IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yuanshengtai-dairy-farm-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17091:1" rel="noopener">Yuanshengtai Dairy Farm (1431 HK)</a>/YST Diary is one of the leading dairy farming companies in China as measured by herd size and production volume. YST has six dairy farms in Heilongjiang Province and one dairy farm in Jilin Province. On Sunday, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-feihe-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24413:1" rel="noopener">China Feihe (6186 HK)</a> announced a conditional voluntary general offer to acquire all the YST shares at HK$0.63 in cash per share. The offer is conditional on the offeror and its concert parties holding at least 50% of the voting rights. The offeror and its concert parties currently hold 0.13% of the outstanding shares and have not received irrecovables. <div class="content-highlight">The offer is unlikely to see shareholders clamouring to accept the offer as the shares are up 110% YTD and the offer is a marginal 1.6% premium to the share price on the last trading date (3 September). China Feihe is YST’s largest customer and the offer is largely defensive move to limit <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-mengniu-dairy-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:354:1" rel="noopener">China Mengniu Dairy Co (2319 HK)</a>’s growing importance to YST, in our view. China Feihe’s offer price is final and there is a good chance the offer could fail due to the small premium. However, several of China Feihe’s peers including Mengniu have invested in raw milk suppliers to secure sufficient supply. Consequently, we would be inclined to have a long position as there is some chance that China Feihe’s bid could force out rival bidders.  </div>

Yuanshengtai Dairy Farm (1431 HK)/YST Diary is one of the leading dairy farming companies in China as measured by herd size and production volume. YST has six dairy farms in Heilongjiang Province and one dairy farm in Jilin Province. On Sunday, China Feihe (6186 HK) announced a conditional voluntary general offer to acquire all the YST shares at HK$0.63 in cash per share. The offer is conditional on the offeror and its concert parties holding at least 50% of the voting rights. The offeror and its concert parties currently hold 0.13% of the outstanding shares and have not received irrecovables. The offer is unlikely to see shareholders clamouring to accept the offer as the shares are up 110% YTD and the offer is a marginal 1.6% premium to the share price on the last trading date (3 September). China Feihe is YST’s largest customer and the offer is largely defensive move to limit China Mengniu Dairy Co (2319 HK)’s growing importance to YST, in our view. China Feihe’s offer price is final and there is a good chance the offer could fail due to the small premium. However, several of China Feihe’s peers including Mengniu have invested in raw milk suppliers to secure sufficient supply. Consequently, we would be inclined to have a long position as there is some chance that China Feihe’s bid could force out rival bidders.  

Chine Feihe Lobs a Conditional Voluntary Offer for YST Dairy

Asia Ex-J Consumer/ Transport analyst

Valerie Law, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

China Shengmu Organic Milk / Equity Bottom-Up

China Shengmu's share price has plunged more than 16% in the last two days. On the surface, it appears that the price fall is mainly due to the canceled offer by Yili announced on 28 April 2017 (See this <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-27/china-s-yili-scraps-667-million-deal-for-organic-milk-company" target="_blank">Bloomberg article </a>for a quick recap). However, the main reason given for the termination of the offer - they have not received approval from the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce - appears insufficient for me. The MOFCOM has officially said they did not block the transaction, but they did not approve it before the Long Stop Date (the 'deadline').In this article, I hope to address the following questions:1) Have higher inter-segment sales masked weakening net sales? 2) Are its higher-than-peer profit margins sustainable? 3) What are the less obvious risks lurking in the background?

China Shengmu's share price has plunged more than 16% in the last two days. On the surface, it appears that the price fall is mainly due to the canceled offer by Yili announced on 28 April 2017 (See this Bloomberg article for a quick recap). However, the main reason given for the termination of the offer - they have not received approval from the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce - appears insufficient for me. The MOFCOM has officially said they did not block the transaction, but they did not approve it before the Long Stop Date (the 'deadline').In this article, I hope to address the following questions:1) Have higher inter-segment sales masked weakening net sales? 2) Are its higher-than-peer profit margins sustainable? 3) What are the less obvious risks lurking in the background? 

Why Did Yili Scrap Its USD 667m Offer for Shengmu?

Fonterra Shareholders Fund / Equity Bottom-Up

The quote is by Helen Hayes and suits Fonterra, a New-Zealand listed dairy co-operative with a long history of developing products and markets since the 1960s. Today, the Co-op's products enjoy a strong reception in Asia, but this is not reflected in its valuation. At a 6.6% dividend yield, it is hard to pass up the Crème de la crème.In this piece, I will discuss the following: 1. The company's history and portfolio of brands 2. Its improving margins from a five-year perspective, if we look past near-term volatility 3.  How sales to Greater China are picking up the drop in Latam, and set to grow further.

The quote is by Helen Hayes and suits Fonterra, a New-Zealand listed dairy co-operative with a long history of developing products and markets since the 1960s. Today, the Co-op's products enjoy a strong reception in Asia, but this is not reflected in its valuation. At a 6.6% dividend yield, it is hard to pass up the Crème de la crème.In this piece, I will discuss the following: 1. The company's history and portfolio of brands 2. Its improving margins from a five-year perspective, if we look past near-term volatility 3.  How sales to Greater China are picking up the drop in Latam, and set to grow further.

