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Daily Brief China: Alibaba (ADR), China Resources Power, Beauty Farm Medical and Health Industry, Kelun Biotech, Tencent, Country Garden Holdings Co and more

By | China, Daily Briefs

In today’s briefing:

  • Alibaba Potential IPOs – The Final Part – Quick Look at Investees and Eventual Holdco
  • CR Power (836 HK): Upside From Clean Energy Spin-Off
  • Alibaba IPOs, Freshippo IPO: Conflict of Interest Arising from Competition with Tmall Supermarket
  • Beauty Farm Medical (BFM HK): Expectations Are Flying Too High; 1H23 Result Will Set the Path
  • Pre-IPO Kelun Biotech (PHIP Updates) – Some Points Worth the Attention
  • Tencent Investee Selldown – JD.com Done, Meituan Done, Two More Still Left
  • Morning Views Asia: Country Garden Holdings Co, Yuexiu Property

Alibaba Potential IPOs – The Final Part – Quick Look at Investees and Eventual Holdco

By Sumeet Singh

  • On 28th Mar 2023, Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US) announced that it would adopt a new organizational and governance structure, splitting into six major business groups and other investments.
  • Alibaba also stated that each of the business groups would be set up as an independent entity with its own board and the groups will eventually seek to list.
  • In this note, we will talk about some of the company’s investments and how the overall Holdco would look post restructuring.

CR Power (836 HK): Upside From Clean Energy Spin-Off

By David Blennerhassett

  • Late March, SOE-backed power play China Resources Power Holdings Co Ltd. (836 HK) announced it intends to spin off its energy unit via an A-share listing. 
  • Shares gained 4.9% on the news – gains which were promptly given back over the ensuing fortnight.
  • Renewable energy profits have been the driving force behind CRP’s bottom line strength the last two years. But how best to assign a value to the remaining loss-making thermal ops? 

Alibaba IPOs, Freshippo IPO: Conflict of Interest Arising from Competition with Tmall Supermarket

By Oshadhi Kumarasiri

  • Freshippo (Hema) is set to be the first Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US) company to have an IPO after the business split into six units.
  • Two key concerns for Freshippo’s IPO are its failure to secure outside funding in two attempts last year and the potential conflict of interest arising from competition with Tmall Supermarket.
  • While it is still premature to make a definitive assessment of Freshippo’s IPO prospects, we maintain a level of skepticism towards the company.

Beauty Farm Medical (BFM HK): Expectations Are Flying Too High; 1H23 Result Will Set the Path

By Tina Banerjee

  • Beauty Farm Medical and Health Industry (BFM HK) reported decline in revenue and net profit in 2022, due to the implementation of nationwide pandemic prevention and control policies.
  • The company is seeing recovery in 2023. During January–May, customer traffic and average transaction value achieved double-digit growth YoY, while customer spending increased 20%+ YoY.
  • In 2023, revenue and EPS are expected to grow 34% and 106%, YoY, respectively. The preliminary business operation overview seems to fall short of the expectations.

Pre-IPO Kelun Biotech (PHIP Updates) – Some Points Worth the Attention

By Xinyao (Criss) Wang

  • We don’t think A166 makes much sense on the commercialization level when faced with DS-8201. Unsatisfactory sales of Trodelvy also makes us start worrying about SKB264 after its market launch.
  • MNCs are scrambling to in-license ADC products, which actually reflected their “general anxiety”, leading to a “sentiment-driven valuation premium”. Would the final outcome of ADC be the same as PD-1?
  • We’re “confused” about the valuation of Kelun-Biotech if look deeper. The valuation in last round of financing before IPO wasn’t cheap, which makes us cautious considering the outlook and sentiment.

Tencent Investee Selldown – JD.com Done, Meituan Done, Two More Still Left

By Sumeet Singh

  • Tencent has been busy distributing shares in some of its investments over the past two years, with JD.com’s distribution announced in 2021 and Meituan’s in 2022.
  • In our earlier note in 2022, Tencent Investee Selldown – The US$120bn Global Overhang, we had looked at its overall investment portfolio.
  • With two of its large investments spun-out, we now re-look at Tencent’s shareholding in various companies to try and gauge which ones it could sell out of and how. 

Morning Views Asia: Country Garden Holdings Co, Yuexiu Property

By Charles Macgregor

Lucror Analytics Morning Views comprise our fundamental credit analysis, opinions and trade recommendations on high yield issuers in the region, based on key company-specific developments in the past 24 hours. Our Morning Views include a section with a brief market commentary, key market indicators and a macroeconomic and corporate event calendar.


