APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC 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.

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Travel Food Services / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/travel-food-services-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44175:1" rel="noopener">Travel Food Services Ltd (1450229D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$233m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>Travel Food Services Limited (TFS) operates a network of travel quick service restaurants (Travel QSRs) and private lounges in airports.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the RHP updates and IPO valuations.</li>
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Travel Food Services Ltd (1450229D IN) is looking to raise about US$233m in its India IPO.
Travel Food Services Limited (TFS) operates a network of travel quick service restaurants (Travel QSRs) and private lounges in airports.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the RHP updates and IPO valuations.


Travel Food Services IPO - RHP Updates & Thoughts on Valuation

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Equity Derivatives

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<li>The global auto industry faces significant tariff exposure. Option implied volatility offers a forward-looking assessment of risk.</li>
<li>Chinese car makers started to increase in implied volatility more than the other markets at the beginning of February. They now show the highest risk.</li>
<li>Recent implied volatility trends, asymmetric pricing (skew), and the term structure all seem to indicate that the Indian auto sector is the least exposed to international trade relations.</li>
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The global auto industry faces significant tariff exposure. Option implied volatility offers a forward-looking assessment of risk.
Chinese car makers started to increase in implied volatility more than the other markets at the beginning of February. They now show the highest risk.
Recent implied volatility trends, asymmetric pricing (skew), and the term structure all seem to indicate that the Indian auto sector is the least exposed to international trade relations.


EQD | Volatile Roads: Unveiling Risk in the Asian Auto Industry Through the Options Market

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Event-Driven

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<li>With <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyota-motor-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:73:1" rel="noopener">Toyota (7203 JP)</a> having sold some of its stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/denso-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18703:1" rel="noopener">Denso</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kddi-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:639:1" rel="noopener">KDDI</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/harmonic-drive-systems-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10238:1" rel="noopener">Harmonic Drive</a> this year, it has firmly set the ball rolling for unwinding some of its cross-shareholding.</li>
<li>Toyota has a shareholding in around 60 listed companies, with its combined disposable stake worth over US$26bn.</li>
<li>In this note, we take a look at its stakes in various companies to see which ones could possibly be candidates for further selldowns.</li>
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With Toyota (7203 JP) having sold some of its stake in Denso, KDDI and Harmonic Drive this year, it has firmly set the ball rolling for unwinding some of its cross-shareholding.
Toyota has a shareholding in around 60 listed companies, with its combined disposable stake worth over US$26bn.
In this note, we take a look at its stakes in various companies to see which ones could possibly be candidates for further selldowns.


Toyota Cross-Shareholding - To Say a Whole Lot Is Left Would Be a US$26bn Understatement

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Maruti Suzuki India Limited delivered record FY26 volumes of 24.23 lakh units, with net sales rising 20.2% YoY to INR 1,74,370 crore, led by exports and steady domestic demand.</li>
<li>Strong demand pipeline and export growth support volumes, but material cost inflation (75.9% of sales) and weaker non-operating income limited PAT growth to 1% YoY (INR 14,454 crore).</li>
<li>FY27 outlook depends on capacity expansion, export scale-up (~4.48 lakh units), small-car demand recovery, and easing input costs to restore margins toward historical levels.</li>
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Maruti Suzuki India Limited delivered record FY26 volumes of 24.23 lakh units, with net sales rising 20.2% YoY to INR 1,74,370 crore, led by exports and steady domestic demand.
Strong demand pipeline and export growth support volumes, but material cost inflation (75.9% of sales) and weaker non-operating income limited PAT growth to 1% YoY (INR 14,454 crore).
FY27 outlook depends on capacity expansion, export scale-up (~4.48 lakh units), small-car demand recovery, and easing input costs to restore margins toward historical levels.


