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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<div><p>Kakao Bank (KB), South Korea’s largest digital bank, raised up to US$2.2bn in its South Korean IPO. Kakao will hold a 27.26% stake post listing. The share will begin to trade on 6th Aug 2021.</p></div><div><p>Even though Kakao started operations only in July 2017, by 2020 it had already garnered more than 1% market share of overall loans and deposits in South Korea. KB’s loans have grown by 138% over 2018 to 1Q21 to reach KRW21.6tn, while its deposits have grown by 197% over the same period to reach KRW24.2tn. </p></div><div><p>Over 2018-20, its total income (Net interest income plus net fee income) grew by 216%, while it went from booking a loss in 2018 to reporting a 26% profit margin by 2020. KB’s total income was up another 60% YoY in 1Q21, while PAT was up 153% YoY.</p></div><div><p>We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous notes, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/kakao-bank-ipo-riding-on-parent-s-network-but-boundaries-with-kakao-pay-remain-unclear" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kakao Bank IPO - Riding on parents network but boundaries with Kakao Pay remain unclear</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/kakao-bank-ipo-pricey-as-it-should-be" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kakao Bank IPO - Pricey as It Should Be </a>and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/kakao-bank-ipo-lack-of-lock-up-and-msci-ftse-index-implications" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kakao Bank IPO - Lack of Lock-Up and MSCI, FTSE Index Implications</a>.</p></div><div><p>In this note, we will talk about the deal's trading dynamics.</p></div>

Kakao Bank (KB), South Korea’s largest digital bank, raised up to US$2.2bn in its South Korean IPO. Kakao will hold a 27.26% stake post listing. The share will begin to trade on 6th Aug 2021.Even though Kakao started operations only in July 2017, by 2020 it had already garnered more than 1% market share of overall loans and deposits in South Korea. KB’s loans have grown by 138% over 2018 to 1Q21 to reach KRW21.6tn, while its deposits have grown by 197% over the same period to reach KRW24.2tn. Over 2018-20, its total income (Net interest income plus net fee income) grew by 216%, while it went from booking a loss in 2018 to reporting a 26% profit margin by 2020. KB’s total income was up another 60% YoY in 1Q21, while PAT was up 153% YoY.We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous notes, Kakao Bank IPO - Riding on parents network but boundaries with Kakao Pay remain unclear, Kakao Bank IPO - Pricey as It Should Be and Kakao Bank IPO - Lack of Lock-Up and MSCI, FTSE Index Implications.In this note, we will talk about the deal's trading dynamics.

Kakao Bank IPO Trading - One for Instis, Closer Look at FTSE and MSCI Inclusion. Remain Buyers

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<div><p>Kakao Bank (KB), South Korea’s largest digital bank, aims to raise up to US$2.2bn in its South Korean IPO. Kakao held a 31.62% stake prior to listing.</p></div><div><p>Even though Kakao started operations only in July 2017, by 2020 it had already garnered more than 1% market share of overall loans and deposits in South Korea. KB’s loans have grown by 138% over 2018 to 1Q21 to reach KRW21.6tn, while its deposits have grown by 197% over the same period to reach KRW24.2tn. </p></div><div><p>Over 2018-20, its total income (Net interest income plus net fee income) grew by 216%, while it went from booking a loss in 2018 to reporting a 26% profit margin by 2020. KB’s total income was up another 60% YoY in 1Q21, while PAT was up 153% YoY.</p></div><div><p>We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous notes, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/kakao-bank-ipo-riding-on-parent-s-network-but-boundaries-with-kakao-pay-remain-unclear" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kakao Bank IPO - Riding on parents network but boundaries with Kakao Pay remain unclear</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/kakao-bank-ipo-pricey-as-it-should-be" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kakao Bank IPO - Pricey as It Should Be</a>.</p></div><div><p>In this note, we will talk about out the what the lack of lock-up on some investors could mean for index inclusion.</p></div>

Kakao Bank (KB), South Korea’s largest digital bank, aims to raise up to US$2.2bn in its South Korean IPO. Kakao held a 31.62% stake prior to listing.Even though Kakao started operations only in July 2017, by 2020 it had already garnered more than 1% market share of overall loans and deposits in South Korea. KB’s loans have grown by 138% over 2018 to 1Q21 to reach KRW21.6tn, while its deposits have grown by 197% over the same period to reach KRW24.2tn. Over 2018-20, its total income (Net interest income plus net fee income) grew by 216%, while it went from booking a loss in 2018 to reporting a 26% profit margin by 2020. KB’s total income was up another 60% YoY in 1Q21, while PAT was up 153% YoY.We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous notes, Kakao Bank IPO - Riding on parents network but boundaries with Kakao Pay remain unclear and Kakao Bank IPO - Pricey as It Should Be.In this note, we will talk about out the what the lack of lock-up on some investors could mean for index inclusion.

