Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Bloks Group, a founder-led toy maker and owner of trusted brand “Blokees”, will price its IPO this week. Shares are set to begin trading on January 10, 2025.</li>
<li>I would expect strong first trading-day return as HK public offering was already 5,000+ times oversubscribed at high end of marketed price range.</li>
<li>I believe investors are rationally optimistic about the company. Bloks Group IPO attracted a surge of retail investors, and the stock may skyrocket above IPO price on first trading-day.</li>
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Bloks Group, a founder-led toy maker and owner of trusted brand “Blokees”, will price its IPO this week. Shares are set to begin trading on January 10, 2025.
I would expect strong first trading-day return as HK public offering was already 5,000+ times oversubscribed at high end of marketed price range.
I believe investors are rationally optimistic about the company. Bloks Group IPO attracted a surge of retail investors, and the stock may skyrocket above IPO price on first trading-day.


Bloks Group Likely To Price IPO at High End of Range: What To Expect From First Trading-Day?

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bloks-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43648:1" rel="noopener">Bloks Group (1850960D CH)</a> is looking to raise US$187m in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>Bloks Groups (Bloks) operates in the toy segment where it primarily assembles character and brick-based toys.</li>
<li>In our previous notes, we looked at the firm’s past performance. In this note, we undertake a peer comparison and discuss our thoughts on valuation.</li>
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Bloks Group (1850960D CH) is looking to raise US$187m in its Hong Kong IPO.
Bloks Groups (Bloks) operates in the toy segment where it primarily assembles character and brick-based toys.
In our previous notes, we looked at the firm’s past performance. In this note, we undertake a peer comparison and discuss our thoughts on valuation.


Bloks Group IPO - Outgrowing Its Peers, Decent Valuation

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<li>Shanghai-Based Bloks Group, a leader of assembly character toys in China, has announced the initial price range for its IPO in Hong Kong.</li>
<li>The offering is expected to be between HK$55.65 and HK$60.35, implying a market cap of ~HK$14B or ~$1.8B at the midpoint of the price range. </li>
<li>Assuming IPO offer price of HK$58.00, UBS AM Singapore, Greenwoods AM and Fullgoal Investors have agreed to invest ~HK$388M or ~$50M in the offering.</li>
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Shanghai-Based Bloks Group, a leader of assembly character toys in China, has announced the initial price range for its IPO in Hong Kong.
The offering is expected to be between HK$55.65 and HK$60.35, implying a market cap of ~HK$14B or ~$1.8B at the midpoint of the price range. 
Assuming IPO offer price of HK$58.00, UBS AM Singapore, Greenwoods AM and Fullgoal Investors have agreed to invest ~HK$388M or ~$50M in the offering.


Bloks Group IPO (0325.HK): Global Offering, The Initial Price Range Is Seen As Attractively Valued

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<li>Bloks Group, a fast-growing toy company in China, will disclose the proposed size and the initial price range for the share sale soon.</li>
<li>In my insight, I discuss IPO valuation, update relative valuation table and set a target valuation for Bloks Group ahead of an IPO.</li>
<li>Bloks Group enjoys higher relative growth profile and superior gross profit margins. The company has over RMB600M in cash and equivalents and no debt.  </li>
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Bloks Group, a fast-growing toy company in China, will disclose the proposed size and the initial price range for the share sale soon.
In my insight, I discuss IPO valuation, update relative valuation table and set a target valuation for Bloks Group ahead of an IPO.
Bloks Group enjoys higher relative growth profile and superior gross profit margins. The company has over RMB600M in cash and equivalents and no debt.  


Bloks Group IPO Valuation Analysis: Is The Offering Worth Buying?

Japan Specialist

Mark Chadwick

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The Japanese stock market posted a modest gain of 1% for the week, with the Nikkei closing at 39,470 on Friday</li>
<li>Looking ahead, the market remains sensitive to external catalysts such as U.S. monetary policy decisions (FOMC on 17/18th), the BOJ (18/19th), and developments in China’s economic policies.</li>
<li>Topcon's stock skyrocketed 63% this week, fueled by speculation that the eyecare leader may go private.</li>
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The Japanese stock market posted a modest gain of 1% for the week, with the Nikkei closing at 39,470 on Friday
Looking ahead, the market remains sensitive to external catalysts such as U.S. monetary policy decisions (FOMC on 17/18th), the BOJ (18/19th), and developments in China’s economic policies.
Topcon's stock skyrocketed 63% this week, fueled by speculation that the eyecare leader may go private.


Japan Weekly | Nikkei Edges Up; Topcon, Rakuten, Oji, Bandai

Japan

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc is a holding company established through merger of Bandai and Namco.  The Group manufactures toys, stuffed animals, character goods, video games, commercial- and home-use game equipment and software. Namco Bandai also operates video game arcades and theme parks.

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Bloks Group Likely To Price IPO at High End of Range: What To Expect From First Trading-Day?

Bloks Group will go public this week. In my insight, I discuss expectations from first trading-day and how far Bloks Group stock may go up in a...

Andrei Zakharov

Bloks Group IPO - Outgrowing Its Peers, Decent Valuation

Bloks Group (1850960D CH) is looking to raise US$187m in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we undertake a peer comparison and discuss our thoughts...

Clarence Chu

Bloks Group IPO (0325.HK): Global Offering, The Initial Price Range Is Seen As Attractively Valued

Bloks Group has announced the initial price range for its IPO. Given strong demand for upcoming offering and revenue hyper-growth, the toy maker is...

Andrei Zakharov

Bloks Group IPO Valuation Analysis: Is The Offering Worth Buying?

Bloks Group plans to raise up to $300M in Hong Kong IPO. Goldman Sachs (Asia) and Huatai International are leading the offering. In my insight, I...

Andrei Zakharov

Japan Weekly | Nikkei Edges Up; Topcon, Rakuten, Oji, Bandai

Japanese stock market sees 1% gain, Topcon's stock soars 63%, market remains sensitive to external factors like U.S. monetary policy and China's...

Mark Chadwick

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Bloks Group Likely To Price IPO at High End of Range: What To Expect From First Trading-Day?

Bloks Group will go public this week. In my insight, I discuss expectations from first trading-day and how far Bloks Group stock may go up in a...

Andrei Zakharov

Bloks Group IPO - Outgrowing Its Peers, Decent Valuation

Bloks Group (1850960D CH) is looking to raise US$187m in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we undertake a peer comparison and discuss our thoughts...

Clarence Chu

Bloks Group IPO (0325.HK): Global Offering, The Initial Price Range Is Seen As Attractively Valued

Bloks Group has announced the initial price range for its IPO. Given strong demand for upcoming offering and revenue hyper-growth, the toy maker is...

Andrei Zakharov

Bloks Group IPO Valuation Analysis: Is The Offering Worth Buying?

Bloks Group plans to raise up to $300M in Hong Kong IPO. Goldman Sachs (Asia) and Huatai International are leading the offering. In my insight, I...

Andrei Zakharov

Japan Weekly | Nikkei Edges Up; Topcon, Rakuten, Oji, Bandai

​Japanese stock market sees 1% gain, Topcon's stock soars 63%, market remains sensitive to external factors like U.S. monetary policy and China's...

Mark Chadwick

Japanese stock market sees 1% gain, Topcon's stock soars 63%, market remains sensitive to external factors like U.S. monetary policy and China's...