HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Capital Markets

JINGDONG Industrials / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Although <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jingdong-jd-industrials-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36875:1" rel="noopener">JD Industrials (7618 HK)</a> is China's largest MRO player, its maximum IPO price of HK$15.5 implies a rich FY26 PER of 28.2x.</li>
<li>The stock's highest justified valuation is a 20% premium to the sector average FY26F PER, implying only 8% upside from the IPO price, providing a limited safety margin.</li>
<li>We think it will only be attractive to price below the mid-point of the IPO range, that is, HK$14.10.</li>
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Although JD Industrials (7618 HK) is China's largest MRO player, its maximum IPO price of HK$15.5 implies a rich FY26 PER of 28.2x.
The stock's highest justified valuation is a 20% premium to the sector average FY26F PER, implying only 8% upside from the IPO price, providing a limited safety margin.
We think it will only be attractive to price below the mid-point of the IPO range, that is, HK$14.10.


JD Industrials (7618 HK) IPO: Only Attractive if Priced Cheaply

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Global Equity Research Ltd

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jingdong-jd-industrials-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36875:1" rel="noopener">JD Industrials (7618 HK)</a> is a leading industrial supply chain technology and service provider in China. It has launched an HKEx IPO to raise up to US$420 million.</li>
<li>I previously discussed the IPO in <em><strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/jingdong-industrials-jdi-ipo-the-investment-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:212076" rel="noopener">Jingdong Industrials (JDI) IPO: The Investment Case</a></strong></em>. </li>
<li>In this note, I present my forecasts and valuation. My analysis suggests that the IPO price range is attractive.</li>
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JD Industrials (7618 HK) is a leading industrial supply chain technology and service provider in China. It has launched an HKEx IPO to raise up to US$420 million.
I previously discussed the IPO in Jingdong Industrials (JDI) IPO: The Investment Case. 
In this note, I present my forecasts and valuation. My analysis suggests that the IPO price range is attractive.


JD Industrials IPO (7618 HK): Valuation Insights

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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jingdong-jd-industrials-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36875:1" rel="noopener">JD Industrials (7618 HK)</a> is now looking to raise up to US$421m, in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>JDI is a leading industrial supply chain technology and service provider in China in terms of GMV in each year during the Track Record Period, according to CIC.</li>
<li>We looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about valuations.</li>
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JD Industrials (7618 HK) is now looking to raise up to US$421m, in its Hong Kong IPO.
JDI is a leading industrial supply chain technology and service provider in China in terms of GMV in each year during the Track Record Period, according to CIC.
We looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about valuations.


JD Industrials IPO - Valuation Cut Means Its Priced to Go

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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<li>JD Industrials’ business model integrates the advantageous resources of JD Group and follows "self-operated heavy asset" route.The operation model is to rely on JD Logistics network to achieve efficient performance.</li>
<li>The platform's openness of JD Industrials is relatively limited. The entry and listing thresholds for merchants are higher than that of peers, which limits the rapid expansion of product richness.</li>
<li>P/S is more appropriate because net profit fluctuates greatly and is more suitable for growth-oriented supply chain companies.JD Industrials’ valuation could be higher than ZKH but lower than <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ww-grainger-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20019:1" rel="noopener">Ww Grainger.</a>   </li>
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JD Industrials’ business model integrates the advantageous resources of JD Group and follows "self-operated heavy asset" route.The operation model is to rely on JD Logistics network to achieve efficient performance.
The platform's openness of JD Industrials is relatively limited. The entry and listing thresholds for merchants are higher than that of peers, which limits the rapid expansion of product richness.
P/S is more appropriate because net profit fluctuates greatly and is more suitable for growth-oriented supply chain companies.JD Industrials’ valuation could be higher than ZKH but lower than Ww Grainger.   


Pre-IPO JD Industrials (PHIP Updates) - Business Model, Peer Comparison, Forecast and Valuation

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-industrial-technology-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36875:1" rel="noopener">JD Industrial Technology</a> is now looking to raise about US$500m in its upcoming HK IPO.</li>
<li>JDI is a leading industrial supply chain technology and service provider in China in terms of GMV in each year during the Track Record Period, according to CIC.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company background and refiling updates in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the refiling updates.</li>
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JD Industrial Technology is now looking to raise about US$500m in its upcoming HK IPO.
JDI is a leading industrial supply chain technology and service provider in China in terms of GMV in each year during the Track Record Period, according to CIC.
We have looked at the company background and refiling updates in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the refiling updates.


JD Industrials Pre-IPO - Updated Peer Comparison and Thoughts on Valuations

China

JINGDONG Industrials is a supply chain-based technology and service provider, offering e-commerce for industrial product sales and an e-commerce marketplace. The company provides industrial technology solutions for supply chain and inventory management, procurement, usage, and maintenance, specializing in maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) and bill of materials (BOM) products. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

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JINGDONG Industrials (7618 HK)

JD Industrials (7618 HK) IPO: Only Attractive if Priced Cheaply

JD Industrials is China's largest MRO player, but its IPO price of HK$15.5 suggests a high valuation, limiting upside. To make it attractive, it...

Osbert Tang, CFA

JD Industrials IPO (7618 HK): Valuation Insights

JDI is seeking to raise up to US$420 million. In this note, I present my forecasts and valuation. My analysis suggests that the IPO price range is...

Arun George

JD Industrials IPO - Valuation Cut Means Its Priced to Go

JD Industrials (7618 HK) is now looking to raise up to US$421m, in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we talk about valuations.

Sumeet Singh

Pre-IPO JD Industrials (PHIP Updates) - Business Model, Peer Comparison, Forecast and Valuation

JD Industrials' business model integrates resources from JD Group, utilizing JD Logistics for efficiency.Higher entry thresholds may hinder...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

JD Industrials Pre-IPO - Updated Peer Comparison and Thoughts on Valuations

JD Industrial Technology is now looking to raise about US$500m in its upcoming HK IPO. In this note, we undertake an updated peer comparison and...

Sumeet Singh

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JD Industrials (7618 HK) IPO: Only Attractive if Priced Cheaply

​JD Industrials is China's largest MRO player, but its IPO price of HK$15.5 suggests a high valuation, limiting upside. To make it attractive, it...

Osbert Tang, CFA

JD Industrials IPO (7618 HK): Valuation Insights

JDI is seeking to raise up to US$420 million. In this note, I present my forecasts and valuation. My analysis suggests that the IPO price range is...

Arun George

JD Industrials IPO - Valuation Cut Means Its Priced to Go

JD Industrials (7618 HK) is now looking to raise up to US$421m, in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we talk about valuations.

Sumeet Singh

Pre-IPO JD Industrials (PHIP Updates) - Business Model, Peer Comparison, Forecast and Valuation

​JD Industrials' business model integrates resources from JD Group, utilizing JD Logistics for efficiency.Higher entry thresholds may hinder...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

JD Industrials Pre-IPO - Updated Peer Comparison and Thoughts on Valuations

JD Industrial Technology is now looking to raise about US$500m in its upcoming HK IPO. In this note, we undertake an updated peer comparison and...

Sumeet Singh

JD Industrials is China's largest MRO player, but its IPO price of HK$15.5 suggests a high valuation, limiting upside. To make it attractive, it...

JD Industrials' business model integrates resources from JD Group, utilizing JD Logistics for efficiency.Higher entry thresholds may hinder...