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Andrei Zakharov

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Geekplus Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Geek+, global technology company and provider of scalable and flexible highly efficient solutions for warehouses, aims to raise ~$300M in Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>The company is expected to IPO next week and offer price of HK$16.80 implies a market cap of HK$22B (~$2.8B). Geek+ is set to start trading on July 9, 2025.</li>
<li>I believe that Geek+ has a large runway for growth in the global AMR solution market, but valuation keeps me from being positive on the name.</li>
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Geek+, global technology company and provider of scalable and flexible highly efficient solutions for warehouses, aims to raise ~$300M in Hong Kong IPO.
The company is expected to IPO next week and offer price of HK$16.80 implies a market cap of HK$22B (~$2.8B). Geek+ is set to start trading on July 9, 2025.
I believe that Geek+ has a large runway for growth in the global AMR solution market, but valuation keeps me from being positive on the name.


Geek+ IPO (2590.HK): Long-Term, Warehouse Automation Story, But IPO Valuation Is Not Cheap

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Arun George

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beijing-geekplus-technology-co-ltd-geek" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35636:1" rel="noopener">Geekplus Technology (2590 HK)</a> is a leader in the global autonomous mobile robot (AMR) market. It is seeking to raise US$300 million.     </li>
<li>Geekplus has been the world’s largest warehouse fulfilment AMR solution provider in terms of revenue for the last six consecutive years.</li>
<li>The investment case is bearish due to declining growth, lower contract liabilities, hints of window dressing relating to reducing losses and ongoing cash burn.  </li>
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Geekplus Technology (2590 HK) is a leader in the global autonomous mobile robot (AMR) market. It is seeking to raise US$300 million.     
Geekplus has been the world’s largest warehouse fulfilment AMR solution provider in terms of revenue for the last six consecutive years.
The investment case is bearish due to declining growth, lower contract liabilities, hints of window dressing relating to reducing losses and ongoing cash burn.  


Geekplus Technology IPO (2590 HK): The Investment Case

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Nicholas Tan

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beijing-geekplus-technology-co-ltd-geek" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35636:1" rel="noopener">Geek+ (1678559D CH)</a> is looking to raise up to $300m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>It is a leader in the global autonomous mobile robots (AMR) market.</li>
<li>In this note, we examine the IPO dynamics, and look at the firm’s valuation.</li>
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Geek+ (1678559D CH) is looking to raise up to $300m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
It is a leader in the global autonomous mobile robots (AMR) market.
In this note, we examine the IPO dynamics, and look at the firm’s valuation.


Beijing Geekplus Pre-IPO: Expensive Valuation and Mark up from Previous Round

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beijing-geekplus-technology-co-ltd-geek" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35636:1" rel="noopener">Geek+ (1678559D CH)</a> is looking to raise up to US$200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>It is the leader in the global autonomous mobile robots (AMR) market. </li>
<li>In this note, we provide updates on the firm’s past performance.</li>
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Geek+ (1678559D CH) is looking to raise up to US$200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
It is the leader in the global autonomous mobile robots (AMR) market. 
In this note, we provide updates on the firm’s past performance.


Beijing Geekplus Pre-IPO: PHIP Updates - Losses Continue to Narrow but Growth Decelerating

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<li>Geek+, AI &amp; robotics warehouse automation provider, has updated its filings and reported weak revenue growth in 2024.</li>
<li>Beijing based AMR solution unicorn’s revenue grew to RMB2,409m in 2024, up ~12% YoY. However, gross margins improved, operating losses narrowed, and cash burn rate decreased.</li>
<li>My IPO valuation analysis coalesces around initial valuation range between $2.3B and $2.7B for Geek+ upcoming offering.</li>
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Geek+, AI &amp; robotics warehouse automation provider, has updated its filings and reported weak revenue growth in 2024.
Beijing based AMR solution unicorn’s revenue grew to RMB2,409m in 2024, up ~12% YoY. However, gross margins improved, operating losses narrowed, and cash burn rate decreased.
My IPO valuation analysis coalesces around initial valuation range between $2.3B and $2.7B for Geek+ upcoming offering.


Geek+ IPO Valuation Update: Growth Cratered, High U.S. Revenue Exposure

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Beijing Geekplus Technology Co., Ltd. manufactures and distributes intelligent robotic products. The Company produces picking systems, moving systems, sorting systems, storage retrieval systems, and other robotic systems for intelligent logistics automation solutions. Beijing Geekplus Technology markets its products worldwide.

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Geekplus Technology (2590 HK)

Geek+ IPO (2590.HK): Long-Term, Warehouse Automation Story, But IPO Valuation Is Not Cheap

Geek+ plans to raise ~$300M in Hong Kong IPO, set to start trading on July 9 with a market cap of ~$2.8B. IPO valuation is not cheap with no major...

Andrei Zakharov

Geekplus Technology IPO (2590 HK): The Investment Case

Geekplus, a leader in the global autonomous mobile robot market, is seeking to raise US$300 million. In this note, I discuss the investment case.

Arun George

Beijing Geekplus Pre-IPO: Expensive Valuation and Mark up from Previous Round

Beijing Geekplus is looking to raise up to $300m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we examine the IPO dynamics, and look at the firm’s...

Nicholas Tan

Beijing Geekplus Pre-IPO: PHIP Updates - Losses Continue to Narrow but Growth Decelerating

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Nicholas Tan

Geek+ IPO Valuation Update: Growth Cratered, High U.S. Revenue Exposure

Geek+ plans to go public in Hong Kong soon. In my insight, I discuss IPO valuation, update my financial model and dive deeper into the comps groups

Andrei Zakharov

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Geek+ IPO (2590.HK): Long-Term, Warehouse Automation Story, But IPO Valuation Is Not Cheap

​Geek+ plans to raise ~$300M in Hong Kong IPO, set to start trading on July 9 with a market cap of ~$2.8B. IPO valuation is not cheap with no major...

Andrei Zakharov

Geekplus Technology IPO (2590 HK): The Investment Case

Geekplus, a leader in the global autonomous mobile robot market, is seeking to raise US$300 million. In this note, I discuss the investment case.

Arun George

Beijing Geekplus Pre-IPO: Expensive Valuation and Mark up from Previous Round

Beijing Geekplus is looking to raise up to $300m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we examine the IPO dynamics, and look at the firm’s...

Nicholas Tan

Beijing Geekplus Pre-IPO: PHIP Updates - Losses Continue to Narrow but Growth Decelerating

Beijing Geekplus Technology (BGT) is looking to raise up to US$200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we provide updates on the firm’s...

Nicholas Tan

Geek+ IPO Valuation Update: Growth Cratered, High U.S. Revenue Exposure

Geek+ plans to go public in Hong Kong soon. In my insight, I discuss IPO valuation, update my financial model and dive deeper into the comps groups

Andrei Zakharov

Geek+ plans to raise ~$300M in Hong Kong IPO, set to start trading on July 9 with a market cap of ~$2.8B. IPO valuation is not cheap with no major...