ASEAN Insight Provider, CrossASEAN Research

Angus Mackintosh

ASEAN Insight Provider

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

Equity Bottom-Up

GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk PT / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/goto-gojek-tokopedia" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25976:1" rel="noopener">GoTo</a> announced its much-anticipated FY2021 and 1Q2022 results, which did not disappoint, with improvements in a number of different metrics across its main verticals.  </li>
<li>1Q2022 saw a QoQ increase for on-demand, e-commerce, and fintech versus a seasonally strong 4Q plus the group improved take rates and contribution margin in 1Q2022 versus 4Q2021.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/goto-gojek-tokopedia" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25976:1" rel="noopener">GoTo</a>'s guidance for 2Q2022 is positive and it should be boosted by higher commission rates plus continuing synergies across the group, helping to improve profitability and growth.</li>
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GoTo announced its much-anticipated FY2021 and 1Q2022 results, which did not disappoint, with improvements in a number of different metrics across its main verticals.  
1Q2022 saw a QoQ increase for on-demand, e-commerce, and fintech versus a seasonally strong 4Q plus the group improved take rates and contribution margin in 1Q2022 versus 4Q2021.

GoTo's guidance for 2Q2022 is positive and it should be boosted by higher commission rates plus continuing synergies across the group, helping to improve profitability and growth.


GoTo (GOTO IJ) - Ploughing a Path to Profitability

Fintech & EM-focused Analyst, KT Capital Group

Alec Tseung

Fintech & EM-focused Analyst

KT Capital Group

Principal investments and advisory firm that focuses on connecting the CIS countries with East Asia.

Principal investments and advisory firm

Private Capital Markets

Getir Perakende Lojistik AS / Private Capital Markets

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<li>Getir has been one of the hottest tech companies in Europe from Turkey, with its valuation reaching c. $12 billion in March this year.</li>
<li>Intense competition has put pressure on the topline. There's no clear path to profitability in the medium term, as players in the sector are still burning capital to build scale.</li>
<li>Future consolidation in the Q-commerce sector is given. Diversification is likely the way forward for current leaders to create more ways to monetize from its users.</li>
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Getir has been one of the hottest tech companies in Europe from Turkey, with its valuation reaching c. $12 billion in March this year.
Intense competition has put pressure on the topline. There's no clear path to profitability in the medium term, as players in the sector are still burning capital to build scale.
Future consolidation in the Q-commerce sector is given. Diversification is likely the way forward for current leaders to create more ways to monetize from its users.


Getir: Turnover Is Vanity, Profit Is Sanity, And Cash Is Reality

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

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.

Equity Capital Markets

Vertex Technology Acquisition Corporation / Equity Capital Markets

Vertex Technology Acquisition Corporation

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<li>Vertex Technology Acquisition Corporation Ltd (VTAC) aims to raise around US$126m via Singapore’s first SPAC listing.</li>
<li>VTAC is sponsored by Vertex Venture Holdings (VVH), a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek. </li>
<li>In this tear sheet, we will talk about the deal background and structure.</li>
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Vertex Technology Acquisition Corporation Ltd (VTAC) aims to raise around US$126m via Singapore’s first SPAC listing.
VTAC is sponsored by Vertex Venture Holdings (VVH), a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek. 
In this tear sheet, we will talk about the deal background and structure.


Vertex Technology Acquisition Corporation Ltd Tear Sheet - Singapore’s First SPAC Listing

<p>For an investment in MoMo, which is a leading e-wallet in Vietnam, our analysis shows that <strong>the most sensitive factor </strong><strong>that would impact a potential investor's return is the company's take rate</strong>.</p><p>Hence, even if the digital payments and e-wallets sector in Vietnam could present significant growth, the return from investing in MoMo could still be unattractive if its take rate drops in the future, given the sector's intensifying competition.</p><p><strong>The key to defending its future take rate </strong><strong>is diversifying away from e-wallets and payments to become a financial facilitator with a complete ecosystem </strong>in the coming 3 – 5 years, like Ant Group in China. This is also the strategy Grab Financial Group is going after.  </p>

For an investment in MoMo, which is a leading e-wallet in Vietnam, our analysis shows that the most sensitive factor that would impact a potential investor's return is the company's take rate.Hence, even if the digital payments and e-wallets sector in Vietnam could present significant growth, the return from investing in MoMo could still be unattractive if its take rate drops in the future, given the sector's intensifying competition.The key to defending its future take rate is diversifying away from e-wallets and payments to become a financial facilitator with a complete ecosystem in the coming 3 – 5 years, like Ant Group in China. This is also the strategy Grab Financial Group is going after.  

