Global Automotive Stocks/EV Focus/Event Driven, SC Capital

SC Capital

Global Automotive Stocks/EV Focus/Event Driven

Over 22 years covering Japanese equities on both the sell side and the buy side. 

Bottom-up Japan Equities Research

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Tesla faces stiffer competition in 2H 2022 as chip supplies at rivals recover faster than expected. This will put pricing pressure on Tesla amid rising costs. </li>
<li>Cash could be tight in 2H 2022 as Tesla ramps up 2 new factories. There is a distinct possibility of Tesla resorting to equity financing.</li>
<li>If the drop in Q2 earnings doesn't return to high growth again from Q3, Tesla could finally see its valuation fall down to earth. Its premium has already shrunk.  </li>
</ul>


Tesla faces stiffer competition in 2H 2022 as chip supplies at rivals recover faster than expected. This will put pricing pressure on Tesla amid rising costs. 
Cash could be tight in 2H 2022 as Tesla ramps up 2 new factories. There is a distinct possibility of Tesla resorting to equity financing.
If the drop in Q2 earnings doesn't return to high growth again from Q3, Tesla could finally see its valuation fall down to earth. Its premium has already shrunk.  


Tesla May Struggle as Rivals Rebuild Inventory

European Event-Driven Analyst

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>Discounts have generally widened across our liquid universe, in line with the recent market losses. </li>
<li>Recommendations long ords / short prefs: BMW, Fuchs Petrolub, Investor AB, SSAB.</li>
<li>Recommendations long prefs / short ords: Sixt, VW, Danieli, MFE, Grifols, Atlas Copco, Ericsson Handelsbanken, Roche, Schroders.</li>
</ul>


Discounts have generally widened across our liquid universe, in line with the recent market losses. 
Recommendations long ords / short prefs: BMW, Fuchs Petrolub, Investor AB, SSAB.
Recommendations long prefs / short ords: Sixt, VW, Danieli, MFE, Grifols, Atlas Copco, Ericsson Handelsbanken, Roche, Schroders.


Liquid Universe of European Ordinary and Preferred Shares: June ‘22 Report

<ul>
<li>Discounts to NAV of covered holdcos have all widened during April: Alba, to 39%; GBL to 34.9%; Heineken Holdings to 21%; Industrivärden C to 15.4%; Investor B to 16%;</li>
<li>Porsche Automobile Holding to 32%. Rio Tinto DLC widened to 13.3%. Spreads tend to widen in bear markets but short term recoveries provide opportunities to bet on tightening discounts.</li>
<li>Recommended trades: GBL vs. listed assets, Industrivärden C vs. listed assets, Investor B vs. listed assets; Porsche vs. VW (long 1 PAH3 GR/short 0.5136 VOW GR), Rio Tinto (DLC).</li>
</ul>


Discounts to NAV of covered holdcos have all widened during April: Alba, to 39%; GBL to 34.9%; Heineken Holdings to 21%; Industrivärden C to 15.4%; Investor B to 16%;
Porsche Automobile Holding to 32%. Rio Tinto DLC widened to 13.3%. Spreads tend to widen in bear markets but short term recoveries provide opportunities to bet on tightening discounts.
Recommended trades: GBL vs. listed assets, Industrivärden C vs. listed assets, Investor B vs. listed assets; Porsche vs. VW (long 1 PAH3 GR/short 0.5136 VOW GR), Rio Tinto (DLC).


Selected European Holdcos and DLCs: May ‘22 Report

<ul>
<li>Spreads have generally tightened across our liquid universe, in line with the recent market gains.</li>
<li>Recommendations long ords / short prefs: Fuchs Petrolub, Investor AB, SSAB.</li>
<li>Recommendations long prefs / short ords: Sixt, VW, Danieli, MFE, Grifols, Atlas Copco, Ericsson Handelsbanken, Roche, Schroders.</li>
</ul>


Spreads have generally tightened across our liquid universe, in line with the recent market gains.
Recommendations long ords / short prefs: Fuchs Petrolub, Investor AB, SSAB.
Recommendations long prefs / short ords: Sixt, VW, Danieli, MFE, Grifols, Atlas Copco, Ericsson Handelsbanken, Roche, Schroders.


Liquid Universe of European Ordinary and Preferred Shares: May '22 Report

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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.

Equity Capital Markets

Zhejiang Leapmotor Technologie / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Leapmotor (LM) aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015.</li>
<li>It focuses on the mid- to high-end segment in China’s NEV market with a price range of RMB150,000-300,000. As of end FY21, it had delivered a total of 52,832 cars.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


Leapmotor (LM) aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015.
It focuses on the mid- to high-end segment in China’s NEV market with a price range of RMB150,000-300,000. As of end FY21, it had delivered a total of 52,832 cars.
In this note, we talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.


Leapmotor Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Related Party Sanctions, Lags Peers

Germany

Volkswagen AG manufactures and sells vehicles. The Company offers economy and luxury automobiles, sports cars, trucks, and commercial vehicles. Volkswagen serves customers worldwide.

Price Gauge
52-week Range	0.00 - 0.00
Market Cap (USDm)	0.00
P/E	0.00
Dividend (Yield)	0.00

Volkswagen (Pref) (VOW3 GR)

Tesla May Struggle as Rivals Rebuild Inventory

A faster than expected recovery in automotive chip supply may put pressure on Tesla's profits as rivals will lower prices. This comes as Tesla...

SC Capital

Liquid Universe of European Ordinary and Preferred Shares: June ‘22 Report

For the most part since mid-May, spreads were compressing, but inflation fears and rate rises have hit hard the stock markets in the last trading...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Selected European Holdcos and DLCs: May ‘22 Report

The discounts to NAV of all holdcos covered in this monthly insight have all widened. It seems a good time to bet on tightening discounts on short...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Liquid Universe of European Ordinary and Preferred Shares: May '22 Report

Spreads have generally tightened across our liquid universe, in line with the recent market gains. Schroders announced a share class unification.

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Price Gauge

52-week Range

Market Cap (USDm)

P/E

Dividend (Yield)

Tesla May Struggle as Rivals Rebuild Inventory

A faster than expected recovery in automotive chip supply may put pressure on Tesla's profits as rivals will lower prices. This comes as Tesla...

SC Capital

Liquid Universe of European Ordinary and Preferred Shares: June ‘22 Report

For the most part since mid-May, spreads were compressing, but inflation fears and rate rises have hit hard the stock markets in the last trading...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Selected European Holdcos and DLCs: May ‘22 Report

The discounts to NAV of all holdcos covered in this monthly insight have all widened. It seems a good time to bet on tightening discounts on short...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Liquid Universe of European Ordinary and Preferred Shares: May '22 Report

Spreads have generally tightened across our liquid universe, in line with the recent market gains. Schroders announced a share class unification.

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Leapmotor Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Related Party Sanctions, Lags Peers

Leapmotor (LM) aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015. In this note, we talk...

Sumeet Singh