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Daily Brief China: Enm Holdings, Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Company Ltd, Kwg Property Holding, Alibaba Health Information Technology and more

By | China, Daily Briefs

In today’s briefing:

  • ENM (128 HK): Chinachem Takeover
  • Yitai Coal (3948 HK): Offer Open with H Share Class Meeting on 30 June
  • Yitai Coal (3948 HK): H-Shareholders To Vote on 30th June
  • Morning Views Asia: China Vanke, KWG Living Group
  • Alibaba Health Information Technology (241.HK) FY2023 – A Slowdown in Future Growth Seems Inevitable

ENM (128 HK): Chinachem Takeover

By David Blennerhassett

  • Fashion wear retailer ENM Holdings (128 HK) has received a delisting Offer from major shareholder, Chinachem.
  • The Scheme consideration of HK$0.58 is a 24.7% premium to last close, although shares popped 24% prior to suspension. 
  • The Offer price is final. There is probably enough here for the Offer to get up. But there is potentially significant value to be unlocked from recent land rezoning. 

Yitai Coal (3948 HK): Offer Open with H Share Class Meeting on 30 June

By Arun George

  • Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Company Ltd (3948 HK)‘s H Share buyback offer at HK$17.50 per H Share is open. The H class meeting is on 30 June.  
  • The key conditions are approval by at least 75% of independent H Shareholders (<10% of all independent H Shareholders rejection). There is a 90% minimum acceptance condition.  
  • The de-rating of the peers, likely supportive substantial H Shareholders and no major retail opposition should help hit the 90% threshold. At the last close, the gross/annualised spread is 4.7%/23.9%.   

Yitai Coal (3948 HK): H-Shareholders To Vote on 30th June

By David Blennerhassett

  • Back on the 9 May, Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Company Ltd (3948 HK) announced an H-share buyback at HK$17.50/share.
  • With no pre-conditions attached to this hybrid Scheme/Tender Offer, my expectation was this could be wrapped up by mid-August. 
  • The dispatch of the Offer Document yesterday evening indicates even this timeline was conservative, with payment potentially occurring in the third week of July.

Morning Views Asia: China Vanke, KWG Living Group

By Charles Macgregor

Lucror Analytics Morning Views comprise our fundamental credit analysis, opinions and trade recommendations on high yield issuers in the region, based on key company-specific developments in the past 24 hours. Our Morning Views include a section with a brief market commentary, key market indicators and a macroeconomic and corporate event calendar.


Alibaba Health Information Technology (241.HK) FY2023 – A Slowdown in Future Growth Seems Inevitable

By Xinyao (Criss) Wang

  • Against a backdrop of slowing revenue/active users growth, a return to profit in FY2023, while welcome, is shaky.We think Alibaba Health’s growth would continue to slow down in the future.
  • The low gross profit and strong regulatory characteristics of drug sales indicate that Alibaba Health Information Technology (241 HK) is difficult to replicate the scale effect brought by traditional internet platforms. 
  • The current business model and revenue structure have already made Alibaba Health lack imagination space.From a comprehensive perspective, its valuation should be lower than JD Health but higher than PAGD.

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Daily Brief China: Cafe De Coral Holdings, Enm Holdings, Golden Eagle Retail, CStone Pharmaceuticals, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding, T.S. Lines, Health And Happiness (H&H) and more

By | China, Daily Briefs

In today’s briefing:

  • HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in September
  • ENM Holdings (128 HK): Privatisation Bid at HK$0.58 Per Share
  • Merger Arb Mondays (05 Jun) – Golden Eagle Retail, ENM, AAG, Yashili, Golden Energy, Challenger Tech
  • China Healthcare Weekly (Jun.2) – New Era for Medical Device, Shareholders’ Reduction in CXO, Cstone
  • Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding (601607.CH/2607.HK) – The Situation of Undervaluation Would Change
  • TS Lines Pre-IPO | Like Wan Hai Lines, but Smaller | Intra-Asia Update | Approaches to Valuation
  • Morning Views Asia: NagaCorp Ltd

HSCI Index Rebalance Preview and Stock Connect: Potential Changes in September

By Brian Freitas

  • Fenbi Ltd (2469 HK) was added to the Hang Seng Composite Index (HSCI) at the close Friday and will be added to Southbound Stock Connect from open of trading today.
  • We see 22 potential adds, 19 potential deletes, couple of close deletes, 5 deletes on prolonged suspension and 4 close liquidity deletes for the HSCI in September.
  • There are 11 potential deletions where holdings via Stock Connect are more than 20% of shares outstanding. There could be some unwinding of positions over the next couple of months.

