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In today’s briefing:

SHEIN & Temu Updates: ‘De Minimis’ Threat | Chinese X-Border Slowdown | Plastics! | AMZN Project?

SHEIN & Temu Updates: ‘De Minimis’ Threat | Chinese X-Border Slowdown | Plastics! | AMZN Project?

By Daniel Hellberg

Draconian ‘de minimis’ reform proposal in the US has bipartisan support
In Q224 results, rampant signs of a Chinese X-border retail slowdown
Other news: plastics laws, new Amazon threat, SHEIN sustainability initiatives

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Aug 31

Daily Brief ECM: Finding Unusual Arbitrage Angles in Kumyang’s Effectively Pre-Announced Capital Increase and more

In today’s briefing:

Finding Unusual Arbitrage Angles in Kumyang’s Effectively Pre-Announced Capital Increase
Hamamatsu Photonics (6965) – Toyota Selling Yet Another Cross-Holding

Finding Unusual Arbitrage Angles in Kumyang’s Effectively Pre-Announced Capital Increase

By Sanghyun Park

The arbitrage is clear: it’s the difference between stock rights/subscription costs and short hedge price. Kumyang’s high market interest and volatility amplify this, suggesting unusual trading angles.
Kumyang’s futures also show extreme volatility, likely causing excessive backwardation around the ex-rights date and stock rights window, affecting futures-based short hedge positions.
This opens up the possibility that, depending on entry points, our futures-based short hedge position might temporarily enter an unusual profitable zone relative to the stock rights and subscription costs.

Hamamatsu Photonics (6965) – Toyota Selling Yet Another Cross-Holding

By Travis Lundy

Today after the close we got news that after a year-plus of Hamamatsu Photonics Kk (6965 JP)‘s sliding stock price, Toyota Motor (7203 JP) is selling their 5+% stake.
The offering is standard. Probably prices 9 Sep 2024. HP’s amended buyback program and probable index upweights offset most of the offering size over the next several months.
So investors have to decide whether they want to catch the falling knife.

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Aug 30

Daily Brief ECM: Terumo (4543 JP) Secondary Offering – Smaller Than It Looks and more

In today’s briefing:

Terumo (4543 JP) Secondary Offering – Smaller Than It Looks
Terumo Placement – US$1.4bn Secondary Selldown, Buyback Should Aid Deal Dynamics
Terumo (4543 JP): A US$1.4 Billion Secondary Offering
Sino-American Silicon Early Look – Another Well Flagged GDR Offering in the Works
Timee IPO: Trading Update
Smartworks Coworking Spaces Pre-IPO Tearsheet
Pre-IPO BrainAurora Medical Technology (PHIP Updates) – Some Points Worth the Attention

Terumo (4543 JP) Secondary Offering – Smaller Than It Looks

By Travis Lundy

On Thursday 29 August, Terumo Corp (4543 JP) announced a secondary offering where 7 major cross-holders would sell just under 5% of the shares outstanding to international investors.
In recent quarters, Terumo has seen better consensus EPS growth than Peers in recent quarters, and Peers have underperformed. Right now, Terumo isn’t ‘cheap’ but consensus growth is strong.
This back-end demand in this case has enough moving parts that it bears a closer look.

Terumo Placement – US$1.4bn Secondary Selldown, Buyback Should Aid Deal Dynamics

A group of shareholders are looking to raise around US$1.36bn from selling ~5% stake in Terumo Corp (4543 JP).
While the deal shouldn’t come as a surprise, given the ongoing cross-shareholding unwind narrative in Japan, the timing of such a selldown isn’t always certain.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.

Terumo (4543 JP): A US$1.4 Billion Secondary Offering

By Arun George

Terumo Corp (4543 JP) has announced a secondary offering of up to 73.2 million shares, worth JPY203 billion (US$1.4 billion) at the last close.
The secondary offering facilitates the exit of large shareholders. Terumo also announced a buyback worth a maximum of JPY30 billion or 15 million shares.
Looking at recent large Japanese placements is instructive for understanding the potential offer price. The pricing date will fall between 10 and 12 September (likely 10 September).

Sino-American Silicon Early Look – Another Well Flagged GDR Offering in the Works

By Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

Sino American Silicon Products (5483 TT) is looking to raise at least US$338m in its upcoming global depository receipts (GDRs) offering.
In late Feb 2024, Sino-American Silicon (SAS) announced its board’s resolution to issue up to 55m common shares via a GDR offering.
Similar to previous GDR listings, the deal is a long drawn out process with the firm required to jump through a number of board/shareholder/regulatory approval loops.

Timee IPO: Trading Update

Timee began trading on 26th July and share price has surged 47% since its debut where the company priced the IPO at top of the indicative price range.
Though Timee Inc (215A JP) is in early stages, the company has proven that its business model is successful and continue to dominate a market that is underpenetrated.
Though we think there is further upside, if you have already bought shares at the IPO, we would suggest taking profits and wait for a dip to make a re-entry.

