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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i-Tail Corporation / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>I-Tail, an OEM in the wet pet food category, aims to raise around US$600m in its Thailand IPO. It is a subsidiary of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/thai-union-group-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:161:1" rel="noopener">Thai Union Group (TU TB)</a>  .</li>
<li>As per ITC, it was the number two pet food company in Asia and in the top ten pet food companies globally. ITC expertise lies in fish-based wet pet food.</li>
<li>In our previous notes, we have looked at various aspects of the deal. In this note, we talk about its 3Q22 updates and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>


I-Tail, an OEM in the wet pet food category, aims to raise around US$600m in its Thailand IPO. It is a subsidiary of Thai Union Group (TU TB)  .
As per ITC, it was the number two pet food company in Asia and in the top ten pet food companies globally. ITC expertise lies in fish-based wet pet food.
In our previous notes, we have looked at various aspects of the deal. In this note, we talk about its 3Q22 updates and run the deal through our ECM framework.


I-Tail Corporation IPO - Blowout 3Q22, Revised Earnings, Updated Thoughts on Valuation

<ul>
<li>I-Tail Corporation, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in the wet pet food category, aims to list in Thailand in 4Q22. ITC is a subsidiary of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/thai-union-group-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:161:1" rel="noopener">Thai Union Group (TU TB)</a>. </li>
<li>As per ITC, it was the number two pet food company in Asia and in the top ten pet food companies globally. ITC expertise lies in fish-based wet pet food.</li>
<li>In our previous notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance and undertaken a peer comparison. In this note, we talk about valuations.</li>
</ul>


I-Tail Corporation, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in the wet pet food category, aims to list in Thailand in 4Q22. ITC is a subsidiary of Thai Union Group (TU TB). 
As per ITC, it was the number two pet food company in Asia and in the top ten pet food companies globally. ITC expertise lies in fish-based wet pet food.
In our previous notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance and undertaken a peer comparison. In this note, we talk about valuations.


I-Tail Corporation Pre-IPO - Initial Thoughts on Valuation

<ul>
<li>I-Tail Corporation, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in the wet pet food category, aims to list in Thailand in 4Q22. ITC is a subsidiary of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/thai-union-group-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:161:1" rel="noopener">Thai Union Group (TU TB)</a>. </li>
<li>As per ITC, it was the number two pet food company in Asia and in the top ten pet food companies globally. ITC expertise lies in fish-based wet pet food.</li>
<li>In our previous notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we undertake a peer comparison.</li>
</ul>


I-Tail Corporation, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in the wet pet food category, aims to list in Thailand in 4Q22. ITC is a subsidiary of Thai Union Group (TU TB). 
As per ITC, it was the number two pet food company in Asia and in the top ten pet food companies globally. ITC expertise lies in fish-based wet pet food.
In our previous notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we undertake a peer comparison.


I-Tail Corporation Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison

<ul>
<li>I-Tail Corporation, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in the wet pet food category, aims to list in Thailand in 4Q22. ITC is a subsidiary of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/thai-union-group-pcl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:161:1" rel="noopener">Thai Union Group (TU TB)</a>. </li>
<li>As per ITC, it was the number two pet food company in Asia and in the top ten pet food companies globally. ITC expertise lies in fish-based wet pet food.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


I-Tail Corporation, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in the wet pet food category, aims to list in Thailand in 4Q22. ITC is a subsidiary of Thai Union Group (TU TB). 
As per ITC, it was the number two pet food company in Asia and in the top ten pet food companies globally. ITC expertise lies in fish-based wet pet food.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


I-Tail Corporation Pre-IPO - The Positives - For the Pampered Pets

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Andrei Zakharov

Algosun Global

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chewy-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28110:1" rel="noopener">Chewy Inc (CHWY US)</a> , one of the largest pure-play pet e-commerce companies that benefited from COVID-19 pandemic, reported 13% y/y revenue growth in 2QFY22, down from 47% in 2QFY20.</li>
<li>The company’s management, including CEO and Director Mr. Singh, sold ~$25M worth of Chewy shares this year, and BC Partners dumped 6.1M shares at $82.50 each in 2021. </li>
<li>Our bear case scenario suggests further room for downside on post-pandemic slowdown, rising costs, intense competition in the pet space, and weak consumer spending.</li>
</ul>



Chewy Inc (CHWY US) , one of the largest pure-play pet e-commerce companies that benefited from COVID-19 pandemic, reported 13% y/y revenue growth in 2QFY22, down from 47% in 2QFY20.
The company’s management, including CEO and Director Mr. Singh, sold ~$25M worth of Chewy shares this year, and BC Partners dumped 6.1M shares at $82.50 each in 2021. 
Our bear case scenario suggests further room for downside on post-pandemic slowdown, rising costs, intense competition in the pet space, and weak consumer spending.


Chewy: Post-Pandemic Slowdown Is Here To Stay While Insiders Are Cashing Out

United States

Chewy, Inc. is an online retailer of pet food and other pet-related products. The Company through its retail website and mobile application offers pet food, treats, supplies, and healthcare products for dogs, cats, fish, birds, horses, and reptiles, as well as provides a range of pet clothing and medications. Chewy serves customers in the United States.

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Chewy (CHWY US)

I-Tail Corporation IPO - Blowout 3Q22, Revised Earnings, Updated Thoughts on Valuation

I-Tail, an OEM in the wet pet food category, aims to raise around US$600m in its Thailand IPO. It is a subsidiary of Thai Union Group. In this...

Sumeet Singh

I-Tail Corporation Pre-IPO - Initial Thoughts on Valuation

I-Tail Corporation, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in the wet pet food category, aims to list in Thailand in 4Q22. ITC is a subsidiary of...

Sumeet Singh

I-Tail Corporation Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison

I-Tail Corporation, an OEM in the wet pet food category, aims to list in Thailand in 4Q22. ITC is a subsidiary of Thai Union Group. In this note,...

Sumeet Singh

I-Tail Corporation Pre-IPO - The Positives - For the Pampered Pets

I-Tail Corporation, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in the wet pet food category, aims to list in Thailand in 4Q22. ITC is a subsidiary of...

Sumeet Singh

Chewy: Post-Pandemic Slowdown Is Here To Stay While Insiders Are Cashing Out

We believe Chewy stock is overvalued as revenue growth decelerated significantly and active customer growth stalled. Insiders are cashing out,...

Andrei Zakharov

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