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.

Event-Driven

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<li>PCAOB officials concluded their Hong Kong visit last month and PCAOB is due to announce its annual judgment on whether it had adequate access to US listed China companies.</li>
<li>The Hong Kong visit was on the back of the 26th Aug 2022 announcement by PCAOB and CSRC that they had entered into an agreement with US authorities for access.</li>
<li>In this note, we'll talk about the latest developments, possible outcomes and implications.</li>
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PCAOB officials concluded their Hong Kong visit last month and PCAOB is due to announce its annual judgment on whether it had adequate access to US listed China companies.
The Hong Kong visit was on the back of the 26th Aug 2022 announcement by PCAOB and CSRC that they had entered into an agreement with US authorities for access.
In this note, we'll talk about the latest developments, possible outcomes and implications.


China ADRs Delisting - Friday Could Be Judgment Day for over US$800bn Mcap of Stocks

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

APAC IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

Afcons Infrastructure Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/afcons-infrastructure-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:41288:1" rel="noopener">Afcons Infrastructure Limited (6595396Z IN)</a> is looking to raise US$840m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Afcons Infrastructure Limited (Afcons) is the flagship infrastructure engineering and construction company of the Shapoorji Pallonji group.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Afcons Infrastructure Limited (6595396Z IN) is looking to raise US$840m in its upcoming India IPO.
Afcons Infrastructure Limited (Afcons) is the flagship infrastructure engineering and construction company of the Shapoorji Pallonji group.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Afcons Infrastructure Limited Pre-IPO - The Negatives - But Overdue Trade Receivables Increasing

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Bottom-Up

Alibaba Health Information Tec / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Against a backdrop of slowing revenue/active users growth, a return to profit in FY2023, while welcome, is shaky.We think Alibaba Health's growth would continue to slow down in the future.</li>
<li>The low gross profit and strong regulatory characteristics of drug sales indicate that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-health-information-technology-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:453:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Health Information Technology (241 HK)</a> is difficult to replicate the scale effect brought by traditional internet platforms. </li>
<li>The current business model and revenue structure have already made Alibaba Health lack imagination space.From a comprehensive perspective, its valuation should be lower than JD Health but higher than PAGD.</li>
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Against a backdrop of slowing revenue/active users growth, a return to profit in FY2023, while welcome, is shaky.We think Alibaba Health's growth would continue to slow down in the future.
The low gross profit and strong regulatory characteristics of drug sales indicate that Alibaba Health Information Technology (241 HK) is difficult to replicate the scale effect brought by traditional internet platforms. 
The current business model and revenue structure have already made Alibaba Health lack imagination space.From a comprehensive perspective, its valuation should be lower than JD Health but higher than PAGD.


Alibaba Health Information Technology (241.HK) FY2023 - A Slowdown in Future Growth Seems Inevitable

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-health-information-technology-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:453:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Health Information Technology (241 HK)</a> ’s 2HFY03/2023 revenues beat consensus by 1.4% while adjusted operating losses of RMB1.74m (0.01% of revenue) is significantly lower compared to 2HFY03/2022 and consensus.</li>
<li>Improvement in profitability was driven by improved GPM coupled with decrease in SG&amp;A costs which helped offset increase in fulfilment costs as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak.</li>
<li>Our quantamental analysis suggests that Ali Health’s margins have very little room for improvement unless the company cuts down SG&amp;A significantly while improving revenue % from non-direct pharmaceutical businesses.</li>
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Alibaba Health Information Technology (241 HK) ’s 2HFY03/2023 revenues beat consensus by 1.4% while adjusted operating losses of RMB1.74m (0.01% of revenue) is significantly lower compared to 2HFY03/2022 and consensus.
Improvement in profitability was driven by improved GPM coupled with decrease in SG&amp;A costs which helped offset increase in fulfilment costs as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Our quantamental analysis suggests that Ali Health’s margins have very little room for improvement unless the company cuts down SG&amp;A significantly while improving revenue % from non-direct pharmaceutical businesses.


Alibaba Health: Healthy 2H but Margins Have Very Little Room for Improvement (Quantamental)

IDFC First Bank Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/idfc-first-bank-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26934:1" rel="noopener">IDFC First Bank Limited (IDFCBK IN)</a> plans to launch a Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) of up to INR30bn (US$362m) in Oct 23, as per media reports. </li>
<li>On 22nd Sep 23, IFR had reported that IDFC First Bank is looking to launch a Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) to raise up to INR30bn (US$362m) in Oct 23. </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the possible placement and other deal dynamics.</li>
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IDFC First Bank Limited (IDFCBK IN) plans to launch a Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) of up to INR30bn (US$362m) in Oct 23, as per media reports. 
On 22nd Sep 23, IFR had reported that IDFC First Bank is looking to launch a Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) to raise up to INR30bn (US$362m) in Oct 23. 
In this note, we will talk about the possible placement and other deal dynamics.


IDFC First Bank Early Look - Likely to Be an Accretive Deal but Not Particularly Cheap

China

Alibaba Health Information Technology Limited is an integrated healthcare information and content service provider. The Company uses product identification, authentication, and tracking system data for its healthcare information.

Alibaba Health Information Tec (241 HK)

China ADRs Delisting - Friday Could Be Judgment Day for over US$800bn Mcap of Stocks

PCAOB officials concluded their Hong Kong visit last month and PCAOB is due to announce its annual judgment on whether it had adequate access to US...

Sumeet Singh

Afcons Infrastructure Limited Pre-IPO - The Negatives - But Overdue Trade Receivables Increasing

Afcons Infrastructure Limited (6595396Z IN) is looking to raise US$840m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive...

Ethan Aw

Alibaba Health Information Technology (241.HK) FY2023 - A Slowdown in Future Growth Seems Inevitable

Alibaba Health saw a performance turnaround in FY23, but it would slow down due to slowing revenue/user growth. The current business model lacks...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Alibaba Health: Healthy 2H but Margins Have Very Little Room for Improvement (Quantamental)

2H beat consensus with the company almost breaking-even. Our analysis suggests there is very little room for margin to improve unless the company...

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

IDFC First Bank Early Look - Likely to Be an Accretive Deal but Not Particularly Cheap

IDFC First Bank has launched its QIP at an issue price of INR 90.25 (4.14% discount to the 3rd Oct 23 close price and 4.95% discount to the floor...

Ethan Aw