HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>ClouDr had outstanding performance in 2022, which was mainly due to its unique but effective development model - starting from To B business first and then expanding To C business. </li>
<li>ClouDr may become the first company to develop a successful profit model of online medical services. The integration of AI and medical care enables ClouDr to enjoy more policy dividends/catalysts </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cloudr-group-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34459:1" rel="noopener">ClouDr Group (9955 HK)</a> has high growth potential with big investment value, and it could even surpass JD Health in the future. The Company is undervalued and deserve investors’ attention.</li>
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ClouDr had outstanding performance in 2022, which was mainly due to its unique but effective development model - starting from To B business first and then expanding To C business. 
ClouDr may become the first company to develop a successful profit model of online medical services. The integration of AI and medical care enables ClouDr to enjoy more policy dividends/catalysts 

ClouDr Group (9955 HK) has high growth potential with big investment value, and it could even surpass JD Health in the future. The Company is undervalued and deserve investors’ attention.


ClouDr Group (9955.HK) -  “A Dark Horse” to Beat JD Health

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>Total short interest in Hong Kong is HK$435.1bn, marginally higher from end-December. Short notional has moved in line with the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hong-kong-hang-seng-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22899:1" rel="noopener">Hong Kong Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX)</a>. </li>
<li>Total short notional of the KOSPI and KOSDAQ market has moved up since end-December and is in line with the move higher in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">KOSPI2 INDEX</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kosdaq-150-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31077:1" rel="noopener">KOSDAQ 150 Index</a>.</li>
<li>Short notional in Taiwan is lower over the quarter even as the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-stock-exchange-weighted-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26056:1" rel="noopener">TWSE INDEX</a> has moved higher over the period. There has been big short covering on some stocks.</li>
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Total short interest in Hong Kong is HK$435.1bn, marginally higher from end-December. Short notional has moved in line with the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX). 
Total short notional of the KOSPI and KOSDAQ market has moved up since end-December and is in line with the move higher in the KOSPI2 INDEX and KOSDAQ 150 Index.
Short notional in Taiwan is lower over the quarter even as the TWSE INDEX has moved higher over the period. There has been big short covering on some stocks.


Short Interest Movements (Q1 2023): HK, Korea, Taiwan, Australia

Sipai Health Technology / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The sustainability/stability of Sipai’s performance and growth potential are worrying. Sipai doesn’t have a business with core competitiveness as its foundation, thus leading to potential problems in its business model.</li>
<li>It is useless to have fast revenue growth because Sipai’s profitability is very weak, which is actually closely related to its business characteristics. Sipai is far from being breakeven.</li>
<li>Sipai is overvalued. Such high valuation is not reasonable based on our analysis. We are conservative about Sipai's outlook and we think there are much better investment opportunities.</li>
</ul>


The sustainability/stability of Sipai’s performance and growth potential are worrying. Sipai doesn’t have a business with core competitiveness as its foundation, thus leading to potential problems in its business model.
It is useless to have fast revenue growth because Sipai’s profitability is very weak, which is actually closely related to its business characteristics. Sipai is far from being breakeven.
Sipai is overvalued. Such high valuation is not reasonable based on our analysis. We are conservative about Sipai's outlook and we think there are much better investment opportunities.


Sipai Health Technology (314.HK) - Unjustified Valuation and Problematic Business Model

Ping An Healthcare and Technol / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>PAGD intends to switch from 2C model to 2B model and to reduce losses ASAP at the expense of revenue scale, so as to prove its profitability to the market. </li>
<li>B-End corporate customers with high quality and sufficient budget are limited. Once the growth of B-end corporate customers meets a bottleneck, its performance may face another decline.</li>
<li>Despite the improving financial performance in 2022, we still think that we need to further observe the effect of strategic transformation and future performance of PAGD before making judgments.</li>
</ul>


PAGD intends to switch from 2C model to 2B model and to reduce losses ASAP at the expense of revenue scale, so as to prove its profitability to the market. 
B-End corporate customers with high quality and sufficient budget are limited. Once the growth of B-end corporate customers meets a bottleneck, its performance may face another decline.
Despite the improving financial performance in 2022, we still think that we need to further observe the effect of strategic transformation and future performance of PAGD before making judgments.


Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited (1833.HK)- To Turn Things Around or to Fail Again?

Equity Capital Markets

Jiangsu Fangzhou Chemical / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Fangzhou initially launched online retail pharmacy to address the needs of chronic disease patients, and then expand to online chronic disease management. However,the investment logic of this business is problematic. </li>
<li>Due to the low willingness to pay/high acquisition cost of C-end patients, it is difficult to achieve large-scale profits. Developing To B business would be important for Fangzhou’s future development. </li>
<li>Either To B business or To C business, the key point is to accumulate/retain large physician resources, but Fangzhou hasn’t had “a panacea” in this regard.</li>
</ul>


Fangzhou initially launched online retail pharmacy to address the needs of chronic disease patients, and then expand to online chronic disease management. However,the investment logic of this business is problematic. 
Due to the low willingness to pay/high acquisition cost of C-end patients, it is difficult to achieve large-scale profits. Developing To B business would be important for Fangzhou’s future development. 
Either To B business or To C business, the key point is to accumulate/retain large physician resources, but Fangzhou hasn’t had “a panacea” in this regard.


