Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>CiDi, a China's leading provider of AD technology for commercial vehicles, will tap equity markets in Hong Kong for growth capital.</li>
<li>The autonomous driving company with focus on autonomous mining and logistics trucks, V2X technologies, and high-performance perception solutions, filed its IPO prospectus.</li>
<li>I like CiDi’s leadership position in autonomous mining industry, hyper-growth trajectory and differentiated full-stack autonomous mining solution.</li>
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CiDi, a China's leading provider of AD technology for commercial vehicles, will tap equity markets in Hong Kong for growth capital.
The autonomous driving company with focus on autonomous mining and logistics trucks, V2X technologies, and high-performance perception solutions, filed its IPO prospectus.
I like CiDi’s leadership position in autonomous mining industry, hyper-growth trajectory and differentiated full-stack autonomous mining solution.


CiDi IPO Preview: Uniquely Positioned For Growth In Autonomous Mining and Logistics Trucks

Analyst - Media&Entertainment Sector, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Stan Zhao

Analyst - Media&Entertainment Sector

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Tesla's Cybercab is expected to be under $30,000 in price, with production costs of  ~$25,000 and operating costs of 30-40 cents per mile.</li>
<li>We found Baidu's robotaxi to be faces 50% higher daily total costs and runs a fleet of 600 autonomous vehicles.</li>
<li>To compete with Tesla’s Cybercab by 2026, Baidu must significantly reduce its operating costs. Tesla's lower price and efficiency could capture a larger market share.</li>
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Tesla's Cybercab is expected to be under $30,000 in price, with production costs of  ~$25,000 and operating costs of 30-40 cents per mile.
We found Baidu's robotaxi to be faces 50% higher daily total costs and runs a fleet of 600 autonomous vehicles.
To compete with Tesla’s Cybercab by 2026, Baidu must significantly reduce its operating costs. Tesla's lower price and efficiency could capture a larger market share.


A Comparison of Tesla’s Cybercab and Baidu’s Apollo Shows the Latter Must Improve

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/weride-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39905:1" rel="noopener">WeRide (WRD US)</a> is looking to raise US$119m in its US IPO.</li>
<li>WeRide provides autonomous driving products and services from L2 to L4 of driving automation.</li>
<li>We had looked at the firm’s past performance in our earlier notes. In this note, we discuss our thoughts on valuation.</li>
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WeRide (WRD US) is looking to raise US$119m in its US IPO.
WeRide provides autonomous driving products and services from L2 to L4 of driving automation.
We had looked at the firm’s past performance in our earlier notes. In this note, we discuss our thoughts on valuation.


WeRide IPO - Stiff Competition and Bleak Sentiment.  Premium Valuation Doesn’t Help

Horizon Robotics / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Horizon Robotics, a Beijing-based fast-growing provider of integrated ADAS and AD solutions for passenger vehicles, plans to raise ~$700M at the high end of the range at HK$3.99/share.</li>
<li>The IPO is expected to be between HK$3.73 and HK$3.99. However, the offer price may be, but is not expected to be, lower than the lower end of the range.</li>
<li>I believe that at the high end of the range, the company’s valuation is full, and I would await a share pull-back before becoming more positive on the stock.</li>
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Horizon Robotics, a Beijing-based fast-growing provider of integrated ADAS and AD solutions for passenger vehicles, plans to raise ~$700M at the high end of the range at HK$3.99/share.
The IPO is expected to be between HK$3.73 and HK$3.99. However, the offer price may be, but is not expected to be, lower than the lower end of the range.
I believe that at the high end of the range, the company’s valuation is full, and I would await a share pull-back before becoming more positive on the stock.


Horizon Robotics IPO (9660.HK): Global Offering and Valuation Update

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/horizon-robotics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35637:1" rel="noopener">Horizon Robotics (9660 HK)</a>, a provider of autonomous driving products and services, is seeking to raise up to US$696 million through a HKEx IPO.    </li>
<li>Horizon ranked fourth among all global ADAS and AD solution providers in China by solution installation volume in 2023 and 1H24, with a market share of 9.3% and 15.4%, respectively.</li>
<li>The bull case rests on a large TAM, a blue-chip customer base, a robust backlog, a core business in good health, a high gross margin, and a strong balance sheet.</li>
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Horizon Robotics (9660 HK), a provider of autonomous driving products and services, is seeking to raise up to US$696 million through a HKEx IPO.    
Horizon ranked fourth among all global ADAS and AD solution providers in China by solution installation volume in 2023 and 1H24, with a market share of 9.3% and 15.4%, respectively.
The bull case rests on a large TAM, a blue-chip customer base, a robust backlog, a core business in good health, a high gross margin, and a strong balance sheet.


Horizon Robotics (9660 HK) IPO: The Bull Case

China

Black Sesame International Holding Limited is a semiconductor company that provides automotive-grade computing System-on-Chips (SoC) and SoC-based intelligent vehicle solutions. Its product portfolio includes the Huashan series for autonomous driving and the Wudang series for cross-domain computing platforms, alongside supporting software and IP licensing. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Wuhan, China.

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CiDi IPO Preview: Uniquely Positioned For Growth In Autonomous Mining and Logistics Trucks

CiDi, a China’s provider of driverless mining trucks and V2X technologies, filed to go public in Hong Kong. The company has a strong potential for...

Andrei Zakharov

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Blue Lotus Research Institute

WeRide IPO - Stiff Competition and Bleak Sentiment. Premium Valuation Doesn’t Help

WeRide has since relaunched its US$119m US IPO, having pulled it two months ago. Bosch cornered US$100m of the deal, leaving

Clarence Chu

Horizon Robotics IPO (9660.HK): Global Offering and Valuation Update

Beijing-based Horizon Robotics will price its IPO next week. The technology company will likely to get a premium valuation given its high growth...

Andrei Zakharov

Horizon Robotics (9660 HK) IPO: The Bull Case

The bull case rests on a large TAM, a blue-chip customer base, a robust backlog, a core business in good health, a high gross margin, and a strong...

Arun George

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CiDi IPO Preview: Uniquely Positioned For Growth In Autonomous Mining and Logistics Trucks

CiDi, a China’s provider of driverless mining trucks and V2X technologies, filed to go public in Hong Kong. The company has a strong potential for...

Andrei Zakharov

A Comparison of Tesla’s Cybercab and Baidu’s Apollo Shows the Latter Must Improve

​Baidu's robotaxi Apollo faces higher costs to build and operate than Tesla's Cybercab and Baidu must reduce operating costs to compete effectively...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

WeRide IPO - Stiff Competition and Bleak Sentiment. Premium Valuation Doesn’t Help

WeRide has since relaunched its US$119m US IPO, having pulled it two months ago. Bosch cornered US$100m of the deal, leaving

Clarence Chu

Horizon Robotics IPO (9660.HK): Global Offering and Valuation Update

​Beijing-based Horizon Robotics will price its IPO next week. The technology company will likely to get a premium valuation given its high growth...

Andrei Zakharov

Horizon Robotics (9660 HK) IPO: The Bull Case

The bull case rests on a large TAM, a blue-chip customer base, a robust backlog, a core business in good health, a high gross margin, and a strong...

Arun George

Baidu's robotaxi Apollo faces higher costs to build and operate than Tesla's Cybercab and Baidu must reduce operating costs to compete effectively...

Beijing-based Horizon Robotics will price its IPO next week. The technology company will likely to get a premium valuation given its high growth...