ENM Holdings (128 HK): Privatisation Bid at HK$0.58 Per Share

By Arun George

  • Enm Holdings (128 HK) announced a privatisation offer from Chime Corporation at HK$0.58 per scheme share, a 54.7% premium to the undisturbed price of HK$0.375 per share (24 May). 
  • The key condition is the scheme be approved by at least 75% disinterested shareholders (<10% disinterested shareholders rejection). No shareholder holds a blocking stake. The offer price is final.
  • Detractors will argue the offer is low due to ENM’s net cash (75% of the market cap). However, the offer is reasonable compared to historical multiples and share prices. 

Merger Arb Mondays (05 Jun) – Golden Eagle Retail, ENM, AAG, Yashili, Golden Energy, Challenger Tech

By Arun George


China Healthcare Weekly (Jun.2) – New Era for Medical Device, Shareholders’ Reduction in CXO, Cstone

By Xinyao (Criss) Wang

  • In the second half of this year, innovative device companies could be listed on the SSE STAR Market one after another, which is a systematic opportunity.
  • Shareholders’ reduction in CXO will continue. Then, CXO could become a company mainly controlled by various funds, with the original owners all cashing out and leaving, such as WuXi AppTec. 
  • We analyzed some key points of CStone Pharmaceuticals (2616 HK). We remain conservative about the Company, and its stock price may continue to remain weak.

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding (601607.CH/2607.HK) – The Situation of Undervaluation Would Change

By Xinyao (Criss) Wang

  • Different from peers whose pharmaceutical assets are scattered in different listed companies, all assets/resources of SH Pharma are integrated within the Company. The intrinsic value of this model is greater.
  • SH Pharma is in a traditional industry, facing weak profitability and negative policy impacts, Thus, the Company lacks attractiveness and imagination space for investors, leading to long-term undervaluation. 
  • Considering the transformation to more high-margin businesses, SH Pharma’s performance/profitability would improve. Since China hopes to establish a valuation system with Chinese characteristics, there’s valuation repair opportunity for SH Pharma.

TS Lines Pre-IPO | Like Wan Hai Lines, but Smaller | Intra-Asia Update | Approaches to Valuation

By Daniel Hellberg

  • In terms of fleet characteristics, market exposure, and recent financial performance, we believe T.S. Lines (TSL HK) and Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines (2615 TT) are directly comparable
  • WHL has more exposure to the Transpacific, but still boasts a much larger Intra-Asia operation owing to its scale advantage (fleet and revenue about four times the size of TSL)
  • Given the similarities we outline in this insight, we believe TSL’s shares should trade at EV/Fleet and EV/Revenue multiples in line with WHL’s; no premium is justified, in our view

Morning Views Asia: NagaCorp Ltd

By Charles Macgregor

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Daily Brief China: Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding, Golden Eagle Retail, Hong Kong Hang Seng Index, Alibaba (ADR) and more

By | China, Daily Briefs

In today’s briefing:

  • Shanghai Pharmaceuticals (2607 HK/601607 CH): Strong Start of 2023; Outlook Continues to Be Positive
  • (Mostly) Asia-Pac Weekly Risk Arb Wrap: Golden Eagle, Challenger Tech, Yashili, Yitai Coal, MPI
  • EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades- Debt Ceiling Relief
  • ECM Weekly (4th June 2023) – JD Ind, Alibaba, Growatt, Olam Agri, Coal India, Adani, Patanjali

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals (2607 HK/601607 CH): Strong Start of 2023; Outlook Continues to Be Positive

By Tina Banerjee

  • Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding (2607 HK) reported 16% YoY revenue growth to RMB66B in 1Q23, driven by 17% YoY growth in pharmaceutical service segment, which contributed 88% of revenue.
  • During the quarter, the company recorded net profit of RMB1.5B, up 21% YoY. Net margin expanded 9bps to 2.29%, driven by margin expansion in pharmaceutical manufacturing segment.
  • Consolidating position in pharma distribution business, surging pharmaceutical manufacturing business, late-stage innovative drug pipeline, and accelerating internationalization strategy enhance conviction on SPH’s ability to maintain double-digit growth through 2025.

