Analyst - Media&Entertainment Sector, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Stan Zhao

Analyst - Media&Entertainment Sector

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>Tesla's Cybercab is expected to be under $30,000 in price, with production costs of  ~$25,000 and operating costs of 30-40 cents per mile.</li>
<li>We found Baidu's robotaxi to be faces 50% higher daily total costs and runs a fleet of 600 autonomous vehicles.</li>
<li>To compete with Tesla’s Cybercab by 2026, Baidu must significantly reduce its operating costs. Tesla's lower price and efficiency could capture a larger market share.</li>
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Tesla's Cybercab is expected to be under $30,000 in price, with production costs of  ~$25,000 and operating costs of 30-40 cents per mile.
We found Baidu's robotaxi to be faces 50% higher daily total costs and runs a fleet of 600 autonomous vehicles.
To compete with Tesla’s Cybercab by 2026, Baidu must significantly reduce its operating costs. Tesla's lower price and efficiency could capture a larger market share.


A Comparison of Tesla’s Cybercab and Baidu’s Apollo Shows the Latter Must Improve

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of November 8th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Tencent, Xiaomi, Alibaba, HKEx, CCB, SMIC.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of November 8th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Tencent, Xiaomi, Alibaba, HKEx, CCB, SMIC.


Hong Kong Connect Flows (Nov 8th): Tencent, Xiaomi, Alibaba, HKEx, CCB, SMIC

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of November 1st.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Alibaba, Xiaomi, Geely Automobile, CCB, Xinyi Solar, China Mobile, CNOOC, Zto Express.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of November 1st.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Alibaba, Xiaomi, Geely Automobile, CCB, Xinyi Solar, China Mobile, CNOOC, Zto Express.


Hong Kong Connect Flows (Nov 1st): Alibaba, Xiaomi, Geely Automobile, CCB, Xinyi Solar, China Mobile

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of October 18th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Alibaba, CCB, SMIC, China Mobile, ICBC, Meituan, HKEx, Kuaishou Technology, CICC, Citic Securities.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of October 18th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Alibaba, CCB, SMIC, China Mobile, ICBC, Meituan, HKEx, Kuaishou Technology, CICC, Citic Securities.


Hong Kong Connect Flows (Oct 18th): Alibaba, CCB, SMIC, China Mobile, ICBC, Meituan, HKEx

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Index Rebalance

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<li>The Hang Seng Internet &amp; IT (HSIII) index represents the top 30 stocks related to internet and information technology businesses listed in Hong Kong (HKEX).</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at our capping flow expectations for the December 2024 index rebal event.</li>
<li>We have also presented our index change expectations for the next semiannual index review which will take place in March 2025.</li>
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The Hang Seng Internet &amp; IT (HSIII) index represents the top 30 stocks related to internet and information technology businesses listed in Hong Kong (HKEX).
In this insight, we take a look at our capping flow expectations for the December 2024 index rebal event.
We have also presented our index change expectations for the next semiannual index review which will take place in March 2025.


Quiddity Leaderboard HS Internet & IT: Dec 24 Flow Expectations and Mar 25 Expected ADDs/DELs

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SenseTime Group Inc. offers information technology services. The Company develops artificial intelligence software products, computer vision software products, and other products. SenseTime Group provides its services throughout China.

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A Comparison of Tesla’s Cybercab and Baidu’s Apollo Shows the Latter Must Improve

Baidu's robotaxi Apollo faces higher costs to build and operate than Tesla's Cybercab and Baidu must reduce operating costs to compete effectively...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Hong Kong Connect Flows (Nov 8th): Tencent, Xiaomi, Alibaba, HKEx, CCB, SMIC

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Tencent, Xiaomi, Alibaba, HKEx, CCB, SMIC.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Hong Kong Connect Flows (Nov 1st): Alibaba, Xiaomi, Geely Automobile, CCB, Xinyi Solar, China Mobile

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba, Xiaomi, Geely Automobile, CCB, Xinyi Solar,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Hong Kong Connect Flows (Oct 18th): Alibaba, CCB, SMIC, China Mobile, ICBC, Meituan, HKEx

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba, CCB, SMIC, China Mobile, ICBC, Meituan, HKEx,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Quiddity Leaderboard HS Internet & IT: Dec 24 Flow Expectations and Mar 25 Expected ADDs/DELs

We estimate there to be one-way capping flows of US$190mn in December 2024. This translates to a turnover of approximately 5%.

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

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A Comparison of Tesla’s Cybercab and Baidu’s Apollo Shows the Latter Must Improve

​Baidu's robotaxi Apollo faces higher costs to build and operate than Tesla's Cybercab and Baidu must reduce operating costs to compete effectively...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Hong Kong Connect Flows (Nov 8th): Tencent, Xiaomi, Alibaba, HKEx, CCB, SMIC

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Tencent, Xiaomi, Alibaba, HKEx, CCB, SMIC.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Hong Kong Connect Flows (Nov 1st): Alibaba, Xiaomi, Geely Automobile, CCB, Xinyi Solar, China Mobile

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba, Xiaomi, Geely Automobile, CCB, Xinyi Solar,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Hong Kong Connect Flows (Oct 18th): Alibaba, CCB, SMIC, China Mobile, ICBC, Meituan, HKEx

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba, CCB, SMIC, China Mobile, ICBC, Meituan, HKEx,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Quiddity Leaderboard HS Internet & IT: Dec 24 Flow Expectations and Mar 25 Expected ADDs/DELs

We estimate there to be one-way capping flows of US$190mn in December 2024. This translates to a turnover of approximately 5%.

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Baidu's robotaxi Apollo faces higher costs to build and operate than Tesla's Cybercab and Baidu must reduce operating costs to compete effectively...