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

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<li>Bharat FIH (BFIH) aims to raise around US$660m in its India IPO via selling a mix of both primary and secondary shares. BFIH is a subsidiary of Foxconn.</li>
<li>Its initial operations were focussed on mobile phones, of late it has been expanding its portfolio to include mechanics, electric vehicles, televisions and hearables. </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Bharat FIH (BFIH) aims to raise around US$660m in its India IPO via selling a mix of both primary and secondary shares. BFIH is a subsidiary of Foxconn.
Its initial operations were focussed on mobile phones, of late it has been expanding its portfolio to include mechanics, electric vehicles, televisions and hearables. 
In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Bharat FIH Pre-IPO - The Positives - A Whole Lot of Promise

Sona Blw Precision Forgings Lt / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Sona Comstar (Sona) raised around US$761m in its Indian IPO in Jun 2021. </li>
<li>The shares are now trading well above the IPO price and its largest PE investor, Blackstone, will be released from its lockup soon.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.</li>
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Sona Comstar (Sona) raised around US$761m in its Indian IPO in Jun 2021. 
The shares are now trading well above the IPO price and its largest PE investor, Blackstone, will be released from its lockup soon.
In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.


Sona Comstar Lock-Up - Blackstone up 17x, Sold Half in the IPO with over US$1bn Left

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Emkay Global Financial Services Limited

Emkay

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Emkay Global Financial Services Limited

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Equity Bottom-Up

<div><div><div><div><ul><li>HCV volume growth outlook intact in CY22; moderation in expectations for CY23</li></ul><div><div><div><div><ul><li>CY22 PV demand outlook positive, but supply issues persist: Volkswagen and Mercedes expect up to 10% growth in CY22 in their global businesses, led by pending order books and low channel inventories.</li></ul><div><div><div><div><ul><li>Robust CY22 outlook for industrials: Volvo and John Deere expect the construction equipment (CE) and tractor segments to grow by 5-20% in the North America and Europe regions in CY22, driven by higher commodity prices and infra spends.</li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><em>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.</em></p>

HCV volume growth outlook intact in CY22; moderation in expectations for CY23CY22 PV demand outlook positive, but supply issues persist: Volkswagen and Mercedes expect up to 10% growth in CY22 in their global businesses, led by pending order books and low channel inventories.Robust CY22 outlook for industrials: Volvo and John Deere expect the construction equipment (CE) and tractor segments to grow by 5-20% in the North America and Europe regions in CY22, driven by higher commodity prices and infra spends.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.

Bharat Forge - CY22 Outlook Strong; Moderate Growth Expectations in CY23

<div><div><div><div><ul><li>What we like? 1) In FY22, the Indian operations secured new orders worth ~Rs10bn across automotive and industrial applications.</li></ul><div><div><div><div><ul><li>EBITDA above estimates: Revenue grew by 28% yoy to Rs16.7bn (est.: Rs15bn), above estimates due to higher sales in the domestic industrials and overseas auto segments.</li></ul><div><div><div><div><ul><li>Maintain Buy with a TP of Rs810, based on 24x P/E for the standalone business on Jun’24E EPS.</li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><em>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.</em></p>

What we like? 1) In FY22, the Indian operations secured new orders worth ~Rs10bn across automotive and industrial applications.EBITDA above estimates: Revenue grew by 28% yoy to Rs16.7bn (est.: Rs15bn), above estimates due to higher sales in the domestic industrials and overseas auto segments.Maintain Buy with a TP of Rs810, based on 24x P/E for the standalone business on Jun’24E EPS.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.

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited

Motilal Oswal

Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited

Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited is an Indian diversified financial services firm offering a range of financial products and services. 

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<ul><li>Core businesses to see sustained recovery in FY23; geographical expansion on the cards</li></ul><div><ul><li>Non-auto business grows both in the domestic and export markets</li></ul><div><ul><li>Highlights from the management interaction - <span style="font-size: var(--content-font-size);">In FY22, the Indian operations have received new orders of ~INR10b p.a. and the US operations have won new orders worth USD150m p.a.</span></li></ul></div></div><p><em>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.</em></p>

Core businesses to see sustained recovery in FY23; geographical expansion on the cardsNon-auto business grows both in the domestic and export marketsHighlights from the management interaction - In FY22, the Indian operations have received new orders of ~INR10b p.a. and the US operations have won new orders worth USD150m p.a.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.

Bharat Forge - Strong All-Round Performance Drives Beat

India

Bharat Forge Limited manufactures steel forgings and machined components for the automotive, diesel engine, railway, earthmoving, cement, sugar, steel, coal, ship building and oilfield industries. The Company specializes in Closed Die as well as Open Die Forgings.

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Bharat Forge (BHFC IN)

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Sumeet Singh

Sona Comstar Lock-Up - Blackstone up 17x, Sold Half in the IPO with over US$1bn Left

Sona Comstar (Sona) raised around US$761m in its Indian IPO in Jun 2021. The shares are trading well above the IPO price. Blackstone still owns...

Sumeet Singh

Bharat Forge - CY22 Outlook Strong; Moderate Growth Expectations in CY23

The demand outlook for CY22 provided by 24 global entities, including CV/PV OEMs, non-auto companies and industry associations

Emkay

Result Update - Bharat Forge

Results above estimates; growth prospects remain positive; BHFC's Q4 EBITDA grew 29% yoy to Rs4.3bn and came in 15% above our estimate, driven by...

Emkay

Bharat Forge - Strong All-Round Performance Drives Beat

Bharat Forge (BHFC)’s 4QFY22 result was above expectation propelled by strong all-round performance with better-than-expected revenue, margins and...

Motilal Oswal

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