APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

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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> raised approximately US$134m in its 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>We have looked at various aspects of the deal in our previous notes. In this note, we talk about the demand for the deal and the trading dynamics.</li>
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Fusion Micro Finance Ltd (1053199D IN) raised approximately US$134m in its 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.
We have looked at various aspects of the deal in our previous notes. In this note, we talk about the demand for the deal and the trading dynamics.


Fusion Micro Finance IPO Trading - Weak Demand Seems Justified

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Axis Direct

Axis Direct

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Equity Bottom-Up

Equitas Small Finance Bank  / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Equitas Small Finance Bank’s (EQSFB) Q2FY23 performance was a mixed bag with NII broadly in line with our expectations.</li><li>Elevated employee costs resulted in a miss on PPOP and PAT despite lower-than-expected earnings.</li><li>Disbursements stood at Rs 3,845 Cr (+22% YoY, +19% QoQ) aiding the bank’s loan growth revival.</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>

Equitas Small Finance Bank’s (EQSFB) Q2FY23 performance was a mixed bag with NII broadly in line with our expectations.Elevated employee costs resulted in a miss on PPOP and PAT despite lower-than-expected earnings.Disbursements stood at Rs 3,845 Cr (+22% YoY, +19% QoQ) aiding the bank’s loan growth revival.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.

Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd - A Mixed Bag Performance, Maintain BUY!

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Nirmal Bang

Nirmal Bang

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<div><div><div><div><ul><li>Will change in MD &amp; CEO impact reverse merger or application for universal bank license?</li></ul><div><div><div><div><ul><li>Strong management team to drive growth and profitability: Mr. Murali Vaidyanathan, Head of Liabilities and Mr Rohit Phadke, Head of Assets have been promoted to Executive Director’s position (subject to RBI and shareholders’ approval).</li></ul><div><div><div><div><ul><li>Valuation: We have a BUY rating on Equitas Small Finance Bank with a target price (TP) of Rs84.</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>

Will change in MD &amp; CEO impact reverse merger or application for universal bank license?Strong management team to drive growth and profitability: Mr. Murali Vaidyanathan, Head of Liabilities and Mr Rohit Phadke, Head of Assets have been promoted to Executive Director’s position (subject to RBI and shareholders’ approval).Valuation: We have a BUY rating on Equitas Small Finance Bank with a target price (TP) of Rs84.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.

Equitas Small Finance Bank - MD & CEO Resignation to Be an Overhang near Term

<ul><li>Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd. (EQSFB) results were a mixed bag. While growth on the asset and liability side was encouraging and Opex growth was modest at 10% YoY thereby supporting operating profit, higher than expected provisions weighed on the bottom line.</li><li>Disbursements stood at Rs 3,279 Cr (+29% YoY,+21% QoQ)aiding loan growth revival.</li><li>We believe current valuations of 1.3x FY24E ABV are attractive and thus maintain our BUY rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 77 (1.9x FY24E ABV), implying an upside of 43% from the CMP.</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>

Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd. (EQSFB) results were a mixed bag. While growth on the asset and liability side was encouraging and Opex growth was modest at 10% YoY thereby supporting operating profit, higher than expected provisions weighed on the bottom line.Disbursements stood at Rs 3,279 Cr (+29% YoY,+21% QoQ)aiding loan growth revival.We believe current valuations of 1.3x FY24E ABV are attractive and thus maintain our BUY rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 77 (1.9x FY24E ABV), implying an upside of 43% from the CMP.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.

Equitas Small Finanace Bank: Growth to Resume FY23 Onwards

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<li>Commodities and IT sectors are the biggest winners of FY22. In the last one year, the Metals sector has gone up 53%, Energy by 40%, commodities by 30%, and the IT index by 40%</li>
<li>However, the consumer-facing sectors closed FY22 on a muted note with FMCG reporting growth of only 4% and the Auto sector of 5%</li>
<li>The current market performance is factoring in the current rising inflation and the rising interest rate regime</li>
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Commodities and IT sectors are the biggest winners of FY22. In the last one year, the Metals sector has gone up 53%, Energy by 40%, commodities by 30%, and the IT index by 40%
However, the consumer-facing sectors closed FY22 on a muted note with FMCG reporting growth of only 4% and the Auto sector of 5%
The current market performance is factoring in the current rising inflation and the rising interest rate regime

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India

Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited operates as a bank. The Bank offers savings accounts, fixed deposits, loans, debit and credit cards, investment, insurance, online services, and other related activities. Equitas Small Finance Bank serves clients in India.

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Equitas Small Finance Bank (EQUITASB IN)

Fusion Micro Finance IPO Trading - Weak Demand Seems Justified

Fusion Micro Finance Ltd (1053199D IN) raised approximately US$134m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the demand for the deal and the...

Ethan Aw

Equitas Small Finance Bank Ltd - A Mixed Bag Performance, Maintain BUY!

Elevated employee costs resulted in a miss on PPOP and PAT despite lower-than-expected earnings. Disbursements stood at Rs 3,845 Cr (+22% YoY, +19%...

Axis Direct

Equitas Small Finance Bank - MD & CEO Resignation to Be an Overhang near Term

Mr P N Vasudevan, MD & CEO of Equitas Small Finance Bank (Equitas SFB) has intimated (link) to leave the bank in due course to pursue social goals.

Nirmal Bang

Equitas Small Finanace Bank: Growth to Resume FY23 Onwards

We believe current valuations of 1.3x FY24E ABV are attractive and thus maintain our BUY rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 77 (1.9x...

Axis Direct

Axis Top Picks April 2022

Commodities and IT sectors are the biggest winners of FY22. In the last one year, the Metals sector has gone up 53%, Energy by 40%, commodities by...

Axis Direct

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