Perspectives on China Economy and Markets Dr. HUANG Haizhou With input from CICC Macro and Strategy...

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Perspectives on China Economy and Markets Dr. HUANG Haizhou With input from CICC Macro and Strategy Team January 2014 SFC CE Ref: AMU474 SAC License No. S0080613050003

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Perspectives on China

Economy and Markets

Dr. HUANG HaizhouWith input from CICC Macro and Strategy Team

January 2014

SFC CE Ref: AMU474

SAC License No. S0080613050003

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China: GDP growth

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Stabilization in growth

Factors supporting aggregate demand

– Fiscal expansion

– Targeted credit policy

– Property market warms up

Economic growth to stabilize at around 7.5%

– 7.6% for 2013, 7.6% for 2014

– Upside risks

Inflation to remain mild

– CPI : 2.7% for 2013, 3.1% for 2014

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Priorities in structural reforms

Opening up: China (Shanghai) Free Trade Zone

Reduce monopoly and promote competition

Tax and fiscal reforms

Interest rate liberalization and opening of the capital account

New urbanization and land reform

Relax family planning policy

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A-share Strategy: key points

A-share market likely to deliver 20% annual return in 2014.

Macro: 2014 will be different from previous years as:

– Investors have downgraded expectations for the Chinese economy;

– A new round of reforms is likely to improve economic potential, balance and quality; and

– The synchronized recovery of major global economies is likely to last into 2014, boding well for the

Chinese economy.

Earnings: we expect A-share earnings to grow 15.2% 2014 ( top-down);

Valuation & Liquidity: CSI300 valuation at historical low in terms of PE/PB, Small-mid caps’ valuation

at historical high; growth recovery has supported some moderate valuation expansion in large cap index.

Real reforms will arouse revaluation of China.

Sectors:

We suggested buying three types of sectors towards the end of 2013: 1) Real estate, building materials

and steel; 2) Mass consumer goods such as home appliances, foods and beverages; 3) Securities

firms and insurance companies;

Investors should also keep a close eye on the rail, shipping, airline, healthcare and media sectors.

Meanwhile, we remain bearish on base materials (e.g. coal and non-ferrous metals) and sectors with

stretched valuations and a gloomy outlook (e.g. electronic components).

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2014E top-down earnings should grow by 15.2%

Source: Wind, CICC Research

Earnings forecast: 2012 1~3Q13 2013E 2014E

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Non-financials

Revenue growth 7.9 9.6 10.7 12.8

Net margin 4.16 4.39 4.36 4.50

Earning growth -11.8 13.3 12.0 18.0

Financials 13.7 16.5 15.0 13.0

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Sector allocation: We suggested buying three types of sectors

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Real Estate OW 5 4 4 2 4 3 5 3 5 4 4 4 3 5 1 4 4 3 3 5 5 3

Securities OW 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 3 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3

Insurance OW 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 5 4 2 3 5 2 1 3 3 3

Home Appliances OW 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 3 5 3 5 5 4 5 4 4 3 5 5 3 5 2

Food & Beverages OW 5 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 2 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 4

Construction materials OW 4 4 4 2 4 4 3 1 4 5 3 2 4 3 3 4 4 2 5 4 4 3

Steel OW 4 4 4 2 4 4 2 1 2 5 3 3 3 4 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 3

Environmental services Neutral 5 5 3 3 4 4 5 4 3 5 4 2 2 4 5 2 1 3 2 1 1 3

Auto & Parts Neutral 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 5 4 4 5 3

Apparel & Textiles Neutral 4 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 4 3 3 3 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 3

Railway & Toll roads Neutral 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 1 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 3

Ports & Shipping Neutral 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 2 4 5 3 5 5 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 3 3

Health Care Neutral 3 3 3 3 4 3 5 5 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 2 1 5 5 3

Airports & Airlines Neutral 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 2 5 2 2 1 5 1 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3

Retail Neutral 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 1 4 3 2 4 5 1 3 2 4 2 5 5 4

Agriculture Neutral 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 5 3 2 4 1 3 4 3 2 3 2 5 5 3

Banks Neutral 3 3 3 4 3 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 5 5 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3

Power Neutral 3 3 4 3 3 3 1 2 3 1 5 5 5 3 4 5 5 4 4 1 1 3

Media & Internet Neutral 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 5 2 2 5 5 4 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 4

Tech Equipments Neutral 2 5 3 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 3

Construction &Engineering

Neutral 2 1 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 5 2 5 5 5 5 3 3 3

Travel & Hotel &Restaurant

Neutral 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 5 3 2 2 5 5 5 3

Information Services Neutral 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 2 3 2 4 2 2 3 2 1 3 4 3 3 4

