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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aihuishou" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33426:1" rel="noopener">Aihuishou (RERE US)</a> operates the largest pre-owned consumer electronics transactions and services platform in China under the brand “ATRenew”, which stands for “all things renew.” The platform consists of AHS Recycle (an omnichannel business for the collection of pre-owned consumer electronics), PJT Marketplace (B2B channel) and Paipai Marketplace (B2C channel). </p><p>AiHuiShou is seeking to raise $500 million to $1 billion through an NYSE listing, according to press reports. AiHuiShou is backed by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-com-inc-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:446:1" rel="noopener">JD.com Inc (ADR) (JD US)</a> (34.7% of the outstanding shares), Morningside China (14.0%), Shunwei China Internet Fund IV (7.3%) and Tian Tu Capital (8.5%). </p><p>There are 2,615 million consumer electronic devices in circulation that still have use-value in China in 2020, which 3x times the 869 million devices in circulation in the US, according to CIC. This huge volume of devices in circulation has supported the demand for second-hand or pre-owned devices in China. Currently, the penetration rate of traded pre-owned devices relative to the number of consumer electronic devices in circulation is a low 3.7% in 2020. However, this rate is forecasted to reach 9.4% by 2025, and the market is expected to grow at a 30.8% CAGR from 2020 to 2025 to reach RMB967.3 billion by 2025, according to CIC. </p><div class="content-highlight"><p>AiHuiShou as the largest player as measure by GMV and transacted devices is well-positioned to capture this market opportunity. AiHuiShou is delivering on this market opportunity through strong revenue growth, declining loss margin and improving cash burn. AiHuiShou’s business model will also appeal to investors with an ESG mandate. For investors willing to brave the risk that the current market selloff in high growth stocks persists, we think that the AiHuiShou story warrants a closer look.    </p></div>

Aihuishou (RERE US) operates the largest pre-owned consumer electronics transactions and services platform in China under the brand “ATRenew”, which stands for “all things renew.” The platform consists of AHS Recycle (an omnichannel business for the collection of pre-owned consumer electronics), PJT Marketplace (B2B channel) and Paipai Marketplace (B2C channel). AiHuiShou is seeking to raise $500 million to $1 billion through an NYSE listing, according to press reports. AiHuiShou is backed by JD.com Inc (ADR) (JD US) (34.7% of the outstanding shares), Morningside China (14.0%), Shunwei China Internet Fund IV (7.3%) and Tian Tu Capital (8.5%). There are 2,615 million consumer electronic devices in circulation that still have use-value in China in 2020, which 3x times the 869 million devices in circulation in the US, according to CIC. This huge volume of devices in circulation has supported the demand for second-hand or pre-owned devices in China. Currently, the penetration rate of traded pre-owned devices relative to the number of consumer electronic devices in circulation is a low 3.7% in 2020. However, this rate is forecasted to reach 9.4% by 2025, and the market is expected to grow at a 30.8% CAGR from 2020 to 2025 to reach RMB967.3 billion by 2025, according to CIC. AiHuiShou as the largest player as measure by GMV and transacted devices is well-positioned to capture this market opportunity. AiHuiShou is delivering on this market opportunity through strong revenue growth, declining loss margin and improving cash burn. AiHuiShou’s business model will also appeal to investors with an ESG mandate. For investors willing to brave the risk that the current market selloff in high growth stocks persists, we think that the AiHuiShou story warrants a closer look.    

AiHuiShou IPO Initiation: Turning the Vicious Cycle into a Virtuous One

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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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%.