Kakao Bank IPO - Lack of Lock-Up and MSCI, FTSE Index Implications

<p>Kakao Bank (KB), South Korea’s largest digital bank, aims to raise up to US$2.2bn in its South Korean IPO. Kakao held a 31.62% stake prior to listing.</p><p>Even though Kakao started operations only in July 2017, by 2020 it had already garnered more than 1% market share of overall loans and deposits in South Korea. KB’s loans have grown by 138% over 2018 to 1Q21 to reach KRW21.6tn, while its deposits have grown by 197% over the same period to reach KRW24.2tn. </p><p>Over 2018-20, its total income (Net interest income plus net fee income) grew by 216%, while it went from booking a loss in 2018 to reporting a 26% profit margin by 2020. KB’s total income was up another 60% YoY in 1Q21, while PAT was up 153% YoY.</p><p>We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous note, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/kakao-bank-ipo-riding-on-parent-s-network-but-boundaries-with-kakao-pay-remain-unclear" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kakao Bank IPO - Riding on parents network but boundaries with Kakao Pay remain unclear</a>.</p><p>In this note, we will talk about our earnings estimates and valuation and other issues that will impact the deal.</p>

Kakao Bank (KB), South Korea’s largest digital bank, aims to raise up to US$2.2bn in its South Korean IPO. Kakao held a 31.62% stake prior to listing.Even though Kakao started operations only in July 2017, by 2020 it had already garnered more than 1% market share of overall loans and deposits in South Korea. KB’s loans have grown by 138% over 2018 to 1Q21 to reach KRW21.6tn, while its deposits have grown by 197% over the same period to reach KRW24.2tn. Over 2018-20, its total income (Net interest income plus net fee income) grew by 216%, while it went from booking a loss in 2018 to reporting a 26% profit margin by 2020. KB’s total income was up another 60% YoY in 1Q21, while PAT was up 153% YoY.We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous note, Kakao Bank IPO - Riding on parents network but boundaries with Kakao Pay remain unclear.In this note, we will talk about our earnings estimates and valuation and other issues that will impact the deal.

<p>Ngern Tid Lor (NTL), a financial service provider based in Thailand, raised around US$1bn in its Thailand IPO. Prior to listing,  it was jointly owned by Bank of Ayudhya and CVC Capital Partners. </p><p>We have covered various aspects of the deal in our earlier note, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/ngern-tid-lor-pre-ipo-pre-covid-growth-track-record-has-been-very-strong" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ngern Tid Lor Pre-IPO - Pre-COVID growth track record has been very strong</a>,  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/ngern-tid-lor-pre-ipo-peer-comparison-playing-catch-up-after-being-left-behind" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ngern Tid Lor Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Playing Catch up After Being Left Behind </a>and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/ngern-tid-lor-ipo-not-really-at-a-large-discount-but-the-overall-sector-has-been-doing-very-well" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ngern Tid Lor IPO - Not Really at a Large Discount but the Overall Sector Has Been Doing Very Well</a>.</p><p>In this note, we will look at the deal dynamics and talk about valuations.</p>

Ngern Tid Lor (NTL), a financial service provider based in Thailand, raised around US$1bn in its Thailand IPO. Prior to listing,  it was jointly owned by Bank of Ayudhya and CVC Capital Partners. We have covered various aspects of the deal in our earlier note, Ngern Tid Lor Pre-IPO - Pre-COVID growth track record has been very strong,  Ngern Tid Lor Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Playing Catch up After Being Left Behind and Ngern Tid Lor IPO - Not Really at a Large Discount but the Overall Sector Has Been Doing Very Well.In this note, we will look at the deal dynamics and talk about valuations.

