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>The stock price has risen 13% since our last note, but we still believe there is an upside of 21%.</li>
<li>The company is cutting employee benefits, from housing allowance to afternoon tea.</li>
<li>We believe the operating loss will shrink significantly in the following two years.</li>
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The stock price has risen 13% since our last note, but we still believe there is an upside of 21%.
The company is cutting employee benefits, from housing allowance to afternoon tea.
We believe the operating loss will shrink significantly in the following two years.


Kuaishou (1024 HK): Right Decision to Cut Costs, Still 20% Upside After 13% Rise

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

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<li>Bilibili launched a shopping cart feature (Xiaohuangche) recently on its livestreaming platform which enables users to purchase goods while watching a live-stream.</li>
<li>This comes at a time; China’s common prosperity crackdown has set its eyes on livestreaming e-commerce.</li>
<li>Bilibili has been looking at ways to improve its monetisation to reduce losses, but we think the new initiative will likely add further pressure on deteriorating margins.</li>
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Bilibili launched a shopping cart feature (Xiaohuangche) recently on its livestreaming platform which enables users to purchase goods while watching a live-stream.
This comes at a time; China’s common prosperity crackdown has set its eyes on livestreaming e-commerce.
Bilibili has been looking at ways to improve its monetisation to reduce losses, but we think the new initiative will likely add further pressure on deteriorating margins.


Bilibili Makes a Late Entry into Livestreaming E-Commerce; Timing Is Not Just Right

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<li>In December, Tencent announced that its board of directors has resolved to declare a special dividend by way of a distribution of its Class A ordinary shares of JD.com. </li>
<li>This seems to be in line with regulators’ aim of bringing down walled gardens; however, we think these steps are aimed more towards restructuring Tencent’s fintech business.</li>
<li>Tencent’s fintech arm has been benefitting from its partnerships with JD.com and Pinduoduo which has helped face competition from closest rival AliPay.</li>
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In December, Tencent announced that its board of directors has resolved to declare a special dividend by way of a distribution of its Class A ordinary shares of JD.com. 
This seems to be in line with regulators’ aim of bringing down walled gardens; however, we think these steps are aimed more towards restructuring Tencent’s fintech business.
Tencent’s fintech arm has been benefitting from its partnerships with JD.com and Pinduoduo which has helped face competition from closest rival AliPay.


Tencent: Is More Fintech Restructuring On Its Way?

Forensic Analyst

Jason Yap, CFA

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Viya, China's livestreaming queen, was fined RMB1.34 billion (USD210 billion) for tax evasion and related offences in 2019 and 2020 and her internet presence erased </li>
<li>This exposes existing risks in the livestreaming sector including over-dependence on top KOLs, additional layer of costs and sector-specific regulatory crackdown</li>
<li>In this Insight, we examine the cost structure of livestreaming e-commerce and discuss the Viya incident's implications on the livestreaming e-commerce sector</li>
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Viya, China's livestreaming queen, was fined RMB1.34 billion (USD210 billion) for tax evasion and related offences in 2019 and 2020 and her internet presence erased 
This exposes existing risks in the livestreaming sector including over-dependence on top KOLs, additional layer of costs and sector-specific regulatory crackdown
In this Insight, we examine the cost structure of livestreaming e-commerce and discuss the Viya incident's implications on the livestreaming e-commerce sector


Livestreaming E-Commerce - How the Sector Might Evolve After Viya Fine

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

LG Energy Solution / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>2021 marked our sixth year covering Equity Capital Markets (ECM) in Asia Pacific. </li>
<li>Most markets were in top gear on the ECM front and we ended the year covering the highest number of IPOs and the second highest number of placements since inception.</li>
<li>For those not familiar with our coverage, we aim to cover all IPOs and placements with a minimum deal size of US$100m across Asia-Pacific, including China ADRs.</li>
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2021 marked our sixth year covering Equity Capital Markets (ECM) in Asia Pacific. 
Most markets were in top gear on the ECM front and we ended the year covering the highest number of IPOs and the second highest number of placements since inception.
For those not familiar with our coverage, we aim to cover all IPOs and placements with a minimum deal size of US$100m across Asia-Pacific, including China ADRs.


Aequitas 2021 IPOs and Placements Performance Review - Busiest Year on Record

China

Kuaishou Technology operates as a content community and social platform. The Company helps users create, upload and watch short videos on mobile devices. Kuaishou Technology offers services worldwide.

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Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK)

Kuaishou (1024 HK): Right Decision to Cut Costs, Still 20% Upside After 13% Rise

The stock price has risen 13% since our last note, but we still believe there is an upside of 21%. The company is cutting employee benefits, so we...

Ming Lu

Bilibili Makes a Late Entry into Livestreaming E-Commerce; Timing Is Not Just Right

Bilibili launched a shopping cart feature on its livestreaming platform. This comes at a time China’s common prosperity crackdown has set its eyes...

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

Tencent: Is More Fintech Restructuring On Its Way?

Partnerships with domestic leaders in other verticals have helped Tencent's Fintech biz take on competition from AliPay. We think there will be...

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

Livestreaming E-Commerce - How the Sector Might Evolve After Viya Fine

Viya was fined for tax evasion and her internet presence erased. We discuss livestreaming e-commerce's cost structure and risks, and how the...

Jason Yap, CFA

Aequitas 2021 IPOs and Placements Performance Review - Busiest Year on Record

2021 marked our sixth year of Asia ECM coverage. Most markets were in top gear on the ECM front and we ended the year covering the highest number...

Sumeet Singh

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