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NIO Day 2021: Here's Everything You Need to KnowThe new vehicle targets Model 3. NIO held NIO Day 2021, its most important annual event, today in Shanghai's neighboring city of Suzhou to unveil the company's future plans and the highly anticipated new sedan, the ET5. The following is a live text update from CnEVPost based on content obtained at the event. William Li, founder, chairman and CEO of NIO, began by unveiling the company's plans for global expansion, saying NIO will enter Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark next year. The company has already entered Norway, NIO's first stop in overseas markets, and opened its first overseas NIO House in Oslo in October. NIO aims to serve users in more than 25 countries and regions worldwide by 2025, Li said. NIO plans to have more than 1,300 battery swap stations, more than 6,000 supercharging piles and more than 10,000 destination charging piles in China by the end of 2022. NIO has provided more than 5.5 million battery swap services to customers, an average of 20,000 services per day. NIO announced the launch of Clean Parks, an ecological co-building program, and will invest CNY 100 million over the next three years to support the use of electric vehicles and the construction of clean energy infrastructure in nature reserves around the world. NIO's flagship sedan, the ET7, which has over 20 new features and enhancements in production, will begin locking in orders on January 20, with deliveries starting on March 28. The company's new mid-size sedan, the NIO ET5, was officially announced, featuring NIO's supercar DNA and a concept designed for autonomous driving. The length, width and height of the NIO ET5 are 4,790, 1,960 and 1,499 mm respectively, with a wheelbase of 2,888 mm. The ET5 is NIO's first model with an all-glass roof and is available in up to nine body colors. It is equipped with the same LiDAR configuration as the NIO ET7, with the component placed on the roof. The ET5 comes standard with NIO's super sensing system Aquila, as well as the super computing platform ADAM and frameless electric suction doors. NIO's latest autonomous driving technology, NAD (NIO Autonomous Driving), will also be available on the ET5. The full functionality of NAD will be available in a monthly subscription model, ADaaS (AD as a Service), with a service fee of CNY 680 per month, which will be provided gradually upon completion of development and validation. The interior of ET5 is similar to that of NIO ET7, providing an instrument screen as well as a central control screen. The lighting effects inside the car can follow the rhythm of the sounds. The ET5 will be equipped with AR/VR technology, and NIO has developed exclusive AR glasses with Nreal, an AR manufacturer invested by NIO Capital, which can project a 6-meter vision distance. NIO has also developed NIO VR glasses, the world's first automotive-specific high-performance VR device, in collaboration with NOLO, a VR technology company invested by NIO Capital. The ET5 uses a dual-motor intelligent four-wheel drive system with a 0-100 km/h acceleration time of 4.3 seconds and a braking distance of 33.9 meters from 100 km/h to zero. The ET5 with a 75kWh standard range battery pack has a CLTC range of over 550km. The ET5 with the 100kWh long range battery pack has a range of over 700km. The ET5 with the 150kWh extra-long range battery pack has a range4 of over 1,000km. The ET5 with the 75kWh battery pack is priced at CNY 328,000 before subsidies and CNY 386,000 for the 100kWh battery pack version. Consumers who use NIO's battery rental service BaaS will see the pre-subsidy price of the ET5 with the 75kWh pack reduced by CNY 70,000 to CNY 258,000, with a monthly battery rental fee of CNY 980. Under BaaS, the pre-subsidy price of ET5 with 100 kWh battery pack will be reduced by CNY 128,000 to CNY 258,000, and the monthly battery rental fee will be CNY 1,480. The NIO ET5 is available for pre-order now and will open for delivery in September 2022. This article was first published by Phate Zhang on CnEVPost, a website focusing on new energy vehicle news from China.
