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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a>'s in-specie distribution of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan-dianping" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a> shares goes ex-dividend next Thursday. Passive Hang Seng trackers will sell <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan-dianping" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a> stock at the close on 4 January.</li>
<li>The passive impact is not very large but there could be selling from active investors, both before and after settlement of the shares that is scheduled for 24 March.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/prosus-nv" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28104:1" rel="noopener">Prosus</a>/<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/naspers-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21085:1" rel="noopener">Naspers</a> will receive 258.93m shares (HK$47.69bn; 6.5x ADV; 4.18% of shares outstanding) of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan-dianping" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a> and that will be an overhang on the stock for the near future.</li>
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Tencent (700 HK)'s in-specie distribution of Meituan (3690 HK) shares goes ex-dividend next Thursday. Passive Hang Seng trackers will sell Meituan (3690 HK) stock at the close on 4 January.
The passive impact is not very large but there could be selling from active investors, both before and after settlement of the shares that is scheduled for 24 March.

Prosus/Naspers will receive 258.93m shares (HK$47.69bn; 6.5x ADV; 4.18% of shares outstanding) of Meituan (3690 HK) and that will be an overhang on the stock for the near future.


Meituan (3690 HK): Passive Selling Next Week; Plus the Prosus Overhang

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/atrenew-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33426:1" rel="noopener"></a><strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-com-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29043:1" rel="noopener">JD.com Inc. (9618 HK)</a></strong>-backed<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/atrenew-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33426:1" rel="noopener"><strong> ATRenew (RERE US)</strong></a>, one of the pioneers of China's circular economy, registered its first non-GAAP net profit in the 3Q22.</li>
<li>The improvement pivoted off core business stability (consumer electronic devices recycling and sales) and an increasing revenue stream from its multi-category recycling business, including luxury goods.</li>
<li>This is all positive. However ATR, like all US-listed China plays, faces the prospect of a potential delisting under the HFCAA just 16 months away.</li>
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JD.com Inc. (9618 HK)-backed ATRenew (RERE US), one of the pioneers of China's circular economy, registered its first non-GAAP net profit in the 3Q22.
The improvement pivoted off core business stability (consumer electronic devices recycling and sales) and an increasing revenue stream from its multi-category recycling business, including luxury goods.
This is all positive. However ATR, like all US-listed China plays, faces the prospect of a potential delisting under the HFCAA just 16 months away.


HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/haier-smart-home-co-ltd-b3ef445f-0f54-4586-8c58-9073de98d60e" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31105:1" rel="noopener">Haier Smart Home Co Ltd (6690 HK)</a> revealed that domestic sales are performing well in the "Double-11" festival and overseas sales have outperformed peers in Black Friday.</li>
<li>The high-end brand Casarte has maintained good market shares in refrigerators, drum washing machines and air-conditioners. Overseas market also saw positive upgrade demand. </li>
<li>Its digitalisation strategy has enhanced customers' shopping experience and increased repurchases. HSH has also achieved improvements in overall efficiency through such efforts.</li>
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Haier Smart Home Co Ltd (6690 HK) revealed that domestic sales are performing well in the "Double-11" festival and overseas sales have outperformed peers in Black Friday.
The high-end brand Casarte has maintained good market shares in refrigerators, drum washing machines and air-conditioners. Overseas market also saw positive upgrade demand. 
Its digitalisation strategy has enhanced customers' shopping experience and increased repurchases. HSH has also achieved improvements in overall efficiency through such efforts.


Haier Smart Home (6690 HK): Further Updates from Management

Greater China Equity Long/Short Analyst

Eric Chen

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<li>Weimob's share price more than doubled in a month on encouraging 3Q preliminary data and improved sentiment towards China assets</li>
<li>We explore socio-economic factors resulting in the slow ramp up of China SaaS sector , size Weimob's TAM by drawing insights from Alibaba and determine its valuation in  two-piece report </li>
<li>In the first part, we argue that inadequate cost or efficiency competitiveness of SaaS solutions over existing labor-based or manual processes have been a key drag</li>
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Weimob's share price more than doubled in a month on encouraging 3Q preliminary data and improved sentiment towards China assets
We explore socio-economic factors resulting in the slow ramp up of China SaaS sector , size Weimob's TAM by drawing insights from Alibaba and determine its valuation in  two-piece report 
In the first part, we argue that inadequate cost or efficiency competitiveness of SaaS solutions over existing labor-based or manual processes have been a key drag


Weimob (2013 HK): Strategic Patience Will Be Rewarded

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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.

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<li>On 16th Nov 22, post-market close, along with its 3Q22 results Tencent also declared an interim dividend by way of distribution in specie of Class B Ordinary shares of Meituan.</li>
<li>The share distribution follows the template of the US$16bn worth of JD.com shares that Tencent paid out after its dividend announcement at the end of 2021.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the implications of the deal.</li>
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On 16th Nov 22, post-market close, along with its 3Q22 results Tencent also declared an interim dividend by way of distribution in specie of Class B Ordinary shares of Meituan.
The share distribution follows the template of the US$16bn worth of JD.com shares that Tencent paid out after its dividend announcement at the end of 2021.
In this note, we talk about the implications of the deal.


Tencent Meituan Dividend - The US$20bn Overhang - Impact, Placement, Index, Other Investees

China

JD.com Inc is an online direct sales company in China.  The Company offers a wide selection of products through its website and mobile applications.  JD.com sells appliances, computers, digital products, communication products, garments, books, and household items to consumers and vendors.

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Brian Freitas

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David Blennerhassett

Haier Smart Home (6690 HK): Further Updates from Management

Sales have performed well in "Double-11" festival and Black Friday. Overseas markets have seen positive upgrade demand and digitalisation has...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Weimob (2013 HK): Strategic Patience Will Be Rewarded

We explore deep-rooted causes for the slow ramp-up of China SaaS sector, size Weimob's market opportunity by drawing insights gained from Alibaba,...

Eric Chen

Tencent Meituan Dividend - The US$20bn Overhang - Impact, Placement, Index, Other Investees

On 16th Nov 22, Tencent declared an interim dividend by way of distribution in specie of Class B Ordinary shares of Meituan. In this note, we look...

Sumeet Singh

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