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

Kokusai Electric  / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>KKR is looking to raise around US$750m via selling a stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kokusai-electric-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40152:1" rel="noopener">Kokusai Electric (6525 JP)</a> (KE) in its Japan IPO.</li>
<li>KE main business activities consist of the manufacturing, sales and maintenance service of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


KKR is looking to raise around US$750m via selling a stake in Kokusai Electric (6525 JP) (KE) in its Japan IPO.
KE main business activities consist of the manufacturing, sales and maintenance service of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Kokusai Electric Pre-IPO - The Positives - Well Established with High Market Share

Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

Caixin is a media group dedicated to providing financial and business news through periodicals, online content, mobile apps, conferences, books and TV/video programs. Caixin aims to blaze a trail that helps traditional media prosper in the new media age through integrated multimedia platforms.

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li><p>British chip designer Arm Holdings Plc remains committed to China and to working closely with its mainland-based partner following its $4.87 billion IPO, according to chief executive Rene Haas.</p></li><li><p>The Softbank-backed firm floated in New York last week via the world’s largest public offering year-to-date. But that has not affected its strategy globally.</p></li><li>Shanghai-headquartered Arm Technology (China) Co. Ltd., also known as Arm China, operates independently and is the exclusive licensing platform of Arm’s global intellectual property in China</li></ul>

British chip designer Arm Holdings Plc remains committed to China and to working closely with its mainland-based partner following its $4.87 billion IPO, according to chief executive Rene Haas.The Softbank-backed firm floated in New York last week via the world’s largest public offering year-to-date. But that has not affected its strategy globally.Shanghai-headquartered Arm Technology (China) Co. Ltd., also known as Arm China, operates independently and is the exclusive licensing platform of Arm’s global intellectual property in China

Chip Designer Arm Committed to China, CEO Says

Financials & FinTech research, Galliano’s Financials Research

Victor Galliano

Financials & FinTech research

Financials & FinTech, EM & Developed Markets

Galliano’s Financials Research

Galliano's Financials Research provides fundamental research in Emerging Markets financials, including FinTech, as well as financials in select Developed Markets.

The investment style applied is generally value oriented, although Growth At Reasonable Price (GARP) strategies can also be used where appropriate. 

Our investment research approach aim is often contrarian, looking to capitalise on overly sceptical or optimistic consensus views. In terms of valuation techniques, the focus is on PBV ratio to ROE, PE multiples and dividend yield, as well as the application of PEG ratios and, where appropriate, Sum of the Parts (SOTP) valuations.

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<li>Softbank’s successful Arm Holdings IPO is a relief for Masa, with Arm valued at USD57bn and Arm shares trading above the issue price; this supports the SoftBank share price</li>
<li>Arm’s key challenge is delivering on the growth strategy to justify its super-premium valuation; Arm’s historic price to sales is at a big premium to its peer group, excluding Nvida</li>
<li>On current market values including Arm, Softbank shares trade at a 52% NAV discount; however, Arm’s current valuation seems unsustainable to us, threatening to erode the near term NAV lift</li>
</ul>


Softbank’s successful Arm Holdings IPO is a relief for Masa, with Arm valued at USD57bn and Arm shares trading above the issue price; this supports the SoftBank share price
Arm’s key challenge is delivering on the growth strategy to justify its super-premium valuation; Arm’s historic price to sales is at a big premium to its peer group, excluding Nvida
On current market values including Arm, Softbank shares trade at a 52% NAV discount; however, Arm’s current valuation seems unsustainable to us, threatening to erode the near term NAV lift


Softbank (9984 JP): Arm IPO Done, the Hard Part Comes Next

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

<ul>
<li>Our base case valuation of Asicland is target price of 40,571 won per share, which is 90% higher than the high end of the IPO price range (21,400 won). </li>
<li>Our target price of 40,571 won is based on 43x P/E using our estimated net profit of 10.1 billion won in 2024. </li>
<li>Asicland is one of eight companies in the world and the only TSMC VCA (Value Chain Alliance) company in Korea.</li>
</ul>


Our base case valuation of Asicland is target price of 40,571 won per share, which is 90% higher than the high end of the IPO price range (21,400 won). 
Our target price of 40,571 won is based on 43x P/E using our estimated net profit of 10.1 billion won in 2024. 
Asicland is one of eight companies in the world and the only TSMC VCA (Value Chain Alliance) company in Korea.


