Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Equity Capital Markets

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

Index Rebal/Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal/Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Index Rebalance

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<li>The Hang Seng Internet &amp; IT (HSIII) index represents the top 30 stocks related to internet and information technology businesses listed in Hong Kong (HKEX).</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at our capping flow expectations for the December 2024 index rebal event.</li>
<li>We have also presented our index change expectations for the next semiannual index review which will take place in March 2025.</li>
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The Hang Seng Internet &amp; IT (HSIII) index represents the top 30 stocks related to internet and information technology businesses listed in Hong Kong (HKEX).
In this insight, we take a look at our capping flow expectations for the December 2024 index rebal event.
We have also presented our index change expectations for the next semiannual index review which will take place in March 2025.


Quiddity Leaderboard HS Internet & IT: Dec 24 Flow Expectations and Mar 25 Expected ADDs/DELs

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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>, a provider of autonomous driving products and services, seeks to raise up to US$119 million through a Nasdaq IPO and US$321 million through a concurrent private placement.</li>
<li>In <em><strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/weride-wrd-us-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:154629" rel="noopener">WeRide (WRD US) 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 bear case rests on a volatile revenue profile, high customer concentration risk, widening losses that raise doubts on the path to profitability, elongated cash collection cycles and cash burn.</li>
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WeRide (WRD US), a provider of autonomous driving products and services, seeks to raise up to US$119 million through a Nasdaq IPO and US$321 million through a concurrent private placement.
In WeRide (WRD US) IPO: The Bull Case, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.
The bear case rests on a volatile revenue profile, high customer concentration risk, widening losses that raise doubts on the path to profitability, elongated cash collection cycles and cash burn.


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.

China Resources Beverage / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, the prior week witnessed a number of listings with divergent results.</li>
<li>Given the market volatility, there was only one large placements in the prior week.</li>
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Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the IPO front, the prior week witnessed a number of listings with divergent results.
Given the market volatility, there was only one large placements in the prior week.


ECM Weekly (12th Aug 2024) - Ola Electric, Brainbees, WeRide, Akum, CR Beverages, Eternal Beauty

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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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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

Quiddity Leaderboard HS Internet & IT: Dec 24 Flow Expectations and Mar 25 Expected ADDs/DELs

We estimate there to be one-way capping flows of US$190mn in December 2024. This translates to a turnover of approximately 5%.

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

WeRide (WRD US) IPO: The Bear Case

The bear case rests on a volatile revenue profile, high customer concentration risk, widening losses that raise doubts on the path to...

Arun George

ECM Weekly (12th Aug 2024) - Ola Electric, Brainbees, WeRide, Akum, CR Beverages, Eternal Beauty

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

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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

Quiddity Leaderboard HS Internet & IT: Dec 24 Flow Expectations and Mar 25 Expected ADDs/DELs

We estimate there to be one-way capping flows of US$190mn in December 2024. This translates to a turnover of approximately 5%.

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

WeRide (WRD US) IPO: The Bear Case

The bear case rests on a volatile revenue profile, high customer concentration risk, widening losses that raise doubts on the path to...

Arun George

ECM Weekly (12th Aug 2024) - Ola Electric, Brainbees, WeRide, Akum, CR Beverages, Eternal Beauty

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

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