Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Sree Capital

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Fundamental Research on Listed Indian Companies

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<li>In this insight, we highlight why <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meesho-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35872:1" rel="noopener">Meesho (1546271D IN)</a> is a data science workhorse masquerading as an E-Commerce Platform</li>
<li>We discuss about the various advancements made by the company towards AL/ML models which are difficult to replicate.</li>
<li>Finally, we discuss our view on future prospects and valuation of the company.</li>
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In this insight, we highlight why Meesho (1546271D IN) is a data science workhorse masquerading as an E-Commerce Platform
We discuss about the various advancements made by the company towards AL/ML models which are difficult to replicate.
Finally, we discuss our view on future prospects and valuation of the company.


Meesho:Data Science Workhorse;Fast Evolving—Venturing into Financial Services & Other AI Investments

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist, Trudence Capital Advisors

Pranav Bhavsar

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist

Trudence Capital Advisors

Trudence Capital Advisors Private Limited is a SEBI-registered Research Analyst, holding SEBI registration number INH000015747. Our firm is dedicated to providing independent and unbiased research on Indian mid to large-cap companies. Trudence Capital is known for its counter-consensus views, with a focus on forensic research and on-ground primary investigations. Our research approach is thorough, involving detailed analysis of accounting practices and governance, alongside extensive channel checks.

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/delhivery-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33471:1" rel="noopener">Delhivery (DELHIVER IN)</a> faces immediate volume erosion as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meesho-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35872:1" rel="noopener">Meesho (1546271D IN)</a> migrates 65% of orders to Valmo, destabilizing a key client relationship historically contributing ~16% of total revenue.</li>
<li>Valmo’s rise structurally shrinks the addressable 3PL market, creating a permanent headwind that compresses pricing power and intensifies competition for remaining open volumes.</li>
<li>Anchor client insourcing caps Delhivery’s growth trajectory, rendering the Ecom Express acquisition insufficient to offset the structural decay in organic B2C volume velocity.</li>
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Delhivery (DELHIVER IN) faces immediate volume erosion as Meesho (1546271D IN) migrates 65% of orders to Valmo, destabilizing a key client relationship historically contributing ~16% of total revenue.
Valmo’s rise structurally shrinks the addressable 3PL market, creating a permanent headwind that compresses pricing power and intensifies competition for remaining open volumes.
Anchor client insourcing caps Delhivery’s growth trajectory, rendering the Ecom Express acquisition insufficient to offset the structural decay in organic B2C volume velocity.


Meesho’s Valmo | Erosion of Delhivery’s Margins

Forensic Analyst, Trudence Capital Advisors

Nitin Mangal

Forensic Analyst

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meesho-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35872:1" rel="noopener">Meesho (1546271D IN)</a>'s INR 52.4 bn IPO is currently open for subscription. It consists of fresh issue worth INR 42.5 bn and OFS component worth INR 11.7 bn </li>
<li>The company is India’s largest E-Com platforms in terms of placed orders and user base, and make its mark in the value segment, offering mostly unbranded and regional branded products. </li>
<li>While KPIs signal growth and operational efficiencies, Meesho is still a loss maker. It has high litigation risk and seeing rapid increase in impairments and write offs with receivables</li>
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Meesho (1546271D IN)'s INR 52.4 bn IPO is currently open for subscription. It consists of fresh issue worth INR 42.5 bn and OFS component worth INR 11.7 bn 
The company is India’s largest E-Com platforms in terms of placed orders and user base, and make its mark in the value segment, offering mostly unbranded and regional branded products. 
While KPIs signal growth and operational efficiencies, Meesho is still a loss maker. It has high litigation risk and seeing rapid increase in impairments and write offs with receivables


Meesho Ltd IPO- Watch Out for Impairment Allowance

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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meesho-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35872:1" rel="noopener">Meesho (1546271D IN) </a>is looking to raise around US$607m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Meesho is an e-commerce marketplace, offering a wide assortment of products ranging from low cost unbranded products, regional and national brands at affordable prices to consumers.</li>
<li>In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance earlier. In this note, we talk about the implied valuations in the price range.</li>
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Meesho (1546271D IN) is looking to raise around US$607m in its upcoming India IPO.
Meesho is an e-commerce marketplace, offering a wide assortment of products ranging from low cost unbranded products, regional and national brands at affordable prices to consumers.
In our earlier notes, we have looked at the company’s past performance earlier. In this note, we talk about the implied valuations in the price range.


