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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/calb-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35985:1" rel="noopener">CALB (CALBLZ CH)</a>, a leading EV battery manufacturer, is seeking to raise US$2.0 billion through an HKEx IPO, according to press reports.</li>
<li>We previously discussed the IPO in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/calb-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:80243" rel="noopener">CALB IPO: The Bull Case</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/calb-ipo-the-bear-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:80286" rel="noopener">CALB IPO: The Bear Case</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/calb-ipo-updates-support-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:80643" rel="noopener">CALB IPO: Updates Support the Bull Case</a>.</li>
<li>In this note, we present our forecasts and take the first look at CALB's potential valuation range. </li>
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CALB (CALBLZ CH), a leading EV battery manufacturer, is seeking to raise US$2.0 billion through an HKEx IPO, according to press reports.
We previously discussed the IPO in CALB IPO: The Bull Case, CALB IPO: The Bear Case and CALB IPO: Updates Support the Bull Case.
In this note, we present our forecasts and take the first look at CALB's potential valuation range. 


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.

Zhejiang Leapmotor Technologie / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Leapmotor (LM) aims to raise around US$1.0bn in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015.</li>
<li>As of end Jun 22, it had delivered a total of 104,829 cars with most of its sales coming from its mini units, T03.</li>
<li>In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about valuations.</li>
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Leapmotor (LM) aims to raise around US$1.0bn in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015.
As of end Jun 22, it had delivered a total of 104,829 cars with most of its sales coming from its mini units, T03.
In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about valuations.


Leapmotor IPO - Peers Recent Down Move Won’t Help

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<li>Several local Korean media reported that the initial book building results for the WCP IPO has been disappointing.</li>
<li>The IPO could be priced close to 60,000 won to 65,000 won won, which would be about 19%-25% lower than the low end of the IPO price range.</li>
<li>The final decision as to whether or not WCP will go ahead with the IPO at lower price or delay it altogether is expected to be made on/near 19 September.</li>
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Several local Korean media reported that the initial book building results for the WCP IPO has been disappointing.
The IPO could be priced close to 60,000 won to 65,000 won won, which would be about 19%-25% lower than the low end of the IPO price range.
The final decision as to whether or not WCP will go ahead with the IPO at lower price or delay it altogether is expected to be made on/near 19 September.


Poor Initial IPO Book Building Results for WCP

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<li>CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>CALB undertakes design, R&amp;D, production and sales of EV batteries and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) products.</li>
<li>In our previous note, we undertook a peer comparison. In this note, we will talk about valuations.</li>
</ul>


CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO.
CALB undertakes design, R&amp;D, production and sales of EV batteries and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) products.
In our previous note, we undertook a peer comparison. In this note, we will talk about valuations.


<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/calb-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35985:1" rel="noopener">CALB (CALBLZ CH)</a>, a leading EV battery manufacturer, is seeking to raise US$2.0 billion through an HKEx IPO, according to press reports.</li>
<li>We previously discussed the IPO in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/calb-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:80243" rel="noopener">CALB IPO: The Bull Case</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/calb-ipo-the-bear-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:80286" rel="noopener">CALB IPO: The Bear Case</a>. This note updates our view for the PHIP and recent developments.</li>
<li>The 1Q and truncated 1H numbers outline the highest growth among peers, customer diversification and sequential improvement in gross margin. The IPO is worth a look.</li>
</ul>



CALB (CALBLZ CH), a leading EV battery manufacturer, is seeking to raise US$2.0 billion through an HKEx IPO, according to press reports.
We previously discussed the IPO in CALB IPO: The Bull Case and CALB IPO: The Bear Case. This note updates our view for the PHIP and recent developments.
The 1Q and truncated 1H numbers outline the highest growth among peers, customer diversification and sequential improvement in gross margin. The IPO is worth a look.


South Korea

LG Energy Solution produces and sells batteries. The Company manufactures and sells automobile batteries, small batteries, energy storage system batteries, and other products. LG Energy Solution markets its products worldwide.

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LG Energy Solution (373220 KS)

CALB IPO: What's It Worth?

CALB is seeking to raise US$2.0 billion through an HKEx IPO. In this note, we present our forecasts and take the first look at CALB's potential...

Arun George

Leapmotor IPO - Peers Recent Down Move Won’t Help

Leapmotor (LM) aims to raise around US$1.0bn in its Hong Kong IPO. LM is a smart EV company based in China, founded in 2015. In this note, we run...

Sumeet Singh

Poor Initial IPO Book Building Results for WCP

Local Korean media reported that the initial book building results for the WCP IPO has been disappointing. The IPO could be priced about 60,000 won...

Douglas Kim

CALB Pre-IPO - Thoughts on Valuation

CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we talk about our earnings forecast and valuations estimates.

Sumeet Singh

CALB IPO: Updates Support the Bull Case

The 1Q and truncated 1H numbers outline the highest growth among peers, customer diversification and sequential improvement in gross margin. The...

Arun George

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