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

<div><p>Monde Nissin (MNC), a food manufacturer in the Philippines, aims to raise around US$1bn in its Philippines IPO.</p></div><div><p>It has two main businesses: Asia-Pacific Branded Food and Beverage Business (BFB), which sells instant noodles, biscuits and other products, and meat alternative (MA) business which includes Quorn and Cauldron meat alternatives brands.</p></div><div><p>MNC has a high market share in the Philippines in the instant noodles and biscuits segment along with a few other categories as well. Quorn as well has a strong lead over its next largest peers in the Chicken alternative meat segment in the grocery channel. </p></div><div><p>In our previous notes, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/monde-nissin-pre-ipo-the-positives-high-market-share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - The Positives - High Market Share</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/monde-nissin-pre-ipo-the-negatives-high-debt-div-payments-floundering-ma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - The Negatives - High Debt, Div Payments, Floundering MA</a> we spoke about the company background and its past performance. In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/monde-nissin-pre-ipo-peer-comparison-for-food-business" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison for Food Business</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/monde-nissin-pre-ipo-peer-comparison-for-meat-alternative-business" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison for Meat Alternative Business</a> we compared the two business with their regional and global peers. In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/monde-nissin-pre-ipo-thoughts-on-valuation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - Thoughts on Valuation</a> we discussed our thoughts on valuation.</p></div><div><p>In this note, we’ll talk about implied valuation at its fixed price.</p></div>

Monde Nissin (MNC), a food manufacturer in the Philippines, aims to raise around US$1bn in its Philippines IPO.It has two main businesses: Asia-Pacific Branded Food and Beverage Business (BFB), which sells instant noodles, biscuits and other products, and meat alternative (MA) business which includes Quorn and Cauldron meat alternatives brands.MNC has a high market share in the Philippines in the instant noodles and biscuits segment along with a few other categories as well. Quorn as well has a strong lead over its next largest peers in the Chicken alternative meat segment in the grocery channel. In our previous notes, Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - The Positives - High Market Share, and Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - The Negatives - High Debt, Div Payments, Floundering MA we spoke about the company background and its past performance. In Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison for Food Business and Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison for Meat Alternative Business we compared the two business with their regional and global peers. In Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - Thoughts on Valuation we discussed our thoughts on valuation.In this note, we’ll talk about implied valuation at its fixed price.

Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - Not Cheap but Sensible

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Angus Mackintosh

ASEAN Insight Provider

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

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Philippine Stock Exchange / Equity Bottom-Up

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<p>Despite pressures on the Philippines from strict lockdowns and continuing issues with rising cases of COVID-19, <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/philippine-stock-exchange-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23182:1" rel="noopener">Philippine Stock Exchange Inc (PSE PM)</a> looks increasingly attractive with a powerful combination of rising volumes and a significant pipeline of IPOs in 2021. </strong></p>
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<p>The exchange has also been a direct beneficiary of COVID-19 as it has encouraged the influx of greater numbers of retail investors, which has boosted market volumes significantly. </p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/philippine-stock-exchange-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23182:1" rel="noopener">Philippine Stock Exchange Inc (PSE PM)</a> currently only has 272 listed companies, which looks quite a low number but is in the process of encouraging more smaller companies to list. </p>
<p>The rapid increase in IPOs should be positive for margins given the high listing fees that the listing of new shares attracts. We have just seen the approval pass for the US$1bn <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/monde-nissin-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32188:1" rel="noopener">Monde Nissin Corp (0191881D PM)</a> IPO, which will focus attention on the overall market.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/philippine-stock-exchange-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23182:1" rel="noopener">Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE PM)</a> has outlined a number of new initiatives to increase liquidity and the number of new listings.</p>
<p>The company is also looking to increasingly digitize its business by upgrading its clearing and settlement system and shortening settlement to T+2. </p>
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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/philippine-stock-exchange-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23182:1" rel="noopener">Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE PM)</a> is trading at a discount to regional exchanges on 17.1x FY21E PER, which trades on an average forward PER of 29x. There are also a number of potential catalysts ahead, the most obvious being higher volumes, driven by increasing retail participation plus more IPOs in FY2021.</p>
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Despite pressures on the Philippines from strict lockdowns and continuing issues with rising cases of COVID-19, Philippine Stock Exchange Inc (PSE PM) looks increasingly attractive with a powerful combination of rising volumes and a significant pipeline of IPOs in 2021. 

