HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Bottom-Up

China Traditional Chinese Medicine / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>China Traditional Chinese Medicine released unsatisfactory 2022H1 profit warning, which was mainly due to the poor performance on both revenue and cost side of its core business concentrated TCM granules.</li>
<li>We analyzed the policy impact and business outlook. The Company’s performance would be under pressure in 2022. The VBP impact on concentrated TCM granules hasn’t shown up in financial reports.</li>
<li>Overall, we are skeptical of the Company's profitability in the long term, and its profit margin will struggle to support a significant expansion in valuation.</li>
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China Traditional Chinese Medicine released unsatisfactory 2022H1 profit warning, which was mainly due to the poor performance on both revenue and cost side of its core business concentrated TCM granules.
We analyzed the policy impact and business outlook. The Company’s performance would be under pressure in 2022. The VBP impact on concentrated TCM granules hasn’t shown up in financial reports.
Overall, we are skeptical of the Company's profitability in the long term, and its profit margin will struggle to support a significant expansion in valuation.


China Traditional Chinese Medicine (570.HK) - Short-Term Performance Pressure Is Hard to Avoid

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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Last Friday (the 29 October), <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/razer-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24380:1" rel="noopener">Razer Inc (1337 HK)</a>'s shares went into a <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2021/1029/2021102900327.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">trading halt</a> prior to the morning secession "pending the release of an announcement in relation to inside information of the Company and pursuant to the Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Merger".
A follow-up <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2021/1029/2021102901424.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announcement</a> that evening said Min-Liang Tan (CEO and major shareholder with 234.35%) and Lim Kaling (NED, holding 23.46% of shares out) were in preliminary discussions with financial investors, which may or may not lead to a general offer.
Shares wobbled after the resumption of trading today, before closing up 7.7%. 
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This insight provides a brief background on Razer, plus speculates on a fair price should a firm Offer unfold. 
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Last Friday (the 29 October), Razer Inc (1337 HK)'s shares went into a trading halt prior to the morning secession "pending the release of an announcement in relation to inside information of the Company and pursuant to the Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Merger".
A follow-up announcement that evening said Min-Liang Tan (CEO and major shareholder with 234.35%) and Lim Kaling (NED, holding 23.46% of shares out) were in preliminary discussions with financial investors, which may or may not lead to a general offer.
Shares wobbled after the resumption of trading today, before closing up 7.7%. 


This insight provides a brief background on Razer, plus speculates on a fair price should a firm Offer unfold. 


Razer (1337 HK): Game On As Founders Mull Offer

Insight Provider, CrossASEAN Research

Nicolas Van Broekhoven

Insight Provider

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

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China Shineway Pharmaceutical / Equity Bottom-Up

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-shineway-pharmaceutical-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6241:1" rel="noopener">China Shineway Pharmaceutical (2877 HK)</a> has been listed since December 2004. The IPO was 231x oversubscribed and the company was listed at 4.36 HKD. Since then the company has consistently paid interim, final, and special dividends totaling 5.89 HKD/share. Currently, Shineway has 6 HKD/share in net cash on the balance sheet vs a 7.2 HKD stock price. Cash is therefore approximately 85% of the market cap. Shineway is not a hot stock, on the contrary, it is a TCM player out of Hebei which is rather boring. There's positive and negatives about the TCM sector which we will delve into below. What attracted us to Shineway, and why it deserves your attention, is the new dividend policy it announced in late July. We believe this has gone largely unnoticed by investors but provides a floor for the stock which was not there before.Shineway <a href="http://api.aconnect.com.hk/Attachment/67377" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that from its 2021 dividend base of 0.6 RMB, the dividend would grow EVERY year with at least 15%, or by the % growth in earnings (whatever is higher). It also announced it would pay the dividend in quarterly installments. Shineway has effectively become a "Pharma REIT-or-BOND-like investment instrument". So while your downside is supported by 1) the 6 HKD/share cash pile and 2) the new dividend policy. The upside case is a change from rock-bottom sentiment towards TCM and any of their five key growth drivers delivering earnings upside (see corporate presentation attached).Shineway reminds us a lot of a similar situation at <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oriental-watch-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19950:1" rel="noopener">Oriental Watch (398 HK)</a> over the past few years. Assuming the dividend policy is followed and the dividend grows by the minimum %/year investors in Shineway get back their entire investment in 6.5 years.In our base case, we forecast Shineway to have a dividend yield of 11.5% in 2022, 13.3% in 2023, 15.3% in 2024, and 17.7% in 2025.In our bull case, we forecast Shineway to have a dividend yield of 12.5% in 2022, 15.7% in 2023, 19.7% in 2024, and 24.7% in 2025.

