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.

Independent & Unbiased Research

Private Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cars24-services-private-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35870:1" rel="noopener">Cars24 (1716847D IN)</a> is one of India's leading used auto (primarily car) marketplace.  The company claims a 90% share in the online used car market. </li>
<li>Channel feedback suggests no customer loyalty and a poor competitive position compared to local unorganised sales yards. </li>
<li>Losses narrowing due to reduction in expenses, declining revenues and recent high profile exits all point to caution. </li>
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Cars24 (1716847D IN) is one of India's leading used auto (primarily car) marketplace.  The company claims a 90% share in the online used car market. 
Channel feedback suggests no customer loyalty and a poor competitive position compared to local unorganised sales yards. 
Losses narrowing due to reduction in expenses, declining revenues and recent high profile exits all point to caution. 


Cars24 Tearsheet - Leading Used Car Marketplace

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zinka-logistics" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43728:1" rel="noopener">Blackbuck (1355652D IN)</a>  raised about US$130m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>Zinka Logistics (Blackbuck) is India’s largest digital platform for truck operators (in terms of number of users), with 963,345 truck operators transacting on its platform in FY24, as per Redseer.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Blackbuck (1355652D IN)  raised about US$130m in its India IPO.
Zinka Logistics (Blackbuck) is India’s largest digital platform for truck operators (in terms of number of users), with 963,345 truck operators transacting on its platform in FY24, as per Redseer.
We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Zinka Logistics IPO Trading - Subdued Demand; Lags Recent Listings

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zinka-logistics" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43728:1" rel="noopener">Blackbuck (1355652D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$130m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>Zinka Logistics (Blackbuck) is India’s largest digital platform for truck operators (in terms of number of users), with 963,345 truck operators transacting on its platform in FY24, as per Redseer.</li>
<li>Previously, we talked about the company’s historical performance. In this note, we share our quick thoughts on peer comparison and valuation.</li>
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Blackbuck (1355652D IN) is looking to raise about US$130m in its India IPO.
Zinka Logistics (Blackbuck) is India’s largest digital platform for truck operators (in terms of number of users), with 963,345 truck operators transacting on its platform in FY24, as per Redseer.
Previously, we talked about the company’s historical performance. In this note, we share our quick thoughts on peer comparison and valuation.


Zinka Logistics IPO - Has Grown Rapidly but Looks Expensive

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zinka-logistics" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43728:1" rel="noopener">Blackbuck (1355652D IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$130m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>Zinka Logistics (Blackbuck) is India’s largest digital platform for truck operators (in terms of number of users), with 963,345 truck operators transacting on its platform in FY24, as per Redseer.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
</ul>



Blackbuck (1355652D IN) is looking to raise around US$130m in its India IPO.
Zinka Logistics (Blackbuck) is India’s largest digital platform for truck operators (in terms of number of users), with 963,345 truck operators transacting on its platform in FY24, as per Redseer.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


Zinka Logistics Pre-IPO - Continued Financial Underperformance in a Highly Fragmented Market

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>For this edition, we focus on our 2023 Bloopers, to improvise rather than get embarrassed.  We also share some thoughts on potential enhancements that can be anticipated going forward.</li>
<li>On the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23617:1" rel="noopener">NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX)</a>, we are still not bearish but do not find the markets to be very attractive either.</li>
<li>Bloopers in focus include <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zomato-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28820:1" rel="noopener">Zomato (ZOMATO IN)</a>; <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cartrade-tech-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33474:1" rel="noopener">CarTrade (CARTRADE IN)</a> ; <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hero-motocorp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2391:1" rel="noopener">Hero Motocorp (HMCL IN)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aavas-financiers-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27422:1" rel="noopener">Aavas Financiers Ltd (AAVAS IN)</a>. </li>
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For this edition, we focus on our 2023 Bloopers, to improvise rather than get embarrassed.  We also share some thoughts on potential enhancements that can be anticipated going forward.
On the NIFTY Index (NIFTY INDEX), we are still not bearish but do not find the markets to be very attractive either.
Bloopers in focus include Zomato (ZOMATO IN); CarTrade (CARTRADE IN) ; Hero Motocorp (HMCL IN) and Aavas Financiers Ltd (AAVAS IN). 


[Week 15] Namaste India 🙏 | 2023 Bloopers Edition

India

Cartrade Tech Ltd operates an online market place for the exchange of used cars. The Company offers users to post, search, sell, and purchase used vehicles.

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[Week 15] Namaste India 🙏 | 2023 Bloopers Edition

In this article, the focus is on 2023 market bloopers and potential enhancements. The NIFTY Index is neither bearish nor attractive.

Pranav Bhavsar

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Cars24 Tearsheet - Leading Used Car Marketplace

India Unicorn Series: We profile India's online used auto retailer Cars24. While the market for used autos is large and fragmented, winning in its...

Pranav Bhavsar

Zinka Logistics IPO Trading - Subdued Demand; Lags Recent Listings

Zinka Logistics (Blackbuck) raised about US$130m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the demand and trading dynamics.

Akshat Shah

Zinka Logistics IPO - Has Grown Rapidly but Looks Expensive

Zinka Logistics (Blackbuck) is looking to raise about US$130m in its India IPO. In this note, we undertake a quick peer comparison, and discuss our...

Akshat Shah

Zinka Logistics Pre-IPO - Continued Financial Underperformance in a Highly Fragmented Market

Zinka Logistics (Blackbuck) is looking to raise around US$130m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.

Akshat Shah

[Week 15] Namaste India 🙏 | 2023 Bloopers Edition

​In this article, the focus is on 2023 market bloopers and potential enhancements. The NIFTY Index is neither bearish nor attractive.

Pranav Bhavsar

In this article, the focus is on 2023 market bloopers and potential enhancements. The NIFTY Index is neither bearish nor attractive.