NYSE:NIO
by EqualOcean
JD.com's Healthcare Unit Prepare for Next Battle Affected heavily by recent technological advancements, the sector may soon attract Chinese regulators' attention. Background 2021 turned out to become a positive year for China's healthcare industry, where the gigantic demand stems from the aging population, growing individual wealth, and – more importantly – the COVID-19 crisis' aftermath. The market has grown consistently; in 2020, the growth rate slumped to 7.2% due to the massive lockdowns, although it is expected to rise back to 17.6% in 2021 with a total market size of CNY 8.7 trillion. Despite this, the market remains relatively undeveloped – since 2016, the Chinese authorities have been working on creating a CNY 16 trillion healthcare ecosystem by 2030. Online healthcare is in the limelight The pandemic challenged people's sense of well-being and facilitated their desire and determination to become more active and engaged in managing their health, which also boosted the need for remote medical consultations and online medicine sales. According to Deloitte, the portion of consumers who have used virtual visits rose from 15% to 19% from 2019 to early 2020, then jumped to 28% in April 2020. In fact, consumers plan to continue using the – 80% of the Deloitte survey respondents are likely to keep using other online services even post COVID-19. Jessica Tan, co-CEO of Ping An Group, once said that around 20% to 25% of healthcare services in China could be moved to the online space. This will present new opportunities to the most competitive businesses in this field. Among these, JD Health (6618:HK) and Alibaba Health (0241:HK) are two tech giant-backed companies that have ridden this surging wave quite well. The latecomer, JD Health, is moving really fast – only four months' independent operation since May 2019 before it filed a public offering. In August 2020, JD Health ranked 35th on Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2020 with a valuation at CNY 50 billion, which crowned it as the world's youngest unicorn. Different from traditional platforms, JD Health has established various online and offline integrated businesses, including JD Pharmacy, JD Health Internet Hospital and Pharmacy Alliance. How does JD.com compare in healthcare endeavors? Financial performance In September 2021, JD Health released its interim financial report with relatively strong results. Its total revenue increased by over half (55.4%), from CNY 8.8 billion in H1 2020 to CNY 13.6 billion in H1 2021, which was primarily due to the increase in revenue from sales of pharmaceutical and healthcare products within the reporting period. In fact, this continuous upward trend also shows in its gross profit for the past four fiscal years, although the loss enlarged even further in 2020 when compared with the previous years. Another catalyst for the growth could be the increase in JD Health's number of Annual Active User (AAU) accounts. As of June 30, 2021, the AAUs in the past 12 months reached 109 million, representing a net addition of over 18.8 million as compared with that of 2020. The growing number also shows that the stickiness of users has been well improved as well as its brand awareness. In other words, JD Health's constant investment in marketing activities – its selling and marketing expenses almost doubled for two consecutive fiscal years – finally began to work. JD's supply chain infrastructure casts its core barrier Although JD Health is relatively inferior to its competitor in terms of annual active users – 109 million as of June 30, 2021 – JD Health's revenue is all the way higher than that of its closest competitor, Alibaba Health, more specifically, the revenue as nearly two times higher. One booster is its complete business structure. Integrating B2B/B2C/O2O businesses, JD Health can have more wings – for example, along with the retail pharmacy, JD Health also offers its own family doctor services, online hospital services as well as smart healthcare solutions. Through the integration of pharmaceutical retail businesses and online healthcare services, the medical products users also become target customers for other consumption healthcare units, and vice versa; a closed cycle hence is developed and can also be seen in its ever-growing operating income at a CAGR of 11%. JD Logistics is another catalyst supporting the healthcare unit's strong performance, being one of the leading supply chain players in the field of medicine now. Through JD Logistics, JD Health is able to connect with upstream, midstream and downstream enterprises: from industrial enterprises and healthcare institutions to offline pharmacies and dental clinics. This absolute advantage over comparable companies enables JD Health to further cut its fulfillment costs to around 10% of total revenue, which is related to warehousing, logistics and customer service expenditures incurred by the self-operated pharmaceutical business. Future in the mist The future won't be easy for both Alibaba Health and JD Health, as the competition is intensifying. Except for the 'peer pressure,' some inherent problems exist in the essence of most healthcare services – those are mainly related to professionalism, trust and quality. It is partly because of the particularity of healthcare services and pharmaceutical drugs along with the recent market chaos, the government has tightened supervision increasingly, more than ever before. Rory Green, a China economist at TS Lombard, said that the healthcare sector is the only one not hit by regulatory scrutiny yet but is particularly vulnerable, which may possibly make it the next target. For the full article with the charts, please visit the original link.
HKEX:6618
by EqualOcean
CWEB Weekly Options PlayDescription CWEB has been working it down from its ATH since FEB of this year, and has gotten stopped up in the congestion pattern. I have been watching it to pick a direction to enter a position and it looks like it finally has broken to the downside. I have been using Long Puts in all my short positions because I do not want to cap my downside potential to leave it open for fat tail scenarios in the current market environment. Call Debit Spread Levels on Chart SL > 17.5 This level marks an all-time low in the security. *Stops based off underlying stock price, not mark to market loss The Trade BUY 12/17 16P R/R & Breakevens vary on fill. The long call is placed ATM for highest chance of profit at expiration. 12/17 is all I'm willing to go with for expiration because I do not want to pay the extra premium to push it out to January. Manage Risk Only invest what you are willing to lose
AMEX:CWEBShort
by BarnardR
