Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas, CrossASEAN Research

Henry Soediarko

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

Equity Bottom-Up

Stable result in Q2 2021 despite the increasing COVID-19 cases in Thailand from nightclubs and concerts prompting the Thai government to extend the ban for nightlife entertainment. The interesting part is that contrary to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/berli-jucker-public-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3685:1" rel="noopener">Berli Jucker (BJC TB)'s </a>observation that the Thais are quite happy to drink and socialize at home versus Vietnamese, who tend to consume outside the home, Sabeco (Saigon Bev Company)'s sales volume actually went up during this period and lifted <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/thai-beverage-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3656:1" rel="noopener">Thai Beverage (THBEV SP)</a> results, further reiterating that the Thai may be happy to drink at home but the difficult period has dampened their home drinking appetite. Thai Beverage is still trading at a lower valuation to its peak, the current valuation at 17x PER is still higher than 14x forward PER.  The recent Q2 2021 result brought some optimism especially when the management displayed cost savings ability but the spirits and beer outlook remain soft as long as the pandemic is still there.

Stable result in Q2 2021 despite the increasing COVID-19 cases in Thailand from nightclubs and concerts prompting the Thai government to extend the ban for nightlife entertainment. The interesting part is that contrary to Berli Jucker (BJC TB)'s observation that the Thais are quite happy to drink and socialize at home versus Vietnamese, who tend to consume outside the home, Sabeco (Saigon Bev Company)'s sales volume actually went up during this period and lifted Thai Beverage (THBEV SP) results, further reiterating that the Thai may be happy to drink at home but the difficult period has dampened their home drinking appetite. Thai Beverage is still trading at a lower valuation to its peak, the current valuation at 17x PER is still higher than 14x forward PER.  The recent Q2 2021 result brought some optimism especially when the management displayed cost savings ability but the spirits and beer outlook remain soft as long as the pandemic is still there. 

Thai Beverage (THBEV): Weak Quarter Ahead

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

In our weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen Connect Ideas series, we aim to highlight key stocks and sectors which the mainland investors traded via the northbound Shanghai and Shenzhen Connect, as analyzed by our proprietary data engine and highlight interesting trade ideas.
In this insight, we will have an overview of the weekly inflows into the A-share market via Shanghai/Shenzhen connect, top inflow and top three outflow stocks. We will also cover inflows and holdings by sectors, after which we will highlight top five inflows and outflows on a relative basis for large-cap and mid-cap stocks: stocks with a market capitalization above $5 bn, and those between $1 bn and $5 bn.
In this insight, we will highlight inflows into Gree Electric Appliances,Inc.Of Zhuhai Co.,Ltd  (000651 CH) and outflows from Kweichow Moutai Co.,Ltd.  (600519 CH). We note that Moutai has experienced consecutive 10 weeks of outflows.

In our weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen Connect Ideas series, we aim to highlight key stocks and sectors which the mainland investors traded via the northbound Shanghai and Shenzhen Connect, as analyzed by our proprietary data engine and highlight interesting trade ideas.
In this insight, we will have an overview of the weekly inflows into the A-share market via Shanghai/Shenzhen connect, top inflow and top three outflow stocks. We will also cover inflows and holdings by sectors, after which we will highlight top five inflows and outflows on a relative basis for large-cap and mid-cap stocks: stocks with a market capitalization above $5 bn, and those between $1 bn and $5 bn.
In this insight, we will highlight inflows into Gree Electric Appliances,Inc.Of Zhuhai Co.,Ltd  (000651 CH) and outflows from Kweichow Moutai Co.,Ltd.  (600519 CH). We note that Moutai has experienced consecutive 10 weeks of outflows. 

SH/​​SZ Connect Flow: 10 Weeks of Outflow from Moutai

Quality-first, Business-perspective Strategy, Urbem (HK) Limited

Steven Chen

Quality-first, Business-perspective Strategy

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>The market has been so diligently hitting new highs this year, which may surprise many investors and annoy some like us;</li>
<li>Of course, there is nothing we can do about this, while, on the positive side, we do know what to buy in case of a more favorable market condition;</li>
<li>We put together our wish list for the new year containing top picks that we dream of buying a lot of when their valuations have turned south vastly.</li>
</ul>


The market has been so diligently hitting new highs this year, which may surprise many investors and annoy some like us;
Of course, there is nothing we can do about this, while, on the positive side, we do know what to buy in case of a more favorable market condition;
We put together our wish list for the new year containing top picks that we dream of buying a lot of when their valuations have turned south vastly.


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

Cross Asset Strategy

Last month saw China allocations hit record levels across Asia Ex-Japan, Emerging Market and Global active long-only funds.  The average China weight in Asia Ex-Japan funds stands at a record 50.96%, in active GEM funds a record 37.63% and in active Global funds an all-time high of 5.33%However, these increases have come at the expense of greater concentration.  Among Global managers, the top 10 largest China stock holdings now account for 62% of total China allocations, among GEM and Asia Ex-Japan funds just under 50% - an all-time high across all 3 investor groups. Dedicated China managers, however, are more diversified.  In this analysis, we look at the differences between dedicated China funds and their regional peers.  We find that Asia, GEM and Global managers are more concentrated in the Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services sectors, whereas dedicated China managers are more diversified across Technology, Industrials and Health Care stocks.  Regional funds are also underinvested in China A-Shares compared to dedicated China managers, who are running significant overweights vs the MSCI China benchmark.We identify the next generation of Chinese stocks outside of the big index names by following the lead of dedicated managers in the region.  We provide a list of 40 stocks, identified as 'Next Generation' stocks due to their widespread investment in dedicated China funds, but that are currently underowned by Asia Ex-Japan, GEM and Global investors.The list is headed by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jiangsu-hengrui-medicine-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14128:1" rel="noopener">Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine (600276 CH)</a>, one of the standout domestic holdings within the Health Care sector, followed by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-tourism-group-duty-free-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12278:1" rel="noopener">China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp Ltd (601888 CH)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/luxshare-precision-industry-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12310:1" rel="noopener">Luxshare Precision Industry (002475 CH)</a> .Analysis taken from our Global, GEM, Asia Ex-Japan and China fund universes.  Global:  386 Active Funds, combined AUM $750bn                                                                                        GEM:  242 Active Funds, combined AUM $370bn                                                                                          Asia Ex-Japan: 98 Active Funds, combined AUM $70bn                                                                              China:  119 Active Funds, combined AUM $50bn

