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Arun George

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Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Capital Markets

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<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> aims to complete the IPO of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cainiao-smart-logistics-network-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36859:1" rel="noopener">Cainiao Smart Logistics (1437124D HK)</a> in the next 12 to 18 months. Alibaba holds a 67% stake in Cainiao. </li>
<li>Cainiao's revenue growth, while on a declining trend, remains in double digits. Encouragingly. narrowing losses set a path to profitability.</li>
<li>On 30 March, Bloomberg reported that Cainiao is currently valued at more than US$20 billion. Our valuation analysis suggests that such a valuation is justifiable.</li>
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Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US) aims to complete the IPO of Cainiao Smart Logistics (1437124D HK) in the next 12 to 18 months. Alibaba holds a 67% stake in Cainiao. 
Cainiao's revenue growth, while on a declining trend, remains in double digits. Encouragingly. narrowing losses set a path to profitability.
On 30 March, Bloomberg reported that Cainiao is currently valued at more than US$20 billion. Our valuation analysis suggests that such a valuation is justifiable.


Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Lalatech Holdings Co Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Lalatech Holdings filed for an IPO in March. I have tried to come at an IPO valuation for the company using a mix of methodologies: EV/Revenue, EV/GTV and EV/Gross Profit.</li>
<li>Taking a weighted average of peer group multiples-based valuation methodologies, I arrived at a ~$7B IPO valuation for Lalatech Holdings, including ~$1.65B of cash and cash equivalents.</li>
<li>From a peer group perspective, I arrived at a fair IPO valuation close to ~$7B, using a ~5x EV/CY22 Revenue, ~0.7x EV/CY22 GTV, and a 10x EV/CY22 Gross Profit multiple. </li>
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Lalatech Holdings filed for an IPO in March. I have tried to come at an IPO valuation for the company using a mix of methodologies: EV/Revenue, EV/GTV and EV/Gross Profit.
Taking a weighted average of peer group multiples-based valuation methodologies, I arrived at a ~$7B IPO valuation for Lalatech Holdings, including ~$1.65B of cash and cash equivalents.
From a peer group perspective, I arrived at a fair IPO valuation close to ~$7B, using a ~5x EV/CY22 Revenue, ~0.7x EV/CY22 GTV, and a 10x EV/CY22 Gross Profit multiple. 


Lalatech IPO Valuation Analysis: Discount To Last Round Valuation Is Justified

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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>, a leading logistics transaction platform, has filed for an HKEx IPO to raise US$1 billion, according to press reports.  </li>
<li>In <em><strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/lalatech-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:108291" rel="noopener">Lalatech IPO: The Bull Case</a></strong></em>, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.</li>
<li>The key elements of the bear case rest on market share pressure, KPIs declining growth, declining revenue visibility, maiden profitability built on a shaky foundation and barely positive underlying FCF. </li>
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Lalatech Holdings Co Ltd (LALA HK), a leading logistics transaction platform, has filed for an HKEx IPO to raise US$1 billion, according to press reports.  
In Lalatech IPO: The Bull Case, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.
The key elements of the bear case rest on market share pressure, KPIs declining growth, declining revenue visibility, maiden profitability built on a shaky foundation and barely positive underlying FCF. 


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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>, a leading logistics transaction platform, has filed for an HKEx IPO to raise US$1 billion, according to press reports.   </li>
<li>Lalatech is the largest logistics transaction platform in the world by closed-loop freight gross transaction value in the first half of 2022, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. </li>
<li>The key elements of the bull case rest on solid growth, rising monetization rates, achieving maiden profitability, a shift to cash generation and a debt-free balance sheet.</li>
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Lalatech Holdings Co Ltd (LALA HK), a leading logistics transaction platform, has filed for an HKEx IPO to raise US$1 billion, according to press reports.   
Lalatech is the largest logistics transaction platform in the world by closed-loop freight gross transaction value in the first half of 2022, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. 
The key elements of the bull case rest on solid growth, rising monetization rates, achieving maiden profitability, a shift to cash generation and a debt-free balance sheet.


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.

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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 and peer comparison in our earlier notes. In this note we will talk about valuations.</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 and peer comparison in our earlier notes. In this note we will talk about valuations.


Lalatech Holdings Limited Pre-IPO - Thoughts on Valuation - Needs a Very Big Cut from Pre-IPO Rounds

Hong Kong

Gogox Holdings Limited develops online intra city logistics platforms. The Company provides value added services, capable of catering to evolving demand of shippers, drivers and other participants in our ecosystem. Gogox Holdings provides its services throughout Hong Kong.

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Alibaba’s Cainiao IPO: The First Look

Alibaba has submitted a listing plan to HKEx to spin-off Cainiao. After the spin-off, Alibaba will hold over 50% of outstanding shares. The share...

Arun George

Lalatech IPO Valuation Analysis: Discount To Last Round Valuation Is Justified

Lalatech Holdings is expected to go public this year and may raise $1B in the upcoming Hong Kong IPO. My analysis suggests a significant discount...

Andrei Zakharov

Lalatech IPO: The Bear Case

The key elements of the bear case rest on market share pressure, KPIs declining growth, declining revenue visibility, profitability built on a...

Arun George

Lalatech IPO: The Bull Case

The key elements of the bull case rest on solid growth, rising monetization rates, achieving maiden profitability, a shift to cash generation and a...

Arun George

Lalatech Holdings Limited Pre-IPO - Thoughts on Valuation - Needs a Very Big Cut from Pre-IPO Rounds

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

Sumeet Singh

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