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 analyze the monthly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine.</li>
<li>Industrials (inflows of $3,132 million), Information Technology (inflows of $2,247 million), Health Care (inflows of $1,021 million) led the inflows.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for BOE, Wuliangye, Nari, Wanhua, Luzhou Laojiao, CMB, Longi Green, Foxconn, Ping An, Hithink.</li>
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We analyze the monthly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine.
Industrials (inflows of $3,132 million), Information Technology (inflows of $2,247 million), Health Care (inflows of $1,021 million) led the inflows.
We highlight flows for BOE, Wuliangye, Nari, Wanhua, Luzhou Laojiao, CMB, Longi Green, Foxconn, Ping An, Hithink.


Northbound Flows Monthly (Mar): BOE, Wuliangye, Nari, Wanhua, Luzhou Laojiao

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<li>We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of October 21st.</li>
<li>We estimate the weekly outflows to be US$4,305.1 million, led by consumer staples, financials, and offset by energy, utilities.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for BOE, Moutai, Ping An, Yili,  China Tourism, Longi Green.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of October 21st.
We estimate the weekly outflows to be US$4,305.1 million, led by consumer staples, financials, and offset by energy, utilities.
We highlight flows for BOE, Moutai, Ping An, Yili,  China Tourism, Longi Green.


Northbound Flows (Oct 21st): BOE, Moutai, Ping An, Yili, China Tourism, Longi Green

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

China Three Gorges Renewables / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>A "Long <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-three-gorges-renewables" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28950:1" rel="noopener">China Three Gorges Renewables (600905 CH)</a>, short <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/huaneng-power-intl-inc-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24739:1" rel="noopener">Huaneng Power Intl Inc-A (600011 CH)</a>" pair trade should generate good return in China's utilities sector given the current industry dynamics.</li>
<li>The key supporting factors are: CTGR has pure exposure to renewable, faster capacity growth and a stronger balance sheet. They should underpin better earnings quality and outlook relative to HPI.</li>
<li>CTGR trades on higher PER and P/B multiples, but these should not be hurdles as they are just reflection of more promising prospects. We expect CTGR's YTD outperformance to continue.</li>
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A "Long China Three Gorges Renewables (600905 CH), short Huaneng Power Intl Inc-A (600011 CH)" pair trade should generate good return in China's utilities sector given the current industry dynamics.
The key supporting factors are: CTGR has pure exposure to renewable, faster capacity growth and a stronger balance sheet. They should underpin better earnings quality and outlook relative to HPI.
CTGR trades on higher PER and P/B multiples, but these should not be hurdles as they are just reflection of more promising prospects. We expect CTGR's YTD outperformance to continue.


China Utilities: Long China Three Gorges Renewables (600905 CH), Short Huaneng Power Int (600011 CH)

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<li>Share price of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-longyuan-power-group-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14215:1" rel="noopener">China Longyuan Power (916 HK)</a> has been under pressure over the last two weeks due to concern on future offshore wind power project return.</li>
<li>We believe the low tariff of Rmb0.19/kWh won by a Huaneng Power Group consortium in Fujian is more an exceptional case and should not be taken as a new normal.</li>
<li>China Longyuan's growth has been well secured by its project pipeline as well as 21GW potential injection from parent. This round of de-rating is just too excessive. </li>
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Share price of China Longyuan Power (916 HK) has been under pressure over the last two weeks due to concern on future offshore wind power project return.
We believe the low tariff of Rmb0.19/kWh won by a Huaneng Power Group consortium in Fujian is more an exceptional case and should not be taken as a new normal.
China Longyuan's growth has been well secured by its project pipeline as well as 21GW potential injection from parent. This round of de-rating is just too excessive. 


China Longyuan (916 HK): A De-Rating Too Excessive

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

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. / Event-Driven

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<li>There are 5 changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-stock-exchange-sse-50-a-share-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31073:1" rel="noopener">SSE50 Index</a> that will be implemented at the close on 9 June. The impact is pretty chunky on a few deletions.</li>
<li>Apart from the passive assets tracking the index, there are some liquid index futures and the impact on the stocks will be larger than just the headline numbers.</li>
<li>The adds underperformed the deletes in March and April but have come roaring back in May. Playing the trade via long/short pairs could provide better risk adjusted returns.</li>
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There are 5 changes for the SSE50 Index that will be implemented at the close on 9 June. The impact is pretty chunky on a few deletions.
Apart from the passive assets tracking the index, there are some liquid index futures and the impact on the stocks will be larger than just the headline numbers.
The adds underperformed the deletes in March and April but have come roaring back in May. Playing the trade via long/short pairs could provide better risk adjusted returns.


SSE50 Index Rebalance: Some Large Impact Changes

China

China Three Gorges Renewables (Group) Co.,Ltd. operates renewable energy generation businesses. The Company generates onshore wind power, photovoltaic power, wind power, hydropower, solar power, and other power products. China Three Gorges Renewables (Group) also operates investment businesses.

China Three Gorges Renewables (600905 CH)

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China Three Gorges Renewables (600905 CH)

Northbound Flows Monthly (Mar): BOE, Wuliangye, Nari, Wanhua, Luzhou Laojiao

We analyzed the Hong Kong Connect Scheme for March and highlight flows for BOE, Wuliangye, Nari, Wanhua, Luzhou Laojiao, CMB, Longi Green, Foxconn,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Northbound Flows (Oct 21st): BOE, Moutai, Ping An, Yili, China Tourism, Longi Green

We analyzed northbound Shanghai/Shenzhen connect flows in the past week and highlight flows for BOE, Moutai, Ping An, Yili, China Tourism, Longi...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

China Utilities: Long China Three Gorges Renewables (600905 CH), Short Huaneng Power Int (600011 CH)

CTGR's pure exposure to renewable, faster capacity growth and stronger balance sheet are the key merits when compared with HPI. We believe these...

Osbert Tang, CFA

China Longyuan (916 HK): A De-Rating Too Excessive

The plunge in valuation has more than reflected the concerns on weaker return outlook for offshore wind power projects, but China Longyuan's long...

Osbert Tang, CFA

SSE50 Index Rebalance: Some Large Impact Changes

There are 5 changes to the SSE50 Index in June that will have one-way turnover estimated at 3.95% and will result in a one-way trade of CNY 3,187m....

Brian Freitas

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