Ngern Tid Lor IPO Trading - Should Be a Steady Listing

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Arun George

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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ngern-tid-lor" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31103:1" rel="noopener">Ngern Tid Lor (NTL TB)</a>/TIDLOR is the leading auto-for-cash loan provider in Thailand with a 16% market share as measured by the outstanding vehicle title loans in 2019, according to Oliver Wyman. TIDLOR is an affiliate of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bank-of-ayudhya-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:136:1" rel="noopener">Bank Of Ayudhya (BAY TB)</a> (Krungsri), which is a strategic member of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mitsubishi-ufj-financial-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:218:1" rel="noopener">Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (MUFG) (8306 JP)</a>. </p><p>At the IPO price range of THB34.00-36.50, TIDLOR will raise total gross proceeds of THB30.9-33.1 billion ($1.0-1.1 billion). The offer comprises a primary/secondary spilt of 23:77. A total of 32 domestic and foreign cornerstone investors will subscribe for a total of 626.0 million shares or 69.0% of the offer shares. The foreign cornerstone investors include FIL Investment Management, JP Morgan Asset Management, Lion Global Investors and Neuberger Berman. </p><div class="content-highlight"><p>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/ngern-tid-lor-ipo-initiation-finance-on-four-wheels" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:50448" rel="noopener">Ngern Tid Lor IPO Initiation: Finance on Four Wheels</a>, we noted that the timing of the IPO is not ideal as a new COVID-19 outbreak has swept through Thailand. Nevertheless, for investors willing to ride the current market uncertainty, we believe that TIDLOR is well placed to capture the long-term opportunity of Thailand’s vehicle title loan market. Our valuation analysis suggests that TIDLOR is fairly valued at the proposed IPO price range.     </p></div>

Ngern Tid Lor (NTL TB)/TIDLOR is the leading auto-for-cash loan provider in Thailand with a 16% market share as measured by the outstanding vehicle title loans in 2019, according to Oliver Wyman. TIDLOR is an affiliate of Bank Of Ayudhya (BAY TB) (Krungsri), which is a strategic member of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (MUFG) (8306 JP). At the IPO price range of THB34.00-36.50, TIDLOR will raise total gross proceeds of THB30.9-33.1 billion ($1.0-1.1 billion). The offer comprises a primary/secondary spilt of 23:77. A total of 32 domestic and foreign cornerstone investors will subscribe for a total of 626.0 million shares or 69.0% of the offer shares. The foreign cornerstone investors include FIL Investment Management, JP Morgan Asset Management, Lion Global Investors and Neuberger Berman. In Ngern Tid Lor IPO Initiation: Finance on Four Wheels, we noted that the timing of the IPO is not ideal as a new COVID-19 outbreak has swept through Thailand. Nevertheless, for investors willing to ride the current market uncertainty, we believe that TIDLOR is well placed to capture the long-term opportunity of Thailand’s vehicle title loan market. Our valuation analysis suggests that TIDLOR is fairly valued at the proposed IPO price range.     

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Muangthai Capital Public Company Limited operates as a commercial lending company. The Company provides car title, personal, agricultural vehicle, land title, and other loan products. Muangthai Capital serves customers in Thailand.

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Kakao Bank IPO Trading - One for Instis, Closer Look at FTSE and MSCI Inclusion. Remain Buyers

Kakao Bank, South Korea’s largest digital bank, raised up to US$2.2bn in its South Korean IPO. Kakao will hold a 27.26% stake post listing. The...

Sumeet Singh

Kakao Bank IPO - Lack of Lock-Up and MSCI, FTSE Index Implications

Kakao Bank (KB), South Korea’s largest digital bank, aims to raise up to US$2.2bn in its South Korean IPO. Kakao held a 31.62% stake prior to listing.

Sumeet Singh

Kakao Bank IPO - Pricey as It Should Be

Kakao Bank (KB), South Korea’s largest digital bank, aims to raise up to US$2.2bn in its South Korean IPO. Kakao held a 31.62% stake prior to listing.

Sumeet Singh

Ngern Tid Lor IPO Trading - Should Be a Steady Listing

Ngern Tid Lor (NTL), a financial service provider based in Thailand, raised around US$1bn in its Thailand IPO. Prior to listing, it was jointly...

Sumeet Singh

Ngern Tid Lor IPO: Valuation Insights

At the IPO price range of THB34.00-36.50, TIDLOR will raise total gross proceeds of $1.0-1.1 billion. Our valuation analysis suggests that TIDLOR...

Arun George

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