Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gmo-internet-inc-919fd60b-ad2a-4c5f-b333-167a849b67b0" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9029:1" rel="noopener">GMO Internet (4784 JP)</a> was created by the reverse takeover of a listed cad/media company by its parent company's "internet infrastructure" business. GMO Internet Group ended up with ~98%.</li>
<li>In the process, the stock rose 500%. Now, as part of its promise to the TSE allowing TSE Prime membership for the extraordinarily low-float target, the parent is offering shares.</li>
<li>The squeeze has it at 180x Dec25e EPS, 111x EBIT, 70x book. The offering likely gets pulled and the stock isn't shortable... so what next? Pain, and an ECLWO.</li>
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GMO Internet (4784 JP) was created by the reverse takeover of a listed cad/media company by its parent company's "internet infrastructure" business. GMO Internet Group ended up with ~98%.
In the process, the stock rose 500%. Now, as part of its promise to the TSE allowing TSE Prime membership for the extraordinarily low-float target, the parent is offering shares.
The squeeze has it at 180x Dec25e EPS, 111x EBIT, 70x book. The offering likely gets pulled and the stock isn't shortable... so what next? Pain, and an ECLWO.


GMO Internet (4784) - Squeeze-Able So Squeezing, Offering Likely Gets Pulled - AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Nicholas Tan

APAC IPOs & Placements

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gmo-internet-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13631:1" rel="noopener">GMO Internet Group (9449 JP)</a>  is looking to sell its 33.4% stake in its subsidiary <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gmo-internet-inc-919fd60b-ad2a-4c5f-b333-167a849b67b0" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9029:1" rel="noopener">GMO Internet (4784 JP)</a>  to meet free-float requirements.</li>
<li>Shares are very overvalued at the moment and should be worth a mere fraction of its current trading value.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s deal dynamics in our earlier notes. In this note, we discuss the firm’s outlook as well as valuation.</li>
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GMO Internet Group (9449 JP)  is looking to sell its 33.4% stake in its subsidiary GMO Internet (4784 JP)  to meet free-float requirements.
Shares are very overvalued at the moment and should be worth a mere fraction of its current trading value.
We have looked at the company’s deal dynamics in our earlier notes. In this note, we discuss the firm’s outlook as well as valuation.


GMO Internet Placement: Extremely Overvalued at the Moment

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gmo-ad-partners-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9029:1" rel="noopener">Gmo Ad Partners (4784 JP)</a> has become GMO Internet as of 1 January 2025. On that day, it merged with the "internet infrastructure business" of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gmo-internet-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13631:1" rel="noopener">GMO Internet (9449 JP)</a>. </li>
<li>It was a kind of reverse takeover - a backdoor listing - and it on 24-Dec-2024, it was announced GMO Internet would move from TSE Standard to TSE Prime end-Jan2025.</li>
<li>The stock is +300% since then. Why? A squeeze. Share count increase? 15x. Float share increase? Zero. Resulting Real World Float? 1.24% of shares out and about to shrink.</li>
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Gmo Ad Partners (4784 JP) has become GMO Internet as of 1 January 2025. On that day, it merged with the "internet infrastructure business" of GMO Internet (9449 JP). 
It was a kind of reverse takeover - a backdoor listing - and it on 24-Dec-2024, it was announced GMO Internet would move from TSE Standard to TSE Prime end-Jan2025.
The stock is +300% since then. Why? A squeeze. Share count increase? 15x. Float share increase? Zero. Resulting Real World Float? 1.24% of shares out and about to shrink.


GMO Internet (4784) DropDown Holdco Gone Ballistic - Squeezed on Truly Tiny Float

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gmo-internet-inc-919fd60b-ad2a-4c5f-b333-167a849b67b0" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9029:1" rel="noopener">GMO Internet (4784 JP)</a> has announced a secondary offering of 91.7 million shares, worth around US$1.9 billion.</li>
<li>The selling shareholder is <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gmo-internet-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13631:1" rel="noopener">GMO Internet Group (9449 JP)</a>. The secondary offering aims to increase the tradable share ratio to satisfy the TSE Prime Market's continued listing criteria.</li>
<li>The offering represents 239.4 days of the 1-year ADV, the highest compared to the recent large Japanese placements. Pricing is likely to be on 5 June.</li>
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GMO Internet (4784 JP) has announced a secondary offering of 91.7 million shares, worth around US$1.9 billion.
The selling shareholder is GMO Internet Group (9449 JP). The secondary offering aims to increase the tradable share ratio to satisfy the TSE Prime Market's continued listing criteria.
The offering represents 239.4 days of the 1-year ADV, the highest compared to the recent large Japanese placements. Pricing is likely to be on 5 June.


GMO Internet (4784 JP): A Huge US$1.9 Billion Secondary Offering

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gmo-internet-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13631:1" rel="noopener">GMO Internet Group (9449 JP)</a> is looking to sell its 33.4% stake in its subsidiary <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gmo-internet-inc-919fd60b-ad2a-4c5f-b333-167a849b67b0" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9029:1" rel="noopener">GMO Internet (4784 JP)</a> to meet free-float requirements.</li>
<li>As the current free-float is tiny, the deal is more like a quasi-IPO rather than a placement, in our view.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics as well as updates on the company’s financial performance.</li>
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GMO Internet Group (9449 JP) is looking to sell its 33.4% stake in its subsidiary GMO Internet (4784 JP) to meet free-float requirements.
As the current free-float is tiny, the deal is more like a quasi-IPO rather than a placement, in our view.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics as well as updates on the company’s financial performance.


GMO Internet Placement: Secondary Sell-Down (Quasi IPO) To Meet Prime Listing Requirements

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GMO Internet, Inc. offers marketing services. The Company offers internet advertising, mobile advertising, search engine marketing, and other services to medium sized advertising agencies. GMO Internet conducts businesses throughout Japan.

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GMO Internet (4784 JP)

GMO Internet (4784) - Squeeze-Able So Squeezing, Offering Likely Gets Pulled - AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE

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Travis Lundy

GMO Internet Placement: Extremely Overvalued at the Moment

GMO Internet (9449 JP) is looking to sell a stake in its subsidiary 4784 JP to meet free-float requirements. Shares are very overvalued at the...

Nicholas Tan