The growth in China’s PV insurance registrations accelerated to 33.9% yoy in 2-8 Dec 24, beating expectations on upbeat ICE-car sales. Tesla was the best-performing EV brand last week with regard to mom/wow sales growth due to price cuts, and it will probably launch a new compact sedan, facelifted Model Y and Cybertruck in China’s market in 2025. CATL is partnering Stellantis to build a battery plant in Spain. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT. Top BUYs: Geely, Fuyao, and Desay SV.
Ride the Trend Higher in MSCI ACWI and S&P 500 Our bullish outlook on global equities (MSCI ACWI) remains intact with ACWI-US and the S&P 500 firmly trending higher. Our recommendation since mid-October to use any pre-election pullback in the MSCI ACWI or the S&P 500 (the U.S. remains our only country overweight) as an opportunity to add exposure continues to pay off, and there is not much left to do except ride the trend higher. Additionally, we still see a high probability of significant upsi...
China’s PV insurance registrations grew by 16% yoy during 25 Nov-1 Dec 24. China’s PEV wholesale shipments grew 51% yoy in Nov 24. The buoyant sales growth was driven by trade-in subsidies. However, China EVs are moving down the price curve, and the favourable policies for EVs are being rolled back. China’s vehicle export growth slowed to 11% yoy in Oct 24, due to a slowdown in the overseas EV markets. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT. Top BUYs: Geely, Fuyao, and Desay SV.
GREATER CHINA Sector Automobile Weekly: PV sales up 16% yoy last week, beating estimates. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT. Top BUYs: Geely, Fuyao and Desay. INDONESIA Update Vale Indonesia (INCO IJ/HOLD/Rp3,640/Target: Rp3,800) Unlocking its true potential. MALAYSIA Sector Consumer Sector is trading at -1SD to it...
Three Directors at Geely Automobile Holdings bought 2,471,000 shares at between 14.456HKD and 14.480HKD. The significance rating of the trade was 79/100. Is that information sufficient for you to make an investment decision? This report gives details of those trades and adds context and analysis to them such that you can judge whether these trading decisions are ones worth following. Included in the report is a detailed share price chart which plots discretionary trades by all the company's di...
Expect increased market volatility in 1H25 as the US embarks on another round of trade rebalancing with China via higher tariffs. We expect China to roll out growth supportive policies on top of the de-risking measures that have been announced. Hence, we prefer a domestic orientation and policy beneficiaries for 1H25. Our MSCI China Index target is at 68pt, based on 7% EPS growth and 10.5x PE. The downside target is 51pt in the event of a full-fledged trade war. China is focusing on de-riskin...
The HSI and MSCI China both fell 4.4% mom in November, as investors took profit on the lack of new catalysts from the NPCSC meeting. Looking ahead, Sino-US tensions are expected to increase and Trump’s preference for hiking tariffs will be disruptive. We prefer domestic exposure and policy beneficiaries. We are adding Desay, Meituan, Mengniu, Tencent and Trip.com to our BUY list. We take profit on CATL and BYDE.
GREATER CHINA Strategy Alpha Picks: December Conviction Calls Add Desay, Meituan, Mengniu, Tencent, and Trip.com to our BUY list. Take profit from CATL. Update CR Mixc Lifestyle (1209 HK/BUY/HK$29.20/Target: HK$32.15) Takeaways from reverse roadshow in Shenzhen. China Resources Land (1109 HK/BUY/HK$23.25/Target:HK$32.40) Takeaways from reverse roadshow in Shenzhen. Small/Mid Cap Highlights Regina Miracle (2199 HK/Not Rated/HK$2....
BYD’s suppliers are pushing back against the company’s request for a 10% price cut in 2025. Mexico is planning to remove Chinese companies out of the supply chain, which may dampen Chinese auto part companies. Nexteer would be hit the most, and Fuyao Glass the least. The EU may cancel the additional tariffs on China-made EVs. China’s PV insurance registrations grew by 34% yoy during 18-24 Nov 24, beating expectations. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT. Top BUYs: Geely, Fuyao, and Desay SV.
China’s PV insurance registrations grew 29% yoy, 15% mom and 14% wow during 11-17 Nov 24. PEV market share dipped 2.6ppt wow to 51.5%. BYD's price cuts aim to boost sales but risk pressuring 4Q24 margins. The NDRC indicated support for ICE-cars, the first time in recent years. The Guangzhou Auto Show highlighted record-breaking figures and new trends in technology, models and pricing. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT. Top BUYs: Geely, Fuyao, and Desay SV.
