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- Colin Lee
- Ejann Hiew
IT Hardware: AI Infrastructure – Domestic Substitution At Full Speed D...
With the sales of NVIDIA H200 to China, Chinese AI developers will receive a major boost in compute resources, and China’s AI development will further accelerate in 2026. That said, domestic AI chips shipments will receive minimal impact, with foreign chips acting as a “demand gap filler” while the strengthening of local supply chain remains the highest priority. We maintain our positive view on the domestic AI supply chain with preferences for WFE makers like NAURA. Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
- Adrian Loh Tzum Yung
- Chong Lee Len
- Colin Lee
- Desmond Chong Chee Wai
- Ejann Hiew
- Johnny Yum
- Johnny Yum Chung Man
- Malaysia Research Team
- Singapore Research Team
- Suryaputra Wijaksana
- Thanawat Thangchadakorn
- Vincent Khoo Boo Aik
Regional Morning Meeting Notes: Monday, January 05, 2026
Greater China Sector Update | IT Hardware We see an acceleration in China’s AI development progress in 2026, with NVIDIA successfully obtaining the US government’s approval on H200 sales to China, which will provide a major boost to the Chinese the AI application users. We also believe that the shipment volume of domestic AI chips will receive minimal impact, with foreign chips acting as a “demand gap filler” while the establishment of a capable local supply chain remains the highest priorit...
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- Colin Lee
- Ejann Hiew
- Johnny Yum Chung Man
ZTE Corporation (763 HK): 3Q25: Sharp Deterioration In Product Mix Due...
ZTE’s 3Q25 results are significantly below expectations, with revenue declining 24.9% qoq to Rmb30b, which is well below our/market estimates of Rmb33b-34b. We believe the significant 14.5ppt yoy and 5.0ppt qoq decline in gross margin was due to a weaker-than-expected carrier network business which has much higher margins (>50%) than its other businesses. Due to the decline in gross margins, reported net profit plunged 87.8% yoy and 89.8% qoq to Rmb264m, a significant miss vs consensus estimates...
- Audrey Celia
- Bella Lu Yifei
- Benjaphol Suthwanish
- Colin Lee
- Ejann Hiew
- Johnny Yum Chung Man
- Jonathan Koh
- Julia Pan Mengyao
- Ken Lee
- Kenny Yong Hui Lim
- Kong Ho Meng
- Ming San Soong
- Posmarito Pakpahan
- Shirley Wang Xueyi
- Stella Guo Yuting
- Tanapon Cholkadidamrongkul
- Thanawat Thangchadakorn
- Willinoy Sitorus
Regional Morning Meeting Notes: Thursday, October 30, 2025
Greater China Company Results | Foxconn Industrial Internet (601138 CH/BUY/Rmb80.80/Target: Rmb89.50) FII registered a stellar quarter, with net profit beating our and consensus estimates on stronger-than-expected margins. Top-line lagged our expectations, likely due to differences in product mix, and also the reason behind margins remaining elevated despite the product ramp-up of the lower-margin GB200 NVL72 racks. With the recent checks continuing to point towards a much stronger-than-expected...
N1U NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC. SPONSORED ADR
BBL BANGKOK BANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
600519 KWEICHOW MOUTAI CO. LTD. CLASS A
SCC SIAM CEMENT PUBLIC CO. LTD.
MINT MINOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC CO. LTD.
002472 ZHEJIANG SHUANGHUAN DRIVELINE (A)
5243 VELESTO ENERGY
2318 PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA LTD. CLASS H
0763 ZTE CORPORATION CLASS H
1772 GANFENG LITHIUM CO. LTD. CLASS H
601138 FOXCONN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET CO. LTD. CLASS A
HMN ASCOTT RESIDENCE TRUST
BMRI BANK MANDIRI
600699 JOYSON ELECTRONICS CORP
- Bella Lu Yifei
- Carol Dou Xiao Qin
- Colin Lee
- Greater China Research Team
- Johnny Yum Chung Man
- Julia Pan Mengyao
- Ken Lee
- Kenny Yong Hui Lim
- Ming San Soong
- Shirley Wang Xueyi
- Stella Guo Yuting
- Sunny Chen
Greater China Daily: Thursday, October 30, 2025
Top Stories Company Results | Foxconn Industrial Internet (601138 CH/BUY/Rmb80.80/Target: Rmb89.50) FII registered a stellar quarter, with net profit beating our and consensus estimates on stronger-than-expected margins. Top-line lagged our expectations, likely due to differences in product mix, and also the reason behind margins remaining elevated despite the product ramp-up of the lower-margin GB200 NVL72 racks. With the recent checks continuing to point towards a much stronger-than-expected ...
