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

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<li>Cloud Village Inc. (CVI), also known as NetEase Music, plans to raise around US$450m in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>The company has also obtained investments from Baidu and Alibaba, along with other investors.</li>
<li>In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about valuations.</li>
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Cloud Village Inc. (CVI), also known as NetEase Music, plans to raise around US$450m in its Hong Kong IPO.
The company has also obtained investments from Baidu and Alibaba, along with other investors.
In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about valuations.


Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO - Cornered Deal but Offers Limited Upside

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Oshadhi Kumarasiri

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Equity Bottom-Up

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Nikkei reports that a high ranking CCP official has suggested that the platforms possessing personal data should return around 20-30% of the revenue generated to the common prosperity cause. </li>
<li>We expect big tech to lose competitiveness as the government takes control of the use of personal data. Meanwhile the Chinese economic slowdown is a double blow to big tech. </li>
<li>If remaining investors lose faith and exit, big tech can trade at around 1.0-1.5x price to book in the next few years.</li>
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Nikkei reports that a high ranking CCP official has suggested that the platforms possessing personal data should return around 20-30% of the revenue generated to the common prosperity cause. 
We expect big tech to lose competitiveness as the government takes control of the use of personal data. Meanwhile the Chinese economic slowdown is a double blow to big tech. 
If remaining investors lose faith and exit, big tech can trade at around 1.0-1.5x price to book in the next few years.


Forensic Analyst

Jason Yap, CFA

Forensic Accounting

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<li>A company's earnings is arguably the most important line item on the income statement</li>
<li>Given its relative significance as a barometer of a company's financial and operating performance, the earnings line item is highly susceptible to fraudulent misstatements </li>
<li>In the 2nd of this 3 part series, we discuss Quality of Earnings Shenanigans Key Metrics. We discuss Balance Sheet Health metrics in the next edition of this Insights series. </li>
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A company's earnings is arguably the most important line item on the income statement
Given its relative significance as a barometer of a company's financial and operating performance, the earnings line item is highly susceptible to fraudulent misstatements 
In the 2nd of this 3 part series, we discuss Quality of Earnings Shenanigans Key Metrics. We discuss Balance Sheet Health metrics in the next edition of this Insights series. 


Forensics 101 - Quality of Earnings Shenanigans and Key Detection Metrics

Research on Tech Companies

Evelyn Zhang

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The competition between Alibaba and JD has been heating up after Alibaba abandoned its "exclusivity requirement”, JD sale GMV increased by 28.4% vs Alibaba only increased by 8.4% YoY.  </li>
<li>Live streaming has become a mainstream sales channel, Douyin and Kuaishou both achieved more than 200% sales increase YoY.  </li>
<li>Influencers and brands are fighting over price setting power. Many brands have opened their own official livestreaming channels this year.</li>
</ul>


The competition between Alibaba and JD has been heating up after Alibaba abandoned its "exclusivity requirement”, JD sale GMV increased by 28.4% vs Alibaba only increased by 8.4% YoY.  
Live streaming has become a mainstream sales channel, Douyin and Kuaishou both achieved more than 200% sales increase YoY.  
Influencers and brands are fighting over price setting power. Many brands have opened their own official livestreaming channels this year.


Equity Research in HK and Mainland China

Li Tang

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<li>The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published proposal to prevent large internet platforms from abusing market dominance and harming people’s interests in cities, counties, and grassroots areas.</li>
<li>The proposal urged to monitor cutthroat competition in community group purchases via stringent enforcement and supervision</li>
<li>The proposal formulate plans to restrict disordered capital expansion that can lead to monopolies.</li>
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The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published proposal to prevent large internet platforms from abusing market dominance and harming people’s interests in cities, counties, and grassroots areas.
The proposal urged to monitor cutthroat competition in community group purchases via stringent enforcement and supervision
The proposal formulate plans to restrict disordered capital expansion that can lead to monopolies.


China Addresses Issues with Community Group Purchase Platforms

China

PDD Holdings Inc. is a multinational commerce group that owns and operates a portfolio of businesses. The Company focuses on digital economy so that local communities and small businesses can benefit from the increased productivity and new opportunities. PDD Holdings has built a network of sourcing, logistics, and fulfillment capabilities for its underlying businesses.

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Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO - Cornered Deal but Offers Limited Upside

Cloud Village, also known as NetEase Music, plans to raise around US$450m in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we run the deal through our ECM...

Sumeet Singh

China Considering a Data Tax on Big Tech

Investors are starting to rethink their investments in the Chinese tech space and the idea that investors should avoid Chinese tech stocks amidst...

Oshadhi Kumarasiri

Forensics 101 - Quality of Earnings Shenanigans and Key Detection Metrics

Given its significance as a barometer of a company's performance, the earnings line item is susceptible to fraudulent misstatements. We discuss...

Jason Yap, CFA

A Quiet Single Day

Another year another Single's Day, but the pandemic has put a damper on this year's shopping bonanza. Faced with a shrinking pie, a new player is...

Evelyn Zhang

China Addresses Issues with Community Group Purchase Platforms

We think the statement shows the SAMR is investigating the community group purchase market, which could mean there will soon be standardised rules...

Li Tang

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