China Shineway Pharmaceutical (2877 HK) has been listed since December 2004. The IPO was 231x oversubscribed and the company was listed at 4.36 HKD. Since then the company has consistently paid interim, final, and special dividends totaling 5.89 HKD/share. Currently, Shineway has 6 HKD/share in net cash on the balance sheet vs a 7.2 HKD stock price. Cash is therefore approximately 85% of the market cap. Shineway is not a hot stock, on the contrary, it is a TCM player out of Hebei which is rather boring. There's positive and negatives about the TCM sector which we will delve into below. What attracted us to Shineway, and why it deserves your attention, is the new dividend policy it announced in late July. We believe this has gone largely unnoticed by investors but provides a floor for the stock which was not there before.Shineway announced that from its 2021 dividend base of 0.6 RMB, the dividend would grow EVERY year with at least 15%, or by the % growth in earnings (whatever is higher). It also announced it would pay the dividend in quarterly installments. Shineway has effectively become a "Pharma REIT-or-BOND-like investment instrument". So while your downside is supported by 1) the 6 HKD/share cash pile and 2) the new dividend policy. The upside case is a change from rock-bottom sentiment towards TCM and any of their five key growth drivers delivering earnings upside (see corporate presentation attached).Shineway reminds us a lot of a similar situation at Oriental Watch (398 HK) over the past few years. Assuming the dividend policy is followed and the dividend grows by the minimum %/year investors in Shineway get back their entire investment in 6.5 years.In our base case, we forecast Shineway to have a dividend yield of 11.5% in 2022, 13.3% in 2023, 15.3% in 2024, and 17.7% in 2025.In our bull case, we forecast Shineway to have a dividend yield of 12.5% in 2022, 15.7% in 2023, 19.7% in 2024, and 24.7% in 2025.

China Shineway: Cash Is 85% of Market Cap, and New Dividend Policy Gives More Downside Support


For the month of August, 10 new deals (firm and non-binding) were discussed on Smartkarma with an overall announced deal size of ~US$39bn, buoyed by the massive Afterpay Touch (APT AU) transaction.



Clicking on the company name in the table below will take you to the entity page where you can read the initial insight(s) written by Smartkarma contributors on these new deals and follow-up discussions, or simply click on the insight link(s) below the name.







New Deals


Industry


Size (US$bn)


Type


Premium




Australia




1300 Smiles Ltd (ONT AU) 
Dental
0.2
Scheme
14%


1300Smiles (ONT AU): BGH Sinks Its Teeth In



Afterpay (APT AU) 
Payment facilitator
29.0
Scheme
30.6%


Afterpay Ltd (APT AU): All Squared Away



Huon Aquaculture (HUO AU) 
Fisheries
0.3
Scheme
61%



JBS Nets Huon Agriculture (ASX: HUO) Huon Ag (Huo AU): Twiggy Went To Market




Hong Kong




Golden Throat Holdings (6896 HK) 
Cough medicine
0.3
Scheme
55.8%


Golden Throat (6896 HK): Affirma and Founder Group Cough Up



Suchuang Gas Corp (1430 HK) 
Gas transmission
0.1
Scheme
2.9%


Suchuang Gas (1430 HK): Delisting Proposal From CR Gas



Japan




GCA Corporation (2174 JP) 
Finance
0.6
Tender Offer
31.3%


Houlihan Lokey To Take Out GCA :  Light But Likely Done



Kobe Steel Ltd (5406 JP) / Kobelco Eco Solutions (6299 JP)

Materials
0.4
Merger
N/A



New Zealand




Z Energy Ltd (ZEL NZ) 
Petrol Stations
1.3
Scheme
22%


Z Energy (ZEL NZ) Tentatively Backs Ampol's Approach



Taiwan








China Development Financial (2883 TT) / China Life Insurance (2823 TT)

Insurance
4.8
Merger
N/A


CDFHC - China Life Insurance: US$2bn+ Cash &amp; Scrip Deal to Reach the Finish Line



