Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, 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

Press Metal Aluminium Holdin / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Press Metal Aluminum Holdings (PMAH) aims to raise around US$233m via a primary placement.</li>
<li>The stock has been doing well on the back of buoyant Aluminum prices over the past few months.</li>
<li>In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the recent updates.</li>
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Press Metal Aluminum Holdings (PMAH) aims to raise around US$233m via a primary placement.
The stock has been doing well on the back of buoyant Aluminum prices over the past few months.
In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the recent updates.


Press Metals Aluminum Holdings Placement - Well Flagged Deal, Stock Has Done Well

Global Bank Equity Specialist, Creative Portfolios

Paul Hollingworth

Global Bank Equity Specialist

Creative Portfolios

Equity Bottom-Up

<p>Malaysia was a standout at Q221 in terms of positive value-quality trends. Fundamental progression was strong at <strong>CIMB, Malaysia Building Society, Hong Leong, Malayan Banking</strong>, and<strong> RHB.</strong></p><p>According to our model <strong>PH Score™ </strong><strong>and our</strong><strong> VFM model</strong>, <strong>RHB</strong> especially catches our attention. <strong>RHB</strong> ranks in the top quartile globally of our <strong>VFM</strong> (Valuation, Fundamentals, Momentum) universe. </p><p>On a LTM basis, the bank's <strong>PH Score™ of 9.0</strong> reflects progression in Profitability, in NIM, in Efficiency, in headline Asset Quality, in Liquidity and in Provisioning as well as the reasonable valuation variable though Common Equity/Assets eroded somewhat in contrast to other key Capitalisation ratios.</p><div class="content-highlight"><p>A FV of 10% and a PBV of 0.77x are not unattractive. The bank has an Earnings Yield of 11.6%, a Dividend Yield of 4.27%, and a Total Return Ratio of 1.1x.  </p></div><p><strong>RHB</strong> dedicates itself to consumer (53.4% of credit) and corporate lending. The Retail segment includes an elevated exposure to mortgages. By Operating Income, the bank is balanced between Retail and CBIB/Business Banking and Treasury/Global Markets with some modest international activity. Time Deposits represent 70.7% of Deposits while Transaction Accounts contribute 22.5%. The bank takes in money &lt;1year and lends out at 5+ years for two-thirds of its loan book.</p><p>Caveats. Malaysia faces continued pressure on its fiscal settings (as elsewhere) given its near-term economic outlook (reducing GDP forecasts) amid a worsened domestic C-19 situation and a still fluid political backdrop. Delayed economic recovery, repeated moratorium distortion and government intervention in earnings/operation risk eroding somewhat buffers built up before the pandemic. The proposed interest waiver to protect low-income borrowers is a risk to earnings forecasts moving forward amid a backdrop of a higher system NPL ratio (from 1.7% currently to perhaps 3% next year) and an estimated jump in Credit Costs of some 50bps.</p>

Malaysia was a standout at Q221 in terms of positive value-quality trends. Fundamental progression was strong at CIMB, Malaysia Building Society, Hong Leong, Malayan Banking, and RHB.According to our model PH Score™ and our VFM model, RHB especially catches our attention. RHB ranks in the top quartile globally of our VFM (Valuation, Fundamentals, Momentum) universe. On a LTM basis, the bank's PH Score™ of 9.0 reflects progression in Profitability, in NIM, in Efficiency, in headline Asset Quality, in Liquidity and in Provisioning as well as the reasonable valuation variable though Common Equity/Assets eroded somewhat in contrast to other key Capitalisation ratios.A FV of 10% and a PBV of 0.77x are not unattractive. The bank has an Earnings Yield of 11.6%, a Dividend Yield of 4.27%, and a Total Return Ratio of 1.1x.  RHB dedicates itself to consumer (53.4% of credit) and corporate lending. The Retail segment includes an elevated exposure to mortgages. By Operating Income, the bank is balanced between Retail and CBIB/Business Banking and Treasury/Global Markets with some modest international activity. Time Deposits represent 70.7% of Deposits while Transaction Accounts contribute 22.5%. The bank takes in money &lt;1year and lends out at 5+ years for two-thirds of its loan book.Caveats. Malaysia faces continued pressure on its fiscal settings (as elsewhere) given its near-term economic outlook (reducing GDP forecasts) amid a worsened domestic C-19 situation and a still fluid political backdrop. Delayed economic recovery, repeated moratorium distortion and government intervention in earnings/operation risk eroding somewhat buffers built up before the pandemic. The proposed interest waiver to protect low-income borrowers is a risk to earnings forecasts moving forward amid a backdrop of a higher system NPL ratio (from 1.7% currently to perhaps 3% next year) and an estimated jump in Credit Costs of some 50bps.