Meesho Ltd IPO - Value-Led Play, Moderately Priced

India focused: IPO, special situations, Stylus Holdings

Himanshu Dugar

India focused: IPO, special situations

Stylus Holdings

Stylus Holdings is a buy-side equity research firm. We offer bottom-up investment ideas as well as provide on demand equity research and portfolio tracking. 
At Stylus, our focus is to identify market dislocations that can generate 20+% IRR with a reasonable margin of safety. As part of our research process, we do a deep dive into the fundamentals of the company, evaluate their competitive positioning and assess their valuation.
Our investment team is led by Himanshu Dugar. Himanshu is a Chartered Accountant and a CFA charter holder. He has 10+ years of active experience in the stock market with stints at CRISIL Research, a S&P Global copmany and Miras Investments, a single family office based in Dubai.

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<li>Meesho has positioned itself as a value-shopping platform catering to rural consumers and small sellers. It charges the seller only for fulfillment and advertising while bringing value deals for consumers</li>
<li>We believe Meesho has a right to win in the value-shopping category ahead of Flipkart/Amazon with its focus on pricing vs quality/convenience. However, it may not attract high-spending aspirational consumers</li>
<li>IPO valuation at $5.6bn(5x FY25 sales) is relatively cheap vs listed e-commerce peers (6-13x). Closest peer Flipkart was most recently valued at $35bn (14x FY25 revenues).</li>
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Meesho has positioned itself as a value-shopping platform catering to rural consumers and small sellers. It charges the seller only for fulfillment and advertising while bringing value deals for consumers
We believe Meesho has a right to win in the value-shopping category ahead of Flipkart/Amazon with its focus on pricing vs quality/convenience. However, it may not attract high-spending aspirational consumers
IPO valuation at $5.6bn(5x FY25 sales) is relatively cheap vs listed e-commerce peers (6-13x). Closest peer Flipkart was most recently valued at $35bn (14x FY25 revenues).


Meesho - Potential Play on Value E-Commerce

India

Meesho operates as a software development company. The Company provides a platform for online resellers. Meesho offers timely and secure payments, low returns, and shipping services. Meesho serves customers in India.

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Meesho (1546271D IN)

Meesho:Data Science Workhorse;Fast Evolving—Venturing into Financial Services & Other AI Investments

Insight on Meesho: A data science workhorse posing as an E-Commerce Platform with advanced AL/ML models and promising future prospects.

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

Meesho’s Valmo | Erosion of Delhivery’s Margins

Delhivery faces volume erosion as Meesho migrates orders to Valmo, impacting revenue and creating pricing pressure in the 3PL market.

Pranav Bhavsar

Meesho Ltd IPO- Watch Out for Impairment Allowance

India's largest E-Com platform Meesho's KPIs look promising. Watch out for high litigation risk and increasing ECL provisions.

Nitin Mangal

Meesho Ltd IPO - Value-Led Play, Moderately Priced

Meesho Ltd (ML) is looking to raise around US$607m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s implied valuations in the...

Akshat Shah

Meesho - Potential Play on Value E-Commerce

Meesho targets rural consumers and small sellers with value shopping, offering deals for consumers and charging sellers for fulfillment and...

Himanshu Dugar

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Meesho:Data Science Workhorse;Fast Evolving—Venturing into Financial Services & Other AI Investments

​Insight on Meesho: A data science workhorse posing as an E-Commerce Platform with advanced AL/ML models and promising future prospects.

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

Meesho’s Valmo | Erosion of Delhivery’s Margins

​Delhivery faces volume erosion as Meesho migrates orders to Valmo, impacting revenue and creating pricing pressure in the 3PL market.

Pranav Bhavsar

Meesho Ltd IPO- Watch Out for Impairment Allowance

​India's largest E-Com platform Meesho's KPIs look promising. Watch out for high litigation risk and increasing ECL provisions.

Nitin Mangal

Meesho Ltd IPO - Value-Led Play, Moderately Priced

Meesho Ltd (ML) is looking to raise around US$607m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s implied valuations in the...

Akshat Shah

Meesho - Potential Play on Value E-Commerce

​Meesho targets rural consumers and small sellers with value shopping, offering deals for consumers and charging sellers for fulfillment and...

Himanshu Dugar

Insight on Meesho: A data science workhorse posing as an E-Commerce Platform with advanced AL/ML models and promising future prospects.

Delhivery faces volume erosion as Meesho migrates orders to Valmo, impacting revenue and creating pricing pressure in the 3PL market.

India's largest E-Com platform Meesho's KPIs look promising. Watch out for high litigation risk and increasing ECL provisions.

Meesho targets rural consumers and small sellers with value shopping, offering deals for consumers and charging sellers for fulfillment and...