Senior Credit Analyst, Lucror Analytics

Leonard Law, CFA

Senior Credit Analyst

High Yield Experts

Lucror Analytics

Lucror Analytics is a leading credit and ESG research specialist and a provider of technology solutions for differentiated fixed income strategies. Our roots are in bottom-up fundamental credit analysis with a specialization in high yield corporate credits from Europe, Asia and Latin America. We are one of few research specialists integrating ESG considerations with fundamental credit research through a dedicated ESG platform. Our ESG assessment covers five key criteria: Disclosure, E,S, & G Pillars, Controversies, ESG Impact on Credit and ESG Momentum.

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Our company has been at the forefront of developments in the fixed income markets, identifying opportunities and consistently delivering new products and value-adding solutions to clients. Lucror has close relationships with the largest and most reputable asset managers, family offices, hedge funds, investment and wealth managers globally.

Credit

In this month’s "In-Focus" section, we discuss the crisis of confidence in the Chinese property sector. The current situation was precipitated by a series of events, beginning with the introduction of the Three Red Lines policy in 2020. We also provide an overview of recent bond defaults. The Asia Monthly focuses on providing updates on recent events, information on new issues and spread movements, as well as summarising our top picks, and discussing specific areas of interest in the "In-Focus" section. The Asia Monthly is intended to broaden investors' understanding of the Asian USD high-yield market.

  In this month’s "In-Focus" section, we discuss the crisis of confidence in the Chinese property sector. The current situation was precipitated by a series of events, beginning with the introduction of the Three Red Lines policy in 2020. We also provide an overview of recent bond defaults.   The Asia Monthly focuses on providing updates on recent events, information on new issues and spread movements, as well as summarising our top picks, and discussing specific areas of interest in the "In-Focus" section. The Asia Monthly is intended to broaden investors' understanding of the Asian USD high-yield market. 

Asia HY Monthly - Chinese Property - Crisis Of Confidence - Lucror Analytics

Independent Asian Credit Research, Bondcritic

Warut Promboon

Independent Asian Credit Research

Asian Fixed Income/Frontier Market Research

Bondcritic

Bondcritic, established in 2009, is designed to be an independent credit research voice that helps investors gain insights and unbiased analyses on Asian fixed income market. Our mission is to discover deep-value Asian high-yield and distressed bonds with a bottom-up approach, together with the help of our proprietary ESG (Environmental, Social Development, and Governance) model. At the same time, we focus on bringing investment cases of unrated and unloved issuers to the general public.

Here we summarize frequently asked questions (FAQs) we were asked by the press this month on China Evergrande Group ( <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-evergrande-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:479:1" rel="noopener">Evergrande (3333 HK)</a> ) and recent credit events for Evergrande and other Chinese property developers.
If our last Evergrande report ( <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/china-evergrande-group-never-grand" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:58256" rel="noopener">China Evergrande Group:  Never Grand</a> , dated 29-Sep) is about the rationale of Evergrande’s default and the lessons learned from the event. This flash note is about the continued saga where we do not see the end in sight just yet. We maintain our opinion that Evergrande is too big for the Chinese government to ignore and even though the trigger of the saga is the Three Red Lines<a href="#_ftn1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[1]</a>, the cause is Evergrande’s leverage itself.
The bottom line for us is that the credit crisis of Chinese property developers will be contained as we believe China’s political system empowers the regulators with heavy hands which will force collaborations among issuers, investors, and intermediaries. Oftentimes, these participants are either owned or influenced by the central or local government entities.
Evergrande missed the coupon payments on 23-Sep (for its EVERRE 3/22s) and 29-Sep (for its EVERRE 3/24s) but eventually serviced its payments within the 30-day grace period. The company also secured more than 3 months of a maturity extension of its already defaulted USD260m bonds issued by Jumbo Fortune Enterprises, Evergrande’s joint venture, The bonds, guaranteed by Evergrande, matured on 3-Oct and defaulted as there is no provision for a grace period.
We believe it is difficult to gauge Evergrande’s recovery rate and, at the price between mid 20s to 30 cents on the dollar, the EVERRE complex’s fair value is unknown. As such our UNDERWEIGHT recommendation on the complex remains unchanged.
 
