IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/timee-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43690:1" rel="noopener">Timee Inc (215A JP)</a>, a leading part-time job platform in Japan, is seeking to raise up to US$286 million. Book-building runs from 9 to 23 July.</li>
<li>We previously discussed the IPO in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/timee-215a-jp-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:150750" rel="noopener">Timee (215A JP) IPO: The Bull Case</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/timee-215a-jp-ipo-the-bear-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:150848" rel="noopener">Timee (215A JP) IPO: The Bear Case</a>. </li>
<li>In this note, we discuss valuation. Our analysis suggests that Timee is attractively valued at the IPO price range in the context of the forecasted growth. </li>
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Timee Inc (215A JP), a leading part-time job platform in Japan, is seeking to raise up to US$286 million. Book-building runs from 9 to 23 July.
We previously discussed the IPO in Timee (215A JP) IPO: The Bull Case and Timee (215A JP) IPO: The Bear Case. 
In this note, we discuss valuation. Our analysis suggests that Timee is attractively valued at the IPO price range in the context of the forecasted growth. 


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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/timee-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43690:1" rel="noopener">Timee Inc (215A JP)</a>, a leading part-time job platform in Japan, is seeking to raise up to US$286 million. Book-building runs from 9 to 23 July.</li>
<li>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/timee-215a-jp-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:150750" rel="noopener">Timee (215A JP) IPO: The Bull Case</a>, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.</li>
<li>The bear case rests on rapidly slowing growth, an industry-low FCF profile, and a business model predicated on access to large funding and significant share option dilution.</li>
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Timee Inc (215A JP), a leading part-time job platform in Japan, is seeking to raise up to US$286 million. Book-building runs from 9 to 23 July.
In Timee (215A JP) IPO: The Bull Case, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.
The bear case rests on rapidly slowing growth, an industry-low FCF profile, and a business model predicated on access to large funding and significant share option dilution.


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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/timee-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43690:1" rel="noopener">Timee Inc (215A JP)</a>, a leading part-time job platform in Japan, is seeking to raise up to US$286 million. Book-building runs from 9 to 23 July.   </li>
<li>Timee's app allows users to work shifts as short as one hour at restaurants, convenience stores, and hotels, with quick payment for their work.   </li>
<li>The bull case rests on favourable market trends, best-in-class revenue growth, good retention rates, credible growth drivers, and top-quartile EBITDA margins.</li>
</ul>



Timee Inc (215A JP), a leading part-time job platform in Japan, is seeking to raise up to US$286 million. Book-building runs from 9 to 23 July.   
Timee's app allows users to work shifts as short as one hour at restaurants, convenience stores, and hotels, with quick payment for their work.   
The bull case rests on favourable market trends, best-in-class revenue growth, good retention rates, credible growth drivers, and top-quartile EBITDA margins.


Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

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<li>JPX-Nikkei 400 is composed of common stocks listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It is a free-float-adjusted market-value-weighted (capped) index composed of 400 constituents, adjusted every year in August.</li>
<li>We look at the rankings of the potential ADDs/DELs every month for the next rebal, based on most recent trading data. </li>
<li>Every month we provide trade suggestions. The last three months have seen market-neutral returns of +3.0%, +6.5%, +3.2% respectively for the one-month periods. A new trade is suggested below.</li>
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JPX-Nikkei 400 is composed of common stocks listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It is a free-float-adjusted market-value-weighted (capped) index composed of 400 constituents, adjusted every year in August.
We look at the rankings of the potential ADDs/DELs every month for the next rebal, based on most recent trading data. 
Every month we provide trade suggestions. The last three months have seen market-neutral returns of +3.0%, +6.5%, +3.2% respectively for the one-month periods. A new trade is suggested below.


Quiddity JPX-Nikkei 400 Rebal 2024: End-Mar 2024 Estimates and Another Trade Reco

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/outsourcing-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7431:1" rel="noopener">Outsourcing Inc (2427 JP)</a> announced that the pre-condition was satisfied, and Bain’s tender offer remains unchanged at JPY1,755 per share, a 52.1% premium to the undisturbed (8 December).</li>
<li>Shareholders will breathe a sigh of relief as the weak 4Q and significant impairments have raised concerns that Bain would cut its offer or walk away.</li>
<li>The offer attractiveness has increased partly due to lower consensus. At the last close and for a 3 April payment, the gross/annualised spread is 2.0%/22.8%.</li>
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Outsourcing Inc (2427 JP) announced that the pre-condition was satisfied, and Bain’s tender offer remains unchanged at JPY1,755 per share, a 52.1% premium to the undisturbed (8 December).
Shareholders will breathe a sigh of relief as the weak 4Q and significant impairments have raised concerns that Bain would cut its offer or walk away.
The offer attractiveness has increased partly due to lower consensus. At the last close and for a 3 April payment, the gross/annualised spread is 2.0%/22.8%.


Outsourcing (2427 JP): Relief as Bain Launches Tender at Unchanged Terms

Japan

UT Group Co., Ltd. is a holding company.  The Group specializes in semiconductor and LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) related products and provides outsourcing services to electronics manufacturers.

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Timee (215A JP) IPO: Valuation Insights

Timee is seeking to raise up to US$286 million. Our analysis suggests that Timee is attractively valued at the IPO price range in the context of...

Arun George

Timee (215A JP) IPO: The Bear Case

The bear case rests on rapidly slowing growth, an industry-low FCF profile, and a business model predicated on access to large funding and...

Arun George

Timee (215A JP) IPO: The Bull Case

The bull case rests on favourable market trends, best-in-class revenue growth, good retention rates, credible growth drivers, and top-quartile...

Arun George

Quiddity JPX-Nikkei 400 Rebal 2024: End-Mar 2024 Estimates and Another Trade Reco

There are 43 Potential ADDs and 44 Potential DELs (unique names) presented in the current Quiddity Leaderboard. The high conviction DELs basket...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Outsourcing (2427 JP): Relief as Bain Launches Tender at Unchanged Terms

Shareholders will breathe a sigh of relief at the unchanged terms. At the last close and for a 3 April payment, the gross/annualised spread is 2.0%...

Arun George

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