Thailand




Siam Future Development (SF TB) 
Malls
0.8
MGO
8%


Siam Future Development (SF TB): Central Pattana MGO As MAJOR Cineplex Exits



US




New Frontier Health Corp (NFH US) 
Hospitals
1.6
Merger
27.9%


New Frontier (NYSE: NFH): Healthcare Homecoming


Source: Smartkarma Insights





The average premium for the new deals announced (or first discussed) in August was ~28%, with a year-to-date average of ~33% (112 deals &amp; total deal size of US$234bn). This compares to the average premium for all deals in 2020 (158 deals) and 2019 (145 deals) of 31% and 31.5% respectively.
The above does not include the possible US$5.5bn deal for between IGO Ltd (IGO AU) &amp; Western Areas (WSA AU) (IGO/Western Areas: Battery Mineral Grab); ESR Cayman (1821 HK) acquiring unlisted ARA Asset Management for US$5.2bn (ESR Cayman (1821 HK) Takes Out ARA Asset Management),; or the rumoured US$7.8bn takeover of JOYY (YY US) (JOYY (JOYY US): Rumoured Privatisation). 

Offer Premium Summary


     




2019


2020


2021 YTD



Australia
33.0%
32.4%
35.2%


Hong Kong
25.2%
34.7%
33.9%


Japan
44.0%
35.2%
28.6%


ROW
29.1%
24.2%
34.6%


Average
31.5%
31.1%
33.0%



Source: Smartkarma Insights






Summary of News in August of Arb Situations On Smartkarma's Radar
(Again, click on the company names to take to you to the insights and/or discussion posts for a more comprehensive read-through on each situation)




Australia


Comments (with links to announcements &amp; insights)




5G Networks Ltd/Australia (5GN AU) / Webcentral (WCG AU) 

No August update




Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API AU) 

No August update




Crown Resorts (CWN AU) 

No August update




Empired Ltd (EPD AU) 

24-Aug. Capgemini has received OIO approval.




Hansen Technologies (HSN AU) 

26-Aug: Hansen Technologies (HSN AU) said today BGH needs further time to complete its DD, but that it has confirmed to Hansen it remains willing to proceeds with a transaction substantially on the terms of its original proposal.  BGH's DD extended to the 10 September. That's a worrying long DD period. 




iCar Asia Ltd (ICQ AU) 

13-Aug: iCar Asia Ltd (ICQ AU) and Carsome obtained ASIC joint bid relief. 




Iress Ltd (IRE AU) 

11-Aug: Iress Ltd (IRE AU)' board has now backed a revised Offer from EQT - but at $15.91/share, just 3.3% above the previous proposal. Iress (IRE AU) Accepts EQT's Latest Proposal




Japara Healthcare (JHC AU) 

30-Aug: FY21 results




Mainstream Group Holdings Ltd (MAI AU) 
27-Aug: FY21 results




Milton Corp Ltd (MLT AU) 

12-Aug: The Magnality of the Marvelous Milton Merger Makes a Moribund March To Metaphysis (It's Mirific!) 25-Aug: Marvelous Milton Making Its Move - New 30yr Highs On Both Stocks




Oil Search Ltd (OSH AU) 

2-Aug: Santos and Oil Search Agree on Terms 24-Aug: Oil Search Ltd (OSH AU) posted a net profit of US$139mn in FY21.




Rhipe Ltd (RHP AU) 

No August update




Spark Infrastructure (SKI AU) 

23-Aug: A firm Offer for Spark Infrastructure (SKI AU) has now been tabled and a SID entered into with KKR, OTTPB, and PSP. The terms remain the same. Spark's board unanimously recommends the Offer. The Scheme Meeting is expected to be held by the end of 2021. Spark Infrastructure (SKI AU): KKR/OTPPB/PSP's Firm Offer




Sydney Airport (SYD AU) 

16-Aug: Sydney Airport (SYD AU) announced it had received a revised offer of $8.45 from the consortium on the 16 Aug. The Board also concluded the proposal was low-balled. That rejection comes as no surprise - this is just a 2.4% bump in terms.  I'm still disinclined to chase it here. I still think there is a chance of a "no deal".  Sydney Airports (SYD AU) Reject's Consortium's Revised Offer.




Think Childcare (TNK AU) 

18-Aug: Court meeting scheduled for the 29 September for Think Childcare (TNK AU).




