semi, Junshi, GWM

We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for PetroChina, Huadian Power, Hua Hong Semi, Shanghai Junshi, Great Wall Motor.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

A-H Premium Weekly (May 17th): 44 Stocks at 52 Week High

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for China Shenhua, Sinopec, PetroChina, China Telecom, CICC, GWM.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Singamas (716 HK): Net Cash 1.6x of Market Cap, Why Not Privatise?

Singamas presents a potential privatisation opportunity with a significant cash surplus compared to the market cap. Business outlook is improving...

Osbert Tang, CFA

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HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in September

There could be nearly 80 adds/deletes for the HSCI in September. That will trigger changes to the Southbound Stock Connect list and increase flows...

Brian Freitas

CIMC Enric (3899 HK): It's Not My Fault, I'm Resilient

1Q23 revenue grew 19.8% with excellent margin expansion. New order growth accelerated to 21.6%, from just 10.7% in Jan-Feb, with backlog rose 22.3%...

Osbert Tang, CFA

A-H Premium Weekly (Jun 7th): PetroChina, Huadian, Hua Hong Semi, Junshi, GWM

We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for PetroChina, Huadian Power, Hua Hong Semi, Shanghai Junshi, Great Wall Motor.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

A-H Premium Weekly (May 17th): 44 Stocks at 52 Week High

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for China Shenhua, Sinopec, PetroChina, China Telecom, CICC, GWM.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Singamas (716 HK): Net Cash 1.6x of Market Cap, Why Not Privatise?

​Singamas presents a potential privatisation opportunity with a significant cash surplus compared to the market cap. Business outlook is improving...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Singamas presents a potential privatisation opportunity with a significant cash surplus compared to the market cap. Business outlook is improving...