China Evergrande Defaults! Now What?China Evergrande, the second-largest real estate developer in China, has been narrowly dodging default for months. The Company has more than US $300 billion in debt that, as it warned the market back in September, it believed would be difficult for it to service. (As an aside, it is believed that China Evergrande could have an additional US $150 billion in debt, off its official financial books). Put simply, the cash flow of the Company, severely dampened by the cooling Chinese housing market, is not enough for it to service interest payments to those from which it borrowed funds, typically in the form of interest-bearing corporate bonds. One such unlucky purchaser of China Evergrande corporate bonds, among others, are off-shore investors. Off-shore bondholders will likely be the least prioritised of the Company’s investors when receiving interest payments or reparations. China Evergrande defaults! Perhaps fortuitously, it was the failure by China Evergrande to make interest payments to this very group of investors that prompted Fitch Ratings to upgrade the Company’s status to “restricted default” on December 9. Interestingly, China Evergrande is the twelfth Chinese real estate firm to default on bonds in 2021, and by far the largest to do so. Now what? Other rating agencies, such as Moody’s and S&P Global, have not been so quick to upgrade their status of China Evergrande. However, S&P Global has noted that China Evergrande’s default is “inevitable”. China Evergrande themselves seem to be ignoring public comment on its failure to meet its obligation, nor has it ceased operations or begun any formal paperwork to address its potential bankruptcy. China Evergrande is currently under restructuring while attempting to continue operations as usual. The restructuring includes renegotiating its liabilities and offloading non-construction arms of the Company at bargain prices such as its property management business, as well as stakes in a major Chinese bank and (strangely enough) a streaming services. Pressure is being applied to the Company’s leaders to speed up its restructuring since the change in its Fitch rating. According to Bloomberg, the China Evergrande restructure is being heavily monitored, if not outright controlled by Chinese Authorities in Beijing and the Company’s home province of Guangdong. Right now, the official line from the Central Bank of China is that the China Evergrande crisis is being handled as per the “principles of marketization and rule of law,”. If more rating agencies follow Fitch Rating in the coming weeks, China Evergrande could slip into something a little more serious than restricted default and the above quote may become a little truer, with Chinese authorities being hamstrung in their ability to interfere with a meltdown.
HKEX:3333
by BlackBull_Markets
Dada Nexus' Q3 2021: Expansion ContinuesSome improvement in financials was accompanied by new product initiatives. Amid the recurrent waves of COVID-19 restrictions in China, on-demand retailing, which combines online experience and offline channels, is acting as a stabilizer in the consumer goods industry. Once tried, more people are choosing to stick to O2O-based consumption. According to an iResearch report (link in Chinese), the total GMV of China's local on-demand retail market is estimated to be set to expand at a 62% CAGR between 2020 and 2024. In this transition era, some companies are seizing the emerging opportunities to create massive market value. Dada Nexus (DADA:NASDAQ), a firm operating on-demand delivery and retail platforms in China, is one of them. According to its latest unaudited quarterly financial results, in Q3 2021, Dada continued rapid business expansion, while growing its customer base. This article analyzes the company's recent financials and provides a look into its key moves and initiatives. Net revenue growth accelerates, with narrowing losses In the three months preceding and continuing into September 2021, Dada's net revenue growth inched up from the previous quarter's +81.3%, recording an 86% year-on-year increase. (The company's revenue recognition model was changed in April 2021.) JDDJ, Dada's local on-demand platform that connects retailers and brand owners directly with consumers, has been performing exceptionally so far in 2021. GMV of the platform grew by 74.6% year-on-year, while its user base experienced a steady increase, reaching over 50 million and almost doubling from Q1 2020. In this quarter, Dada's non-GAAP net loss was CNY 450.10 million; yet the company has achieved the earlier set goal of narrowing down this figure – it declined by almost one-fifth from CNY 549.20 million in this year's second quarter. Meanwhile, the operating profit margin improved by more than 16% year-on-year (aligning Dada Now's last-mile delivery revenue to a comparable basis). Dada Now and JDDJ: old and new developments Dada Now, an open on-demand delivery platform serving merchants and individuals, has achieved a 90% growth in net revenue year-on-year, mainly driven by a shored-up order volume of intracity delivery services to chain merchants. As disclosed during the company's earnings call on November 23, Dada Now's merchants increased by 110%, and revenues from supermarket key accounts rose by over 90% year on year. The platform also managed to deliver a 90% growth in the number of active SME merchants. While expanding its user base, the platform has also been making efforts to provide its merchants with tools to improve business efficiency and boost their online sales. For example, new geo-fencing functions were added to the on-demand delivery system, allowing merchants to determine the delivery area effectively with no additional costs. Besides, in November, the company launched logistics SaaS Dada Smart Delivery, a system assisting merchants and third-party delivery service providers with "managing orders, dispatching and routing for omnichannel on-demand orders," according to Dada's executives. Empowered by strengthened cooperation with JD.com, a unified brand called Shop Now, or Xiaoshigou, was released. This is another attempt to allow users to access on-demand services via various channels within the JD ecosystem – it is considered by Dada as a way to increase its penetration rate among the e-commerce platform's vast user base. During China's now-traditional 'Double 11' shopping festival, JDDJ achieved a 100% year-on-year boost in GMV on November 1-11, 2021. As a result, net revenues from this platform added up to CNY 1.10 billion, up by 84% from the last year. According to Beck Chen, the company's CFO, the uplift was caused by raised GMV and average order size, which hit CNY 194 this time. In this year, the platform has developed partnerships with multiple big names in various sectors. Specifically, in the supermarket segment, JDDJ has already partnered with 82 out of China's 100 largest supermarket chains; in the smartphone sector, cooperation was established with Samsung and Honor, while JDDJ's total sales figure on the launch day of the iPhone 13 was seven times higher than that on the iPhone 12's launch day. The company's efforts also empower the industry, specifically in the online marketing space: in this quarter, a program named Super New Product Day was launched to assist retailers with product promotion. Risks to watch Dada's cross-functional cooperation with JD.com is highly beneficial to the idea of developing a leading national brand for on-demand services. Yet, it is not the only tech giant-backed O2O platform aiming to fulfill the growing demand in the industry. The competition is poised to further intensify, with e-commerce and local services companies leveraging their 2C prowess. As of September 30, 2021, Dada's cash & equivalents figure was at CNY 1.55 billion. Adding up the firm's restricted cash and short-term investments, the total volume was around CNY 3 billion. This drop in the cash position was, among other factors, due to the USD 150 million repurchase program announced in June; the plan was almost completed as of October 31, 2021: USD 130.6 million in ADSs had been repurchased by that date. At a glance Dada Nexus has improved its operating and marketing efficiency, as the narrowed ratios of O&S and S&M costs over the net revenue suggest. Its revenue, meanwhile, keeps growing. Despite that China's overly competitive on-demand delivery and retail space might keep the company's margins below zero for another few quarters, the company's prospects look rather promising: after all, Dada is a growth-stage firm in a market that some projects will swell at high double digits in the following years. For the full article with the charts, please visit the original link.
