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Headline developments are all up in the air this week, starting with United Airlines (UAL) who have signed an agreement with Boom Supersonic (private) to add 15 of their $200m jets to the fleet, with the option of adding an additional 35, after certain safety, sustainability and operating metrics are met.

Headline developments are all up in the air this week, starting with United Airlines (UAL) who have signed an agreement with Boom Supersonic (private) to add 15 of their $200m jets to the fleet, with the option of adding an additional 35, after certain safety, sustainability and operating metrics are met.

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Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tuya-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32158:1" rel="noopener">Tuya Inc (TUYA US)</a>  offers a purpose-built IoT Cloud platform with a full suite of offerings that include Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (Saas) to businesses and developers. The company started trading on the NYSE on 18th March and the company set the final IPO pricing at US$21 per ADS, higher than the company’s IPO price range of US$17-20 per ADS. The company issued 43.59m ADS (each ADS represents one ordinary share of the company) at the IPO and raised approx. US$915m.Tuya’s IPO in the US marks the second biggest US IPO in 2021 by a Chinese company after RLX Technology raised over US$1.5bn at its US IPO earlier this year.Tuya’s shares opened strong on its first day of trading, hitting an intra-day high ofUS$26.30 per ADS, about 25% higher than the final IPO price of US$21 per ADS. Tuya’s shares closed at US$25 per ADS at the end of its first day of trading, about 20% higher than the company’s final IPO price, giving the company a market capitalisation of approx. US$14bn.Tuya’s shares closed at US$20.38 per share at the end of yesterday’s trading (30th March) and the company plans to use the net proceeds from the IPO on R&amp;D, investing on technology infrastructure, marketing and branding and for other general corporate purposes. The company’s IPO was backed by a strong line-up of cornerstone investors including Tencent, Hillhouse Capital, Gaoling Fund, Tiger Global Management, etc.

Tuya Inc (TUYA US)  offers a purpose-built IoT Cloud platform with a full suite of offerings that include Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (Saas) to businesses and developers. The company started trading on the NYSE on 18th March and the company set the final IPO pricing at US$21 per ADS, higher than the company’s IPO price range of US$17-20 per ADS. The company issued 43.59m ADS (each ADS represents one ordinary share of the company) at the IPO and raised approx. US$915m.Tuya’s IPO in the US marks the second biggest US IPO in 2021 by a Chinese company after RLX Technology raised over US$1.5bn at its US IPO earlier this year.Tuya’s shares opened strong on its first day of trading, hitting an intra-day high ofUS$26.30 per ADS, about 25% higher than the final IPO price of US$21 per ADS. Tuya’s shares closed at US$25 per ADS at the end of its first day of trading, about 20% higher than the company’s final IPO price, giving the company a market capitalisation of approx. US$14bn.Tuya’s shares closed at US$20.38 per share at the end of yesterday’s trading (30th March) and the company plans to use the net proceeds from the IPO on R&amp;D, investing on technology infrastructure, marketing and branding and for other general corporate purposes. The company’s IPO was backed by a strong line-up of cornerstone investors including Tencent, Hillhouse Capital, Gaoling Fund, Tiger Global Management, etc.

Tuya IPO Trading Update: Recent Drop in Stock Price Offers a Good Entry Point

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tuya-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32158:1" rel="noopener">Tuya Inc (TUYA US)</a>  has set the terms for its IPO where it plans to issue 43.6m ADS’ at an indicative IPO price range of US$17-20 per ADS. At the midpoint of the above price range, Tuya will raise net proceeds of US$770.72m (approx. US$887m if underwriter’s exercise their overallotment option) at a market capitalisation of US$10.36bn and a post-money valuation of US$9.4bn.<table class="table table-striped"><tbody>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="width: 112.0pt;">TUYA IPO Details</td></tr>
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<td style="width: 62.0pt;">No. of ADSs Issued</td>
<td style="width: 50.0pt;">43,590,000</td>
</tr>
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<td style="width: 62.0pt;">Ordinary Shares per ADS</td>
<td style="width: 50.0pt;">1</td>
</tr>
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<td style="width: 62.0pt;">Shares Outstanding Post IPO</td>
<td style="width: 50.0pt;">559,760,081</td>
</tr>
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<td style="width: 62.0pt;">Offer as a % of Outstanding Shares</td>
<td style="width: 50.0pt;">7.79%</td>
</tr>
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<td style="width: 62.0pt;">Price per ADS (US$)</td>
<td style="width: 50.0pt;">17-20</td>
</tr>
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<td style="width: 62.0pt;">Net Proceeds from IPO (US$m)</td>
<td style="width: 50.0pt;">770.72</td>
</tr>
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<td style="width: 62.0pt;">Market Capitalisation (US$m)</td>
<td style="width: 50.0pt;">9,516-11,195</td>
</tr>
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<td style="width: 62.0pt;">Enterprise Value (US$m)</td>
<td style="width: 50.0pt;">8,565-10,245</td>
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</tbody></table>Source: Company Disclosures, LSR (Net proceeds is at the midpoint of the IPO price of US$18.5 per share, EV is after adjusting for net cash and net IPO proceeds)Tuya plans to use the net proceeds from the IPO on R&amp;D, investing on technology infrastructure, marketing and branding and other general corporate purposes.The company’s IPO also has got a strong line-up of cornerstone investors including Tencent, Hillhouse Capital, Gaoling Fund, Tiger Global Management, etc. who have agreed to subscribe for an aggregate of at least US$500m of the ADS’ offered at the IPO.

