IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

Event-Driven

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<li>A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea and Chinese ADRs.</li>
<li>On the ECM front, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tianqi-lithium-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27789:1" rel="noopener">Tianqi Lithium (9696 HK)</a> listed its H Shares, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wcp-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36076:1" rel="noopener">WCP (WCP KS)</a> plans to launch a KRW900 billion (US$692 million) IPO in August. </li>
<li>Event-Driven developments at <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/link-administration-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:970:1" rel="noopener">Link Administration (LNK AU)</a>, DTAC/True, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/byd-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20962:1" rel="noopener">BYD (1211 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/genting-singapore-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:439:1" rel="noopener">Genting Singapore (GENS SP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tassal-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16234:1" rel="noopener">Tassal (TGR AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/narhex-life-sciences-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9728:1" rel="noopener">Resapp Health (RAP AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-dongzheng-automotive-finance-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27984:1" rel="noopener">Dongzheng Automotive Finance (2718 HK)</a>.      </li>
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A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea and Chinese ADRs.
On the ECM front, Tianqi Lithium (9696 HK) listed its H Shares, WCP (WCP KS) plans to launch a KRW900 billion (US$692 million) IPO in August. 
Event-Driven developments at Link Administration (LNK AU), DTAC/True, BYD (1211 HK), Genting Singapore (GENS SP), Tassal (TGR AU), Resapp Health (RAP AU), Dongzheng Automotive Finance (2718 HK).      


Weekly Deals Digest (17 Jul): WCP, BYD, Link, Genting Singapore, DTAC/True, AOF, ResApp

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist, Trudence Capital Advisors

Pranav Bhavsar

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist

Trudence Capital Advisors

Trudence Capital Advisors Private Limited is a SEBI-registered Research Analyst, holding SEBI registration number INH000015747. Our firm is dedicated to providing independent and unbiased research on Indian mid to large-cap companies. Trudence Capital is known for its counter-consensus views, with a focus on forensic research and on-ground primary investigations. Our research approach is thorough, involving detailed analysis of accounting practices and governance, alongside extensive channel checks.

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>India's Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is expected to break duopolies across the digital commerce ecosystem including e-marketplaces like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/flipkart-online-services-private-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31076:1" rel="noopener">Flipkart Online Services (1398508D IN)</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/amazon-com-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:409:1" rel="noopener">Amazon.com Inc (AMZN US)</a>. </li>
<li>We think it is the other way around. We expect them to thrive and become even more dominant in case the market expands as envisioned under ONDC. </li>
<li>While it could be too early &amp; premature, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/walmart-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11134:1" rel="noopener">Walmart (WMT US)</a> thanks to its investments in Flipkart and the path chosen by PhonePe is better placed compared to Amazon in India.</li>
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India's Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) is expected to break duopolies across the digital commerce ecosystem including e-marketplaces like Flipkart Online Services (1398508D IN) &amp; Amazon.com Inc (AMZN US). 
We think it is the other way around. We expect them to thrive and become even more dominant in case the market expands as envisioned under ONDC. 
While it could be too early &amp; premature, Walmart (WMT US) thanks to its investments in Flipkart and the path chosen by PhonePe is better placed compared to Amazon in India.


Walmart (WMT US) | Why Walmart Is Likely to Win in India's ONDC World Compared to Amazon

Telco/Internet specialist

Kirk Boodry

Redex Research

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<li>Z Holdings will integrate its eCommerce platforms in a move that boosts the PayPay brand and may generate some (very) modest synergies</li>
<li>We are publishing updated forecasts and setting a new target price at ¥550 but we remain cautious on the shares in the near term as consensus remains high</li>
<li>Shares of ZHD still appear expensive at 14-16x our estimate of FY22e EBITDA and are more expensive than Alphabet at these levels (12x EBITDA)</li>
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Z Holdings will integrate its eCommerce platforms in a move that boosts the PayPay brand and may generate some (very) modest synergies
We are publishing updated forecasts and setting a new target price at ¥550 but we remain cautious on the shares in the near term as consensus remains high
Shares of ZHD still appear expensive at 14-16x our estimate of FY22e EBITDA and are more expensive than Alphabet at these levels (12x EBITDA)


Z Holdings (Neutral) - PayPay Rebranding of ECommerce; We Remain Cautious in a Rebuilding Year

President, Vision Research

Robert C Prather Jr

President

Vision Research

Vision Research was formed in 2004 with the vision of generating the best possible fundamental analysis and investment research for smid cap US equities. In 2008, we broadened our coverage to include mid/large cap US stocks.  After researching a  few ideas outside the US each year for a number of years, we launched a dedicated non-US equity product at the end of 2015.  This was followed by the introduction of a product focused on IPOs in mid-2017.

Fundamental Insight

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<li>Enterprise storage hardware market faces numerous headwinds and increasing commoditization</li>
<li>STaaS is cannibalistic, facing increasing competition, and decelerated in the MRQ</li>
<li>Each of the last 2 quarters have seen some meaningful, non-recurring revenues lead to PSTG beating estimates</li>
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Enterprise storage hardware market faces numerous headwinds and increasing commoditization
STaaS is cannibalistic, facing increasing competition, and decelerated in the MRQ
Each of the last 2 quarters have seen some meaningful, non-recurring revenues lead to PSTG beating estimates


Pure Storage (PSTG): Market Leader Facing Commoditization of Its Products

SPAC Deep Dive, subSPAC

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SPAC Deep Dive

Each week we’ll identify and break down for you SPACs that are capturing market share and making an impact.

<ul><li>In an interesting turn of things, a leaked internal memo from Amazon dated back to the mid of 2021 showed that the company could run out of warehouse workers by 2024.</li><li>Amazon, along with Walmart and Target, continues to suffer from high staff turnover across logistics &amp; warehousing (the industry average stands at 49%, but is higher at the big three).</li><li>This has resulted in companies offering incentives, wage increases, and flexible working hours to retain top talent, with margins shrinking as a result.</li></ul>

In an interesting turn of things, a leaked internal memo from Amazon dated back to the mid of 2021 showed that the company could run out of warehouse workers by 2024.Amazon, along with Walmart and Target, continues to suffer from high staff turnover across logistics &amp; warehousing (the industry average stands at 49%, but is higher at the big three).This has resulted in companies offering incentives, wage increases, and flexible working hours to retain top talent, with margins shrinking as a result.

United States

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Amazon.com Inc (AMZN US)

Weekly Deals Digest (17 Jul): WCP, BYD, Link, Genting Singapore, DTAC/True, AOF, ResApp

Last week, notable developments occurred in Event-Driven (BYD, Genting Singapore, Link Admin, DTAC/True, ResApp, Tassal, Uniti) and ECM (WCP,...

Arun George

Walmart (WMT US) | Why Walmart Is Likely to Win in India's ONDC World Compared to Amazon

The noise aside, we expect market places like Amazon and Flipkart to thrive in an ONDC world, with Walmart-owned Flipkart having a likely upper...

Pranav Bhavsar

Z Holdings (Neutral) - PayPay Rebranding of ECommerce; We Remain Cautious in a Rebuilding Year

Z Holdings will integrate its two eCommerce platforms but this appears to be more about ambitious growth targets for fintech. We are publishing new...

Kirk Boodry

Pure Storage (PSTG): Market Leader Facing Commoditization of Its Products

Market share losses are likely occurring and the "recurring revenue STaaS" story may be decelerating amidst competition, pricing pressure, and...

Robert C Prather Jr

Fixing the Supply Chain

In an interesting turn of things, a leaked internal memo from Amazon dated back to the mid of 2021 showed that the company could run out of...

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