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

Five Star Business Finance / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Three PE investors are looking to raise up to US$158m via selling 5.9% of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/five-star-business-finance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35238:1" rel="noopener">Five Star Business Finance (FIVESTAR IN)</a> (FSB).</li>
<li>Five-Star Business is a non-banking financial company that provides secured business loans to micro-entrepreneurs and self-employed individuals. FSB had raised around US$190m in its India IPO in Nov 2022.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and updates since our last note.</li>
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Three PE investors are looking to raise up to US$158m via selling 5.9% of Five Star Business Finance (FIVESTAR IN) (FSB).
Five-Star Business is a non-banking financial company that provides secured business loans to micro-entrepreneurs and self-employed individuals. FSB had raised around US$190m in its India IPO in Nov 2022.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and updates since our last note.


Five Star Placement - Well Flagged but Have a Lot More Stock to Get Through

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/doms-industries" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40059:1" rel="noopener">Doms (DOMS IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$140m (estimated) in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by JM Financial, BNP, ICICI Securities and IIFL Securities.</li>
<li>DOMS is a leading player and brand in India’s stationery and art products market. It designs,  manufactures, and sells a wide range of products, primarily under its flagship brand ‘DOMS’.</li>
<li>Its core products such as pencils and mathematical instrument boxes had market shares of 29% and 30% by value in FY23, respectively, as per Technopak.</li>
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Doms (DOMS IN) is looking to raise around US$140m (estimated) in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by JM Financial, BNP, ICICI Securities and IIFL Securities.
DOMS is a leading player and brand in India’s stationery and art products market. It designs,  manufactures, and sells a wide range of products, primarily under its flagship brand ‘DOMS’.
Its core products such as pencils and mathematical instrument boxes had market shares of 29% and 30% by value in FY23, respectively, as per Technopak.


External broker reports(aggregated public sources), HDFC Securities

HDFC Securities

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

HDFC securities is the best online trading platform for stocks, IPOs, mutual fund in India. 

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Q1FY24 earnings season saw an overall in-line performance, with wide divergences across sectors and companies</li><li>Aggregate revenue/PAT grew by 3%/52% YoY across the HSIE coverage (~219 stocks), with their four-year CAGRs at 12%/22%</li><li>Large-cap stocks of the coverage universe dominated the incremental earnings, which grew by 55% YoY, while the midcap category grew by 24% YoY</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.

Q1FY24 earnings season saw an overall in-line performance, with wide divergences across sectors and companiesAggregate revenue/PAT grew by 3%/52% YoY across the HSIE coverage (~219 stocks), with their four-year CAGRs at 12%/22%Large-cap stocks of the coverage universe dominated the incremental earnings, which grew by 55% YoY, while the midcap category grew by 24% YoYContent 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.

India Equity Strategy: Input cost deflation hurts topline but boosts profitability

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Axis Direct

Axis Direct

Axis Direct is the flagship brand under Axis Securities Limited, a subsidiary of Axis Bank in India. 

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<ul><li>Healthy AUM growth: The NBFCs under our coverage reported healthy AUM growth led by strong demand across segments.</li><li>Owing to seasonal weakness, disbursements for most financiers (ex-Vehicle financiers) moderated on a QoQ basis.</li><li>Management commentary on growth momentum sustaining is reassuring.</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.

Healthy AUM growth: The NBFCs under our coverage reported healthy AUM growth led by strong demand across segments.Owing to seasonal weakness, disbursements for most financiers (ex-Vehicle financiers) moderated on a QoQ basis.Management commentary on growth momentum sustaining is reassuring.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.

Top Sector Ideas - Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

APAC IPOs & Placements

India Shelter Finance / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/india-shelter-finance" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40025:1" rel="noopener">India Shelter Finance (0570670D IN)</a> is looking to raise up to US$217m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by Ambit, Citigroup, ICICI Securities and Kotak Mahindra.</li>
<li>India Shelter Finance (ISF) is a retail focused affordable housing finance company. Between FY21-23, the firm registered a two-year CAGR growth of 40.8% in terms of AUM, according to CRISIL. </li>
<li>Its target segment comprises self-employed customers, focusing on first time home loan takers in the low and middle income group in Tier II and Tier III cities in India. </li>
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India Shelter Finance (0570670D IN) is looking to raise up to US$217m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by Ambit, Citigroup, ICICI Securities and Kotak Mahindra.
India Shelter Finance (ISF) is a retail focused affordable housing finance company. Between FY21-23, the firm registered a two-year CAGR growth of 40.8% in terms of AUM, according to CRISIL. 
Its target segment comprises self-employed customers, focusing on first time home loan takers in the low and middle income group in Tier II and Tier III cities in India. 


India

ICICI Bank Limited operates a network of banks located throughout India. The Group specializes in retail and corporate banking, in addition to Forex and treasury operations. ICICI Bank also provides a wide variety of investment banking, insurance and financial services to its clients.

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Five Star Placement - Well Flagged but Have a Lot More Stock to Get Through

Three PE investors are looking to raise up to US$158m via selling 5.9% of Five Star Business Finance (FIVESTAR IN) (FSB). In this note, we talk...

Sumeet Singh

DOMS Industries Pre-IPO Tearsheet

Doms (DOMS IN) is looking to raise around US$140m (estimated) in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by JM Financial, BNP, ICICI...

Sumeet Singh

India Equity Strategy: Input cost deflation hurts topline but boosts profitability

Large-cap stocks of the coverage universe dominated the incremental earnings, which grew by 55% YoY, while the midcap category grew by 24% YoY

HDFC Securities

Top Sector Ideas - Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)

The NBFCs under our coverage reported healthy AUM growth led by strong demand across segments .Owing to seasonal weakness, disbursements for most...

Axis Direct

India Shelter Finance Pre-IPO Tearsheet

India Shelter Finance (0570670D IN) is looking to raise up to US$217m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by Ambit, Citigroup, ICICI...

Ethan Aw

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