Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Back in December 2022, agri-food play <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japfa-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15597:1" rel="noopener">Japfa Ltd (JAP SP)</a> spun-off its 62.5% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/austasia-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36655:1" rel="noopener">AustAsia Group (2425 HK)</a>, as discussed in <a href="https://skr.ma/qAzLD" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Japfa Ltd: Trading Cheap After AustAsia In-Specie Distribution</a> 
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<li>Last Friday, Bloomberg reported its key shareholder, Renaldo Santosa and his family, who collectively control ~75.5%, are considering taking Japfa private.</li>
<li>The family <a href="https://links.sgx.com/FileOpen/20240311%20Japfa%20Ltd%20Holding%20announcement.ashx?App=Announcement&amp;FileID=791556" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acknowledges</a> it has been approached by various financiers, investment banks, but nothing definitive has emerged. Still, Japfa is worth a revisit.</li>
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Back in December 2022, agri-food play Japfa Ltd (JAP SP) spun-off its 62.5% stake in AustAsia Group (2425 HK), as discussed in Japfa Ltd: Trading Cheap After AustAsia In-Specie Distribution 

Last Friday, Bloomberg reported its key shareholder, Renaldo Santosa and his family, who collectively control ~75.5%, are considering taking Japfa private.
The family acknowledges it has been approached by various financiers, investment banks, but nothing definitive has emerged. Still, Japfa is worth a revisit.


Japfa (JAP SP): Impressive Gain. But No Firm Offer

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<li>Agri-Food play <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japfa-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15597:1" rel="noopener">Japfa Ltd (JAP SP)</a> recently distributed in-specie its 62.5% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/austasia-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36655:1" rel="noopener">AustAsia Group (2425 HK)</a>.</li>
<li>Japfa continues to hold a 55.4% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japfa-comfeed-indonesia-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8258:1" rel="noopener">Japfa Comfeed Indonesia (JPFA IJ)</a>, together with unlisted ops focused on animal proteins in Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.</li>
<li>Japfa is estimated to be trading at around a 41% discount to NAV and ~4x EV/EBITDA. </li>
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Agri-Food play Japfa Ltd (JAP SP) recently distributed in-specie its 62.5% stake in AustAsia Group (2425 HK).
Japfa continues to hold a 55.4% stake in Japfa Comfeed Indonesia (JPFA IJ), together with unlisted ops focused on animal proteins in Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.
Japfa is estimated to be trading at around a 41% discount to NAV and ~4x EV/EBITDA. 


Japfa Ltd: Trading Cheap After AustAsia In-Specie Distribution

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AustAsia Group Ltd. manufactures and distributes dairy products. The Company produces premium raw milk, room temperature milk, yogurt, and other products. AustAsia Group also produces feed products.

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Japfa (JAP SP): Impressive Gain. But No Firm Offer

Quite an impressive share price gain without anything substantive to hang your hat on. I would not chase it here. I'd only get involved if there...

David Blennerhassett

Japfa Ltd: Trading Cheap After AustAsia In-Specie Distribution

At a 41% discount to NAV, Japfa appears inexpensive. As it does on an EV/EBITDA basis. But this is an illiquid holdco, with no immediate catalyst...

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