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.

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/honasa-consumer" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36117:1" rel="noopener">Honasa Consumer </a>(HC) is looking to raise about US$200m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>HC’s product portfolio includes products in the baby care, face care, body care, hair care, color cosmetics and fragrances segments.</li>
<li>In our previous note, we looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates and valuations.</li>
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Honasa Consumer (HC) is looking to raise about US$200m in its upcoming India IPO.
HC’s product portfolio includes products in the baby care, face care, body care, hair care, color cosmetics and fragrances segments.
In our previous note, we looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates and valuations.


Honasa Consumer IPO - RHP Updates - Sales Strong, Slight Margin Improvement

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist, Trudence Capital Advisors

Pranav Bhavsar

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist

Trudence Capital Advisors

Trudence Capital Advisors Private Limited is a SEBI-registered Research Analyst, holding SEBI registration number INH000015747. Our firm is dedicated to providing independent and unbiased research on Indian mid to large-cap companies. Trudence Capital is known for its counter-consensus views, with a focus on forensic research and on-ground primary investigations. Our research approach is thorough, involving detailed analysis of accounting practices and governance, alongside extensive channel checks.

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fsn-e-commerce-ventures-nykaa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33796:1" rel="noopener">FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa) (NYKAA IN)</a> seems to be facing problems in its core BPC segment. </li>
<li>Our casual LinkedIn browsing led us to an interesting post on the company and its practices that warrant attention.</li>
<li>We have previously highlighted issues with the way the company has managed its Fashion Business, an attack on the BPC business could compound issues further.</li>
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FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa) (NYKAA IN) seems to be facing problems in its core BPC segment. 
Our casual LinkedIn browsing led us to an interesting post on the company and its practices that warrant attention.
We have previously highlighted issues with the way the company has managed its Fashion Business, an attack on the BPC business could compound issues further.


FSN E-Commerce Ventures (NYKAA IN) | Troubles at Core?

Event-Driven

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<li>In Aug 2022, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zomato-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28820:1" rel="noopener">Zomato (ZOMATO IN)</a> completed the acquisition of 91% of Blinkit’s outstanding shares via issuing its own shares. These shares were released from their lockup in Aug 2023.</li>
<li>Softbank then sold a part of its stake in Aug 2023, the rest of its stake will come out of lockup soon.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and recent updates.</li>
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In Aug 2022, Zomato (ZOMATO IN) completed the acquisition of 91% of Blinkit’s outstanding shares via issuing its own shares. These shares were released from their lockup in Aug 2023.
Softbank then sold a part of its stake in Aug 2023, the rest of its stake will come out of lockup soon.
In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and recent updates.


Zomato Lock-Up - A US$240m+ Softbank Linked Lockup Release

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<ul><li>We recently interacted with Team Nykaa</li><li>Key takeaways from the interaction: (1) Nykaa’s run rate of 4-5mn customer additions annually in BPC (on a cumulative base of 18mn) remains on track (2) ad income dip (as % of revenue) is attributed to teething issues with the new ad tech stack recovery could be a quarter away (3) Fashion’s soft Q1 performance (12% YoY) was an aberration and growth has been trending upwards (4) Fashion business is over its peak investment phase</li><li>However, we suspect BPC cash generation is just about enough to fund growth in Fashion and B2B businesses in FY24</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

We recently interacted with Team NykaaKey takeaways from the interaction: (1) Nykaa’s run rate of 4-5mn customer additions annually in BPC (on a cumulative base of 18mn) remains on track (2) ad income dip (as % of revenue) is attributed to teething issues with the new ad tech stack recovery could be a quarter away (3) Fashion’s soft Q1 performance (12% YoY) was an aberration and growth has been trending upwards (4) Fashion business is over its peak investment phaseHowever, we suspect BPC cash generation is just about enough to fund growth in Fashion and B2B businesses in FY24Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Fsn E-Commerce Ventures - BPC Momentum Key to Success. Maintain REDUCE

