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CMB International

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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

Adobe Systems Incorporated develops, markets, and supports computer software products and technologies.  The Company's products allow users to express and use information across all print and electronic media.  Adobe offers a line of application software products, type products, and content for creating, distributing, and managing information.

<ul><li>Adobe is a leading creativity and document SaaS platform, with &gt;80%/&gt;20% share of the global graphic processing/document processing software market, based on Statista data.</li><li>As of Feb 2024, there were c.3tn Adobe-generated PDFs in the world and over 1.5bn monthly visits to Adobe’s webs and apps.</li><li>The company provides both individuals and enterprises with Creative/Document/Experience Cloud services, which unleash their creativity, accelerate document productivity, and improve digital experience. </li></ul>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.

Adobe is a leading creativity and document SaaS platform, with &gt;80%/&gt;20% share of the global graphic processing/document processing software market, based on Statista data.As of Feb 2024, there were c.3tn Adobe-generated PDFs in the world and over 1.5bn monthly visits to Adobe’s webs and apps.The company provides both individuals and enterprises with Creative/Document/Experience Cloud services, which unleash their creativity, accelerate document productivity, and improve digital experience. 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.

Adobe (ADBE US) - Entering Generative AI Era

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Year to date, the internet sector has pulled back after rapid rallies buoyed by improved sentiment and short-term fund inflows, in line with our previous expectation.</li><li>From a full-year perspective, given the rate cut cycle has not yet started and liquidity remains tight, we suggest focusing on: 1) companies capable of boosting shareholder returns or maintaining decent returns, supported by solid fundamentals (strong competitive advantages, steady growth in core business, and stable profitability) and committed to enhancing shareholder returns (also depends on management's willingness), such as Alibaba, Tencent, and NetEase;</li><li>2) companies whose new businesses have significant market potential and are poised to bring considerable capital gains in the long run, particularly from overseas expansion and AI-related initiatives, such as Pinduoduo, Tencent, Alibaba, and Trip.com</li></ul>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.

Year to date, the internet sector has pulled back after rapid rallies buoyed by improved sentiment and short-term fund inflows, in line with our previous expectation.From a full-year perspective, given the rate cut cycle has not yet started and liquidity remains tight, we suggest focusing on: 1) companies capable of boosting shareholder returns or maintaining decent returns, supported by solid fundamentals (strong competitive advantages, steady growth in core business, and stable profitability) and committed to enhancing shareholder returns (also depends on management's willingness), such as Alibaba, Tencent, and NetEase;2) companies whose new businesses have significant market potential and are poised to bring considerable capital gains in the long run, particularly from overseas expansion and AI-related initiatives, such as Pinduoduo, Tencent, Alibaba, and Trip.comContent 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.

Internet - 1Q24 recap & our three stock-picking ideas

BYD Electronic International Co., Ltd. researches, develops, manufactures handset components such as handset casings and handset keypads and modules for handset manufacturers.  The Company also provides assembly services comprising assembly service and PCB assembly service to global handset manufacturers.

<ul><li>We hosted BYDE at CMBI Technology Corporate Day on 28 Jun. Mgmt. reiterated their positive outlook in 2024: 1) Apple/Android: iPad share gains, AI iPhone upgrade cycle and high-end Android growth;</li><li>2) NEV: smart cockpits, heat-pump system, high-end ADAS system and active suspension products to drive 40%+ sales growth in FY24E;</li><li>3) Nvidia AI server/robotics: AI servers for Chinese CSPs and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for factories. </li></ul>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.

We hosted BYDE at CMBI Technology Corporate Day on 28 Jun. Mgmt. reiterated their positive outlook in 2024: 1) Apple/Android: iPad share gains, AI iPhone upgrade cycle and high-end Android growth;2) NEV: smart cockpits, heat-pump system, high-end ADAS system and active suspension products to drive 40%+ sales growth in FY24E;3) Nvidia AI server/robotics: AI servers for Chinese CSPs and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for factories. 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.

BYDE (285 HK) - CMBI Corp Day Takeaways: IPad/IPhone Cycle, NEV, AI Servers and Robotics

<ul><li>Chinese automakers including BYD, Great Wall, NIO, Xpeng, Li Auto, Xiaomi, Zeekr, Aion, Deepal, Leap, Neta and HIMA etc reported their Jun 2024 sales volumes on 1 Jul.</li><li>Total sales volume combined rose 42% YoY (ranging from - 22% to +739%) and 8% MoM (ranging from -13% to +51%).</li><li>The NEV trio slightly beat. Li Auto delivered about 48,000 units (+36% MoM) in Jun. The L6’s deliveries surpassed 20,000 units in Jun, in line with our prior forecast. </li></ul>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.

Chinese automakers including BYD, Great Wall, NIO, Xpeng, Li Auto, Xiaomi, Zeekr, Aion, Deepal, Leap, Neta and HIMA etc reported their Jun 2024 sales volumes on 1 Jul.Total sales volume combined rose 42% YoY (ranging from - 22% to +739%) and 8% MoM (ranging from -13% to +51%).The NEV trio slightly beat. Li Auto delivered about 48,000 units (+36% MoM) in Jun. The L6’s deliveries surpassed 20,000 units in Jun, in line with our prior forecast. 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.

Auto - Six NEV Brands Hit a Record-High in Jun

Geely Automobile Holdings Limited operates as a passenger vehicles manufacturing company. The Company provides passenger vehicles development, manufacturing, sales, and other services. Geely Automobile Holdings also exports passenger vehicles.

<ul><li>Maintain BUY. We are of the view that 1Q24 earnings (net profit of RMB1.56bn) were slightly better than our prior forecast and therefore, we raise our FY24E net profit estimates by 5% to RMB7bn.</li><li>We believe that Zeekr could be undervalued given its solid sales momentum and possible earnings improvement from 2H24E.</li><li>1Q24 earnings slightly beat. Geely reported its quarterly results for the first time in history.</li></ul>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.

Maintain BUY. We are of the view that 1Q24 earnings (net profit of RMB1.56bn) were slightly better than our prior forecast and therefore, we raise our FY24E net profit estimates by 5% to RMB7bn.We believe that Zeekr could be undervalued given its solid sales momentum and possible earnings improvement from 2H24E.1Q24 earnings slightly beat. Geely reported its quarterly results for the first time in history.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.

Geely Automobile (175 HK) - Solid 1Q24 with Better 2H24 Earnings Ahead