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.

Event-Driven

GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk PT / Event-Driven

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<li>GoTo pre-IPO shareholders were released from the lockup on 1st Dec 2022, which led to a 47% slide in its share price.</li>
<li>We had written about the upcoming lockup expiry in our earlier note, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/goto-ipo-lockup-expiry-us-13bn-lockup-release-or-in-other-words-the-real-ipo" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:84796" rel="noopener">GoTo IPO Lockup Expiry - US$13bn Lockup Release or in Other Words, the Real IPO</a>.</li>
<li>While the price appears to be settling down now, given the intra-day trading limits in Indonesia,  very little volumes have been transacted compared to the shares released from lockup.</li>
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GoTo pre-IPO shareholders were released from the lockup on 1st Dec 2022, which led to a 47% slide in its share price.
We had written about the upcoming lockup expiry in our earlier note, GoTo IPO Lockup Expiry - US$13bn Lockup Release or in Other Words, the Real IPO.
While the price appears to be settling down now, given the intra-day trading limits in Indonesia,  very little volumes have been transacted compared to the shares released from lockup.


GoTo IPO Lockup Expiry Follow-Up - Has Corrected but Has Traded Relatively Little Volume

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

Equity Bottom-Up

GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk PT / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In Mar 2022, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/goto-gojek-tokopedia" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25976:1" rel="noopener">GoTo (GOTO IJ)</a> raised around US$1bn from what was essentially a domestic Indonesian IPO. </li>
<li>GoTo has already burnt through the cash it raised from the listing and cash burn still remains high, while its cash balance is amongst the lowest in its peer set.</li>
<li>At its current cash burn pace, the company will have to come to the markets again soon.</li>
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In Mar 2022, GoTo (GOTO IJ) raised around US$1bn from what was essentially a domestic Indonesian IPO. 
GoTo has already burnt through the cash it raised from the listing and cash burn still remains high, while its cash balance is amongst the lowest in its peer set.
At its current cash burn pace, the company will have to come to the markets again soon.


2023 High Conviction - GoTo - Burnt Through All Cash From the IPO, Weakest Cash Position Among Peers

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<li>Zomato is one of the largest food delivery platforms in India. It was listed in Jul 21 and after initially doubling, its shares are now trading below its IPO price.</li>
<li>It has grown its food delivery GOV by 3.5x over FY19-22 and growth remains strong, while profitablity has been improving.</li>
<li>Its recent venture into quick commerce should allow for better fleet utilisation and hence, better longer term growth and profitability.</li>
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Zomato is one of the largest food delivery platforms in India. It was listed in Jul 21 and after initially doubling, its shares are now trading below its IPO price.
It has grown its food delivery GOV by 3.5x over FY19-22 and growth remains strong, while profitablity has been improving.
Its recent venture into quick commerce should allow for better fleet utilisation and hence, better longer term growth and profitability.


2023 High Conviction: Zomato - Home Delivering Laziness

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst, Obex Capital Research

Aaron Gabin

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research

Obex Capital Research

“Obex” is Latin for Barriers to Entry. Obex Capital Management’s investment philosophy is driven by an intense focus on which business model’s Barriers to Entry are able to withstand the ever increasing competitive disruption in the TMT and Consumer Sectors.

<ul>
<li>Strong growth continues....GOV grew 30%, 2% ahead of consensus..no macro headwinds.</li>
<li>New "disclosures" imply the core business is more profitable then presumed, rationalizing management's investments in new businesses.</li>
<li>Beat and Raise...one of the few online platforms to do this in the current environment...in a business (food delivery) that most didn't think was habitual LT.</li>
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Strong growth continues....GOV grew 30%, 2% ahead of consensus..no macro headwinds.
New "disclosures" imply the core business is more profitable then presumed, rationalizing management's investments in new businesses.
Beat and Raise...one of the few online platforms to do this in the current environment...in a business (food delivery) that most didn't think was habitual LT.


Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Algosun Global

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<li>The food-delivery company <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/deliveroo-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27468:1" rel="noopener">Deliveroo (ROO LN)</a>  initiated the stock buyback program and will purchase up to <strong>£75M</strong> worth of shares to reassure investors. </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/deliveroo-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27468:1" rel="noopener">Deliveroo (ROO LN)</a>  is down ~77% from the IPO price as Covid lockdown restrictions have ended and revenue growth slowed significantly. </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/deliveroo-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27468:1" rel="noopener">Deliveroo (ROO LN)</a>  currently trades at 0.1x EV/2022E GMV, a discount relative to its key peers that trade at an average of 0.3x EV/2022E GMV.  </li>
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The food-delivery company Deliveroo (ROO LN)  initiated the stock buyback program and will purchase up to £75M worth of shares to reassure investors. 

Deliveroo (ROO LN)  is down ~77% from the IPO price as Covid lockdown restrictions have ended and revenue growth slowed significantly. 

Deliveroo (ROO LN)  currently trades at 0.1x EV/2022E GMV, a discount relative to its key peers that trade at an average of 0.3x EV/2022E GMV.  


Deliveroo Has £1B+ Of Dry Powder; The Stock Is Undervalued, £75M Buyback Will Reassure Investors

United States

DoorDash, Inc. provides restaurant food delivery services. The Company develops technology to connect customers with merchants through an on-demand food delivery application. DoorDash serves customers in the United States.

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GoTo IPO Lockup Expiry Follow-Up - Has Corrected but Has Traded Relatively Little Volume

GoTo pre-IPO shareholders were released from the lockup on 1st Dec 2022, which led to a 47% slide in its share price. While the stock has...

Sumeet Singh

2023 High Conviction - GoTo - Burnt Through All Cash From the IPO, Weakest Cash Position Among Peers

In Mar 2022, GoTo (GOTO IJ) raised around US$1bn from what was essentially a domestic Indonesian IPO. At its current cash burn pace, the company...

Clarence Chu

2023 High Conviction: Zomato - Home Delivering Laziness

Zomato is one of the largest food delivery platforms in India. It was listed in Jul 21 and after initially doubling, its shares are now trading...

Sumeet Singh

Doordash 3Q22: Is DASH the COVID Winner?

DoorDash's earnings results (didn't really) shook our short thesis to its core. DoorDash quasi proved its core business isn't horrible. It remains...

Aaron Gabin

Deliveroo Has £1B+ Of Dry Powder; The Stock Is Undervalued, £75M Buyback Will Reassure Investors

Deliveroo is down ~77% from the IPO price, and we think the stock buyback program will reassure investors, keep in mind a solid balance sheet and...

Andrei Zakharov

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