China/Asia TMT

Shawn Yang

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

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>We recently interviewed some Temu merchants, and the main conclusion is that Temu continues to experience rapid growth despite the chaos. </li>
<li>Temu’s GMV reached a new high in May; Temu faces upcoming challenges from Shein and TikTok, as they are also about to launch their fully managed models.</li>
<li>Moreover, Temu's unit economics (UE) has not seen further improvement for several months, and the supply of goods has been a problem;</li>
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We recently interviewed some Temu merchants, and the main conclusion is that Temu continues to experience rapid growth despite the chaos. 
Temu’s GMV reached a new high in May; Temu faces upcoming challenges from Shein and TikTok, as they are also about to launch their fully managed models.
Moreover, Temu's unit economics (UE) has not seen further improvement for several months, and the supply of goods has been a problem;


PDD/Shein/Tiktok: Temu Continues to Experience Rapid Growth, a Summary of Our Recent Channel Checks

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC 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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mobvoi-information-technology-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36799:1" rel="noopener">Mobvoi (2185047D CH)</a> is looking to raise about US$200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. The deal will be run by CICC and CMBI.</li>
<li>Mobvoi is an AI company with a focus on generative AI and voice interaction technologies.</li>
<li>As per CIC, the firm is the largest revenue-generating AI company focusing on AI-generated content (AIGC) technologies in terms of 2022 revenue from AIGC solutions.</li>
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Mobvoi (2185047D CH) is looking to raise about US$200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. The deal will be run by CICC and CMBI.
Mobvoi is an AI company with a focus on generative AI and voice interaction technologies.
As per CIC, the firm is the largest revenue-generating AI company focusing on AI-generated content (AIGC) technologies in terms of 2022 revenue from AIGC solutions.


Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>KE Holding: China State Media call for loosening on purchase restrictions in 1st tier cities (+)</li>
<li>NIO: NIO to launch ET5 Touring on June 15（ +）</li>
<li>JD/ BABA/ PDD: Douyin launches self-operated (1P) ecommerce store (-)</li>
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KE Holding: China State Media call for loosening on purchase restrictions in 1st tier cities (+)
NIO: NIO to launch ET5 Touring on June 15（ +）
JD/ BABA/ PDD: Douyin launches self-operated (1P) ecommerce store (-)


China TMT Update: Ke/Nio/JD/BABA/PDD-Douyin Launches Self-Operated (1P) Store; Nio's ET5;

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Event-Driven

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<li>On 28th Mar 2023, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:787:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US)</a> announced that it would adopt a new organizational and governance structure, splitting into six major business groups and other investments.</li>
<li>Alibaba also stated that each of the business groups would be set up as an independent entity with its own board and the groups will eventually seek to list.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about some of the company’s investments and how the overall Holdco would look post restructuring.</li>
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On 28th Mar 2023, Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US) announced that it would adopt a new organizational and governance structure, splitting into six major business groups and other investments.
Alibaba also stated that each of the business groups would be set up as an independent entity with its own board and the groups will eventually seek to list.
In this note, we will talk about some of the company’s investments and how the overall Holdco would look post restructuring.


Alibaba Potential IPOs - The Final Part - Quick Look at Investees and Eventual Holdco

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<li>We recently conducted interviews with some Lazada merchants to understand the upcoming large-scale launch of the fully managed model, also known as the Choice channel. </li>
<li>1) Lazada considers the fully managed model as a centralized channel for cost-effective products; 2) Lazada prioritizes market share and aims to ensure orderly operations of its fully managed model.</li>
<li>We project Lazada is seizing the opportunity to capture Shopee's market share while Shopee is more focused on profitability. We maintain SELL for SE and BUY for BABA and PDD.</li>
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We recently conducted interviews with some Lazada merchants to understand the upcoming large-scale launch of the fully managed model, also known as the Choice channel. 
1) Lazada considers the fully managed model as a centralized channel for cost-effective products; 2) Lazada prioritizes market share and aims to ensure orderly operations of its fully managed model.
We project Lazada is seizing the opportunity to capture Shopee's market share while Shopee is more focused on profitability. We maintain SELL for SE and BUY for BABA and PDD.


SE/BABA/PDD: Lazada's Fully Managed Model Will Impact Shopee, a Summary of Our Recent Channel Checks

China

PDD Holdings Inc. is a multinational commerce group that owns and operates a portfolio of businesses. The Company focuses on digital economy so that local communities and small businesses can benefit from the increased productivity and new opportunities. PDD Holdings has built a network of sourcing, logistics, and fulfillment capabilities for its underlying businesses.

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PDD Holdings (PDD US)

PDD/Shein/Tiktok: Temu Continues to Experience Rapid Growth, a Summary of Our Recent Channel Checks

We recently interviewed some Temu merchants, and the main conclusion is that Temu continues to experience rapid growth despite the chaos.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Mobvoi Pre-IPO Tearsheet

Mobvoi (2185047D CH) is looking to raise about US$200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. The deal will be run by CICC and CMBI.

Clarence Chu

China TMT Update: Ke/Nio/JD/BABA/PDD-Douyin Launches Self-Operated (1P) Store; Nio's ET5;

KE Holding: China State Media call for loosening on purchase restrictions (+)；NIO: NIO to launch ET5 Touring on June 15（+）；JD/ BABA/ PDD: Douyin...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Alibaba Potential IPOs - The Final Part - Quick Look at Investees and Eventual Holdco

Continuining with our series of notes on Alibaba's planned six way reorganisation, in this note, we talk about its investments and eventual holdco.

Sumeet Singh

SE/BABA/PDD: Lazada's Fully Managed Model Will Impact Shopee, a Summary of Our Recent Channel Checks

We recently conducted interviews with some Lazada merchants to understand the upcoming large-scale launch of the fully managed model, also known as...

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