Equity Research Analyst - Long-Short

Raj S, CA, CFA

Artoval Advisors

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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Indian Life Insurance Sector is a play on lucrative Indian demographics, under-penetration of life insurance and retirement savings across cohorts of the population.</li>
<li>The large firms<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sbi-life-insurance-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25899:1" rel="noopener">SBI Life</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hdfc-standard-life-insurance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26004:1" rel="noopener">HDFC Life</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/life-insurance-corp-of-india" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28829:1" rel="noopener">LIC IN</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/icici-prudential-life-insurance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23608:1" rel="noopener">ICICI Pru</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/max-financial-services-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2233:1" rel="noopener">MAXF IN</a> are ripe for long-term secular growth for decades to come as they dominate the market.
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<li>This "Primer" sets the stage for the company-specific notes to follow. Here we discuss the sector level issues, key metrics and relative valuations. See attached PDF- Free access.
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Indian Life Insurance Sector is a play on lucrative Indian demographics, under-penetration of life insurance and retirement savings across cohorts of the population.
The large firmsSBI Life, HDFC Life , LIC IN , ICICI Pru, MAXF IN are ripe for long-term secular growth for decades to come as they dominate the market.

This "Primer" sets the stage for the company-specific notes to follow. Here we discuss the sector level issues, key metrics and relative valuations. See attached PDF- Free access.



Indian Life Insurance (And Savings) Sector Primer - Long-Term Potential and Strong Operating Margins

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

Manipal Health Enterprises Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

Manipal Health Enterprises Ltd (1217834D IN)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/manipal-health-enterprises-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:48013:1" rel="noopener">Manipal Health Enterprises</a> (MHEL) is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. </li>
<li>MHEL operates a pan‑India network of multispecialty hospitals delivering a range of care services, from outpatient services to complex tertiary and quaternary interventions.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Manipal Health Enterprises (MHEL) is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. 
MHEL operates a pan‑India network of multispecialty hospitals delivering a range of care services, from outpatient services to complex tertiary and quaternary interventions.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Aequitas: Manipal Hospitals Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Growth Mostly Via Acquisitons

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/manipal-health-enterprises-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:48013:1" rel="noopener">Manipal Health</a> (MHEL) is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. </li>
<li>MHEL operates a pan‑India network of multispecialty hospitals delivering a range of care services, from outpatient services to complex tertiary and quaternary interventions.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>



Manipal Health (MHEL) is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. 
MHEL operates a pan‑India network of multispecialty hospitals delivering a range of care services, from outpatient services to complex tertiary and quaternary interventions.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Aequitas: Manipal Hospitals Pre-IPO - The Positives - Strong Earnings Growth

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

Canara HSBC Life Insurance / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/canara-hsbc-life-insurance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45165:1" rel="noopener">Canara HSBC Life Insurance (2908709Z IJ)</a> raised about US$284m in its India IPO in Oct 2025. The lockup on its promoters and the pre-IPO investor is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>Canara HSBC Life Insurance (CHLI) is a private life insurer in India, promoted by Canara Bank and HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Limited, a member of the HSBC group. </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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Canara HSBC Life Insurance (2908709Z IJ) raised about US$284m in its India IPO in Oct 2025. The lockup on its promoters and the pre-IPO investor is set to expire soon.
Canara HSBC Life Insurance (CHLI) is a private life insurer in India, promoted by Canara Bank and HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Limited, a member of the HSBC group. 
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas: Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO Lockup - US$824m Lockup Expiry; Investors Well in The Money

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), HDFC Securities

HDFC Securities

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<ul><li>Contrary to expectations of relief in the Union Budget, life insurers are expected to be adversely impacted by the first-order and second-order changes proposed in the Finance Act’23</li><li>Conversation with industry experts suggest that the top four private life insurers are likely to witness 20-27% adverse impact on FY24E APE predominantly on account of the impending transition to the new tax regime</li><li>We flag “high ceding charges” in guaranteed NPAR savings as the next potential target as policymakers look to protect policyholder interest and improve life insurance (LI) penetration</li></ul>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.

Contrary to expectations of relief in the Union Budget, life insurers are expected to be adversely impacted by the first-order and second-order changes proposed in the Finance Act’23Conversation with industry experts suggest that the top four private life insurers are likely to witness 20-27% adverse impact on FY24E APE predominantly on account of the impending transition to the new tax regimeWe flag “high ceding charges” in guaranteed NPAR savings as the next potential target as policymakers look to protect policyholder interest and improve life insurance (LI) penetrationContent 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.

Life Insurance: ‘Cleansing’ underway; no longer “nudge and push”

India

HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Limited is a life insurance firm. The Company offers protection, pension, savings and investment, and children's and women's plans to individuals. HDFC Standard Life Insurance serves customers in India and United Arab Emirates.

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HDFC Life Insurance (HDFCLIFE IN)

Indian Life Insurance (And Savings) Sector Primer - Long-Term Potential and Strong Operating Margins

Indian Life Insurance companies - SBI Life, HDFC Life , LIC IN , ICICI Pru, MAXF IN - are ripe for long-term secular growth for decades to come as...

Raj S, CA, CFA

Aequitas: Manipal Hospitals Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Growth Mostly Via Acquisitons

Manipal Health Enterprises (MHEL) is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive...

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: Manipal Hospitals Pre-IPO - The Positives - Strong Earnings Growth

Manipal Health (MHEL) is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

Aequitas: Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO Lockup - US$824m Lockup Expiry; Investors Well in The Money

Canara HSBC Life Insurance raised about US$284m in its India IPO in Oct 2025. The lockup on its promoters and the pre-IPO investor is set to expire...

Akshat Shah

Life Insurance: ‘Cleansing’ underway; no longer “nudge and push”

Contrary to expectations of relief in the Union Budget, life insurers are expected to be adversely impacted by the first-order and second-order...

HDFC Securities

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