NASDAQ:DADA
by EqualOcean
Largest Layoff in iQIYI’s HistoryGong Yu, CEO of iQIYI, said, 'the focus now is to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, cut down inefficient businesses and projects, and increase and try new monetization opportunities.' On December 1, iQIYI carried out a round of large-scale layoffs. According to many laid-off employees, almost all employees in some departments have been laid off, and even profit-making departments such as content and intelligent hardware. According to the news, the details of iQIYI's layoffs are as follows: 1. The purpose of this layoff is said to accelerate the pace of profitability, focus on content, technology, cost management, and flat structure. Therefore, in this layoff, more middle-level (director level) were laid off. 2. Budget shrinks: Almost all employees without probation are among the layoffs. iQIYI Research Institute, iQIYI game center, and other departments have almost all been laid off. Short video products will be merged with other products, and only 40% of people can stay. Employees who are laid off will receive N+ 1 compensation and can leave after handing over their work. 3. iQIYI intelligence (including VR and other products) also has a layoff proportion, but it is relatively low compared with the spending department. The ratio of layoffs in the content department is about 30%. The principle is to retain only low-cost employees for positions with the same responsibilities. 4. Many senior employees call this layoff 'the largest layoff in iQIYI's history,' and this round of layoffs is not over. Many people will be laid off before and after the Spring Festival. iQIYI's Q3 2021 financial report showed that the company achieved a revenue of CNY 7.6 billion during the reporting period, with a year-on-year growth rate of 6%; The net loss was CNY 1.7 billion, an increase of 42% year-on-year.
NASDAQ:IQ
by EqualOcean
BYD Launches Flagship 'Han' EV in Costa RicaThe sedan also debuted in other Central American countries. BYD announced today that it has launched its flagship sedan Han EV in Costa Rica, in partnership with local distributor Corimotors. "This cooperation will drive down carbon emissions to reach Costa Rica’s net-zero emissions goal by 2050," said Pedro Dobles, the General Manager of Corimotors. "As BYD's flagship NEV sedan, the HAN EV has incredible driving performance with safety guaranteed. In the future, more BYD new energy cars will be introduced to provide local consumers with more options," Dobles added. BYD launched the Han models in China last July – including the Han EV, an all-electric version with an NEDC range of 605 kilometers, and the Han DM, a hybrid model with a range of 81 kilometers on pure electric power. Figures released by the company earlier this month show that Han sold 11,087 units in China in October, up 47 percent year-on-year and up 8 percent from September. The Han EV sold 8,287 units in October, up 63.9 percent year-on-year, and the Han DM sold 2,800 units, up 12.4 percent year-on-year. Cumulative BYD Han sales in China have reached 131,679 units since deliveries began in July last year, according to CnEVPost. Notably, BYD is already one of the biggest players in the Costa Rican NEV market. Earlier this month, BYD delivered 29 YUAN Pro EVs to a local Walmart, making it the largest all-electric EV fleet in Costa Rica. Since 2020, BYD has been the top-selling NEV brand in Costa Rica, with a 30 percent market share in the local EV market, according to the company. This article was first published by Phate Zhang on CnEVPost, a website focusing on new energy vehicle news from China.
