Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, 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

Lalatech Holdings Co Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lalatech-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36848:1" rel="noopener">Lalatech Holdings Co Ltd (LALA HK)</a> is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming HK IPO.</li>
<li>Lalatech operates via a marketplace model serving merchants and carriers. Its platform facilitates closed-loop transactions from online shipping order booking to intelligent order matching, and automated dispatching to after-sale services.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier notes, in this note we will undertake a peer comparison.</li>
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Lalatech Holdings Co Ltd (LALA HK) is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming HK IPO.
Lalatech operates via a marketplace model serving merchants and carriers. Its platform facilitates closed-loop transactions from online shipping order booking to intelligent order matching, and automated dispatching to after-sale services.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier notes, in this note we will undertake a peer comparison.


Lalatech Holdings Limited Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Not the Largest but Pulling Its Weight

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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

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<li>The June rebalance of the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kraneshares-csi-china-internet-etf" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28208:1" rel="noopener">KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB US)</a> will take place at the close of trading today.</li>
<li>There are a couple of deletions and one inclusion. Plus there will be capping changes on the other stocks, but the impact of those changes is not large.</li>
<li>The stocks have already been moving in the right direction during the day and the pre-positions could be flipped to the ETF at the close.</li>
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The June rebalance of the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB US) will take place at the close of trading today.
There are a couple of deletions and one inclusion. Plus there will be capping changes on the other stocks, but the impact of those changes is not large.
The stocks have already been moving in the right direction during the day and the pre-positions could be flipped to the ETF at the close.


KWEB Index Rebalance: Few Changes at the Close Today

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-com-inc-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:446:1" rel="noopener">JD.com Inc (ADR) (JD US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:787:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US)</a>'s spin-off's continue to draw interest.</li>
<li>The REIT were out in full force this week for placements as interest rates globally appear to be approaching their peak.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
On the IPO front, JD.com Inc (ADR) (JD US) and Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US)'s spin-off's continue to draw interest.
The REIT were out in full force this week for placements as interest rates globally appear to be approaching their peak.


ECM Weekly (21st May 2023) - Alibaba, Cainiao, Baba Cloud, Nexus, DXN, Growatt, Rakuten, JD Ind

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport, Tracking Traffic

Daniel Hellberg

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zto-express" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23628:1" rel="noopener">ZTO Express (ZTO US)</a> met consensus Q422 EPS estimate despite a miss on Revenue</li>
<li>Management expects to exceed industry volume growth (around +10%) in 2023</li>
<li>Likely obstacles to a sharp earnings recovery are: ASP momentum, "new-old" competition, and a lack of demonstrated cost control</li>
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ZTO Express (ZTO US) met consensus Q422 EPS estimate despite a miss on Revenue
Management expects to exceed industry volume growth (around +10%) in 2023
Likely obstacles to a sharp earnings recovery are: ASP momentum, "new-old" competition, and a lack of demonstrated cost control


ZTO Express Q4/2022 Results & Guidance:  Moderate Growth in '23, but Also Obstacles

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Grizzly Research LLC publishes a short selling report on ZTO.</li>
<li>Meituan plans to shift car hailing from direct operation to a platform for third-party operators.</li>
<li>Dada, which was acquired by JD.com last year, posts good 4Q22 results.</li>
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Grizzly Research LLC publishes a short selling report on ZTO.
Meituan plans to shift car hailing from direct operation to a platform for third-party operators.
Dada, which was acquired by JD.com last year, posts good 4Q22 results.


China Internet Weekly (13Mar2023): ZTO, Meituan, Alibaba, Trip.com, Dada, JD.com

China

Zhongbai Holdings Group Co., Ltd. owns and operates several department stores and supermarkets.  Through it subsidiaries, the Company also operates in pharmaceuticals manufacturing, real estate development, and property management.

Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co., Ltd. operates a chain of supermarkets, general merchandise stores and household electrical appliances stores.

