APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

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.

Equity Capital Markets

EcoPro Materials / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ecopro-materials" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36806:1" rel="noopener">EcoPro Materials (ECO123 KS)</a> is looking to raise up to US$500m in its Korean IPO.</li>
<li>Ecopro Materials (EPM) manufactures and sells high-nickel precursors, one of the key materials for high-nickel cathode materials for secondary (rechargeable) batteries.</li>
<li>In our previous note, we covered the company’s performance and undertook a peer comparison. In this note, we will share our thoughts on valuation.</li>
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EcoPro Materials (ECO123 KS) is looking to raise up to US$500m in its Korean IPO.
Ecopro Materials (EPM) manufactures and sells high-nickel precursors, one of the key materials for high-nickel cathode materials for secondary (rechargeable) batteries.
In our previous note, we covered the company’s performance and undertook a peer comparison. In this note, we will share our thoughts on valuation.


Ecopro Materials IPO - Thoughts on Valuation - Needs a Margin of Safety

Korea / Special Situations, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Situations

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

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<li>The indicative price band is ₩36,200 to ₩46,000. Accordingly, the market capitalization implied by the price band is ₩2.68T to ₩3.40T.</li>
<li>The concern arises as to whether Ecopro Materials can consistently deliver a level of profitability that justifies receiving an equivalent valuation multiple to that of Ecopro BM.</li>
<li>The timing of this IPO coincides with the ongoing valuation correction in the local battery sector, making the valuation issue the most critical point to watch in this IPO.</li>
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The indicative price band is ₩36,200 to ₩46,000. Accordingly, the market capitalization implied by the price band is ₩2.68T to ₩3.40T.
The concern arises as to whether Ecopro Materials can consistently deliver a level of profitability that justifies receiving an equivalent valuation multiple to that of Ecopro BM.
The timing of this IPO coincides with the ongoing valuation correction in the local battery sector, making the valuation issue the most critical point to watch in this IPO.


Ecopro Materials IPO Prospectus Filed Today: Anticipating Inevitable Valuation Controversy

Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

Caixin is a media group dedicated to providing financial and business news through periodicals, online content, mobile apps, conferences, books and TV/video programs. Caixin aims to blaze a trail that helps traditional media prosper in the new media age through integrated multimedia platforms.

News from Caixin

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Tesla Inc. has signed $5 billion worth of deals to buy nickel for electric-vehicle (EV) batteries from companies operating in an Indonesian industrial park that’s jointly run by Chinese metals giant Tsingshan Holdings Group Co. Ltd</li><li>Tesla has signed a five-year contract with nickel processing companies operating out of the Morowali Industrial Park on Sulawesi Island</li><li>The deals come as the Indonesian government seeks to draw in foreign investment to build a complete supply chain for new-energy vehicles</li></ul>

Tesla Inc. has signed $5 billion worth of deals to buy nickel for electric-vehicle (EV) batteries from companies operating in an Indonesian industrial park that’s jointly run by Chinese metals giant Tsingshan Holdings Group Co. LtdTesla has signed a five-year contract with nickel processing companies operating out of the Morowali Industrial Park on Sulawesi IslandThe deals come as the Indonesian government seeks to draw in foreign investment to build a complete supply chain for new-energy vehicles

China’s Tsingshan Looms Over Tesla’s $5 Billion in Indonesian Nickel Deals

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>There are 28 changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906:1" rel="noopener">Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Index (SHSZ300 INDEX)</a> at the upcoming rebalance that will be implemented at the close of trading on 9 June.</li>
<li>We had forecast nearly all the changes, though the index committee seems to have used discretion in deciding not to add three Distillers to the index, leading to other changes.</li>
<li>There's a large sector skew with Industrials, Information Technology and Materials stocks taking 17 more spots in the index, while Health Care and Financials lose 9 and 5 spots respectively.</li>
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There are 28 changes for the Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 Index (SHSZ300 INDEX) at the upcoming rebalance that will be implemented at the close of trading on 9 June.
We had forecast nearly all the changes, though the index committee seems to have used discretion in deciding not to add three Distillers to the index, leading to other changes.
There's a large sector skew with Industrials, Information Technology and Materials stocks taking 17 more spots in the index, while Health Care and Financials lose 9 and 5 spots respectively.


CSI300 Index Rebalance: Big Sector Shift with 28 Changes

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<li>We expect the maximum permitted 30 changes at a single review to take place at the June rebalance. Most changes are high probability.</li>
<li>We estimate a one-way turnover of 4.25% at the rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 10.677bn.</li>
<li>Industrials, Information Technology and Materials sectors are expected to have the most net inclusions, while Health Care and Financials are expected to have the most net deletions.</li>
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We expect the maximum permitted 30 changes at a single review to take place at the June rebalance. Most changes are high probability.
We estimate a one-way turnover of 4.25% at the rebalance leading to a one-way trade of CNY 10.677bn.
Industrials, Information Technology and Materials sectors are expected to have the most net inclusions, while Health Care and Financials are expected to have the most net deletions.


CSI300 Index Rebalance Preview: 30 Potential Changes as Sector Rotation Continues

China

CNGR Advanced Material Co.,Ltd. produces and sells new materials. The Company provides lithium battery cathode material precursors development, production, processing, sales, and other services. CNGR Advanced Material markets its products worldwide.

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Ecopro Materials IPO - Thoughts on Valuation - Needs a Margin of Safety

EcoPro Materials (ECO123 KS) is looking to raise up to US$500m in its Korean IPO. In this note, we will share our thoughts on valuation.

Ethan Aw

Ecopro Materials IPO Prospectus Filed Today: Anticipating Inevitable Valuation Controversy

This post details Ecopro Materials' IPO prospectus filed today and touches on an impending and unavoidable valuation controversy.

Sanghyun Park

China’s Tsingshan Looms Over Tesla’s $5 Billion in Indonesian Nickel Deals

Tesla Inc. has signed $5 billion worth of deals to buy nickel for electric-vehicle (EV) batteries from companies operating in an Indonesian...

Caixin Global

CSI300 Index Rebalance: Big Sector Shift with 28 Changes

The June rebalance of the CSI300 Index will have 28 changes, a large sector skew, one-way turnover of 4.11% and a one-way trade of CNY 10bn. The...

Brian Freitas

CSI300 Index Rebalance Preview: 30 Potential Changes as Sector Rotation Continues

We forecast 30 changes at the June rebalance for the CSI300 Index - most high probability. Industrials, IT and Materials sectors will have net...

Brian Freitas

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