Blue Lotus Non US Internet research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Ying Pan

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>JD US/3690 HK/BABA US:JD.com’s 7FRESH Supermarket lowers prices to gain traffic, challenging Meituan and Freshippo (+/+/+)</li>
<li>1024 HK:Kuaishou's Overseas Short-video Platform Kwai Officially Launches E-commerce in Brazil (+)</li>
<li>1024 HK:Kuaishou Game &lt;Endless Dream&gt; Surpasses 10 Million Pre-Registered Players, Announces Collaboration with &lt;Soul Knight&gt; (+)</li>
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JD US/3690 HK/BABA US:JD.com’s 7FRESH Supermarket lowers prices to gain traffic, challenging Meituan and Freshippo (+/+/+)
1024 HK:Kuaishou's Overseas Short-video Platform Kwai Officially Launches E-commerce in Brazil (+)
1024 HK:Kuaishou Game &lt;Endless Dream&gt; Surpasses 10 Million Pre-Registered Players, Announces Collaboration with &lt;Soul Knight&gt; (+)


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Oil and Gas, Mint Finance

Suhas Reddy

Oil and Gas

Deep Fundamental Analysis

Mint Finance

Mint Finance's investment research blends deep fundamental analysis with technical & quant insights. Investment strategies straddle across multiple asset classes with risk management embedded into every trade to deliver an outsized reward-to-risk ratio.

Mint Finance's research is centered around three key themes. First, energy transition and climate change. Second, artificial intelligence. Third, shifting world order with its impact across politics and monetary economics.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Occidental's revenue is projected to grow 4.8% QoQ but dip 0.1% YoY, while EPS may drop 27.2% QoQ and 36.4% YoY due to lower realised prices.</li>
<li>Occidental's average realised worldwide oil price is expected at USD 75.3/b, down 6.7% YoY and 5.7% QoQ, largely due to an 8.1% YoY and 6.2% QoQ decline in US prices.</li>
<li>Occidental has committed to reducing at least USD 4.5 billion in debt within 12 months of acquiring CrownRock, having already cut nearly USD 3.8 billion, nearing 85% of its target.</li>
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Occidental's revenue is projected to grow 4.8% QoQ but dip 0.1% YoY, while EPS may drop 27.2% QoQ and 36.4% YoY due to lower realised prices.
Occidental's average realised worldwide oil price is expected at USD 75.3/b, down 6.7% YoY and 5.7% QoQ, largely due to an 8.1% YoY and 6.2% QoQ decline in US prices.
Occidental has committed to reducing at least USD 4.5 billion in debt within 12 months of acquiring CrownRock, having already cut nearly USD 3.8 billion, nearing 85% of its target.


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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.

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPOs front, Indian deals continue to flow in, even as other markets have taken a breather ahead of US elections this week.</li>
<li>On the placements front, there weren't many large deals but we did look at a number of upcoming lockup expiries.</li>
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Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPOs front, Indian deals continue to flow in, even as other markets have taken a breather ahead of US elections this week.
On the placements front, there weren't many large deals but we did look at a number of upcoming lockup expiries.


ECM Weekly (4th Nov 2024) - Swiggy, Waaree, Afcons, TS Lines, Zeekr, Hyundai Marine, Indegene, TBO

Senior Credit Analyst, Lucror Analytics

Leonard Law, CFA

Senior Credit Analyst

High Yield Experts

Lucror Analytics

Lucror Analytics is a leading credit and ESG research specialist and a provider of technology solutions for differentiated fixed income strategies. Our roots are in bottom-up fundamental credit analysis with a specialization in high yield corporate credits from Europe, Asia and Latin America. We are one of few research specialists integrating ESG considerations with fundamental credit research through a dedicated ESG platform. Our ESG assessment covers five key criteria: Disclosure, E,S, & G Pillars, Controversies, ESG Impact on Credit and ESG Momentum.

Recognizing the importance and value-add of Factor Investing in fixed income, Lucror developed the Smart Quant Navigator (SQN), an intuitive platform that helps clients devise and implement factor-based strategies ranging from pure quant to active fundamental, with integrated ESG.

Our company has been at the forefront of developments in the fixed income markets, identifying opportunities and consistently delivering new products and value-adding solutions to clients. Lucror has close relationships with the largest and most reputable asset managers, family offices, hedge funds, investment and wealth managers globally.

Credit

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<li>In the US, September personal spending came in above estimates at 0.5% m-o-m (0.4% e / 0.3% revised p), while personal income edged up 0.3% m-o-m (0.3% e / 0.2% p).</li>
<li>Separately, the September PCE price index edged down to 2.1% y-o-y (2.1% e / 2.3% revised p), and was up 0.2% m-o-m (0.2% e / 0.1% p).</li>
<li>The core PCE price index rose 2.7% y-o-y (2.6% e / 2.7% p) and 0.3% m-o-m (0.3% e / 0.2% revised p). </li>
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In the US, September personal spending came in above estimates at 0.5% m-o-m (0.4% e / 0.3% revised p), while personal income edged up 0.3% m-o-m (0.3% e / 0.2% p).
Separately, the September PCE price index edged down to 2.1% y-o-y (2.1% e / 2.3% revised p), and was up 0.2% m-o-m (0.2% e / 0.1% p).
The core PCE price index rose 2.7% y-o-y (2.6% e / 2.7% p) and 0.3% m-o-m (0.3% e / 0.2% revised p). 


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Sumeet Singh

Lucror Analytics - Morning Views Asia

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[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:JD/3690HK/BABA/1024HK/700HK/BIDU/3092JP/4385JP/PDD/1810HK/NTES /MSFT

​JD.com's 7FRESH Supermarket lowers prices to compete with Meituan and Freshippo, Kuaishou launches e-commerce in Brazil and announces...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[Earnings Preview] Occidental's Q3 Profitability Expected to Contract Due to Declining Oil Prices

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Mint Finance

ECM Weekly (4th Nov 2024) - Swiggy, Waaree, Afcons, TS Lines, Zeekr, Hyundai Marine, Indegene, TBO

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

Lucror Analytics - Morning Views Asia

In the US, September personal spending came in above estimates at 0.5% m-o-m (0.4% e / 0.3% revised p), while personal income edged up 0.3% m-o-m...

Lucror Analytics

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