Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

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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%.

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<div><p>Monde Nissin (MNC), a food manufacturer in the Philippines, aims to raise around US$1bn in its Philippines IPO.</p></div><div><p>It has two main businesses: Asia-Pacific Branded Food and Beverage Business (BFB), which sells instant noodles, biscuits and other products, and meat alternative (MA) business which includes Quorn and Cauldron meat alternatives brands.</p></div><div><p>MNC has a high market share in the Philippines in the instant noodles and biscuits segment along with a few other categories as well. Quorn as well has a strong lead over its next largest peers in the Chicken alternative meat segment in the grocery channel. </p></div><div><p>In our previous notes, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/monde-nissin-pre-ipo-the-positives-high-market-share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - The Positives - High Market Share</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/monde-nissin-pre-ipo-the-negatives-high-debt-div-payments-floundering-ma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - The Negatives - High Debt, Div Payments, Floundering MA</a> we spoke about the company background and its past performance.</p></div><p>In this note, we’ll compare its BFB division’s performance with other listed regional peers.</p>

Monde Nissin (MNC), a food manufacturer in the Philippines, aims to raise around US$1bn in its Philippines IPO.It has two main businesses: Asia-Pacific Branded Food and Beverage Business (BFB), which sells instant noodles, biscuits and other products, and meat alternative (MA) business which includes Quorn and Cauldron meat alternatives brands.MNC has a high market share in the Philippines in the instant noodles and biscuits segment along with a few other categories as well. Quorn as well has a strong lead over its next largest peers in the Chicken alternative meat segment in the grocery channel. In our previous notes, Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - The Positives - High Market Share, and Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - The Negatives - High Debt, Div Payments, Floundering MA we spoke about the company background and its past performance.In this note, we’ll compare its BFB division’s performance with other listed regional peers.

Monde Nissin Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison for Food Business

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Angus Mackintosh

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Ultrajaya Milk Industry & Trading Co. / Equity Bottom-Up

Ultrajaya Milk Industry & Trading Co. (ULTJ IJ)

<p>Indonesia’s biggest milk company <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ultrajaya-milk-industry-trading-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13892:1" rel="noopener">Ultrajaya Milk Industry &amp; Trading (ULTJ IJ)</a> recently announced its 3Q2020 results, which saw a resilient performance from its dairy business and less so from packet tea. We caught up with management to garner a bit more colour on the simmering recovery that is taking place. </p>
<p>In the dairy division white milk in larger packet sizes has been doing especially well, given the large portion of the population working and schooling from home. </p>
<p>Smaller packet flavoured milks and packet tea under the Teh Sosroh brand continue to be under pressure given these are often picked up on the move but we expect a decent recovery as the economy opens up. </p>
<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ultrajaya-milk-ind-trading" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13892:1" rel="noopener">Ultrajaya Milk Ind &amp; Trading (ULTJ IJ)</a> is likely to see a marginally slower growth performance this year but a continued rebound in earnings should be expected in 4Q2020, driven by a move to a "new normal" in Indonesia and a gradual opening up of the economy. </p>
<p>The company has opened a new Tetrapak line for larger packets to satisfy the growing demand for family packs. It is also investing in two large-sized dairy farms to ensure local supply.</p>
<p>Next year the company will invest in a new production and distribution centre closer to Jakarta, which will diversify its operations geographically. It has successfully secured IDR3tn in medium-term notes to finance its expansion. </p>
<p>Valuations remain attractive with the company trading on 15.5x FY21E PER versus its peer group average of 26x forward PER. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ultrajaya-milk-ind-trading" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13892:1" rel="noopener">Ultrajaya Milk Ind &amp; Trading (ULTJ IJ)</a> remains a core staple holding in Indonesia and one of our top long-term consumer picks. </p>

