APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dxn-holdings-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36030:1" rel="noopener">DXN Holdings (2080694D MK)</a> is looking to raise around US$159m in its Malaysia IPO.</li>
<li>DXN Holdings (DXN) is a global health-oriented and wellness direct selling company.</li>
<li>In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison, discuss our earnings assumptions, and share our thoughts on valuation.</li>
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DXN Holdings (2080694D MK) is looking to raise around US$159m in its Malaysia IPO.
DXN Holdings (DXN) is a global health-oriented and wellness direct selling company.
In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison, discuss our earnings assumptions, and share our thoughts on valuation.


DXN Holdings IPO - Peer Comparison & Valuation

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dxn-holdings-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36030:1" rel="noopener">DXN Holdings (2080694D MK)</a> is looking to raise around US$159m in its Malaysia IPO.</li>
<li>DXN Holdings (DXN) is a global health-oriented and wellness direct selling company.</li>
<li>In our previous note, we looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we take a look at the company’s updated financials.</li>
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DXN Holdings (2080694D MK) is looking to raise around US$159m in its Malaysia IPO.
DXN Holdings (DXN) is a global health-oriented and wellness direct selling company.
In our previous note, we looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we take a look at the company’s updated financials.


DXN Holdings IPO - Updates Since Our Last Note

Analysis on GARP with strong economic moats, Moat Investing

Moat Investing

Analysis on GARP with strong economic moats

We are a group of experienced investors that like to dig deeper into stocks to find growth stories at a reasonable price with strong economic moats. We also aim to conduct high-quality analysis by doing deep dive on valuations, key business drivers, risk/reward, and different future scenarios.

GARP with strong economic moats

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Herbalife has a strong position in the wellness industry, with net sales of $5.2b in 2022 and a market cap of $1.46b.</li>
<li>The company was founded in 1980, and it employs an estimated 9,900 people worldwide.</li>
<li>First, the company has a strong brand name and loyal customer base, which can support long-term growth prospects for Herbalife Nutrition (<span class="ticker-hover-wrapper paywall-full-content invisible">NYSE:HLF</span><span class="paywall-full-content invisible">).</span>
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Herbalife has a strong position in the wellness industry, with net sales of $5.2b in 2022 and a market cap of $1.46b.
The company was founded in 1980, and it employs an estimated 9,900 people worldwide.
First, the company has a strong brand name and loyal customer base, which can support long-term growth prospects for Herbalife Nutrition (NYSE:HLF).



Herbalife Nutrition: Controversial But Undervalued

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/blackmores-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:928:1" rel="noopener">Blackmores Ltd (BKL AU)</a> has entered a binding proposal with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kirin-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16977:1" rel="noopener">Kirin Holdings (2503 JP)</a> at A$95.00 per share, a 23.7% premium to the undisturbed price (16 April).</li>
<li>The offer is attractive. Marcus Blackmore, the largest shareholder, will vote in favour of the offer. Regulatory approvals should be forthcoming.   </li>
<li>The scheme meeting is in July. At the last close, the gross and annualised spread for a late August payment is 0.8% and 2.2%, respectively.</li>
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Blackmores Ltd (BKL AU) has entered a binding proposal with Kirin Holdings (2503 JP) at A$95.00 per share, a 23.7% premium to the undisturbed price (16 April).
The offer is attractive. Marcus Blackmore, the largest shareholder, will vote in favour of the offer. Regulatory approvals should be forthcoming.   
The scheme meeting is in July. At the last close, the gross and annualised spread for a late August payment is 0.8% and 2.2%, respectively.


Blackmores (BKL AU): Kirin’s Binding A$95.00 Offer

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dxn-holdings-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36030:1" rel="noopener">DXN Holdings (2080694D MK)</a> is looking to raise up to US$200m in its upcoming Malaysia IPO.</li>
<li>DXN Holdings (DXN) is a global health-oriented and wellness direct selling company.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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DXN Holdings (2080694D MK) is looking to raise up to US$200m in its upcoming Malaysia IPO.
DXN Holdings (DXN) is a global health-oriented and wellness direct selling company.
In this note, we will talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


DXN Holdings Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Profits Weakened over Track Period. Past Regulatory Run-Ins

United States

Herbalife Ltd. is a global nutrition company that sells weight management, healthy meals and snacks, sports and fitness, energy and targeted nutritional products as well as personal care products. The Company distributes and sells its products through a network of independent distributors, using the direct selling channel.

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DXN Holdings IPO - Peer Comparison & Valuation

DXN Holdings (2080694D MK) is looking to raise around US$159m in its Malaysia IPO. In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison, and share our...

Clarence Chu

DXN Holdings IPO - Updates Since Our Last Note

DXN Holdings (2080694D MK) is looking to raise around US$159m in its Malaysia IPO. DXN Holdings (DXN) is a global health-oriented and wellness...

Clarence Chu

Herbalife Nutrition: Controversial But Undervalued

Herbalife is a multi-level marketing company that offers a variety of nutrition, weight management, personal care, and sports nutrition products.

Moat Investing

Blackmores (BKL AU): Kirin’s Binding A$95.00 Offer

The offer is attractive. Regulatory approvals should be forthcoming. At the last close, the annualised spread for a late August payment is 2.2%.

Arun George

DXN Holdings Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Profits Weakened over Track Period. Past Regulatory Run-Ins

DXN Holdings (2080694D MK) is looking to raise up to US$200m in its upcoming Malaysia IPO. In this note, we will talk about the not-so-positive...

Clarence Chu

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