Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sanergy-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40079:1" rel="noopener">Sanergy (2459 HK)</a>, a graphite electrode manufacturer, was added to the MSCI Small-Cap Index on 30th August; and was due to enter the Hang Seng Composite Index on 9th September.</li>
<li>However, the SFC <a href="https://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2024/0902/2024090202067.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> a concentration warning on the 2nd September. Shares promptly cratered ~98% yesterday (the 3rd September). Expect the HSCI inclusion to now be yanked.</li>
<li>This Sanergy debacle should refocus investors on other heavily concentrated stocks, such as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jinhai-medical-technology-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40641:1" rel="noopener">Jinhai Medical (2225 HK)</a>, in which <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gofintech-innovation-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4384:1" rel="noopener">GoFintech (290 HK)</a> (another heavily concentrated stock) has inexplicably been buying. </li>
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Sanergy (2459 HK), a graphite electrode manufacturer, was added to the MSCI Small-Cap Index on 30th August; and was due to enter the Hang Seng Composite Index on 9th September.
However, the SFC announced a concentration warning on the 2nd September. Shares promptly cratered ~98% yesterday (the 3rd September). Expect the HSCI inclusion to now be yanked.
This Sanergy debacle should refocus investors on other heavily concentrated stocks, such as Jinhai Medical (2225 HK), in which GoFintech (290 HK) (another heavily concentrated stock) has inexplicably been buying. 


GoFinTech (290 HK)/Jinhai Medical (2225 HK): Double Bubble Trouble

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<li>Stay long <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shin-kong-financial-holding" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15351:1" rel="noopener">Shin Kong Financial Holding (2888 TT)</a> and buy more, or get long. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ctbc-financial-holding-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:436:1" rel="noopener">CTBC Financial Holding (2891 TT)</a> may make a better run at it, and may even bump.</li>
<li>It's a hard to be bearish <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/swire-pacific-ltd-cl-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10433:1" rel="noopener">Swire Pacific (A) (19 HK)</a> at 0.34x P/B. Yet the Hong Kong property market remains a challenging space. To put it mildly.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seven-i-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1041:1" rel="noopener">Seven &amp; I Holdings (3382 JP)</a> saw breathless news articles suggesting a foreign takeover became more difficult. Not really.</li>
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Stay long Shin Kong Financial Holding (2888 TT) and buy more, or get long. CTBC Financial Holding (2891 TT) may make a better run at it, and may even bump.
It's a hard to be bearish Swire Pacific (A) (19 HK) at 0.34x P/B. Yet the Hong Kong property market remains a challenging space. To put it mildly.

Seven &amp; I Holdings (3382 JP) saw breathless news articles suggesting a foreign takeover became more difficult. Not really.


Last Week in Event SPACE: Shin Kong Financial, Swire Pac, Seven & I, Korea Zinc

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<li>Buy dips on the possibility that 3DIP would not agree to Bain. Otherwise, at ¥9,000 <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fuji-soft-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17504:1" rel="noopener">Fuji Soft (9749 JP)</a> is a buy, and at ¥9,500, it's probably a sell near-term.</li>
<li>Drilling down into its balance sheet uncovers additional value for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jardine-matheson-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19718:1" rel="noopener">Jardine Matheson Holdings (JM SP)</a>; but not enough to move the needle</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/exedy-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6516:1" rel="noopener">Exedy Corp (7278 JP)</a> completed its buyback. Murakami Group bought more. The stock (pro-forma) is at 0.62x book, 0.54x book for the non-cash portion. There's LOTS of cash left.</li>
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Buy dips on the possibility that 3DIP would not agree to Bain. Otherwise, at ¥9,000 Fuji Soft (9749 JP) is a buy, and at ¥9,500, it's probably a sell near-term.
Drilling down into its balance sheet uncovers additional value for Jardine Matheson Holdings (JM SP); but not enough to move the needle

Exedy Corp (7278 JP) completed its buyback. Murakami Group bought more. The stock (pro-forma) is at 0.62x book, 0.54x book for the non-cash portion. There's LOTS of cash left.


Last Week in Event SPACE: Fuji Soft, Jardine Matheson, Exedy, Henderson

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Tax-Loss Selling's a subject of interest in Australia. Retail investors will take gains on stocks which run up in price, or get taken over, then look for losses to offset.</li>
<li>Investors are caught out as the Aussie government "approves" <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hanwha-ocean-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12531:1" rel="noopener">Hanwha Ocean (042660 KS)</a> buyng <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/austal-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14420:1" rel="noopener">Austal Ltd (ASB AU)</a>. There is evidently a lot more going on in the background. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/west-japan-railway-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12077:1" rel="noopener">West Japan Railway Co (9021 JP)</a> announces a biggish buyback. One could buy dips, but one should probably not chase. For that, suggest this acts as a range trade.</li>
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Tax-Loss Selling's a subject of interest in Australia. Retail investors will take gains on stocks which run up in price, or get taken over, then look for losses to offset.
Investors are caught out as the Aussie government "approves" Hanwha Ocean (042660 KS) buyng Austal Ltd (ASB AU). There is evidently a lot more going on in the background. 

West Japan Railway Co (9021 JP) announces a biggish buyback. One could buy dips, but one should probably not chase. For that, suggest this acts as a range trade.


Last Week in Event SPACE: Aussie Tax-Loss Selling, Austal, West Japan Railway, PICC/PICC P&C

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<li>Stay long <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/benefit-one-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14502:1" rel="noopener">Benefit One (2412 JP)</a>. Dai-Ichi Life can pay more, if pushed on pricing. May not be huge, but it could be a few percent or even 10%. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hankook-company-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19369:1" rel="noopener">Hankook &amp; Company (000240 KS)</a>'s family feud goes public. The public tender looks set to fail. Coal in stockings all-round.</li>
<li>If you had any <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyo-construction-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1176:1" rel="noopener">Toyo Construction (1890 JP)</a> left over from the rally up to ¥1,300+, get out. There may be a better opportunity later, but not here.</li>
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Stay long Benefit One (2412 JP). Dai-Ichi Life can pay more, if pushed on pricing. May not be huge, but it could be a few percent or even 10%. 

Hankook &amp; Company (000240 KS)'s family feud goes public. The public tender looks set to fail. Coal in stockings all-round.
If you had any Toyo Construction (1890 JP) left over from the rally up to ¥1,300+, get out. There may be a better opportunity later, but not here.


Last Week in Event SPACE: Benefit One, Hankook, Toyo Construction, Hanwha, Tsuruha, Livent/Allkem

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