IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/betagro-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36222:1" rel="noopener">Betagro (BTG TB)</a>, Thailand’s leading integrated food company, is seeking to raise US$462 million at an IPO price of THB40 per share. Books open on 10 October.</li>
<li>In <em><strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/betagro-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:81570" rel="noopener">Betagro IPO: The Bull Case</a></strong></em>, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.  </li>
<li>The key elements of the bear case rest on weak sector market sentiment, second largest business under pressure, elevated raw material prices and mid-tier EBITDA margin and ROE.</li>
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Betagro (BTG TB), Thailand’s leading integrated food company, is seeking to raise US$462 million at an IPO price of THB40 per share. Books open on 10 October.
In Betagro IPO: The Bull Case, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.  
The key elements of the bear case rest on weak sector market sentiment, second largest business under pressure, elevated raw material prices and mid-tier EBITDA margin and ROE.


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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/betagro-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36222:1" rel="noopener">Betagro Group (1737144D TB)</a>, Thailand’s leading integrated food company, is seeking to raise US$554 million through a SET IPO, according to press reports</li>
<li>Betagro plans to offer 500 million shares or 25% of the total issued shares after IPO. This will be Thailand's second-largest listing this year after <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/thai-life-insurance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34915:1" rel="noopener">Thai Life Insurance (TLI TB)</a>. </li>
<li>The key elements of the bull case rest on top quartile growth rates, a well-functioning core business, rising profitability, cash generation and declining leverage.</li>
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Betagro Group (1737144D TB), Thailand’s leading integrated food company, is seeking to raise US$554 million through a SET IPO, according to press reports
Betagro plans to offer 500 million shares or 25% of the total issued shares after IPO. This will be Thailand's second-largest listing this year after Thai Life Insurance (TLI TB). 
The key elements of the bull case rest on top quartile growth rates, a well-functioning core business, rising profitability, cash generation and declining leverage.


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.

BA Airport Leasehold REIT / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ba-airport-leasehold-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36255:1" rel="noopener">BA Airport Leasehold REIT (BAREIT TB)</a> is looking to raise up to US$173m in its Thailand IPO.</li>
<li>BA Airport Leasehold REIT (BAREIT), sponsored by Bangkok Airways, is Thailand’s first airport REIT.</li>
<li>We selected an amalgamation of Thai-listed REITs to get a sense of where they trade, in their respective yield offered.</li>
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BA Airport Leasehold REIT (BAREIT TB) is looking to raise up to US$173m in its Thailand IPO.
BA Airport Leasehold REIT (BAREIT), sponsored by Bangkok Airways, is Thailand’s first airport REIT.
We selected an amalgamation of Thai-listed REITs to get a sense of where they trade, in their respective yield offered.


BAREIT IPO - Maiden Airport-REIT Listing Should Garner Interest. Yield Is Better as Well.

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, China Tourism launched its US$2.5bn IPO. </li>
<li>There were no major placements this week and it likely to remain that way in the near future owing to it being earnings season.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
On the IPO front, China Tourism launched its US$2.5bn IPO. 
There were no major placements this week and it likely to remain that way in the near future owing to it being earnings season.


ECM Weekly (14th Aug 2022) - China Tourism, A/H Listing, Hongjiu Fruit, Socar, Betagro, ThaiBev, GQG

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/betagro-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36222:1" rel="noopener">Betagro Group (1737144D TB)</a> is looking to raise about US$600m in its upcoming Thailand IPO. </li>
<li>Betagro is an integrated agro-industrial and food business in Thailand. The firm’s products cover all stages of the food value chain including upstream, midstream and downstream.</li>
<li>Margins have fluctuated and operating/net margins are razor thin. Over a longer term period, track record hasn't been the greatest as well.</li>
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Betagro Group (1737144D TB) is looking to raise about US$600m in its upcoming Thailand IPO. 
Betagro is an integrated agro-industrial and food business in Thailand. The firm’s products cover all stages of the food value chain including upstream, midstream and downstream.
Margins have fluctuated and operating/net margins are razor thin. Over a longer term period, track record hasn't been the greatest as well.


Betagro Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Muted Long Term Track Record and Operating on Razor Thin Margins

Thailand

Betagro Public Company Limited manufactures agricultural food products. The Company offers animal feed, raises livestock, produces animal health products, and markets meat products for human consumption. Betagro serves customers worldwide.

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Betagro (BTG TB)

Betagro IPO: The Bear Case

The key elements of the bear case rest on weak sector market sentiment, second largest business under pressure, elevated raw material prices and...

Arun George

Betagro IPO: The Bull Case

The key elements of the bull case rest on top quartile growth rates, a well-functioning core business, rising profitability, cash generation and...

Arun George

BAREIT IPO - Maiden Airport-REIT Listing Should Garner Interest. Yield Is Better as Well.

BA Airport Leasehold REIT (BAREIT TB) is looking to raise up to US$173m in its Thailand IPO. BA Airport Leasehold REIT (BAREIT), sponsored by...

Clarence Chu

ECM Weekly (14th Aug 2022) - China Tourism, A/H Listing, Hongjiu Fruit, Socar, Betagro, ThaiBev, GQG

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

Betagro Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Muted Long Term Track Record and Operating on Razor Thin Margins

Betagro Group (1737144D TB) is looking to raise about US$600m in its upcoming Thailand IPO. Betagro is an integrated agro-industrial and food...

Clarence Chu

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