Indonesia’s biggest milk company Ultrajaya Milk Industry &amp; Trading (ULTJ IJ) recently announced its 3Q2020 results, which saw a resilient performance from its dairy business and less so from packet tea. We caught up with management to garner a bit more colour on the simmering recovery that is taking place. 
In the dairy division white milk in larger packet sizes has been doing especially well, given the large portion of the population working and schooling from home. 
Smaller packet flavoured milks and packet tea under the Teh Sosroh brand continue to be under pressure given these are often picked up on the move but we expect a decent recovery as the economy opens up. 
Ultrajaya Milk Ind &amp; Trading (ULTJ IJ) is likely to see a marginally slower growth performance this year but a continued rebound in earnings should be expected in 4Q2020, driven by a move to a "new normal" in Indonesia and a gradual opening up of the economy. 
The company has opened a new Tetrapak line for larger packets to satisfy the growing demand for family packs. It is also investing in two large-sized dairy farms to ensure local supply.
Next year the company will invest in a new production and distribution centre closer to Jakarta, which will diversify its operations geographically. It has successfully secured IDR3tn in medium-term notes to finance its expansion. 
Valuations remain attractive with the company trading on 15.5x FY21E PER versus its peer group average of 26x forward PER. Ultrajaya Milk Ind &amp; Trading (ULTJ IJ) remains a core staple holding in Indonesia and one of our top long-term consumer picks. 

Ultrajaya Milk Industry & Trading (ULTJ IJ) - Simmering Recovery

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ultrajaya-milk-ind-trading" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13892:1" rel="noopener">Ultrajaya Milk Ind &amp; Trading (ULTJ IJ)</a> saw a more pronounced impact from COVID-19 in 2Q2020, with a decline in growth for UHT milk with UHT white milk seeing better performance than flavoured products. This can be attributed to people working and breakfasting from home with PSBB measures in place, which also drove higher demand for larger size packets.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ultrajaya-milk-ind-trading" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13892:1" rel="noopener">Ultrajaya Milk Ind &amp; Trading (ULTJ IJ)</a> did not see the usual benefits this year from Lebaran with packaged tea hit particularly hard, given far fewer people travelling due to the Mudik ban (return to home village). Normally Teh Kotak is a popular drink to pick up for long journeys. </p>
<p>July saw a slight pick-up in milk sales with some relaxation of PSBB measures from mid-June but it is too soon to read the performance for August. We would suggest a continuing rebound in sales of flavoured milk, as the population start to become more mobile again.</p>
<p>We also expect a gradual pick up in sales of Teh Kotak packet tea sales as employees return to working from the office again, albeit at a reduced intensity to start with.</p>
<p>Increased capacity for large size packets will also help to drive UHT white and flavoured milk growth, given greater demand due to WFH and schooling from home, especially for breakfasting.  </p>
<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ultrajaya-milk-ind-trading" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13892:1" rel="noopener">Ultrajaya Milk Ind &amp; Trading (ULTJ IJ)</a> is likely to see a marginally slower growth performance this year but a rebound in earnings should be expected in 2H2020, driven by a move to a "new normal" in Indonesia and a gradual opening up of the economy. It is unlikely that it will adjust prices higher in September this year, which may slow growth prospects slightly. Valuations remain attractive with the company trading on 16.4x FY21E PER versus its peer group average of 26x forward PER. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ultrajaya-milk-ind-trading" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13892:1" rel="noopener">Ultrajaya Milk Ind &amp; Trading (ULTJ IJ)</a> remains a core staple holding in Indonesia. </p>