300015 AIER EYE HOSPITAL GROUP CO. LTD. CLASS A
002472 ZHEJIANG SHUANGHUAN DRIVELINE (A)
000333 MIDEA GROUP CO. LTD. CLASS A
2318 PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA LTD. CLASS H
0763 ZTE CORPORATION CLASS H
1772 GANFENG LITHIUM CO. LTD. CLASS H
601138 FOXCONN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET CO. LTD. CLASS A
600699 NINGBO JOYSON ELECTRONIC CORP
JOYSON ELECTRONICS CORP
- Colin Lee
- Ejann Hiew
- Johnny Yum Chung Man
China IT Hardware: AI Development Is Further Accelerating And Benefitt...
AI infrastructure investments continue to surge, with consensus forecasts for top China/US hyperscalers growing over 10% and 20% qoq respectively. This should fuel AI server demand growth of 60% yoy by 2026. Consumer electronics remain strong, with iPhone 17 lead times far exceeding that of iPhone 16 and Android flagships set for further spec upgrades, which will support multi-year shipment growth. China’s automation and robotics markets are also recovering faster than expected, with humanoid ro...
00992 LENOVO GROUP LIMITED
002371 NAURA TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD CLASS A
ASM PACIFIC TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
SXC SUNNY OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY (GROUP) CO. LTD.
00285 BYD ELECTRONIC (INTERNATIONAL) CO. LTD.
A2XN AAC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC.
300124 SHENZHEN INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD CLASS A
002472 ZHEJIANG SHUANGHUAN DRIVELINE (A)
01478 Q TECHNOLOGY (GROUP) CO. LTD.
01810 XIAOMI CORP. CLASS B
0763 ZTE CORPORATION CLASS H
2747 ESTUN AUTOMATION
601138 FOXCONN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET CO. LTD. CLASS A
8637 HK METASURFACE TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS LTD (8637 HK)
- Colin Lee
- Ejann Hiew
- Johnny Yum Chung Man
ZTE Corporation (763 HK): 2Q25 -- Progress of AI infrasctructure busin...
2Q25 results registered a beat in the top-line, but a poorer product mix impacted blended margins, causing a slight miss in net profit. Nevertheless, the robust growth in ZTE’s AI infrastructure-related unit beat our and market expectations, indicating a faster transformation in its business model to an AI infrastructure/ localisation play. We are turning more constructive on ZTE’s growth/revaluation story, but maintain HOLD for now after the rally in the past month; raise target price to HK$40....
- Colin Lee
- Johnny Yum Chung Man
ZTE Corporation (763 HK): 1Q25: Solid revenue growth offset by mix det...
ZTE’s 1Q25 revenue beat the street’s expectations, with revenue growing 7.8% yoy. However, as the revenue growth was driven by the low-margin AI server business, product mix and hence margins deteriorated significantly, and net profit ended up largely in line. We expect contribution from the AI server business to remain elevated in the next few quarters, which will likely result in gross margin pressure in the near term. Maintain HOLD; trim target price to HK$24.30.
- Bella Lu Yifei
- Carol Dou Xiao Qin
- Colin Lee
- Greater China Research Team
- Johnny Yum Chung Man
- Julia Pan Mengyao
- Ken Lee
- Ming San Soong
- Sunny Chen
Greater China Daily: Thursday, April 24, 2025
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Results Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology (002709 CH/BUY/Rmb17.19/Target: Rmb39.60) Tinci’s 1Q25 net profit came in above estimates at Rmb150m (+30.8% yoy/+2.7% qoq), due to higher-than-expected sales volume and ASP. Going forward, Tinci will sustain earnings growth through cost control measures, product upgrading and global capacity expansion. We raise our 2025-26 net profit forecasts by 119%/150% to Rmb887m/ Rmb967m respectively, and introduce our 2027 net profit forecast o...
