External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Canaccord Genuity

Canaccord Genuity

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

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Acusensus Limited provides traffic management solutions. The Company offers road safety and traffic enforcement solutions to address road safety challenges. Acusensus serves customers worldwide.

<div><div><div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p>ACE held its AGM and released a trading update highlighting ongoing momentum in business performance with the company is tracking ahead of market expectations for FY25.</p></li><li><p>FY25TD revenue of $19.2m (+19% pcp, CGe FY25E revg. +14% to $57m), gross profit of $9.2m (+35% pcp, 48% margin, CGe 45% margin), and adj. EBITDA of $2.8m (+35% pcp, representing an EBITDA margin of 15%, CGe 11%).</p></li><li><p>Observing its trend through 1H25TD highlights strong revenue acceleration in October to +26% pcp, against its 1Q25 revg of +17% pcp, coupled with ongoing sales of its higher-margin products (FT25TD incremental gross profit margin 78%) driving operating leverage/accelerated investment.</p></li></ul></div></div></div></div><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

ACE held its AGM and released a trading update highlighting ongoing momentum in business performance with the company is tracking ahead of market expectations for FY25.FY25TD revenue of $19.2m (+19% pcp, CGe FY25E revg. +14% to $57m), gross profit of $9.2m (+35% pcp, 48% margin, CGe 45% margin), and adj. EBITDA of $2.8m (+35% pcp, representing an EBITDA margin of 15%, CGe 11%).Observing its trend through 1H25TD highlights strong revenue acceleration in October to +26% pcp, against its 1Q25 revg of +17% pcp, coupled with ongoing sales of its higher-margin products (FT25TD incremental gross profit margin 78%) driving operating leverage/accelerated investment.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Acusensus Ltd - Scale Building; Growth Accelerates Through FY25

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Argonaut

Argonaut

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Austin Engineering Limited manufactures steel products.  The Company produces structural steel and pipe work and fabricates steel plate along with operating blasting and painting facilities.

<ul>
<li>We initiate on Austin with a BUY call and a $0.70 valuation.</li>
<li>The Austin 2.0 strategy, supported by a sound balance sheet, has been well executed to date.</li>
<li>We expect scale, process efficiencies, and design leadership to underpin Austin’s future growth.</li>
</ul>
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We initiate on Austin with a BUY call and a $0.70 valuation.
The Austin 2.0 strategy, supported by a sound balance sheet, has been well executed to date.
We expect scale, process efficiencies, and design leadership to underpin Austin’s future growth.

Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Austin Engineering (ANG) - All Regions Firing – Initiation

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Beat the Street

Beat The Street was founded by Nimish Maheshwari and Sudarshan Bhandari, both of whom are Chartered Accountants by Profession, known for their expert analysis in the fields of Business, Sectoral analysis, and Corporate governance.

With a strong social media presence of 45,000+ Subscribers across various platforms, they are considered trusted voices in the industry. Their insights and analysis have been featured in some of India’s most prominent publications, including the Economic Times, Dalal Street Investment Journal, The Morning Context, and The Ken.

Their analysis on Bankrupt & Insolvent companies has been instrumental in saving investors from significant losses. They have a keen eye for identifying red flags and has identified exclusive redflags earlier in Vedanta, Nykaa, Dhani Services, Adani and many more.

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Big Tech companies are already generating significant revenue from AI. Microsoft expects to reach $10 billion in AI revenue by the next quarter, making it their fastest-growing area.</li>
<li>In the third quarter of 2024 alone <strong>Microsoft, Google, and Meta</strong> collectively spent over $42 billion on AI infrastructure, primarily on building data centers and purchasing computing equipment.</li>
<li>Companies are projecting continued high spending on AI into 2025 to meet growing demand. However, challenges remain, including supply constraints for AI chips</li>
</ul>


Big Tech companies are already generating significant revenue from AI. Microsoft expects to reach $10 billion in AI revenue by the next quarter, making it their fastest-growing area.
In the third quarter of 2024 alone Microsoft, Google, and Meta collectively spent over $42 billion on AI infrastructure, primarily on building data centers and purchasing computing equipment.
Companies are projecting continued high spending on AI into 2025 to meet growing demand. However, challenges remain, including supply constraints for AI chips


Thematic Report: AI Wave- Big Tech's Spending Spree

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

Cuscal Limited provides payment solutions. The Company offers payment platform, cards, digital payments, automated teller machine (ATMs) solutions, and other related services. Cuscal serves customers in Australia.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cuscal-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40209:1" rel="noopener">Cuscal (1229Z AU)</a> raised around A$337m (US$218m) in its Australia IPO.</li>
<li>Cuscal is an authorized deposit-taking institution (ADI) in Australia that primarily provides financial infrastructure and payment services in Australia.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s performance and valuation in our past notes. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Cuscal (1229Z AU) raised around A$337m (US$218m) in its Australia IPO.
Cuscal is an authorized deposit-taking institution (ADI) in Australia that primarily provides financial infrastructure and payment services in Australia.
We have looked at the company’s performance and valuation in our past notes. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Cuscal IPO Trading - Valuation Appears Reasonable

Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

<ul>
<li>India is experiencing a slowdown in capital expenditure (capex), both in the government and private sectors. This slowdown, largely attributed to the general elections in the Q1 of FY25.</li>
<li>The central government has set an ambitious target of 50.5% capex growth in the second half of FY25 to compensate for the sluggish first half.</li>
<li>The capex slowdown has resulted in reduced investment in crucial infrastructure projects, impacting key sectors such as defense, roads, and railways.</li>
</ul>


India is experiencing a slowdown in capital expenditure (capex), both in the government and private sectors. This slowdown, largely attributed to the general elections in the Q1 of FY25.
The central government has set an ambitious target of 50.5% capex growth in the second half of FY25 to compensate for the sluggish first half.
The capex slowdown has resulted in reduced investment in crucial infrastructure projects, impacting key sectors such as defense, roads, and railways.


Thematic Report: India's Capex Growth Ambitions Vs. Reality