APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

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

Fusion Micro Finance / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fusion-micro-finance-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36450:1" rel="noopener">Fusion Micro Finance Ltd (1053199D IN) </a>is looking to raise about US$250m in its upcoming India IPO. </li>
<li>Fusion Micro Finance (FMF) is a non-banking financial company - microfinance institution (NBFC-MFI) that provides financial services to unserved and underserved women in rural and peri-rural areas across India.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal. </li>
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Fusion Micro Finance Ltd (1053199D IN) is looking to raise about US$250m in its upcoming India IPO. 
Fusion Micro Finance (FMF) is a non-banking financial company - microfinance institution (NBFC-MFI) that provides financial services to unserved and underserved women in rural and peri-rural areas across India.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal. 


Fusion Micro Finance Pre-IPO - The Positives - Inspiring as a Social Cause

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), HDFC Securities

HDFC Securities

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>AMCs—tepid flows to drag earnings: Active equity schemes witnessed a deceleration in net inflows at INR339bn (Q1FY23: INR598bn), despite an all-time high SIP flow run rate (Q2 average: INR126bn)</li><li>Increased volatility in capital markets, rising concerns on global macros, and higher interest rates appear to have resulted in muted lumpsum flows; however, a sharp recovery in capital markets resulted in a 12% QoQ rise in Active Equity AUM</li><li>Interest rate hikes are likely to keep treasury gains under check</li></ul><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>

AMCs—tepid flows to drag earnings: Active equity schemes witnessed a deceleration in net inflows at INR339bn (Q1FY23: INR598bn), despite an all-time high SIP flow run rate (Q2 average: INR126bn)Increased volatility in capital markets, rising concerns on global macros, and higher interest rates appear to have resulted in muted lumpsum flows; however, a sharp recovery in capital markets resulted in a 12% QoQ rise in Active Equity AUMInterest rate hikes are likely to keep treasury gains under checkContent 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.

Non-Leveraged Financials - Volatile Markets and Weak Macros Drive Slowdown

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Five Star Business Finance / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/five-star-business-finance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35238:1" rel="noopener">Five-Star Business Finance (0958461D IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$300m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by ICICI Securities, Edelweiss, Kotak, and Nomura.</li>
<li>Five-Star Business is a non-banking financial company (NBFC-ND-SI) that provides secured business loans to micro-entrepreneurs and self-employed individuals.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Five-Star Business Finance (0958461D IN) is looking to raise around US$300m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by ICICI Securities, Edelweiss, Kotak, and Nomura.
Five-Star Business is a non-banking financial company (NBFC-ND-SI) that provides secured business loans to micro-entrepreneurs and self-employed individuals.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Five-Star Business Pre-IPO - The Positives - Fast Growth, Juicy Margins and Strong Backers

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Nirmal Bang

Nirmal Bang

A Relationship Beyond Broking

Nirmal Bang, one of the leading stock broking companies in India, caters to retail and institutional clients by offering them a range of financial products and services, including equities, derivatives, commodities, currency derivatives, mutual funds, IPOs, insurance, depository services and PMS.

Nirmal Bang is drawn from a diversity of professional backgrounds, and blend of experience, skill and dedication is shared with its clients. Nirmal Bang emphasizes adequate, thorough research local and world-wide developments, balancing these with the astute discovery of intrinsic values, synergies and growth. The aim is simply to help the investors to maximize their returns.

<div><div><div><div><ul><li>Sector growth pegged at 15% CAGR over the coming decade: Currently, life insurance penetration in India (FY22) stands at 3.2% compared to 3.4-19.2% for Asian peers.</li></ul><div><div><div><div><ul><li>Protection segment expected to grow at a higher rate: We expect the protection segment to grow at a higher rate than the overall APE growth, implying higher sales contribution going forward.</li></ul><div><div><div><div><ul><li>Larger players better placed to capture growth: We see larger players (top 6-8) being most favourably placed to defend/gain market share.</li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></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>

Sector growth pegged at 15% CAGR over the coming decade: Currently, life insurance penetration in India (FY22) stands at 3.2% compared to 3.4-19.2% for Asian peers.Protection segment expected to grow at a higher rate: We expect the protection segment to grow at a higher rate than the overall APE growth, implying higher sales contribution going forward.Larger players better placed to capture growth: We see larger players (top 6-8) being most favourably placed to defend/gain market share.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.

