Research on Tech Companies

Evelyn Zhang

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The competition between Alibaba and JD has been heating up after Alibaba abandoned its "exclusivity requirement”, JD sale GMV increased by 28.4% vs Alibaba only increased by 8.4% YoY.  </li>
<li>Live streaming has become a mainstream sales channel, Douyin and Kuaishou both achieved more than 200% sales increase YoY.  </li>
<li>Influencers and brands are fighting over price setting power. Many brands have opened their own official livestreaming channels this year.</li>
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The competition between Alibaba and JD has been heating up after Alibaba abandoned its "exclusivity requirement”, JD sale GMV increased by 28.4% vs Alibaba only increased by 8.4% YoY.  
Live streaming has become a mainstream sales channel, Douyin and Kuaishou both achieved more than 200% sales increase YoY.  
Influencers and brands are fighting over price setting power. Many brands have opened their own official livestreaming channels this year.


IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Equity Capital Markets

FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa) / Equity Capital Markets

<div><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fsn-e-commerce-ventures-nykaa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33796:1" rel="noopener">FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa) (1003622D IN)</a> provides e-retailing of beauty and fashion products through two verticals Nykaa (beauty and personal care) and Nykaa Fashion (apparel and accessories). Nykaa is the largest speciality beauty and personal care platform in India as measured by the value of products sold in the FY21 and in 5MFY22 (five months ending August), according to RedSeer.   </p></div><div>
<p>Nykaa will launch its IPO on 28 October. The IPO comprises a primary raise of Rs6,300 million ($84 million) with the remainder 42.0 million secondary shares. At the indicative price range of Rs1,085-1,125 per share, the gross proceeds are Rs51.8-53.2 billion ($691-714 million). An anchor placement of up to Rs23.4 billion ($312 million) will open on 27 October, and the IPO will close on 1 November. </p>
<p>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/nykaa-ipo-initiation-beauty-parade" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:58791" rel="noopener">Nykaa IPO Initiation: Beauty Parade</a>, we stated that Nykaa has a strong positioning in India’s e-commerce beauty products industry, underpinned by the strong brand recognition of the ‘Nykaa’ brand. The financial performance is solid with strong growth, rising margins and cash generation. These characteristics should enable Nykaa to hold its own against intensifying competition. We concluded that Nykaa has attractive fundamentals.</p>
</div><div><div class="content-highlight"><p>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/nykaa-ipo-on-trend" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:59407" rel="noopener">Nykaa IPO: On Trend</a>, we stated that the recent results from the updated prospectus reinforce our view that Nykaa has the ability to deliver strong profitable growth. Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price range is attractive.</p></div></div>

FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa) (1003622D IN) provides e-retailing of beauty and fashion products through two verticals Nykaa (beauty and personal care) and Nykaa Fashion (apparel and accessories). Nykaa is the largest speciality beauty and personal care platform in India as measured by the value of products sold in the FY21 and in 5MFY22 (five months ending August), according to RedSeer.   
Nykaa will launch its IPO on 28 October. The IPO comprises a primary raise of Rs6,300 million ($84 million) with the remainder 42.0 million secondary shares. At the indicative price range of Rs1,085-1,125 per share, the gross proceeds are Rs51.8-53.2 billion ($691-714 million). An anchor placement of up to Rs23.4 billion ($312 million) will open on 27 October, and the IPO will close on 1 November. 
In Nykaa IPO Initiation: Beauty Parade, we stated that Nykaa has a strong positioning in India’s e-commerce beauty products industry, underpinned by the strong brand recognition of the ‘Nykaa’ brand. The financial performance is solid with strong growth, rising margins and cash generation. These characteristics should enable Nykaa to hold its own against intensifying competition. We concluded that Nykaa has attractive fundamentals.
In Nykaa IPO: On Trend, we stated that the recent results from the updated prospectus reinforce our view that Nykaa has the ability to deliver strong profitable growth. Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price range is attractive.

