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.

Equity Capital Markets

Huitongda Network / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/huitongda" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33789:1" rel="noopener">Huitongda (9878 HK)</a> raised around US$285m in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>Overall, we are not comfortable with paying a premium valuation for HTD given its small scale of operations in a highly competitive and fragmented market. </li>
<li>In this note, we will look at the trading dynamics and current valuation.</li>
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Huitongda (9878 HK) raised around US$285m in its Hong Kong IPO.
Overall, we are not comfortable with paying a premium valuation for HTD given its small scale of operations in a highly competitive and fragmented market. 
In this note, we will look at the trading dynamics and current valuation.


Huitongda (汇通达) IPO Trading - Subscription Rates and Cornerstone Quality Leaves Much to Be Desired

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/linmon-media" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34550:1" rel="noopener">Linmon Media (LM HK)</a> is looking to raise about US$300m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>Linmon Media (LM) is a content production firm that operates the full value chain of investment, production, distribution, promotion and derivatives licensing of drama series.</li>
<li>In this note, we take a look at LM’s business, financials, and share our thoughts on the IPO.</li>
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Linmon Media (LM HK) is looking to raise about US$300m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
Linmon Media (LM) is a content production firm that operates the full value chain of investment, production, distribution, promotion and derivatives licensing of drama series.
In this note, we take a look at LM’s business, financials, and share our thoughts on the IPO.


Linmon Media (柠萌影业) Pre-IPO - Consistently Putting up a Good Show

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/huitongda" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33789:1" rel="noopener">Huitongda (9878 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lepu-biopharma-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33231:1" rel="noopener">Lepu Biopharma (LBP HK)</a> got the HK ECM market going post CNY.</li>
<li>There were no major placements this week apart from a few blocks in Korea and India.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Huitongda (9878 HK) and Lepu Biopharma (LBP HK) got the HK ECM market going post CNY.
There were no major placements this week apart from a few blocks in Korea and India.


ECM Weekly (13th Feb 2022) -Krafton, Huitongda, GogoX, Lepu, Adani Wilmar, Vedant, Mitsubishi Estate

Jinmao Property Services / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jinmao-property-services" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34170:1" rel="noopener">Jinmao Property Services (JM HK)</a> is looking to raise around US$200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>Stronger operating metrics had translated to revenue growth and margins have improved as business scaled.</li>
<li>However, the market is highly fragmented and its high residential component could face pricing pressure as well.</li>
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Jinmao Property Services (JM HK) is looking to raise around US$200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
Stronger operating metrics had translated to revenue growth and margins have improved as business scaled.
However, the market is highly fragmented and its high residential component could face pricing pressure as well.


Jinmao Property Services Pre-IPO - Stronger Operating Metrics Aided Growth

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Oshadhi Kumarasiri

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

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<li>With churn rates as high as 50% and wholesale customers declining by 27.7% in 9M21, we are not particularly interested in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/huitongda" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33789:1" rel="noopener">Huitongda (9878 HK)</a> over long term.</li>
<li>The valuation looks cheap compared to peers on the surface, but when compared after considering Huitongda’s 1P exposure its at a significant premium to peers.</li>
<li>Given that the market takes time to pick up similar mispricing situations, we think its advisable to wait and see where Huitongda opens, before arranging a short position.</li>
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With churn rates as high as 50% and wholesale customers declining by 27.7% in 9M21, we are not particularly interested in Huitongda (9878 HK) over long term.
The valuation looks cheap compared to peers on the surface, but when compared after considering Huitongda’s 1P exposure its at a significant premium to peers.
Given that the market takes time to pick up similar mispricing situations, we think its advisable to wait and see where Huitongda opens, before arranging a short position.


China

Huitongda Network is a China-based company primarily engaged in supply chain retail, focusing on lower-tier cities and rural areas. It sells a wide range of merchandise and offers intelligent business and marketing subscription services, including SaaS+ solutions and merchant solutions. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Nanjing, China.

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Huitongda Network (9878 HK)

Huitongda (汇通达) IPO Trading - Subscription Rates and Cornerstone Quality Leaves Much to Be Desired

Huitongda Network raised around US$285m in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we will look at the trading dynamics and current valuation.

Clarence Chu

Linmon Media (柠萌影业) Pre-IPO - Consistently Putting up a Good Show

Linmon Media (LM HK) is looking to raise about US$300m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we take a look at LM’s business, financials,...

Clarence Chu

ECM Weekly (13th Feb 2022) -Krafton, Huitongda, GogoX, Lepu, Adani Wilmar, Vedant, Mitsubishi Estate

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

Jinmao Property Services Pre-IPO - Stronger Operating Metrics Aided Growth

Jinmao Property Services (JM HK) is looking to raise around US$200m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. Stronger operating metrics had translated to...

Clarence Chu

Huitongda IPO - Valuation

The valuation looks cheap compared to peers on the surface, but when compared after considering Huitongda’s 1P exposure its at a significant...

Oshadhi Kumarasiri

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