Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

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Forensic Accounting

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<li>All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF) has again raised concerns about Mamaearth, claiming that distributors and retailers are stuck with around INR 300 crore worth of unsold products.</li>
<li>The quantum inventory concern that distributors are raising is almost 5x of what Honasa has taken the hit.</li>
<li>This could bring some serious repercussions on the company's working capital and growth plans</li>
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All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF) has again raised concerns about Mamaearth, claiming that distributors and retailers are stuck with around INR 300 crore worth of unsold products.
The quantum inventory concern that distributors are raising is almost 5x of what Honasa has taken the hit.
This could bring some serious repercussions on the company's working capital and growth plans


Mamaearth's Inventory Issue Could Be Bigger and Long Lasting

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<li>Mamaearth's journey to the stock market has been marred by allegations of channel stuffing, inventory mismanagement, and inconsistent communication from management. </li>
<li>The company's struggles in Q2 FY25 have raised concerns about their financial health and transparency. </li>
<li>The forensic analysis is a deeper look into the allegations, redflags and bigger problems that require investor's attention</li>
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Mamaearth's journey to the stock market has been marred by allegations of channel stuffing, inventory mismanagement, and inconsistent communication from management. 
The company's struggles in Q2 FY25 have raised concerns about their financial health and transparency. 
The forensic analysis is a deeper look into the allegations, redflags and bigger problems that require investor's attention


A Deeper Look into Mamaearth's Inventory Saga: Unpacking the Red Flags and Forensic Insights

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

BrainBees Solutions / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/brainbees-solutions-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36115:1" rel="noopener">BrainBees Solutions (FIRSTCRY IN)</a> (FirstCry) raised around US$500m in its August 2024 India IPO. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>In India, FirstCry sells Mothers’, Babies’ and Kids’ products through its online platform, company-owned modern stores, franchisee-owned modern stores and general trade retail distribution.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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BrainBees Solutions (FIRSTCRY IN) (FirstCry) raised around US$500m in its August 2024 India IPO. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
In India, FirstCry sells Mothers’, Babies’ and Kids’ products through its online platform, company-owned modern stores, franchisee-owned modern stores and general trade retail distribution.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Brainbees Solutions (FirstCry) - US$2bn IPO Lockup Expiry with Most Investors Still in the Money

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Honasa remains our favored pick in the sector, on better execution supporting a healthy revenue growth trend/margin expansion; this would lead to valuation re-rating.</li><li>We retain BUY on the stock, with Jun-25E TP of Rs525/sh, on 6x Jun26 sales.</li><li>The stock saw an 11% up-move last week which is likely owing to gradual comfort in the business. </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>

Honasa remains our favored pick in the sector, on better execution supporting a healthy revenue growth trend/margin expansion; this would lead to valuation re-rating.We retain BUY on the stock, with Jun-25E TP of Rs525/sh, on 6x Jun26 sales.The stock saw an 11% up-move last week which is likely owing to gradual comfort in the business. 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.

Honasa Consumer - Play on Execution; Re-Rating on Expected Lines

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/honasa-consumer-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36117:1" rel="noopener">Honasa Consumer (HONASA IN)</a> raised about US$200m in its India IPO. Its pre-IPO investors will be released from its IPO linked lockup soon.</li>
<li>HC’s product portfolio includes products in the baby care, face care, body care, hair care, color cosmetics and fragrances segments.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the upcoming lock-up expiry and possible deal dynamics.</li>
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Honasa Consumer (HONASA IN) raised about US$200m in its India IPO. Its pre-IPO investors will be released from its IPO linked lockup soon.
HC’s product portfolio includes products in the baby care, face care, body care, hair care, color cosmetics and fragrances segments.
In this note, we talk about the upcoming lock-up expiry and possible deal dynamics.


Honasa Consumer IPO Lock-Up Expiry - US$500m+ Lockup Expiry with Everyone Well in the Money

India

Honasa Consumer Limited, doing business as Mamaearth, provides e-commerce services. The Company offers baby, skin, body, and hair care products, as well as mosquito protection roll on and creams. Mamaearth serves customers in India.

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Honasa Consumer (HONASA IN)

Mamaearth's Inventory Issue Could Be Bigger and Long Lasting

AICPDF raises concerns about Mamaearth as distributors and retailers are stuck with INR 300 crore worth of unsold products which is almost 5x of...

Nimish Maheshwari

A Deeper Look into Mamaearth's Inventory Saga: Unpacking the Red Flags and Forensic Insights

Mamaearth's business is clouded by allegations of channel stuffing, inventory issues, and poor communication, raising concerns about financial...

Nimish Maheshwari

Brainbees Solutions (FirstCry) - US$2bn IPO Lockup Expiry with Most Investors Still in the Money

BrainBees Solutions (FIRSTCRY IN) (FirstCry) raised around US$500m in its August 2024 India IPO. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to...

Sumeet Singh

Honasa Consumer - Play on Execution; Re-Rating on Expected Lines

Honasa remains our favored pick in the sector, on better execution supporting a healthy revenue growth trend/margin expansion; this would lead to...

Emkay

Honasa Consumer IPO Lock-Up Expiry - US$500m+ Lockup Expiry with Everyone Well in the Money

Honasa Consumer (HONASA IN) raised about US$200m in its India IPO. Its pre-IPO investors will be released from its IPO linked lockup soon.

Sumeet Singh

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Mamaearth's Inventory Issue Could Be Bigger and Long Lasting

​AICPDF raises concerns about Mamaearth as distributors and retailers are stuck with INR 300 crore worth of unsold products which is almost 5x of...

Nimish Maheshwari

A Deeper Look into Mamaearth's Inventory Saga: Unpacking the Red Flags and Forensic Insights

​Mamaearth's business is clouded by allegations of channel stuffing, inventory issues, and poor communication, raising concerns about financial...

Nimish Maheshwari

Brainbees Solutions (FirstCry) - US$2bn IPO Lockup Expiry with Most Investors Still in the Money

BrainBees Solutions (FIRSTCRY IN) (FirstCry) raised around US$500m in its August 2024 India IPO. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to...

Sumeet Singh

Honasa Consumer - Play on Execution; Re-Rating on Expected Lines

Honasa remains our favored pick in the sector, on better execution supporting a healthy revenue growth trend/margin expansion; this would lead to...

Emkay

Honasa Consumer IPO Lock-Up Expiry - US$500m+ Lockup Expiry with Everyone Well in the Money

Honasa Consumer (HONASA IN) raised about US$200m in its India IPO. Its pre-IPO investors will be released from its IPO linked lockup soon.

Sumeet Singh

AICPDF raises concerns about Mamaearth as distributors and retailers are stuck with INR 300 crore worth of unsold products which is almost 5x of...

Mamaearth's business is clouded by allegations of channel stuffing, inventory issues, and poor communication, raising concerns about financial...