OTC:BYDDF
by EqualOcean
Xiaomi's Revenue Hits CNY 78 Billion in Q3 2021As of Q3 2021, Xiaomi has invested in more than 360 companies, with a book value of CNY 59.1 billion. Xiaomi releases its Q3 earnings report for the period ended September 30, 2021, on November 23. - Internet service revenue was CNY 7.3 billion, a 27.1% year-on-year increase, with 73.6 gross margin - IoT and consumer products business revenue was CNY 20.9 billion. - Net profit was CNY 5.2 billion, a 25.4% year-on-year increase. - Global shipments of smartphones were 43.9 million units, ranking third in the world, with a 13.5% market share. - The number of users of devices (excluding smartphones, tablets and laptops) exceeds 8 million, with more than 400 million devices connecting to Xiaomi Group's AIoT platform. - R&D investment was CNY 3.2 billion, a 39.5% year-on-year increase. So far, the company has built the world's largest consumer IoT platform, connected to more than 100 million smart devices, and entered more than 100 countries and regions around the world.
OTC:XIACF
by EqualOcean
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NYSE:BABALong
by QuantumLabSignals
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Is it time to invest in China?KWEB is a China technology based ETF. Top 10 holdings by weight: Tencent Holdings ~ 10.62% Alibaba Group Holding ~ 10.32% JD.com ~ 7.21% Meituan ~ 6.99% Pinduoduo Inc ~ 6.97% NetEase Inc ~ 4.71% Baidu Inc ~ 4.27% Bilibili Inc ~ 3.83% Trip.com Group ~ 3.82% JD Health International ~ 3.32% Fundamental Analysis China’s stock market pullback this year has been in line with the average annual drawdown (approximately 30%); historically, this volatility has tended to produce double-digit annualized gains. In terms of seasonality, over the past 20 years, October has been amongst the strongest months for the Chinese stock market. Technical Analysis The 50sma has been tested as resistance 3 times before. A breakout above the 50sma could signal a significant change in trend. The RSI has shown a positive divergence, as the last three times, we tested the horizontal line (blue arrow), in each case RSI is showing higher lows.
AMEX:KWEBLong
by dorfmanmaster
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XPeng G9 First LookThe company will hold the third-quarter conference call on November 23. XPeng Motors will unveil the G9 SUV, the company's fourth model and the first after its brand refresh, on November 19 at 11:00 a.m. Beijing time. Photos of the model have already appeared in the XPeng app before the model was officially unveiled. As previously reported by yiche.com, the new model will be based on the same Edward platform as XPeng's flagship sedan P7, which supports a wheelbase range of 2,800-3,100mm. The model is expected to be priced at around CNY 300,000 (USD 47,000), equipped with a more advanced autonomous driving system with LiDAR and support for XPILOT 4.0, the report said. Early last month, a Weibo user said that the XPeng G9 could be officially launched in the fourth quarter of 2022. The car's wheelbase is between 3050-3100mm, which is longer than the NIO ES8 and Li Auto's Li ONE. But the car may be less than 5 meters long, possibly slightly shorter than the latter two, according to the blogger. Its price may lie in the range of CNY 300,000 to 400,000, between the P7, which starts at CNY 229,900, and the P7 Wing edition, which costs CNY 409,900, the blogger said. This article was first published by Phate Zhang on CnEVPost, a website focusing on new energy vehicle news from China For the full article with the images, please visit the original link.
NYSE:XPEV
by EqualOcean
NetEase Releases Third Quarter 2021 Unaudited Financial Results"As an innovation-driven content creator, we will continue to deliver thoughtful premium content and products to our users across each of our carefully cultivated disciplines," said the CEO and director of NetEase, William Ding. Third Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights - Net revenues were CNY 22.20 billion (USD 3.4 billion), an increase of 18.9% compared with the third quarter of 2020. - Online game services net revenues were CNY 15.9 billion (USD 2.5 billion), an increase of 14.7% compared with the third quarter of 2020. - Youdao net revenues were CNY 1.4 billion (USD 215.3 million), an increase of 54.8% compared with the third quarter of 2020. - Innovative businesses and other net revenues reached CNY 4.9 billion (USD 761.1 million), an increase of 25.7% compared with the third quarter of 2020. - Gross profit was CNY 11.8 billion (USD 1.8 billion), an increase of 19.5% compared with the third quarter of 2020. Total operating expenses were CNY 8 billion (USD 1.2 billion), an increase of 14.5% compared with the third quarter of 2020. - Net income attributable to the Company's shareholders was CNY 3.2 billion (USD 493.8 million). Non-GAAP net income attributable to the Company's shareholders was CNY 3.9 billion (USD 598.7 million). Basic net income per share was USD 0.15 (USD 0.74 per ADS). Non-GAAP basic net income per share was USD 0.18 (USD 0.90 per ADS). Third Quarter 2021 and Recent Operational Highlights - Expanded games portfolio with new games in more diverse genres, including: Naraka: Bladepoint, which broke the sales record of buy-to-play games by Chinese developers and led the Steam top-sellers chart, remaining in the top 5 for weeks following its global launch in August. Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, which led China's iOS top grossing chart and top download chart following its launch in September. - Exciting new titles in China such as Ace Racer, Infinite Lagrange and Nightmare Breaker. Launched The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War in Europe, the Americas, Oceania and Southeast Asia. Extended solid popularity of franchise titles including the Fantasy Westward Journey and Westward Journey Online series. - Enriched dynamic game development pipeline with exciting advancements to upcoming games including The Showbiz: Dream Chaser, the console version of Naraka: Bladepoint, Diablo® Immortal™, as well as Ghost World Chronicle, and Harry Potter: Magic Awakened in international markets. - Progressed Youdao's capabilities as an education technology provider, with steady advancements in STEAM courses, adult learning and smart learning hardware devices. - Expanded NetEase Cloud Music's content ecosystem and product innovation capabilities to strengthen its highly-engaged music-enteric community, delivering a solid financial performance.
