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

Eastroc Beverage Group   / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/eastroc-beverage-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34882:1" rel="noopener">Eastroc Beverage Group (605499 CH)</a> (EB), a China-based functional beverage company, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>According to Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S), EB has been the largest functional beverage company in China in terms of sales volume for four consecutive years since 2021.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the recent updates and likely A/H premium.</li>
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Eastroc Beverage Group (605499 CH) (EB), a China-based functional beverage company, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.
According to Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S), EB has been the largest functional beverage company in China in terms of sales volume for four consecutive years since 2021.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the recent updates and likely A/H premium.


Eastroc Beverage A/H Listing - PHIP Updates and Thoughts on A/H Premium

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/eastroc-beverage-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34882:1" rel="noopener">Eastroc Beverage Group (605499 CH)</a> (EB), a China-based functional beverage company, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>According to Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S), EB has been the largest functional beverage company in China in terms of sales volume for four consecutive years since 2021.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.</li>
</ul>



Eastroc Beverage Group (605499 CH) (EB), a China-based functional beverage company, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing.
According to Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S), EB has been the largest functional beverage company in China in terms of sales volume for four consecutive years since 2021.
In this note, we look at its past performance and other deal dynamics that might impact the listing.


Eastroc Beverage A/H Listing - Energized - Fast Growth, Better Margins

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jan 2nd.</li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.</li>
<li>We highlight short changes in Alibaba, Meituan, AIA, ABC, Sensetime.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jan 2nd.
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period.
We highlight short changes in Alibaba, Meituan, AIA, ABC, Sensetime.


HK Short Interest Weekly: Alibaba, Meituan, AIA, ABC, Sensetime

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<li>We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Jan 9th based on HKEx daily reports.</li>
<li>In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK), Geely Automobile (175 HK).</li>
<li>In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK), Kuaishou (1024 HK).</li>
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We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Jan 9th based on HKEx daily reports.
In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK), Geely Automobile (175 HK).
In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK), Kuaishou (1024 HK).


Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Jan 9th): Tencent, Xiaomi, Geely Automobile

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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<li>Since listing, PROYA's revenue has maintained double-digit growth rate. But in 2025, PROYA lost its momentum. While core brand PROYA was struggling, the multi-brand matrix failed to turn the tide.</li>
<li>The competition for traffic among major brands is becoming increasingly fierce, and the cost of acquiring customers is rising, which has led to the high and growing expenses of PROYA.</li>
<li>Considering PROYA’s current situation of slowing growth, a certain valuation discount may occur. The reasonable P/E ratio range could be 20-25x, lower than peers such as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mao-geping-cosmetics-co-ltd-41b64ec7-42e1-4d89-9424-b63b5ba53ea4" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1521:1" rel="noopener">Mao Geping</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-chicmax-cosmetic-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35503:1" rel="noopener">Chicmax.</a>
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Since listing, PROYA's revenue has maintained double-digit growth rate. But in 2025, PROYA lost its momentum. While core brand PROYA was struggling, the multi-brand matrix failed to turn the tide.
The competition for traffic among major brands is becoming increasingly fierce, and the cost of acquiring customers is rising, which has led to the high and growing expenses of PROYA.
Considering PROYA’s current situation of slowing growth, a certain valuation discount may occur. The reasonable P/E ratio range could be 20-25x, lower than peers such as Mao Geping, Chicmax.



Pre-IPO Proya Cosmetics (A/H Listing)- The Downward Trend in Performance May Be Difficult to Reverse

China

Giant Biogene designs, develops, manufactures, and sells beauty and health products, primarily functional skincare products and medical dressings, utilizing recombinant collagen as a key bioactive ingredient. The company also develops and manufactures functional foods based on rare ginsenosides technology. It was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Xi'an, People's Republic of China.

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Giant Biogene (2367 HK)

Eastroc Beverage A/H Listing - PHIP Updates and Thoughts on A/H Premium

Eastroc Beverage Group (605499 CH) (EB), a China-based functional beverage company, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing. In this...

Sumeet Singh

Eastroc Beverage A/H Listing - Energized - Fast Growth, Better Margins

Eastroc Beverage Group (605499 CH) (EB), a China-based functional beverage company, has now filed its PHIP and is aims to raise around US$1bn in...

Sumeet Singh

HK Short Interest Weekly: Alibaba, Meituan, AIA, ABC, Sensetime

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jan 2nd and highlight short interest changes in Alibaba, Meituan, AIA, ABC,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Jan 9th): Tencent, Xiaomi, Geely Automobile

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were Tencent (700 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Pre-IPO Proya Cosmetics (A/H Listing)- The Downward Trend in Performance May Be Difficult to Reverse

PROYA's growth slowed in 2025 due to revenue slowdown of core brand, intense competition, rising customer acquisition cost, thus leading to...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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Eastroc Beverage A/H Listing - PHIP Updates and Thoughts on A/H Premium

Eastroc Beverage Group (605499 CH) (EB), a China-based functional beverage company, aims to raise around US$1bn in its H-share listing. In this...

Sumeet Singh

Eastroc Beverage A/H Listing - Energized - Fast Growth, Better Margins

Eastroc Beverage Group (605499 CH) (EB), a China-based functional beverage company, has now filed its PHIP and is aims to raise around US$1bn in...

Sumeet Singh

HK Short Interest Weekly: Alibaba, Meituan, AIA, ABC, Sensetime

We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jan 2nd and highlight short interest changes in Alibaba, Meituan, AIA, ABC,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Jan 9th): Tencent, Xiaomi, Geely Automobile

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were Tencent (700 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Pre-IPO Proya Cosmetics (A/H Listing)- The Downward Trend in Performance May Be Difficult to Reverse

​PROYA's growth slowed in 2025 due to revenue slowdown of core brand, intense competition, rising customer acquisition cost, thus leading to...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

PROYA's growth slowed in 2025 due to revenue slowdown of core brand, intense competition, rising customer acquisition cost, thus leading to...