RHB: A Standout Globally Within an Improving Value-Quality Market

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<div><p>CTOS Digital (CTOS) raised around US$291m via its Malaysian IPO. It is majority owned by Creador, a PE firm. </p></div><div><p>We covered most aspects of the deal in our earlier notes, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/ctos-digital-pre-ipo-credit-where-credit-s-due" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CTOS Digital Pre-IPO - Credit where credit’s due </a>and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/ctos-digital-ipo-market-leader-strong-pe-record-and-cornerstone" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CTOS Digital IPO - Market Leader, Strong PE Record and Cornerstone</a>.</p></div><div><p>In this note, we will talk about the updates since then and the trading dynamics.</p></div>

CTOS Digital (CTOS) raised around US$291m via its Malaysian IPO. It is majority owned by Creador, a PE firm. We covered most aspects of the deal in our earlier notes, CTOS Digital Pre-IPO - Credit where credit’s due and CTOS Digital IPO - Market Leader, Strong PE Record and Cornerstone.In this note, we will talk about the updates since then and the trading dynamics.

<p>CTOS Digital (CTOS) aims to raise up to US$291m via its Malaysian IPO. It is majority owned by Creador, a PE firm. </p><p>CTOS is an investment holding whose subsidiaries are principally involved in the business of credit reporting, digital software related services, software development, outsourcing and training services and investment holding. CTOS was the largest credit reporting agency (CRA) in Malaysia with an estimated market share in terms of revenue of 71.2% in 2020 according to the IMR Report. Its associate, Experian, was the second largest credit reporting agency (CRA) in Malaysia, with an estimated market share in terms of revenue of 17.5%.</p><p>We covered most aspects of the deal in our earlier note, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/ctos-digital-pre-ipo-credit-where-credit-s-due" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CTOS Digital Pre-IPO - Credit where credit’s due</a>.</p><p>In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the deal dynamics.</p>

CTOS Digital (CTOS) aims to raise up to US$291m via its Malaysian IPO. It is majority owned by Creador, a PE firm. CTOS is an investment holding whose subsidiaries are principally involved in the business of credit reporting, digital software related services, software development, outsourcing and training services and investment holding. CTOS was the largest credit reporting agency (CRA) in Malaysia with an estimated market share in terms of revenue of 71.2% in 2020 according to the IMR Report. Its associate, Experian, was the second largest credit reporting agency (CRA) in Malaysia, with an estimated market share in terms of revenue of 17.5%.We covered most aspects of the deal in our earlier note, CTOS Digital Pre-IPO - Credit where credit’s due.In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the deal dynamics.

CTOS Digital IPO - Market Leader, Strong PE Record and Cornerstone

Malaysia

RHB Bank BHD provides banking services. The Company offers commercial and consumer banking, corporate and investment banking, and international banking services. RHB also provides savings accounts, foreign currency accounts, home and travel insurance, and investment planning.

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RHB Bank Bhd (RHBBANK MK)

Press Metals Aluminum Holdings Placement - Well Flagged Deal, Stock Has Done Well

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Sumeet Singh

RHB: A Standout Globally Within an Improving Value-Quality Market

RHB is one of a handful of selective Malaysian banks which show positive value-quality trends. Trends are good though we are mindful of government...

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Solid 1H Supported by Higher Income

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CTOS Digital IPO Trading - Strong Demand

CTOS Digital (CTOS) raised around US$291m via its Malaysian IPO. It is majority owned by Creador, a PE firm. In this note, we will talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

CTOS Digital IPO - Market Leader, Strong PE Record and Cornerstone

CTOS Digital (CTOS) aims to raise up to US$291m via its Malaysian IPO. It is majority owned by Creador, a PE firm. CTOS is the largest credit...

Sumeet Singh

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