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<li>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/cloud-village-netease-music-ipo-not-yet-a-sound-investment" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:61441" rel="noopener">Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO: Not yet a Sound Investment</a>, we stated that the 9M21 update is underwhelming with slowing growth and a marginal decline in losses. </li>
<li>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/cloud-village-netease-music-ipo-valuation-insights" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:61537" rel="noopener">Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO: Valuation Insights</a>, we noted that the IPO price is unattractive.  </li>
<li>It priced its IPO at HK$205 and closed <a href="https://inews.hket.com/article/3121049/%E3%80%90%E6%96%B0%E8%82%A1IPO%E3%80%91%E7%B6%B2%E6%98%93%E9%9B%B2%E9%9F%B3%E6%A8%829899%E6%9A%97%E7%9B%A4%E6%94%B6%E8%B7%8C2-%E3%80%80%E4%B8%80%E6%89%8B%E5%B8%B3%E9%9D%A2%E7%B4%84%E8%9D%95200%E5%85%83?mtc=40001&amp;srkw=IPO%E6%9C%80%E5%BF%AB%E6%9C%80%E9%BD%8A" target="_blank" rel="noopener">-2% lower</a> in the grey market. Our base-case DCF value of HK$186.88 per share is a 9% downside to the IPO price.  </li>
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In Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO: Not yet a Sound Investment, we stated that the 9M21 update is underwhelming with slowing growth and a marginal decline in losses. 
In Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO: Valuation Insights, we noted that the IPO price is unattractive.  
It priced its IPO at HK$205 and closed -2% lower in the grey market. Our base-case DCF value of HK$186.88 per share is a 9% downside to the IPO price.  


Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO: Trading Debut

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cloud-village-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33412:1" rel="noopener">Cloud Village (CLV HK)</a> is the second-largest online music platform after <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-music-entertainment" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27255:1" rel="noopener">Tencent Music (TME US)</a> in China. It has launched its IPO to raise $400 million at the IPO mid-point.</li>
<li>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/cloud-village-netease-music-ipo-not-yet-a-sound-investment" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:61441" rel="noopener">Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO: Not yet a Sound Investment</a>, we stated that the 9M21 update is underwhelming with slowing growth and a marginal decline in losses. </li>
<li>Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price is unattractive. We would give the IPO a pass. </li>
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Cloud Village (CLV HK) is the second-largest online music platform after Tencent Music (TME US) in China. It has launched its IPO to raise $400 million at the IPO mid-point.
In Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO: Not yet a Sound Investment, we stated that the 9M21 update is underwhelming with slowing growth and a marginal decline in losses. 
Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price is unattractive. We would give the IPO a pass. 


Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO: Valuation Insights

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cloud-village-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33412:1" rel="noopener">Cloud Village (CLV HK)</a> is the second-largest online music platform after <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-music-entertainment" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27255:1" rel="noopener">Tencent Music (TME US)</a> as measured by revenue in China. Cloud Village is seeking to raise $500 million. </li>
<li>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/cloud-village-netease-music-ipo-initiation-musical-shares" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:52266" rel="noopener">Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO Initiation: Musical Shares</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/cloud-village-netease-music-ipo-play-list" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:55506" rel="noopener">Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO: Play List</a> we stated that it is combining high growth with an improving cost structure. </li>
<li>The 9M21 update is underwhelming with slowing growth and a marginal decline in losses. The update is unlikely to win over investors wary of Chinese IPOs due to weak debuts.   </li>
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Cloud Village (CLV HK) is the second-largest online music platform after Tencent Music (TME US) as measured by revenue in China. Cloud Village is seeking to raise $500 million. 
In Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO Initiation: Musical Shares and Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO: Play List we stated that it is combining high growth with an improving cost structure. 
The 9M21 update is underwhelming with slowing growth and a marginal decline in losses. The update is unlikely to win over investors wary of Chinese IPOs due to weak debuts.   


Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO: Not yet a Sound Investment

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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cloud-village-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33412:1" rel="noopener">Cloud Village (CLV HK)</a> is the second-largest online music platform after <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-music-entertainment" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27255:1" rel="noopener">Tencent Music (TME US)</a> as measured by users and revenue in China. The cornerstone product is <em>NetEase Cloud Music</em> that delivers diverse music and music-inspired content and provides interactive community features. Cloud Village is braving the moribund Chinese IPO market by pre-marketing an HKEx IPO to raise around $1 billion, according to press reports. </p>
<p>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/cloud-village-netease-music-ipo-initiation-musical-shares" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:52266" rel="noopener">Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO Initiation: Musical Shares</a>, we stated that at first sight, Cloud Village performance seems poor as its high growth has come at the cost of negative gross margin and cash burn. However, Cloud Village is on the cusp of turning around its performance due to a fundamental change in its cost structure. We concluded that Cloud Village has the potential to shed its underdog status vs the much larger Tencent Music.  </p>
<p>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/cloud-village-netease-music-ipo-play-list" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:55506" rel="noopener">Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO: Play List</a>, we examined the 1Q21 results and the recent developments disclosed in the PHIP. We noted that while Cloud Village expects to remain unprofitable over the next three years, the 1Q21 results and the recent SAMR ruling on Tencent Music support our view that Cloud Village is on track to combine its high growth with an improving cost structure. </p>
</div><div><div><div class="content-highlight"><p>In this note, we present our forecasts and take the first look at Cloud Village's potential valuation range. </p></div></div></div>


