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.

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tryt-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39870:1" rel="noopener">Tryt Inc (9164 JP)</a> is looking to raise about US$460m in its Japan IPO.</li>
<li>Tryt Inc (Tryt) offers employee placement services and temporary staffing services for the elderly care, nursing care and childcare workers segments.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Tryt Inc (9164 JP) is looking to raise about US$460m in its Japan IPO.
Tryt Inc (Tryt) offers employee placement services and temporary staffing services for the elderly care, nursing care and childcare workers segments.
In this note, we will talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.


Tryt IPO - The Negatives - Margins Have Consistently Narrowed and Gearing Could Cap Growth

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/medley-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31041:1" rel="noopener">Medley (4480 JP)</a> started 2023 on a strong note, with 1Q23 revenue increasing 56% YoY to ¥4.4B, mainly driven by 83% YoY revenue growth in medical platform business.</li>
<li>Despite better-than-usual progress in Q1 result, Medley did not change 2023 guidance. However, the company sees a strong possibility of surpassing 2023 profit targets at the EBITDA level and below.</li>
<li>Medley has revised its mid-term target and brough forward the timeline for achievement of the goals by one year. The company now aims to achieve revenue of ¥23B in 2024.</li>
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Medley (4480 JP) started 2023 on a strong note, with 1Q23 revenue increasing 56% YoY to ¥4.4B, mainly driven by 83% YoY revenue growth in medical platform business.
Despite better-than-usual progress in Q1 result, Medley did not change 2023 guidance. However, the company sees a strong possibility of surpassing 2023 profit targets at the EBITDA level and below.
Medley has revised its mid-term target and brough forward the timeline for achievement of the goals by one year. The company now aims to achieve revenue of ¥23B in 2024.


Medley (4480 JP): 2023 Started on Strong Note; Full-Year Guidance Reaffirmed; Mid-Term Plan Revised

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tryt-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39870:1" rel="noopener">Tryt Inc (9164 JP)</a> is looking to raise about US$460m in its Japan IPO.</li>
<li>Tryt Inc (Tryt) offers employee placement services and temporary staffing services for the elderly care, nursing care and childcare workers segments.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>



Tryt Inc (9164 JP) is looking to raise about US$460m in its Japan IPO.
Tryt Inc (Tryt) offers employee placement services and temporary staffing services for the elderly care, nursing care and childcare workers segments.
In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Tryt IPO - The Positives - Supportive Macro Backdrop and Has Weathered the Pandemic Well

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Event-Driven

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<li>The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) calculates Free-Float Weight (FFW) for each listed company and uses this value as a key component of TOPIX Index Calculation. </li>
<li>For companies with "low liquidity" the FFW will be multiplied by a fixed liquidity factor of 0.75 to derive the final FFW used for index calculation. </li>
<li>Every April, the application of this liquidity factor is reviewed by the TSE. In this insight, we take an early look at what could happen in April 2023.</li>
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The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) calculates Free-Float Weight (FFW) for each listed company and uses this value as a key component of TOPIX Index Calculation. 
For companies with "low liquidity" the FFW will be multiplied by a fixed liquidity factor of 0.75 to derive the final FFW used for index calculation. 
Every April, the application of this liquidity factor is reviewed by the TSE. In this insight, we take an early look at what could happen in April 2023.


TOPIX Index Upweights: An Early Preview Of "The Big April Basket" 2023

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

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<li>The January 2023 TOPIX FFW Trade was announced today. The two-way trade is worth about ¥325bn. </li>
<li>There are four ADDs previously discussed: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sun-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36668:1" rel="noopener">Sun* (4053 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/appier-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32165:1" rel="noopener">Appier Group (4180 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chubu-steel-plate-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18535:1" rel="noopener">Chubu Steel Plate (5461 JP)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chubu-steel-plate-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18535:1" rel="noopener">Chubu Steel Plate (5461 JP)</a>. </li>
<li>There are 57 downweights, 11 upweights (but only seven FFW buys). The rest is reverse funding to buy. There are 10 names with &gt;$10mm AND &gt;3 days ADV to sell.</li>
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The January 2023 TOPIX FFW Trade was announced today. The two-way trade is worth about ¥325bn. 
There are four ADDs previously discussed: Sun* (4053 JP), Appier Group (4180 JP), Chubu Steel Plate (5461 JP), and Chubu Steel Plate (5461 JP). 
There are 57 downweights, 11 upweights (but only seven FFW buys). The rest is reverse funding to buy. There are 10 names with &gt;$10mm AND &gt;3 days ADV to sell.


January TOPIX FFW Review - Some Big Sells

Japan

Medley, Inc. operates medical webs. The Company provides medical human resource recruitment, medical system management, online medical treatment, medical information updating, and other services. Medley provides its services throughout Japan.

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Medley (4480 JP)

Tryt IPO - The Negatives - Margins Have Consistently Narrowed and Gearing Could Cap Growth

Tryt Inc (9164 JP) is looking to raise about US$460m in its Japan IPO. In this note, we will talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.

Clarence Chu

Medley (4480 JP): 2023 Started on Strong Note; Full-Year Guidance Reaffirmed; Mid-Term Plan Revised

Medley recorded 56% revenue growth in 1Q23, driven by medical platform business. Although Medley did not change 2023 guidance, the company sees a...

Tina Banerjee

Tryt IPO - The Positives - Supportive Macro Backdrop and Has Weathered the Pandemic Well

Tryt Inc (9164 JP) is looking to raise about US$460m in its Japan IPO. In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Clarence Chu

TOPIX Index Upweights: An Early Preview Of "The Big April Basket" 2023

Daiei Kankyo, Socionext, Sun* , Mercari, Loadstar Capital, Bewith, Medley, and Appier Group are our high-conviction names that could see their...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

January TOPIX FFW Review - Some Big Sells

The TOPIX January 2023 FFW trade was announced today. 57 down-weights, 11 FFW up-weights. The Phased Weight Reduction has its second leg. Total to...

Travis Lundy

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