Blue Lotus Non US Internet research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Ying Pan

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research

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

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>700 HK: &lt;DnF Mobile&gt; Pulls Game from Certain Chinese Android App Stores Over Revenue Share Dispute(/)</li>
<li>BILI US: Bilibili's &lt;Three Kingdoms: MDTX&gt; continues strong performance five days after launch(+)</li>
<li>TCOM US/3690 HK: Chengdu Issues RMB 30mn in Tourism Consumption Vouchers to Promote Tourism Spending.(+/+)</li>
</ul>


700 HK: &lt;DnF Mobile&gt; Pulls Game from Certain Chinese Android App Stores Over Revenue Share Dispute(/)
BILI US: Bilibili's &lt;Three Kingdoms: MDTX&gt; continues strong performance five days after launch(+)
TCOM US/3690 HK: Chengdu Issues RMB 30mn in Tourism Consumption Vouchers to Promote Tourism Spending.(+/+)


[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:700 HK/BILI US/TCOM US/3690 HK

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<li>PDD US/BABA US/JD US/3690 HK/VIPS US: NBS publishes data social retail consumption data for May 2024 (+/+/+/+/-)</li>
<li>700 HK: &lt;Need for Speed Mobile&gt; to officially launch on July 11, with pre-registration surpassed 26 mn (+)</li>
<li>CPNG/BABA/TEMU/139480.KR:Coupang told to stop favoring its own products in its algorithm (-/+/+)</li>
</ul>


PDD US/BABA US/JD US/3690 HK/VIPS US: NBS publishes data social retail consumption data for May 2024 (+/+/+/+/-)
700 HK: &lt;Need for Speed Mobile&gt; to officially launch on July 11, with pre-registration surpassed 26 mn (+)
CPNG/BABA/TEMU/139480.KR:Coupang told to stop favoring its own products in its algorithm (-/+/+)


[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:PDD/BABA /JD/3690HK/VIPS/700HK/CPNG/TEMU/13948 KR/TCOM/ATAT/BILI

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<li>BABA US/9699 HK/DADA US /JD US /PDD US /ZTO US /1519 HK/3690 HK:Taobao/Tmall to open one-hour delivery option to merchants on its platform (+/+/+/-/-/-/-/-)</li>
<li>NTES US: NetEase showcased their latest tactical shooter game, &lt;FragPunk&gt;, which is expected to launch in 2025.(+)</li>
<li>TCOM US/ATAT US : Travel consumption remained moderate during the Dragon Boat Festival.(-/-)</li>
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BABA US/9699 HK/DADA US /JD US /PDD US /ZTO US /1519 HK/3690 HK:Taobao/Tmall to open one-hour delivery option to merchants on its platform (+/+/+/-/-/-/-/-)
NTES US: NetEase showcased their latest tactical shooter game, &lt;FragPunk&gt;, which is expected to launch in 2025.(+)
TCOM US/ATAT US : Travel consumption remained moderate during the Dragon Boat Festival.(-/-)


[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:BABA /9699HK/DADA/JD/PDD/ZTO/1519 HK/3690 HK/NTES/TCOM/ATAT

Andy Fu

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<li>Aging population, coupled with under-development of retirement pensions, is the major headwind against enhancing consumption; </li>
<li>The headroom of urbanization as a driver for enhanced consumption is not as big as depicted;</li>
<li>Residential housing has, over the years, become the social safety net for the Chinese. Therefore, the bust of the property market takes many years, if not decades, to heal. </li>
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Aging population, coupled with under-development of retirement pensions, is the major headwind against enhancing consumption; 
The headroom of urbanization as a driver for enhanced consumption is not as big as depicted;
Residential housing has, over the years, become the social safety net for the Chinese. Therefore, the bust of the property market takes many years, if not decades, to heal. 


How to Stimulate China's Consumption, Part II

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<li>Counting of consumption differs among different countries. Chinese definition of consumption (social retail sales) leave out many categories that are included in the definition of consumption of Japan and US;</li>
<li>If we trim the consumption of Japan and US by adopting China's definition, China actually <strong>over-consumes</strong>, both by GDP and by individual categories;</li>
<li>If we expand and align China, Japan and US to consist the same categories, the conclusion of China <strong>underconsumption</strong> becomes true. The categories belong to an older and wealthy society. </li>
</ul>


Counting of consumption differs among different countries. Chinese definition of consumption (social retail sales) leave out many categories that are included in the definition of consumption of Japan and US;
If we trim the consumption of Japan and US by adopting China's definition, China actually over-consumes, both by GDP and by individual categories;
If we expand and align China, Japan and US to consist the same categories, the conclusion of China underconsumption becomes true. The categories belong to an older and wealthy society. 


How to Stimulate China's Consumption? Part I

China

JD.com Inc is an online direct sales company in China.  The Company offers a wide selection of products through its website and mobile applications.  JD.com sells appliances, computers, digital products, communication products, garments, books, and household items to consumers and vendors.

Vipshop Holdings Ltd. retails branded products at discount over the Internet. The Company retails through flash sales, in which limited quantities of an item are sold at deep discount for a specified period of time.

Mango Excellent Media Co.,Ltd. offers television based services. The Company provides television shopping, online shopping, outbound shopping, and other services. Mango Excellent Media also operates new media platform operation.

Cogobuy Group provides an e-commerce platform for electronic goods in China. The Company promarily deals with computer and telecommunication hardware. Cogobuy and it's subsidiaries operate in China and distribute their products globally.

Hainan Island Construction Co Ltd.  is a property development company. The Company also operates regional malls and hotels.

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd. retails automobiles.  The Company imports and retails primarily luxury and mid- to high-end automobile brands.

