Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

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 Bottom-Up

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<li>Xiaomi’s global smartphone shipments exceeded Apple.</li>
<li>The company’s shipment growth is the most rapid in and outside of China.</li>
<li>We believe the IoT business enjoys a low comparison base in 2020.</li>
<li>We also believe both the revenue growth and the operating margin will improve in 2021.</li>
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Xiaomi’s global smartphone shipments exceeded Apple.
The company’s shipment growth is the most rapid in and outside of China.
We believe the IoT business enjoys a low comparison base in 2020.
We also believe both the revenue growth and the operating margin will improve in 2021.


Xiaomi (1810 HK): Sold More Smartphones Than Apple, Expect Higher Growth and Margin

Quality-first, Business-perspective Strategy, Urbem (HK) Limited

Steven Chen

Quality-first, Business-perspective Strategy

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<li>I seldom touched those unpredicatble biotech stocks, but Bioventix is an exception;</li>
<li>The company provides a bond-like cash streams for its owners, through a well-moated, highly predictable business model;</li>
<li>Although it is not clear whether the share can offer a 20% total return at this price level, I see a high chance for it to outperform the market benchmark with a limited downside from here in the long run.</li>
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I seldom touched those unpredicatble biotech stocks, but Bioventix is an exception;
The company provides a bond-like cash streams for its owners, through a well-moated, highly predictable business model;
Although it is not clear whether the share can offer a 20% total return at this price level, I see a high chance for it to outperform the market benchmark with a limited downside from here in the long run.


Bioventix: A Rare Biotech Play with a Low-Risk, High-Return Model

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Event-Driven

<div><p>Kakao Bank (KB), South Korea’s largest digital bank, raised US$2.2bn in its South Korean IPO. It ended the first day of trading up 79% from its IPO price. </p></div><div>We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous notes:</div><div><ul>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/kakao-bank-ipo-riding-on-parent-s-network-but-boundaries-with-kakao-pay-remain-unclear" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kakao Bank IPO - Riding on parents network but boundaries with Kakao Pay remain unclear</a>, </li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/kakao-bank-ipo-pricey-as-it-should-be" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kakao Bank IPO - Pricey as It Should Be</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/kakao-bank-ipo-lack-of-lock-up-and-msci-ftse-index-implications" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kakao Bank IPO - Lack of Lock-Up and MSCI, FTSE Index Implications, and</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/kakao-bank-ipo-trading-one-for-instis-closer-look-at-ftse-and-msci-inclusion-remain-buyers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kakao Bank IPO Trading - One for Instis, Closer Look at FTSE and MSCI Inclusion. Remain Buyers</a></li>
</ul></div><div><p>In this note, we will talk about the first day trading and index inclusion.</p></div>

Kakao Bank (KB), South Korea’s largest digital bank, raised US$2.2bn in its South Korean IPO. It ended the first day of trading up 79% from its IPO price. We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous notes:

Kakao Bank IPO - Riding on parents network but boundaries with Kakao Pay remain unclear, 
Kakao Bank IPO - Pricey as It Should Be
Kakao Bank IPO - Lack of Lock-Up and MSCI, FTSE Index Implications, and
Kakao Bank IPO Trading - One for Instis, Closer Look at FTSE and MSCI Inclusion. Remain Buyers
In this note, we will talk about the first day trading and index inclusion.

Kakao Bank - MSCI Done, Missed FTSE by a Whisker.

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

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.

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/afterpay-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26940:1" rel="noopener">Afterpay Touch (APT AU)</a> is a leading buy now, pay later (BNPL) player. Afterpay revealed that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/square-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23755:1" rel="noopener">Square Inc (SQ US)</a> had agreed to acquire it through a recommended scheme of arrangement. Square will offer a fixed exchange ratio of 0.375 Square shares per Afterpay share. Based on Square's closing price on 30 July, the implied transaction price of A$126.21 per share is a 30.6% premium to the share price of A$96.66 per share on the last trading date (30 July). The deal has an implied value of A$39 billion and if completed, would be the largest in Australian M&amp;A history. </p><p>The completion conditions include Afterpay and Square shareholder approval along with regulatory approval. Square intends to also establish a secondary listing on ASX. Afterpay shareholders will own 18.5% of the combined company on a fully diluted basis.</p><div class="content-highlight"><p>While the share price has traded recently above the implied offer price, we think that offer is attractive in comparison to historical EV/Sales multiples and average share prices. With BNPL competition steadily increasing, the all-scrip deal gives shareholders the opportunity to benefit from the ability of the combined Square + Afterpay to expand the customer base and strengthen the product portfolio. At Square's current price of US$274.93 at the time of writing (+11% on Friday close), Afterpay shares are trading at a 22% gross spread to the indicative offer.</p></div>

Afterpay Touch (APT AU) is a leading buy now, pay later (BNPL) player. Afterpay revealed that Square Inc (SQ US) had agreed to acquire it through a recommended scheme of arrangement. Square will offer a fixed exchange ratio of 0.375 Square shares per Afterpay share. Based on Square's closing price on 30 July, the implied transaction price of A$126.21 per share is a 30.6% premium to the share price of A$96.66 per share on the last trading date (30 July). The deal has an implied value of A$39 billion and if completed, would be the largest in Australian M&amp;A history. The completion conditions include Afterpay and Square shareholder approval along with regulatory approval. Square intends to also establish a secondary listing on ASX. Afterpay shareholders will own 18.5% of the combined company on a fully diluted basis.While the share price has traded recently above the implied offer price, we think that offer is attractive in comparison to historical EV/Sales multiples and average share prices. With BNPL competition steadily increasing, the all-scrip deal gives shareholders the opportunity to benefit from the ability of the combined Square + Afterpay to expand the customer base and strengthen the product portfolio. At Square's current price of US$274.93 at the time of writing (+11% on Friday close), Afterpay shares are trading at a 22% gross spread to the indicative offer.