Age Is Not Important Unless You're a Cheese: Buy an Aged Dairy Co At 12X PE and 6.6% Div Yield

Making sense of the Global Market, Euromonitor International Ltd.

Yu Mitsuhashi

Making sense of the Global Market

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<h2>Headlines­</h2><ul>
<li>In 2016, off-trade sales of bottled water increase by 8% in volume terms and 11% in current value terms, to reach 42.1 billion litres and CNY137.9 billion, respectively</li>
<li>Retail channel development drives volume and value sales growth</li>
<li>Current value sales of bottled water increase by 6% on-trade in 2016 compared with 11% off-trade</li>
<li>Shenzhen C’est Bon Food &amp; Beverage Co Ltd replaces Nongfu Spring Co Ltd and ranks as number one player in bottled water in 2016 with an off-trade value share of 9%</li>
<li>…</li>
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Headlines­
In 2016, off-trade sales of bottled water increase by 8% in volume terms and 11% in current value terms, to reach 42.1 billion litres and CNY137.9 billion, respectively
Retail channel development drives volume and value sales growth
Current value sales of bottled water increase by 6% on-trade in 2016 compared with 11% off-trade
Shenzhen C’est Bon Food &amp; Beverage Co Ltd replaces Nongfu Spring Co Ltd and ranks as number one player in bottled water in 2016 with an off-trade value share of 9%
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Special Situations, Content Strategist, Smartkarma

Crispin Francis

Special Situations, Content Strategist

Smartkarma

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We at Smartkarma Special Situations put out a weekly update on trade ideas we like, key events from the week gone by and what to look out for in the week ahead.Risk arbitrage trades we have our eyes on are:<ul><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/15914" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15914:1">Calsonic Kansei Corp (7248 JP)</a> / KKR</li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/1040" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1040:1">Lawson (2651 JP)</a> / <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/20668" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20668:1">Mitsubishi Corp (8058 JP)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/13301" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13301:1">ARA Asset Management (ARA SP)</a> / Consortium</li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/610" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:610:1">Huabao International Holdings Limited (336 HK)</a> / Chairwoman Chu Lam Yiu</li><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/8117" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8117:1">Innovalues Ltd (IP SP)</a> / Northstar Group</li></ul>Have a great weekend!

We at Smartkarma Special Situations put out a weekly update on trade ideas we like, key events from the week gone by and what to look out for in the week ahead.Risk arbitrage trades we have our eyes on are:Calsonic Kansei Corp (7248 JP) / KKRLawson (2651 JP) / Mitsubishi Corp (8058 JP)ARA Asset Management (ARA SP) / ConsortiumHuabao International Holdings Limited (336 HK) / Chairwoman Chu Lam YiuInnovalues Ltd (IP SP) / Northstar GroupHave a great weekend!

Smartkarma - Special Situations Weekly Update (12 December 2016)

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China Shengmu Organic Milk Limited produces organic dairy products. The Company offers raw milk, organic liquid milk, non-organic raw milk, and other related products. China Shengmu Organic Milk operates throughout China.

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Chine Feihe Lobs a Conditional Voluntary Offer for YST Dairy

$ is the one of the leading dairy farming companies in China as measured by herd size and production volume. YST has six dairy farms in...

Arun George

Why Did Yili Scrap Its USD 667m Offer for Shengmu?

China Shengmu's share price has plunged more than 16% in the last two days. On the surface, it appears that the price fall is mainly due to...

Valerie Law, CFA

Age Is Not Important Unless You're a Cheese: Buy an Aged Dairy Co At 12X PE and 6.6% Div Yield

The quote is by Helen Hayes and suits Fonterra, a New-Zealand listed dairy co-operative with a long history of developing products and markets...

Valerie Law, CFA

Sector Capsule: Bottled Water in China

Headlines In 2016, off-trade sales of bottled water increase by 8% in volume terms and 11% in current value terms, to reach 42.1 billion litres...

Euromonitor International Ltd.

Smartkarma - Special Situations Weekly Update (12 December 2016)

We at Smartkarma Special Situations put out a weekly update on trade ideas we like, key events from the week gone by and what to look out for in...

Crispin Francis

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Chine Feihe Lobs a Conditional Voluntary Offer for YST Dairy

$ is the one of the leading dairy farming companies in China as measured by herd size and production volume. YST has six dairy farms in...

Arun George

Why Did Yili Scrap Its USD 667m Offer for Shengmu?

China Shengmu's share price has plunged more than 16% in the last two days. On the surface, it appears that the price fall is mainly due to...

Valerie Law, CFA

Age Is Not Important Unless You're a Cheese: Buy an Aged Dairy Co At 12X PE and 6.6% Div Yield

The quote is by Helen Hayes and suits Fonterra, a New-Zealand listed dairy co-operative with a long history of developing products and markets...

Valerie Law, CFA

Sector Capsule: Bottled Water in China

Headlines­ In 2016, off-trade sales of bottled water increase by 8% in volume terms and 11% in current value terms, to reach 42.1 billion litres...

Euromonitor International Ltd.

Smartkarma - Special Situations Weekly Update (12 December 2016)

We at Smartkarma Special Situations put out a weekly update on trade ideas we like, key events from the week gone by and what to look out for in...

Crispin Francis

Headlines In 2016, off-trade sales of bottled water increase by 8% in volume terms and 11% in current value terms, to reach 42.1 billion litres...