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.

Equity Capital Markets

Honasa Consumer  / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/honasa-consumer" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36117:1" rel="noopener">Honasa Consumer </a>(HC) is looking to raise about US$200m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>HC’s product portfolio includes products in the baby care, face care, body care, hair care, color cosmetics and fragrances segments.</li>
<li>In our previous note, we looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates and valuations.</li>
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Honasa Consumer (HC) is looking to raise about US$200m in its upcoming India IPO.
HC’s product portfolio includes products in the baby care, face care, body care, hair care, color cosmetics and fragrances segments.
In our previous note, we looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates and valuations.


Honasa Consumer IPO - RHP Updates - Sales Strong, Slight Margin Improvement

India BFSI - Long-Short - Equity Research Analyst

Raj S, CA, CFA

Artoval Advisors

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Equity Bottom-Up

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/icici-prudential-life-insurance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23608:1" rel="noopener">ICICI Prudential Life Insurance (IPRU IN)</a> reported its 2Q24 earnings results yesterday, with flat sales and decreasing margins</li>
<li>The lack of support from ICICI Bank, its parent, has been the main concern, with ICICI Pru consistently losing market share to other private peers due to below-par growth.</li>
<li>We value ICICI Pru at ~1.4x FY25e P/EV, implying a -15% downside to current price, reflecting the bleak outlook in terms of growth and margins in the medium-term.</li>
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ICICI Prudential Life Insurance (IPRU IN) reported its 2Q24 earnings results yesterday, with flat sales and decreasing margins
The lack of support from ICICI Bank, its parent, has been the main concern, with ICICI Pru consistently losing market share to other private peers due to below-par growth.
We value ICICI Pru at ~1.4x FY25e P/EV, implying a -15% downside to current price, reflecting the bleak outlook in terms of growth and margins in the medium-term.


ICICI Prudential Life: 2Q24 Result Update: The Search for Salvation (Continues..)

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

Asirvad Micro Finance Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asirvad-micro-finance-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40211:1" rel="noopener">Asirvad Micro Finance Limited (1053198D IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$183m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by JM Financial, Kotak, Nomura, SBI Caps.</li>
<li>Asirvad Micro Finance Limited (Asirvad) is a non-banking finance company (NBFC), and a microfinance institution (MFI) offering small loans to low-income women in India.</li>
<li>As per the CRISIL report, Asirvad was the largest MFI in India in terms of geographical coverage and third largest MFI in India in terms of AUM, in FY23.</li>
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Asirvad Micro Finance Limited (1053198D IN) is looking to raise around US$183m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by JM Financial, Kotak, Nomura, SBI Caps.
Asirvad Micro Finance Limited (Asirvad) is a non-banking finance company (NBFC), and a microfinance institution (MFI) offering small loans to low-income women in India.
As per the CRISIL report, Asirvad was the largest MFI in India in terms of geographical coverage and third largest MFI in India in terms of AUM, in FY23.


Asirvad Micro Finance Limited Pre-IPO Tearsheet

SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>SBI Life leads the Private Life Insurers in India in terms of market share, thanks to exclusive access to Banca channel of the largest bank in the country.</li>
<li>SBI Life has been one of the best-performing life insurers in terms of growth as well as margin expansion among peers in recent years, which we expect to continue. </li>
<li>SBIL is our primary pick in the Indian Life Insurance space with an upside of ~24% and its relatively cheaper valuations offers a margin of safety to cover near-term risks.</li>
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SBI Life leads the Private Life Insurers in India in terms of market share, thanks to exclusive access to Banca channel of the largest bank in the country.
SBI Life has been one of the best-performing life insurers in terms of growth as well as margin expansion among peers in recent years, which we expect to continue. 
SBIL is our primary pick in the Indian Life Insurance space with an upside of ~24% and its relatively cheaper valuations offers a margin of safety to cover near-term risks.


SBI Life: Best Bet to Play the Indian Life Insurance Sector - Initiating Coverage.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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Indian Life Insurance Sector is a play on lucrative Indian demographics, under-penetration of life insurance and retirement savings across cohorts of the population.</li>
<li>The large firms<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sbi-life-insurance-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25899:1" rel="noopener">SBI Life</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hdfc-standard-life-insurance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26004:1" rel="noopener">HDFC Life</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/life-insurance-corp-of-india" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28829:1" rel="noopener">LIC IN</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/icici-prudential-life-insurance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23608:1" rel="noopener">ICICI Pru</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/max-financial-services-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2233:1" rel="noopener">MAXF IN</a> are ripe for long-term secular growth for decades to come as they dominate the market.
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<li>This "Primer" sets the stage for the company-specific notes to follow. Here we discuss the sector level issues, key metrics and relative valuations. See attached PDF- Free access.
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Indian Life Insurance Sector is a play on lucrative Indian demographics, under-penetration of life insurance and retirement savings across cohorts of the population.
The large firmsSBI Life, HDFC Life , LIC IN , ICICI Pru, MAXF IN are ripe for long-term secular growth for decades to come as they dominate the market.

This "Primer" sets the stage for the company-specific notes to follow. Here we discuss the sector level issues, key metrics and relative valuations. See attached PDF- Free access.



Indian Life Insurance (And Savings) Sector Primer - Long-Term Potential and Strong Operating Margins

India

HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Limited is a life insurance firm. The Company offers protection, pension, savings and investment, and children's and women's plans to individuals. HDFC Standard Life Insurance serves customers in India and United Arab Emirates.

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HDFC Life Insurance (HDFCLIFE IN)

Honasa Consumer IPO - RHP Updates - Sales Strong, Slight Margin Improvement

Honasa Consumer (HC) is looking to raise about US$200m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about updates from its recent filings.

Sumeet Singh

ICICI Prudential Life: 2Q24 Result Update: The Search for Salvation (Continues..)

The lack of support from ICICI Bank, its parent, has been the main concern for ICICI Prudential Life. This has resulted in a bleak outlook in terms...

Raj S, CA, CFA

Asirvad Micro Finance Limited Pre-IPO Tearsheet

Asirvad Micro Finance Limited (1053198D IN) is looking to raise around US$183m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by JM Financial,...

Clarence Chu

SBI Life: Best Bet to Play the Indian Life Insurance Sector - Initiating Coverage.

SBI Life is the best bet in the Indian life insurance sector due to its strong market position, poised to take advantage of Indian demographics,...

Raj S, CA, CFA

Indian Life Insurance (And Savings) Sector Primer - Long-Term Potential and Strong Operating Margins

Indian Life Insurance companies - SBI Life, HDFC Life , LIC IN , ICICI Pru, MAXF IN - are ripe for long-term secular growth for decades to come as...

Raj S, CA, CFA

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