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.

Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>Government of India (GoI) is looking to raise around US$2.7bn via selling a 3.5% stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in its upcoming India IPO. </li>
<li>This is less than half of its initial plans in terms of fundraising target and comes at less than half of its initial valuation target.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the likely final deal terms and the likelihood of fast entry in the various indices.</li>
</ul>


Government of India (GoI) is looking to raise around US$2.7bn via selling a 3.5% stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in its upcoming India IPO. 
This is less than half of its initial plans in terms of fundraising target and comes at less than half of its initial valuation target.
In this note, we will talk about the likely final deal terms and the likelihood of fast entry in the various indices.


Life Insurance Corporation of India Pre-IPO - India’s Largest IPO Will Not Get Any Passive Support

Equity Capital Markets

Life Insurance  of India / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Government of India (GoI) is now said to be looking to raise around US$6-7bn via selling a stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>As of FY21, LIC was the largest life insurer in India with a 64.1% market share in terms of GWP, a 66.2% market share in terms of NBP.</li>
<li>In this note, we undertake a peer comparison and look at the implied multiples at the rumored valuations.</li>
</ul>


Government of India (GoI) is now said to be looking to raise around US$6-7bn via selling a stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in its upcoming India IPO.
As of FY21, LIC was the largest life insurer in India with a 64.1% market share in terms of GWP, a 66.2% market share in terms of NBP.
In this note, we undertake a peer comparison and look at the implied multiples at the rumored valuations.


Life Insurance Corporation of India Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison, Quick Thoughts on Rumored Valuations

<ul>
<li>Government of India (GoI) is looking to raise around US$5-10bn via selling a 5% stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>As of FY21, LIC was the largest life insurer in India with a 64.1% market share in terms of GWP, a 66.2% market share in terms of NBP.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


Government of India (GoI) is looking to raise around US$5-10bn via selling a 5% stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in its upcoming India IPO.
As of FY21, LIC was the largest life insurer in India with a 64.1% market share in terms of GWP, a 66.2% market share in terms of NBP.
In this note, we will talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.


Life Insurance Corporation of India IPO - The Negatives - Has Been Lagging the Sector

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), HDFC Securities

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Equity Bottom-Up

<p>JSW Energy: Higher realisation and increased generation at the Vijayanagar and hydro plants boosted Q3FY22 PAT by 126% YoY to INR3.2bn (above ours and consensus estimate). Net generation, however, declined 2.6% YoY to 4.5bn units, owing to lower generation across the Ratnagiri plant (on plant maintenance). Accordingly, PLF declined for the Ratnagiri stations, but was up for Vijayanagar and hydro plants; it was largely flat for the Barmer station. EBITDA too increased 31% YoY, aided by an improved topline and flat fuel cost (given job work arrangement by the company).</p>
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JSW Energy: Higher realisation and increased generation at the Vijayanagar and hydro plants boosted Q3FY22 PAT by 126% YoY to INR3.2bn (above ours and consensus estimate). Net generation, however, declined 2.6% YoY to 4.5bn units, owing to lower generation across the Ratnagiri plant (on plant maintenance). Accordingly, PLF declined for the Ratnagiri stations, but was up for Vijayanagar and hydro plants; it was largely flat for the Barmer station. EBITDA too increased 31% YoY, aided by an improved topline and flat fuel cost (given job work arrangement by the company).
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HSIE Results Daily: L&T Infotech, ICICI Lombard, JSW Energy, Tata Elxsi

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), ICICI Securities Ltd

ICICI Securities Limited

ICICI Securities Ltd

ICICI Securities Limited provides investment services. The Company provides corporate and investment banking, securities, wealth management, retail brokerage, initial public offerings, and advisory services. 

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ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company / Equity Bottom-Up

<p>The strong growth potential of Indian non-life insurance remains the key investment argument of ICICI Lombard (ICICIGI). The company’s RoE and market share remains stable and there are several available levers which could potentially result in positive earnings cycle over next two years.</p><div class="content-highlight"><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></div>

The strong growth potential of Indian non-life insurance remains the key investment argument of ICICI Lombard (ICICIGI). The company’s RoE and market share remains stable and there are several available levers which could potentially result in positive earnings cycle over next two years.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.

Long-term story very much intact, growth levers available in short term and valuations attractive

India

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited operates as an insurance company. The Company offers motor, health, travel, rural, business, third party, personal accident, and home insurance, as well as claim settlements and renewals services. ICICI Lombard General Insurance serves customers in India.

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company (ICICIGI IN)

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Life Insurance Corporation of India Pre-IPO - India’s Largest IPO Will Not Get Any Passive Support

Government of India is looking to raise around US$2.7bn via selling a 3.5% stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in its upcoming India...

Sumeet Singh

Life Insurance Corporation of India Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison, Quick Thoughts on Rumored Valuations

Government of India is now said to be looking to raise around US$6-7bn via selling a stake in LIC in its upcoming India IPO. In this deal, we talk...

Sumeet Singh

Life Insurance Corporation of India IPO - The Negatives - Has Been Lagging the Sector

Government of India (GoI) is looking to raise around US$5-10bn via selling a 5% stake in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in its upcoming...

Sumeet Singh

HSIE Results Daily: L&T Infotech, ICICI Lombard, JSW Energy, Tata Elxsi

JSW Energy: Higher realisation and increased generation at the Vijayanagar and hydro plants boosted Q3FY22 PAT by 126% YoY to INR3.2bn (above ours...

HDFC Securities

Long-term story very much intact, growth levers available in short term and valuations attractive

The strong growth potential of Indian non-life insurance remains the key investment argument of ICICI Lombard (ICICIGI). The company’s RoE and...

ICICI Securities Limited

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