European Event-Driven Analyst

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Event-Driven

<h3><strong>Trends</strong></h3>
<p>There has been no obvious trend over the last two months regarding the discounts, although it has widened in some names. Some of the previous (May and June) recommendations have been bang on. Trading opportunities are less obvious, but some still exist.</p>
<h3><strong>Recommended trades</strong></h3>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/carlsberg-a-s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carlsberg A/S (CARLB DC)</a>: close trade long B/short A shares (B are trading at 4.4% discount from 12% in June).</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bayerische-motoren-werke-ag" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW GR)</a> : the discount has widened to 23% from 18% by mid-August, as a result of recent volatility. I would recommend setting up a trade <strong>long BMW prefs, short ords</strong> with a target of a 15% discount.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fuchs-petrolub-se" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fuchs Petrolub Se (FPE GR)</a> 's premium of preferred shares is a whopping 33.6% currently. Remember that <em>voting rights are valuable</em>. Recommendation: <strong>long ords/short prefs</strong>, with a 10% target.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/henkel-ag-co-kgaa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Henkel AG &amp; Co Kgaa (HEN3 GR)</a> The premium of the preferred shares is 15.4%. I would set up a trade <strong>long prefs/short common shares</strong> with a 10% discount target.</li>
<li>Voting rights are valuable in a company like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/volkswagen-ag" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21738:1" rel="noopener">Volkswagen (VOW GR)</a> , so a <strong>5.8% discount of the prefs</strong>. seems about right. If you believe that the higher liquidity of the prefs will, at some point, mean that the discount will close, then a long prefs/short ords may be an option; plus it can be executed in size. The discount tightened since the March selloff and has been moving within a tight range. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/grifols-sa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grifols SA (GRF SM)</a> B shares are trading at a 41.9% discount (vs. 38% in June). The discount in Grifols B shares has averaged 28% since listing of the B shares in February 2016. I recommend setting up the trade <strong>long B shares traded on Nasdaq, short A shares traded in Madrid</strong>. The target is a 27% discount. Please note there is FX risk, which can be hedged.</li>
<li>The discount in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/telefonaktiebolaget-lm-ericsso" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22354:1" rel="noopener">Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsso (ERICB SS)</a> (Ericsson) B shares has tightened since my July recommendation: from 8.7% to 7.7%. I would keep the trade on with a 3% discount target.</li>
</ul>
<p>Please read on for table and charts.</p>

Trends
There has been no obvious trend over the last two months regarding the discounts, although it has widened in some names. Some of the previous (May and June) recommendations have been bang on. Trading opportunities are less obvious, but some still exist.
Recommended trades


Carlsberg A/S (CARLB DC): close trade long B/short A shares (B are trading at 4.4% discount from 12% in June).

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW GR) : the discount has widened to 23% from 18% by mid-August, as a result of recent volatility. I would recommend setting up a trade long BMW prefs, short ords with a target of a 15% discount.

Fuchs Petrolub Se (FPE GR) 's premium of preferred shares is a whopping 33.6% currently. Remember that voting rights are valuable. Recommendation: long ords/short prefs, with a 10% target.

Henkel AG &amp; Co Kgaa (HEN3 GR) The premium of the preferred shares is 15.4%. I would set up a trade long prefs/short common shares with a 10% discount target.
Voting rights are valuable in a company like Volkswagen (VOW GR) , so a 5.8% discount of the prefs. seems about right. If you believe that the higher liquidity of the prefs will, at some point, mean that the discount will close, then a long prefs/short ords may be an option; plus it can be executed in size. The discount tightened since the March selloff and has been moving within a tight range. 

Grifols SA (GRF SM) B shares are trading at a 41.9% discount (vs. 38% in June). The discount in Grifols B shares has averaged 28% since listing of the B shares in February 2016. I recommend setting up the trade long B shares traded on Nasdaq, short A shares traded in Madrid. The target is a 27% discount. Please note there is FX risk, which can be hedged.
The discount in the Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsso (ERICB SS) (Ericsson) B shares has tightened since my July recommendation: from 8.7% to 7.7%. I would keep the trade on with a 3% discount target.

Please read on for table and charts.

