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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bundl-technologies-private-limited-swiggy" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35630:1" rel="noopener">Swiggy (1255298D IN)</a>, a hyperlocal commerce platform, aims to raise up to US$1.35 billion through an IPO at a price range of Rs371-390.</li>
<li>We previously discussed the IPO in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/swiggy-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:163915" rel="noopener">Swiggy IPO: The Bull Case</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/swiggy-ipo-the-bear-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:164347" rel="noopener">Swiggy IPO: The Bear Case</a>. 
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<li>Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price range of Rs371-390 per share is unattractive. Therefore, we would pass on the IPO.</li>
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Swiggy (1255298D IN), a hyperlocal commerce platform, aims to raise up to US$1.35 billion through an IPO at a price range of Rs371-390.
We previously discussed the IPO in Swiggy IPO: The Bull Case and Swiggy IPO: The Bear Case. 

Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price range of Rs371-390 per share is unattractive. Therefore, we would pass on the IPO.


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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bundl-technologies-private-limited-swiggy" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35630:1" rel="noopener">Swiggy (1255298D IN)</a>, a hyperlocal commerce platform, aims to raise up to US$1.4 billion through an IPO at a price range of Rs371-390.</li>
<li>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/swiggy-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:163915" rel="noopener">Swiggy IPO: The Bull Case</a>, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.</li>
<li>The bear case rests on food delivery and Instamart's lagging Zomato on key metrics, ongoing losses, and cash burn.</li>
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Swiggy (1255298D IN), a hyperlocal commerce platform, aims to raise up to US$1.4 billion through an IPO at a price range of Rs371-390.
In Swiggy 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 food delivery and Instamart's lagging Zomato on key metrics, ongoing losses, and cash burn.


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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bundl-technologies-private-limited-swiggy" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35630:1" rel="noopener">Swiggy (1255298D IN)</a>, a hyperlocal commerce platform, aims to raise up to US$1.4 billion at a valuation of US$11.3 billion. </li>
<li>Unlike <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zomato-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28820:1" rel="noopener">Zomato (ZOMATO IN)</a>’s (the key competitor) multi-app approach, Swiggy’s approach is to provide users with an integrated app offering.</li>
<li>The bull case rests on strong customer retention, food delivery hitting break-even, Instamart’s rapid growth and declining losses, and Out-of-Home Consumption’s strong growth and declining losses.</li>
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Swiggy (1255298D IN), a hyperlocal commerce platform, aims to raise up to US$1.4 billion at a valuation of US$11.3 billion. 
Unlike Zomato (ZOMATO IN)’s (the key competitor) multi-app approach, Swiggy’s approach is to provide users with an integrated app offering.
The bull case rests on strong customer retention, food delivery hitting break-even, Instamart’s rapid growth and declining losses, and Out-of-Home Consumption’s strong growth and declining losses.


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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<li>AntFin is looking to raise around US$400m by selling around 2% of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zomato-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28820:1" rel="noopener">Zomato (ZOMATO IN)</a>.</li>
<li>Ant Group had earlier sold some of its stake in Nov 2023 and Mar 2024, with the deals producing a mixed bag result.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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AntFin is looking to raise around US$400m by selling around 2% of Zomato (ZOMATO IN).
Ant Group had earlier sold some of its stake in Nov 2023 and Mar 2024, with the deals producing a mixed bag result.
In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Zomato Placement - Momentum Is Very Strong, past Ant Related Deals Have Been Mixed

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>DoorDash has presented its second quarter 2024 earnings and provided insights into several facets of DoorDash's performance, strategic directions, and the underlying economic measures affecting its operations.</li><li>Starting with the positives, DoorDash continues to report strong demand, particularly in the email domain.</li><li>This is a significant achievement considering the broader industry reports of softening restaurant demand.</li></ul>

DoorDash has presented its second quarter 2024 earnings and provided insights into several facets of DoorDash's performance, strategic directions, and the underlying economic measures affecting its operations.Starting with the positives, DoorDash continues to report strong demand, particularly in the email domain.This is a significant achievement considering the broader industry reports of softening restaurant demand.

DoorDash Inc.: Expanding Market Verticals & Investing In Global Growth! - Major Drivers

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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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Swiggy IPO: Valuation Insights

Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price range of Rs371-390 per share is unattractive. Therefore, we would pass on the IPO.

Arun George

Swiggy IPO: The Bear Case

Swiggy aims to raise up to US$1.4 billion. The bear case rests on food delivery and Instamart's lagging Zomato on key metrics, ongoing losses, and...

Arun George

Swiggy IPO: The Bull Case

The bull case rests on strong customer retention, food delivery hitting break-even, Instamart’s rapid growth and declining losses, and Out-of-Home...

Arun George

DoorDash Inc.: Expanding Market Verticals & Investing In Global Growth! - Major Drivers

DoorDash has presented its second quarter 2024 earnings and provided insights into several facets of DoorDash's performance, strategic directions,...

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Swiggy IPO: Valuation Insights

Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price range of Rs371-390 per share is unattractive. Therefore, we would pass on the IPO.

Arun George

Swiggy IPO: The Bear Case

Swiggy aims to raise up to US$1.4 billion. The bear case rests on food delivery and Instamart's lagging Zomato on key metrics, ongoing losses, and...

Arun George

Swiggy IPO: The Bull Case

The bull case rests on strong customer retention, food delivery hitting break-even, Instamart’s rapid growth and declining losses, and Out-of-Home...

Arun George

Zomato Placement - Momentum Is Very Strong, past Ant Related Deals Have Been Mixed

AntFin is looking to raise around US$400m by selling around 2% of Zomato (ZOMATO IN). Past selldown's by AntFin have produced mixed results.

Sumeet Singh

DoorDash Inc.: Expanding Market Verticals & Investing In Global Growth! - Major Drivers

DoorDash has presented its second quarter 2024 earnings and provided insights into several facets of DoorDash's performance, strategic directions,...

Baptista Research