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Arun George

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WM Motor Technology Co Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wm-motor-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29225:1" rel="noopener">WM Motor Technology Co Ltd (WMT CH)</a>, an EV manufacturer, has filed for a US$1 billion IPO on the HKEx. It recently raised US$595.7 million at a US$7 billion valuation.</li>
<li>In line with industry trends and listed Chinese peers, WM Motor rapidly grew its vehicle deliveries in 2021. Price increases and a good roadmap support future growth. </li>
<li>WM Motor is sub-scale vs peers pointing to an uncertain path to profitability. As the era of being rewarded for growth at any cost is over, the timing feels off.</li>
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WM Motor Technology Co Ltd (WMT CH), an EV manufacturer, has filed for a US$1 billion IPO on the HKEx. It recently raised US$595.7 million at a US$7 billion valuation.
In line with industry trends and listed Chinese peers, WM Motor rapidly grew its vehicle deliveries in 2021. Price increases and a good roadmap support future growth. 
WM Motor is sub-scale vs peers pointing to an uncertain path to profitability. As the era of being rewarded for growth at any cost is over, the timing feels off.


WM Motor IPO Initiation: Electric Jitters

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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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.

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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 will talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.</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 will talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.


CALB Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Lots of Shareholder Re-Shuffling

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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 will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


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 will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


CALB Pre-IPO - The Positives - Has Been Growing Fast

Zhejiang Leapmotor Technologie / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Leapmotor (LM) aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015.</li>
<li>It focuses on the mid- to high-end segment in China’s NEV market with a price range of RMB150,000-300,000. As of end FY21, it had delivered a total of 52,832 cars.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


Leapmotor (LM) aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015.
It focuses on the mid- to high-end segment in China’s NEV market with a price range of RMB150,000-300,000. As of end FY21, it had delivered a total of 52,832 cars.
In this note, we talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.


Leapmotor Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Related Party Sanctions, Lags Peers

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<li>Leapmotor (LM) aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015.</li>
<li>It focuses on the mid- to high-end segment in China’s NEV market with a price range of RMB150,000-300,000. As of end FY21, it had delivered a total of 52,832 cars.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


Leapmotor (LM) aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015.
It focuses on the mid- to high-end segment in China’s NEV market with a price range of RMB150,000-300,000. As of end FY21, it had delivered a total of 52,832 cars.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Leapmotor Pre-IPO - The Positives - Planned Launches Should Prop up Growth

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Zhejiang Leapmotor Technologies Ltd. operates as an electric vehicles manufacturer. The Company develops and sells electric vehicles and other products. Zhejiang Leapmotor Technologies markets its products throughout China.

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Zhejiang Leapmotor Technologie (9863 HK)

WM Motor IPO Initiation: Electric Jitters

WM Motor has filed for a US$1 billion IPO on the HKEx. The IPO is an AVOID due to an uncertain path to profitability and the end of the era of...

Arun George

CALB Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Lots of Shareholder Re-Shuffling

CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO to ramp up its production capacity. CALB undertakes design, R&D, production and sales of EV...

Sumeet Singh

CALB Pre-IPO - The Positives - Has Been Growing Fast

CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO to ramp-up its battery production. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the...

Sumeet Singh

Leapmotor Pre-IPO - The Positives - Planned Launches Should Prop up Growth

Leapmotor (LM) aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015. In this note, we will...

Sumeet Singh

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WM Motor IPO Initiation: Electric Jitters

WM Motor has filed for a US$1 billion IPO on the HKEx. The IPO is an AVOID due to an uncertain path to profitability and the end of the era of...

Arun George

CALB Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Lots of Shareholder Re-Shuffling

CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO to ramp up its production capacity. CALB undertakes design, R&D, production and sales of EV...

Sumeet Singh

CALB Pre-IPO - The Positives - Has Been Growing Fast

CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO to ramp-up its battery production. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the...

Sumeet Singh

Leapmotor Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Related Party Sanctions, Lags Peers

Leapmotor (LM) aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015. In this note, we talk...

Sumeet Singh

Leapmotor Pre-IPO - The Positives - Planned Launches Should Prop up Growth

Leapmotor (LM) aims to raise around US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015. In this note, we will...

Sumeet Singh