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fsn-e-commerce-ventures-nykaa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33796:1" rel="noopener">FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa) (1003622D IN)</a> provides e-retailing of beauty and fashion products through two verticals Nykaa (beauty and personal care) and Nykaa Fashion (apparel and accessories). Nykaa is the largest speciality beauty and personal care platform in India as measured by the value of products sold in the FY21 and in 5MFY22 (five months ending August), according to RedSeer. </p><p>Nykaa will launch its IPO on 28 October. The IPO comprises a primary raise of Rs6,300 million ($84 million) with the remainder 42.0 million secondary shares. At the indicative price range of Rs1,085-1,125 per share, the gross proceeds are Rs51.8-53.2 billion ($691-714 million). The secondary sellers include promoters Falguni Nayar and Sanjay Nayar (through Sanjay Nayar Family Trust), TPG and Lighthouse.</p><p>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/nykaa-ipo-initiation-beauty-parade" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:58791" rel="noopener">Nykaa IPO Initiation: Beauty Parade</a>, we stated that Nykaa has a strong positioning in India’s e-commerce beauty products industry, underpinned by the strong brand recognition of the ‘Nykaa’ brand. It has been able to retain a large customer base, leading to repeat orders such that existing consumers accounted for 70% of GMV in FY21. Nykaa also has relationships with 2,476 brands but with no dependence on any brand or product. The financial performance is solid with strong growth, rising margins and cash generation. These characteristics should enable Nykaa to hold its own against intensifying competition. We concluded that Nykaa has attractive fundamentals.</p><div class="content-highlight"><p>In this note, we look at the updated prospectus which outlines the 1QFY22 results (for the quarter ending June) and KPIs for 5MFY22 (five months ending August). Overall, the recent results reinforce our view that Nykaa has the ability to deliver strong profitable growth. We will discuss valuation in our next note.  </p></div>

FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa) (1003622D IN) provides e-retailing of beauty and fashion products through two verticals Nykaa (beauty and personal care) and Nykaa Fashion (apparel and accessories). Nykaa is the largest speciality beauty and personal care platform in India as measured by the value of products sold in the FY21 and in 5MFY22 (five months ending August), according to RedSeer. Nykaa will launch its IPO on 28 October. The IPO comprises a primary raise of Rs6,300 million ($84 million) with the remainder 42.0 million secondary shares. At the indicative price range of Rs1,085-1,125 per share, the gross proceeds are Rs51.8-53.2 billion ($691-714 million). The secondary sellers include promoters Falguni Nayar and Sanjay Nayar (through Sanjay Nayar Family Trust), TPG and Lighthouse.In Nykaa IPO Initiation: Beauty Parade, we stated that Nykaa has a strong positioning in India’s e-commerce beauty products industry, underpinned by the strong brand recognition of the ‘Nykaa’ brand. It has been able to retain a large customer base, leading to repeat orders such that existing consumers accounted for 70% of GMV in FY21. Nykaa also has relationships with 2,476 brands but with no dependence on any brand or product. The financial performance is solid with strong growth, rising margins and cash generation. These characteristics should enable Nykaa to hold its own against intensifying competition. We concluded that Nykaa has attractive fundamentals.In this note, we look at the updated prospectus which outlines the 1QFY22 results (for the quarter ending June) and KPIs for 5MFY22 (five months ending August). Overall, the recent results reinforce our view that Nykaa has the ability to deliver strong profitable growth. We will discuss valuation in our next note.  

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Bottom-Up

Yunnan Botanee Bio-Technology / Equity Bottom-Up

<p>On August 10, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yunnan-botanee-bio-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33954:1" rel="noopener">Yunnan Botanee Bio-Technology (300957 CH)</a> released its 2021/1H financial results. In the first half of 2021, Botanee achieved revenue of RMB1.412 billion, up 49.94% YoY. Net profit attributed to shareholders was RMB265 million, up 65.28% YoY. Net profit after deducting non-recurring gains and losses was RMB253 million, up 68.46% YoY. The performance was outstanding, but the market seemed to have very modest response. Botanee’s share price was just up 1.02% on August 11 and 3.98% on August 12 but down 5.35% on August 13. So, how is this Company? What are the concerns behind positive financial results?</p>

