APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

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.

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Dr Agarwal's Health Care Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

Dr Agarwal's Health Care Ltd (8140044Z IN)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dr-agarwal-s-health-care-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43984:1" rel="noopener">Dr Agarwal's Health Care Ltd (8140044Z IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$350m in its India IPO. The deal is downsized from an earlier reported size of around US$480m.</li>
<li>Dr Agarwal’s Health Care is a healthcare/hospital chain in India providing eyecare services, including surgeries; consultations, diagnoses, non-surgical treatments; and sells opticals, contact lens, accessories and eyecare related pharmaceutical products.</li>
<li>Previously, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we provide a summary of its RHP updates and share our quick thoughts on peer comparison and valuation.</li>
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Dr Agarwal's Health Care Ltd (8140044Z IN) is looking to raise about US$350m in its India IPO. The deal is downsized from an earlier reported size of around US$480m.
Dr Agarwal’s Health Care is a healthcare/hospital chain in India providing eyecare services, including surgeries; consultations, diagnoses, non-surgical treatments; and sells opticals, contact lens, accessories and eyecare related pharmaceutical products.
Previously, we have looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we provide a summary of its RHP updates and share our quick thoughts on peer comparison and valuation.


Dr Agarwal’s Healthcare IPO - RHP Updates & Quick Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

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<li>Dr Agarwal's Health Care is looking to raise ~$350M from its upcoming India IPO, which is a combination of fresh issue and OFS. The IPO price band is INR382–402.</li>
<li>The company intends to utilize INR1.95B out of the fresh issue proceeds to repay its debts, which stand at INR3.61B as of December 31, 2024.</li>
<li>The company's proven capability to scale up the operation amid cut-throat competition and profitable business operation enhance our conviction on the long-term growth prospect of the company.</li>
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Dr Agarwal's Health Care is looking to raise ~$350M from its upcoming India IPO, which is a combination of fresh issue and OFS. The IPO price band is INR382–402.
The company intends to utilize INR1.95B out of the fresh issue proceeds to repay its debts, which stand at INR3.61B as of December 31, 2024.
The company's proven capability to scale up the operation amid cut-throat competition and profitable business operation enhance our conviction on the long-term growth prospect of the company.


Dr Agarwal's Health Care IPO: Profitable Business Expansion Amid Favorable Demand to Drive Growth

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

Event-Driven

CG Power and Industrial Solutions / Event-Driven

CG Power and Industrial Solutions (CGPOWER IN)

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<li>We see 7 stocks moving from MidCap to LargeCap, 11 stocks moving from LargeCap to MidCap, 4 stocks from SmallCap to MidCap, and 11 stocks from MidCap to SmallCap.</li>
<li>From the new listings, 4 stocks are expected to be added to Large Cap, 3 stocks to Mid Cap, and multiple stocks to Small Cap.</li>
<li>There are multiple stocks among the AMFI changes that will be changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nse-nifty-next-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36053:1" rel="noopener">NSE Nifty Next 50 Index (NIFTYJR INDEX)</a> and/or Nifty Midcap 150 Index in March.</li>
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We see 7 stocks moving from MidCap to LargeCap, 11 stocks moving from LargeCap to MidCap, 4 stocks from SmallCap to MidCap, and 11 stocks from MidCap to SmallCap.
From the new listings, 4 stocks are expected to be added to Large Cap, 3 stocks to Mid Cap, and multiple stocks to Small Cap.
There are multiple stocks among the AMFI changes that will be changes for the NSE Nifty Next 50 Index (NIFTYJR INDEX) and/or Nifty Midcap 150 Index in March.


AMFI Stock Reclassification Preview (Dec 2024): Recent Large IPOs Lead to Big Downward Shift

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aster-dm-healthcare-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23662:1" rel="noopener">Aster DM Healthcare Ltd (ASTERDM IN)</a> plans to add ~1,800 beds by FY27, aligning with its strategic roadmap to expand its footprint and become a top-three healthcare player in India.</li>
<li>Operating EBITDA margin has improved to 21.4% in Q2FY25 as compared to 16.8% in Q2FY24. The company expects continuous margin expansion over the next two-three years.</li>
<li>The company is expected to report high teens revenue growth through FY27, with bottomline growth outpacing topline. Aster DM shares are trading at NTM EV/EBITDA of 24.9x, lower than peers.</li>
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Aster DM Healthcare Ltd (ASTERDM IN) plans to add ~1,800 beds by FY27, aligning with its strategic roadmap to expand its footprint and become a top-three healthcare player in India.
Operating EBITDA margin has improved to 21.4% in Q2FY25 as compared to 16.8% in Q2FY24. The company expects continuous margin expansion over the next two-three years.
The company is expected to report high teens revenue growth through FY27, with bottomline growth outpacing topline. Aster DM shares are trading at NTM EV/EBITDA of 24.9x, lower than peers.