NASDAQ:NTES
by EqualOcean
Revenue Reaches CNY 31.9 Bn as Baidu Announces Q3 2021"Baidu Core delivered another solid quarter, powered by our AI cloud revenue growing 73% year over year," said Rong Luo, CFO of Baidu. "With a diversified AI portfolio, including cloud services, smart transportation, smart devices, self-driving, smart EV and robotaxi, we are well-positioned for long-term growth." Total revenues were CNY 31.9 billion, increasing 13% year-on-year. Revenue from Baidu Core was CNY 24.7 billion, increasing 15% year-on-year; online marketing revenue was CNY 19.5 billion up 6% year-on-year and non-online marketing revenue was CNY 5.2 billion, up 76% year-on-year, driven by cloud and other AI-powered businesses. Revenue from iQIYI was CNY 7.6 billion, increasing 6% year-on-year. Cost of revenues was CNY 16.1 billion, increasing 26% year-on-year, primarily due to an increase in traffic acquisition costs, content costs and cost of goods sold related to new AI business. Research and development expense was CNY 6.2 billion increasing 35% year-on-year, primarily related to personnel-related expenses. Operating income was CNY 2.3 billion. Baidu Core operating income was CNY 3.7 billion and Baidu Core operating margin was 15%. Non-GAAP operating income was CNY 4.7 billion. Baidu Core non-GAAP operating income was CNY 5.8 billion and Baidu Core non-GAAP operating margin was 24%. For the fourth quarter of 2021, Baidu expects revenues to be between CNY 31.0 billion and CNY 34.0 billion, representing a growth rate of 2% to 12% year-on-year, which assumes that Baidu Core revenue will grow between 5% and 16% year-on-year. The COVID-19 situation in China is evolving and business visibility is limited. The above forecast reflects Baidu's current and preliminary view, which is subject to substantial uncertainties.
NASDAQ:BIDU
by EqualOcean
iQIYI Releases Q3 2021 Financial ResultsMr.Yu Gong, founder, director, and CEO of iQIYI, commented the Q3 performance was a 'softer than expected top-line performance'. According to iQIYI's financial announcement for the third quarter of 2021: - The total revenues achieved CNY 7.6 billion (USD 1.2 billion), showing a 6% increase from the same period last year. - The operating loss was CNY 1.4 billion (USD 212.3 million) and the operating loss margin was 18%. - The net loss attributable to iQIYI was CNY 1.7 billion (USD 268.4 million), compared to CNY 1.2 billion in the same period last year. - As of September 30, 2021, the total number of paid subscribers of iQIYI was 103.6 million, or 103.0 million excluding individuals with trial memberships. - Membership service business continued to be the largest business pillar with the revenue increased by 8% and accounting for 57% of the total revenue. - Online advertising revenue decreased 10% year-over-year to CNY 1.7 billion primarily due to less premium content launched during the quarter and the challenging macroeconomic environment in China. - The content distribution revenue achieved a 68% growth on year over year basis to CNY 627.1 billion, which was primarily driven by more content distributed to other platforms during the quarter. - For the fourth quarter of 2021, iQIYI expects total net revenues to be between CNY 7.08 billion and CNY 7.53 billion, representing a 5% decrease to 1% increase year-over-year.
NASDAQ:IQ
by EqualOcean
TAL Education Says Goodbye to K9 Academic AST ServicesTAL Education will explore quality-oriented education from multiple aspects. On November 13, Zhang Bangxin, CEO of TAL (TAL:NYSE) issued an internal letter to all employees, indicating the new strategic direction for the future and the personnel adjustments made in accordance with the new direction. According to the announcement, TAL plans to cease offering academic subjects to students from kindergarten through grade nine ('K9 Academic AST Services') in the mainland of China by the end of December 2021. Any course services users have signed up for would be guaranteed. Zhang expressed that the company's business focus will be transferred from the subject training to quality-oriented training, aiming to cultivate the ability that will bring children lifelong benefit. Several trials have been made: on one hand, humanities and aesthetic education, scientific puzzles, programming and other subjects; on the other hand, it may actively explore music, sports, art and other categories. The internal letter also mentioned that TAL will further increase investment in research and development for education technology, referring to science and technology to promote educational progress. Besides, TAL will promote overseas business with great patience, continuing to build overseas business models, brand awareness and operational capabilities in the next five to ten years or even more. Finally, TAL will continue to incubate new business, regarding it as a driving force for new organizational capacity. It said that the company would do more in digital content publishing, education hardware, hosting services and other aspects to be well-prepared for the future. Zhang said that, although the main business has experienced huge changes, the unchanged initial motivation of education, the core management stability, the solid research and development accumulation and deep-rooted brand consciousness should help the company to locate its own position. It will continue to create value for customers, employees and the whole society.