Life Insurance Sector - Structural Story at Attractive Valuations; SBI Life Top Pick

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Event-Driven

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<li>Near the end of the review period, we see 8 stocks migrating upward from Mid to Large Cap and 9 stocks migrating from Small to Mid Cap.</li>
<li>We expect 12 stocks to migrate downward from Large to Mid Cap and 19 stocks from Mid to Small Cap. Four new listings will be added to the Large Caps.</li>
<li>Historically, the upward migrating stocks have outperformed the stocks migrating lower as the active funds rebalance their portfolios to meet regulations around stocks held based on the fund classification.</li>
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Near the end of the review period, we see 8 stocks migrating upward from Mid to Large Cap and 9 stocks migrating from Small to Mid Cap.
We expect 12 stocks to migrate downward from Large to Mid Cap and 19 stocks from Mid to Small Cap. Four new listings will be added to the Large Caps.
Historically, the upward migrating stocks have outperformed the stocks migrating lower as the active funds rebalance their portfolios to meet regulations around stocks held based on the fund classification.


India: Half-Yearly Stock Reclassification for Active Funds

India

Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company Limited operates as an investment management firm. The Company offers portfolio advisory and wealth management services. Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management serves clients in India.

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Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC (ABSLAMC IN)

Non-Leveraged Financials - Volatile Markets and Weak Macros Drive Slowdown

Active equity schemes witnessed a deceleration in net inflows at INR339bn (Q1FY23: INR598bn), despite an all-time high SIP flow run rate (Q2...

HDFC Securities

Five-Star Business Pre-IPO - The Positives - Fast Growth, Juicy Margins and Strong Backers

Five-Star Business Finance is looking to raise around US$300m in its upcoming India IPO. The company has been growing fast and has maintained...

Sumeet Singh

Life Insurance Sector - Structural Story at Attractive Valuations; SBI Life Top Pick

Life insurance stocks have corrected by 9-16% over the last six months vs a correction of 9% and 5.3% in NIFTY50 and Bank Nifty, respectively.

Nirmal Bang

India: Half-Yearly Stock Reclassification for Active Funds

Upward migrations include 8 stocks from MidCap to LargeCap & 9 from SmallCap to MidCap. 4 new listings will join the LargeCaps and 6 new listings...

Brian Freitas

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Fusion Micro Finance Pre-IPO - The Positives - Inspiring as a Social Cause

Fusion Micro Finance Ltd (1053199D IN) is looking to raise about US$250m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive...

Ethan Aw

Non-Leveraged Financials - Volatile Markets and Weak Macros Drive Slowdown

Active equity schemes witnessed a deceleration in net inflows at INR339bn (Q1FY23: INR598bn), despite an all-time high SIP flow run rate (Q2...

HDFC Securities

Five-Star Business Pre-IPO - The Positives - Fast Growth, Juicy Margins and Strong Backers

Five-Star Business Finance is looking to raise around US$300m in its upcoming India IPO. The company has been growing fast and has maintained...

Sumeet Singh

Life Insurance Sector - Structural Story at Attractive Valuations; SBI Life Top Pick

Life insurance stocks have corrected by 9-16% over the last six months vs a correction of 9% and 5.3% in NIFTY50 and Bank Nifty, respectively.

Nirmal Bang

India: Half-Yearly Stock Reclassification for Active Funds

Upward migrations include 8 stocks from MidCap to LargeCap & 9 from SmallCap to MidCap. 4 new listings will join the LargeCaps and 6 new listings...

Brian Freitas