GREATER CHINA Sector Automobile Weekly: PV sales up wow; NDRC indicates support for ICE-cars. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT. Top BUYs: Geely, Fuyao Glass and Desay SV. IT Hardware Blackwell production ramp accelerating; brace for another year of robust growth. Maintain OVERWEIGHT. Results Baidu Inc (9888 HK/HOLD/HK$83.85/Target: HK$90.00) ...
Geely’s 3Q24 core net profit came in above estimates at Rmb2,267m (+81% yoy/+29% qoq) on upbeat revenue and margins. Looking ahead, Geely’s earnings will be continuously driven by its strong product pipeline, burgeoning export growth and margin recovery along with improving economies of scale. We lift 2024-26 net profit forecasts by 18%/8%/8% to Rmb9,173m/Rmb101,666m/Rmb13,032m respectively. Maintain BUY. Raise target price from HK$21.50 to HK$23.00.
China’s PV insurance registrations grew 27% yoy but fell 17% mom and 11% wow during 4-10 Nov 24. Major carmakers saw a dip in insurance registrations in China last week. PEVs’ market share rose 1.8ppt wow to 54.1%. We conducted a detailed assessment of the impact of US tariffs on the companies under our coverage, as shown in the last page. We believe auto part manufacturers are more vulnerable than OEMs. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT. Top BUYs: Geely, CATL, Fuyao, and Desay SV.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Sector Automobile China’s PV insurance registrations grew 27% yoy but fell 17% mom and 11% wow during 4-10 Nov 24. Major carmakers saw a dip in insurance registrations in China last week. PEVs’ market share rose 1.8ppt wow to 54.1%. We conducted a detailed assessment of the impact of US tariffs on the companies under our coverage, as shown in the last page. We believe auto part manufacturers are more vulnerable than OEMs. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT. Top BUYs: Geely, CATL, Fuyao, and...
GREATER CHINA Sector Automobile: Weekly: PV sales dip wow while PEV market share increases. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT. Top BUYs: Geely, CATL, Fuyao Glass and Desay SV. Results Alibaba Health Information Technology (241 HK/BUY/HK$4.04/Target: HK$5.00): 1HFY25: Results in line; expect strong earnings growth momentum in FY25-26. Geely Auto (175 HK/BUY/HK$13.90/Target: HK$23.00): 3Q24: Core earnings up 81% yoy and 29% qoq, beating estimates. Maintain BUY. Raise target price from HK$21.50 to HK$23.00. J...
Trump's potential tariffs would dent the margins of Chinese auto part companies, as they have >20% revenue coming from the US market. Nexteer is the biggest victim and Fuyao Glass the biggest beneficiary. China’s PV insurance registrations grew 30% yoy/39% mom/6% wow during 28 Oct-3 Nov 24, in line with expectations. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT. Top BUYs: Geely, CATL, Fuyao Glass and Desay SV. We replace Tuopu and Minth with Fuyao Glass in our top BUY list.
GREATER CHINA Economics Trade Surprising beat on exports. Sector Automobile Weekly: Trump’s tariff to reshape China automobile supply chain. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT. Top BUYs: Geely, CATL, Fuyao Glass and Desay SV. Results Galaxy Entertainment Group (27 HK/BUY/HK$36.35/Target: HK$46.00) 3Q24: EBITDA decline due to higher reinvestmen...
The HSI and MSCI China dropped 3.9% and 5.9% mom respectively in October, as investors took profit pending further details on the expected fiscal package. We expect the fiscal stimulus to have been largely priced in and will take profit on most outperformers. Our focus will be on stocks with specific catalysts in the near term. We are adding Hansoh Pharma, Sands China, CSCEC and BYDE to our BUY list. We add Sinopharm to our SELL list.
GREATER CHINA Strategy Alpha Picks: November Conviction Calls Add Hansoh Pharma, Sands China, CSCEC and BYDE to our BUY list. Add Sinopharm to our SELL list. Sector Aviation – China Airlines: 3Q24 earnings a slight miss; expect losses in seasonally weak 4Q24. Maintain UNDERWEIGHT. Macau Gaming Oct 24 GGR up 7% yoy and...
China’s PV insurance registrations grew by 0.2% yoy but fell 2.7% mom and 38.8% wow during 30 Sep-6 Oct 24. Major car makers saw a dip in insurance registrations in China last week due to the National Day Holiday. PEV market share dipped by 4.3ppt wow to 45.4%. Tesla’s "We, Robot" event showcased its Robotaxi, Robovan and the new generation of humanoid robots. Chinese part suppliers will benefit from Tesla's new product launches. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT. Top BUYs: CATL, Desay SV and Geely.
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