- Benjaphol Suthwanish
- Benyamin Mikael
- Carol Dou Xiao Qin
- Chong Lee Len
- Colin Lee
- Jo Yee Ng
- Johnny Yum Chung Man
- Jonathan Koh
- Julia Pan Mengyao
- Kampon Akaravarinchai
- Ken Lee
- Ming San Soong
- Sunny Chen
- Tanaporn Visaruthaphong
Regional Morning Meeting Notes: Thursday, April 24, 2025
GREATER CHINA Results Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology (002709 CH/BUY/Rmb17.19/Target: Rmb39.60) 1Q25: Earnings beat on revenue; raise target price from Rmb18.00 to Rmb39.60. Upgrade to BUY. New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU US/BUY/US$43.38/Target: US$60.00) 3QFY25: Earnings miss; subdued top-line but solid margin outlook in 4QFY25. Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company (1833 HK/BUY/HK$7.15/Target:HK$11.00) 1Q25: Results beat; maintains double-digit revenue growth target for...
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0763 ZTE CORPORATION CLASS H
1833 PING AN HEALTHCARE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
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- Colin Lee
- Johnny Yum Chung Man
China IT Hardware: AI devices and AI robots to remain as key investmen...
The IT hardware sector registered corrections in share price in the past two weeks as market realised that contribution from the exciting GenAI-driven applications are unlikely to be meaningful in 2025. Nevertheless, the potential cost savings and efficiency boost facilitated by AI are clear and we expect investments into applications development to remain high. Maintain OVERWEIGHT and expect downstream AI applications to remain a key investment focus through 2025.
00992 LENOVO GROUP LIMITED
ASM PACIFIC TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
SXC SUNNY OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY (GROUP) CO. LTD.
00285 BYD ELECTRONIC (INTERNATIONAL) CO. LTD.
A2XN AAC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC.
300124 SHENZHEN INOVANCE TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD CLASS A
002472 ZHEJIANG SHUANGHUAN DRIVELINE (A)
01478 Q TECHNOLOGY (GROUP) CO. LTD.
01810 XIAOMI CORP. CLASS B
0763 ZTE CORPORATION CLASS H
2747 ESTUN AUTOMATION
601138 FOXCONN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET CO. LTD. CLASS A
- Colin Lee
- Johnny Yum Chung Man
ZTE Corporation (763 HK): 4Q24: Results miss; cost control remains the...
ZTE’s 4Q24 results were again below our and market expectations, with revenue declining 10.3% yoy and earnings plunging 65.1% yoy. While the growth for overseas and G&C businesses remain robust, margins have taken a hit, especially for the G&C business, primarily due to a continued shift in product mix. Moving forward, we expect domestic telco capex to remain weak, while ZTE’s opex is likely to remain resilient. Maintain HOLD but raise target price to HK$26.50.
- Adrian Loh Tzum Yung
- Benjaphol Suthwanish
- Chong Lee Len
- Claire Wang Kelai
- Colin Lee
- Damon Shen
- Ejann Hiew
- Heidi Mo Jinghui
- Jieqi Liu
- John Cheong Ming Chern
- Johnny Yum
- Johnny Yum Chung Man
- Kampon Akaravarinchai
- Kasemsun Koonnara
- Keith Wee Teck Keong
- Lester Siew
- Llelleythan Tan Tan
- Philip Wong
- Roy Chen Chengzhi
- Shirley Wang Xueyi
- Stella Guo Yuting
- Tanaporn Visaruthaphong
- Tham Mun Hon
- Ziv Ang Sze Champ
Regional Morning Notes - Monday, March 03, 2025
GREATER CHINA Economics PMI: Uptick in February. Sector Macau Gaming: Feb 25 GGR beat thanks to tail-end effect post CNY; switch top pick to Galaxy. Results New World Development (17 HK/HOLD/HK$4.82/Target: HK$4.45): 1HFY25: Net loss in line with profit warning and primarily caused by inventory impairment; refinancing progress to be the key. Xinyi Solar Holdings (968 HK/HOLD/HK$3.29/Target: HK$3.60): 2024: Below expectations; industry coordination and production discipline crucial to restore mar...