(Mostly) Asia-Pac Weekly Risk Arb Wrap: Golden Eagle, Challenger Tech, Yashili, Yitai Coal, MPI

By David Blennerhassett


EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades- Debt Ceiling Relief

By Simon Harris

  • Weekly summary of vol changes and moves across Global Markets
  • Analysing ATM volatility and skew changes over the last 5 days
  • We suggest a few trades to take advantage of the implied vol surfaces

ECM Weekly (4th June 2023) – JD Ind, Alibaba, Growatt, Olam Agri, Coal India, Adani, Patanjali

By Sumeet Singh

  • Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
  • In the IPO space, Indonesia appears to be the only market where sizeable deals are being done as Growatt and Olam Agri  laucnhes got pushed back.
  • On the placement front, there were only a few smaller deals that were lauched, apart from the selldown in Coal India Ltd (COAL IN)

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Daily Brief China: Tata Motors Ltd, ABM Investama, Bilibili Inc and more

By | China, Daily Briefs

In today’s briefing:

  • Weekly Wrap – 02 Jun 2023
  • Asia HY Monthly – May 2023 – Lucror Analytics
  • BILI US, SELL, TP US$14.1, Target Price Change: Thriving Gaming Market Makes Limited Contribution

Weekly Wrap – 02 Jun 2023

By Charles Macgregor

Lucror Analytics Weekly Wraps provide an overview of all Morning Views comments and reports published by our analyst team in the past week, and also showcase a list of the most-read reports.

In this Insight:

  1. Vedanta Resources
  2. China Jinmao Holdings
  3. Lifestyle International Holdings
  4. Geely Auto
  5. First Pacific Co

and more…


Asia HY Monthly – May 2023 – Lucror Analytics

By Charles Macgregor

The Asia Monthly focuses on providing updates on recent events, information on new issues and spread movements, as well as summarising our top picks. The Asia Monthly is intended to broaden investors’ understanding of the Asian USD high-yield market.


BILI US, SELL, TP US$14.1, Target Price Change: Thriving Gaming Market Makes Limited Contribution

By Shawn Yang

  • BILI reported 1Q23 revenue/non-GAAP net income (4.2%)/in-line vs. our estimate, but BILI’s suggested 2Q23 revenue and gross margin are (10%) and (3.5ppts) lower vs. our prior est.; 
  • Gaming will be BILI’s major swing factor.  Although BILI indicated that 2Q23 gaming revenue could decline 10% YoY, we expect that gaming revenue will still grow 6%~ YoY in 2023.; 
  • We maintain SELL rating and cut TP to US$ 14.1. 1Q23’s earning indicates that BILI’s cost saving measures have led to declining MAU.

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Daily Brief China: JD.com Inc., Bilibili, Bilibili Inc and more

By | China, Daily Briefs

In today’s briefing:

  • JD.com: Three Key Controversies
  • Blibili (9626 HK): 1Q23, Consequence of Subsidy Cut, Downgrade to Hold
  • Bilibili: Mobile Game Further Declines and VAS Slowing Down; Cost Controls Help Reduce Losses

JD.com: Three Key Controversies

By Wium Malan, CFA

  • Despite a recovery in Chinese retail sales, JD.com’s revenue growth slow-down has accelerated, losing market share to disruptive online competitors amidst ramped-up pricing pressure.
  • Margin progression remains on track as JD.com refocuses on its core operations, optimizing its product mix and sales channels to improve operating efficiency.
  • JD.com trades on only a 4.1x Dec-23f PE multiple when excluding its net cash balance sheet and associates at book value.

Blibili (9626 HK): 1Q23, Consequence of Subsidy Cut, Downgrade to Hold

By Ming Lu

  • BILI’s revenue grew by zero YoY in 1Q22, but operating losses shrank significantly.
  • The company reduced the subsidies to video uploaders, so that uploaders have been leaving the app.
  • We believe the stock has an upside of 13% for yearend 2023. Downgrade to Hold.

Bilibili: Mobile Game Further Declines and VAS Slowing Down; Cost Controls Help Reduce Losses

By Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

  • Bilibili Inc (BILI US) ’s 1Q2023 top line growth remained flat (+0.3%) while cost control measures helped reduce losses. This marks the lowest quarterly revenue growth for the company since 2017.
  • Mobile games revenue further decreased while Value Added Services (VAS) revenue growth dropped to 5.1% during the quarter, lowest ever for the segment.
  • There was no disclosure on paying user numbers and we do not expect any significant recovery in top line growth over the next 2-3 quarters.

