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Daily Brief ECM: LG CNS IPO Valuation Analysis and more

In today’s briefing:

  • LG CNS IPO Valuation Analysis
  • EAAA India Alternatives Limited Pre-IPO Tearsheet
  • SAI Life Sciences IPO- Growing and Profitable Business; Aggressive Pricing Limits Upside Potential


LG CNS IPO Valuation Analysis

By Douglas Kim

  • According to our valuation analysis, it suggests a base case implied market cap of 7.9 trillion won for LG CNS, representing target price of 81,095 won per share.
  • Therefore, our base case valuation target price of 81,095 won is 31% higher than the high end of the IPO price range.
  • We estimate LG CNS to generate sales of 5.99 trillion won (up 6.8% YoY) and net profit of 356.1 billion won (up 7.1% YoY) in 2024.

EAAA India Alternatives Limited Pre-IPO Tearsheet

By Rosita Fernandes

  • EAAA India Alternatives Ltd (1619210D IN) (EAAA) is planning to raise about US$177m through its upcoming India IPO. The lead bookrunners for the deal are Axis Capital, Jefferies, Motilal Oswal, Nuvama.
  • EAAA is a fund management house with a diversified, multi-strategy platform in large, under-tapped, and fast-growing alternative asset classes, focusing on providing income and yield solutions to its clients.
  • As per CARE report, EAAA is one of the leading alternatives platforms in India, in terms of assets under management (AUM) of INR572.62bn (US$6.7bn) as of Sept 24.

SAI Life Sciences IPO- Growing and Profitable Business; Aggressive Pricing Limits Upside Potential

By Tina Banerjee

  • The IPO of SAI Life Sciences, a contract research, development, and manufacturing organization,  is scheduled to open on December 11. The IPO consists of fresh issue as well as OFS.
  • Out of the fresh issue of proceeds, the company intends to use INR7.2B for repayment/prepayment of outstanding borrowings. As of September 30, 2024, total outstanding borrowing stands at INR7.6B.
  • We have high conviction on the growth prospect of SAI Life Sciences. Considering FY25 annualized post-IPO EPS of INR2.69, the company seeks a P/E valuation of 186.9–203.8x. 

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