Last month saw China allocations hit record levels across Asia Ex-Japan, Emerging Market and Global active long-only funds.  The average China weight in Asia Ex-Japan funds stands at a record 50.96%, in active GEM funds a record 37.63% and in active Global funds an all-time high of 5.33%However, these increases have come at the expense of greater concentration.  Among Global managers, the top 10 largest China stock holdings now account for 62% of total China allocations, among GEM and Asia Ex-Japan funds just under 50% - an all-time high across all 3 investor groups. Dedicated China managers, however, are more diversified.  In this analysis, we look at the differences between dedicated China funds and their regional peers.  We find that Asia, GEM and Global managers are more concentrated in the Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services sectors, whereas dedicated China managers are more diversified across Technology, Industrials and Health Care stocks.  Regional funds are also underinvested in China A-Shares compared to dedicated China managers, who are running significant overweights vs the MSCI China benchmark.We identify the next generation of Chinese stocks outside of the big index names by following the lead of dedicated managers in the region.  We provide a list of 40 stocks, identified as 'Next Generation' stocks due to their widespread investment in dedicated China funds, but that are currently underowned by Asia Ex-Japan, GEM and Global investors.The list is headed by Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine (600276 CH), one of the standout domestic holdings within the Health Care sector, followed by China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp Ltd (601888 CH) and Luxshare Precision Industry (002475 CH) .Analysis taken from our Global, GEM, Asia Ex-Japan and China fund universes.  Global:  386 Active Funds, combined AUM $750bn                                                                                        GEM:  242 Active Funds, combined AUM $370bn                                                                                          Asia Ex-Japan: 98 Active Funds, combined AUM $70bn                                                                              China:  119 Active Funds, combined AUM $50bn

China's Next Generation:  Diversifying Away from Tencent and Alibaba.

<ul>
<li>Record-breaking 2020 Singles-day Shopping Festival may produce some insights regarding brands winning Chinese consumers;</li>
<li>But most winning brands cannot derive an investable business in China, given the prevalent lack of persistently high ROIC.</li>
<li>We hand-pick four companies that are investable from TMall's Singles-day top brand list.</li>
</ul>


Record-breaking 2020 Singles-day Shopping Festival may produce some insights regarding brands winning Chinese consumers;
But most winning brands cannot derive an investable business in China, given the prevalent lack of persistently high ROIC.
We hand-pick four companies that are investable from TMall's Singles-day top brand list.


Quick Picks: Top Investable Brands From The 2020 Singles-Day Shopping Festival

China

Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd. manufactures spirits.  The Company's spirit products are distilled from sorghum and wheat.  Kweichow Moutai markets its products worldwide.

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Kweichow Moutai (600519 CH)

Thai Beverage (THBEV): Weak Quarter Ahead

Q2 2021 result brought some optimism especially when the management displayed cost savings ability but the spirits and beer outlook remain soft as...

Henry Soediarko

SH/SZ Connect Flow: 10 Weeks of Outflow from Moutai

We highlight inflows into Gree Electric (000651 CH) and outflows from Kweichow Moutai (600519 CH). We note that Moutai has experienced consecutive...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Our Wish List for 2021

We put together our wish list for 2021 containing top picks that we dream of buying a lot of when their valuations can turn south vastly.

Steven Chen

China's Next Generation: Diversifying Away from Tencent and Alibaba.

China exposure is becoming more concentrated in a small number of large cap stocks. We identify the next generation of China stocks by analyzing...

Steven Holden

Quick Picks: Top Investable Brands From The 2020 Singles-Day Shopping Festival

Most winning brands cannot lead to an investable business in China, but here are our four hand-picked rare species that are investable from TMall's...

Steven Chen

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Thai Beverage (THBEV): Weak Quarter Ahead

Q2 2021 result brought some optimism especially when the management displayed cost savings ability but the spirits and beer outlook remain soft as...

Henry Soediarko

SH/​​SZ Connect Flow: 10 Weeks of Outflow from Moutai

We highlight inflows into Gree Electric (000651 CH) and outflows from Kweichow Moutai (600519 CH). We note that Moutai has experienced consecutive...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Our Wish List for 2021

We put together our wish list for 2021 containing top picks that we dream of buying a lot of when their valuations can turn south vastly.

Steven Chen

China's Next Generation: Diversifying Away from Tencent and Alibaba.

China exposure is becoming more concentrated in a small number of large cap stocks. We identify the next generation of China stocks by analyzing...

Steven Holden

Quick Picks: Top Investable Brands From The 2020 Singles-Day Shopping Festival

Most winning brands cannot lead to an investable business in China, but here are our four hand-picked rare species that are investable from TMall's...

Steven Chen

SH/SZ Connect Flow: 10 Weeks of Outflow from Moutai