On August 10, Yunnan Botanee Bio-Technology (300957 CH) released its 2021/1H financial results. In the first half of 2021, Botanee achieved revenue of RMB1.412 billion, up 49.94% YoY. Net profit attributed to shareholders was RMB265 million, up 65.28% YoY. Net profit after deducting non-recurring gains and losses was RMB253 million, up 68.46% YoY. The performance was outstanding, but the market seemed to have very modest response. Botanee’s share price was just up 1.02% on August 11 and 3.98% on August 12 but down 5.35% on August 13. So, how is this Company? What are the concerns behind positive financial results?

Botanee Bio-Technology (300957.CH)-The Success of WINONA Cannot Cover up the Concerns on the Outlook

EBeauty Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ebeauty-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33505:1" rel="noopener">EBeauty Holdings (1894926D HK)</a> is the largest beauty brand e-commerce enablement service provider by GMV (gross merchandise value) facilitated or generated in China, with a market share of 13.3% in 2020, according to iResearch. eBeauty primarily executes the branding and marketing strategies that the brand partners have designed, operating their official online stores, while in some cases it provides marketing strategy advisory to brand partners to help them formulate their marketing strategies.</p><p>eBeauty is pre-marketing an HKEx IPO to raise around $600 million, according to press reports. The shareholders include Genesis Capital, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ping-an-insurance-grp-co-of-china-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12880:1" rel="noopener">Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bilibili-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26793:1" rel="noopener">Bilibili Inc (BILI US)</a> and Mass Ave Global.</p><p>eBeauty is a play on the rising complexity of China’s beauty e-commerce industry which has resulted in more brands out-sourcing their e-commerce operations to specialized brand e-commerce enablement service providers (such as eBeauty). The beauty e-commerce industry is fast-evolving, with mounting demands for personalised marketing strategy, multi-channel operation capabilities and technology solutions. These demanding requirements force a significant proportion of beauty brands to engage service providers who offer a suite of services in the e-commerce value chain.</p><div class="content-highlight"><p>eBeauty is capitalising on these industry dynamics by delivering solid organic growth, rising margins and good cash generation. Overall, we believe that eBeauty is worth a closer look.</p></div>

EBeauty Holdings (1894926D HK) is the largest beauty brand e-commerce enablement service provider by GMV (gross merchandise value) facilitated or generated in China, with a market share of 13.3% in 2020, according to iResearch. eBeauty primarily executes the branding and marketing strategies that the brand partners have designed, operating their official online stores, while in some cases it provides marketing strategy advisory to brand partners to help them formulate their marketing strategies.eBeauty is pre-marketing an HKEx IPO to raise around $600 million, according to press reports. The shareholders include Genesis Capital, Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK), Bilibili Inc (BILI US) and Mass Ave Global.eBeauty is a play on the rising complexity of China’s beauty e-commerce industry which has resulted in more brands out-sourcing their e-commerce operations to specialized brand e-commerce enablement service providers (such as eBeauty). The beauty e-commerce industry is fast-evolving, with mounting demands for personalised marketing strategy, multi-channel operation capabilities and technology solutions. These demanding requirements force a significant proportion of beauty brands to engage service providers who offer a suite of services in the e-commerce value chain.eBeauty is capitalising on these industry dynamics by delivering solid organic growth, rising margins and good cash generation. Overall, we believe that eBeauty is worth a closer look.

EBeauty Holdings IPO Initiation: Attention Pays

China

Proya Cosmetics Co., Ltd. operates as a cosmetics products manufacturing company. The Company researches and markets skin care products, make up, body wash, and other related products. Proya Cosmetics markets its products throughout China.

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Proya Cosmetics (603605 CH)

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Arun George

Nykaa IPO: On Trend

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Arun George

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Xinyao (Criss) Wang

EBeauty Holdings IPO Initiation: Attention Pays

eBeauty is pre-marketing an HKEx IPO to raise around $600 m. eBeauty is capitalising on favourable industry dynamics by delivering solid organic...

Arun George

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