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

Home First Finance / Equity Capital Markets

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<p>Home First Finance (HFF), an affordable housing finance company targeting first time home buyers in low and middle-income groups, raised around US$160m in its India IPO. It is backed by True North, GIC and Bessemer and has recently obtained an investment from Warburg Pincus as well.</p>
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<p>I have covered various aspects of the deal in my earlier notes,  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/home-first-finance-pre-ipo-riding-on-affordable-housing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Home First Finance Pre-IPO - Riding on affordable housing</a>,  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/home-first-finance-pre-ipo-earnings-not-showing-the-covid-strain-but-other-metrics-are" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Home First Finance Pre-IPO - Earnings not showing the COVID strain but other metrics are</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/home-first-finance-ipo-it-s-not-really-cheap-banking-on-momentum" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Home First Finance IPO - It’s Not Really Cheap, Banking on Momentum</a>.</p>
<p>In this note, I'll talk about deal updates and provide a table with implied valuations at different share price levels.</p>
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Home First Finance (HFF), an affordable housing finance company targeting first time home buyers in low and middle-income groups, raised around US$160m in its India IPO. It is backed by True North, GIC and Bessemer and has recently obtained an investment from Warburg Pincus as well.


I have covered various aspects of the deal in my earlier notes,  Home First Finance Pre-IPO - Riding on affordable housing,  Home First Finance Pre-IPO - Earnings not showing the COVID strain but other metrics are and Home First Finance IPO - It’s Not Really Cheap, Banking on Momentum.
In this note, I'll talk about deal updates and provide a table with implied valuations at different share price levels.


Home First Finance IPO Trading - Hot Space but Limited Discount

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<p>Indigo Paints (IP) raised around US$160m in its India IPO and will start trading tomorrow. It is engaged in the business of manufacturing paints in India. It was the fifth largest company in the Indian decorative paint industry, in terms of revenue from operations in FY20 and was the fastest growing among the top five paint companies.</p>
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<p>I've covered the background and company performance in my previous insight, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/indigo-paints-ipo-growing-fast-but-future-growth-won-t-come-as-easy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indigo Paints IPO - Growing Fast but Future Growth Won’t Come as Easy</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/indigo-paints-ipo-not-leaving-a-whole-lot-on-the-table" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indigo Paints IPO - Not Leaving a Whole Lot on the Table</a>.</p>
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<p>In this insight, I'll talk about deal updates and provide a table with implied valuations at different share price levels.</p>
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Indigo Paints (IP) raised around US$160m in its India IPO and will start trading tomorrow. It is engaged in the business of manufacturing paints in India. It was the fifth largest company in the Indian decorative paint industry, in terms of revenue from operations in FY20 and was the fastest growing among the top five paint companies.


I've covered the background and company performance in my previous insight, Indigo Paints IPO - Growing Fast but Future Growth Won’t Come as Easy and Indigo Paints IPO - Not Leaving a Whole Lot on the Table.


In this insight, I'll talk about deal updates and provide a table with implied valuations at different share price levels.


Indigo Paints IPO Trading - Already the Most Expensive Amongst Peers

Brookfield India Real Estate Trust / Equity Capital Markets

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/brookfield-india-real-estate-trust" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31036:1" rel="noopener">Brookfield India Real Estate Trust (BIREIT IN)</a> (BREIT from hereon) aims to raise around US$500m in its India IPO. </p><p>Its initial portfolio consists of four large campus-format office parks located in Mumbai, Gurugram, Noida and Kolkata. The initial portfolio was 87% occupied and had a weighted average lease expiry (WALE) of 7.1 years, as of Sep 2020. </p><p>The portfolio has recorded steady net operating income (NOI) growth in the past of 6.46% and 7.64% in FY19 and FY20, respectively. Future growth as well appears promising with NOI for the initial portfolio expected to grow by 20% over FY20-23. However, BREIT hasn’t provided a whole lot of details about the past performance of its assets, which leaves some doubts about their past performance and future potential.</p><p>I’ve covered various aspects of the deal in my earlier notes, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/brookfields-india-real-estate-trust-pre-ipo-the-positives-provides-different-geographic-exposure" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brookfields India Real Estate Trust Pre-IPO - The Positives- Provides Different Geographic Exposure </a>,  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/brookfields-india-real-estate-trust-pre-ipo-the-negatives-asset-details-leave-questions-unanswered" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brookfields India Real Estate Trust Pre-IPO- The Negatives- Asset Details Leave Questions Unanswered </a>and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/brookfields-india-real-estate-trust-pre-ipo-gurgaon-site-visit-takeaways" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brookfields India Real Estate Trust Pre-IPO- Gurgaon Site Visit Takeaways</a></p><p>In this note, I’ll talk about the recent updates and valuations.</p>