Liquid Universe of European Ordinary and Preferred Shares: September Report

<h3><strong>Trends</strong></h3>
<p>The general trend of the last month has been a reduction of the premiums and tightening of the discounts. Some of the previous (May and June)recommendations have been bang on. Trading opportunities are less obvious, but some still exist.</p>
<h3><strong>Recommended trades</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bayerische-motoren-werke-ag" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21591:1" rel="noopener">Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW GR)</a> exhibited a trend towards a reduction of the discount of preferred shares. Now the discount is 24%, as a result of recent volatility. I would recommend setting up a trade<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>long BMW prefs, short ords</strong> with a target of a 12% discount.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fuchs-petrolub-se" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fuchs Petrolub Se (FPE GR)</a> 's premium seems to vary within a range, which is probably liquidity related. It is 23.7% currently. Remember that voting rights are valuable. The recommendation is setting up <strong>long ords/short prefs</strong>, with a 10% target.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/henkel-ag-co-kgaa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Henkel AG &amp; Co Kgaa (HEN3 GR)</a> shows a long-term trend towards a reduction of the premium of the preferred shares. The premium is 12.9%. I would set up a trade long prefs/short common shares with a 10% discount target.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/grifols-sa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grifols SA (GRF SM)</a>. Grifols B shares are trading at a 37% discount (vs. 38% in the last report), there is a trend towards the tightening of this discount since mid-March. The discount in Grifols B shares has averaged 26.7% over the last four years. I recommend setting up the trade<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>long B shares traded on Nasdaq, short A shares traded in Madrid</strong>. The target is a 27% discount. Please note there is FX risk, which can be hedged.</li>
<li>There is an 8.7% discount in Ericsson B shares (<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/telefonaktiebolaget-lm-ericsso" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22354:1" rel="noopener">Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsso (ERICB SS)</a> ). Setting up long B shares, short A shares seems tempting.</li>
</ul>
<p>Please read on for table and charts.</p>

Trends
The general trend of the last month has been a reduction of the premiums and tightening of the discounts. Some of the previous (May and June)recommendations have been bang on. Trading opportunities are less obvious, but some still exist.
Recommended trades


Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW GR) exhibited a trend towards a reduction of the discount of preferred shares. Now the discount is 24%, as a result of recent volatility. I would recommend setting up a trade long BMW prefs, short ords with a target of a 12% discount.

Fuchs Petrolub Se (FPE GR) 's premium seems to vary within a range, which is probably liquidity related. It is 23.7% currently. Remember that voting rights are valuable. The recommendation is setting up long ords/short prefs, with a 10% target.

Henkel AG &amp; Co Kgaa (HEN3 GR) shows a long-term trend towards a reduction of the premium of the preferred shares. The premium is 12.9%. I would set up a trade long prefs/short common shares with a 10% discount target.

Grifols SA (GRF SM). Grifols B shares are trading at a 37% discount (vs. 38% in the last report), there is a trend towards the tightening of this discount since mid-March. The discount in Grifols B shares has averaged 26.7% over the last four years. I recommend setting up the trade long B shares traded on Nasdaq, short A shares traded in Madrid. The target is a 27% discount. Please note there is FX risk, which can be hedged.
There is an 8.7% discount in Ericsson B shares (Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsso (ERICB SS) ). Setting up long B shares, short A shares seems tempting.

Please read on for table and charts.

Liquid Universe of European Ordinary and Preferred Shares

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/315" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:315:1">Softbank Group (9984 JP)</a> is set to raise JPY2.65 trillion ($23.5 billion) through the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/27445" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27445:1">Softbank Corp (9434 JP)</a> IPO, Japan's biggest-ever IPO. However, SoftBank Corp's IPO which is set for 19 December is oversubscribed by less than double, according to press reports. This level of oversubscription is well below blockbuster Japanese stock debuts such as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/27149" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27149:1">Mercari Inc (4385 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/15070" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15070:1">Recruit Holdings (6098 JP)</a>.</p><div class="content-highlight"><p>Based on client discussion on SoftBank Corp’s intrinsic value, we have put together a DCF-based valuation along with scenario analysis. Our conclusion remains the same that SoftBank Corp is overvalued at the proposed IPO price of JPY1,500 per share. </p></div>

Softbank Group (9984 JP) is set to raise JPY2.65 trillion ($23.5 billion) through the Softbank Corp (9434 JP) IPO, Japan's biggest-ever IPO. However, SoftBank Corp's IPO which is set for 19 December is oversubscribed by less than double, according to press reports. This level of oversubscription is well below blockbuster Japanese stock debuts such as Mercari Inc (4385 JP) and Recruit Holdings (6098 JP).Based on client discussion on SoftBank Corp’s intrinsic value, we have put together a DCF-based valuation along with scenario analysis. Our conclusion remains the same that SoftBank Corp is overvalued at the proposed IPO price of JPY1,500 per share. 