NYSE:TAL
by EqualOcean
NIO Setting Up + Upcoming Catalyst NIO DAYNIO, the electric vehicle company is setting up again after being on a serious downtrend since its surge in January. This surge was the result of lots of "hype" around the name, the rise of Tesla, and its upcoming NIO day which happened on January 9th, 2021. We saw a massive run up the month before, around 60%. This year, NIO day is happening on Dec 18th, 2021. This should cause an influx of volume and talk about the name. Keep an eye on this one. In order to confirm the Elliot waves, we still need to create the (E) section of the triangle. Once this is confirmed, I believe we can start rising. However, with NIO day approaching soon, there is the possibility of NIO ripping before the set up completes. I will be watching for any signs of a pullback and be entering calls and shares around the 38-40$ mark. Definitely keep this one on watch because we know from previous bullish runs, that this thing can RUN. The upside potential is very high here.
NYSE:NIOLong
by GringoRiley
Weibo Announces Q3 2021 Financial ReportThe leading social media in China, Weibo (NASDAQ: WB), released its unaudited financial results for the third quarter of 2021. According to the Q3 performance report for 2021: - The revenue totaled USD 607 million (CNY 3,882 million), increasing 30% year-on-year. As of September 30, 2021, the total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments amounted to USD 2.71 billion (CNY 17.333 billion). - The operating profit was USD 213 million (CNY 1,477 million), showing an upward trend of 32%, while the net profit was USD 182 million (CNY 1,164 million), growing 438% from the same period last year. - The advertising and marketing revenue increased by 29% to USD 538 million (CNY 3,441 million), which was mainly due to stronger demand for advertising from key industries. - Revenue from value-added services was USD 69.8 million (CNY 446 million yuan), up 42% year-on-year. - The revenue cost was USD 394 million (CNY 2.520 billion), which was mainly related to increased staff-related costs and marketing expenses. Specifically, revenue costs, marketing costs, product development and administrative expenses were USD 103 million (CNY 659 million), USD 141 million (CNY 902 million), USD 119 million (CNY 761 million) and USD 31.75 million (CNY 238 million), respectively. - As of September 2021, Weibo has 573 million monthly active users, and 94% of them are mobile users. In September 2021, the average daily active number of Weibo users reached 248 million. Affected by events such as the Olympics, its user base and traffic re-peaked in July and August after the outbreak since March 2020, reaching 302 million once.
NASDAQ:WB
by EqualOcean
Tencent's Profit Down 2% YoY for the First Time in 10 YearsThe drop was a result of regulatory crackdowns on media and restrictions on teenagers' gaming time. Despite enhancing its parental control policy and constrained gaming time for teenagers (from 6.4% in Q3 2020 to 0.7% in Q3 2021), Tencent saw its domestic gaming service revenue increase by 5% and 20% for the overseas markets. However, Tencent's top moneymaker – mobile gaming – has seen its growth slow down for three consecutive quarters. A series of media crackdowns in China has been influential on Tencent's advertising income. The YoY revenue grew only 5% due to the political impact on industries, such as education and insurance. In addition to the latest regulatory change, media advertising revenue primarily from the Tencent news app has dropped 4%. Meanwhile, Tencent's free cash flow decreased by 14%.
OTC:TCEHY
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TSMC To Produce Chips In Japan By 2024 In Deal With SonyThe deal worth USD 7 bn establishes joint venture company Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing. TSMC's board of directors officially approved plans to build a chip factory in Kumamoto Prefecture, its first-ever Japanese plant. Sony is set to invest USD 500 million and will hold no more than a 20% stake in the joint company, according to a statement released on Tuesday. The project will be Japan’s largest financially supported endeavor for a foreign-controlled company with billions of Japanese Yen in subsidies. It will create 1,500 high-tech professional jobs in Japan with the construction of the chip plant scheduled to begin in 2022 and production slated to begin in 2024. TSMC already has a plant in Nanjing and is currently constructing a plant in Arizona in the U.S. with considerations to build a new chip facility in Germany. The semiconductor industry has been a top priority for many nations grappling with recent supply chain shortages. Japan’s response to the crunch is a framework for subsidies that allows companies to build chip factories in the nation. The conditionality is that firms must respond to requests for increased production and prioritize supply to domestic companies should supplies of semiconductors become tight. Sony specifically is TSMC’s biggest client in Japan making the deal quite worthwhile for both ends. The plant will produce state-of-the-art 7-nanometer chips as well as less advanced but versatile 22- to 28-nanometer chips. TSMC was founded in February 1987 by Zhang Zhongmou and is headquartered in Taiwan. It is a professional integrated circuit manufacturing server with the world's most advanced semiconductor technology.