Pre-IPO Fangzhou Group - The Business and the Concerns

China

Laobaixing Pharmacy Chain JSC wholesales and distributes medical products. The Company provides Chinese herbal medicines, antibiotic preparations, biochemical drugs, and other products. Laobaixing Pharmacy Chain also provides medical equipment.

Shenzhen Agricultural Products Co., Ltd. operates chain supermarkets and wholesale markets for agricultural products.  The Company also provides agricultural products processing and other related services.

Shenzhen Agricultural Products Co, Ltd. (000061 CH)

Yixintang Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. operates pharmaceutical stores. The Company retails Chinese medicines, western medicines, and other products. Yixintang Pharmaceutical Group also provides medical equipment.

Yixintang Pharmaceutical Group (002727 CH)

Shanghai Bailian Group Co.,Ltd. operates as a supermarket. The Company retails vegetables, fruits, meats, seafood, delicatessen products, sweets, snacks, and other related products. Shanghai Bailian Group also operates department store business.

COFCO Joycome Foods Limited engages in animal meat production. The Company produces, processes, distributes, and sells fresh pork, pork products, and animal feeds. COFCO Joycome Foods also operates and manages slaughterhouse throughout China.

Beijing Hualian Hypermarket Co., Ltd. operates supermarkets and department stores.  The Company sells groceries, knitting products, medical instruments, hardware, chemical materials, food, beverages, construction materials, arts and crafts, jewelry, furniture, computers, air-conditioning equipment, metal materials, and other merchandise.

Beijing Hualian Hypermarket Co, Ltd. (600361 CH)

Sanjiang Shopping Club Company Limited operates community budget supermarket franchises. The Company provides customers with retail services.

New Huadu Supercenter Co., Ltd. engages in chain operations in marketplaces, sup ermarkets, department stores.

Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co., Ltd. operates a chain of supermarkets, general merchandise stores and household electrical appliances stores.

Better Life Comm Chain Share Co (002251 CH)

Yonghui Superstores Company Limited operates supermarket franchises . The Company mainly operates hypermarkets, marketplace and supermarkets.

Sun Art Retail Group Ltd. operates hypermarkets.  The Company retails food and offers amenities such as restaurants, automated teller machines, pharmacies and dry cleaners.

Chefs' Warehouse Inc. is a premier distributor of specialty food products in the United States. The Company is focused on serving the specific needs of chefs who own and/or operate restaurants, fine dining establishments, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools and specialty food stores.

GS Retail Co., Ltd. operates a chain of retail stores. The Company provides beauty and skincare products, candles, gifts, perfumes, ornaments, bathroom accessories, and other products. GS Retail serves its customers in the Republic of South Korea.

The Andersons, Inc. merchandises grain, operates grain elevator facilities, distributes wholesale agricultural fertilizer, and distributes agricultural inputs to dealers and farmers.  The Company also manufactures lawn fertilizer and corncob-based products, and purchases, sells, repairs, and leases railcars. In addition, The Andersons operates retail stores and a distribution center.

Sheng Siong Group Ltd is a retailer in Singapore.  The Company operates a groceries chain across Singapore. Sheng Siong's stores provide fresh and chilled produce, seafood, meat and vegetables, processed, packaged and preserved food products as well as general merchandise such as toiletries and essential household items.

AIN HOLDINGS INC. operates and franchises pharmacies in Japan.  The Company primarily sells medicines, external-use medicine, cosmetics, and food products. AIN Pharmaciez also conducts clinical tests for medical institutions.

Dongsuh Companies Inc. imports, manufactures, processes, markets and distributes general food products such as vegetable cooking oils. The Company also produces packaging materials and ceramic products including food and oil containers. Dongsuh has a cooperative relationship with Kraft Foods Inc.

Ingles Markets, Incorporated operates a supermarket chain in the southeastern United States.  The Company also owns and operates neighborhood shopping centers.

CREATE SD HOLDINGS Co Ltd operates a chain of drug stores based in Kanagawa. The Company sells medical supplies, cosmetics, foodstuff, baby products and daily goods. CREATE SD HOLDINGS also sells prescription medicine.

Puregold Price Club, Inc. operates wholesale and retail stores, including supermarkets.

Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited provides health care software solutions. The Company offers mobile platform for online consultation, hospital referral and appointment, health management, and wellness interaction services, as well as connects consumers and patients with health care resources. Ping An Healthcare and Technology serves customers in China.

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Ping An Healthcare and Technol (1833 HK)

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ClouDr could be the first company to develop a successful profit model of online medical services, changing the game rule. ClouDr has big potential...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Short Interest Movements (Q1 2023): HK, Korea, Taiwan, Australia

The Insight looks at movements in short interest across HK, Korea, Taiwan and Australia stocks over Q1 and highlights large increases/decreases in...

Brian Freitas

Sipai Health Technology (314.HK) - Unjustified Valuation and Problematic Business Model

The sustainability/stability of Sipai’s performance/growth potential is worrying. Weak profitability make Sipai hard to be breakeven.High valuation...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited (1833.HK)- To Turn Things Around or to Fail Again?

PAGD's intention to improve profitability at the expense of revenue scale is obvious. Switching from 2C to 2B model is a double-edged sword....

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Pre-IPO Fangzhou Group - The Business and the Concerns

The 2C model of online medical care is hard to achieve large-scale profit. 2B is a breakthrough point. But Fangzhou has no perfect solution to...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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