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

CarTrade Tech aims to raise around US$400m in its India IPO. The company is backed by Warburg Pincus and Temasek.CarTrade Tech (CTT) is an online auto portal for sale of cars and two-wheelers in India. It is a multichannel auto platform with coverage and presence across vehicle types and value-added services through its various brands, namely: CarWale, CarTrade, Shriram Automall, BikeWale, CarTrade Exchange, Adroit Auto and AutoBiz.In 4Q21 (period ending March 21), its platforms had an average of 31.99m unique visitors per month and 814,316 vehicles were listed for auction in FY 2021. Although, most of the prior growth appears to have come via acquisitions. Were one to adjust for the acquisitions, the underlying growth doesn’t appear to be very strong.We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous note, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/cartrade-tech-pre-ipo-acquisition-adjusted-growth-remains-lows" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CarTrade Tech Pre-IPO - Acquisition adjusted growth remains low</a>.In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about pricing.

CarTrade Tech aims to raise around US$400m in its India IPO. The company is backed by Warburg Pincus and Temasek.CarTrade Tech (CTT) is an online auto portal for sale of cars and two-wheelers in India. It is a multichannel auto platform with coverage and presence across vehicle types and value-added services through its various brands, namely: CarWale, CarTrade, Shriram Automall, BikeWale, CarTrade Exchange, Adroit Auto and AutoBiz.In 4Q21 (period ending March 21), its platforms had an average of 31.99m unique visitors per month and 814,316 vehicles were listed for auction in FY 2021. Although, most of the prior growth appears to have come via acquisitions. Were one to adjust for the acquisitions, the underlying growth doesn’t appear to be very strong.We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous note, CarTrade Tech Pre-IPO - Acquisition adjusted growth remains low.In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about pricing.

Cartrade Tech IPO - Too Expensive for Our Taste

Alpha-Centric ESG Research

Kyle Rudden

Shortly after publishing <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/engine-versus-exxon-activist-hedge-fund-s-proxy-fight-win-reverberates-through-big-oil-boardrooms" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:52318" rel="noopener">Engine Versus Exxon: Activist Hedge Fund's Proxy Fight Win Reverberates Through "Big Oil" Boardrooms</a>, I decided that a follow-up report (such as this one) would be a good supplement. So, consider this an addendum of sorts to that first Insight.Whereas "Engine Versus Exxon" was a mostly qualitative discussion of recent events for Exxon and six other supermajors, this is a more data-driven look of a much larger universe of oil stocks; 50 in total, representing 24 countries (mainly in the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe).Together, they are a good proxy for the broader Energy sector – an aggregate market capitalisation of US$4.6 trillion, and responsible for an astounding 20.5 billion MtCO2e in emissions, about 65% of all energy-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.This is a relatively focused Insight, covering four related areas:<ol>
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Carbon Footprints: Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions for each (ranked and sorted).</li>
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Climate Policies: Where each stands vis-à-vis implementation of climate-related policies.</li>
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Emissions Targets: Which companies are claiming to go net-zero emissions, and by when.</li>
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Capital Investment: How future CapEx is (or is not) aligned with global warming targets.</li>
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Shortly after publishing Engine Versus Exxon: Activist Hedge Fund's Proxy Fight Win Reverberates Through "Big Oil" Boardrooms, I decided that a follow-up report (such as this one) would be a good supplement. So, consider this an addendum of sorts to that first Insight.Whereas "Engine Versus Exxon" was a mostly qualitative discussion of recent events for Exxon and six other supermajors, this is a more data-driven look of a much larger universe of oil stocks; 50 in total, representing 24 countries (mainly in the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe).Together, they are a good proxy for the broader Energy sector – an aggregate market capitalisation of US$4.6 trillion, and responsible for an astounding 20.5 billion MtCO2e in emissions, about 65% of all energy-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.This is a relatively focused Insight, covering four related areas:

Carbon Footprints: Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions for each (ranked and sorted).

Climate Policies: Where each stands vis-à-vis implementation of climate-related policies.

Emissions Targets: Which companies are claiming to go net-zero emissions, and by when.

Capital Investment: How future CapEx is (or is not) aligned with global warming targets.


Greenhouse Gas Emissions Profiles of 50 of the World's Largest Oil Companies

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

We highlight several positive developments that have occurred since last week’s Int’l Compass report, all of which continue to support our overall constructive outlook. Last week we noted Europe’s STOXX 500 was on the cusp of a breakout above 4040; we got the breakout. WTI and Brent crude oil also broke above key multi-year resistance at $67 and $70, respectively. The MSCI ACWI, ACWI ex-US, and EAFE indexes each hit new all-time highs and remain in uptrends. The MSCI Emerging Markets index (EEM-US) bullishly inflected above short-term resistance at $55.35 and RS is reversing the downtrend. These are all bullish signals for global equities, and our constructive outlook remains appropriate.

We highlight several positive developments that have occurred since last week’s Int’l Compass report, all of which continue to support our overall constructive outlook. Last week we noted Europe’s STOXX 500 was on the cusp of a breakout above 4040; we got the breakout. WTI and Brent crude oil also broke above key multi-year resistance at $67 and $70, respectively. The MSCI ACWI, ACWI ex-US, and EAFE indexes each hit new all-time highs and remain in uptrends. The MSCI Emerging Markets index (EEM-US) bullishly inflected above short-term resistance at $55.35 and RS is reversing the downtrend. These are all bullish signals for global equities, and our constructive outlook remains appropriate.

