Asia-Focused Industry Research, Speeda Research

Speeda

Asia-Focused Industry Research

Speeda Research

Speeda Research analysts cover China, Japan, India and SEA on the latest trends and topics. We have analysts of diverse nationalities who are able to access information in their respective local languages to provide customers with comprehensive reports. With access to private company data in these regions, Speeda Research is also able to provide insights into niche sectors which are not usually covered by other parties. We are also able to undertake ad hoc company and industry research reports.

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The total number of telecom towers in India stood at about 420,000 at the end of FY 2016 and the industry was estimated to rake in INR 1.36 trillion in annual revenue, with Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers accounting for 40.8% of the total market share. As the need to manage data traffic rises, tenancy ratio of towers is expected to increase from 1.7-1.9 to 2.9 by March 2020. We believe that this form of leasing will contribute significantly to the top line of telecom tower companies in India.

The total number of telecom towers in India stood at about 420,000 at the end of FY 2016 and the industry was estimated to rake in INR 1.36 trillion in annual revenue, with Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers accounting for 40.8% of the total market share. As the need to manage data traffic rises, tenancy ratio of towers is expected to increase from 1.7-1.9 to 2.9 by March 2020. We believe that this form of leasing will contribute significantly to the top line of telecom tower companies in India.

Telecom Infrastructure in India: Keeping Pace with the Surge in Subscribers

Executive summaryDigitisation of cable in India has disrupted the traditional analogue cable industry and has catapulted DTH (direct-to-home) providers into the limelight. But rising prices could put pressure on consumers who now have the opportunity to substitute DTH with other cord-cutters. Will broadband and OTT (over-the-top) operators disrupt the DTH market in India?DetailDTH Subscribers Capitalise on Digitisation of Cable TV in IndiaThe Indian DTH (Direct-to-Home) market is the largest in…

Executive summaryDigitisation of cable in India has disrupted the traditional analogue cable industry and has catapulted DTH (direct-to-home) providers into the limelight. But rising prices could put pressure on consumers who now have the opportunity to substitute DTH with other cord-cutters. Will broadband and OTT (over-the-top) operators disrupt the DTH market in India?DetailDTH Subscribers Capitalise on Digitisation of Cable TV in IndiaThe Indian DTH (Direct-to-Home) market is the largest in…

Cable TV Digitisation in India: Growth of Broadband Users Unlikely to Lead to Cord-Cutting of DTH

Founder and Strategist, Entext Economics & Strategy

Sean Maher

Founder and Strategist

Entext Economics & Strategy

Entext provides institutional investors with distinctive, actionable asset allocation and thematic research, which typically challenges the market consensus. Our clients range from credit, equity and multi-asset hedge and pension funds to family offices and sovereign funds. 
 
We focus on identifying key inflection points in macro data and relative asset performance amid the 'groupthink'  and confirmation bias that characterizes most investment bank analysis.

Macro Driven Investment Insight

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<li>The value vs. momentum factor divergence was 17 percentage points in EM last year - India as a highly-rated, defensive market was always likely to lag given that backdrop.</li>
<li>However, it has delivered a mediocre longer term return relative to the investor hype generated - the Sensex has seen only a 4.9% annualized return over the past five years and 2.7% over the past decade in USD.</li>
<li>That partly reflects the INR falling by a third since late 2011, underperforming even the commodity exposed IDR and MYR…</li>
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The value vs. momentum factor divergence was 17 percentage points in EM last year - India as a highly-rated, defensive market was always likely to lag given that backdrop.
However, it has delivered a mediocre longer term return relative to the investor hype generated - the Sensex has seen only a 4.9% annualized return over the past five years and 2.7% over the past decade in USD.
That partly reflects the INR falling by a third since late 2011, underperforming even the commodity exposed IDR and MYR…


Still Too Many Stale Bulls on India, as Structural Risks Deepen - 11th Jan 2017

Managing Partner, Ampersand Investment Advisors

Rahul Singh

Managing Partner

Ampersand Investment Advisors

We have been incessantly cautioning for a corrective phase in our stock markets mainly due to excessive valuations based of unrealistic growth expectations. While we expected a correction, it came from completely unexpected quarters. The beneficiaries from the favorable macro tidings (monsoons, pay commission) in what was supposed to be a very strong 2HFY17 have suffered a setback post-demonetization. This prompts us to re-evaluate our sector and market cap preferences in this edition of the Ampersand newsletter.

