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.

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<ul><li>NetEase reported 4Q23 financial results on 29 Feb: total revenue grew by 7% YoY to RMB27.1bn, below our/consensus estimate of RMB28.8/28.2bn.</li><li>NonGAAP net income was up by 53% YoY to RMB7.4bn, but 7% shy of consensus estimate, mainly due to the higher-than-expected marketing expenses (+24% YoY).</li><li>Full-year total revenue/non-GAAP net income grew by 7%/43% YoY in FY23 respectively. </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.

NetEase reported 4Q23 financial results on 29 Feb: total revenue grew by 7% YoY to RMB27.1bn, below our/consensus estimate of RMB28.8/28.2bn.NonGAAP net income was up by 53% YoY to RMB7.4bn, but 7% shy of consensus estimate, mainly due to the higher-than-expected marketing expenses (+24% YoY).Full-year total revenue/non-GAAP net income grew by 7%/43% YoY in FY23 respectively. 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.

Netease (NTES US) - Solid Pipeline to Fuel FY24 Revenue Growth

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.

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<li>China announced game approval for the Feb batch. The number of games approved remained at a higher level than 2023.</li>
<li>The pace of China game approval appears to be accelerating, to the same level as pre-tightening.</li>
<li>Netease gets one game approved but we don't see that the acceleration of game approval benefits big names proportionally.</li>
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China announced game approval for the Feb batch. The number of games approved remained at a higher level than 2023.
The pace of China game approval appears to be accelerating, to the same level as pre-tightening.
Netease gets one game approved but we don't see that the acceleration of game approval benefits big names proportionally.


Tencent/Netease: Approval Rotation to Netease in Feb

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

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<li>We expect NetEase to report C4Q23 revenue, GAAP op. profit and GAAP net income 4.9%, 5.7% and 8.5% vs. consensus.</li>
<li>The robust topline growth was mainly contributed by revenue recognition of &lt;Justice Mobile&gt; in the peak summer season. </li>
<li>The grossing of legacy titles like &lt;FWWJ&gt; is also growing steadily due to the low-price strategy. We raise our TP to US$118 to reflect the rich and diversified pipeline...</li>
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We expect NetEase to report C4Q23 revenue, GAAP op. profit and GAAP net income 4.9%, 5.7% and 8.5% vs. consensus.
The robust topline growth was mainly contributed by revenue recognition of &lt;Justice Mobile&gt; in the peak summer season. 
The grossing of legacy titles like &lt;FWWJ&gt; is also growing steadily due to the low-price strategy. We raise our TP to US$118 to reflect the rich and diversified pipeline...


[NetEase, Inc. (NTES US, BUY, TP US$118) TP Change]: Strong In-House Game Performance Drives Margins

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

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Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

<ul><li>NetEase, Inc. delivered a positive result and managed an all-around beat last quarter.</li><li>NetEase's classic legacy titles and newly launched games played a pivotal role in expanding its global footprint.</li><li>Looking ahead, NetEase anticipates the launch of Where Winds Meet, a highly anticipated AAA martial arts-themed action-adventure game.</li></ul>

NetEase, Inc. delivered a positive result and managed an all-around beat last quarter.NetEase's classic legacy titles and newly launched games played a pivotal role in expanding its global footprint.Looking ahead, NetEase anticipates the launch of Where Winds Meet, a highly anticipated AAA martial arts-themed action-adventure game.

NetEase Inc.: Inside the Strategies Fueling Their Gaming Industry Takeover! - Major Drivers

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<li>China announced game approval for the December batch. The number of games approved has increased compared to recent months.</li>
<li>The pace of China game approval appears to be accelerating, to the same level as pre-tightening.</li>
<li>Netease scored two approvals while Tencent scored one. Netease finished the year with the most games approved.</li>
</ul>


China announced game approval for the December batch. The number of games approved has increased compared to recent months.
The pace of China game approval appears to be accelerating, to the same level as pre-tightening.
Netease scored two approvals while Tencent scored one. Netease finished the year with the most games approved.


Tencent/Netease: Netease Tops '23 League Table with Most Games Approved

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NetEase, Inc. is an Internet technology company that develops applications, services and other Internet technologies in China. The Company's core businesses consist of email service, web portal and online entertainment, including online gaming services. NetEase also offers online advertising, search, mobile applications and e-commerce.

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NetEase Inc (NTES US)

Netease (NTES US) - Solid Pipeline to Fuel FY24 Revenue Growth

NetEase reported 4Q23 financial results on 29 Feb: total revenue grew by 7% YoY to RMB27.1bn, below our/consensus estimate of RMB28.8/28.2bn.

CMB International

Tencent/Netease: Approval Rotation to Netease in Feb

China's game approval process is picking up pace, with more games approved in February compared to monthly average last year, we also observed...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM