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 monthly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine.</li>
<li>Consumer Staples ($4,362m of outflows) and financials ($1,929m of outflows) led the outflows in October.</li>
<li>We highlight inflows into Tianqi Lithium, BOE Technology, and outflows from Moutai, Ping An Bank/Insurance, Wulianye, Yili.</li>
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We analyze the monthly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine.
Consumer Staples ($4,362m of outflows) and financials ($1,929m of outflows) led the outflows in October.
We highlight inflows into Tianqi Lithium, BOE Technology, and outflows from Moutai, Ping An Bank/Insurance, Wulianye, Yili.


Northbound Flows Monthly (September): One Year High Outflows of $8.3bn

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

Equity Bottom-Up

Will Semiconductor   Shan / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Willsemi announced its 3Q22 results. 3Q revenue declined 26.5% YoY and 22.1% QoQ to RMB4.3bn.</li><li>NP to shareholders recorded a net loss of RMB120mn, a hard hit from smartphone market weakness and slow digestion of CIS inventory.</li><li>GPM dropped to 28.4% in 3Q (vs. 33.3%/34.5% in 2Q22 and 2021).</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Willsemi announced its 3Q22 results. 3Q revenue declined 26.5% YoY and 22.1% QoQ to RMB4.3bn.NP to shareholders recorded a net loss of RMB120mn, a hard hit from smartphone market weakness and slow digestion of CIS inventory.GPM dropped to 28.4% in 3Q (vs. 33.3%/34.5% in 2Q22 and 2021).Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Willsemi (603501 CH) – Sluggish 3Q22 Performance

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<li>We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of October 14th.</li>
<li>We estimate the weekly outflows to be US$886.9 million, led by consumer staples, financials, and offset by communication services, industrials, health care.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for CATL, Gigadevice, Moutai, Wuliangye, Tongwei, CMB, Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC).</li>
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We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of October 14th.
We estimate the weekly outflows to be US$886.9 million, led by consumer staples, financials, and offset by communication services, industrials, health care.
We highlight flows for CATL, Gigadevice, Moutai, Wuliangye, Tongwei, CMB, Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC).


Northbound Flows (Oct 14th): Moutai, Wuliangye, Tongwei, CMB, AMEC

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<div><div><div><div><ul><li>We expect global CIS sales to decline 5.1% YoY in 2022, mainly dragged by the weak performance in mobile CIS market.</li><li>We expect CIS market to recover in 2H23, as mobile CIS inventory level returns to a normal level.</li><li>However, challenges remain given high uncertainties in economy and geopolitical issues.</li></ul></div></div></div></div><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

We expect global CIS sales to decline 5.1% YoY in 2022, mainly dragged by the weak performance in mobile CIS market.We expect CIS market to recover in 2H23, as mobile CIS inventory level returns to a normal level.However, challenges remain given high uncertainties in economy and geopolitical issues.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China CIS Sector – Maintain long-term positive outlook; near-term challenges persist

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>China started mulling an expansion of its Stock Connect relationships in late 2021 with plans to allow GDR issuance in Switzerland and eventually Germany.</li>
<li>New GDR issuance rules came into effect in February and companies started planning to issue GDRs in Switzerland in March.</li>
<li>The new SIX Listing Rules went into effect 25 July. Two companies priced GDRs on 22 July and two more yesterday. US$1.5bn so far. There are 6 more near-term.</li>
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China started mulling an expansion of its Stock Connect relationships in late 2021 with plans to allow GDR issuance in Switzerland and eventually Germany.
New GDR issuance rules came into effect in February and companies started planning to issue GDRs in Switzerland in March.
The new SIX Listing Rules went into effect 25 July. Two companies priced GDRs on 22 July and two more yesterday. US$1.5bn so far. There are 6 more near-term.


Chinese GDRs on the SIX Exchange - More Names, Smaller Discounts, Smaller Size, Less Liquidity

China

Will Semiconductor Co.,Ltd. Shanghai manufactures image sensor products and semiconductor products. The Company produces and sells complementary metal oxide semiconductors, protecting devices, power devices, power management integrated circuits, radio frequency devices, microphone sensors, and more. Will Semiconductor Shanghai markets its products worldwide.

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Will Semiconductor Shan (603501 CH)

Northbound Flows Monthly (September): One Year High Outflows of $8.3bn

We analyzed the Shanghai/Shenzhen Connect Scheme for October and highlight flows for Tianqi Lithium, BOE Technology, Moutai, Ping An Bank...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Willsemi (603501 CH) – Sluggish 3Q22 Performance

NP to shareholders recorded a net loss of RMB120mn, a hard hit from smartphone market weakness and slow digestion of CIS inventory.

CMB International

Northbound Flows (Oct 14th): Moutai, Wuliangye, Tongwei, CMB, AMEC

We analyzed northbound Shanghai/Shenzhen connect flows in the past week and highlight flows for CATL, Gigadevice, Moutai, Wuliangye, Tongwei, CMB,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

China CIS Sector – Maintain long-term positive outlook; near-term challenges persist

We expect CIS market to recover in 2H23, as mobile CIS inventory level returns to a normal level.However, challenges remain given high...

CMB International

Chinese GDRs on the SIX Exchange - More Names, Smaller Discounts, Smaller Size, Less Liquidity

China amended its rules for GDR issuance in February 2022 and planned issuance in Switzerland to start this summer. Official issuance was permitted...

Travis Lundy

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