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<ul><li>Mobileye's second quarter 2025 financial results reveal a blend of strategic growth and tactical challenges.</li><li>Revenue increased by 15% year-over-year, highlighting strong demand for the company's Advanced DriverAssistance Systems (ADAS) across multiple regions and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).</li><li>The company's operating model displayed significant operating leverage, with adjusted operating income rising by 34% and operating cash flow surpassing $200 million, about 33% of revenue for the quarter.</li></ul>

Mobileye's second quarter 2025 financial results reveal a blend of strategic growth and tactical challenges.Revenue increased by 15% year-over-year, highlighting strong demand for the company's Advanced DriverAssistance Systems (ADAS) across multiple regions and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).The company's operating model displayed significant operating leverage, with adjusted operating income rising by 34% and operating cash flow surpassing $200 million, about 33% of revenue for the quarter.

Mobileye Secures Robotaxi Dominance with Powerhouse Partnerships & German Backing!

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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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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Horizon Robotics / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/horizon-robotics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35637:1" rel="noopener">Horizon Robotics (9660 HK)</a> raised around US$800m in its Hong Kong IPO in October 2024. It’s back again to raise another US$600m via a placement.</li>
<li>Horizon Robotics (HR) is a provider of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) solutions for passenger vehicles, empowered by its proprietary software and hardware technologies.</li>
<li>In this note we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Horizon Robotics (9660 HK) raised around US$800m in its Hong Kong IPO in October 2024. It’s back again to raise another US$600m via a placement.
Horizon Robotics (HR) is a provider of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) solutions for passenger vehicles, empowered by its proprietary software and hardware technologies.
In this note we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Horizon Robotics Placement - Momentum Is Strong but Raising Seems Opportunistic

Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

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<li>Horizon Robotics, a leading provider of integrated computing solutions for ADAS and AD for consumer vehicles, went public in October of 2024 in Hong Kong.</li>
<li>The Chinese technology company priced its IPO at HK$3.99 per share and raised ~HK$5.4B or $696M. The offering was multiple times oversubscribed.</li>
<li>The company’s market cap peaked at ~$18B in February and exceeded valuation of Mobileye Global. I expect a near-term selling pressure as IPO lock-up expires in April.</li>
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Horizon Robotics, a leading provider of integrated computing solutions for ADAS and AD for consumer vehicles, went public in October of 2024 in Hong Kong.
The Chinese technology company priced its IPO at HK$3.99 per share and raised ~HK$5.4B or $696M. The offering was multiple times oversubscribed.
The company’s market cap peaked at ~$18B in February and exceeded valuation of Mobileye Global. I expect a near-term selling pressure as IPO lock-up expires in April.


Horizon Robotics (9660.HK): The Stock Probably Peaked at HK$10.00+ As IPO Lock-Up Expires in April

Minieye Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Minieye Technology, a fast-growing provider of intelligent driving and cabin solutions in China, will price its IPO this week.</li>
<li>The company was backed by CICC Capital, Beijing Siwei, Shenzhen Zeyi, and Mr. Wu Yongming, the current CEO of Alibaba, among others.</li>
<li>IPO valuation multiples appear justified given the company’s top-line growth of 30%+ and full-stack in-house R&amp;D capabilities.</li>
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Minieye Technology, a fast-growing provider of intelligent driving and cabin solutions in China, will price its IPO this week.
The company was backed by CICC Capital, Beijing Siwei, Shenzhen Zeyi, and Mr. Wu Yongming, the current CEO of Alibaba, among others.
IPO valuation multiples appear justified given the company’s top-line growth of 30%+ and full-stack in-house R&amp;D capabilities.


Minieye Technology IPO: Valuation Multiples Appear Justified Given Top-Line Growth of 30%+

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pony-ai-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44035:1" rel="noopener">Pony AI (PONY US)</a>, an autonomous mobility solutions provider, is looking to raise up to US$195m in its US IPO.</li>
<li>As per Frost &amp; Sullivan, Pony AI was among the first companies in China to obtain licenses to operate fully driverless robotaxis in all four Tier-1 cities in China.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the IPO valuations.</li>
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Pony AI (PONY US), an autonomous mobility solutions provider, is looking to raise up to US$195m in its US IPO.
As per Frost &amp; Sullivan, Pony AI was among the first companies in China to obtain licenses to operate fully driverless robotaxis in all four Tier-1 cities in China.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about the IPO valuations.


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Mobileye Global Inc. provides software and hardware technologies for automobiles. The Company specializes in development and deployment of driver assistance systems ("ADAS") and autonomous driving technologies and solutions. Mobileye Global serves customers worldwide.

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Horizon Robotics Placement - Momentum Is Strong but Raising Seems Opportunistic

Horizon Robotics (9660 HK) raised around US$800m in its Hong Kong IPO in October 2024. It’s back again to raise another US$600m via a placement.

Sumeet Singh

Horizon Robotics (9660.HK): The Stock Probably Peaked at HK$10.00+ As IPO Lock-Up Expires in April

I expect Horizon Robotics shares will underperform in April as IPO lock-up expiry will unlock ~9.1B Class B ordinary shares or ~$8.6B worth of...

Andrei Zakharov

Minieye Technology IPO: Valuation Multiples Appear Justified Given Top-Line Growth of 30%+

Minieye Technology, a rapidly growing provider of intelligent driving and cabin solutions in China, is expected to IPO this week. I examine a...

Andrei Zakharov

Pony AI IPO - Autonomous Valuation

Pony AI (PONY US), an autonomous mobility solutions provider, is looking to raise up to US$195m in its US IPO. In this note, we talk about the IPO...

Sumeet Singh

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