Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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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.

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<li>GoAir (Go First) is looking to raise up to US$500m in its upcoming India IPO. The company is owned by the Wadia family, who also own Britannia.</li>
<li>Go Air is an ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) primarily operating in India. It had a market share of 10.8% in FY20 in the domestic market.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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GoAir (Go First) is looking to raise up to US$500m in its upcoming India IPO. The company is owned by the Wadia family, who also own Britannia.
Go Air is an ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) primarily operating in India. It had a market share of 10.8% in FY20 in the domestic market.
In this note, we talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.


Go Air (Go First) Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Competition Is About to Pick-Up Again

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<li>GoAir (Go First) is looking to raise up to US$500m in its upcoming India IPO. The company is owned by the Wadia family, who also own <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/britannia-industries-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16495:1" rel="noopener">Britannia Industries (BRIT IN)</a>.</li>
<li>Go Air is an ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) primarily operating in India. It had a market share of 10.8% in FY20 in the domestic market.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


GoAir (Go First) is looking to raise up to US$500m in its upcoming India IPO. The company is owned by the Wadia family, who also own Britannia Industries (BRIT IN).
Go Air is an ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) primarily operating in India. It had a market share of 10.8% in FY20 in the domestic market.
In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Go Air (Go First) Pre-IPO - The Positives - Was Flying Reasonably High Pre-COVID

Indian Accounting Research Analyst, Trudence Capital Advisors

Nitin Mangal

Indian Accounting Research Analyst

Trudence Capital Advisors

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/go-air-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33416:1" rel="noopener">Go Air Limited (GO IN)</a>  is set to launch an IPO soon, becoming the 3rd active airlines company to get listed on the bourses after <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/interglobe-aviation-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24877:1" rel="noopener">InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (INDIGO IN)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/spicejet-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5266:1" rel="noopener">Spicejet Ltd (SJET IN)</a>. The company, promoted by the Wadia Group was launched in 2005 and currently controls 10.8% of the market share.
Operated as a ULCC (ultra low cost airlines), Go Air has been one of the faster growing airlines domestically in the last two years, clocking an available seat kilometer (ASK) and revenue CAGR growth of 30.2% and 25.2% from F18-F20. Moreover, Go Air has also been one of the better cost-efficient airlines in the sector, factored by lesser maintenance and better fuel efficiency.
However, given these metrics, there are numerous setbacks identified in the DRHP, primarily pertaining to accounting changes and balance sheet health, which we try to uncover in this insight.

Go Air Limited (GO IN)  is set to launch an IPO soon, becoming the 3rd active airlines company to get listed on the bourses after InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (INDIGO IN) and Spicejet Ltd (SJET IN). The company, promoted by the Wadia Group was launched in 2005 and currently controls 10.8% of the market share.
Operated as a ULCC (ultra low cost airlines), Go Air has been one of the faster growing airlines domestically in the last two years, clocking an available seat kilometer (ASK) and revenue CAGR growth of 30.2% and 25.2% from F18-F20. Moreover, Go Air has also been one of the better cost-efficient airlines in the sector, factored by lesser maintenance and better fuel efficiency.
However, given these metrics, there are numerous setbacks identified in the DRHP, primarily pertaining to accounting changes and balance sheet health, which we try to uncover in this insight.

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Go Air Limited (GO IN)

Go Air (Go First) Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Competition Is About to Pick-Up Again

GoAir (Go First) is looking to raise up to US$500m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

Go Air (Go First) Pre-IPO - The Positives - Was Flying Reasonably High Pre-COVID

GoAir (Go First) is looking to raise up to US$500m in its upcoming India IPO. The company is owned by the Wadia family, who also own Britannia...

Sumeet Singh

Go Air IPO- In Search Of Smooth Landing

Given the strong recent growth, there are numerous setbacks identified in the DRHP, primarily pertaining to accounting changes and balance sheet...

Nitin Mangal

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