1023 CIMB GROUP HOLDINGS BHD
0968 XINYI SOLAR HOLDINGS LTD.
PLANB PLAN B MEDIA
AWX AEM HOLDINGS
C52 COMFORTDELGRO CORPORATION LIMITED
5347 TENAGA NASIONAL BHD
PTTGC PTT GLOBAL CHEMICAL PUBLIC COMPANY LTD
CPN CENTRAL PATTANA PUBLIC CO. LTD.
BCH BANGKOK CHAIN HOSPITAL PCL
KLK KUALA LUMPUR KEPONG BHD
0763 ZTE CORPORATION CLASS H
FRKN FRENCKEN GROUP LTD
00017 NEW WORLD DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.
9CI CAPITALAND INVESTMENT LTD
FFB FARM FRESH BHD
- Claire Wang Kelai
- Colin Lee
- Damon Shen
- Ejann Hiew
- Greater China Research Team
- Jieqi Liu
- Johnny Yum Chung Man
- Roy Chen Chengzhi
- Shirley Wang Xueyi
- Stella Guo Yuting
- Tham Mun Hon
- Ziv Ang Sze Champ
Greater China Daily: Monday, March 3, 2025
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Economics PMI Manufacturing PMI rebounded to expansionary territory at 50.2 (+1.1pt mom) while non-manufacturing PMI stabilised at 50.4 (+0.2pt mom). Construction activity improved to 52.7 (+3.4pt mom), offsetting weakness in services at 50.0 (-0.3pt mom). Large enterprises led the recovery at 52.5 (+2.6pt mom), while small and medium-sized firms continued to struggle as the former are usually the first to benefit from government-led economic projects. Sector Macau Gaming Maca...
- Colin Lee
- Johnny Yum Chung Man
ZTE Corporation (763 HK): 3Q24: Results miss, expect stringent cost co...
Dragged by a sluggish domestic carrier network business, ZTE’s 3Q24 results were below our/market expectations, with revenue registering a surprising 3.9% yoy fall despite a low base. On the bright side, the growth of overseas and G&C businesses remained solid, while margins and opex remained resilient. Going forward, we expect domestic telco spending to remain weak through 2025, and as such cost controls will likely provide key support to earnings growth through 2025. Downgrade to HOLD with a t...
- Colin Lee
- Greater China Research Team
- Johnny Yum Chung Man
- Kenny Yong Hui Lim
- Shirley Wang Xueyi
- Stella Guo Yuting
- Ziv Ang Sze Champ
Greater China Daily: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Results Ping An Insurance Group (2318 HK/BUY/HK$49.05/Target: HK$69.00) Ping An delivered robust 3Q24 results with OPAT rising 22% yoy, driven by a strong performance in the life and P&C segments. The asset management business turned red due to impairment but reversal is possible if China’s economy improves further. NBV grew 1.1x in 3Q24, mainly supported by strong life premium growth and margin expansion. Although share price rose 30% mom, the strong earnings turnaround could...
- Colin Lee
- Heidi Mo Jinghui
- John Cheong Ming Chern
- Johnny Yum Chung Man
- Kenny Yong Hui Lim
- Kong Ho Meng
- Paula Ruth
- Philip Wong
- Shirley Wang Xueyi
- Stella Guo Yuting
- Thanawat Thangchadakorn
- Ziv Ang Sze Champ
Regional Morning Meeting Notes: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
GREATER CHINA Results Ping An Insurance Group (2318 HK/BUY/HK$49.05/Target: HK$69.00) 3Q24: Bountiful harvest after prolonged dry spell. ZTE Corporation (763 HK/HOLD/HK$21.05/Target: HK$19.00) 3Q24: Results miss, expect stringent cost controls before next capex cycle. Downgrade to HOLD. Zijin Mining (2899 HK/BUY/HK$17.40/Target: HK$21.90) 3Q24: In line; mining entities’ gross margin down 1.2ppt qoq on lower copper ASP. Update Jiumaojiu In...
