HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Lower losses for investment business and sportswear retailing have contributed to a 48.4% reduction in losses for 1H FY23 at <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-dongxiang-group-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1068:1" rel="noopener">China Dongxiang Group Co (3818 HK)</a>.</li>
<li>The resumption of interim special dividend is a welcoming sign. Inventory clearance, store optimisation, cost reduction and growth at the PHENIX ski wear brands are positive drivers.</li>
<li>Its market capitalisation of HK$1.88bn represents a steep discount of 79% to its cash and investment portfolio of Rmb8.46bn, and this also means sportswear business is free.</li>
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Lower losses for investment business and sportswear retailing have contributed to a 48.4% reduction in losses for 1H FY23 at China Dongxiang Group Co (3818 HK).
The resumption of interim special dividend is a welcoming sign. Inventory clearance, store optimisation, cost reduction and growth at the PHENIX ski wear brands are positive drivers.
Its market capitalisation of HK$1.88bn represents a steep discount of 79% to its cash and investment portfolio of Rmb8.46bn, and this also means sportswear business is free.


China Dongxiang (3818 HK): Losses Narrowing Down, a Good Sign

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 analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 11th.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight short changes in AIA, Li Ning, SHK PPT, CSPC Pharma, Fosun Pharma, Kingsoft.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 11th.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight short changes in AIA, Li Ning, SHK PPT, CSPC Pharma, Fosun Pharma, Kingsoft.


HK Short Interest Weekly: AIA, Li Ning, SHK PPT, CSPC Pharma, Fosun Pharma, Kingsoft

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Inside is a recap of movements in the last week relating to the Shanghai and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect facilities, broken down by company and industry.</li>
<li>Overall, the net outflow over the past week was ~HK$0.14bn, split (-HK$0.47bn) for Shanghai and (+HK$0.32bn) for Shenzhen.</li>
<li>The largest inflows were in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-china-enterprises-index-etf" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng H Share (2828 HK)</a>. The largest outflows were in<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan-dianping" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tracker-fund-of-hong-kong-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29257:1" rel="noopener">Tracker Fund of HK (2800 HK)</a>.</li>
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Inside is a recap of movements in the last week relating to the Shanghai and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect facilities, broken down by company and industry.
Overall, the net outflow over the past week was ~HK$0.14bn, split (-HK$0.47bn) for Shanghai and (+HK$0.32bn) for Shenzhen.
The largest inflows were in Tencent (700 HK) and Hang Seng H Share (2828 HK). The largest outflows were inMeituan (3690 HK) and Tracker Fund of HK (2800 HK).


Shanghai/​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Shenzhen Southbound Connect: Weekly Moves (18 November 2022)

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Resilient online sales growth during double 11, where Tik Tok, PDD and JD platforms continued to outperform.</li><li>Based on our channel check and CMBI est., the online GMV growth during 2022’s double 11 was at ~14% YoY, inline with CMBI est. and beat market expectation, similar to online sales growth in Sep 2022 and had picked up vs Oct 2022.</li><li>In terms of platforms, YoY growth for Alibaba (Tmall + Tao Bao)/ JD/ PDD/ TikTok increased by ~flattish/ ~teens/ 27%/ 38%.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Resilient online sales growth during double 11, where Tik Tok, PDD and JD platforms continued to outperform.Based on our channel check and CMBI est., the online GMV growth during 2022’s double 11 was at ~14% YoY, inline with CMBI est. and beat market expectation, similar to online sales growth in Sep 2022 and had picked up vs Oct 2022.In terms of platforms, YoY growth for Alibaba (Tmall + Tao Bao)/ JD/ PDD/ TikTok increased by ~flattish/ ~teens/ 27%/ 38%.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Sportswear Sector – Sequential improvements during double 11

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<li>China's twists in its COVID combating measures are positive to the economy as many quarantine requirements are relaxed and secondary contacts are not identified and traced.</li>
<li>The latest change should bring more spending confidence to the consumers, and this will benefit consumer discretionary companies in the retail and F&amp;B sectors. </li>
<li>Relaxed quarantine requirements are positive to the travel and hospitality companies. Chinese airlines and international air tickets have seen immediate demand surge after the announcement.  </li>
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China's twists in its COVID combating measures are positive to the economy as many quarantine requirements are relaxed and secondary contacts are not identified and traced.
The latest change should bring more spending confidence to the consumers, and this will benefit consumer discretionary companies in the retail and F&amp;B sectors. 
Relaxed quarantine requirements are positive to the travel and hospitality companies. Chinese airlines and international air tickets have seen immediate demand surge after the announcement.  


China's Latest COVID Policy: What Are the Plays?

China

Li Ning Company Limited researches, designs, manufactures, distributes, and retails sports footwear, apparel and accessories for sport and leisure use.

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Li Ning (2331 HK)

China Dongxiang (3818 HK): Losses Narrowing Down, a Good Sign

Sharply lower losses and resumption of interim dividends should clear concerns on negative equity market and weak sportswear retailing. Share price...

Osbert Tang, CFA

HK Short Interest Weekly: AIA, Li Ning, SHK PPT, CSPC Pharma, Fosun Pharma, Kingsoft

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 11th and highlight short interest changes in AIA, Li Ning, SHK PPT,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Shanghai/Shenzhen Southbound Connect: Weekly Moves (18 November 2022)

Inside is a recap of movements in the Shanghai/Shenzhen-HK Connect. Overall, the net outflow over the past week was ~HK$0.14bn, split (-HK$0.47bn)...

David Blennerhassett

China Sportswear Sector – Sequential improvements during double 11

Based on our channel check and CMBI est., the online GMV growth during 2022’s double 11 was at ~14% YoY, inline with CMBI est. and beat market...

CMB International

China's Latest COVID Policy: What Are the Plays?

The refined COVID combating measures in China is welcoming and should benefit the consumer discretionary, travel and hospitality and airlines...

Osbert Tang, CFA

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China Dongxiang (3818 HK): Losses Narrowing Down, a Good Sign

Sharply lower losses and resumption of interim dividends should clear concerns on negative equity market and weak sportswear retailing. Share price...

Osbert Tang, CFA

HK Short Interest Weekly: AIA, Li Ning, SHK PPT, CSPC Pharma, Fosun Pharma, Kingsoft

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 11th and highlight short interest changes in AIA, Li Ning, SHK PPT,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Shanghai/​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Shenzhen Southbound Connect: Weekly Moves (18 November 2022)

Inside is a recap of movements in the Shanghai/Shenzhen-HK Connect. Overall, the net outflow over the past week was ~HK$0.14bn, split (-HK$0.47bn)...

David Blennerhassett

China Sportswear Sector – Sequential improvements during double 11

Based on our channel check and CMBI est., the online GMV growth during 2022’s double 11 was at ~14% YoY, inline with CMBI est. and beat market...

CMB International

China's Latest COVID Policy: What Are the Plays?

The refined COVID combating measures in China is welcoming and should benefit the consumer discretionary, travel and hospitality and airlines...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Shanghai/Shenzhen Southbound Connect: Weekly Moves (18 November 2022)