SoftBank Corp IPO Valuation: Bull/Bear Case DCF Scenarios

Asiainfo Technologies / Equity Capital Markets

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/27475" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27475:1">Asiainfo Technologies (1119892D CH)</a> is a leading Chinese telecom software and services provider with a 25% market share as measured by revenue in 2017. It announced its IPO price range of HK$10.50-13.50 per share. At the mid-point of the IPO price range, AsiaInfo will raise proceeds of $132 million, resulting in a fully diluted market cap of $1.1 billion. Cornerstone investors which include <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/179" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:179:1">Baidu Inc (ADR) (BIDU US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/13359" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13359:1">Lenovo (992 HK)</a> have together agreed to purchase $60 million worth of shares in the offering.</p><div class="content-highlight"><p>We had previously expressed our concerns about AsiaInfo's fundamentals. Overall, we believe that the proposed IPO price range in unattractive and would not participate in the deal.</p></div>

Asiainfo Technologies (1119892D CH) is a leading Chinese telecom software and services provider with a 25% market share as measured by revenue in 2017. It announced its IPO price range of HK$10.50-13.50 per share. At the mid-point of the IPO price range, AsiaInfo will raise proceeds of $132 million, resulting in a fully diluted market cap of $1.1 billion. Cornerstone investors which include Baidu Inc (ADR) (BIDU US) and Lenovo (992 HK) have together agreed to purchase $60 million worth of shares in the offering.We had previously expressed our concerns about AsiaInfo's fundamentals. Overall, we believe that the proposed IPO price range in unattractive and would not participate in the deal.

AsiaInfo IPO Valuation: Not Enough of a Discount

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

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Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

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<p style="text-align: justify;">The “Big” rally has now faded less than a week from its start. While many point to a robust economy, strong GDP, and a strengthening U.S. dollar as the bellwether of global currencies, something seems amiss. Higher interest rates have doused the market’s advance, with 10-year yields double what they once were just three years ago. Investors are being jostled about as a determination is made as to whether the Fed has gone too far and too fast. Our concern here is that the Fed is creating a conundrum, indicating that higher rates are still forthcoming despite what we, and the market, are viewing as the possible end of the bull market...</p><p></p><p>In our November Strategy publication, we outline a host of indicators we are watching for signs of the market's health.  In addition we highlight a number of actionable setups within Health care, Consumer Staples and Technology.</p>

The “Big” rally has now faded less than a week from its start. While many point to a robust economy, strong GDP, and a strengthening U.S. dollar as the bellwether of global currencies, something seems amiss. Higher interest rates have doused the market’s advance, with 10-year yields double what they once were just three years ago. Investors are being jostled about as a determination is made as to whether the Fed has gone too far and too fast. Our concern here is that the Fed is creating a conundrum, indicating that higher rates are still forthcoming despite what we, and the market, are viewing as the possible end of the bull market...In our November Strategy publication, we outline a host of indicators we are watching for signs of the market's health.  In addition we highlight a number of actionable setups within Health care, Consumer Staples and Technology.

U.S. Equity Strategy & Sector Commentaries: Defensive Sectors Leading = Unhealthy Market

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Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson develops and manufactures network equipment and software, as well as services for network and business operations. The Company's portfolio also includes products for the enterprise, cable, mobile platform and power module markets.

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Liquid Universe of European Ordinary and Preferred Shares: September Report

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Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Liquid Universe of European Ordinary and Preferred Shares

Trends The general trend of the last month has been a reduction of the premiums and tightening of the discounts. Some of the previous (May and...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

SoftBank Corp IPO Valuation: Bull/Bear Case DCF Scenarios

Softbank Group (9984 JP) is set to raise JPY2.65 trillion ($23.5 billion) through the Softbank Corp (9434 JP) IPO, Japan's biggest-ever IPO....

Arun George

AsiaInfo IPO Valuation: Not Enough of a Discount

Asiainfo Technologies (1119892D CH) is a leading Chinese telecom software and services provider with a 25% market share as measured by revenue in...

Arun George

U.S. Equity Strategy & Sector Commentaries: Defensive Sectors Leading = Unhealthy Market

The “Big” rally has now faded less than a week from its start. While many point to a robust economy, strong GDP, and a strengthening U.S. dollar as...

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