Cloud Village (CLV HK) is the second-largest online music platform after Tencent Music (TME US) as measured by users and revenue in China. The cornerstone product is NetEase Cloud Music that delivers diverse music and music-inspired content and provides interactive community features. Cloud Village is braving the moribund Chinese IPO market by pre-marketing an HKEx IPO to raise around $1 billion, according to press reports. 
In Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO Initiation: Musical Shares, we stated that at first sight, Cloud Village performance seems poor as its high growth has come at the cost of negative gross margin and cash burn. However, Cloud Village is on the cusp of turning around its performance due to a fundamental change in its cost structure. We concluded that Cloud Village has the potential to shed its underdog status vs the much larger Tencent Music.  
In Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO: Play List, we examined the 1Q21 results and the recent developments disclosed in the PHIP. We noted that while Cloud Village expects to remain unprofitable over the next three years, the 1Q21 results and the recent SAMR ruling on Tencent Music support our view that Cloud Village is on track to combine its high growth with an improving cost structure. 
In this note, we present our forecasts and take the first look at Cloud Village's potential valuation range. 

Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO: Valuation First-Look

US/Europe Event-Driven Analyst

John DeMasi

Event-Driven

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/iheartmedia" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28256:1" rel="noopener">iHeartMedia (IHRT US)</a>, the largest owner and operator of radio stations in the U.S., with 854 stations (612 FM and 242 AM), announced on March 14, 2018 an agreement with the majority of its creditors and its financial sponsors for a comprehensive restructuring of its balance sheet to reduce its debt by approximately $10 billion to less than $6 billion. The restructuring was to be pursued through a Chapter 11 <a href="https://cases.primeclerk.com/iHeartMedia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bankruptcy</a> process in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division.</p>
<p>The Plan of Reorganization was confirmed by the Court on January 22, 2019 and the Company exited bankruptcy on May 1, 2019 as “the number one audio company in America.”</p>
<p>The old, closely-held equity was wiped out and creditors and other claimants received new notes, new equity and warrants in the new iHeartMedia, along with the Company’s shares in the publicly-traded, former subsidiary, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/clear-channel-outdoor-cl-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5745:1" rel="noopener">Clear Channel Outdoor Cl A (CCO US)</a>, now a completely separate and independent company.</p>
<p>As new, publicly-traded equity securities, IHRT US shares came to the market without an IPO and without a sponsored roadshow and all the hype that usually comes with a new $2 billion equity market capitalization listing. In earlier bankruptcy waves, such as in the 1990s, post-bankruptcy/post-reorg equities were called “orphaned equities” and were often undervalued until the market came to appreciate the value inherent in some of these under-followed gems.</p>
<p>Will IHRT shares provide a similar bounty or has the market already tuned in to a fair valuation? </p>

iHeartMedia (IHRT US), the largest owner and operator of radio stations in the U.S., with 854 stations (612 FM and 242 AM), announced on March 14, 2018 an agreement with the majority of its creditors and its financial sponsors for a comprehensive restructuring of its balance sheet to reduce its debt by approximately $10 billion to less than $6 billion. The restructuring was to be pursued through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy process in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division.
The Plan of Reorganization was confirmed by the Court on January 22, 2019 and the Company exited bankruptcy on May 1, 2019 as “the number one audio company in America.”
The old, closely-held equity was wiped out and creditors and other claimants received new notes, new equity and warrants in the new iHeartMedia, along with the Company’s shares in the publicly-traded, former subsidiary, Clear Channel Outdoor Cl A (CCO US), now a completely separate and independent company.
As new, publicly-traded equity securities, IHRT US shares came to the market without an IPO and without a sponsored roadshow and all the hype that usually comes with a new $2 billion equity market capitalization listing. In earlier bankruptcy waves, such as in the 1990s, post-bankruptcy/post-reorg equities were called “orphaned equities” and were often undervalued until the market came to appreciate the value inherent in some of these under-followed gems.
Will IHRT shares provide a similar bounty or has the market already tuned in to a fair valuation? 

IHeartMedia, Inc. (IHRT US) – Turn On, Tune In, Cash In

United States

iHeartMedia, Inc. provides media entertainment services. The Company offers radio broadcasting, entertainment data distribution, and media advertising services. iHeartMedia serves customers worldwide.

iHeartMedia (IHRT US)

Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO: Trading Debut

Cloud Village will commence trading on Thursday, 2 December. Our base-case DCF value of HK$186.88 per share is a 9% downside to the IPO price of...

Arun George

Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO: Valuation Insights

Cloud Village has launched its IPO to raise $400 million at the IPO mid-point. Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price is unattractive....

Arun George

Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO: Not yet a Sound Investment

The 9M21 update is underwhelming with slowing growth and a marginal decline in losses. The update is unlikely to win over investors wary of IPOs...

Arun George

Cloud Village (NetEase Music) IPO: Valuation First-Look

Cloud Village is braving the moribund Chinese IPO market by pre-marketing an HKEx IPO to raise around $1 bn. In this note, we present our forecasts...

Arun George

IHeartMedia, Inc. (IHRT US) – Turn On, Tune In, Cash In

iHeartMedia (IHRT US), the largest owner and operator of radio stations in the U.S., with 854 stations (612 FM and 242 AM), announced on March 14,...

John DeMasi