Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

Singapore Telecommunications / Event-Driven

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<li>Reportedly (AFR), <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/singapore-telecommunications" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20:1" rel="noopener">Singtel (ST SP)</a> is in advanced talks to sell Optus, Australia’s second-largest telco, to Brookfield for A$16bn-A$18bn. </li>
<li>SingTel quickly <a href="https://links.sgx.com/FileOpen/SGX%20Announcement%2020240313.ashx?App=Announcement&amp;FileID=791796" target="_blank" rel="noopener">countered</a> there is no impending deal; and "Optus remains an integral and strategic part of the Singtel Group and we are committed to Australia for the long term."</li>
<li>Optus' EBITDA in 3Q24 and 9M24 fell 1.8% and 8.3% in S$ terms. Extrapolating out for FY24E suggests pricing under this (very) indicative Offer of around 7.6-8.6 turns of EBITDA.</li>
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Reportedly (AFR), Singtel (ST SP) is in advanced talks to sell Optus, Australia’s second-largest telco, to Brookfield for A$16bn-A$18bn. 
SingTel quickly countered there is no impending deal; and "Optus remains an integral and strategic part of the Singtel Group and we are committed to Australia for the long term."
Optus' EBITDA in 3Q24 and 9M24 fell 1.8% and 8.3% in S$ terms. Extrapolating out for FY24E suggests pricing under this (very) indicative Offer of around 7.6-8.6 turns of EBITDA.


Optus Sale Would Be A BIG Payday For SingTel

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

Shenton Research

Shenton Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

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Jio Platforms Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Jio Platforms, a digital connectivity provider, has filed its draft prospectus. Its 19 bookrunners include international banks MS, UBS, BOA, Citi, CLSA, GS, HSBC, Jefferies, JPM and BNP Paribas.</li>
<li>Our previous note included the company's business, financials and pre-IPO investor backing.</li>
<li>In this note, we compare the company with its listed peers, forecast earnings and provide our thoughts on valuation.</li>
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Jio Platforms, a digital connectivity provider, has filed its draft prospectus. Its 19 bookrunners include international banks MS, UBS, BOA, Citi, CLSA, GS, HSBC, Jefferies, JPM and BNP Paribas.
Our previous note included the company's business, financials and pre-IPO investor backing.
In this note, we compare the company with its listed peers, forecast earnings and provide our thoughts on valuation.


Jio Platforms Pre-IPO: Peer Comparison and Valuation

Global Equities, Multi-Asset PM, Dantes Outlook

Damanick Dantes, CMT

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India reversed its entire relative gain against EM. The near 50% relative drawdown is the deepest and longest since 2012, so we're positioning for improvement.</li>
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Bottom-Decile losses in India have historically preceded strong rebounds. Although relative washouts offer no comparable evidence. We can scale up on an absoute basis.</li>
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Opportunity in the middle of the index. We built a tiered watch list from the middle cohort, scaling toward equal weight as confirmation arrives.</li>
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India reversed its entire relative gain against EM. The near 50% relative drawdown is the deepest and longest since 2012, so we're positioning for improvement.

Bottom-Decile losses in India have historically preceded strong rebounds. Although relative washouts offer no comparable evidence. We can scale up on an absoute basis.

Opportunity in the middle of the index. We built a tiered watch list from the middle cohort, scaling toward equal weight as confirmation arrives.


India Equities: Stocks to Watch After Deep Underperformance

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<li>Jio Platforms, a digital connectivity provider, has filed its draft prospectus. The 19 bookrunners include international banks MS, UBS, BOA, Citi, CLSA, GS, HSBC, Jefferies, JPM and BNP Paribas.</li>
<li>We look at the company's two core businesses, mobile connectivity and fixed broadband.</li>
<li>We then look at the company's financial profile, cash generation, leverage and pre-IPO investor backing.</li>
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Jio Platforms, a digital connectivity provider, has filed its draft prospectus. The 19 bookrunners include international banks MS, UBS, BOA, Citi, CLSA, GS, HSBC, Jefferies, JPM and BNP Paribas.
We look at the company's two core businesses, mobile connectivity and fixed broadband.
We then look at the company's financial profile, cash generation, leverage and pre-IPO investor backing.


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Market Performance - Broader Market Continues to Outperform:Indian equities entered Sep’26 with a fundamentally stronger earnings backdrop but a less supportive global liquidity and valuation environment.Corporate earnings for Q1FY27 have been among the strongest witnessed in the last ten quarters, yet benchmark indices have struggled to sustain momentum and have experienced corrections from recent highs.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.

Axis Top Picks for the month of September 2026

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Bharti Airtel Limited, a part of Bharti Enterprises, provides telecommunications services throughout India. The Company provides GSM Mobile Services, broadband, fixed line telephone services, long distance services (international & national) and enterprise services.

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