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<div><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aihuishou" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33426:1" rel="noopener">Aihuishou (RERE US)</a> (AHS), China’s largest pre-owned consumer electronics transactions and services platform, aims to raise up to US$1bn via a US listing. It is backed by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-com-inc-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:446:1" rel="noopener">JD.com Inc (ADR) (JD US)</a>, Morningside and Tiger Global.</p></div><div>
<p>A total of 26.1m consumer products, worth RMB22.8bn, were transacted by AHS over twelve months ending Mar 2021. It had over 755 offline stores across 172 cities. According to CIC, it had a 6.6% market share in terms of GMV for pre-owned electronics and 8.7% market share in terms of number of pre-owned devices transacted in 2020. As per CIC, its GMV for electronics and number of devices transacted in 2020 were both greater than the next five largest platforms combined, as per CIC. </p>
<p>We covered some aspects of the deal in our earlier note, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/aihuishou-pre-ipo-mostly-positive-pre-owned-but-well-loved" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AiHuiShou Pre-IPO - Mostly Positive - Pre-Owned but Well Loved</a>. </p>
<p>In this note, we will talk about valuations.</p>
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Aihuishou (RERE US) (AHS), China’s largest pre-owned consumer electronics transactions and services platform, aims to raise up to US$1bn via a US listing. It is backed by JD.com Inc (ADR) (JD US), Morningside and Tiger Global.
A total of 26.1m consumer products, worth RMB22.8bn, were transacted by AHS over twelve months ending Mar 2021. It had over 755 offline stores across 172 cities. According to CIC, it had a 6.6% market share in terms of GMV for pre-owned electronics and 8.7% market share in terms of number of pre-owned devices transacted in 2020. As per CIC, its GMV for electronics and number of devices transacted in 2020 were both greater than the next five largest platforms combined, as per CIC. 
We covered some aspects of the deal in our earlier note, AiHuiShou Pre-IPO - Mostly Positive - Pre-Owned but Well Loved. 
In this note, we will talk about valuations.


AiHuiShou Pre-IPO - First Stab at Valuation

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aihuishou" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33426:1" rel="noopener">Aihuishou (RERE US)</a> (AHS), China’s largest pre-owned consumer electronics transactions and services platform, aims to raise up to US$1bn via a US listing. It is backed by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-com-inc-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:446:1" rel="noopener">JD.com Inc (ADR) (JD US)</a>, Morningside and Tiger Global.</p><p>A total of 26.1m consumer products, worth RMB22.8bn, were transacted by AHS over twelve months ending Mar 2021. It had over 755 offline stores across 172 cities. According to CIC, it had a 6.6% market share in terms of GMV for pre-owned electronics and 8.7% market share in terms of number of pre-owned devices transacted in 2020. As per CIC, its GMV for electronics and number of devices transacted in 2020 were both greater than the next five largest platforms combined, as per CIC. </p>

Aihuishou (RERE US) (AHS), China’s largest pre-owned consumer electronics transactions and services platform, aims to raise up to US$1bn via a US listing. It is backed by JD.com Inc (ADR) (JD US), Morningside and Tiger Global.A total of 26.1m consumer products, worth RMB22.8bn, were transacted by AHS over twelve months ending Mar 2021. It had over 755 offline stores across 172 cities. According to CIC, it had a 6.6% market share in terms of GMV for pre-owned electronics and 8.7% market share in terms of number of pre-owned devices transacted in 2020. As per CIC, its GMV for electronics and number of devices transacted in 2020 were both greater than the next five largest platforms combined, as per CIC. 

AiHuiShou Pre-IPO - Mostly Positive - Pre-Owned but Well Loved

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aihuishou" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33426:1" rel="noopener">Aihuishou (RERE US), </a>a leading electronics resale platform in China, is getting ready to complete its IPO on the NYSE in the coming weeks. JD.com has a 34% stake in Aihuishou. Established in 2011 as an online platform buying and selling second-hand phones and other consumer electronics, Aihuishou focuses on the electronics, unlike its major competitors such as Alibaba’s Xianyu and 58.com’s Zhuanzhuan.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">China's second-hand electronics market is big. In 2020, people in China bought and sold 189 million used devices, generating 252 billion RMB in gross merchandise volume. </p>
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Aihuishou (RERE US), a leading electronics resale platform in China, is getting ready to complete its IPO on the NYSE in the coming weeks. JD.com has a 34% stake in Aihuishou. Established in 2011 as an online platform buying and selling second-hand phones and other consumer electronics, Aihuishou focuses on the electronics, unlike its major competitors such as Alibaba’s Xianyu and 58.com’s Zhuanzhuan.
China's second-hand electronics market is big. In 2020, people in China bought and sold 189 million used devices, generating 252 billion RMB in gross merchandise volume. 


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ATRenew Inc. owns and operates pre-owned consumer electronics transactions and services platform. The Company develops technology-driven pre-owned consumer electronics transactions and services platform. ATRenew serves customers worldwide.

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Arun George

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Sumeet Singh

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