Greater China Equity Long/Short Analyst

Eric Chen

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Weimob has emerged from the pandemic stronger and leaner, further consolidating its leadership in China's e-commerce SaaS market. </li>
<li>Drawing insights into the supply side (merchants/brands) on  Alibaba platform, our bottom-up analysis suggests that Weimob potentially has a US$600mn revenue opportunity by 2025.</li>
<li>We value Weimob at US$3bn assigning 5xPS on its US$600mn revenue by 2025,  implying 25% CAGR over 3-year period. Patience needed to navigate high-inflation environment which pressures growth assets. </li>
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Weimob has emerged from the pandemic stronger and leaner, further consolidating its leadership in China's e-commerce SaaS market. 
Drawing insights into the supply side (merchants/brands) on  Alibaba platform, our bottom-up analysis suggests that Weimob potentially has a US$600mn revenue opportunity by 2025.
We value Weimob at US$3bn assigning 5xPS on its US$600mn revenue by 2025,  implying 25% CAGR over 3-year period. Patience needed to navigate high-inflation environment which pressures growth assets. 


Weimob (2013 HK): Strategic Patience Will Be Rewarded (Part 2)

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

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

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<ul><li>In a rather tumultuous market environment for technology stocks, Shopify did management to deliver an all-around beat in the recent quarter.</li><li>The outsized pace of the offline growth on Shopify continued as it acquired 8 new merchants with more than 20 locations each.</li><li>The management launched new tools along with Shopify Markets for merchants who are in search of expanding to new markets.</li></ul>

In a rather tumultuous market environment for technology stocks, Shopify did management to deliver an all-around beat in the recent quarter.The outsized pace of the offline growth on Shopify continued as it acquired 8 new merchants with more than 20 locations each.The management launched new tools along with Shopify Markets for merchants who are in search of expanding to new markets.

Shopify Inc: New Offerings For Merchants & Other Drivers

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<li>In December 2022, Naver plans to launch its long awaited 24 hours delivery service (Naver Arrival Guarantee Solution), competing directly against Coupang's "rocket delivery" services in Korea.</li>
<li>Coupang's valuations are not attractive at current levels and the heightened competition in the 24 hour delivery service market from Naver/CJ Logistics is likely to negatively impact Coupang. </li>
<li>By providing 24 hours quick delivery service, Naver is expected to take away market share from Coupang from the fast delivery services in Korea.</li>
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In December 2022, Naver plans to launch its long awaited 24 hours delivery service (Naver Arrival Guarantee Solution), competing directly against Coupang's "rocket delivery" services in Korea.
Coupang's valuations are not attractive at current levels and the heightened competition in the 24 hour delivery service market from Naver/CJ Logistics is likely to negatively impact Coupang. 
By providing 24 hours quick delivery service, Naver is expected to take away market share from Coupang from the fast delivery services in Korea.


Coupang: Market Share Loss Likely Due to Launch of Naver's 24 Hours Next Day Delivery Service

Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Algosun Global

Private Capital Markets

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<li>Geek+ is the fastest-growing robotics startup and producer of warehouse robots powered by AI and deep learning algorithms. The company successfully integrates logistics with robots. </li>
<li>Beijing-Based Geek+ has raised a total of ~$532M in funding over 7 rounds. The last round was a $100M Series E in August 2022 that was led by Intel Capital. </li>
<li>Warehouse robots have a huge market potential driven by rising labor costs in China, lack of human labor in the warehouse segment, and huge fluctuations in production capacity. </li>
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Geek+ is the fastest-growing robotics startup and producer of warehouse robots powered by AI and deep learning algorithms. The company successfully integrates logistics with robots. 
Beijing-Based Geek+ has raised a total of ~$532M in funding over 7 rounds. The last round was a $100M Series E in August 2022 that was led by Intel Capital. 
Warehouse robots have a huge market potential driven by rising labor costs in China, lack of human labor in the warehouse segment, and huge fluctuations in production capacity. 


Geek+: Global Leader in Smart Logistics Robotic Technology

<ul><li>Shopify delivered a disappointing result failing to meet Wall Street expectations on all counts.</li><li>As they continue to gain market share, June was a positive month for the company with more and more merchants adding Pro, and their Q2 offline GMV increased 47% year over year.</li><li>The management introduced Shopify Point-of-Sale with Integrated Payments to Singapore after launching Shopify Payments and Shopify Shipping in France and Italy, respectively, in Q2.</li></ul>

Shopify delivered a disappointing result failing to meet Wall Street expectations on all counts.As they continue to gain market share, June was a positive month for the company with more and more merchants adding Pro, and their Q2 offline GMV increased 47% year over year.The management introduced Shopify Point-of-Sale with Integrated Payments to Singapore after launching Shopify Payments and Shopify Shipping in France and Italy, respectively, in Q2.

Shopify Inc: The Deliverr Acquisition & Other Drivers

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Shopify Inc. provides a cloud-based commerce platform. The Company offers a platform for merchants to create an omni-channel experience that helps showcase the merchant's brand. Shopify serves customers in Canada.

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Weimob (2013 HK): Strategic Patience Will Be Rewarded (Part 2)

Our bottom-up analysis suggests Weimob has a US$600mn revenue opportunity and could achieve US$100mn net profit by 2025 and we value the company at...

Eric Chen

Shopify Inc: New Offerings For Merchants & Other Drivers

In a rather tumultuous market environment for technology stocks, Shopify did management to deliver an all-around beat in the recent quarter. The...

Baptista Research

Geek+: Global Leader in Smart Logistics Robotic Technology

We view VC-backed Geek+ as a great company and a category winner that is addressing the fastest-growing warehouse automation and robotics segment

Andrei Zakharov

Shopify Inc: The Deliverr Acquisition & Other Drivers

Shopify delivered a disappointing result failing to meet Wall Street expectations on all counts. As they continue to gain market share, June was a...

Baptista Research

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Weimob (2013 HK): Strategic Patience Will Be Rewarded (Part 2)

Our bottom-up analysis suggests Weimob has a US$600mn revenue opportunity and could achieve US$100mn net profit by 2025 and we value the company at...

Eric Chen

Shopify Inc: New Offerings For Merchants & Other Drivers

In a rather tumultuous market environment for technology stocks, Shopify did management to deliver an all-around beat in the recent quarter. The...

Baptista Research

Coupang: Market Share Loss Likely Due to Launch of Naver's 24 Hours Next Day Delivery Service

Coupang's valuations are not attractive at current levels and the heightened competition in the 24 hour delivery service market from Naver/CJ...

Douglas Kim

Geek+: Global Leader in Smart Logistics Robotic Technology

We view VC-backed Geek+ as a great company and a category winner that is addressing the fastest-growing warehouse automation and robotics segment

Andrei Zakharov

Shopify Inc: The Deliverr Acquisition & Other Drivers

Shopify delivered a disappointing result failing to meet Wall Street expectations on all counts. As they continue to gain market share, June was a...

Baptista Research