Ultrajaya Milk Ind &amp; Trading (ULTJ IJ) saw a more pronounced impact from COVID-19 in 2Q2020, with a decline in growth for UHT milk with UHT white milk seeing better performance than flavoured products. This can be attributed to people working and breakfasting from home with PSBB measures in place, which also drove higher demand for larger size packets.
Ultrajaya Milk Ind &amp; Trading (ULTJ IJ) did not see the usual benefits this year from Lebaran with packaged tea hit particularly hard, given far fewer people travelling due to the Mudik ban (return to home village). Normally Teh Kotak is a popular drink to pick up for long journeys. 
July saw a slight pick-up in milk sales with some relaxation of PSBB measures from mid-June but it is too soon to read the performance for August. We would suggest a continuing rebound in sales of flavoured milk, as the population start to become more mobile again.
We also expect a gradual pick up in sales of Teh Kotak packet tea sales as employees return to working from the office again, albeit at a reduced intensity to start with.
Increased capacity for large size packets will also help to drive UHT white and flavoured milk growth, given greater demand due to WFH and schooling from home, especially for breakfasting.  
Ultrajaya Milk Ind &amp; Trading (ULTJ IJ) is likely to see a marginally slower growth performance this year but a rebound in earnings should be expected in 2H2020, driven by a move to a "new normal" in Indonesia and a gradual opening up of the economy. It is unlikely that it will adjust prices higher in September this year, which may slow growth prospects slightly. Valuations remain attractive with the company trading on 16.4x FY21E PER versus its peer group average of 26x forward PER. Ultrajaya Milk Ind &amp; Trading (ULTJ IJ) remains a core staple holding in Indonesia. 

Ultrajaya Milk Ind & Trading (ULTJ IJ) - A Wholesome Performance

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas, CrossASEAN Research

Henry Soediarko

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/devi-subhakesan" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:1913" rel="noopener">Devi Subhakesan</a> mentioned in her report in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/indofood-cbp-icbp-ij-us-3bn-acqsn-of-affiliate-dizzy-valuation-earnings-dilution" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:39793" rel="noopener">Indofood CBP (ICBP IJ): US$ 3Bn Acqsn. Of Affiliate - Dizzy Valuation, Earnings Dilution</a> that the deal is not exactly value-accretive for the shareholders due to the expensive multiples that the company pays and the overleveraged in the balance sheet that further burden the net income. The flip side is that as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/angus-mackintosh" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:937" rel="noopener">Angus Mackintosh</a> mentioned in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/indofood-cbp-sukses-icbp-ij-going-global-with-instant-noodles" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:41873" rel="noopener">Indofood CBP Sukses (ICBP IJ) - Going Global with Instant Noodles</a> is that it has expanded its horizon to outside Indonesia and becomes an Emerging Market Consumer Staple play. </div>
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<div>Compared to other Asian noodle makers, Indofood is the second cheapest in PER (after Ottogi), second-highest gross margin (after Nissin Foods), highest EBITDA, and Net income margin. While</div>
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<p>compared to the EM consumer stocks, Indofood CBP is 48% cheaper in PER, 60% cheaper in EV/EBITDA, 72% cheaper in PBR, 4% higher in gross margin, 23% higher in EBITDA margin although net income margin is 3% lower. </p>
<p>The fact that Indofood CBP will be on the radar for Global EM consumer fund managers and potentially some ETFs at a cheaper valuation to the peers could bring some inflow, driving the multiples higher. </p>
<p>Indofood CBP is still trading at lower share price to pre-COVID-19 and still undervalued versus the other noodle makers and global EM staple peers by a wide margin. Buy. </p>
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Devi Subhakesan mentioned in her report in Indofood CBP (ICBP IJ): US$ 3Bn Acqsn. Of Affiliate - Dizzy Valuation, Earnings Dilution that the deal is not exactly value-accretive for the shareholders due to the expensive multiples that the company pays and the overleveraged in the balance sheet that further burden the net income. The flip side is that as Angus Mackintosh mentioned in Indofood CBP Sukses (ICBP IJ) - Going Global with Instant Noodles is that it has expanded its horizon to outside Indonesia and becomes an Emerging Market Consumer Staple play. 

Compared to other Asian noodle makers, Indofood is the second cheapest in PER (after Ottogi), second-highest gross margin (after Nissin Foods), highest EBITDA, and Net income margin. While

compared to the EM consumer stocks, Indofood CBP is 48% cheaper in PER, 60% cheaper in EV/EBITDA, 72% cheaper in PBR, 4% higher in gross margin, 23% higher in EBITDA margin although net income margin is 3% lower. 
The fact that Indofood CBP will be on the radar for Global EM consumer fund managers and potentially some ETFs at a cheaper valuation to the peers could bring some inflow, driving the multiples higher. 
Indofood CBP is still trading at lower share price to pre-COVID-19 and still undervalued versus the other noodle makers and global EM staple peers by a wide margin. Buy. 