The exchange has also been a direct beneficiary of COVID-19 as it has encouraged the influx of greater numbers of retail investors, which has boosted market volumes significantly. 
The Philippine Stock Exchange Inc (PSE PM) currently only has 272 listed companies, which looks quite a low number but is in the process of encouraging more smaller companies to list. 
The rapid increase in IPOs should be positive for margins given the high listing fees that the listing of new shares attracts. We have just seen the approval pass for the US$1bn Monde Nissin Corp (0191881D PM) IPO, which will focus attention on the overall market.
Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE PM) has outlined a number of new initiatives to increase liquidity and the number of new listings.
The company is also looking to increasingly digitize its business by upgrading its clearing and settlement system and shortening settlement to T+2. 

Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE PM) is trading at a discount to regional exchanges on 17.1x FY21E PER, which trades on an average forward PER of 29x. There are also a number of potential catalysts ahead, the most obvious being higher volumes, driven by increasing retail participation plus more IPOs in FY2021.


Philippine Stock Exchange Inc (PSE PM) - Overlooked and On the Up

<div><p>Monde Nissin (MNC), a food manufacturer in the Philippines, aims to raise around US$1bn in its Philippines IPO.</p></div><div><p>It has two main businesses: Asia-Pacific Branded Food and Beverage Business (BFB), which sells instant noodles, biscuits and other products, and meat alternative (MA) business which includes Quorn and Cauldron meat alternatives brands.</p></div><div><p>MNC has a high market share in the Philippines in the instant noodles and biscuits segment along with a few other categories as well. Quorn as well has a strong lead over its next largest peers in the Chicken alternative meat segment in the grocery channel. </p></div><div><p>In our previous notes, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/monde-nissin-pre-ipo-the-positives-high-market-share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - The Positives - High Market Share</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/monde-nissin-pre-ipo-the-negatives-high-debt-div-payments-floundering-ma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - The Negatives - High Debt, Div Payments, Floundering MA</a> we spoke about the company background and its past performance. In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/monde-nissin-pre-ipo-peer-comparison-for-food-business" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison for Food Business</a> we compared the food business with regional and local peers.</p></div><div><p>In this note, we’ll compare its Meat Alterative division with its global rivals.</p></div>

Monde Nissin (MNC), a food manufacturer in the Philippines, aims to raise around US$1bn in its Philippines IPO.It has two main businesses: Asia-Pacific Branded Food and Beverage Business (BFB), which sells instant noodles, biscuits and other products, and meat alternative (MA) business which includes Quorn and Cauldron meat alternatives brands.MNC has a high market share in the Philippines in the instant noodles and biscuits segment along with a few other categories as well. Quorn as well has a strong lead over its next largest peers in the Chicken alternative meat segment in the grocery channel. In our previous notes, Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - The Positives - High Market Share, and Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - The Negatives - High Debt, Div Payments, Floundering MA we spoke about the company background and its past performance. In Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison for Food Business we compared the food business with regional and local peers.In this note, we’ll compare its Meat Alterative division with its global rivals.

Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison for Meat Alternative Business

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<p>DDMP REIT (DDMPR), a subsidiary of DoubleDragon Properties Corp (DDP), raised around US$275m in its Philippines listing.</p>
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<p>DDMPR will be the second REIT listing in the Philippines, after <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/areit-ayalaland-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28856:1" rel="noopener">Areit (AyalaLand REIT) (AREIT PM)</a>. </p>
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<p>We looked at the background of the REIT in our earlier notes, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/ddpm-reit-pre-ipo-brand-new-assets-but-not-with-the-best-of-outlooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DDMP REIT Pre-IPO - Brand new assets but not with the best of outlooks</a>,  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/ddmp-reit-pre-ipo-peer-review" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DDMP REIT Pre-IPO - Peer Review</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/ddmp-reit-ipo-would-go-in-towards-the-low-end" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DDMP REIT IPO - Would Go in Towards the Low-End</a>. </p>
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<p>In this note, we’ll talk about the trading dynamics.</p>
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DDMP REIT (DDMPR), a subsidiary of DoubleDragon Properties Corp (DDP), raised around US$275m in its Philippines listing.