<ul>
<li>Asicland is one of eight companies in the world and the only TSMC VCA (Value Chain Alliance) company in Korea.</li>
<li>The IPO price range is from 19,100 won to 21,400 won. The IPO offering amount is from 50.4 billion won to 56.4 billion won. </li>
<li>Asicland's sales and operating profit increased at a CAGR of 71.8% and 220%, respectively from 2020 to 2022. Operating margin improved from 4.7% in 2020 to 16.5% in 2022.</li>
</ul>


Asicland is one of eight companies in the world and the only TSMC VCA (Value Chain Alliance) company in Korea.
The IPO price range is from 19,100 won to 21,400 won. The IPO offering amount is from 50.4 billion won to 56.4 billion won. 
Asicland's sales and operating profit increased at a CAGR of 71.8% and 220%, respectively from 2020 to 2022. Operating margin improved from 4.7% in 2020 to 16.5% in 2022.


Asicland IPO Preview: The Only Value Chain Alliance (VCA) Company of TSMC in Korea

United Kingdom

ARM Holdings designs and licenses semiconductor intellectual property (IP), including central processing unit (CPU) cores, graphics processing units (GPUs), and system IP. Its energy-efficient chip designs are widely used in smartphones, IoT devices, automotive systems, and computing infrastructure. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, and was founded in 1990.

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Chip Designer Arm Committed to China, CEO Says

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Caixin Global

Softbank (9984 JP): Arm IPO Done, the Hard Part Comes Next

Arm Holdings IPO has boosted the SBG share price, but Arm's high valuation may not be sustainable due to Arm's over-valuation, implying a reversal...

Victor Galliano

Asicland IPO Valuation Analysis

Asicland's target price is 40,571 won per share, 90% higher than the IPO price range, based on a P/E of 43x and estimated net profit in 2024. It...

Douglas Kim

Asicland IPO Preview: The Only Value Chain Alliance (VCA) Company of TSMC in Korea

Asicland is one of eight companies in the world and the only TSMC VCA (Value Chain Alliance) company in Korea. The IPO price range of Asicland is...

Douglas Kim

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Kokusai Electric Pre-IPO - The Positives - Well Established with High Market Share

KKR is looking to raise around US$750m via selling a stake in Kokusai Electric (6525 JP) (KE) in its Japan IPO. In this note we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

Chip Designer Arm Committed to China, CEO Says

British chip designer Arm Holdings Plc remains committed to China and to working closely with its mainland-based partner following its $4.87...

Caixin Global

Softbank (9984 JP): Arm IPO Done, the Hard Part Comes Next

​Arm Holdings IPO has boosted the SBG share price, but Arm's high valuation may not be sustainable due to Arm's over-valuation, implying a reversal...

Victor Galliano

Asicland IPO Valuation Analysis

​Asicland's target price is 40,571 won per share, 90% higher than the IPO price range, based on a P/E of 43x and estimated net profit in 2024. It...

Douglas Kim

Asicland IPO Preview: The Only Value Chain Alliance (VCA) Company of TSMC in Korea

Asicland is one of eight companies in the world and the only TSMC VCA (Value Chain Alliance) company in Korea. The IPO price range of Asicland is...

Douglas Kim

Arm Holdings IPO has boosted the SBG share price, but Arm's high valuation may not be sustainable due to Arm's over-valuation, implying a reversal...

Asicland's target price is 40,571 won per share, 90% higher than the IPO price range, based on a P/E of 43x and estimated net profit in 2024. It...