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

<div><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dida-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29701:1" rel="noopener">Dida (DIDA HK)</a> (Dida), a technology driven mobility platform in China, aims to raise around US$400m in its Hong Kong IPO. The company is backed by JD.com, Hillhouse, Ctrip, Bitauto and a host of other investors.</p></div><div><p>Dida claims to operate the largest carpooling marketplace in China with a market share of 66.5% in terms of the number of carpooling rides in 2019, as per Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S) report. Over 2017-19, Dida’s total revenue increased by 11.87x. Revenue was up another 66% over 6M20. Revenue coming from carpooling has grown 19x over 2017 to 2019 and was up another 66% over 6M20. </p></div><div><p>We’ve covered the background of the company in our previous notes, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/dida-pre-ipo-making-hay-while-big-brother-retreats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dida Pre-IPO - Making hay while big brother retreats</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/dida-pre-ipo-peer-comparison-lagging-in-scale-leading-in-profitability" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dida Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Lagging in Scale, Leading in Profitability</a>.</p></div><div><p>In this note, we will talk about forecasts and valuation.</p></div>

Dida (DIDA HK) (Dida), a technology driven mobility platform in China, aims to raise around US$400m in its Hong Kong IPO. The company is backed by JD.com, Hillhouse, Ctrip, Bitauto and a host of other investors.Dida claims to operate the largest carpooling marketplace in China with a market share of 66.5% in terms of the number of carpooling rides in 2019, as per Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S) report. Over 2017-19, Dida’s total revenue increased by 11.87x. Revenue was up another 66% over 6M20. Revenue coming from carpooling has grown 19x over 2017 to 2019 and was up another 66% over 6M20. We’ve covered the background of the company in our previous notes, Dida Pre-IPO - Making hay while big brother retreats and Dida Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Lagging in Scale, Leading in Profitability.In this note, we will talk about forecasts and valuation.

Dida Pre-IPO - Earnings Forecast and First Stab at Valuation

<div><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dida-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29701:1" rel="noopener">Dida (DIDA HK)</a> (Dida), a technology driven mobility platform in China, aims to raise around US$400m in its Hong Kong IPO. The company is backed by JD.com, Hillhouse, Ctrip, Bitauto and a host of other investors.</p></div><div>
<p>Dida claims to operate the largest carpooling marketplace in China with a market share of 66.5% in terms of the number of carpooling rides in 2019, as per Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S) report. Over 2017-19, Dida’s total revenue increased by 11.87x. Revenue was up another 66% over 6M20. Revenue coming from carpooling has grown 19x over 2017 to 2019 and was up another 66% over 6M20. </p>
<p>We’ve covered the background of the company in our previous note, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/dida-pre-ipo-making-hay-while-big-brother-retreats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dida Pre-IPO - Making hay while big brother retreats</a>.</p>
<p>In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison.</p>
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Dida (DIDA HK) (Dida), a technology driven mobility platform in China, aims to raise around US$400m in its Hong Kong IPO. The company is backed by JD.com, Hillhouse, Ctrip, Bitauto and a host of other investors.
Dida claims to operate the largest carpooling marketplace in China with a market share of 66.5% in terms of the number of carpooling rides in 2019, as per Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S) report. Over 2017-19, Dida’s total revenue increased by 11.87x. Revenue was up another 66% over 6M20. Revenue coming from carpooling has grown 19x over 2017 to 2019 and was up another 66% over 6M20. 
We’ve covered the background of the company in our previous note, Dida Pre-IPO - Making hay while big brother retreats.
In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison.


Dida Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Lagging in Scale, Leading in Profitability

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport, Tracking Traffic

Daniel Hellberg

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport

Tracking Traffic

Focusing on Asian logistics, transportation, and travel companies

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<p>The goal of this new product is to monitor the progress of upcoming and recently-completed IPOs and deals in the Asian logistics, transportation and travel space. We'll also look at deals in related segments, including eCommerce fulfillment, ride-hailing, online food delivery, and warehousing.</p>
<p>Each issue will feature news and commentary on planned IPOs and other major deals in the logistics space, plus an update on the performance of recent IPOs and deals. We'll also profile a prominent private Asian company in the sector that could soon seek a public listing.  </p>
<p>In this issue we review planned listings from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dida-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29701:1" rel="noopener">Dida (DIDA HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zim-integrated-shipping-services-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31124:1" rel="noopener">ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM US)</a>, check in on the share performance of four recent logistics-related IPOs, and introduce private Hive-Box Holdings (HBH), the world's largest operator of smart lockers. </p>




The goal of this new product is to monitor the progress of upcoming and recently-completed IPOs and deals in the Asian logistics, transportation and travel space. We'll also look at deals in related segments, including eCommerce fulfillment, ride-hailing, online food delivery, and warehousing.
Each issue will feature news and commentary on planned IPOs and other major deals in the logistics space, plus an update on the performance of recent IPOs and deals. We'll also profile a prominent private Asian company in the sector that could soon seek a public listing.  
In this issue we review planned listings from Dida (DIDA HK) and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM US), check in on the share performance of four recent logistics-related IPOs, and introduce private Hive-Box Holdings (HBH), the world's largest operator of smart lockers. 

