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LENOVO GROUP(992)
Analysis¡G
For the six months ended 30 September, 2019, revenue growth of LENOVO Group (992) was modest at 3 percent, but pre-tax profit increased 69 percent year-on-year, mainly because its gross profit margin improved by 2.8 percentage points to 16.3%. The Group`s 3S (Smart IoT, Smart Verticals, and Smart Infrastructure) strategy was designed to accelerate its Intelligent Transformation. As part of this strategic investment, the software and services invoiced revenue grew at strong double-digit rate and contributed more than 6 percent of the Group`s overall revenue. The software and services business, carrying one of the highest margin profiles among all of the Group`s products, is considered a strong, long-term growth catalyst. (I do not hold the above stock)
Strategy¡G
Buy-in Price: $5.70, Target Price: $6.50, Cut Loss Price: $5.30


AAC TECH(2018)
Analysis¡G
AAC announced its results for the first three quarters of 2019. In the third quarter of 2019, the Group`s business structure continued to improve, and overall revenues improved significantly compared to the previous two quarters. Revenue in the third quarter reached RMB 5 billion, an increase of 31% from the previous quarter and an increase of 3% from the same period last year. Gross profit margin was 29.6% in the third quarter, up 4.6 percentage points quarter-on-quarter and down 7.5 percentage points year-on-year; net profit was RMB 700 million, net profit margin was 13.9%, up 5 percentage points quarter-on-quarter and down 6.1 percentage points year-on-year. Due to the continuous improvement in revenue in the second and third quarters of 2019, the negative impact of the first quarter was substantially offset. The Group`s total revenue for the first three quarters was RMB 12.58 billion, a slight decrease of 5% year-on-year. Gross profit margin was 28.4%, down 8.5 percentage points year-on-year; net profit was RMB 1.47 billion, down 47% year-on-year. The Group`s financial condition remained stable, with operating cash inflows of RMB 2.7 billion in the first nine months of 2019. After deducting the main capital expenditure of RMB 2 billion, as of September 30, 2019, the Group`s book cash was RMB 2.9 billion and the net gearing ratio remained at a healthy level of 10.5%.
Strategy¡G
Buy-in Price: $51.00, Target Price: $57.50, Cut Loss Price: $45.80


Topcon Corp (7732)
Established in 1932. In addition to the Smart Infrastructure Business for surveying, construction and 3D measurement, company also has the Positioning Business for ICT automated civil engineering and IT agriculture using GPS positioning technology and the Eye Care Business for ophthalmology and diagnostic screening.For 1Q (Apr-Jun) results of FY2020/3 announced on 31/7, net sales decreased by 2.0% to 32.747 billion yen compared to the same period the previous year, operating income decreased by 47.0% to 1.009 billion yen, and net income turned to a negative 375 million yen from a profit of 492 million yen compared to the same period the previous year. Net income was in the red due to a decrease in operating income as a result of an increase in R&D expenses and an extraordinary loss resulting from the sale of shares in a subsidiary.For its full year plan, net sales is expected to increase by 3.6% to 154.0 billion yen compared to the previous year, operating income to increase by 6.6% to 14.5 billion yen, and current income to increase by 22.2% to 8.0 billion yen. In the Positioning Business, full-scale sales of automatic excavator systems in construction ICT has begun. In the Smart Infrastructure Business, the number of ¡§i-Construction¡¨ implementations has been increasing as a result of public works at both the national and prefectural levels. Let's pay attention to the Eye Care Business, where sales to China are growing together with upfront investment.Target Price : 1,560 yenBuy Price : 1,410 yenCut-Loss : 1,330 yen



Tianqi Lithium (002466.CH) - Darkness before Dawn

Investment summary

Results in the First Three Quarters Fell Sharply

In the third quarter of 2019, Tianqi Lithium reported a revenue of RMB1.2 billion, down by 18.3% yoy. The net loss attributable to shareholders was RMB53.92 million. The net loss excluding non-recurring items was RMB93.09 million. In the first three quarters, Tianqi Lithium accumulatively reported a revenue of RMB3,797 million, down by 20.2% yoy. The net profit attributable to the parent company was RMB139 million, down by 91.7% yoy; the net profit attributable to parent company excluding non-recurring items was RMB15.5 million, down by 99% yoy. Meanwhile, the Company released its result guideline in 2019. The annual net profit attributable to shareholders ranged from RMB80 million to RMB120 million, down by 96%-94.6% yoy. This means that Tianqi Lithium will record a net loss of RMB19-59 million in the fourth quarter.

