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>CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>CALB undertakes design, R&amp;D, production and sales of EV batteries and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) products. </li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the updates from the company’s recent PHIP filings.</li>
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CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO.
CALB undertakes design, R&amp;D, production and sales of EV batteries and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) products. 
In this note, we talk about the updates from the company’s recent PHIP filings.


CALB Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - Growth Picking up Further, Margins Turnaround

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/calb-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35985:1" rel="noopener">CALB (CALBLZ CH)</a>, a leading EV battery manufacturer, is seeking to raise US$2.0 billion through an HKEx IPO, according to press reports.</li>
<li>In <em><strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/calb-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:80243" rel="noopener">CALB IPO: The Bull Case</a></strong></em>, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.  </li>
<li>The key elements of the bear case rest on its small scale, low profitability and high FCF burn compared to listed peers.   </li>
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CALB (CALBLZ CH), a leading EV battery manufacturer, is seeking to raise US$2.0 billion through an HKEx IPO, according to press reports.
In CALB IPO: The Bull Case, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.  
The key elements of the bear case rest on its small scale, low profitability and high FCF burn compared to listed peers.   


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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/calb-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35985:1" rel="noopener">CALB (CALBLZ CH)</a>, a leading EV battery manufacturer, is seeking to raise US$2.0 billion through an HKEx IPO, according to press reports.</li>
<li>According to Frost &amp; Sullivan, in terms of installed capacity in 2021, CALB ranked seventh globally among EV battery companies with a 3.2% market share.</li>
<li>The key elements of the bull case rest on a large and growing market, rising market share, explosive top-line growth and ambitious capacity expansion plans.</li>
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CALB (CALBLZ CH), a leading EV battery manufacturer, is seeking to raise US$2.0 billion through an HKEx IPO, according to press reports.
According to Frost &amp; Sullivan, in terms of installed capacity in 2021, CALB ranked seventh globally among EV battery companies with a 3.2% market share.
The key elements of the bull case rest on a large and growing market, rising market share, explosive top-line growth and ambitious capacity expansion plans.


Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is likely to have a bifurcated impact on key Korean companies including Hanwha Solutions (009830 KS) and Hyundai Motor (005380 KS).</li>
<li>IRA is likely to have a positive impact on Hanwha Solutions, CS Wind, LG Energy Solution, and Samsung SDI and negative impact on Hyundai Motor Group.</li>
<li>The impact of the IRA could last for a few more trading days although it is difficult to tell exactly how long the bifurcated impact by the IRA will last.</li>
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The US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is likely to have a bifurcated impact on key Korean companies including Hanwha Solutions (009830 KS) and Hyundai Motor (005380 KS).
IRA is likely to have a positive impact on Hanwha Solutions, CS Wind, LG Energy Solution, and Samsung SDI and negative impact on Hyundai Motor Group.
The impact of the IRA could last for a few more trading days although it is difficult to tell exactly how long the bifurcated impact by the IRA will last.


US Inflation Reduction Act: Bifurcated Impact on Korean Chaebols (Hyundai, LG, Hanwha, SK & Samsung)

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

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<li>I recommend focusing on the ceiling regression play. In this regard, SK Innovation has the most notable regression spread, and we should use Samsung SDI as a hedge against it.</li>
<li>As for constituent change, SungEel HiTech is firmly positioned with a market cap of ₩1.34T and a float rate of 50%. And it belongs to the Waste batteries keyword.</li>
<li>But, it is unclear whether SungEel will be in the top 25 in scoring. We should patiently wait until confirmation as it's still a worthy candidate requiring our attention.</li>
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I recommend focusing on the ceiling regression play. In this regard, SK Innovation has the most notable regression spread, and we should use Samsung SDI as a hedge against it.
As for constituent change, SungEel HiTech is firmly positioned with a market cap of ₩1.34T and a float rate of 50%. And it belongs to the Waste batteries keyword.
But, it is unclear whether SungEel will be in the top 25 in scoring. We should patiently wait until confirmation as it's still a worthy candidate requiring our attention.


KODEX FnGuide Battery ETF Rebalancing Checkup

South Korea

Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. specializes in developing Lithium Ion Battery (LIB) technology.  The Company also manufactures cathode ray tubes (CRTs) for televisions and computer monitors.  Samsung SDI also produces liquid crystal display (LCD) components and rechargeable batteries for cellular phones , personal digital assistants (PDAs), Energy Storage Systems and solar panels.

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Samsung SDI (006400 KS)

CALB Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - Growth Picking up Further, Margins Turnaround

CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we talk abou the updates from the company's recent PHIP filings.

Sumeet Singh

CALB IPO: The Bear Case

The key elements of the bear case rest on its small scale, low profitability and high FCF burn compared to listed peers.

Arun George

CALB IPO: The Bull Case

The key elements of the bull case rest on a large and growing market, rising market share, explosive top-line growth and ambitious capacity...

Arun George

US Inflation Reduction Act: Bifurcated Impact on Korean Chaebols (Hyundai, LG, Hanwha, SK & Samsung)

The US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is likely to have a bifurcated impact on key Korean companies including Hanwha Solutions (009830 KS) and...

Douglas Kim

KODEX FnGuide Battery ETF Rebalancing Checkup

This post previews the KODEX FnGuide Secondary Battery ETF rebalancing in September. It is Korea's largest-AUM local battery ETF.

Sanghyun Park

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