Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Last month, a Cheng family vehicle with 24.06% of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/giordano-international-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13899:1" rel="noopener">Giordano (709 HK)</a>, requisitioned an SGM to remove CEO Peter Lau, and install Colin Currie as CEO, plus three other NEDs/INEDs.</li>
<li>That SGM will be held on the 3rd April. The director resolutions - both the removal and appointments - are "ordinary", requiring a simple majority vote. </li>
<li>The outcome will likely pivot off how the shareholders under Halcyon Securities will vote. So I dug a little deeper as to who these shareholders are, with some surprising results.  </li>
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Last month, a Cheng family vehicle with 24.06% of Giordano (709 HK), requisitioned an SGM to remove CEO Peter Lau, and install Colin Currie as CEO, plus three other NEDs/INEDs.
That SGM will be held on the 3rd April. The director resolutions - both the removal and appointments - are "ordinary", requiring a simple majority vote. 
The outcome will likely pivot off how the shareholders under Halcyon Securities will vote. So I dug a little deeper as to who these shareholders are, with some surprising results.  


Giordano (709 HK): A Closer Look At The Shareholder Register Ahead Of The SGM

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

Giordano International / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Giordano, one of the most recognizable apparel business in Asia, has been improving its operations materially with solid growth in sales and profits. </li>
<li>Giordano provides very high dividend yield and payout. The consensus expects DPS of HKD 0.28 for Giordano in 2023, which would suggest a dividend yield of 12.8%. </li>
<li>We like the company's high dividend yield, loyal customer base, and attractive valuations. It is trading at EV/EBITDA of 3.6x and P/B of 1.5x. </li>
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Giordano, one of the most recognizable apparel business in Asia, has been improving its operations materially with solid growth in sales and profits. 
Giordano provides very high dividend yield and payout. The consensus expects DPS of HKD 0.28 for Giordano in 2023, which would suggest a dividend yield of 12.8%. 
We like the company's high dividend yield, loyal customer base, and attractive valuations. It is trading at EV/EBITDA of 3.6x and P/B of 1.5x. 


Asian Dividend Gems: Giordano International

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<li>Some 17 months after the Cheng Family failed to secure 50%+ of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/giordano-international-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13899:1" rel="noopener">Giordano International (709 HK)</a>, the family are now calling an SGM to install friendly directors. </li>
<li>Sino Wealth, a Cheng family's vehicle with 24.06% of shares, has requisitioned an SGM to remove CEO Peter Lau, and install Colin Currie as CEO, plus appoint three other NEDs/INEDs.</li>
<li>If this were to come to pass, the family would have (almost) effective control of the board. The vote will be close. And David Webb is now below 5%. </li>
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Some 17 months after the Cheng Family failed to secure 50%+ of Giordano International (709 HK), the family are now calling an SGM to install friendly directors. 
Sino Wealth, a Cheng family's vehicle with 24.06% of shares, has requisitioned an SGM to remove CEO Peter Lau, and install Colin Currie as CEO, plus appoint three other NEDs/INEDs.
If this were to come to pass, the family would have (almost) effective control of the board. The vote will be close. And David Webb is now below 5%. 


Cheng Family Seeks Board Control Of Giordano (709 HK)

Equity, Bottom-up Analyst, Investics Research

Sameer Taneja

Equity, Bottom-up Analyst

Investics Research

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Equity Bottom-up Research

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<li>We compile a list of ten high-yielding/net cash or low-net debt stocks in HK's apparel/footwear value chain. HK is a pariah for investors, and trailing dividend yields are approaching 6-20%. </li>
<li>As in other insights, we don't estimate future earnings for all companies, but we indicate if the company has quality by measuring long-term ROCE (average five years).</li>
<li>By expanding outside of China, most of these companies have derisked themselves from the trade war ( to the extent they can) and are also ready for earnings inflection.</li>
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We compile a list of ten high-yielding/net cash or low-net debt stocks in HK's apparel/footwear value chain. HK is a pariah for investors, and trailing dividend yields are approaching 6-20%. 
As in other insights, we don't estimate future earnings for all companies, but we indicate if the company has quality by measuring long-term ROCE (average five years).
By expanding outside of China, most of these companies have derisked themselves from the trade war ( to the extent they can) and are also ready for earnings inflection.


High Dividend Yield, Expansion Outside China, Listed HK Apparel/Footwear Stocks Screener

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<li>A fortnight ago, I sought access to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/l-occitane-international-sa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6772:1" rel="noopener">L'Occitane (973 HK)</a>'s lesser-known shareholder register, a byproduct of investigative disclosure reports under Chapter 571, s329 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.</li>
<li>This is the same register I discussed in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/giordano-709-hk-a-closer-look-at-the-shareholder-register-ahead-of-the-sgm" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:132358" rel="noopener">Giordano (709 HK): A Closer Look At The Shareholder Register Ahead Of The SGM</a>; and one also used by proxy solicitors. </li>
<li>The register confirms what has been long rumoured about a certain shareholder activist. It is also informative for what isn't present. </li>
</ul>


A fortnight ago, I sought access to L'Occitane (973 HK)'s lesser-known shareholder register, a byproduct of investigative disclosure reports under Chapter 571, s329 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.
This is the same register I discussed in Giordano (709 HK): A Closer Look At The Shareholder Register Ahead Of The SGM; and one also used by proxy solicitors. 
The register confirms what has been long rumoured about a certain shareholder activist. It is also informative for what isn't present. 


L'Occitane (973 HK): Who Owns What, And When

Hong Kong

Giordano International Limited, through its subsidiaries, retails and distributes casual apparel and accessories under theGiordano, Giordano Ladies, Giordano Junior, BSX and Concepts One brands.

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Giordano International (709 HK)

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David Blennerhassett

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Giordano (709 HK): A Closer Look At The Shareholder Register Ahead Of The SGM

Spilling the board will likely pivot off how the shareholders under Halcyon Securities will vote. So I dug a little deeper as to who these...

David Blennerhassett

Asian Dividend Gems: Giordano International

​Giordano, a prominent Asian apparel business, has seen significant improvements in sales and profits. It offers a high dividend yield and payout,...

Douglas Kim

Cheng Family Seeks Board Control Of Giordano (709 HK)

Giordano looks attractive here. A shake-up of management might be the anecdote. But it is also a means of the Cheng family asserting control,...

David Blennerhassett

High Dividend Yield, Expansion Outside China, Listed HK Apparel/Footwear Stocks Screener

We compile a list of ten high-yielding/net cash or low-net debt stocks in HK's apparel/footwear value chain. HK is a pariah for investors, and...

Sameer Taneja

L'Occitane (973 HK): Who Owns What, And When

L'Occitane announces the share alternative - 10 Rollover Shares for each Offer Share. Maximum L'Occitane shares to be rolled over is 737.431mn (5%...

David Blennerhassett

Giordano, a prominent Asian apparel business, has seen significant improvements in sales and profits. It offers a high dividend yield and payout,...