Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

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.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Revenue increased by 28% YoY in 3Q20.</li>
<li>The worst business lines stopped declining.</li>
<li>The growth rate of financial revenue accelerated.</li>
<li>Video competitor, iQiyi, ceased the price war.</li>
<li>The draft of online antitrust law does not target Tencent.</li>
<li>The 5-year P/E band suggests an upside of 15%. Upgrade to Buy.</li>
</ul>


Revenue increased by 28% YoY in 3Q20.
The worst business lines stopped declining.
The growth rate of financial revenue accelerated.
Video competitor, iQiyi, ceased the price war.
The draft of online antitrust law does not target Tencent.
The 5-year P/E band suggests an upside of 15%. Upgrade to Buy.


Tencent (700 HK): Every Business Line Looks Great in 3Q20, Upgrade to Buy

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>We believe the new law will slow down the expansion of the lending business related to e-commerce companies.</li>
<li>iQiyi (IQ) announced it would raise the membership fees.</li>
<li>Tencent Music (TME) signed a contract for exclusively using Peer Music’s copyrights in China.</li>
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We believe the new law will slow down the expansion of the lending business related to e-commerce companies.
iQiyi (IQ) announced it would raise the membership fees.
Tencent Music (TME) signed a contract for exclusively using Peer Music’s copyrights in China.


China Internet Weekly (9Nov2020): New Law on Online Small Amount Lending

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Event-Driven

On Friday evening, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK), a wholly-owned subsidiary of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-exchanges-clearing" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:490:1" rel="noopener">HKEX (388 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.hkex.com.hk/News/Regulatory-Announcements/2020/201030news?sc_lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">published</a> the conclusions to its consultation on the Corporate WVR beneficiaries.The SEHK will treat Greater China issuers that are controlled by corporate Weighted Voting Rights (WVRR) beneficiaries and have a primary listing on a Qualifying Exchange in the same manner as current grandfathered Greater China issuers. The cut-off date for the grandfathered issues is 30 October 2020.Qualifying corporate WVR issuers will need to meet the following requirements:<ul>
<li>a minimum market cap threshold of at least HK$40bn, or a market cap of at least HK$10bn and revenue of at least HK$1bn in its most recent audited financial year.</li>
<li>be an 'innovative company' as part of the suitability for listing</li>
<li>demonstrate that the laws, rules and regulations provide certain shareholder protection standards</li>
</ul>The secondary listing applicant would also need to demonstrate that it is controlled by a single corporate WVR beneficiary, or a group of corporate beneficiaries acting in concert, controlling at least 30% of the total shareholder votes.This paves the way for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-music-entertainment" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27255:1" rel="noopener">Tencent Music (TME US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/iqiyi-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26755:1" rel="noopener">iQIYI Inc (IQ US)</a>, among others, to pursue a secondary listing on the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-exchanges-clearing" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:490:1" rel="noopener">HKEX (388 HK)</a>.

On Friday evening, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK), a wholly-owned subsidiary of HKEX (388 HK), published the conclusions to its consultation on the Corporate WVR beneficiaries.The SEHK will treat Greater China issuers that are controlled by corporate Weighted Voting Rights (WVRR) beneficiaries and have a primary listing on a Qualifying Exchange in the same manner as current grandfathered Greater China issuers. The cut-off date for the grandfathered issues is 30 October 2020.Qualifying corporate WVR issuers will need to meet the following requirements:
a minimum market cap threshold of at least HK$40bn, or a market cap of at least HK$10bn and revenue of at least HK$1bn in its most recent audited financial year.
be an 'innovative company' as part of the suitability for listing
demonstrate that the laws, rules and regulations provide certain shareholder protection standards
The secondary listing applicant would also need to demonstrate that it is controlled by a single corporate WVR beneficiary, or a group of corporate beneficiaries acting in concert, controlling at least 30% of the total shareholder votes.This paves the way for Tencent Music (TME US) and iQIYI Inc (IQ US), among others, to pursue a secondary listing on the HKEX (388 HK). 

Conclusions of the Corporate WVR Consultation: Small Changes for Now

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<li>Tourist number in National Day holidays recovered to 80% of last year.</li>
<li>Food delivery orders increased significantly in scenic spots during National Day holidays.</li>
<li>Pinduoduo (PDD) is not in the list of e-commerce law drafters.</li>
<li>Chinese game developers earned 29% of global game revenue on App Store and Google Player.</li>
<li>iQiyi (IQ) denied a short-seller accusation.</li>
</ul>


Tourist number in National Day holidays recovered to 80% of last year.
Food delivery orders increased significantly in scenic spots during National Day holidays.
Pinduoduo (PDD) is not in the list of e-commerce law drafters.
Chinese game developers earned 29% of global game revenue on App Store and Google Player.
iQiyi (IQ) denied a short-seller accusation.


China Internet Weekly (12Oct2020): Tourist Number Recovered to 80% of Last National Day Holidays

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<li>Baidu (BIDU)’s manager was arrested for gambling advertisements.</li>
<li>iQiyi (IQ) was banned in Taiwan.</li>
<li>Trip.com (TCOM)’s revenue continued to decrease QoQ in 2Q20.</li>
<li>China Literature (772 HK) raised novel writers’ revenue share from 50% to 70%.</li>
</ul>


Baidu (BIDU)’s manager was arrested for gambling advertisements.
iQiyi (IQ) was banned in Taiwan.
Trip.com (TCOM)’s revenue continued to decrease QoQ in 2Q20.
China Literature (772 HK) raised novel writers’ revenue share from 50% to 70%.


China Internet Weekly (28Sep2020): BIDU Manager Arrested, TCOM Revenue Shrank QoQ

China

iQIYI, Inc. offers video entertainment services. The Company provides movies, television dramas, variety shows, and other video contents. iQIYI offers services worldwide.

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iQIYI Inc (IQ US)

Tencent (700 HK): Every Business Line Looks Great in 3Q20, Upgrade to Buy

The worst business lines stopped declining. The growth rate of financial revenue accelerated. Video competitor, iQiyi, ceased the price war. The...

Ming Lu

China Internet Weekly (9Nov2020): New Law on Online Small Amount Lending

We believe the new law will slow down the expansion of online lending. iQiyi raised the membership fees. Tencent Music signed an exclusive contract...

Ming Lu

Conclusions of the Corporate WVR Consultation: Small Changes for Now

The HKEX has published the conclusions of the consultation on corporate WVR beneficiaries. There are no major changes, but the proposed changes...

Brian Freitas

China Internet Weekly (12Oct2020): Tourist Number Recovered to 80% of Last National Day Holidays

China's National Day tourists reflect how much the economy recovered. The holidays were from October 1 to 8. We believe people were willing to...

Ming Lu

China Internet Weekly (28Sep2020): BIDU Manager Arrested, TCOM Revenue Shrank QoQ

Baidu (BIDU)’s manager was arrested for gambling advertisements. iQiyi (IQ) was banned in Taiwan. Trip.com (TCOM)’s revenue continued to decrease...

Ming Lu

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