APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC 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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Trimegah Bangun Persada Tbk PT / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pt-trimegah-bangun-persada-tbk-harita-nickel" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36826:1" rel="noopener">PT Trimegah Bangun Persada Tbk (Harita Nickel) (2230010D IJ)</a> raised around US$660m in its Indonesian IPO.</li>
<li>PT Trimegah Bangun Persada Tbk (Harita Nickel, HN) is a vertically integrated pure-play nickel company operating on Obi Island, Indonesia.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics and valuation.</li>
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PT Trimegah Bangun Persada Tbk (Harita Nickel) (2230010D IJ) raised around US$660m in its Indonesian IPO.
PT Trimegah Bangun Persada Tbk (Harita Nickel, HN) is a vertically integrated pure-play nickel company operating on Obi Island, Indonesia.
In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics and valuation.


Harita Nickel IPO Trading - Quality Names in the Bookbuild Should Aid Sentiment

ASEAN Insight Provider, CrossASEAN Research

Angus Mackintosh

ASEAN Insight Provider

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

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PT Surya Citra Media Tbk / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/surya-citra-media-pt-tbk" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14739:1" rel="noopener">PT Surya Citra Media Tbk (SCMA IJ)</a> had an exciting 2022, with a ramp-up in new audience share-winning original content along with the boost from the Word Cup rights. </li>
<li>Both SCTV and IVM gained significant audience share in 2022, and Vidio led the charge on OTT driven by killer content, finishing the year with 5m paying subscribers. </li>
<li>Profitability was hit by a sharp rise in production costs and investment in Vidio but we expect significant improvement in 2023. Valuations are attractive with SCMA on 12x FY2023E PER. </li>
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PT Surya Citra Media Tbk (SCMA IJ) had an exciting 2022, with a ramp-up in new audience share-winning original content along with the boost from the Word Cup rights. 
Both SCTV and IVM gained significant audience share in 2022, and Vidio led the charge on OTT driven by killer content, finishing the year with 5m paying subscribers. 
Profitability was hit by a sharp rise in production costs and investment in Vidio but we expect significant improvement in 2023. Valuations are attractive with SCMA on 12x FY2023E PER. 


PT Surya Citra Media (SCMA IJ) - Primed for Reset in 2023

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bukalapak" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33575:1" rel="noopener">Bukalapak (BUKA IJ)</a> may have disappointed some in missing on TPV but that is unimportant when it executes convincingly on improving take rates for both marketplace and its Mitra business. </li>
<li>The number of Mitra Bukalapak partners has increased to over 16m, with active Mitras taking increasing services and higher take rate products from Buka's marketplace and specialty stores.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bukalapak" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33575:1" rel="noopener">Bukalapak</a> beat on revenues and adjusted EBITDA and its guidance for adjusted EBITDA-positive by 4Q2023, with continuing improvements to take rates driving improvements. Valuations are attractive at &lt;1x FY2024E EV/Sales.</li>
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Bukalapak (BUKA IJ) may have disappointed some in missing on TPV but that is unimportant when it executes convincingly on improving take rates for both marketplace and its Mitra business. 
The number of Mitra Bukalapak partners has increased to over 16m, with active Mitras taking increasing services and higher take rate products from Buka's marketplace and specialty stores.

Bukalapak beat on revenues and adjusted EBITDA and its guidance for adjusted EBITDA-positive by 4Q2023, with continuing improvements to take rates driving improvements. Valuations are attractive at &lt;1x FY2024E EV/Sales.


Bukalapak (BUKA IJ) - Big on Take Rates and Execution

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rakuten-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35638:1" rel="noopener">Rakuten Bank (5838 JP)</a>, the online banking arm of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rakuten-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31:1" rel="noopener">Rakuten (4755 JP)</a>, aims to raise up to around US$900m in its Japan listing in April 2023.</li>
<li>RB is the largest internet bank in Japan, by number of accounts. As of Dec 22, it had 13.3m deposit accounts with a total deposit base of JPY8.8tn.</li>
<li>In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance and undertook a peer comparison. In this note, we provide our thoughts on valuation.</li>
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Rakuten Bank (5838 JP), the online banking arm of Rakuten (4755 JP), aims to raise up to around US$900m in its Japan listing in April 2023.
RB is the largest internet bank in Japan, by number of accounts. As of Dec 22, it had 13.3m deposit accounts with a total deposit base of JPY8.8tn.
In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance and undertook a peer comparison. In this note, we provide our thoughts on valuation.


Telekomunikasi Indonesia / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/telekomunikasi-indonesia" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1051:1" rel="noopener">Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLKM IJ)</a> results reflect a company increasingly digital in nature with legacy services fading away and an increasing focus on building both quality infrastructure and subscribers. </li>
<li>Despite losing subscribers last year, customer data consumption picked up and the ARPUs also improved reflecting a more profitable subscriber base. Indihome continues to see growth in its customer base.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/telekomunikasi-indonesia" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1051:1" rel="noopener">Telkom</a> continues to strengthen its presence in the cloud business and data centres as future growth drivers. Valuations are attractive versus historical levels with strong growth prospects ahead. </li>
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Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLKM IJ) results reflect a company increasingly digital in nature with legacy services fading away and an increasing focus on building both quality infrastructure and subscribers. 
Despite losing subscribers last year, customer data consumption picked up and the ARPUs also improved reflecting a more profitable subscriber base. Indihome continues to see growth in its customer base.

Telkom continues to strengthen its presence in the cloud business and data centres as future growth drivers. Valuations are attractive versus historical levels with strong growth prospects ahead. 


Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLKM IJ) - Transforming with a Digital Core

Indonesia

PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk operates as an e-commerce platform. The Company offers mobility, food delivery, logistics, e-commerce, and financial technology solutions. GoTo Gojek Tokopedia serves customers in Indonesia.

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GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk PT (GOTO IJ)

Harita Nickel IPO Trading - Quality Names in the Bookbuild Should Aid Sentiment

PT Trimegah Bangun Persada Tbk (Harita Nickel) (2230010D IJ) raised around US$660m in its Indonesian IPO. In this note, we will talk about the...

Clarence Chu

PT Surya Citra Media (SCMA IJ) - Primed for Reset in 2023

PT Surya Citra Media had an exciting 2022, with a ramp-up in new audience share-winning original content along with the boost from the Word Cup but...

Angus Mackintosh

Bukalapak (BUKA IJ) - Big on Take Rates and Execution

Bukalapak beat on revenues and adjusted EBITDA, with continuing improvements to take rates driving improvements with more to come in 2023....

Angus Mackintosh

Rakuten Bank IPO - Thoughts on Valuation

Rakuten Bank (5838 JP), the online banking arm of Rakuten (4755 JP), aims to raise up to around US$900m in its Japan listing in April 2023. In this...

Sumeet Singh

Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLKM IJ) - Transforming with a Digital Core

Telekomunikasi Indonesia results reflect a company increasingly digital in nature with legacy services fading away and an increasing focus on...

Angus Mackintosh

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