TRACKING TRAFFIC/Logistics Capital Markets Monitor | IPOs | M&A | Pre-IPO Profile: Hive-Box Holdings

RLX Technology Inc / Equity Capital Markets

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rlx-technology-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31113:1" rel="noopener">RLX Technology Inc (RLX US)</a> aims to raise around US$1bn in its US listing. RLX is the largest branded e-vapor company in China with a market share of closed-system e-vapor products in terms of retail sales value of 48% in 2019 and 62.6% over 9M20. </p><p>RLX only sells its e-vapor products in China. As of Sep 2020, it had over 5,000 branded partner stores and sold its products in over 100,000 other retail outlets, covering over 250 cities in China.</p><p>Even though the company only started operations in 2018, it was already recording sales of around US$330m by 9M20. Margins too have been on an uptrend and operating cash flows have been robust. Moreover, the founding team and investor backing appear strong.</p><p>In this insight, I'll talk about the positive aspects of the company.</p>

RLX Technology Inc (RLX US) aims to raise around US$1bn in its US listing. RLX is the largest branded e-vapor company in China with a market share of closed-system e-vapor products in terms of retail sales value of 48% in 2019 and 62.6% over 9M20. RLX only sells its e-vapor products in China. As of Sep 2020, it had over 5,000 branded partner stores and sold its products in over 100,000 other retail outlets, covering over 250 cities in China.Even though the company only started operations in 2018, it was already recording sales of around US$330m by 9M20. Margins too have been on an uptrend and operating cash flows have been robust. Moreover, the founding team and investor backing appear strong.In this insight, I'll talk about the positive aspects of the company.

RLX Technology Pre-IPO - The Positives - Fast Growth, Low Penetration

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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Event-Driven

<p>The Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited (HSIL) should announce the results of the March 2021 review of the Hang Seng Family of Indexes on 19 February. The constituent changes will be effective after the close of trading on 5 March.</p><p>We expect the March 21 review for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-china-enterprises-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22900:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI INDEX)</a> to have only 1 deletion, though there is a low probability of another set of changes. Post <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-health-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29677:1" rel="noopener">JD Health (6618 HK)</a>'s Fast Entry into the index, there needs to be one deletion at the March review. At the current time, the lowest ranked index constituent is <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/petrochina-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:262:1" rel="noopener">Petrochina Co Ltd H (857 HK)</a> and the stock should be deleted at the March review.</p><p>There was a medium probability of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/country-garden-services-holdings-company-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27343:1" rel="noopener">Country Garden Services Holdings (6098 HK)</a> being included in the index. That has now become a low probability event post <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-health-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29677:1" rel="noopener">JD Health (6618 HK)</a>'s inclusion in the index. If <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/country-garden-services-holdings-company-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27343:1" rel="noopener">Country Garden Services Holdings (6098 HK)</a> is included in the index, then <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hengan-intl-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29:1" rel="noopener">Hengan Intl Group (1044 HK)</a> could be deleted.</p><p>The potential changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-china-enterprises-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22900:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI INDEX)</a> over the next 6 months will also have serious implications for the dividend futures expiring in 2021, 2022 and beyond.</p>

The Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited (HSIL) should announce the results of the March 2021 review of the Hang Seng Family of Indexes on 19 February. The constituent changes will be effective after the close of trading on 5 March.We expect the March 21 review for the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI INDEX) to have only 1 deletion, though there is a low probability of another set of changes. Post JD Health (6618 HK)'s Fast Entry into the index, there needs to be one deletion at the March review. At the current time, the lowest ranked index constituent is Petrochina Co Ltd H (857 HK) and the stock should be deleted at the March review.There was a medium probability of Country Garden Services Holdings (6098 HK) being included in the index. That has now become a low probability event post JD Health (6618 HK)'s inclusion in the index. If Country Garden Services Holdings (6098 HK) is included in the index, then Hengan Intl Group (1044 HK) could be deleted.The potential changes to the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI INDEX) over the next 6 months will also have serious implications for the dividend futures expiring in 2021, 2022 and beyond.

HSCEI Index Rebalance Preview: One Deletion For Sure, Could Be One More Change

China

DiDi Chuxing Incorporated operates passenger transportation platforms. The Company provides mobility solutions, cloud computing and other application based services. DiDi Chuxing serves customers worldwide.

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DiDi Global (DIDI US)

Dida Pre-IPO - Earnings Forecast and First Stab at Valuation

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Sumeet Singh

Dida Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Lagging in Scale, Leading in Profitability

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Sumeet Singh

TRACKING TRAFFIC/Logistics Capital Markets Monitor | IPOs | M&A | Pre-IPO Profile: Hive-Box Holdings

In this week's Logistics Capital Markets Monitor: updates on ZIM and DiDa ChuXing IPOs, performance of recent IPOs in the Logistics space, and a...

Tracking Traffic

RLX Technology Pre-IPO - The Positives - Fast Growth, Low Penetration

RLX Technology (RLX US) aims to raise around US$1bn in its US listing. RLX is the largest branded e-vapor company in China with a market share of...

Sumeet Singh

HSCEI Index Rebalance Preview: One Deletion For Sure, Could Be One More Change

Following JD Health's Fast Entry into the HSCEI, PetroChina is a high probability deletion in March. There is a low probability of Country Garden...

Brian Freitas

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