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Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

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Equity Bottom-Up

Smartworks Coworking Spaces / Equity Bottom-Up

Smartworks Coworking Spaces (SMARTWOR IN)

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<li>Smartworks, India’s largest managed campus operator, is launching a INR 582.56 crore IPO, combining fresh issue and OFS to fund expansion and reduce debt. </li>
<li>Smartworks shows strong growth in operational metrics and high occupancy underline rising demand, but consistent losses, high debt, and client concentration remain key concerns. </li>
<li>While the industry outlook is robust, the success depends on Smartworks achieving profitability, managing risk, and sustaining client retention in a competitive market.</li>
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Smartworks, India’s largest managed campus operator, is launching a INR 582.56 crore IPO, combining fresh issue and OFS to fund expansion and reduce debt. 
Smartworks shows strong growth in operational metrics and high occupancy underline rising demand, but consistent losses, high debt, and client concentration remain key concerns. 
While the industry outlook is robust, the success depends on Smartworks achieving profitability, managing risk, and sustaining client retention in a competitive market.


Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd. IPO - Should You Sign the Lease?

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC 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

Schloss Bangalore Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/schloss-bangalore-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43983:1" rel="noopener">Schloss Bangalore Ltd (SCHBL IN) </a>is looking to raise about US$409m in its India IPO. The deal has been downsized from an earlier size of around US$600m.</li>
<li>It is a luxury hospitality company which owns, operates, manages and develops luxury hotels and resorts under ‘The Leela’ brand, through direct ownership and hotel management agreements with third-party owners.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the IPO valuations.</li>
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Schloss Bangalore Ltd (SCHBL IN) is looking to raise about US$409m in its India IPO. The deal has been downsized from an earlier size of around US$600m.
It is a luxury hospitality company which owns, operates, manages and develops luxury hotels and resorts under ‘The Leela’ brand, through direct ownership and hotel management agreements with third-party owners.
In this note, we will talk about the IPO valuations.


Schloss Bangalore IPO - Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wework-india-management-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44329:1" rel="noopener">WeWork India Management Ltd (1690124D IN)</a>, operating independently, has turned profitable and is preparing for an IPO via an OFS, diverging from its troubled global parent.</li>
<li>The OFS structure, driven by a revenue-sharing model and a focus on enterprise clients, demonstrates strong operational resilience and an asset-light business model.</li>
<li>Investors can re-assess risk and growth potential as WeWork India’s strategic shift, improved governance, and profitability offer a compelling alternative to its global counterpart as well as other competitor.</li>
</ul>



WeWork India Management Ltd (1690124D IN), operating independently, has turned profitable and is preparing for an IPO via an OFS, diverging from its troubled global parent.
The OFS structure, driven by a revenue-sharing model and a focus on enterprise clients, demonstrates strong operational resilience and an asset-light business model.
Investors can re-assess risk and growth potential as WeWork India’s strategic shift, improved governance, and profitability offer a compelling alternative to its global counterpart as well as other competitor.


WeWork India IPO: A Homegrown Success Story Amid Global Turmoil

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), ICICI Securities Ltd

ICICI Securities Limited

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

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<ul><li>In H1FY25, Awfis Space Solutions (Awfis) delivered on two of its main FY25 guidance parameters, viz. 30%-plus revenue growth for FY25 and expansion in IGAAP EBITDA margin upwards of 12% (H1FY25 YoY revenue growth of 39% and IGAAP EBITDA margin of 13.3%).</li><li>With an overall operational and committed pipeline of 150,649 seats (over 110,000 operational) as of Sep’24, we expect continued growth ahead.</li><li>We estimate CAGR of 35% in seat addition, 31% in revenue and 53% in IGAAP EBITDA (EBITDA post lease payments) over FY24–27E.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

In H1FY25, Awfis Space Solutions (Awfis) delivered on two of its main FY25 guidance parameters, viz. 30%-plus revenue growth for FY25 and expansion in IGAAP EBITDA margin upwards of 12% (H1FY25 YoY revenue growth of 39% and IGAAP EBITDA margin of 13.3%).With an overall operational and committed pipeline of 150,649 seats (over 110,000 operational) as of Sep’24, we expect continued growth ahead.We estimate CAGR of 35% in seat addition, 31% in revenue and 53% in IGAAP EBITDA (EBITDA post lease payments) over FY24–27E.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Awfis Space Solutions - Compounding Firmly Seated

Smartworks Coworking Spaces / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/smartworks-coworking-spaces-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43882:1" rel="noopener">Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd (1742134D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$120m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>It is an office experience and managed campus platform, typically focused on leasing entire/large, bare shell properties in prime locations and transforming them into fully serviced, tech-enabled campuses with amenities.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
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Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd (1742134D IN) is looking to raise about US$120m in its India IPO.
It is an office experience and managed campus platform, typically focused on leasing entire/large, bare shell properties in prime locations and transforming them into fully serviced, tech-enabled campuses with amenities.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


Smartworks Coworking Spaces Pre-IPO - Healthy Revenue Growth Led by Strategic Capacity Expansion

India

Awfis Space Solutions Limited is an Indian workspace solutions provider offering a wide spectrum of flexible workspace solutions, including coworking spaces, customized office spaces, and mobility solutions. The company provides allied services such as design, construction, facility management, IT support, and food and beverage. It serves a diverse clientele from startups and SMEs to large corporates and multinational corporations. Awfis Space Solutions was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New Delhi, India.

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Awfis Space Solutions (AWFIS IN)

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd. IPO - Should You Sign the Lease?

India's largest managed campus operator, Smartworks, launches a INR 582.56 crore IPO to fund expansion and reduce debt, facing challenges of...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Schloss Bangalore IPO - Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

Schloss Bangalore Limited is looking to raise about US$400m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal has been downsized from an earlier size of US$600m....

Akshat Shah

WeWork India IPO: A Homegrown Success Story Amid Global Turmoil

WeWork India Management Ltd, operating independently and profitable, prepares for IPO via OFS with strong operational resilience and focus on...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Awfis Space Solutions - Compounding Firmly Seated

We retain BUY with a revised target price of INR1,049 (earlier INR 979), as we roll forward to 25x Mar’27E IGAAP EBITDA (earlier Dec’26E) of INR...

ICICI Securities Limited

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Pre-IPO - Healthy Revenue Growth Led by Strategic Capacity Expansion

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Limited is looking to raise about US$120m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical...

Akshat Shah

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Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd. IPO - Should You Sign the Lease?

​India's largest managed campus operator, Smartworks, launches a INR 582.56 crore IPO to fund expansion and reduce debt, facing challenges of...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Schloss Bangalore IPO - Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

Schloss Bangalore Limited is looking to raise about US$400m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal has been downsized from an earlier size of US$600m....

Akshat Shah

WeWork India IPO: A Homegrown Success Story Amid Global Turmoil

​WeWork India Management Ltd, operating independently and profitable, prepares for IPO via OFS with strong operational resilience and focus on...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Awfis Space Solutions - Compounding Firmly Seated

We retain BUY with a revised target price of INR1,049 (earlier INR 979), as we roll forward to 25x Mar’27E IGAAP EBITDA (earlier Dec’26E) of INR...

ICICI Securities Limited

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Pre-IPO - Healthy Revenue Growth Led by Strategic Capacity Expansion

Smartworks Coworking Spaces Limited is looking to raise about US$120m in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical...

Akshat Shah

India's largest managed campus operator, Smartworks, launches a INR 582.56 crore IPO to fund expansion and reduce debt, facing challenges of...

WeWork India Management Ltd, operating independently and profitable, prepares for IPO via OFS with strong operational resilience and focus on...