The Company's Financial Statements Were Hit by the Decline in Lithium Prices and the Financial Expenses Incurred by Asset Acquisition

The market price of the Company's main products, battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide, has been going down all the way since 2018. In the third quarter of this year, their average price was approximately RMB66,000 and RMB75,000 per ton, a significant decrease of 33-44% compared with the average price of RMB97,000 and RMB135,000 in the same period last year. Dragged by this, the gross margin of the Company's products has dropped from a record high of 73.7% in the first quarter of 2018. The gross margin of the Company in the first three quarters of this year was 61%, 61% and 53%, respectively, down by 12.6 ppts, 10.3 ppts and 11.5 ppts yoy.

The Company invested USD4.07 billion in the acquisition of SQM's equity, which generated USD3.5 billion in debt. Long-term borrowings rose from RMB1.88 billion in the same period last year to RMB28.2 billion. The net liability ratio reached 266%. The financial expenses for the first three quarters were as high as RMB510 million, RMB500 million and RMB640 million. The financial expenses for the single quarter were higher than the RMB470 million for the whole year of 2018. The main reason for the Company's result setback is the surge in financial expenses incurred by asset acquisition.

In addition, the result of SQM after the acquisition did not meet expectations, which reduced the Company's return on investment quarter by quarter. The return on investment in the first three quarters was RMB139 million, RMB94 million and RMB77 million, respectively.

Stock Placement Was Approved, which may Reduce Financial Pressure

The Company's stock placement has been approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission. The shares will be placed to all shareholders in proportion of 3 shares for every 10 shares. The Company plans to raise no more than RMB7 billion, which is intended to be used to repay the annexation loan for the purchase of SQM equity. In addition, the Company plans to use multiple financing modes including short-term and medium-term bills, USD bonds and convertible bonds to buffer the pressure from repayment of principal and interest of the annexation loan and reduce financial expenses. If the fundraising is successful, the Company's financial pressure will be effectively buffered.

Benefited from the recovery of the supply and demand structure, Lithium prices are expected to bottom out

Currently, the price of lithium carbonate is below RMB60,000 per ton, which is lower than the cost line of many companies. The industry is on the eve of high-cost capacity clearing. On the demand side, the power battery will usher in the peak season in the short term. In the medium and long term, the new European emission standards and the electric vehicle subsidy policy will support the demand for raw material lithium. In general, the future decline of lithium prices is limited, and the upward elasticity will gradually emerge.

As a leading enterprise with high-quality resources, Tianqi Lithium is expected to continue to benefit from the volume and price recovery brought by the acceleration of global electrification by virtue of the technological and scale advantages. The Company's Phase I of lithium hydroxide project of 24,000 tons in Kwinana is expected to enter the continuous production and capacity improvement by the end of the year; the Phase II expansion of Talison has been commissioned. The operation was initiated in an all-round way.

Valuation and Investment thesis

Tianqi Lithium not only holds shares of companies with the world's largest scale and best lithium ore resources in production, but also has the world's largest processing capacity on extracting lithium from ores, which make Tianqi Lithium the best investment object in upstream sectors of domestic new energy vehicle industry chains. We expected diluted EPS/BVPS of the Company to RMB 0.08/0.64 and 9.73/10.67 of 2019/2020. And we accordingly gave the target price to 32, respectively 3.3/3.0x P/B for 2019/2020. "Accumulate" rating. (Closing price as at 7 November)

Risk

New business progress slower than expected

Lithium series Product price falling

Financials

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Recommendation on 11-11-2019
RecommendationAccumulate
Price on Recommendation Date$ 28.040
Suggested purchase priceN/A
Target Price$ 32.000
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(Research Analyst)
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zhangjing@phillip.com.cn

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