Major Breakouts For WTI and Brent Crude Oil. Actionable Themes: Energy, Manufacturing, Autos/Parts

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Event-Driven

Asia Index Private Limited has announced the changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-bse-sensex-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31494:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P BSE SENSEX Index (SENSEX INDEX)</a> for the upcoming review in June. The rebalance will be effective from the open on 21 June and passive funds will need to trade at the close (VWAP over the last 30 minutes of trading) on 18 June.<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-steel-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20934:1" rel="noopener">Tata Steel Ltd (TATA IN)</a> will be included in the index replacing <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oil-natural-gas-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3456:1" rel="noopener">Oil &amp; Natural Gas Corp (ONGC IN)</a>.<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wipro-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15360:1" rel="noopener">Wipro Ltd (WPRO IN)</a> was the highest ranking non-constituent but the Index Committee went with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-steel-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20934:1" rel="noopener">Tata Steel Ltd (TATA IN)</a> to reduce the underweight of the Materials sector in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-bse-sensex-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31494:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P BSE SENSEX Index (SENSEX INDEX)</a> vs the BSE All Cap index.<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-steel-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20934:1" rel="noopener">Tata Steel Ltd (TATA IN)</a> was deleted from the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-bse-sensex-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31494:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P BSE SENSEX Index (SENSEX INDEX)</a> in December and makes its way back into the index after a big rally while out of the index.Passive funds will need to buy 0.33 days of ADV on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-steel-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20934:1" rel="noopener">Tata Steel Ltd (TATA IN)</a> and sell 1.63 days of ADV on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oil-natural-gas-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3456:1" rel="noopener">Oil &amp; Natural Gas Corp (ONGC IN)</a>. The actual impact will be higher since the delivery volumes on both stocks are much lower, especially on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-steel-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20934:1" rel="noopener">Tata Steel Ltd (TATA IN)</a>.

Asia Index Private Limited has announced the changes to the S&amp;P BSE SENSEX Index (SENSEX INDEX) for the upcoming review in June. The rebalance will be effective from the open on 21 June and passive funds will need to trade at the close (VWAP over the last 30 minutes of trading) on 18 June.Tata Steel Ltd (TATA IN) will be included in the index replacing Oil &amp; Natural Gas Corp (ONGC IN).Wipro Ltd (WPRO IN) was the highest ranking non-constituent but the Index Committee went with Tata Steel Ltd (TATA IN) to reduce the underweight of the Materials sector in the S&amp;P BSE SENSEX Index (SENSEX INDEX) vs the BSE All Cap index.Tata Steel Ltd (TATA IN) was deleted from the S&amp;P BSE SENSEX Index (SENSEX INDEX) in December and makes its way back into the index after a big rally while out of the index.Passive funds will need to buy 0.33 days of ADV on Tata Steel Ltd (TATA IN) and sell 1.63 days of ADV on Oil &amp; Natural Gas Corp (ONGC IN). The actual impact will be higher since the delivery volumes on both stocks are much lower, especially on Tata Steel Ltd (TATA IN). 

Sensex Index Rebalance: Tata Steel IN, ONGC OUT

Oil & Natural Gas Corp / Technical Analysis

Below we lay out what we believe is a compelling case to add exposure to global Energy stocks at current levels. Stocks Highlighted: 500312-IN (ONGC-IN), 135-HK, FP-FR, EQNR-NO, TEN-IT, EOG-US, HES-US, OVV-US, XEC-US, FANG-US, MPC-US, CHX-US, DVN-US, VET-US, and CLR-US

Below we lay out what we believe is a compelling case to add exposure to global Energy stocks at current levels. Stocks Highlighted: 500312-IN (ONGC-IN), 135-HK, FP-FR, EQNR-NO, TEN-IT, EOG-US, HES-US, OVV-US, XEC-US, FANG-US, MPC-US, CHX-US, DVN-US, VET-US, and CLR-US

Global Energy Stocks Are Breaking Out -- Buy

India

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited specializes in the exploration and production of crude oil and gas. The Company has joint ventures in oil fields in Vietnam, Norway, Egypt, Tunisia, Iran and Australia. The Group's other activities include deep sea explorations on the east and west coasts of India, and the exploration of coal bed methane.

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Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC IN)

Cartrade Tech IPO - Too Expensive for Our Taste

CarTrade Tech aims to raise around US$400m in its India IPO, via a 100% secondary selldown. The company is backed by Warburg Pincus and Temasek.

Sumeet Singh

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Profiles of 50 of the World's Largest Oil Companies

A quick overview of the carbon footprints and climate policies of 50 of the world's largest oil stocks (mainly Asia Pacific, Americas, and Europe...

Kyle Rudden

Major Breakouts For WTI and Brent Crude Oil. Actionable Themes: Energy, Manufacturing, Autos/Parts

Today we highlight several positive developments that have occurred since last week’s Int’l Compass report, all of which continue to support our...

Vermilion Research

Sensex Index Rebalance: Tata Steel IN, ONGC OUT

Tata Steel will replace ONGC in the Sensex after the close of trading on 18 June. Tata Steel is back in the index after a 6 month break. Rebalance...

Brian Freitas

Global Energy Stocks Are Breaking Out -- Buy

In today's report we lay out what we believe is a compelling case to add exposure to global Energy stocks at current levels.

Vermilion Research

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