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Arun George

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REPT BATTERO Energy / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rept-battero-energy" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36626:1" rel="noopener">REPT BATTERO Energy (1998104D CH)</a>, a leading EV battery manufacturer, has launched an HKEx IPO to raise up to US$306 million. Pricing is on 14 December.   </li>
<li>In <em><strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/rept-battero-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:122120" rel="noopener">Rept Battero 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 market share losses, high related party revenue, weak outlook, EV battery weak performance, FCF burn, high impairments and receivable financing. </li>
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REPT BATTERO Energy (1998104D CH), a leading EV battery manufacturer, has launched an HKEx IPO to raise up to US$306 million. Pricing is on 14 December.   
In Rept Battero 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 market share losses, high related party revenue, weak outlook, EV battery weak performance, FCF burn, high impairments and receivable financing. 


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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rept-battero-energy" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36626:1" rel="noopener">REPT BATTERO Energy</a> is looking to raise around US$300m in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>REPT BATTERO Energy (REPT) is a lithium-ion battery manufacturer in China, focusing on R&amp;D, production, and sales of EV/ESS lithium-ion battery products such as battery cells, modules and packs.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we talk about valuations.</li>
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REPT BATTERO Energy is looking to raise around US$300m in its Hong Kong IPO.
REPT BATTERO Energy (REPT) is a lithium-ion battery manufacturer in China, focusing on R&amp;D, production, and sales of EV/ESS lithium-ion battery products such as battery cells, modules and packs.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we talk about valuations.


REPT BATTERO Energy IPO - Fastest Growth, Lowest Margins, No Valuation Discount

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>China NEV market grew by 35% YoY in first ten months and by 39% YoY in October 2023.</li>
<li>BYD’s production is significantly larger than other NEV producers in China.</li>
<li>We believe the stock has an upside of 80% and a price target of HKD387. Buy.</li>
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China NEV market grew by 35% YoY in first ten months and by 39% YoY in October 2023.
BYD’s production is significantly larger than other NEV producers in China.
We believe the stock has an upside of 80% and a price target of HKD387. Buy.


BYD (1211 HK): Largest Producer in Dramatically Expanding Market

Robosense Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shenzhen-robosense-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39903:1" rel="noopener">Robosense Technology (ROBO HK)</a> (RT) is now looking to raise up to US$150m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO, down from US$300-400m earlier.</li>
<li>As of Mar 23, it had earned design wins for mass production of LiDAR for 52 vehicles with 21OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, ranking No. 1 globally, according to CIC.</li>
<li>We looked at its past performance in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about its PHIP updates.</li>
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Robosense Technology (ROBO HK) (RT) is now looking to raise up to US$150m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO, down from US$300-400m earlier.
As of Mar 23, it had earned design wins for mass production of LiDAR for 52 vehicles with 21OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, ranking No. 1 globally, according to CIC.
We looked at its past performance in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about its PHIP updates.


Robosense Technology Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - ADAS Sales Strong but Profitability Remains Distant

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Eric Wen

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research

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

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>XPEV: XPeng G9 gaining traction in its launch in Europ (+)</li>
<li>1211.HK/3931.HK: 9 Power Battery Companies exited the market in 2023 (+)</li>
<li>JD/1810.HK/981.HK: Huawei new smartphones cases listed, prelude to new handset launch (-/+/+)</li>
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XPEV: XPeng G9 gaining traction in its launch in Europ (+)
1211.HK/3931.HK: 9 Power Battery Companies exited the market in 2023 (+)
JD/1810.HK/981.HK: Huawei new smartphones cases listed, prelude to new handset launch (-/+/+)


[Blue Lotus Daily]: XPEV/1211.HK/3931.HK/LI/JD/1810.HK

China

BYD Company Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells automobiles. The Company also researches, develops, manufactures and sells batteries, which are applied on mobile phones, cordless phones, power tools and other kinds of portable electronic devices.

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BYD (1211 HK)

Rept Battero IPO: The Bear Case

The bear case rests on market share losses, high related party revenue, weak outlook, EV battery weak performance, FCF burn, high impairments and...

Arun George

REPT BATTERO Energy IPO - Fastest Growth, Lowest Margins, No Valuation Discount

REPT BATTERO Energy is looking to raise around US$300m in its Hong Kong IPO. We have looked at the past performance in our earlier notes, in this...

Sumeet Singh

BYD (1211 HK): Largest Producer in Dramatically Expanding Market

China NEV market grew by 35% YoY in first ten months. BYD’s production is significantly larger than other NEV producers. We believe the stock has...

Ming Lu

Robosense Technology Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - ADAS Sales Strong but Profitability Remains Distant

Robosense Technology (ROBO HK) (RT) is now looking to raise up to US$150m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO, down from US$300-400m earlier.

Sumeet Singh

[Blue Lotus Daily]: XPEV/1211.HK/3931.HK/LI/JD/1810.HK

XPEV's XPeng G9 making progress in European launch. 9 power battery companies exited the market in 2023. Huawei's new smartphone cases listed,...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

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Rept Battero IPO: The Bear Case

The bear case rests on market share losses, high related party revenue, weak outlook, EV battery weak performance, FCF burn, high impairments and...

Arun George

REPT BATTERO Energy IPO - Fastest Growth, Lowest Margins, No Valuation Discount

REPT BATTERO Energy is looking to raise around US$300m in its Hong Kong IPO. We have looked at the past performance in our earlier notes, in this...

Sumeet Singh

BYD (1211 HK): Largest Producer in Dramatically Expanding Market

China NEV market grew by 35% YoY in first ten months. BYD’s production is significantly larger than other NEV producers. We believe the stock has...

Ming Lu

Robosense Technology Pre-IPO - PHIP Updates - ADAS Sales Strong but Profitability Remains Distant

Robosense Technology (ROBO HK) (RT) is now looking to raise up to US$150m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO, down from US$300-400m earlier.

Sumeet Singh

[Blue Lotus Daily]: XPEV/1211.HK/3931.HK/LI/JD/1810.HK

​XPEV's XPeng G9 making progress in European launch. 9 power battery companies exited the market in 2023. Huawei's new smartphone cases listed,...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

XPEV's XPeng G9 making progress in European launch. 9 power battery companies exited the market in 2023. Huawei's new smartphone cases listed,...