NYSE:TSM
by EqualOcean
NIO Q3 Earnings: What to ExpectWill the chip shortage affect Nio's Q3 results? NIO will report unaudited third-quarter earnings on November 9 after the US market closes. So what can investors expect? NIO has already released data showing that it delivered 24,439 vehicles in the third quarter, up 100 percent year-on-year and 11.6 percent from the second quarter. Of those, 5,418 ES8s, 11,271 ES6s, and 7,750 EC6s were delivered. In a research note sent to investors on November 3, Deutsche Bank analyst Edison Yu's team said the delivery figures were largely in line with their latest forecast. The team expects NIO's revenue to be CNY 9.33 billion in the third quarter, representing a 106.1 percent year-on-year increase and a 10.4 percent increase from the second quarter. Yu's team expects NIO to report a gross margin of 17.0 percent in the third quarter and a vehicle margin of 18.6 percent. As a comparison, the company had a gross margin of 18.6 percent and a vehicle margin of 20.3 percent in the second quarter. The team attributed their lower gross margin forecast to higher depreciation amortization. Based on these figures, the team expects NIO to report a loss of CNY 0.82 per ADS in the third quarter. This compares with a figure of CNY 0.21 in the second quarter. For the fourth-quarter outlook, Yu's team expects NIO's management to likely give guidance of 24,000-25,000 deliveries, considering that October's downtime resulted in only 3,667 deliveries for the month. NIO's management has hinted that their order book has exceeded 10,000 units for several months in a row, so Yu's team expects NIO's deliveries in November and December to improve back to more than 10,000 units, and expects the company's guidance for fourth-quarter revenue may be in the CNY 9.5 billion-10 billion range. NIO has previously said it aims to deliver three models next year, including its flagship sedan ET7, Yu's team noted, adding that they don't think NIO's management will do a complete refresh of its current models next year, as it believes they can remain competitive with the most competing German luxury models with minor updates. Yu's team raised NIO's delivery forecast for next year from 150k to 160k and for 2023 from 245k to 285k. Based on the latest delivery forecast, the team raised its price target on NIO by USD10 to USD70, still based on 8x 2023E EV/sales. In a separate report sent to investors on November 4, Yu's team noted that NIO's stock has significantly underperformed its local peers over the past three months, but that could change soon. The team believes that there are 2-3 potential catalysts that could help change the narrative on the stock next. Here's what they say: 1) 3Q21 earnings on 11/9: management will provide 4Q guidance that shows large step-up in volume recovery for Nov/Dec and while official consensus is likely too high, we believe buy-side expectations have already been reset. 2) November monthly deliveries: likely reported on 12/1 and should confirm robust demand for existing models despite greater competition. 3) NIO Day: will be held on 12/18 and we expect new models/technology to be unveiled that should boost both investor and consumer sentiment. Notably, the team also cautioned that risks including further constraints from the supply chain, a sudden shift in EV investor sentiment and poor initial acceptance of new products could also invalidate these judgments. NIO shares are up about 10 percent so far this month and up about 20 percent in the past month. This article was first published by Phate Zhang on CnEVPost, a website focusing on new energy vehicle news from China.
NYSE:NIO
by EqualOcean
Haier Founder Zhang Ruimin Steps Down as ChairmanZhang volunteered not to participate in the nomination of new directors. Zhou Yunjie was elected as the new chairman of the board and appointed as CEO. Liang Haishan was appointed as president. During Zhang’s 37-year stint at Haier, the firm has grown from a Qingdao refrigerator factory with a sale revenue of only CNY 3.48 million but a deficit of CNY 1.47 million in 1984 to a global enterprise with a worldwide sale of more than CNY 300 billion and a pre-tax profit of more than CNY 40 billion in 2020. According to the Qingdao-based firm, Zhang proposed a management model called Rendanheyi in 2005, which has 'become a trend during the era of Internet of things.' As a legend in China's household appliance industry, Zhang, known as the 'godfather of Chinese management,' has been selected as one of the 50 most influential global management philosophers. In September 2021, Zhang and Eric Cornell, president of the European management development foundation, jointly signed the first international certification of innovative management, signifying that the Chinese enterprises have created the first international standard of management mode. Consequently, Haier pioneered a new inheritance mechanism, enabling the company to keep evolving after transforming from its bureaucratic model into a self-driven enterprise. Zhang was also among the 100 Chinese who were awarded the medals of reform pioneers during a grand gathering in December 2018 to mark the 40th anniversary of the country's reform and opening-up.
HKEX:6690
by EqualOcean