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.

Cathay Pacific (293 HK): Multiple Positive Developments

Air China (753 HK): Steering Back to the Right Lane

Beijing Capital Intl Airport (694 HK): Preparing to Take Off

China Pair Trade Idea: Long Air China (753 HK), Short CSA (1055 HK)

Equity Bottom-Up

Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) / Equity Bottom-Up

Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) (694 HK)

Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA)

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<li>Long <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beijing-capital-international-airport-bcia" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10626:1" rel="noopener">Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) (694 HK)</a>, and short <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/air-china-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8239:1" rel="noopener">Air China Ltd (H) (753 HK)</a> strategy should bring in good sector-neutral returns over the next 12 months. </li>
<li>BCIA will return to profit next year, fuelling the rebound of its share price. Air China, however, may face uncertainties related to stronger USD and higher-than-expected US interest rates.</li>
<li>Higher duty-free sales for BCIA should propel earnings outlook. BCIA's P/B is well below the 5-year average, while Air China has already returned to the historical average level.</li>
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Long Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) (694 HK), and short Air China Ltd (H) (753 HK) strategy should bring in good sector-neutral returns over the next 12 months. 
BCIA will return to profit next year, fuelling the rebound of its share price. Air China, however, may face uncertainties related to stronger USD and higher-than-expected US interest rates.
Higher duty-free sales for BCIA should propel earnings outlook. BCIA's P/B is well below the 5-year average, while Air China has already returned to the historical average level.


Shanghai International Airport (600009 CH)

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (600004 CH)

China Pair Trade: Long BCIA (694 HK), Short Air China (753 HK)