2025 High Conviction: Aster DM Healthcare Ltd (ASTERDM IN)- Focus on India Augurs Well

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Axis Direct

Axis Direct

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<ul><li>Medanta reported revenue of Rs 957 Cr, exceeding our expectations, driven by a flat ARPOB and a slight increase in occupancies.</li><li>ARPOB increased to Rs 62,140, up 1.9% YoY, while occupancies improved by 623 bps YoY.</li><li>EBITDA margins were 24.5%, down 140 bps YoY but showed a sequential improvement of 231 bps. </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>

Medanta reported revenue of Rs 957 Cr, exceeding our expectations, driven by a flat ARPOB and a slight increase in occupancies.ARPOB increased to Rs 62,140, up 1.9% YoY, while occupancies improved by 623 bps YoY.EBITDA margins were 24.5%, down 140 bps YoY but showed a sequential improvement of 231 bps. 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.

Global Health Ltd - Elevating the Opportunity in Underserved Micro Markets

India

Global Health Limited (Medanta) is an India-based multi-specialty tertiary care provider, primarily operating in the North and East regions of India. The company delivers a comprehensive range of healthcare services across various medical specialties, including cardiac sciences, neurosciences, oncology, orthopaedics, liver transplants, and kidney and urology care. Global Health Limited was incorporated on August 13, 2004, and is headquartered in New Delhi, India.

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Global Health (MEDANTA IN)

Dr Agarwal’s Healthcare IPO - RHP Updates & Quick Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

Dr Agarwal’s Healthcare is looking to raise about US$350m in its India IPO. In this note, we provide a summary of its RHP updates and share our...

Akshat Shah

Dr Agarwal's Health Care IPO: Profitable Business Expansion Amid Favorable Demand to Drive Growth

Dr Agarwal's Health Care plans to raise $350M in India IPO, which is a combination of fresh issue and OFS. The IPO price band is INR382–402....

Tina Banerjee

AMFI Stock Reclassification Preview (Dec 2024): Recent Large IPOs Lead to Big Downward Shift

There could be 33 migrations in January, 4 new listings in LargeCap, 3 in MidCap and multiple in SmallCap. Some of the AMFI changes will have...

Brian Freitas

2025 High Conviction: Aster DM Healthcare Ltd (ASTERDM IN)- Focus on India Augurs Well

Aster DM is merging with Blacksone and TPG-backed Quality Care India Limited, one of the largest privately held hospital chains in India with a...

Tina Banerjee

Global Health Ltd - Elevating the Opportunity in Underserved Micro Markets

Medanta reported revenue of Rs 957 Cr, exceeding our expectations, driven by a flat ARPOB and a slight increase in occupancies.

Axis Direct

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Dr Agarwal’s Healthcare IPO - RHP Updates & Quick Thoughts on Peer Comp and Valuation

Dr Agarwal’s Healthcare is looking to raise about US$350m in its India IPO. In this note, we provide a summary of its RHP updates and share our...

Akshat Shah

Dr Agarwal's Health Care IPO: Profitable Business Expansion Amid Favorable Demand to Drive Growth

​Dr Agarwal's Health Care plans to raise $350M in India IPO, which is a combination of fresh issue and OFS. The IPO price band is INR382–402....

Tina Banerjee

AMFI Stock Reclassification Preview (Dec 2024): Recent Large IPOs Lead to Big Downward Shift

There could be 33 migrations in January, 4 new listings in LargeCap, 3 in MidCap and multiple in SmallCap. Some of the AMFI changes will have...

Brian Freitas

2025 High Conviction: Aster DM Healthcare Ltd (ASTERDM IN)- Focus on India Augurs Well

Aster DM is merging with Blacksone and TPG-backed Quality Care India Limited, one of the largest privately held hospital chains in India with a...

Tina Banerjee

Global Health Ltd - Elevating the Opportunity in Underserved Micro Markets

Medanta reported revenue of Rs 957 Cr, exceeding our expectations, driven by a flat ARPOB and a slight increase in occupancies.

Axis Direct

Dr Agarwal's Health Care plans to raise $350M in India IPO, which is a combination of fresh issue and OFS. The IPO price band is INR382–402....