HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Osbert Tang is an equity analyst with over 20 years of experience with focuses on China transport, infrastructure, industrials and utilities sectors. He has been based in Shanghai since 2003, accumulated nearly 20 years of on-ground knowledge on the Chinese economy and financial markets, and has a wealth of contacts with China corporates and government entities. 

Osbert has received votes from top-tier institutional investors and has been a highly-ranked transport and infrastructure analyst in the Asiamoney, Institutional Investors and Greenwich surveys. In addition to his extensive experience with international investment banks including RBS, ABN AMRO (both served as Shanghai Chief Representative), Paribas Asia Equity, Maybank Kim Eng and DBS Securities, he has been a senior analyst with Moody’s Investors Service with focus on ratings of China infrastructure and related LGFV issuers. He has also worked in the area of strategic development at Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited. 

Osbert holds a BBA from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and a MSSc in Applied Psychology from the City University of Hong Kong. He was accredited with the CFA charter in 1997, and is a member of both British Psychological Society and Hong Kong Psychological Society.

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<li>While historically many new inclusions to the HSI have performed disappointingly after their addition, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/byd-electronic-international-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1927:1" rel="noopener">BYD Electronic (285 HK)</a> looks unlikely to follow such a pattern.  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/boyd-gaming-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18556:1" rel="noopener"></a>
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<li>Its share price has underperformed YTD, absolute PER valuations are not stretched and forward P/B multiple is only at the historical average level. These provide a good buffer.</li>
<li>Its industry and business are not at structural and cyclical peaks, with further growth prospects from AI-enhanced products and solutions. A 33% surge in 1Q24 earnings also adds comfort.</li>
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While historically many new inclusions to the HSI have performed disappointingly after their addition, BYD Electronic (285 HK) looks unlikely to follow such a pattern.  

Its share price has underperformed YTD, absolute PER valuations are not stretched and forward P/B multiple is only at the historical average level. These provide a good buffer.
Its industry and business are not at structural and cyclical peaks, with further growth prospects from AI-enhanced products and solutions. A 33% surge in 1Q24 earnings also adds comfort.


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BYD Electronic (285 HK): Will HSI Inclusion Be a Kiss of Death?