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Daily Brief China: Tencent, Yashili International Holdings, MoneyHero Global , Mason Group Holdings , Alibaba (ADR), Tam Jai International, Alibaba Group, Perfect Medical Health, Water Oasis and more

By | China, Daily Briefs

In today’s briefing:

  • Tencent Nearing Our Buy Zone
  • Yashili (1230 HK): ​Scheme Doc Out. 23 June Court Meeting
  • Yashili (1230 HK): Scheme Vote on 23 June
  • MoneyHero SPAC Listing: Thoughts on Valuation
  • Mason Group (273 HK): Halted Pursuant To Takeover’s Code
  • Alibaba Cloud: Price War Rages as Nationalization Looms in China
  • Tam Jai International: High-Quality Assets, Low-Quality Capital Allocation
  • Alibaba Potential IPOs – Part 5 – An Early Look at Local Operations
  • Perfect Medical: The Perfect Opportunity to Add
  • Water Oasis: H1 FY23 Results, Moving in the Right Direction

Tencent Nearing Our Buy Zone

By Thomas Schroeder

  • Tencent is nearing our 302 support target with undershoot risk to sub 300, support at 290. HSI continues to trade heavy but reaching oversold levels.
  • The break below 331 acted as the most recent sell trigger and will turn into resistance on the way back up. We turned bearish Tencent back in February. 
  • Need to see lower price with weakening sell volumes for better buy conviction. Lower wedge support the buy zone, sync with an HSI low.

Yashili (1230 HK): ​Scheme Doc Out. 23 June Court Meeting

By David Blennerhassett

  • At long last, Yashili International Holdings (1230 HK) has dispatched the Scheme Document. 
  • The Court Meeting and EGM will be held on the 23 June. The IFA says the Offer is fair. At a ~160% premium to undisturbed, it certainly is. 
  • Assuming the transaction gets up, payment will occur on or before the 13 July. 

Yashili (1230 HK): Scheme Vote on 23 June

By Arun George

  • The Yashili International Holdings (1230 HK) scheme document is out with the court meeting scheduled for 23 June. The IFA considers the HK$1.20 per share offer to be fair and reasonable. 
  • Key conditions include approval by at least 75% disinterested shareholders (<10% disinterested shareholders rejection). The shareholder with a blocking stake should be supportive.
  • This is a done deal. At the last close and for the 13 July payment, the gross and annualised spread is 1.7% and 15.3%, respectively.

MoneyHero SPAC Listing: Thoughts on Valuation

By Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

  • Asia-Based leading personal finance aggregation and comparison platform MoneyHero has filed to go public in the US by merging with Bridgetown Holdings and raise proceeds of up to US$154m.
  • This would give MoneyHero a pre-money enterprise value of US$200m and an equity value of US$198m with post-money EV of US$342m assuming no redemption by Bridgetown’s public shareholders.
  • MoneyHero Global (1534965D HK)  plans to use proceeds from the deal to further accelerate growth and capture market opportunity in the region.

Mason Group (273 HK): Halted Pursuant To Takeover’s Code

By David Blennerhassett


Alibaba Cloud: Price War Rages as Nationalization Looms in China

By Oshadhi Kumarasiri

  • The potential spin-off listing of Alibaba Group (9988 HK) Cloud faces significant challenges from various factors, making the timing particularly challenging for the spin-off.
  • The Cloud Business is experiencing intensifying price competition, while simultaneously facing substantial regulatory risks, particularly with the Chinese Government’s plans to nationalize the cloud computing market.
  • Due to the ongoing price war and the potential risk of nationalization, we believe that Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US) Cloud’s fair value is substantially below $10bn.

Tam Jai International: High-Quality Assets, Low-Quality Capital Allocation

By Steven Chen

  • We tend to shy away from the restaurant industry but decided to make an exception for Tam Jai;
  • The brand has become a household name in Hong Kong and delivers attractive business economics for owners from its home market;
  • However, we see multiple red/yellow flags when it comes to the management’s capital allocation, particularly relating to overseas expansion.

Alibaba Potential IPOs – Part 5 – An Early Look at Local Operations

By Sumeet Singh

  • On 28th Mar 2023, Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US) announced that it would adopt a new organizational and governance structure, splitting into six major business groups and other investments.
  • Alibaba also stated that each of the business groups would be set up as an independent entity with its own board and the groups will eventually seek to list.
  • In our previous notes, we highlighted which divisions could list and looked at some of the divisions in more detail. In this note, we will talk about the local operations.

Perfect Medical: The Perfect Opportunity to Add

By Sameer Taneja


Water Oasis: H1 FY23 Results, Moving in the Right Direction

By Sameer Taneja

  • Water Oasis (1161 HK) H1 FY23 results were encouraging and a step in the positive direction as revenue/PAT improved by 27%/116% YoY ( although below our estimates by 10%/30%).
  • The company paid a semi-annual dividend of 7 cents (9% annualized yield) for an 82% payout ratio. Net cash of 243 mn HKD represents 25% of market capitalization.
  • The company has made several investments in new locations and spent heavily on advertising ( costs up 76% YoY); A positive inflection of trends will bear fruit in H2 2023.