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

Power Grid Corporation of India / Index Rebalance

Power Grid Corporation of India (PWGR IN)

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<li>The rebalance of the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23617:1" rel="noopener">NIFTY</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nse-nifty-next-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36053:1" rel="noopener">Nifty Next 50</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nse-nifty-bank-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26811:1" rel="noopener">NSE Nifty Bank</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cpse-etf" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28191:1" rel="noopener">CPSE ETF (CPSEBE IN)</a> and a bunch of other indices will be implemented at the close of trading today.</li>
<li>Depending on the index, there are constituent changes, changes to the number of shares and free float, plus capping changes. Put together, there is a lot of flow and impact.</li>
<li>The round-trip trade will be in excess of US$1bn. Add in the futures &amp; options expiry and volumes will be extremely high in the last 30 minutes of trading.</li>
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The rebalance of the NIFTY, Nifty Next 50, NSE Nifty Bank, CPSE ETF (CPSEBE IN) and a bunch of other indices will be implemented at the close of trading today.
Depending on the index, there are constituent changes, changes to the number of shares and free float, plus capping changes. Put together, there is a lot of flow and impact.
The round-trip trade will be in excess of US$1bn. Add in the futures &amp; options expiry and volumes will be extremely high in the last 30 minutes of trading.


NIFTY Family Index Rebalance: Flows at the Close Today + F&O Expiry

India

FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd., operating as Nykaa, is an Indian retail company specializing in beauty, wellness, and fashion products. It sells products online and through physical stores, offering a wide assortment from various brands, including its own. The company is headquartered in Mumbai, India, and was founded in April 2012.

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Nykaa (NYKAA IN)

Honasa Consumer IPO - RHP Updates - Sales Strong, Slight Margin Improvement

Honasa Consumer (HC) is looking to raise about US$200m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about updates from its recent filings.

Sumeet Singh

FSN E-Commerce Ventures (NYKAA IN) | Troubles at Core?

FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa) is facing problems in its core BPC segment, which could compound existing issues with its Fashion Business.

Pranav Bhavsar

Zomato Lock-Up - A US$240m+ Softbank Linked Lockup Release

Softbank had opted to sell only around half of its stake via a block to raise airing US$120m. The deal is very well flagged

Sumeet Singh

Fsn E-Commerce Ventures - BPC Momentum Key to Success. Maintain REDUCE

Key takeaways from the interaction: (1) Nykaa’s run rate of 4-5mn customer additions annually in BPC (on a cumulative base of 18mn) remains on track

HDFC Securities

NIFTY Family Index Rebalance: Flows at the Close Today + F&O Expiry

The rebalance of the NIFTY family of indices will be implemented at the close today. The round-trip trade is around US$1bn and volumes at the close...

Brian Freitas

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Honasa Consumer IPO - RHP Updates - Sales Strong, Slight Margin Improvement

Honasa Consumer (HC) is looking to raise about US$200m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about updates from its recent filings.

Sumeet Singh

FSN E-Commerce Ventures (NYKAA IN) | Troubles at Core?

​FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa) is facing problems in its core BPC segment, which could compound existing issues with its Fashion Business.

Pranav Bhavsar

Zomato Lock-Up - A US$240m+ Softbank Linked Lockup Release

Softbank had opted to sell only around half of its stake via a block to raise airing US$120m. The deal is very well flagged

Sumeet Singh

Fsn E-Commerce Ventures - BPC Momentum Key to Success. Maintain REDUCE

Key takeaways from the interaction: (1) Nykaa’s run rate of 4-5mn customer additions annually in BPC (on a cumulative base of 18mn) remains on track

HDFC Securities

NIFTY Family Index Rebalance: Flows at the Close Today + F&O Expiry

The rebalance of the NIFTY family of indices will be implemented at the close today. The round-trip trade is around US$1bn and volumes at the close...

Brian Freitas

FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa) is facing problems in its core BPC segment, which could compound existing issues with its Fashion Business.