Tuya Inc (TUYA US)  has set the terms for its IPO where it plans to issue 43.6m ADS’ at an indicative IPO price range of US$17-20 per ADS. At the midpoint of the above price range, Tuya will raise net proceeds of US$770.72m (approx. US$887m if underwriter’s exercise their overallotment option) at a market capitalisation of US$10.36bn and a post-money valuation of US$9.4bn.
TUYA IPO Details

No. of ADSs Issued
43,590,000


Ordinary Shares per ADS
1


Shares Outstanding Post IPO
559,760,081


Offer as a % of Outstanding Shares
7.79%


Price per ADS (US$)
17-20


Net Proceeds from IPO (US$m)
770.72


Market Capitalisation (US$m)
9,516-11,195


Enterprise Value (US$m)
8,565-10,245

Source: Company Disclosures, LSR (Net proceeds is at the midpoint of the IPO price of US$18.5 per share, EV is after adjusting for net cash and net IPO proceeds)Tuya plans to use the net proceeds from the IPO on R&amp;D, investing on technology infrastructure, marketing and branding and other general corporate purposes.The company’s IPO also has got a strong line-up of cornerstone investors including Tencent, Hillhouse Capital, Gaoling Fund, Tiger Global Management, etc. who have agreed to subscribe for an aggregate of at least US$500m of the ADS’ offered at the IPO.

Tuya IPO Valuation: Market Leadership and China IoT Exposure Justify Expensive Multiples

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Tuya announced its IPO pricing range, which is expected to be between $17 to $20 per share. Tuya plans to raise $806 million offering 43.6 million ADS. At the mid-point of the IPO price range, Tuya's implied market cap would be $10.4 billion. At the high end of the IPO price range of $20 per share, the company would be valued at $11.2 billion. This assumes fully diluted shares outstanding of 562.2 million. <div class="content-highlight">Our base case and high case implied market caps of the company are $11.3 billion ($20.1 per share) and $17.4 billion ($31 per share), respectively. We do believe that there will be a nice first day pop for this IPO and expect its market cap could reach the high end of the valuation sensitivity analysis ($17.4 billion or $30 per share). In the first few days of trading post IPO, we expect the company's market cap to be trading in the mid-to-high end of our valuation analysis ($20.1 to $30 per share). We have a positive view of the Tuya IPO. </div>

Tuya announced its IPO pricing range, which is expected to be between $17 to $20 per share. Tuya plans to raise $806 million offering 43.6 million ADS. At the mid-point of the IPO price range, Tuya's implied market cap would be $10.4 billion. At the high end of the IPO price range of $20 per share, the company would be valued at $11.2 billion. This assumes fully diluted shares outstanding of 562.2 million. Our base case and high case implied market caps of the company are $11.3 billion ($20.1 per share) and $17.4 billion ($31 per share), respectively. We do believe that there will be a nice first day pop for this IPO and expect its market cap could reach the high end of the valuation sensitivity analysis ($17.4 billion or $30 per share). In the first few days of trading post IPO, we expect the company's market cap to be trading in the mid-to-high end of our valuation analysis ($20.1 to $30 per share). We have a positive view of the Tuya IPO. 

Tuya: A Pure-Play IoT PaaS/SaaS Player Announces IPO Pricing Range

<div class="content-highlight">Our comparable companies valuation sensitivity analysis suggests an implied EV range of $6.2 billion to $11.3 billion and implied market cap of $7.3 billion to $12.4 billion for Tuya.</div>The market is likely to attach valuation multiples that are in the high end range of the comps mainly because Tuya's sales growth is higher than the comps' average. Plus, it is difficult to find companies such as Tuya which specializes in the IoT related PaaS/SaaS products and services and investors are likely to put a premium on the company's strengths.Similar to how smartphones and mobile connectivity has changed the world in the past decade, there is a huge amount of interest in IoT (Internet of Things) driven technology which is just starting to get penetrated in businesses around the world. Similar to how smartphones have allowed millions of people to be better "connected", the IoT technology will now enable the "machines to be connected" to the network, enabling greater business efficiencies and new revenue opportunities.

Our comparable companies valuation sensitivity analysis suggests an implied EV range of $6.2 billion to $11.3 billion and implied market cap of $7.3 billion to $12.4 billion for Tuya.The market is likely to attach valuation multiples that are in the high end range of the comps mainly because Tuya's sales growth is higher than the comps' average. Plus, it is difficult to find companies such as Tuya which specializes in the IoT related PaaS/SaaS products and services and investors are likely to put a premium on the company's strengths.Similar to how smartphones and mobile connectivity has changed the world in the past decade, there is a huge amount of interest in IoT (Internet of Things) driven technology which is just starting to get penetrated in businesses around the world. Similar to how smartphones have allowed millions of people to be better "connected", the IoT technology will now enable the "machines to be connected" to the network, enabling greater business efficiencies and new revenue opportunities. 

Tuya IPO - Valuation Sensitivity Analysis

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Though Tuya’s IPO had a strong debut on the first two days of trading, it was short-lived and the current drop in the company’s trading multiples...

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

Tuya IPO Valuation: Market Leadership and China IoT Exposure Justify Expensive Multiples

Though Tuya’s implied LTM revenue multiple is at a premium to peers, Tuya’s best years are yet to come as the IoT PaaS and SaaS markets in China...

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

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In the first few days of trading post IPO, we expect the company's market cap to be trading in the mid-to-high end of our valuation analysis ($20.1...

Douglas Kim

Tuya IPO - Valuation Sensitivity Analysis

Our comparable companies valuation sensitivity analysis suggests an implied EV range of $6.2 billion to $11.3 billion and implied market cap of...

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