Square Lobs a Market-Defining Bid for Afterpay

Global Emerging Market Equities, Propitious Research

Wium Malan, CFA

Global Emerging Market Equities

Independent, Fundamental Quantitative Research

Propitious Research

Fully independent, fundamental and quantitative equity research, focused on companies in the Telecommunication, Media, Technology, Internet and Healthcare sectors in the Global Emerging Markets. Idea generation focused on Quality stocks, trading below their intrinsic Value, with sound Corporate Governance.

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mediatek-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:772:1" rel="noopener">Mediatek Inc (2454 TT)</a> delivered a strong set of 2Q21 results, beating sell-side consensus estimates on both the top and bottom-line and delivering numbers at the top-end of management’s guided ranges, which, in conjunction with a continued strong demand environment, has led to an increase in growth and profitability guidance for the remainder of FY2021.</p><p>Further short-term share price weakness, based on supply constraint concerns, along with a continuation of the earnings upgrade cycle, has resulted in MediaTek trading on a 13.8x NTM PE ratio, which is more than one standard deviation below its historical average trading range. MediaTek also currently trades on an extremely attractive 6.3% NTM dividend yield with little risk of a negative surprise to dividend payments given the ongoing earnings upgrades, and MediaTek having generated NT$28bn in Operating Cash Flow, during 2Q21, which helped its Net Cash balance increase further to NT$191bn, now 13% of its Market Cap. </p><p>In this insight, we look at MediaTek’s 2Q21 results, its medium- and longer-term growth outlook and current valuation levels. This insight is also a follow-up from our more-detailed analysis of MediaTek (<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/mediatek-high-quality-5g-beneficiary-with-a-tremendously-attractive-dividend-yield" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:53096" rel="noopener">MediaTek: High-Quality 5G Beneficiary with a Tremendously Attractive Dividend Yield</a>) last month.</p>

Mediatek Inc (2454 TT) delivered a strong set of 2Q21 results, beating sell-side consensus estimates on both the top and bottom-line and delivering numbers at the top-end of management’s guided ranges, which, in conjunction with a continued strong demand environment, has led to an increase in growth and profitability guidance for the remainder of FY2021.Further short-term share price weakness, based on supply constraint concerns, along with a continuation of the earnings upgrade cycle, has resulted in MediaTek trading on a 13.8x NTM PE ratio, which is more than one standard deviation below its historical average trading range. MediaTek also currently trades on an extremely attractive 6.3% NTM dividend yield with little risk of a negative surprise to dividend payments given the ongoing earnings upgrades, and MediaTek having generated NT$28bn in Operating Cash Flow, during 2Q21, which helped its Net Cash balance increase further to NT$191bn, now 13% of its Market Cap. In this insight, we look at MediaTek’s 2Q21 results, its medium- and longer-term growth outlook and current valuation levels. This insight is also a follow-up from our more-detailed analysis of MediaTek (MediaTek: High-Quality 5G Beneficiary with a Tremendously Attractive Dividend Yield) last month.

MediaTek: Results Beat, Increased Guidance, Earnings Upgrades… and a Lower Share Price

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Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables and accessories, and sells a variety of related accessories. The Company also offers payment, digital content, cloud and advertising services. Apple Inc.'s customers are primarily in consumer, small & mid-sized business, education, enterprise and government markets worldwide.

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Xiaomi (1810 HK): Sold More Smartphones Than Apple, Expect Higher Growth and Margin

Xiaomi’s global smartphone shipments exceeded Apple. The company’s shipment growth is the most rapid in and outside of China. We also believe the...

Ming Lu

Bioventix: A Rare Biotech Play with a Low-Risk, High-Return Model

Although it is not clear whether this bond proxy can offer a 20% total return at this level, I see a high chance for it to outperform the benchmark...

Steven Chen

Kakao Bank - MSCI Done, Missed FTSE by a Whisker.

Kakao Bank (KB), South Korea’s largest digital bank, raised US$2.2bn in its South Korean IPO. It ended the first day of trading up 79% from its IPO...

Sumeet Singh

Square Lobs a Market-Defining Bid for Afterpay

Afterpay revealed that Square had agreed to acquire it through a recommended scheme of arrangement. We think that the all-scrip offer is attractive...

Arun George

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Xiaomi (1810 HK): Sold More Smartphones Than Apple, Expect Higher Growth and Margin

Xiaomi’s global smartphone shipments exceeded Apple. The company’s shipment growth is the most rapid in and outside of China. We also believe the...

Ming Lu

Bioventix: A Rare Biotech Play with a Low-Risk, High-Return Model

Although it is not clear whether this bond proxy can offer a 20% total return at this level, I see a high chance for it to outperform the benchmark...

Steven Chen

Kakao Bank - MSCI Done, Missed FTSE by a Whisker.

Kakao Bank (KB), South Korea’s largest digital bank, raised US$2.2bn in its South Korean IPO. It ended the first day of trading up 79% from its IPO...

Sumeet Singh

Square Lobs a Market-Defining Bid for Afterpay

Afterpay revealed that Square had agreed to acquire it through a recommended scheme of arrangement. We think that the all-scrip offer is attractive...

Arun George

MediaTek: Results Beat, Increased Guidance, Earnings Upgrades… and a Lower Share Price

In this insight take an updated look at MediaTek, its medium- and longer-term growth outlook and current valuation levels, following its 2Q21 results.

Wium Malan, CFA