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Daily Brief China: BYD, PDD Holdings Inc, Alibaba (ADR), Fosun International and more

By | China, Daily Briefs

In today’s briefing:

  • BYD Company: Moves to Top Auto Holding in EM
  • Pinduoduo (PDD US): Deciphering Massive 1Q Beat
  • Alibaba Potential IPOs – Part 4 – An Early Look at International Operations
  • Morning Views Asia: Fosun International, Vedanta Resources

BYD Company: Moves to Top Auto Holding in EM

By Steven Holden

  • Investment levels in BYD Company Limited H Shares have reached record highs among active Emerging Market funds.
  • On a fund level, between 10/31/2022 and 04/30/2023, 22 funds opened new positions in BYD, led by Vontobel MTX Sustainable (+2.4%) and Putnam Emerging Markets (+1.95%).
  • BYD has risen up the ranks to become the most widely held and largest weight in the autos sector, surpassing Kia Corp and Mahindra & Mahindra over the last 2-years.

Pinduoduo (PDD US): Deciphering Massive 1Q Beat

By Eric Chen

  • 1Q massive beat was driven by TEMU, higher-than expected take rates and other income, in order of importance. 
  • We remain confident PDD’s China online marketplace business will face increasing growth headwinds, but also acknowledge that TEMU has been growing on track with lower-than-expected losses.
  • Earnings growth from PDD’s domestic business will be largely offset by losses incurred by TEMU for 2023. Strong 1Q has not fundamentally changed deceleration trend of full-year bottom-line growth trajectory. 

Alibaba Potential IPOs – Part 4 – An Early Look at International Operations

By Sumeet Singh

  • On 28th Mar 2023, Alibaba Group (9988 HK) announced that it would adopt a new organizational and governance structure, splitting into six major business groups and other investments.
  • Alibaba also stated that each of the business groups would be set up as an independent entity with its own board and the groups will eventually seek to list.
  • In our previous notes, we highlighted which divisions could list and looked at some of the divisions in more detail. In this note, we will talk about the international operations.

Morning Views Asia: Fosun International, Vedanta Resources

By Charles Macgregor

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Daily Brief China: Anhui Conch Cement, Cambricon Technologies Corp, PDD Holdings Inc, Meituan, Empyrean Technology, JD Industrials, Changjiu Digital Technology, Growatt Technology, China Resources Land and more

By | China, Daily Briefs

In today’s briefing:

  • StubWorld: China Conch Trades Cheap. As Does Anhui
  • CNI Semiconductor Chips Index Rebalance: Multiple Inflows for the Inclusions
  • Pinduoduo (PDD): 1Q23, Up by 58% YoY, 40% Upside
  • Meituan (3690 HK) –        Break Below 122.55 May Set Up a Most Bearish Month End Close
  • ChiNext/​​ChiNext 50 Index Rebalance: On Expected Lines as Adds Outperform Deletes
  • JD Industrials IPO: The Bear Case
  • Pinduoduo: Margin Downtrend and Temu’s De Minimis Risk
  • Changjiu Digital Technology Pre-IPO Tearsheet
  • Growatt IPO: Peer Comparison and Thoughts on Valuation
  • CR Land 1109 HK: Another SOE Play on China Prop – Dual Growth Engine from DP and IP Mall Business

StubWorld: China Conch Trades Cheap. As Does Anhui

By David Blennerhassett

  • The China Conch Venture Holdings (586 HK) / Anhui Conch Cement (600585 CH) ratio is at an all-time low. The implied stub is re-testing its all-time low.
  • Preceding my comments on China Conch/Anhui are the current setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos. 
  • These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity of US$1mn, and a % market capitalisation >20%.

CNI Semiconductor Chips Index Rebalance: Multiple Inflows for the Inclusions

By Brian Freitas

  • There are 3 changes for the CNI Semiconductor Chips Index that will be implemented at the close on 9 June.
  • The inclusions will also be added to other indices over the next couple of weeks and there will be inflows from multiple index trackers.
  • The adds have outperformed and with 9 trading days to implementation of the changes and the inclusions also being added to other indices, there could be further outperformance near-term.

Pinduoduo (PDD): 1Q23, Up by 58% YoY, 40% Upside

By Ming Lu

  • In 1Q23, total revenue grew by 58% YoY and the operating margin improved to 18% versus 9% in the same period last year.
  • We believe the company benefited from its low-price products and the low comparison base last year.
  • We conclude the stock has an upside of 40% and a price target of US$100.

