In today’s briefing:
- CTG Duty Free H Share Listing: Another False Dawn?
- Hong Kong CEO & Director Dealings – 10th August 2022
- Zoomlion – Tear Sheet – Lucror Analytics
- Morning Views Asia: Greenland Holdings Corp, Lenovo, Longfor Properties, Softbank Group, Times China
CTG Duty Free H Share Listing: Another False Dawn?
- China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp Ltd (601888 CH)/CTGDF, the largest travel retail operator in the world, aims to launch an H Share listing to raise US$2-3 billion on Friday.
- CTGDF is a play on the normalization of domestic travel. However, the H Share listing timing is not ideal as a vital summer travel market, Sanya, is under renewed lockdown.
- The recovery timing has again shifted, with expectations of a 4Q recovery, but 2022 consensus expectations look slightly optimistic. We prefer to remain on the sidelines.
Hong Kong CEO & Director Dealings – 10th August 2022
- The data in this insight is collated from the “shareholding disclosure” link on the HKEx website.
- Often there is a corresponding HKEx announcement on the increase – or decrease – in the shareholding by directors. However, such disclosures are by no means an absolute.
- These insights also flag those companies where shares have been pledged, both recently and ongoing.
Zoomlion – Tear Sheet – Lucror Analytics
We view Zoomlion as “High Risk” on the LARA scale, mainly due to its moderate financial profile. The company has concentrated exposure to China’s construction machinery segment, which is in turn reliant on infrastructure and construction spending in the country. Furthermore, a downturn in the property sector has had an indirect impact on Zoomlion. Globally, the industry is dominated by a few MNCs.
Zoomlion has a strong domestic market position, and is the world’s seventh-largest heavy machinery manufacturer. The company enjoys a close affiliation with the Chinese government, with its largest shareholder being a SOE. This improves Zoomlion’s access to refinancing capital. We expect the construction machinery industry to benefit from rising replacement demand and infrastructure development.
Our Credit Bias on Zoomlion is “Stable”, reflecting the company’s stable revenue. That said, we remain cautious about the likelihood of overdue risks resulting from the tough economic conditions. Additionally, capex has increased significantly and is expected to remain high, given the need to construct relocated plants and upgrade the company’s products. Overall investor sentiment is supported by Zoomlion’s operating track record and its largest shareholder, Hunan Xing Xiang Investment (a SOE). This may facilitate continued access to domestic debt markets.
Controversies are “Immaterial” and the ESG Impact on Credit is “Neutral”.
Morning Views Asia: Greenland Holdings Corp, Lenovo, Longfor Properties, Softbank Group, Times China
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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