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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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, things are picking up again going into the year end.</li>
<li>There were no large placement or blocks this week, although prior lockup linked blocks kept flowing through.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
On the IPO front, things are picking up again going into the year end.
There were no large placement or blocks this week, although prior lockup linked blocks kept flowing through.


ECM Weekly (27th Nov 2022) - Growatt, Lygend, Sunshine Ins, Weilong, DPC, Daiei, Skymark, GoTo

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

APAC IPOs & Placements

Growatt Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/growatt-new-energy-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36103:1" rel="noopener">Growatt Technology (1833969D CH)</a> is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. </li>
<li>Growatt Technology is a global distributed energy solution provider, specializing in sustainable energy generation, storage and consumption, as well as energy digitalization. </li>
<li>In our previous notes, we looked at various aspects of the company’s performance. In this note, we’ll provide our updated thoughts on the company’s valuation. </li>
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Growatt Technology (1833969D CH) is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. 
Growatt Technology is a global distributed energy solution provider, specializing in sustainable energy generation, storage and consumption, as well as energy digitalization. 
In our previous notes, we looked at various aspects of the company’s performance. In this note, we’ll provide our updated thoughts on the company’s valuation. 


Growatt Technology Pre-IPO - Still Looks Good, Updated Thoughts on Valuation

Clarence Chu

Equity Bottom-Up

GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk PT / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In Mar 2022, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/goto-gojek-tokopedia" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25976:1" rel="noopener">GoTo (GOTO IJ)</a> raised around US$1bn from what was essentially a domestic Indonesian IPO. </li>
<li>GoTo has already burnt through the cash it raised from the listing and cash burn still remains high, while its cash balance is amongst the lowest in its peer set.</li>
<li>At its current cash burn pace, the company will have to come to the markets again soon.</li>
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In Mar 2022, GoTo (GOTO IJ) raised around US$1bn from what was essentially a domestic Indonesian IPO. 
GoTo has already burnt through the cash it raised from the listing and cash burn still remains high, while its cash balance is amongst the lowest in its peer set.
At its current cash burn pace, the company will have to come to the markets again soon.


2023 High Conviction - GoTo - Burnt Through All Cash From the IPO, Weakest Cash Position Among Peers

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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sea-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8509:1" rel="noopener">Sea Ltd</a> 3Q2022 results should be seen as the poster child for the rest of the space given a crystal clear focus on profitability and pragmatic approach to future growth.</li>
<li>The fact that the company is now contribution margin positive in ASEAN and even Adjusted EBITDA positive in Malaysia and Taiwan is a testament to its success in controlling costs. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sea-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8509:1" rel="noopener">Sea Ltd (SE US)</a> has seen a significant compression in valuations and now looks attractive on 2.1x FY2023V EV/Sales and 1.7x FY2024E EV/Sales.</li>
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Sea Ltd 3Q2022 results should be seen as the poster child for the rest of the space given a crystal clear focus on profitability and pragmatic approach to future growth.
The fact that the company is now contribution margin positive in ASEAN and even Adjusted EBITDA positive in Malaysia and Taiwan is a testament to its success in controlling costs. 

Sea Ltd (SE US) has seen a significant compression in valuations and now looks attractive on 2.1x FY2023V EV/Sales and 1.7x FY2024E EV/Sales.


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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/grab-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26950:1" rel="noopener">Grab</a>'s recent results reflect a change of pace in terms of moving along the path to profitability with a more disciplined approach to incentives and a focus on cost controls. </li>
<li>Deliveries segment adjusted EBITDA turned positive for the first time, 3Qs ahead of previous guidance, and food 2Qs ahead of guidance both of which are positives.</li>
<li>A continuing drag will likely continue to come from expenses related to the buildout of its three digibanks. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/grab-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26950:1" rel="noopener">Grab</a>'s headline EBITDA is not forecast to be positive until 2025. </li>
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Grab's recent results reflect a change of pace in terms of moving along the path to profitability with a more disciplined approach to incentives and a focus on cost controls. 
Deliveries segment adjusted EBITDA turned positive for the first time, 3Qs ahead of previous guidance, and food 2Qs ahead of guidance both of which are positives.
A continuing drag will likely continue to come from expenses related to the buildout of its three digibanks. Grab's headline EBITDA is not forecast to be positive until 2025. 


Grab (GRAB US) - Shifting Down a Gear for A Steep Ascent

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)

ECM Weekly (27th Nov 2022) - Growatt, Lygend, Sunshine Ins, Weilong, DPC, Daiei, Skymark, GoTo

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Clarence Chu

Sea Ltd (SE US) - Wind Back in the Sails

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Angus Mackintosh

Grab (GRAB US) - Shifting Down a Gear for A Steep Ascent

Grab's recent results reflect a quickening pace moving along the path to profitability with a more disciplined approach to incentives and cost...

Angus Mackintosh

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