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2899 ZIJIN MINING GROUP CO. LTD. CLASS H
WPRTS WESTPORTS HOLDINGS BHD
0763 ZTE CORPORATION CLASS H
TXG 10X GENOMICS INC CLASS A
CVL CIVMEC
09922 JIUMAOJIU INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD.
SCB SCB X PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
0303 ALPHA IVF GROUP
- Johnny Yum Chung Man
China IT Hardware: Maintain preference for the more defensive AI-devic...
1H24 results are mixed. AI infrastructure-related businesses remain robust, with solid guidance for 2H24-25, but the market’s high expectations, mounting geopolitical tensions and a lack of long-term visibility have capped upside in the near term. As such, we continue to prefer AI-device names as we expect more meaningful developments in the edge-AI ecosystem throughout 2H24 thanks to new hardware and OS launches. Maintain OVERWEIGHT. Top picks: Xiaomi and Lenovo.
ASM PACIFIC TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
SXC SUNNY OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY (GROUP) CO. LTD.
00285 BYD ELECTRONIC (INTERNATIONAL) CO. LTD.
A2XN AAC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC.
01478 Q TECHNOLOGY (GROUP) CO. LTD.
01810 XIAOMI CORP. CLASS B
0763 ZTE CORPORATION CLASS H
601138 FOXCONN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET CO. LTD. CLASS A
- Anas Fitri Bin Ahmad
- Heidi Mo Jinghui
- John Cheong Ming Chern
- Johnny Yum Chung Man
- Kasemsun Koonnara
- Keith Wee Teck Keong
- Malaysia Research Team
- Posmarito Pakpahan
- Tham Mun Hon
Regional Morning Meeting Notes: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
GREATER CHINA Economics Trade Exports rebounded in August but outlook remains challenging. Sector IT Hardware Maintain preference for the more defensive AI-device plays as uncertainty remains high. Maintain OVERWEIGHT. INDONESIA Update Bank Mandiri (BMRI IJ/HOLD/Rp7,250/Target: Rp7,760) 7M24: Strong ...
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ORI ORIGIN PROPERTY
00992 LENOVO GROUP LIMITED
ASM PACIFIC TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
1023 CIMB GROUP HOLDINGS BHD
544 CSE GLOBAL LTD.
QH QUALITY HOUSES
1295 PUBLIC BANK BHD
SXC SUNNY OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY (GROUP) CO. LTD.
00285 BYD ELECTRONIC (INTERNATIONAL) CO. LTD.
A2XN AAC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC.
SPALI SUPALAI PCL
1155 MALAYAN BANKING BHD.
BMRI PT BANK MANDIRI (PERSERO) TBK
AP AP THAILAND
01478 Q TECHNOLOGY (GROUP) CO. LTD.
01810 XIAOMI CORP. CLASS B
RHBBANK RHB BANK BHD
SOP SARAWAK OIL PALMS BERHAD
HLFG HONG LEONG FINANCIAL GROUP
KIML KIM LOONG RESOURCES BHD
LPN LPN DEVELOPMENT PCL
IOI IOI CORP BHD
KLK KUALA LUMPUR KEPONG BHD
AMM AMMB HOLDINGS BHD
ABMB ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BHD
HLBANK HONG LEONG BANK BHD
0763 ZTE CORPORATION CLASS H
GENP GENTING PLANTATIONS BHD
ABANK AFFIN BANK BHD
PSH PRUKSA HOLDING PCL
HAPL HAP SENG PLANTATIONS HOLDINGS BHD
601138 FOXCONN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET CO. LTD. CLASS A
123F 123FAHRSCHULE SE
BCOW 1895 BANCORP OF WISCONSIN INC
BIMB BANK ISLAM MALAYSIA BHD
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SDG SD GUTHRIE BHD
- Johnny Yum Chung Man
ZTE Corporation (763 HK): 2Q24: Product mix deterioration offset by co...
ZTE’s 2Q24 results were mixed, with revenue and gross margins missing expectations due to a worse-than-expected carrier network business. This was, however, offset by better-than-expected operating expenses and higher non-core income. Going forward, we expect the decline in domestic telco capex to continue weighing down on revenue growth, but the recovery in corporate spending in China may partially offset the sluggish telco business. Maintain BUY. Cut target price to HK$19.00.
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