Brief IPOs & Placements: Futu Holdings IPO Quick Note – Comparison with Tiger Brokers – Same Market, Different Economics and more

In this briefing:

1. Futu Holdings IPO Quick Note – Comparison with Tiger Brokers – Same Market, Different Economics
2. China Risun (中国旭阳) IPO Quick Note: Past the Peak of Coking Cycle
3. Dexin China (德信中国) Post IPO – Poor Trading Liquidity, Top Ten Placees Hold 76% of IPO Shares
4. AIG Sells PICC: A Clean-Up Trade Cum Liquidity Event
5. Futu Holdings IPO – Given the Team, Execution, and Backers, Might Be Worth a Look at the Low-End

1. Futu Holdings IPO Quick Note – Comparison with Tiger Brokers – Same Market, Different Economics

Futu Holdings Ltd (FHL US) plans to raise up to US$130m in its US listing. 

In my earlier insights, I looked at the company’s background,  past financial performance and scored the deal on our IPO framework.: 

• Futu Holdings Pre-IPO – Great Metrics but in a Commoditised Industry, 
• Futu Holdings Pre-IPO – FY18 Updates And Quick Thoughts on Valuation, and
• Futu Holdings IPO – Given the Team, Execution, and Backers, Might Be Worth a Look at the Low-End 

In this insight, I do a quick comparison of Futu versus Up Fintech (TIGR US) (aka Tiger Brokers) who is regarded as Futu’s main competitor in the space.

2. China Risun (中国旭阳) IPO Quick Note: Past the Peak of Coking Cycle

China Risun, a leading coking coal refining player in China, is seeking up to USD 243 million via a listing in Hong Kong. In this insight, we will discuss the following topics:

• Company’s business and the value chain of coking coal
• Industry backdrop of the coking coal processing industry in China
• Shareholders and investors
• Thoughts on valuation

3. Dexin China (德信中国) Post IPO – Poor Trading Liquidity, Top Ten Placees Hold 76% of IPO Shares

Dexin China Holdings (2019 HK) raised US$189m in at HK$2.80 per share, at the mid-point of its IPO price range. We have previously covered the IPO in:

• Dexin China (德信中国) Pre-IPO – Related Party Transactions and Partial Asset Listing
• Dexin China (德信中国) IPO Review – Key Issues Remain but 9M Results Showed Strong Growth.

In this insight, we will update on the deal dynamics, implied valuation, and include a valuation sensitivity table.

4. AIG Sells PICC: A Clean-Up Trade Cum Liquidity Event

AIG is selling its USD 450 million stakes in PICC today after market close. The deal scores negatively in our ECM Framework. 

We like the fact that it will increase the free-float significantly and hence there will be a liquidity event, meanwhile, we are also concerned that the deal size is large compared to its liquidity.

5. Futu Holdings IPO – Given the Team, Execution, and Backers, Might Be Worth a Look at the Low-End

Futu Holdings Ltd (FHL US) plans to raise upto US$130m in its US listing. The deal has been downsized from its earlier indicative size of US$300m and the valuation too has been downsized by almost the same extent to around US$1.2-1.5bn.

In my earlier insights, Futu Holdings Pre-IPO – Great Metrics but in a Commoditised Industry and Futu Holdings Pre-IPO – FY18 Updates And Quick Thoughts on Valuation, I looked at the company’s background and past financial performance.

 In this insight, I’ll run the deal through our IPO framework and comment on valuations. At the low-end the deal might be worth looking into, although free-float might end up being very small owing to US$30m being taken up Tencent which would leave just about US$100m as free-float.