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Pre-IPO Tearsheet

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd (1742134D IN) is looking to raise about US$120m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by Kotak, JM Fin, IIFL and Bob Caps.
Smartworks Coworking Spaces Limited (SCSL) is an office experience and managed campus platform.
It focuses on leasing entire/ large, bare shell properties in prime locations from landlords and transforms them into fully serviced, aesthetically pleasing and tech-enabled campuses with daily-life and aspirational amenities.

Pre-IPO BrainAurora Medical Technology (PHIP Updates) – Some Points Worth the Attention

By Xinyao (Criss) Wang

If the System or this treatment method is really effective and accepted by hospitals/doctors, under the coverage of medical insurance catalog already, why BrainAurora’s revenue scale is still so small?
CSRC questioned BrainAurora’s high selling expenses. Since either SG&A or R&D expenses already exceed revenue, BrainAurora would continue to suffer from losses. The Company hasn’t established a solid profit model.
BrainAurora completed a total of 7 rounds of financing, with a post investment valuation of RMB2.7 billion. However, it is difficult for BrainAurora to match this high valuation after IPO.

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Aug 29

Daily Brief ECM: Interglobe Aviation (Indigo) Placement – Another US$800m+ Deal and more

In today’s briefing:

Interglobe Aviation (Indigo) Placement – Another US$800m+ Deal, This Time by the Correct Co-Founder
Niva Bupa Health Insurance Pre-IPO – Strong GWP Growth, However Some Risks Remain
IGI (India) Pre-IPO Tearsheet
Inventurus Knowledge Solutions Pre-IPO Tearsheet
Pre-IPO Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery – The Potential Risks and Concerns Brought by the Business Model

Interglobe Aviation (Indigo) Placement – Another US$800m+ Deal, This Time by the Correct Co-Founder

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (INDIGO IN)’s co-founder, Rakesh Gangwal, aims to raise around US$850m via selling around 3.8% stake in Indigo.
He had earlier stated his intention to pare down his stake after a long drawn, and very public battle, with his co-founder Rahul Bhatia. He has sold many times before.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.

Niva Bupa Health Insurance Pre-IPO – Strong GWP Growth, However Some Risks Remain

Niva Bupa Health Insurance (1226871D IN) is looking to raise US$360m from its upcoming India IPO. The IPO will consist of both primary and secondary shares.
Niva Bupa Health Insurance (Niva Bupa) is a health insurance firm. Its portfolio consists of health (including retail and group), personal accident, and travel insurance.
In this note, we look at the firm’s past performance.

IGI (India) Pre-IPO Tearsheet

IGI (India) Limited (2261751D IN) is looking to raise about US$480m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by Axis, Kotak, MS, and SBI Caps.
IGI India is part of the International Gemmological Institute (IGI) group. As of 22nd August 2024, IGI India handled operations of the IGI business in India and Türkiye.
Its primary business is in provision of services related to certification and accreditation of natural diamonds, laboratory-grown diamonds, studded jewellery and coloured stones as well as offering of educational programs.

Inventurus Knowledge Solutions Pre-IPO Tearsheet

By Ethan Aw

Inventurus Knowledge Solutions (IKSINCD IN) is looking to raise up to US$400m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by ICICI, JM Financial, Jefferies, Nomura and JPM.
Inventurus Knowledge Solutions (Inventurus from hereon) is a technology-enabled healthcare solutions provider, offering a care enablement platform which assists physician enterprises in the US, Canada and Australia.
Its physician-oriented platform includes clinical documentation solutions, patient scheduling assistance, automated prescription refill solutions and clinical document management, amongst others.

Pre-IPO Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery – The Potential Risks and Concerns Brought by the Business Model

By Xinyao (Criss) Wang

The franchise model of Zhou Liu Fu is the biggest performance contributor, which is also the main reason for the Company’s rapid expansion and high gross profit margin.
However, the CSRC questioned the rationality of franchise model and thus rejected its A-share IPO. We think the high revenue growth/profit margin may not be sustainable in the long term.
Pre-IPO post-investment valuation was approximately 7.407 billion yuan. Zhou Liu Fu has applied for H-Share full circulation, which may put pressure on stock price performance after the lockdown period expires.