Meituan (3690 HK) –        Break Below 122.55 May Set Up a Most Bearish Month End Close

By David Coloretti, CMT

  • At TMA we deliver high probability outcomes by focusing on our 3 pillars of technical analysis. •1) Response to key levels. •2) Price action. •3) Momentum confirmation.
  • Meituan (3690 HK) has been trapped in a symmetrical triangle since bottoming in March 2022. Today the base of the triangle was impulsively broken at 122.55.
  • The base of the triangle also forms part of a much larger LT uptrend that began in 2019. A month end close below 122.55 will target material multi-month downside.

ChiNext/​​ChiNext 50 Index Rebalance: On Expected Lines as Adds Outperform Deletes

By Brian Freitas

  • There will be 10 changes for the Chinext Price Index (SZ399006 INDEX) and 5 changes for the ChiNext 50 Index. Implementation is at the close on 9 June.
  • One-Way turnover for the Chinext Price Index is estimated at 3.17% while the one-way turnover for the ChiNext50 Index is 6.61%. The one-way trade across both indices is CNY 2.72bn.
  • The adds have outperformed the deletes by a huge margin over the last 3 months and there could be profit taking into implementation.

JD Industrials IPO: The Bear Case

By Arun George

  • JD Industrials (2231713D CH)/JDI, a leading industrial supply chain technology and service provider in China, has filed for a US$1bn IPO. JD.com Inc (ADR) (JD US) owns a 77.95% stake.
  • In JD Industrials IPO: The Bull Case, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.
  • The key elements of the bear case rest on slowing SME growth, declining key accounts take rate and gross margin, unnecessary factoring and transfer of most cash for treasury management.

Pinduoduo: Margin Downtrend and Temu’s De Minimis Risk

By Oshadhi Kumarasiri

  • PDD Holdings Inc (PDD US) shares rose 19% on last Friday following 1Q23 revenue of RMB 37.6bn (consensus: RMB 31.9bn) and OP of RMB 6.9bn (consensus: RMB 5.0bn).
  • The declining margin trend is a significant concern as Pinduoduo won’t appear cheap if margins fall short of expectations.
  • Meanwhile, the existence of Temu could be at risk if the US government takes measures to address the De minimis loophole.

Changjiu Digital Technology Pre-IPO Tearsheet

By Ethan Aw

  • Changjiu Digital Technology (CDT CH) is looking to raise about US$150m in its upcoming HK IPO. The deal will be run by Citic Securities and ICBC.
  • Changjiu Digital Technology (CDT) provides comprehensive automobile digital risk management services and automobile dealership operation management services in China. 
  • According to CIC, it was the largest digital risk management service provider in China’s automobile sales and distribution industry in terms of revenue as of FY21 (31st Dec 2021).

Growatt IPO: Peer Comparison and Thoughts on Valuation

By Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

  • Growatt Technology (1833969D CH) has downsized it HKEx IPO to about US$400m and in this insight, we have compared the company’s financials against other listed PV inverter players.
  • Our peer analysis reveals that Growatt’s top line has grown at much higher rates compared to No. 1 player Sungrow whose margins were well below the company.
  • By looking at valuation multiples of listed peers, it seems that the company could easily command a valuation of more than US$5bn if it is valued in line with peers.

CR Land 1109 HK: Another SOE Play on China Prop – Dual Growth Engine from DP and IP Mall Business

By Jacob Cheng

  • Besides COLI, we also like CRL, being another SOE play (no bankruptcy risk), with dual growth engine from residential development business and shopping mall business
  • Major share price drivers includes its contract sales trend, retail sales, rental performance as well as property policy from government
  • CRL is trading HKD30, there is no placement risk until it trades at HKD HKD39 (P/B =1x).  We recommend buying if stock trades <HKD35 as a technical indicator

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Daily Brief China: Golden Eagle Retail, Piotech, Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Company Ltd, Hong Kong Hang Seng Index, Cathay Pacific Airways, China Overseas Land & Investment, Tata Motors Ltd, New Horizon Health and more

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In today’s briefing:

  • Golden Eagle Retail (3308 HK): Controlling Family’s Privatisation Offer at HK$6.88
  • CES China Semiconductor Chips Index Rebalance: Six Changes in June
  • CSI500 Index Rebalance: Adds Starting to Outperform
  • Merger Arb Mondays (29 May) – Yitai, AAG Energy, Hailan, InvoCare, Silk Laser, Toyo Construction
  • EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades- Tech Leads the Way
  • Golden Eagle (3308 HK): Wang Family Delisting Offer
  • Cathay Pacific (293 HK): Hard Landing
  • COLI 688 HK – Value Emerging, the Only Pure Play in China Prop to Gain Mkt Share and Back to Growth
  • Morning Views Asia: Meituan, Tata Motors ADR
  • New Horizon Health (6606.HK) – What Makes a Really Good Story? Definitely Not Just Breakeven

Golden Eagle Retail (3308 HK): Controlling Family’s Privatisation Offer at HK$6.88

By Arun George

  • Golden Eagle Retail (3308 HK) disclosed a scheme privatisation offer from the controlling family at HK$6.88 per share, a 40.4% premium to the undisturbed price (HK$4.90 on 22 May).
  • Key condition is approval by at least 75% of disinterested shareholders (<10% of all disinterested shareholders rejection). The shareholder with a blocking stake has provided an irrevocable. 
  • The offer price is final. The offer is reasonable particularly as the sentiment on the department store sector remains weak. This looks like a done deal. 