Better Life Comm Chain Share Co (002251 CH)

Shanghai NO. 1 Pharmacy Co., Ltd. trades and markets medical products on a retail basis, chain drug store basis, and a wholesale basis.  The Company, through its subsidiaries, produces drugs, as well as develops, leases, and manages commercial real estate properties.

Luyan Pharma Co Ltd is a medical distributor. The Company wholesales medical equipment, vaccines, and more.

New Huadu Supercenter Co., Ltd. engages in chain operations in marketplaces, sup ermarkets, department stores.

Sanjiang Shopping Club Company Limited operates community budget supermarket franchises. The Company provides customers with retail services.

Renrenle Commercial Group Co.,Ltd. operates shopping outlets, supermarkets and department stores. The Company operates its stores throughout China.

Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Company Limited operates hypermarkets, supermarkets , and convenience stores in China.

Beijing Jingkelong Company Limited mainly engages in retail and wholesale businesses.

Jiahua Stores Holdings Limited operates retail department and supermarket stores in Shenzhen, China.

Qol Co., Ltd. operates direct-run pharmacies.  The Company also provides clinical trial services for drug development.

PT Tigaraksa Satria Tbk is divided into three groups, mainly distribution, own products, and investment. The Company distributes food and beverages, household products, and books and publications. In the own products group, Tigaraksa manufactures garments, air freshener, and milk powder.

INAGEYA CO., LTD. manages retail shops which mainly handle seafood, processed foods, and household products.  The Company mainly operates the business in Tokyo, Saitama, and Kanagawa area.

Village Super Market Inc. owns and operates supermarkets. The Company through its subsidiaries provides prepared food, natural and organic food, seafood products, bakery products, and pharmacy services. Village offers its products and services throughout New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland.

Yokohama Reito Co., Ltd. processes and sells seafood, fish, and livestock products.  The Company also manages cold storage facilities.

Taokaenoi Food & Marketing PCL operates as a food services firm. The Company manufactures edible seaweed snacks.

MINISTOP CO., LTD. operates convenience stores primarily in the Kanto and the Chubu areas of Japan.  The Company sells fast foods, daily dishes, processed foods, home necessities, and magazines.  Ministop is affiliated with Aeon Co., Ltd.

Mammy Mart Corporation operates supermarkets in Saitama Prefecture.  The Company mainly operates small scale stores.

NIHON CHOUZAI Co., Ltd. operates a drug store chain in Japan.  The Company manages drug prescriptions, orders, and inventories of all stores through an online system.

Cawachi Ltd. operates a chain of drug stores in the Tohoku and Chubu regions. The Company's stores sell products such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, health products, foodstuffs, and household consumable goods.  Cawachi also operates a chain of pharmacies.

Dada Nexus Limited operates a platform for local on-demand retail and delivery. The Company provides a digital solution leveraging the crowdsourcing model to address the challenge of frequent fluctuations brought forward by the nature of on-demand orders and to match the surging demand for delivery capacity with efficient supply. Dada Nexus serves customers in China.

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Dada Nexus (DADA US)

Lalatech Holdings Limited Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Not the Largest but Pulling Its Weight

Lalatech Holdings Co Ltd (LALA HK) is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming HK IPO. In this note, we undertake a peer comparison.

Sumeet Singh

KWEB Index Rebalance: Few Changes at the Close Today

The KWEB ETF rebalances at the close today. There are 2 adds & 1 delete. There will be capping changes and funding flows across the other index...

Brian Freitas

ECM Weekly (21st May 2023) - Alibaba, Cainiao, Baba Cloud, Nexus, DXN, Growatt, Rakuten, JD Ind

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

ZTO Express Q4/2022 Results & Guidance: Moderate Growth in '23, but Also Obstacles

ZTO guides strong volume growth and potentially better unit economics in '23, but we expect price pressure to return, and the company needs to rein...

Daniel Hellberg

China Internet Weekly (13Mar2023): ZTO, Meituan, Alibaba, Trip.com, Dada, JD.com

Grizzly Research LLC publishes a short selling report on ZTO. Meituan plans to give up on direct sales of car hailing. Dada, which was acquired...

Ming Lu

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