Brookfield India Real Estate Trust (BIREIT IN) (BREIT from hereon) aims to raise around US$500m in its India IPO. Its initial portfolio consists of four large campus-format office parks located in Mumbai, Gurugram, Noida and Kolkata. The initial portfolio was 87% occupied and had a weighted average lease expiry (WALE) of 7.1 years, as of Sep 2020. The portfolio has recorded steady net operating income (NOI) growth in the past of 6.46% and 7.64% in FY19 and FY20, respectively. Future growth as well appears promising with NOI for the initial portfolio expected to grow by 20% over FY20-23. However, BREIT hasn’t provided a whole lot of details about the past performance of its assets, which leaves some doubts about their past performance and future potential.I’ve covered various aspects of the deal in my earlier notes, Brookfields India Real Estate Trust Pre-IPO - The Positives- Provides Different Geographic Exposure ,  Brookfields India Real Estate Trust Pre-IPO- The Negatives- Asset Details Leave Questions Unanswered and Brookfields India Real Estate Trust Pre-IPO- Gurgaon Site Visit TakeawaysIn this note, I’ll talk about the recent updates and valuations.

Brookfields India Real Estate Trust IPO - Not Very Convincing but the Yield Looks Tempting

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist, Trudence Capital Advisors

Pranav Bhavsar

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist

Trudence Capital Advisors

Trudence Capital Advisors Private Limited is a SEBI-registered Research Analyst, holding SEBI registration number INH000015747. Our firm is dedicated to providing independent and unbiased research on Indian mid to large-cap companies. Trudence Capital is known for its counter-consensus views, with a focus on forensic research and on-ground primary investigations. Our research approach is thorough, involving detailed analysis of accounting practices and governance, alongside extensive channel checks.

Independent & Unbiased Research

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<p>The objective of this insight is to reflect back on our work published on SmartKarma - to highlight what has worked for us and more importantly what has not worked and our plans to improve the same. </p>
<p>2020 is indeed special and we are unlikely to see something similar in our professional life once again. Therefore, we have made an attempt to capture our key learnings, which will also enable us to reflect back on the same at frequent intervals in time. </p>
<p>We also highlight our key themes for 2021 along with sectorial preferences where we might deploy our resources. </p>

The objective of this insight is to reflect back on our work published on SmartKarma - to highlight what has worked for us and more importantly what has not worked and our plans to improve the same. 
2020 is indeed special and we are unlikely to see something similar in our professional life once again. Therefore, we have made an attempt to capture our key learnings, which will also enable us to reflect back on the same at frequent intervals in time. 
We also highlight our key themes for 2021 along with sectorial preferences where we might deploy our resources. 

2020 Review & 2021 Key Themes | What Worked and What Has Not

<p>Indigo Paints (IP) aims to raise around US$160m in its India IPO. It is engaged in the business of manufacturing paints in India. It was the fifth largest company in the Indian decorative paint industry, in terms of revenue from operations in FY20 and was the fastest growing among the top five paint companies.</p><p>I've covered the background and company performance in my previous insight, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/indigo-paints-ipo-growing-fast-but-future-growth-won-t-come-as-easy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indigo Paints IPO - Growing Fast but Future Growth Won’t Come as Easy</a>.</p><p>In this insight, I'll talk about earnings forecast and valuations.</p>

Indigo Paints (IP) aims to raise around US$160m in its India IPO. It is engaged in the business of manufacturing paints in India. It was the fifth largest company in the Indian decorative paint industry, in terms of revenue from operations in FY20 and was the fastest growing among the top five paint companies.I've covered the background and company performance in my previous insight, Indigo Paints IPO - Growing Fast but Future Growth Won’t Come as Easy.In this insight, I'll talk about earnings forecast and valuations.

Indigo Paints IPO - Not Leaving a Whole Lot on the Table

India

Reliance Industries Ltd. manufactures petrochemicals, synthetic fibers, fiber intermediates, textiles, blended yarn and polyester staple fiber. The Company also owns a petroleum refinery cum petrochemicals complex in Jamnagar, India that produces a wide range of products such as gasoline, superior kerosene oil and liquefied petroleum gas.

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Home First Finance IPO Trading - Hot Space but Limited Discount

Home First Finance, an affordable housing finance company targeting first time home buyers in low and middle-income groups, raised around US$160m...

Sumeet Singh

Indigo Paints IPO Trading - Already the Most Expensive Amongst Peers

Indigo Paints (IP) raised around US$160m in its India IPO and will start trading tomorrow. It was the 5th largest in the Indian decorative paint...

Sumeet Singh

Brookfields India Real Estate Trust IPO - Not Very Convincing but the Yield Looks Tempting

Brookfield India Real Estate Trust aims to raise around US$500m in its India IPO. Its initial portfolio consists of four office parks located in...

Sumeet Singh

2020 Review & 2021 Key Themes | What Worked and What Has Not

A walk down the memory lane. What has worked, what has not, what have we learnt and how we think 2021 will pan out, this insight is our reflection...

Pranav Bhavsar

Indigo Paints IPO - Not Leaving a Whole Lot on the Table

Indigo Paints (IP) aims to raise around US$160m in its India IPO. It was the fifth largest company in the Indian decorative paint industry and was...

Sumeet Singh

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