Guangzhou Friendship Group Co., Ltd operates supermarkets and department stores in Guangzhou, China.  The Company sells a variety of consumer products, including apparel, food and beverages, electronics, jewelry, cosmetics, and electric appliances.  Guangzhou Friendship also leases real estate properties.

Guangzhou Friendship Group Co, Ltd. (000987 CH)

Wuchan Zhongda Group Co.,Ltd. offers supply chain services. The Company purchases and distributes metal materials, ores, automobiles, chemicals, rubbers, and energy products. Wuchan Zhongda Group also conducts finance, medical, thermal power, and public utility businesses.

Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart Co., Ltd. processes gold and operates jewelry stores.  The Company also manages department stores, provides import and export trading service, produces pharmaceutical products, offers food service, and develops real estate properties.

Wangfujing Group Co., Ltd. owns and operates department stores in Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Wuhan, and other cities in China.  The Company also develops residential real estate.

Expedia Group, Inc. provides branded online travel services for leisure and small business travelers. The Company offers a wide range of travel shopping and reservation services, providing real-time access to schedule, pricing and availability information for airlines, hotels, and car rental companies.

Zomato Limited is an online restaurant guide and food ordering platform. The Company offers platform connects customers, restaurant partners and delivery partners to search and discover restaurants, read and write customer generated reviews, order food delivery, book a table, and make payments while dining-out at restaurants. Zomato serves customers worldwide.

Etsy, Inc. provides e-commerce services. The Company offers handmade and vintage items, art, and supplies, as well as regular items such as clothing, housewares, paper goods, candles, bags and purses, music, and wood working items. Etsy serves users throughout the United States.

Wayfair Inc. retails household goods online. The Company offers bedroom, living room, kitchen and dining, home entertainment, home office, game room and bar, patio, hallway and entryway, and bathroom furniture. Wayfair offers products and services in the United States.

ZOZO Inc operates internet shopping sites for apparel.  The Company also provides communication services relating to apparel such as blogs by fashion moguls and internet chat room for users.

Ocado Group PLC distributes a wide range of retail consumer products.  The Company provides home delivery of a wide range of products including food and drink, toiletries and baby, household, pet care, and holiday products.

Momo.com Inc is an e-commerce services company. The Company offers TV shopping and Internet shopping services, including beauty products, clothing, leather goods and food shops.

TripAdvisor Inc. is an online travel research company. The Company's travel research platform aggregates reviews and opinions of members about destinations, accommodations (including hotels, bed and breakfasts ("B&Bs"), specialty lodging and vacation rentals), restaurants and activities throughout the world.

Webjet Limited provides branded online travel services for travelers.  The Company offers one-stop travel shopping and reservation services, providing real-time access to schedule, pricing, and availability information for airlines hotels, and major car rental companies.

ASKUL Corporation sells office equipment products to medium and small sized business offices via the Internet and facsimiles.  The Company provides next day delivery services throughout Japan.

Trip.com Group Ltd. provides online travel agency services. The Company offers mobile applications, hotel reservations, flight ticketing, package tours, corporate travel management, and train ticketing services.

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[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:700 HK/BILI US/TCOM US/3690 HK

pulls game from Chinese app stores over revenue share dispute, Bilibili's performs well, Chengdu issues vouchers to boost tourism spending.

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[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:PDD/BABA /JD/3690HK/VIPS/700HK/CPNG/TEMU/13948 KR/TCOM/ATAT/BILI

NBS releases social retail consumption data for May 2024, Need for Speed Mobile to launch on July 11 with 26 mn pre-registrations, Coupang told to...

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[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:BABA /9699HK/DADA/JD/PDD/ZTO/1519 HK/3690 HK/NTES/TCOM/ATAT

Taobao/Tmall offers one-hour delivery to merchants, NetEase unveils new game FragPunk for 2025 launch, travel consumption during Dragon Boat...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

How to Stimulate China's Consumption, Part II

The underdevelopment of China's pension system leads to reliance on the residential property market as social safety net. The headroom of...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

How to Stimulate China's Consumption? Part I

The myth of China underconsumption depends on how you count it. China under-consumes in certain consumption categories associated with an older and...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

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[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:700 HK/BILI US/TCOM US/3690 HK

​ pulls game from Chinese app stores over revenue share dispute, Bilibili's performs well, Chengdu issues vouchers to boost tourism spending.

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[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:PDD/BABA /JD/3690HK/VIPS/700HK/CPNG/TEMU/13948 KR/TCOM/ATAT/BILI

​NBS releases social retail consumption data for May 2024, Need for Speed Mobile to launch on July 11 with 26 mn pre-registrations, Coupang told to...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:BABA /9699HK/DADA/JD/PDD/ZTO/1519 HK/3690 HK/NTES/TCOM/ATAT

​Taobao/Tmall offers one-hour delivery to merchants, NetEase unveils new game FragPunk for 2025 launch, travel consumption during Dragon Boat...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

How to Stimulate China's Consumption, Part II

The underdevelopment of China's pension system leads to reliance on the residential property market as social safety net. The headroom of...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

How to Stimulate China's Consumption? Part I

The myth of China underconsumption depends on how you count it. China under-consumes in certain consumption categories associated with an older and...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

pulls game from Chinese app stores over revenue share dispute, Bilibili's performs well, Chengdu issues vouchers to boost tourism spending.

NBS releases social retail consumption data for May 2024, Need for Speed Mobile to launch on July 11 with 26 mn pre-registrations, Coupang told to...

Taobao/Tmall offers one-hour delivery to merchants, NetEase unveils new game FragPunk for 2025 launch, travel consumption during Dragon Boat...