Maruti Suzuki FY26: Strong Performance, Capacity Ramp and Exports Drive Growth Ahead

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<ul><li>Strong Domestic Momentum with Supply Constraints: Domestic demand remained strong in Q4FY26, supported by the GST reduction-led recovery in the second half, driving record total sales of 24,22,713 units (+8.4% YoY), with domestic volumes at 19,74,939 units (+3.9% YoY) and exports at 4,47,774 units (+34.6% YoY).</li><li>Growth was led by improved traction in the small car segment and rising first-time buyer participation.</li><li>However, volumes were partly constrained by production capacity limitations, reflected in a strong pending order book of 1,90,000 units (including 1,30,000 units in small cars), while dealer inventory remained lean at ~12 days, indicating healthy retail demand and tight supply conditions.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Strong Domestic Momentum with Supply Constraints: Domestic demand remained strong in Q4FY26, supported by the GST reduction-led recovery in the second half, driving record total sales of 24,22,713 units (+8.4% YoY), with domestic volumes at 19,74,939 units (+3.9% YoY) and exports at 4,47,774 units (+34.6% YoY).Growth was led by improved traction in the small car segment and rising first-time buyer participation.However, volumes were partly constrained by production capacity limitations, reflected in a strong pending order book of 1,90,000 units (including 1,30,000 units in small cars), while dealer inventory remained lean at ~12 days, indicating healthy retail demand and tight supply conditions.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Maruti Suzuki Ltd - Strong Domestic Recovery Drives Growth

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Maruti Suzuki India Limited manufactures and exports automobiles. Maruti collaborated with Suzuki of Japan to produce affordable cars for the average Indian.

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Travel Food Services IPO - RHP Updates & Thoughts on Valuation

Travel Food Services (TFS) is looking to raise about US$233m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the RHP updates and IPO valuations.

Akshat Shah

EQD | Volatile Roads: Unveiling Risk in the Asian Auto Industry Through the Options Market

Global auto industry faces tariff risk. The option market assigns the highest risk to Chinese car makers. The Indian auto sector appears least...

Gaudenz Schneider

Toyota Cross-Shareholding - To Say a Whole Lot Is Left Would Be a US$26bn Understatement

Toyota, Toyota Industries and Denso are tag teaming to unwind some of their stake in Aisin, in a deal worth over US$1bn. While the timing of the...

Sumeet Singh

Maruti Suzuki FY26: Strong Performance, Capacity Ramp and Exports Drive Growth Ahead

Maruti Suzuki hits record FY26 volumes but faces margin pressure from rising input costs; FY27 outlook hinges on capacity ramp-up, export growth,...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Maruti Suzuki Ltd - Strong Domestic Recovery Drives Growth

Domestic demand remained strong in Q4FY26, supported by the GST reduction-led recovery in the second half, driving record total sales of 24,22,713...

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Travel Food Services IPO - RHP Updates & Thoughts on Valuation

Travel Food Services (TFS) is looking to raise about US$233m in its India IPO. In this note, we will talk about the RHP updates and IPO valuations.

Akshat Shah

EQD | Volatile Roads: Unveiling Risk in the Asian Auto Industry Through the Options Market

​Global auto industry faces tariff risk. The option market assigns the highest risk to Chinese car makers. The Indian auto sector appears least...

Gaudenz Schneider

Toyota Cross-Shareholding - To Say a Whole Lot Is Left Would Be a US$26bn Understatement

Toyota, Toyota Industries and Denso are tag teaming to unwind some of their stake in Aisin, in a deal worth over US$1bn. While the timing of the...

Sumeet Singh

Maruti Suzuki FY26: Strong Performance, Capacity Ramp and Exports Drive Growth Ahead

Maruti Suzuki hits record FY26 volumes but faces margin pressure from rising input costs; FY27 outlook hinges on capacity ramp-up, export growth,...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Maruti Suzuki Ltd - Strong Domestic Recovery Drives Growth

Domestic demand remained strong in Q4FY26, supported by the GST reduction-led recovery in the second half, driving record total sales of 24,22,713...

Axis Direct

Global auto industry faces tariff risk. The option market assigns the highest risk to Chinese car makers. The Indian auto sector appears least...