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

Western Carriers / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/western-carriers" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39869:1" rel="noopener">Western Carriers (1489172D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$100m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Western Carriers (India) Limited (WCIL) was the largest private, multimodal, rail focused, 4PL asset-light logistics company in India in terms of container volumes in FY22, as per 1Lattice.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
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Western Carriers (1489172D IN) is looking to raise about US$100m in its upcoming India IPO.
Western Carriers (India) Limited (WCIL) was the largest private, multimodal, rail focused, 4PL asset-light logistics company in India in terms of container volumes in FY22, as per 1Lattice.
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


Western Carriers Pre-IPO-Expanding Through a Combination of Asset-Light Model and Own Infrastructure

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited

Motilal Oswal

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited

Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited is an Indian diversified financial services firm offering a range of financial products and services. 

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Motilal Oswal's research report onMRF MRF’s 4QFY24 result was weak as higher RM costs and operating expenses led to lower adjusted EBITDA margin of 16.2% (-100bp QoQ vs. est. 17%).</li><li>A provision of INR463.6m, which was made in FY23, was recognized in 4Q along with the additional provision of INR981.4m for FY24 to cover EPR costs.</li><li>We believe EPR costs would be recurring in nature, which, combined with rising RM costs, could hurt EBITDA margin in the upcoming quarters. </li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Motilal Oswal's research report onMRF MRF’s 4QFY24 result was weak as higher RM costs and operating expenses led to lower adjusted EBITDA margin of 16.2% (-100bp QoQ vs. est. 17%).A provision of INR463.6m, which was made in FY23, was recognized in 4Q along with the additional provision of INR981.4m for FY24 to cover EPR costs.We believe EPR costs would be recurring in nature, which, combined with rising RM costs, could hurt EBITDA margin in the upcoming quarters. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Index Rebal/Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal/Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Index Rebalance

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<li>After market close on Friday 20th May 2022, the constituency changes for S&amp;P BSE 100, SENSEX 50, and SENSEX Next 50 Indices were announced. </li>
<li>There will be no changes for S&amp;P BSE SENSEX and S&amp;P BSE BANKEX Indices in the June 2022 Rebalance. </li>
<li>These changes will become effective at the open of Monday 20th June 2022. Below is a closer look at each of the names involved in the June 2022 Rebalance.</li>
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After market close on Friday 20th May 2022, the constituency changes for S&amp;P BSE 100, SENSEX 50, and SENSEX Next 50 Indices were announced. 
There will be no changes for S&amp;P BSE SENSEX and S&amp;P BSE BANKEX Indices in the June 2022 Rebalance. 
These changes will become effective at the open of Monday 20th June 2022. Below is a closer look at each of the names involved in the June 2022 Rebalance.


S&P BSE Indices: No Changes for SENSEX; 7 ADDs/DELs for BSE 100 in June 2022

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), HDFC Securities

HDFC Securities

HDFC securities is the best online trading platform for stocks, IPOs, mutual fund in India. 

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<div><div><div><ul><li>Well-positioned to benefit from favourable industry dynamics - On the back of strong investments in R&amp;D and brand building and focus on ramping up distribution, especially in rural regions, Apollo has gained market share in key segments.</li></ul><div><div><div><ul><li>Europe restructuring boosts operating performance - In the last couple of years, management earmarked a massive restructuring in Europe, which included: (1) shifting tyre production from Netherlands to new plant in Hungary and the balance to India; (2) converting the Netherlands plant into a specialty plant for producing high-end tyres; (3) right-sizing the Netherlands plant by giving VRS to 2/3rd of the employees.</li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><ul><li>Initiate with an ADD and a target price of INR229/sh - Given a lean cost structure and its focus on sweating existing assets, we expect Apollo’s returns to improve from here on.</li></ul></div></div></div><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Well-positioned to benefit from favourable industry dynamics - On the back of strong investments in R&amp;D and brand building and focus on ramping up distribution, especially in rural regions, Apollo has gained market share in key segments.Europe restructuring boosts operating performance - In the last couple of years, management earmarked a massive restructuring in Europe, which included: (1) shifting tyre production from Netherlands to new plant in Hungary and the balance to India; (2) converting the Netherlands plant into a specialty plant for producing high-end tyres; (3) right-sizing the Netherlands plant by giving VRS to 2/3rd of the employees.Initiate with an ADD and a target price of INR229/sh - Given a lean cost structure and its focus on sweating existing assets, we expect Apollo’s returns to improve from here on.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Apollo Tyres (Initiating Coverage): Sharp Focus on Boosting Returns. ADD

Event-Driven

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<li>The S&amp;P BSE family of indices represents the performance of stocks listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) across various sizes, themes, industries, and strategies.</li>
<li>This series will mainly focus on the following indices of the S&amp;P BSE family: S&amp;P BSE 500, S&amp;P BSE 200, S&amp;P BSE 100, and S&amp;P BSE SENSEX.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the leading candidates who could become Adds/Deletes during the June 2022 Semi-annual Rebalance.</li>
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The S&amp;P BSE family of indices represents the performance of stocks listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) across various sizes, themes, industries, and strategies.
This series will mainly focus on the following indices of the S&amp;P BSE family: S&amp;P BSE 500, S&amp;P BSE 200, S&amp;P BSE 100, and S&amp;P BSE SENSEX.
In this insight, we take a look at the leading candidates who could become Adds/Deletes during the June 2022 Semi-annual Rebalance.


S&P BSE Indices (SENSEX Family): Quiddity Leaderboard for June 2022 Rebalance (Final)

India

MRF Limited manufactures and distributes tyres and tubes for automobiles, aircrafts, motorcycles and cycles. The Company also manufactures conveyor belts, paint and coats, and hoses. Every MRF tyre designed is the result of a special acid test on the race and rally tracks.

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Mrf Ltd (MRF IN)

Western Carriers Pre-IPO-Expanding Through a Combination of Asset-Light Model and Own Infrastructure

Western Carriers (India) Limited is looking to raise about US$100m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the company’s historical...

Akshat Shah

Mrf -Weak Operational Performance

Motilal Oswal's research report onMRF MRF’s 4QFY24 result was weak as higher RM costs and operating expenses led to lower adjusted EBITDA margin of...

Motilal Oswal

S&P BSE Indices: No Changes for SENSEX; 7 ADDs/DELs for BSE 100 in June 2022

S&P BSE Index changes for June 2022 were announced last week. No changes for SENSEX. 7 Adds/Deletes for BSE 100 including some negative and...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Apollo Tyres (Initiating Coverage): Sharp Focus on Boosting Returns. ADD

Over the last few years, Apollo has invested in R&D, brand building, and expanding its distribution network. This has in turn led to market share...

HDFC Securities

S&P BSE Indices (SENSEX Family): Quiddity Leaderboard for June 2022 Rebalance (Final)

A look at the Potential ADDs and Potential DELETEs for the S&P BSE SENSEX, S&P BSE 100, S&P BSE 200, and S&P BSE 500 Indices for the upcoming...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

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