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Douglas Kim

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/freshworks-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34147:1" rel="noopener">Freshworks (FRSH US)</a> announced its <a href="https://www.pymnts.com/news/ipo/2021/freshworks-aims-to-go-public-with-9b-valuation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPO price range</a> of $28 to $32 per share and it is selling 28.5 million shares. At the high end of this price range, the company would raise $912 million and it would be valued at nearly <a href="https://goodwordnews.com/what-to-think-of-freshworks-first-ipo-price-range-techcrunch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$9.6 billion</a> (assuming fully diluted shares outstanding of 300 million).<div class="content-highlight">
Our base case valuation of Freshworks is implied market cap of US$13.5 billion or US$45 per share, which is 41% higher than the high end of the IPO price range (US$32). Given the solid upside, we have a POSITIVE view of this IPO. 
Our valuation of Freshworks is based on an EV/S multiple of 22.6x using our estimated sales of $546 million in 2022. The EV/S multiple of 22.6x is based on 30% premium to the average multiple of the comps in 2022.
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Freshworks (FRSH US) announced its IPO price range of $28 to $32 per share and it is selling 28.5 million shares. At the high end of this price range, the company would raise $912 million and it would be valued at nearly $9.6 billion (assuming fully diluted shares outstanding of 300 million).
Our base case valuation of Freshworks is implied market cap of US$13.5 billion or US$45 per share, which is 41% higher than the high end of the IPO price range (US$32). Given the solid upside, we have a POSITIVE view of this IPO. 
Our valuation of Freshworks is based on an EV/S multiple of 22.6x using our estimated sales of $546 million in 2022. The EV/S multiple of 22.6x is based on 30% premium to the average multiple of the comps in 2022.


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Algosun Global

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/freshworks-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34147:1" rel="noopener">Freshworks (FRSH US)</a> , a leading provider of cloud-based customer engagement software, filed for a $100 million placeholder IPO. Form S-1 starts with a founder letter, where Mr. Girish Mathrubootham describes the vision of a company: “What if we can create an iPhone moment in business software by blending existing technology with unified, intuitive, and delightful experiences? Just as the iPhone freed users from the hassles of carrying separate devices, we envision a new product experience that breaks down data silos and creates unified experiences”. Freshworks has applied to list shares of Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “FRSH”. Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan and Bank of America are lead underwriters on the IPO.

Freshworks (FRSH US) , a leading provider of cloud-based customer engagement software, filed for a $100 million placeholder IPO. Form S-1 starts with a founder letter, where Mr. Girish Mathrubootham describes the vision of a company: “What if we can create an iPhone moment in business software by blending existing technology with unified, intuitive, and delightful experiences? Just as the iPhone freed users from the hassles of carrying separate devices, we envision a new product experience that breaks down data silos and creates unified experiences”. Freshworks has applied to list shares of Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “FRSH”. Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan and Bank of America are lead underwriters on the IPO.

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Headline Developments China has likened online computer games to opium, causing shares in Tencent (700.HK) and NetEase (9999.HK) to drop 10% and 15% respectively.  The article, which appeared in state-run Economic Information Daily (before being removed), said more than half of China’s children were nearsighted and online games affects their education; adding that gaming addiction is widespread and could negatively impact their growth.

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Palantir’s earnings call was a master class in obfuscation.Since 4Q20 earnings on February 16, 2021, five C-Suite executives from Palantir have sold $250MM (!!) in stock, with CEO Alex Karp selling $137MM in just the past 3 months. Luckily for them, Cathie Wood and ARK has bought 20M shares for $480MM! Obex’s fundamental research process is focused on secular change in the TMT and Consumer sectors. We seek to differentiate between fundamental business analysis and security analysis. Before deciding if a security’s pricing and positioning merit a long or short position, we analyze the four pillars of business fundamentals (Secular Factors, TAM, Competitive Advantage, Business Model) in order to determine if this is a “good” or “not so good” opportunity.

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Our base case valuation of UiPath is $60.7 per share, which represents a 21% upside from the high end of the IPO price range of $50 per share. Given the moderate upside in the share price using our base case valuation, we have a Positive view of the UiPath IPO. </li>
<li>We forecast the company to generate sales of $982.5 million (up 61.7% YoY), gross profit of $877.8 million (up 62.0% YoY), and an operating loss of $71.2 million in FY ending Jan 2022. From FY ending Jan 2021 to FY ending Jan 2026, we estimate the company's sales to increase by 37.9% CAGR.</li>
<li>UiPath is one of the global leaders in the RPA (robotic process automation) market. Robotic process automation is a form of business process automation technology based on software robots or on artificial intelligence. The company provides a comprehensive range of automation solutions via numerous interrelated software offerings. </li>
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Our base case valuation of UiPath is $60.7 per share, which represents a 21% upside from the high end of the IPO price range of $50 per share. Given the moderate upside in the share price using our base case valuation, we have a Positive view of the UiPath IPO. 
We forecast the company to generate sales of $982.5 million (up 61.7% YoY), gross profit of $877.8 million (up 62.0% YoY), and an operating loss of $71.2 million in FY ending Jan 2022. From FY ending Jan 2021 to FY ending Jan 2026, we estimate the company's sales to increase by 37.9% CAGR.
UiPath is one of the global leaders in the RPA (robotic process automation) market. Robotic process automation is a form of business process automation technology based on software robots or on artificial intelligence. The company provides a comprehensive range of automation solutions via numerous interrelated software offerings. 


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