Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist, Trudence Capital Advisors

Pranav Bhavsar

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist

Trudence Capital Advisors

Trudence Capital Advisors Private Limited is a SEBI-registered Research Analyst, holding SEBI registration number INH000015747. Our firm is dedicated to providing independent and unbiased research on Indian mid to large-cap companies. Trudence Capital is known for its counter-consensus views, with a focus on forensic research and on-ground primary investigations. Our research approach is thorough, involving detailed analysis of accounting practices and governance, alongside extensive channel checks.

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Private Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nextbillion-technology-pvt-ltd-groww" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34787:1" rel="noopener">Groww (1573648D IN)</a> is a wealth management and investment platform designed to simplify investing especially for first-time investors. </li>
<li>Channel feedback indicates Groww's simple UI, and lower cost/fees as the primary reasons for them investing via the platform. </li>
<li>Revenues have seen a COVID-led sharp jump, and growth with low marketing expenses and operational profitability offer a compelling narrative. </li>
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Groww (1573648D IN) is a wealth management and investment platform designed to simplify investing especially for first-time investors. 
Channel feedback indicates Groww's simple UI, and lower cost/fees as the primary reasons for them investing via the platform. 
Revenues have seen a COVID-led sharp jump, and growth with low marketing expenses and operational profitability offer a compelling narrative. 


Groww Tearsheet - Simplifying Investments and Savings

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst, Obex Capital Research

Aaron Gabin

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research

Obex Capital Research

“Obex” is Latin for Barriers to Entry. Obex Capital Management’s investment philosophy is driven by an intense focus on which business model’s Barriers to Entry are able to withstand the ever increasing competitive disruption in the TMT and Consumer Sectors.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Profitability ready to kick in again as Amazon grows into the overbuilt warehouse capacity and headcount from the past few quarters. 3Q22's guidance clearly conservative based on 2Q22's outperformance.</li>
<li>Revenue reacceleration beginning to play out. 2Q22's 7% leading to 3Q22's 15%, and back to the 20%s by 2023.</li>
<li>AWS continues its indomitable run. $79B TTM revenues are growing 37% with 31% margins.</li>
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Profitability ready to kick in again as Amazon grows into the overbuilt warehouse capacity and headcount from the past few quarters. 3Q22's guidance clearly conservative based on 2Q22's outperformance.
Revenue reacceleration beginning to play out. 2Q22's 7% leading to 3Q22's 15%, and back to the 20%s by 2023.
AWS continues its indomitable run. $79B TTM revenues are growing 37% with 31% margins.


Amazon 2Q22: Delivering an Inflection Point

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<li>Optically weak earnings and guidance due to FX and macro headwinds aren't as bad as it seems... Meta's ad business grew faster QoQ than Google's Search.</li>
<li>Zuckerberg downplayed the social graph as core to Meta's LT competitive advantage. AI is the future.</li>
<li>At $160, we think Meta is preposterously undervalued. 2023 revenue acceleration and margin expansion means the stock is trading 9x forward P/E ex-cash. </li>
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Optically weak earnings and guidance due to FX and macro headwinds aren't as bad as it seems... Meta's ad business grew faster QoQ than Google's Search.
Zuckerberg downplayed the social graph as core to Meta's LT competitive advantage. AI is the future.
At $160, we think Meta is preposterously undervalued. 2023 revenue acceleration and margin expansion means the stock is trading 9x forward P/E ex-cash. 


Facebook 2Q22: Network Effects Are Yesterday’s News, AI Is the Future

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

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<li>WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO.</li>
<li>WCP designs, manufactures, and sells separators, which are one of the four core materials for secondary Lithium-ion batteries</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the recent refiling updates, peer comparison and valuations.</li>
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WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO.
WCP designs, manufactures, and sells separators, which are one of the four core materials for secondary Lithium-ion batteries
In this note, we talk about the recent refiling updates, peer comparison and valuations.


WCP IPO - Peer Comparison and Valuation - Needs a Price Cut Not a Timeline Extension

SPAC Deep Dive, subSPAC

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SPAC Deep Dive

Each week we’ll identify and break down for you SPACs that are capturing market share and making an impact.

<ul><li>One trend that has accelerated in the last few quarters is the pace of acquisitions being made by cash-rich companies.</li><li>The significant Macroeconomic uncertainties that lie ahead, coupled with record cash balances at the largest firms on Wall Street, have only accelerated the pace of industry consolidation.</li><li>It's no secret that high-quality De-SPACs with strong earnings have been prime takeover/acquisition targets in recent months after seeing their shares take a beating through the year.</li></ul>

One trend that has accelerated in the last few quarters is the pace of acquisitions being made by cash-rich companies.The significant Macroeconomic uncertainties that lie ahead, coupled with record cash balances at the largest firms on Wall Street, have only accelerated the pace of industry consolidation.It's no secret that high-quality De-SPACs with strong earnings have been prime takeover/acquisition targets in recent months after seeing their shares take a beating through the year.

United States

Amazon.com, Inc. is an online retailer that offers a wide range of products. The Company's products include books, music, videotapes, computers, electronics, home and garden, and numerous other products.  Amazon offers personalized shopping services, Web-based credit card payment, and direct shipping to customers.

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Pranav Bhavsar

Amazon 2Q22: Delivering an Inflection Point

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Aaron Gabin

Facebook 2Q22: Network Effects Are Yesterday’s News, AI Is the Future

Macro clouds and Reels monetization headwinds will dissipate in 2023, providing an excellent entry point post earnings at $160, which by our math...

Aaron Gabin

WCP IPO - Peer Comparison and Valuation - Needs a Price Cut Not a Timeline Extension

WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO. In this note we talk about the refiling...

Sumeet Singh

Reinventing American Healthcare

The significant Macroeconomic uncertainties that lie ahead, coupled with record cash balances at the largest firms on Wall Street, have only...

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