 
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<a href="#_ftnref1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[1]</a>The Three Red Lines include the following: 
(1) A net gearing ratio of less than 100%; 
(2) Cash to short-term debt ratio of more than 1x; and 
(3) A total liability to total asset ratio (excluding advance receipts) of less than 70%.
 
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Here we summarize frequently asked questions (FAQs) we were asked by the press this month on China Evergrande Group ( Evergrande (3333 HK) ) and recent credit events for Evergrande and other Chinese property developers.
If our last Evergrande report ( China Evergrande Group:  Never Grand , dated 29-Sep) is about the rationale of Evergrande’s default and the lessons learned from the event. This flash note is about the continued saga where we do not see the end in sight just yet. We maintain our opinion that Evergrande is too big for the Chinese government to ignore and even though the trigger of the saga is the Three Red Lines[1], the cause is Evergrande’s leverage itself.
The bottom line for us is that the credit crisis of Chinese property developers will be contained as we believe China’s political system empowers the regulators with heavy hands which will force collaborations among issuers, investors, and intermediaries. Oftentimes, these participants are either owned or influenced by the central or local government entities.
Evergrande missed the coupon payments on 23-Sep (for its EVERRE 3/22s) and 29-Sep (for its EVERRE 3/24s) but eventually serviced its payments within the 30-day grace period. The company also secured more than 3 months of a maturity extension of its already defaulted USD260m bonds issued by Jumbo Fortune Enterprises, Evergrande’s joint venture, The bonds, guaranteed by Evergrande, matured on 3-Oct and defaulted as there is no provision for a grace period.
We believe it is difficult to gauge Evergrande’s recovery rate and, at the price between mid 20s to 30 cents on the dollar, the EVERRE complex’s fair value is unknown. As such our UNDERWEIGHT recommendation on the complex remains unchanged.
 
 



[1]The Three Red Lines include the following: 
(1) A net gearing ratio of less than 100%; 
(2) Cash to short-term debt ratio of more than 1x; and 
(3) A total liability to total asset ratio (excluding advance receipts) of less than 70%.
 



China Evergrande Group:   Trick Without Treat

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Real Estate exposure is close to its lowest levels on record among active Asia Ex-Japan investors.  Average weights have fallen to 3.07% following an aggressive decline that took hold in April 2020 when average holding weights were above 5%.Real Estate is now the 3rd least widely held sector among active Asia Ex-Japan investors, slipping behind Health Care and Materials earlier this year for the first time in a decade.Underweights are widespread, led by the lightly held <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ck-asset-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22650:1" rel="noopener">CK Asset Holdings (1113 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wharf-real-estate-investment" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26031:1" rel="noopener">Wharf Real Estate Investment (1997 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/country-garden-holdings-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5225:1" rel="noopener">Country Garden Holdings Co (2007 HK).</a>  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/capitaland-investment-ltd-si" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33774:1" rel="noopener">Capitaland Investment (CLI SP)</a>, a 0.1% weight in the MSCI AAXJ index is held by none of the active strategies in our analysis.Activity over the last 6-months shows a clear rotation out of China &amp; HK and Singapore Real Estate and in to India.  Indian Real Estate ownership metrics all moved higher, with average weights increasing by 0.17%, funds invested by +4.3%, more funds buying than selling and positive fund flows.Analysis taken from our Asia Ex-Japan research, covering 96 active strategies with combined AUM of $85bn