DDMPR will be the second REIT listing in the Philippines, after Areit (AyalaLand REIT) (AREIT PM). 


We looked at the background of the REIT in our earlier notes, DDMP REIT Pre-IPO - Brand new assets but not with the best of outlooks,  DDMP REIT Pre-IPO - Peer Review and DDMP REIT IPO - Would Go in Towards the Low-End. 


In this note, we’ll talk about the trading dynamics.


DDMP REIT IPO Trading - Priced at the Top of the Range, Upside Remains Unclear

<p>DDMP REIT (DDMPR), a subsidiary of DoubleDragon Properties Corp (DDP), aims to raise up to US$300 in its Philippines listing.</p><p>DDMPR will be the second REIT listing in the Philippines. DDMPR’s investment strategy is to invest in income-generating real estate located in either Metro Manila or key provinces in the Philippines. It aims to acquire primarily Grade A commercial properties, but may acquire other related real estate as well.</p><p>It will have an initial portfolio of three commercial buildings, with six office towers, located in DD Meridian Park. It also owns the land for two other under construction assets, which have been leased to DDP. Together the assets will have a gross leasable area (GLA) of 172,252sqm. As of Sep 2020, the portfolio had an occupancy of 99.5% and weighted average lease expiry for the office leases of 4.2years.</p><p>Its assets are relatively new, with all having been completed over 2017-19. The assets have long term leases and step-up rental escalation, which should provide rental stability. However, the assets aren’t located in prime CBD and the particular area appears to have a fair amount of incoming office supply over the next few years. </p><p>We looked at the background of the REIT in our earlier note, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/ddpm-reit-pre-ipo-brand-new-assets-but-not-with-the-best-of-outlooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DDMP REIT Pre-IPO - Brand new assets but not with the best of outlooks</a>. In this note, we’ll undertake a peer comparison with recently listed AREIT.</p>

DDMP REIT (DDMPR), a subsidiary of DoubleDragon Properties Corp (DDP), aims to raise up to US$300 in its Philippines listing.DDMPR will be the second REIT listing in the Philippines. DDMPR’s investment strategy is to invest in income-generating real estate located in either Metro Manila or key provinces in the Philippines. It aims to acquire primarily Grade A commercial properties, but may acquire other related real estate as well.It will have an initial portfolio of three commercial buildings, with six office towers, located in DD Meridian Park. It also owns the land for two other under construction assets, which have been leased to DDP. Together the assets will have a gross leasable area (GLA) of 172,252sqm. As of Sep 2020, the portfolio had an occupancy of 99.5% and weighted average lease expiry for the office leases of 4.2years.Its assets are relatively new, with all having been completed over 2017-19. The assets have long term leases and step-up rental escalation, which should provide rental stability. However, the assets aren’t located in prime CBD and the particular area appears to have a fair amount of incoming office supply over the next few years. We looked at the background of the REIT in our earlier note, DDMP REIT Pre-IPO - Brand new assets but not with the best of outlooks. In this note, we’ll undertake a peer comparison with recently listed AREIT.

Philippines

Robinsons Land Corporation invests in and develops real estate. The Company develops residential housing and commercial real estate and operates shopping malls and hotels.

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Sumeet Singh

Philippine Stock Exchange Inc (PSE PM) - Overlooked and On the Up

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Angus Mackintosh

Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison for Meat Alternative Business

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Sumeet Singh

DDMP REIT IPO Trading - Priced at the Top of the Range, Upside Remains Unclear

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Sumeet Singh

DDMP REIT Pre-IPO - Peer Review

DDMP REIT (DDMPR), a subsidiary of DoubleDragon Properties Corp (DDP), aims to raise up to US$300 in its Philippines listing. DDMPR will be the...

Sumeet Singh

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