Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Nov 21st. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD19,632m.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in SoftBank, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, SBI, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, Sanrio, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Tokio Marine, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Furukawa Electric.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Nov 21st. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD19,632m.
We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.
We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in SoftBank, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, SBI, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, Sanrio, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Tokio Marine, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Furukawa Electric.


JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Nov 21st): SoftBank, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, SBI

Global Materials | Industrials | Commodities

Rahul Jain

Equity Bottom-Up

NTT (Nippon Telegraph & Telephone) / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Revenue rose from ¥11.7T to ¥13.7T in 5 years, but profit growth was sluggish, with FY24 profit down 21.8% YoY.</li>
<li>IT services profit grew at 20.2% CAGR, now ~49% of group EBITDA, driving full buyout of NTT DATA at 20x earnings.</li>
<li>Buybacks totaled ¥1.8T despite rising debt, suggesting capital prioritization favors EPS optics over long-term balance sheet strength.</li>
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Revenue rose from ¥11.7T to ¥13.7T in 5 years, but profit growth was sluggish, with FY24 profit down 21.8% YoY.
IT services profit grew at 20.2% CAGR, now ~49% of group EBITDA, driving full buyout of NTT DATA at 20x earnings.
Buybacks totaled ¥1.8T despite rising debt, suggesting capital prioritization favors EPS optics over long-term balance sheet strength.


NTT Corp (9432): IT Growth Shines, Full Data Buyout, But Buybacks Over Debt Raise Concerns

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Nov 7th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD20,487m.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in SoftBank, Advantest, Fujikura, Sanrio, Socionext, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nintendo, Recruit, IHI, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, Softbank, Advantest, Fujikura, Sanrio, Socionext.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Nov 7th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD20,487m.
We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.
We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in SoftBank, Advantest, Fujikura, Sanrio, Socionext, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nintendo, Recruit, IHI, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, Softbank, Advantest, Fujikura, Sanrio, Socionext.


JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Nov 7th): SoftBank, Advantest, Fujikura, Sanrio, Socionext

Singapore Market Roundup, Singapore Market Roundup

Singapore Market Roundup

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>DBS initiates coverage of NTT DC REIT as 'buy' with a 20% target rise.</li>
<li>OCBC lowers First REIT's fair value due to ongoing FX impact.           </li>
<li>AIMS APAC REIT reports 1.1% increase in DPU for 1HFY2026.</li>
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DBS initiates coverage of NTT DC REIT as 'buy' with a 20% target rise.
OCBC lowers First REIT's fair value due to ongoing FX impact.           
AIMS APAC REIT reports 1.1% increase in DPU for 1HFY2026.


Singapore Market Roundup (05-Nov-2025): DBS rates NTT DC REIT 'buy' with a 20% target increase.

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<li>We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of TOPIX CORE 30 in the past month.</li>
<li>We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.</li>
<li>We highlighted EPS revision on Recruit, Hitachi, Sony Financial, Toyota Motor, SoftBank, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Toyota Motor, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial, Hitachi, Softbank, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, Recruit.</li>
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We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of TOPIX CORE 30 in the past month.
We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.
We highlighted EPS revision on Recruit, Hitachi, Sony Financial, Toyota Motor, SoftBank, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Toyota Motor, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial, Hitachi, Softbank, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, Recruit.


TOPIX CORE 30 Index Earning Revision (Oct): Recruit, Hitachi, Sony Financial, Toyota Motor, SoftBank

Japan

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation provides a variety of telecommunication services, including telephone, telegraph, leased circuits, data communication, terminal equipment sales, and related services. The Company provides both local and long distance telephone services within Japan.

NTT (Nippon Telegraph & Telephone) (9432 JP)

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NTT (Nippon Telegraph & Telephone) (9432 JP)

JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Nov 21st): SoftBank, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, SBI

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted SoftBank (9984 JP), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (7011 JP), SBI...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

NTT Corp (9432): IT Growth Shines, Full Data Buyout, But Buybacks Over Debt Raise Concerns

Despite revenue growth, profit at NTT saw a significant decline in FY24, with a focus on IT services driving a full buyout of NTT DATA.

Rahul Jain

JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Nov 7th): SoftBank, Advantest, Fujikura, Sanrio, Socionext

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted SoftBank (9984 JP), Advantest (6857 JP), Fujikura (5803 JP),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Singapore Market Roundup (05-Nov-2025): DBS rates NTT DC REIT 'buy' with a 20% target increase.

DBS rates NTT DC REIT as 'buy' with a 20% target rise; OCBC cuts First REIT's fair value; AIMS APAC REIT sees 1.1% DPU growth in 1HFY2026.

Singapore Market Roundup

TOPIX CORE 30 Index Earning Revision (Oct): Recruit, Hitachi, Sony Financial, Toyota Motor, SoftBank

We analyzed TOPIX CORE 30's consensus for Oct 2025 and highlighted changes of EPS in Recruit (6098 JP), Hitachi (6501 JP), Sony Financial (8729...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Nov 21st): SoftBank, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, SBI

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted SoftBank (9984 JP), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (7011 JP), SBI...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

NTT Corp (9432): IT Growth Shines, Full Data Buyout, But Buybacks Over Debt Raise Concerns

​Despite revenue growth, profit at NTT saw a significant decline in FY24, with a focus on IT services driving a full buyout of NTT DATA.

Rahul Jain

JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Nov 7th): SoftBank, Advantest, Fujikura, Sanrio, Socionext

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted SoftBank (9984 JP), Advantest (6857 JP), Fujikura (5803 JP),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Singapore Market Roundup (05-Nov-2025): DBS rates NTT DC REIT 'buy' with a 20% target increase.

DBS rates NTT DC REIT as 'buy' with a 20% target rise; OCBC cuts First REIT's fair value; AIMS APAC REIT sees 1.1% DPU growth in 1HFY2026.

Singapore Market Roundup

TOPIX CORE 30 Index Earning Revision (Oct): Recruit, Hitachi, Sony Financial, Toyota Motor, SoftBank

We analyzed TOPIX CORE 30's consensus for Oct 2025 and highlighted changes of EPS in Recruit (6098 JP), Hitachi (6501 JP), Sony Financial (8729...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Despite revenue growth, profit at NTT saw a significant decline in FY24, with a focus on IT services driving a full buyout of NTT DATA.