Indofood (ICBP): Undervalued and Will Attract New Types of Investors

Equity Analyst - Asia Consumer Sector, Investory

Devi Subhakesan

Equity Analyst - Asia Consumer Sector

ASIA CONSUMER: INSIGHTS AND INVESTMENT IDEAS

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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indofood-cbp-sukses-makmur-tbk" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17651:1" rel="noopener">Indofood CBP Sukses (ICBP IJ)</a> 's 1H2020 revenue growth at 4% YoY reinforces that a fairly stable demand growth environment for consumer staples exists despite COVID related restrictions and resultant macroeconomic concerns. Additionally, strong margin improvement for its core noodle segment helped drive profitability. We expect the stable revenue growth to sustain and, assuming the benign margin environment to continue, <strong>ICBP's 2020 earnings could surprise street estimates that seem fairly conservative. </strong></p>
<p>However, the stock has been trading well below pre-March levels probably due to overhang/uncertainty over the earlier announced acquisition of (partly promoter owned) noodle businesses in Africa and the Middle East that raised concerns on valuation and corporate governance ( <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/indofood-cbp-icbp-ij-us-3bn-acqsn-of-affiliate-dizzy-valuation-earnings-dilution" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:39793" rel="noopener">Indofood CBP (ICBP IJ): US$ 3Bn Acqsn. Of Affiliate - Dizzy Valuation, Earnings Dilution</a> ). We now believe the earnings dilution risk from this acquisition could be negligible given likely earnings upgrade for ICBP and lower funding costs given benign interest environment.</p>
<p>With the broader personal consumption sector likely to get impacted given the COVID-led lifestyle changes and macro-economic headwinds, we believe investors would increasingly focus on <strong>consumer staples with a resilient demand, strong brand power, and favorable margin outlook</strong>. <strong>Expect near term upside for  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indofood-cbp-sukses-makmur-tbk" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17651:1" rel="noopener">Indofood CBP Sukses (ICBP IJ)</a> as investors seek COVID-proof stocks to ride the near term uncertainty.</strong></p>

Indofood CBP Sukses (ICBP IJ) 's 1H2020 revenue growth at 4% YoY reinforces that a fairly stable demand growth environment for consumer staples exists despite COVID related restrictions and resultant macroeconomic concerns. Additionally, strong margin improvement for its core noodle segment helped drive profitability. We expect the stable revenue growth to sustain and, assuming the benign margin environment to continue, ICBP's 2020 earnings could surprise street estimates that seem fairly conservative. 
However, the stock has been trading well below pre-March levels probably due to overhang/uncertainty over the earlier announced acquisition of (partly promoter owned) noodle businesses in Africa and the Middle East that raised concerns on valuation and corporate governance ( Indofood CBP (ICBP IJ): US$ 3Bn Acqsn. Of Affiliate - Dizzy Valuation, Earnings Dilution ). We now believe the earnings dilution risk from this acquisition could be negligible given likely earnings upgrade for ICBP and lower funding costs given benign interest environment.
With the broader personal consumption sector likely to get impacted given the COVID-led lifestyle changes and macro-economic headwinds, we believe investors would increasingly focus on consumer staples with a resilient demand, strong brand power, and favorable margin outlook. Expect near term upside for  Indofood CBP Sukses (ICBP IJ) as investors seek COVID-proof stocks to ride the near term uncertainty.

Indofood CBP (ICBP IJ): Staples - A Safe Haven Amidst Fears of Macro Headwind

Indonesia

Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk is a leading Indonesian manufacturer of packaged food products, offering noodles, dairy, snack foods, food seasonings, nutrition and special foods, and beverages. The company also operates a packaging business. It was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Henry Soediarko

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Devi Subhakesan

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