Youfoodz Holdings (YFZ AU) 

13-Aug: Youfoodz Holdings (YFZ AU) enters into a SID with Hellofresh
24-Aug: Youfoodz Holdings (YFZ AU) posted a net loss of A$3.5mn in FY21.








Hong Kong


Comments (with links to announcements &amp; insights)




Beijing Capital Land Ltd H (2868 HK) 

19-Aug: Beijing Capital Land (2868 HK): Pre-Cons Satisfied. This Should Trade Tight 24-Aug: This will give the stock a bit of an extra push. The SFC does not consider GIC's Reco Pearl to be acting in concert with the Offeror for Beijing Capital Land Ltd H (2868 HK). In addition, Redo Pearl has given an irrevocable undertaking to vote in favour of the Scheme resolutions. Reco owns 181,194,000 H Shares, representing 4.15% of the issued shares and 11.83% of the H Shares held by the Independent H Shareholders.
27-Aug: Beijing Capital Land (2868 HK): EGM On The 23 Sept. IFA Says Fair




Bestway Global Holding (3358 HK) 

22-Aug: Scheme Doc dispatched. Court Meeting will be held on the 15 September with expected payment on or before the 19 October. 
Bestway Global (3358 HK): Scheme Doc Out. Court Meeting On Sept 15th




China Traditional Chinese Medicine (570 HK) 

11-Aug: And it's a deal break - Sinopharm has decided not "to proceed with the Possible Privatisation this time".




China Youzan Limited (8083 HK) 

30-Aug: Youzan Technology has re-filed its application with the Stock Exchange for the listing of the Youzan Technology Shares by way of an offering of new shares, instead of by way of introduction.




Chong Hing Bank (1111 HK) 

14-Aug: Chong Hing Bank Ltd have announced an interim dividend of HK$0.11 will be added to the cancellation price:   23-Aug: Irevocables received.  24-Aug: Chong Hing Bank (1111 HK) has announced Cosco Shipping, with 19,823,037 shares, representing approximately 2.04% of the issued shares, 8.14% of the Scheme Shares, and 12.68% of the Independent Scheme Shares, has given an irrevocable to vote for the Scheme. 



Kerry Logistics Network (636 HK)

3-Aug: Kerry Logistics Network (636 HK) announced NDRC and MoC approval has been received as to the partial offer. A number of pre-cons still remain outstanding, all of which are technically waivable, apart from the SFC consent. 
10-Aug: Kerry Logistics (636 HK): Pre-Cons Done. Partial Offer To Commence Next Week 14-Aug: Kerry Logistics (636 HK): Doc Out Early - Offer Now Open 30-Aug: Kerry Logistics (636 HK): Technicalities As Partial Draws To An End




Nature Home Holding Company (2083 HK) 
18-Aug: Nature Home Holding Company (2083 HK) has announced an (expected) delay in the dispatch of the Composite Doc so as to accommodate the interims, which are due out on the 31 August. The dispatch date is now expected on or before the 30 September compared to my earlier estimate of 27 September. 



Soho China Ltd (410 HK) 

8-Aug: SOHO China (410 HK): Time To Buy




WH Group (288 HK) 

17-Aug: WH Group Partial Buyback Offer Now Unconditional
18-Aug: WH Group - Stock Plummets as Ousted Son Drags Pigs Into The Mud 30-Aug: WH Group Post-Tender Outlook - Index Selldown and Back-End Trading/Valuations On the 30th of August the company announced the results of the buyback offer with a pro-ration of 23.1%









India


Comments 




Adani Power (ADANI IN) 

No August update, though SEBI is said to be investigating the low indicative price.  And the stock is going into FTSE Large as of 17 September. 




Mphasis Ltd (MPHL IN) 

No August update









Japan


Comments (with links to announcements &amp; insights)




Hitachi Metals (5486 JP) 

No August update




Invesco Office J Reit (3298 JP) 

26-Aug: Invesco Office Index Deletion Monday 30 Aug




Sakai Ovex (3408 JP) 
No August update (City Index Eleventh reported on 3 August that as of 27 July they had lifted their stake to 8.01%); tender closes 8 Sep. 




Last Week in Event SPACE: SOHO China, Evergrande, Kerry Logistics, Milton, CBA, NTT

Hong Kong

China Traditional Chinese Medicine Co. Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells medicine and pharmaceutical products in China.

China Traditional Chinese Medicine (570 HK)

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