HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>We believe the recent underperformance of A-share consumer staples is unjustified. Their 1Q23 results are generally decent despite negative impact from the pandemic in Jan 2023.</li>
<li>Both <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanxi-xinghuacun-fen-wine-factory-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9288:1" rel="noopener">Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Co (600809 CH)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fu-jian-anjoy-foods-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30110:1" rel="noopener">Fu Jian Anjoy Foods Co Ltd (603345 CH)</a> witnessed good revenue growth and margin expansion. </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/foshan-haitian-flavouring-food-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15577:1" rel="noopener">Foshan Haitian Flavouring &amp; Food (603288 CH)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/inner-mongolia-yili-indus-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3220:1" rel="noopener">Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group (600887 CH)</a> have less satisfactory revenue and margin. Nonetheless, all four companies exhibited good operating cost control. </li>
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We believe the recent underperformance of A-share consumer staples is unjustified. Their 1Q23 results are generally decent despite negative impact from the pandemic in Jan 2023.
Both Shanxi Xinghuacun Fen Wine Factory Co (600809 CH) and Fu Jian Anjoy Foods Co Ltd (603345 CH) witnessed good revenue growth and margin expansion. 

Foshan Haitian Flavouring &amp; Food (603288 CH) and Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group (600887 CH) have less satisfactory revenue and margin. Nonetheless, all four companies exhibited good operating cost control. 


China A-Share Consumer Staples: Depressed Share Price Cannot Reflect Decent Earnings

Equity Analyst

Xin Yu, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group (A) / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>4Q22 result beat and 1Q23 result was roughly in line</li>
<li>Revenue growth to accelerate and margin to improve in 2023</li>
<li>Long-Term targets remain unchanged and the valuation becomes attractive now</li>
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4Q22 result beat and 1Q23 result was roughly in line
Revenue growth to accelerate and margin to improve in 2023
Long-Term targets remain unchanged and the valuation becomes attractive now


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 weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of April 14th.</li>
<li>We estimate the weekly inflows to be US$770.1 million, led by materials, industrials, utilities sectors, and offset by financials, consumer staples.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Kweichow Moutai, Ping An Insurance, Wuxi Apptec.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of April 14th.
We estimate the weekly inflows to be US$770.1 million, led by materials, industrials, utilities sectors, and offset by financials, consumer staples.
We highlight flows for Kweichow Moutai, Ping An Insurance, Wuxi Apptec.


Northbound Flows (Apr 14th): Kweichow Moutai, Ping An Insurance, Wuxi Apptec

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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>
</ul>


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

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

<ul>
<li>Proya Cosmetics (603605 CH) is seeing a continued rise in ownership among active China A-Share managers</li>
<li>Average fund weights hit all-time highs of 0.33% with over a 5th of funds now invested.</li>
<li>Proya is building a blue chip investor base, with Baillie Gifford and Morgan Stanley A-Share funds among top holders.</li>
</ul>


Proya Cosmetics (603605 CH) is seeing a continued rise in ownership among active China A-Share managers
Average fund weights hit all-time highs of 0.33% with over a 5th of funds now invested.
Proya is building a blue chip investor base, with Baillie Gifford and Morgan Stanley A-Share funds among top holders.


Proya Cosmetics: Record Holdings Among China A-Share Investors

China

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd. produces milk, powdered milk, ice cream, and other dairy products.  The Company also produces frozen food and noodles.

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group (A) (600887 CH)

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Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group (A) (600887 CH)

Yili: 4Q22 and 1Q23 Results - Buy

4Q22 result beat and 1Q23 result in line. Revenue growth to accelerate and margin to improve in 2023. Attractive valuation.

Xin Yu, CFA

Northbound Flows (Apr 14th): Kweichow Moutai, Ping An Insurance, Wuxi Apptec

We analyzed northbound Shanghai/Shenzhen connect flows in the past week and highlight flows for Kweichow Moutai, Ping An Insurance, Wuxi Apptec.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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

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China A-Share Consumer Staples: Depressed Share Price Cannot Reflect Decent Earnings

Recent underperformace of A-share consumer staples are not justified, given their generally solid 1Q23 results. All of them achieved good operating...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Yili: 4Q22 and 1Q23 Results - Buy

4Q22 result beat and 1Q23 result in line. Revenue growth to accelerate and margin to improve in 2023. Attractive valuation.

Xin Yu, CFA

Northbound Flows (Apr 14th): Kweichow Moutai, Ping An Insurance, Wuxi Apptec

We analyzed northbound Shanghai/Shenzhen connect flows in the past week and highlight flows for Kweichow Moutai, Ping An Insurance, Wuxi Apptec.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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

Proya Cosmetics: Record Holdings Among China A-Share Investors

Proya Cosmetics is a small benchmark name that is attracting the attention of large blue chip funds in the active China A-Share fund universe.

Steven Holden