Vietnam's MoMo: A Venture Capital Investment With Private Equity Return?

Smartkarma Research Team, Smartkarma

Smartkarma Research

Smartkarma Research Team

Smartkarma

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<p>For our next Webinar, we are excited to host Insight Provider <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/sumeet-singh" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:4" rel="noopener">Sumeet Singh</a>, Head of IPOs &amp; Placements for Aequitas Research, to give us an overview of Equity Capital Markets activity during busy 1H21 and take us through the 2H21 pipeline, highlighting IPOs to look out for.</p><div><h3>The webinar will be hosted on Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 17:00 SGT/HKT.</h3></div><div>
<div><div class="content-highlight"><h2><a href="https://share.hsforms.com/1H9pFZOB-RF2J00kbvMmxcw2c5gj?zoom_webinar_id=83136671874" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Register for the Webinar here</a></h2></div></div>
<p>Sumeet Singh is Head of IPOs &amp; Placements for Aequitas Research. Aequitas covers all IPOs and Placements across Asia-Pacific with a deal size of at least US$100m. As of June 2021, the team had covered 581 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.8% and 752 placements with a hit rate of 67.6%. Prior to Aequitas, Sumeet was heading Content Strategy for Smartkarma, along with covering IPOs &amp; Placements, and in an earlier life covered ASEAN property and the banking space in India.</p>
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For our next Webinar, we are excited to host Insight Provider Sumeet Singh, Head of IPOs &amp; Placements for Aequitas Research, to give us an overview of Equity Capital Markets activity during busy 1H21 and take us through the 2H21 pipeline, highlighting IPOs to look out for.The webinar will be hosted on Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 17:00 SGT/HKT.
Register for the Webinar here
Sumeet Singh is Head of IPOs &amp; Placements for Aequitas Research. Aequitas covers all IPOs and Placements across Asia-Pacific with a deal size of at least US$100m. As of June 2021, the team had covered 581 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.8% and 752 placements with a hit rate of 67.6%. Prior to Aequitas, Sumeet was heading Content Strategy for Smartkarma, along with covering IPOs &amp; Placements, and in an earlier life covered ASEAN property and the banking space in India.


Singapore

Grab Holdings Limited operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, develops delivery management, mobility, financial services, and enterprise software solutions. Grab Holdings serves customers worldwide.

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GoTo (GOTO IJ) - Ploughing a Path to Profitability

GoTo's guidance for 2Q2022 is positive and it should be boosted by higher commission rates plus continuing synergies across the group, helping to...

Angus Mackintosh

Getir: Turnover Is Vanity, Profit Is Sanity, And Cash Is Reality

Getir's valuation just reached $12 billion in March this year. But, behind the fancy price tag, what are the challenges brewing in the sector? What...

Alec Tseung

Vertex Technology Acquisition Corporation Ltd Tear Sheet - Singapore’s First SPAC Listing

Vertex Technology Acquisition Corporation Ltd (VTAC) aims to raise around US$126m via Singapore’s first SPAC listing. VTAC is backed by Vertex,...

Sumeet Singh

Vietnam's MoMo: A Venture Capital Investment With Private Equity Return?

Take rate is the most critical factor that determines the return MoMo could bring to investors. The key to defending its take rate amid intense...

Alec Tseung

Smartkarma Webinar | 2021 IPO Pipeline

On July 28, 5PM SGT, join us and Sumeet Singh, Head of IPOs & Placements for Aequitas Research, for an overview of 2021's IPO pipeline with an...

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