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Aug 28

Daily Brief ECM: Keppel Infra Trust Placement – While the Raising Is Relatively Large and more

In today’s briefing:

Keppel Infra Trust Placement – While the Raising Is Relatively Large, Its past Deals Have Done Well
Initial Thoughts on the Kioxia IPO – Impact on SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics
Latest Information on LG Electronics India Subsidiary’s IPO on the Indian Stock Market
Manjushree Technopack Pre-IPO Tearsheet
Bicara Therapeutics IPO: A Promising Combination with Merck’s Keytruda For Patients With HNSCC
Bajaj Housing Finance Pre-IPO – Thoughts on Valuation
Poly Medicure (PLM IN): Placement to Fund Capex and M&A Initiatives Amid Favorable Demand Backdrop

Keppel Infra Trust Placement – While the Raising Is Relatively Large, Its past Deals Have Done Well

Keppel Infrastructure Trust (KIT SP) is looking to raise around S$206m (US$158m) in its primary placement.
Proceeds will be used to pay down its bridge loan facility linked to its Ventura acquisition. KIT also appears to have secured its unitholders’ approval for the raising earlier.
In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on deal dynamics.

Initial Thoughts on the Kioxia IPO – Impact on SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics

Kioxia is getting ready to complete its IPO in Japan as soon as in October. Kioxia’s valuation is expected to exceed JPY 1.5 trillion (about USD 10.3 billion).
SK Hynix’s stake in Kioxia (through Bain led consortium) is 19%. SK Hynix’s stake in Kioxia would rise to 34% if the CBs are converted into equity.
The IPO of Kioxia has mixed implications for SK Hynix which is a major shareholder. However, the IPO of Kioxia has a more direct negative impact on Samsung Electronics.

Latest Information on LG Electronics India Subsidiary’s IPO on the Indian Stock Market

By Sanghyun Park

LG Electronics has already picked the bankers for the Indian IPO. JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley are on board as the lead underwriters, along with two unnamed local Indian banks.
LGEIL is aiming to submit the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) to India’s SEBI by the fourth quarter of this year.
LG Electronics plans to raise about USD 700 million by selling around 25% of its stake in a secondary offering.

Manjushree Technopack Pre-IPO Tearsheet

Manjushree Technopack (MTPL IN) is looking to raise about US$360m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by Avendus, Citi, GS, JM Fin and ICICI Sec.
Manjushree Technopack Limited is a one stop packaging solutions provider with end-to-end capabilities (from design to delivery) across containers, preforms, caps and closures, pumps and dispensers and captive recycling capabilities.
It is the largest rigid plastic packaging (RPP) player in terms of installed capacity in India as of March 31, 2024, according to the Technopak Report.

Bicara Therapeutics IPO: A Promising Combination with Merck’s Keytruda For Patients With HNSCC

By Andrei Zakharov

Bicara Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company with focus on the treatment of patients with HPV-negative head and neck cancer, files for a $200M IPO.
The biotech firm was backed by Biocon Limited, India’s largest biopharmaceutical company, venture capital and investment firms, among others.
I believe Bicara Therapeutics will succeed in its pivotal Phase 2/3 trial of their bifunctional antibody in combination with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) during 2025.

Bajaj Housing Finance Pre-IPO – Thoughts on Valuation

Bajaj Housing Finance (BHF IN) is looking to raise around US$830m in its upcoming India IPO.
BHF is a non-deposit taking housing finance company engaged in mortgage lending since FY18. Its mortgage products include home loans, loans against property, lease rental discounting and developer financing.
We have looked at the company’s past performance and undertaken a peer comparison in our earlier notes. In this note we talk about valuations.

Poly Medicure (PLM IN): Placement to Fund Capex and M&A Initiatives Amid Favorable Demand Backdrop

By Tina Banerjee

Poly Medicure (PLM IN) raised INR10B through QIP and allotted ~5M equity shares to eligible institutional buyers. Lighthouse India Fund IV AIF has been issued 20.5% of the QIP shares.
The company intends to use the proceeds to fund capex and inorganic initiatives. The company is setting up three new plants, to expand offerings in high-value therapeutic areas.
Poly Medicure intends to acquire businesses that offer similar products, which will help the company to expand product portfolio and increase reach in various global markets.

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Aug 27

Daily Brief ECM: Hyundai Motor India IPO Valuation Analysis and more

In today’s briefing:

Hyundai Motor India IPO Valuation Analysis
STCube: Rights Offering Capital Raise of 89 Billion Won
JSW Cement Pre-IPO Tearsheet
Kioxia IPO Early Re-Look – Better Placed This Time Around
Premier Energies IPO – RHP Updates & Quick Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

Hyundai Motor India IPO Valuation Analysis

Our base case valuation of Hyundai Motor India is market cap of US$18.6 billion, based on P/E of 24.4x our estimated net profit of 64.1 billion INR in FY25.
There have been some increasing concerns about Hyundai Motor India paying out higher royalty to its parent Hyundai Motor and dividend to shareholders, which could lower profit.
According to a recent article by livemint, the expected valuation of Hyundai Motor India has fallen to about USD16 billion to USD20 billion.