Oil & Gas Neutral 2 2 3 3 3 4 1 1 5 1 2 1 4 5 1 4 4 4 4 3 3 3

Electrical equipments Neutral 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 1 3 2 4 1 1 5 2 3 1 3 2 3 3

Machinery Neutral 2 2 4 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 3 3 3

Chemicals Neutral 1 1 3 2 3 3 2 2 4 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 3 3

Light Manufacturing UW 1 2 3 3 3 4 1 2 1 1 4 5 2 2 4 1 1 1 5 2 3 3

Electronic Components UW 1 3 3 3 4 3 2 4 1 2 1 5 1 1 4 2 3 2 2 1 1 3

Coal UW 1 2 3 3 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 3 3 3

Non-ferrous metals UW 1 2 3 3 3 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 4 3 3

Valuation Technical

SectorSector

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Key themes: #1 The potential reversal of the deep cyclical sectors

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PE (2013) PB (2013E)

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co.,Ltd. 10.27 0.61

Angang Steel Company Limited 20.90 0.46

Tangshan Jidong Cement Co.,Ltd. 41.52 0.93

Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited 9.45 1.53

Non-ferrousmetals

To solve the serious overcapacity problem in aluminum industry, the government willstrictly control new projects, shut down technologically obsolete plants and encourageM&As and restructuring.

Aluminum Corporation of China Limited n.a. 1.30

Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited n.a. 1.84

China CSSC Holdings Limited 263.89 1.34

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited 12.56 1.13

Air China Limited 11.92 0.94

China Southern Airlines Company Limited 14.47 0.78

China Shipping Development Company Limited n.a. 0.64

China Shipping Container Lines Company Limited n.a. 1.15

RailwayFreight rates reform is imminent. An increase of Rmb0.015~0.025 in freight rate in 2014implies EPS of Rmb1.13~1.37 for Daqin Railway.

Daqin Railway Co., Ltd. 8.59 1.49

Shipping

1) Coastal coal and international oil freight rates increased recently; 2) Capacity utilizationrates in dry bulk and tanker markets will reach inflection points in 2014, and BDI has foundeffective support at 1500 points. Most shipping companies will likely turn profitable in 2014.3) Sector valuation is at historical low; 4) Whether capacity utilization rate in the containermarket will reach an inflection point in 2014 depends on whether demand exceeds supply.

Constructionmaterials

Tightened capacity control improves demand-supply balance in southern and easternChina. Steady bottom line growth and reduced downside risks help raise long-termvaluation.

Machinery

The high speed rail sector has turned around. Shipping and marine engineering will likelyrebound from the bottom. Having declined for two consecutive years, global shipbuildingorders tend to rebounded significantly in 2013. The new shipbuilding orders over January-September rose 98.8% YoY. Given the strong purchase intention in shipbuilding, weexpect the recovery in order volume to continue over the next 6-12 months at least.

Airlines &airports

1) Supply growth in 2014 is likely to be slower than that in 2013. The industry does notface additional challenge from high speed railway. 2) Continued QE relieves the downwardpressure on renminbi and oil price is unlikely to rise in the future. 3) Valuation is athistorical low and gloomy outlook has been priced in.

Industries Possibility and reason of turnaround StocksValuation

SteelBaoshan Iron and Steel sold loss-making assets in 2012. Its full-year net profit (excludingnonrecurring items) is likely to grow YoY. Steel industry valuation is cheap andstockholding by mutual funds is low.

Key themes: #2 SOE Reforms

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Six major issues mentioned in Xi’s Wuhan speech in July

The four key aspects of SOE reforms

• Administrative monopoly to be reduced, and SOEs to face more competition from private businesses

•Make full use of domestic and international markets to utilize excessive capacity and to build world-class brands

• Change targets, enhance efficiency, dispose of non-core assets, establish incentive schemes & diversify ownership structure

•Refocus resources to key areas and refrain from others

Business focus

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Global vision

Comprehensive reforms require in-depth

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Key themes: #3 M&As

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~20% H-share upside in 2014The H-share market has lost 2% YTD, lagging behind global peers. We expect the HSCEI to rise ~20% to 12,500 by end-2014, with a ~13% contribution from earnings revisions and a ~7% boost from valuation expanding to 9.5x 12-month forward P/E

Macro: Reforms to improve growth qualityWe believe domestic growth will stabilize and downside risk is relatively limited. Our economists expect GDP growth is 7.6% in 2014, with a higher contribution from consumption . The expediting of reforms would enhance growth quality and raise medium- to longer-term growth potential

Earnings: Growth recovery to extendWe forecast H-share earnings to grow 14% in 2013 and accelerate to 15% in 2014. Non-financial earnings could grow 16% in 2014 thanks to higher top-line and a small expansion in profit margin; and financials are to deliver ~13% growth.