We have been incessantly cautioning for a corrective phase in our stock markets mainly due to excessive valuations based of unrealistic growth expectations. While we expected a correction, it came from completely unexpected quarters. The beneficiaries from the favorable macro tidings (monsoons, pay commission) in what was supposed to be a very strong 2HFY17 have suffered a setback post-demonetization. This prompts us to re-evaluate our sector and market cap preferences in this edition of the Ampersand newsletter.

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

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

Rubicon Research Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/rubicon-research-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43796:1" rel="noopener">Rubicon Research Limited (1453591D IN)</a> raised about US$155m in its India IPO in Oct 2025. The lockup on its promoter and pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>Rubicon Research (RR) is a pharmaceutical formulations company with a portfolio of specialty products and drug-device combination products targeting regulated markets, particularly, the United States.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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Rubicon Research Limited (1453591D IN) raised about US$155m in its India IPO in Oct 2025. The lockup on its promoter and pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
Rubicon Research (RR) is a pharmaceutical formulations company with a portfolio of specialty products and drug-device combination products targeting regulated markets, particularly, the United States.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Aequitas : Rubicon Research IPO Lockup -Shares Have Traded Well; General Atlantic Well in The Money

India

Info Edge is an Indian technology holding company that owns, operates, and invests in internet-led businesses. It provides online platforms for recruitment (Naukri.com), real estate (99acres.com), matrimony (Jeevansathi.com), and education (Shiksha.com), along with strategic investments in technology startups. The company is headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, and was founded in 1995.

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Telecom Infrastructure in India: Keeping Pace with the Surge in Subscribers

The total number of telecom towers in India stood at about 420,000 at the end of FY 2016 and the industry was estimated to rake in INR 1.36...

Speeda Research

Cable TV Digitisation in India: Growth of Broadband Users Unlikely to Lead to Cord-Cutting of DTH

Executive summaryDigitisation of cable in India has disrupted the traditional analogue cable industry and has catapulted DTH (direct-to-home)...

Speeda Research

Still Too Many Stale Bulls on India, as Structural Risks Deepen - 11th Jan 2017

The value vs. momentum factor divergence was 17 percentage points in EM last year - India as a highly-rated, defensive market was always likely to...

Sean Maher

Aequitas : Rubicon Research IPO Lockup -Shares Have Traded Well; General Atlantic Well in The Money

Rubicon Research Limited raised about US$155m in its India IPO in Oct 2025. The lockup on its promoter and pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.

Akshat Shah

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Telecom Infrastructure in India: Keeping Pace with the Surge in Subscribers

The total number of telecom towers in India stood at about 420,000 at the end of FY 2016 and the industry was estimated to rake in INR 1.36...

Speeda Research

Cable TV Digitisation in India: Growth of Broadband Users Unlikely to Lead to Cord-Cutting of DTH

Executive summaryDigitisation of cable in India has disrupted the traditional analogue cable industry and has catapulted DTH (direct-to-home)...

Speeda Research

Still Too Many Stale Bulls on India, as Structural Risks Deepen - 11th Jan 2017

The value vs. momentum factor divergence was 17 percentage points in EM last year - India as a highly-rated, defensive market was always likely to...

Sean Maher

Taking Fresh Guard - Nov 16 Newsletter

We have been incessantly cautioning for a corrective phase in our stock markets mainly due to excessive valuations based of unrealistic growth...

Ampersand Investment Advisors

Aequitas : Rubicon Research IPO Lockup -Shares Have Traded Well; General Atlantic Well in The Money

Rubicon Research Limited raised about US$155m in its India IPO in Oct 2025. The lockup on its promoter and pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.

Akshat Shah