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

Horizon Robotics / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/horizon-robotics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35637:1" rel="noopener">Horizon Robotics (9660 HK)</a> raised around US$800m, including over-allocation, in its Hong Kong IPO. </li>
<li>Horizon Robotics (HR) is a provider of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) solutions for passenger vehicles, empowered by its proprietary software and hardware technologies.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the trading updates.</li>
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Horizon Robotics (9660 HK) raised around US$800m, including over-allocation, in its Hong Kong IPO. 
Horizon Robotics (HR) is a provider of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) solutions for passenger vehicles, empowered by its proprietary software and hardware technologies.
We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the trading updates.


Horizon Robotics IPO Trading - More than 55% of the Deal Taken up by Existing Shareholders

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>We expect Baidu Core business to deliver broadly inline-with-consensus revenue, and slightly better-than-consensus non-GAAP operating profit for 3Q24E.</li><li>Although proactive business adjustments to embed more GenAI-related results in search results weigh on short-term monetization, we view the adjustments as vital for Baidu’s long-term business development and monetization improvement, and expect better visibility on ads revenue growth to be one of the key catalysts for stock price.</li><li>We see additional catalysts to come from: 1) more rapid-than-expected expansion of Robotaxi business; 2) more rapid-than-expected commercialization from GenAI-related initiatives; and 3) enhancement of shareholder return. </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.

We expect Baidu Core business to deliver broadly inline-with-consensus revenue, and slightly better-than-consensus non-GAAP operating profit for 3Q24E.Although proactive business adjustments to embed more GenAI-related results in search results weigh on short-term monetization, we view the adjustments as vital for Baidu’s long-term business development and monetization improvement, and expect better visibility on ads revenue growth to be one of the key catalysts for stock price.We see additional catalysts to come from: 1) more rapid-than-expected expansion of Robotaxi business; 2) more rapid-than-expected commercialization from GenAI-related initiatives; and 3) enhancement of shareholder return. 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.

Baidu (BIDU US) - Awaiting Recovery of Ads Revenue Growth

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pony-ai-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44035:1" rel="noopener">Pony AI (PONY US)</a>  an autonomous mobility solutions provider, is looking to raise up to US$300m in its US IPO. </li>
<li>As per Frost &amp; Sullivan, Pony AI was among the first companies in China to obtain licenses to operate fully driverless robotaxis in all four Tier-1 cities in China.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Pony AI (PONY US)  an autonomous mobility solutions provider, is looking to raise up to US$300m in its US IPO. 
As per Frost &amp; Sullivan, Pony AI was among the first companies in China to obtain licenses to operate fully driverless robotaxis in all four Tier-1 cities in China.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Pony AI Pre-IPO - The Positives - Scaling up Robotaxi & Robotrucks

China Resources Beverage / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-resources-beverage" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:41984:1" rel="noopener">China Resources Beverage (2460 HK)</a> raised around US$750m in its Hong Kong IPO, after pricing at the top-end.</li>
<li>China Resources Beverage manufactures and sells packaged drinking water and RTD soft beverages in China.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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China Resources Beverage (2460 HK) raised around US$750m in its Hong Kong IPO, after pricing at the top-end.
China Resources Beverage manufactures and sells packaged drinking water and RTD soft beverages in China.
We have looked at the company’s past performance and valuations in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the trading dynamics.


China Resources Beverage IPO Trading - Still a Bit of Fizz Left

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/horizon-robotics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35637:1" rel="noopener">Horizon Robotics (9660 HK)</a>, a provider of autonomous driving products and services, is seeking to raise up to US$696 million through a HKEx IPO.</li>
<li>We previously discussed the IPO in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/horizon-robotics-9660-hk-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:162681" rel="noopener">Horizon Robotics (9660 HK) IPO: The Bull Case</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/horizon-robotics-9660-hk-ipo-the-bear-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:162910" rel="noopener">Horizon Robotics (9660 HK) IPO: The Bear Case</a>. </li>
<li>Our valuation analysis suggests that Horizon is unattractively valued at the IPO price range. Therefore, we would pass on the IPO.</li>
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Horizon Robotics (9660 HK), a provider of autonomous driving products and services, is seeking to raise up to US$696 million through a HKEx IPO.
We previously discussed the IPO in Horizon Robotics (9660 HK) IPO: The Bull Case and Horizon Robotics (9660 HK) IPO: The Bear Case. 
Our valuation analysis suggests that Horizon is unattractively valued at the IPO price range. Therefore, we would pass on the IPO.


Horizon Robotics (9660 HK) IPO: Valuation Insights

China

Baidu, Inc. operates an Internet search engine. The Company offers algorithmic search, enterprise search, news, MP3, and image searches, voice assistance, online storage, and navigation services. Baidu serves clients globally.

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Horizon Robotics IPO Trading - More than 55% of the Deal Taken up by Existing Shareholders

Horizon Robotics (9660 HK) raised around US$800m, including over-allocation, in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Baidu (BIDU US) - Awaiting Recovery of Ads Revenue Growth

We expect Baidu Core business to deliver broadly inline-with-consensus revenue, and slightly better-than-consensus non-GAAP operating profit for...

CMB International

Pony AI Pre-IPO - The Positives - Scaling up Robotaxi & Robotrucks

Pony AI (PONY US) an autonomous mobility solutions provider, is looking to raise up to US$300m in its US IPO. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

China Resources Beverage IPO Trading - Still a Bit of Fizz Left

China Resources Beverage (2460 HK) raised around US$750m in its Hong Kong IPO, after pricing at the top-end. In this note, we talk about the...

Sumeet Singh

Horizon Robotics (9660 HK) IPO: Valuation Insights

Our valuation analysis suggests that Horizon is unattractively valued at the IPO price range. Therefore, we would pass on the IPO.

Arun George

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