Valuation: ERP normalization to re-rate marketCurrent valuations of appear subdued relative to the historical range and global peers. We expect stabilizing domestic growth, mounting reform dividends and potential global tailwinds to help reduce H-share equity risk premium and prompt a moderate valuation expansion.

Implementation: Sector preference and top-picksFocus on growth visibility and reform beneficiaries, and overweight select financials (real estate and brokers), select infrastructure (construction and city utilities), and select consumption (internet/software, healthcare, auto and home appliance); underweight telecom, coal, retail, apparel/textile and power. Continue to recommend our thematic baskets of new urbanization and environmental protection.

RisksFor China, we watch financial system risks, cyclical growth momentum, reform execution etc.; from overseas, key issues include US fiscal impasse and Fed’s policy.

H-share Strategy: key points

2014 earnings to grow 15% on higher sales and profit margin

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Non-financial and financials earnings would growth 16% and 13% in 2014 respectively Non-financial top-line sales growth to expand thanks to higher 2014 nominal GDP growth estimated by our

economists Two drivers to potentially nudge-up non-financials profit margins in 2014: 1) subdued domestic commodity

prices and a more valuable Rmb; and 2) better operating efficiencyWe are looking for 15% earnings growth in 2014, thanks to ~16% growth in non-financials and ~13% growth for financial

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Sales Growth

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2011A Non-finan. 27% 7.2% 8%Financials 28%H-share 16%

2012A Non-finan. 11% 5.9% -9%Financials 15%H-share 1%

2013E Non-finan. 10% 6.1% 13% 15% -1%Financials 15% 16% -1%H-share 14% 14% -0%

2014E Non-finan. 11% 6.4% 16% 15% 1%Financials 13% 9% 4%H-share 15% 11% 3%

CICC Top-down Forecast vs. Consensus

Source: Bloomberg, FactSet, MSCI, CICC Strategy Research

ERP reduction to unlock value and induce valuation normalization

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Improving cyclical momentum and mounting reform dividends, as well as a potential global ERP reduction, to somewhat alleviate concerns about medium-/long-term growth

We expect ERP to narrow 0.5ppt from the current 7% to 6.5% by end-2014 Based on our 3-stage DDM and assuming China’s 10-year government bond yield is 4.3% at end-2014, the

corresponding end-2014 target 12-month forward P/E is ~9.5x, implying a 7% expansion

MSCI China has returned 20.5% since June 25, with a forward P/E expansion of 16.8% and forward EPS upgrade of 3.3%

We estimate 9~12x as the fair range for H-shares based on our 3-stage DDM

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Growth visibility Reform impactValuation Z-Score

Software & Services OW OW 7.5 29.6 13.0 ↑ ↑ 0.9

Real Estate OW OW 6.3 5.4 1.3 ↑ -0.7

Capital Goods OW OW 3.9 10.1 1.2 ↑ (construction) -0.1

Auto & Parts OW OW 3.2 11.3 2.5 ↑ (mid-/low tier) ↓ (luxury) 0.4

City Utilities OW Neutral 1.6 16.1 3.0 ↑ ↑ 0.5

Health Care OW Neutral 1.3 16.6 2.4 ↑ -0.4

Diversified Financials OW OW 0.9 13.3 1.2 ↑ -0.4

Home Appliance OW OW 0.2 14.2 5.4 ↑ ↑ 1.2

Banks Neutral Neutral 24.6 5.2 1.1 ↓ -1.2

Oil & Gas Neutral Neutral 12.4 8.6 2.0 ↑ (clean energy) ↓ (oil majors) -0.4

Insurance Neutral Neutral 7.5 12.8 2.0 ↑ -1.0

Consumer Staples Neutral Neutral 6.0 24.2 4.0 ↑ ↑ 0.6

Transportation Neutral Neutral 2.1 15.9 1.2 0.1

Hardware Neutral Neutral 1.8 14.7 2.1 ↑ -0.0

Cement Neutral Neutral 1.4 7.6 1.3 -0.7

Metals & Mining Neutral UW 1.2 18.2 0.9 ↓ -0.0

Paper Neutral Neutral 0.4 11.5 1.3 ↓ 0.1

Telecoms UW UW 10.9 11.0 1.5 ↓ ↓ -0.5

Coal UW UW 2.3 8.9 1.1 ↓ -0.6

Power UW Neutral 1.8 9.6 1.5 ↓ (coal-fired) -1.0

Retail UW UW 1.7 13.7 2.1 ↓ -0.8

Apparel & Textile UW UW 0.6 12.8 2.4 ↓ 1.2

Chemicals UW UW 0.4 10.8 1.4 ↓ -0.2

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Source: Bloomberg, Datastream, I/B/E/S, MSCI, CICC Strategy Research. Note: Based on MSCI China index constituents and GICS sector classifications; valuations are consensus estimates.

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The long-term potential output will be driven by reform and opening-up

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