Real Estate exposure is close to its lowest levels on record among active Asia Ex-Japan investors.  Average weights have fallen to 3.07% following an aggressive decline that took hold in April 2020 when average holding weights were above 5%.Real Estate is now the 3rd least widely held sector among active Asia Ex-Japan investors, slipping behind Health Care and Materials earlier this year for the first time in a decade.Underweights are widespread, led by the lightly held CK Asset Holdings (1113 HK), Wharf Real Estate Investment (1997 HK) and Country Garden Holdings Co (2007 HK).  Capitaland Investment (CLI SP), a 0.1% weight in the MSCI AAXJ index is held by none of the active strategies in our analysis.Activity over the last 6-months shows a clear rotation out of China &amp; HK and Singapore Real Estate and in to India.  Indian Real Estate ownership metrics all moved higher, with average weights increasing by 0.17%, funds invested by +4.3%, more funds buying than selling and positive fund flows.Analysis taken from our Asia Ex-Japan research, covering 96 active strategies with combined AUM of $85bn

Asia Ex-Japan Real Estate:  Hitting the Lows.  China to India Rotation

The Asia HY Trade Book for the month of October includes a summary of our recommendations, as well as our high-conviction ideas. The report also features relative-value charts and lists of the bonds in the Lucror Asia HY index.

  The Asia HY Trade Book for the month of October includes a summary of our recommendations, as well as our high-conviction ideas. The report also features relative-value charts and lists of the bonds in the Lucror Asia HY index. 

Asia HY Trade Book - October 2021 - Lucror Analytics

Lucror Analytics Morning Views comprise our fundamental credit analysis, opinions and trade recommendations on high yield issuers in the region, based on key company-specific developments in the past 24 hours. Our Morning Views include a section with a brief market commentary, key market indicators and a macroeconomic and corporate event calendar.<ul><li><a href='#lucror-entity-246'>Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone</a></li><li><a href='#lucror-entity-5225'>Country Garden Holdings Co</a></li><li><a href='#lucror-entity-9757'>Fantasia Holdings Group Co</a></li><li><a href='#lucror-entity-2667'>Soechi Lines</a></li><li><a href='#lucror-entity-2979'>Tata Steel Thailand</a></li><li><a href='#lucror-entity-14152'>Yanlord Land</a></li></ul>

Lucror Analytics Morning Views comprise our fundamental credit analysis, opinions and trade recommendations on high yield issuers in the region, based on key company-specific developments in the past 24 hours. Our Morning Views include a section with a brief market commentary, key market indicators and a macroeconomic and corporate event calendar.Adani Ports & Special Economic ZoneCountry Garden Holdings CoFantasia Holdings Group CoSoechi LinesTata Steel ThailandYanlord Land

Morning Views Asia: Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone, Country Garden Holdings Co

China

Country Garden Holdings Company Limited is a real estate developer.  The Company builds villas, townhouses and apartments in Mainland China. Country Gardens also develops large-scale community facilities such as schools, hotels, hospitals, and theme parks.

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Country Garden Holdings Co (2007 HK)

Asia HY Monthly - Chinese Property - Crisis Of Confidence - Lucror Analytics

In this month’s "In-Focus" section, we discuss the crisis of confidence in the Chinese property sector. The current situation was precipitated by...

Lucror Analytics

China Evergrande Group: Trick Without Treat

Evergrande's Saga continues and EVERRE 22s rebounded 8 points. We believe the end is not in sights and see the bottom fishing as a gamble.

Bondcritic

Asia Ex-Japan Real Estate: Hitting the Lows. China to India Rotation

Real Estate exposure is close to its lowest levels on record among active Asia Ex-Japan investors. As China Real Estate suffers an exodus, India...

Steven Holden

Asia HY Trade Book - October 2021 - Lucror Analytics

The Asia HY Trade Book for the month of October includes a summary of our recommendations, as well as our high-conviction ideas. The report also...

Lucror Analytics

Morning Views Asia: Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone, Country Garden Holdings Co

Lucror Analytics Morning Views comprise our fundamental credit analysis, opinions and trade recommendations on high yield issuers in the region,...

Lucror Analytics

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