CES China Semiconductor Chips Index Rebalance: Six Changes in June

By Brian Freitas

  • There are 6 changes for the CES China Semiconductor Chips Index that will be implemented at the close on 9 June.
  • All the inclusions are also additions to the CSI 500 Index and the passive flows will come from multiple trackers.
  • The adds have outperformed the deletes over the last couple of weeks and there could be further outperformance over the next two weeks.

CSI500 Index Rebalance: Adds Starting to Outperform

By Brian Freitas

  • There are 50 changes a side for the CSI Smallcap 500 Index at the upcoming rebalance that will be implemented at the close of trading on 9 June.
  • One way turnover at the rebalance is estimated at 9.45% leading to a one-way trade of CNY 5.93bn. The IT and Industrials sectors gain the most index spots.
  • 8 adds to the CSI 500 Index are deletes from the CSI 300 Index while 3 deletes from the CSI 500 Index are adds to the CSI 300 Index.

Merger Arb Mondays (29 May) – Yitai, AAG Energy, Hailan, InvoCare, Silk Laser, Toyo Construction

By Arun George


EQD | Volatility Update: Weekly Review of Vol Changes and Best Trades- Tech Leads the Way

By Simon Harris

  • Weekly summary of vol changes and moves across Global Markets
  • Analysing ATM volatility and skew changes over the last 5 days
  • We suggest a few trades to take advantage of the implied vol surfaces

Golden Eagle (3308 HK): Wang Family Delisting Offer

By David Blennerhassett

  • PRC department store play Golden Eagle (3308 HK) has announced a privatisation offer, by way of a Scheme, at $6.88/share, a 40.41% premium to last close. The price is final.
  • The Offeror is the Wang family, Together with concert parties, they control 80.29%. 7.18% of the remaining 19.71% of the disinterested stakeholders have given an irrevocable. 
  • Apart from shareholder approval, there are no key regulatory approvals to be obtained. 

Cathay Pacific (293 HK): Hard Landing

By Osbert Tang, CFA

  • The recent discrimination incident will likely affect traffic recovery pace of Cathay Pacific Airways (293 HK) negatively if it turns into a full-scale boycott by mainland passengers.
  • The scenario of CX becoming majority-owned by Air China Ltd (H) (753 HK) is getting increasingly possible. This may not be totally positive to CX given CA’s weaker service ranking.
  • Consensus forecasts now look somewhat bullish following the incident, and the stock’s 0.7x P/B does not stand out as attractive relative to history or ROE (7% in FY25F).

COLI 688 HK – Value Emerging, the Only Pure Play in China Prop to Gain Mkt Share and Back to Growth

By Jacob Cheng

  • In this insight, we explore the investment thesis and major share price drivers for 688 HK
  • COLI saw share price weakness, and is trading at 0.46x P/B.  Potential risks are 1) fail to meet 20% growth target 2) slower than expected land acquisition
  • We see value emerging from the stock, and recommend BUY as long as the stock trades below HKD20 (as a technical indicator)

Morning Views Asia: Meituan, Tata Motors ADR

By Charles Macgregor

Lucror Analytics Morning Views comprise our fundamental credit analysis, opinions and trade recommendations on high yield issuers in the region, based on key company-specific developments in the past 24 hours. Our Morning Views include a section with a brief market commentary, key market indicators and a macroeconomic and corporate event calendar.


New Horizon Health (6606.HK) – What Makes a Really Good Story? Definitely Not Just Breakeven

By Xinyao (Criss) Wang

  • New Horizon Health (NHH) achieved high performance growth last year. However, we recommend investors take a calm and objective view of NHH’s current high growth rate if they see the real story.
  • NHH’s dual attributes of medical+consumption means large growth potential/strong profitability. Thus, the real expectation for NHH is not just about achieving breakeven, but more about how to achieve high profitablity.
  • If market education level falls short of expectations in the future, it’s difficult for NHH to achieve expected scale/profit margin. There would be greater valuation downward risk at that time.

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