STCube: Rights Offering Capital Raise of 89 Billion Won

STCube announced it plans to increase capital by 89 billion won (13 billion won through a third party rights offering and 75.7 billion won through shareholder preferred capital increase).
We have a positive view of STCube’s capital raise and there could be some alpha generating returns in our view.
The fact that the company’s share price surged nearly 5x from the last rights offering in May 2022 (to October 2022) is likely to positively impact capital raise this time.

JSW Cement Pre-IPO Tearsheet

JSW Cement Limited (9858514Z IN) is looking to raise about US$480m in upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by JMFin, Axis, Citi, DAM, GS, Jefferies, Kotak, SBI Caps.
JSW Cement (JSWC) is a cement manufacturing company in India focused on manufacturing green cementitious products comprising blended cement, ordinary portland cement, ground granulated blast furnace slag among other products.
According to CRISIL, JSWC was the fastest growing cement manufacturing company in India, in terms of increase in installed grinding capacity and sales volume from FY14-24.

Kioxia IPO Early Re-Look – Better Placed This Time Around

Kioxia Holdings (6600 JP) aims to list in Japan by Oct 2024 at a valuation of over US$10bn, as per media reports.
Kioxia is a manufacturer and a global leader in flash memory and solid state drives for smartphones, PCs, enterprise servers and data centers
In this note, we take an early look at the possible listing.

Premier Energies IPO – RHP Updates & Quick Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

By Ethan Aw

Premier Energies Limited (0377949D IN) is looking to raise up to US$337m in its India IPO, after upsizing from an earlier reported float of US$300m.
The firm manufactures solar photovoltaic (PV) cells, and solar modules. It also executes engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects and provides follow-up operation and maintenance (O&M) services.
Previously, we talked about the company’s historical performance. In this note, we provide a summary of its RHP updates and share our quick thoughts on peer comparison and valuation.

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Aug 26

Daily Brief ECM: ECM Weekly (26th Aug 2024) – Zomato and more

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ECM Weekly (26th Aug 2024) – Zomato, Colowide, Star Asia, Yamaha, 99Speed, Hero Fin, Bajaj Housing

ECM Weekly (26th Aug 2024) – Zomato, Colowide, Star Asia, Yamaha, 99Speed, Hero Fin, Bajaj Housing

Aequitas Research’s weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front, we looked at a number of upcoming listings in India.
There was a revival in placement flows during the week, after a lull over the past few weeks.

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Aug 25

Daily Brief ECM: Narrative and Numbers | Housing Finance – PSUs | FY24 and more

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Narrative and Numbers | Housing Finance – PSUs | FY24
Yamaha Motors Placement – A Relatively Small Cross-Shareholding Unwind

Narrative and Numbers | Housing Finance – PSUs | FY24

By Pranav Bhavsar

This Insight focuses on PSU owned Housing Finance companies – PNB Housing Finance Ltd (PNBHOUSI IN) , LIC Housing Finance (LICHF IN) and Can Fin Homes (CANF IN).
PNB Housing aims to focus on affordable housing, LIC Housing Finance is possibly struggling due to its size and a conservative risk appetite.
Can Fin Homes exhibits some serious questions regarding its internal controls and underwriting policies.

Yamaha Motors Placement – A Relatively Small Cross-Shareholding Unwind

A group of shareholders aims to raise around US$330m via selling around 3.6% of Yamaha Motor (7272 JP).
This will be another cross-shareholding unwind and hence, won’t be a huge surprise, although the stock hasn’t been doing particularly well lately.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.

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Aug 24

Daily Brief ECM: CMES AI Robotics IPO Preview and more

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CMES AI Robotics IPO Preview

CMES AI Robotics IPO Preview

CMES AI Robotics is getting ready to complete its IPO on KOSDAQ in October. The expected IPO price is 20,000 won to 24,000 won.
CMES provides intelligent robot solutions that combine artificial intelligence (AI) and three-dimensional (3D) vision technology. CMES’s core technologies include 3D vision sensors and image processing algorithms.
Robotics related IPOs have generated enormous interest in Korea. Although CMES is a small cap name, this robotics related IPO is also likely to garner high interest as well.

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Aug 23

Daily Brief ECM: Asirvad Micro Finance Pre-IPO – Accelerating Profitability Growth but with a Litany of Legal Cases and more

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Asirvad Micro Finance Pre-IPO – Accelerating Profitability Growth but with a Litany of Legal Cases
Kalpataru Pre-IPO Tearsheet

Asirvad Micro Finance Pre-IPO – Accelerating Profitability Growth but with a Litany of Legal Cases

By Ethan Aw

Asirvad Micro Finance Limited (1053198D IN) is looking to raise around US$183m in its upcoming India IPO.
Asirvad Micro Finance Limited (Asirvad) is a non-banking finance company (NBFC), and a microfinance institution (MFI) offering small loans to low-income women in India.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.

Kalpataru Pre-IPO Tearsheet