APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

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.

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/coforge-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8639:1" rel="noopener">Coforge (COFORGE IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$386m in its upcoming qualified institutional placement (QIP).</li>
<li>In an announcement released on Saturday, Coforge had mentioned its board’s approval to raise up to INR32bn via a QIP. Since then, the shares have corrected 9.1%.</li>
<li>The deal would be a large one to digest at 14 days of three month ADV. That being said, the company’s last selldown did well.</li>
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Coforge (COFORGE IN) is looking to raise around US$386m in its upcoming qualified institutional placement (QIP).
In an announcement released on Saturday, Coforge had mentioned its board’s approval to raise up to INR32bn via a QIP. Since then, the shares have corrected 9.1%.
The deal would be a large one to digest at 14 days of three month ADV. That being said, the company’s last selldown did well.


Coforge QIP Early Look - Shares Have Corrected Since the Announcement, Last Deal Did Well

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Axis Direct

Axis Direct

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>In Q2FY24, Coforge Ltd (Coforge) reported revenue of Rs 2,276 Cr, up 2.5% QoQ and 2.8% QoQ (in CC terms) which stood above our expectations.</li><li>The company’s operating profit stood at Rs 347 Cr, up 4.8% QoQ due to moderated operating expenses.</li><li>Its operating margins improved by 30bps to 15.3%, which was largely led by moderated operating expenses as well as due to higher utilization during the quarter. </li></ul>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.

In Q2FY24, Coforge Ltd (Coforge) reported revenue of Rs 2,276 Cr, up 2.5% QoQ and 2.8% QoQ (in CC terms) which stood above our expectations.The company’s operating profit stood at Rs 347 Cr, up 4.8% QoQ due to moderated operating expenses.Its operating margins improved by 30bps to 15.3%, which was largely led by moderated operating expenses as well as due to higher utilization during the quarter. 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.

Coforge Ltd. - Strong Execution; Robust Outlook

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/polycab-india-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27877:1" rel="noopener">Polycab India</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/macrotech-developers-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27315:1" rel="noopener">Macrotech Developers</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/one-97-communications-limited-paytm" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26149:1" rel="noopener">Paytm</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-communications-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20892:1" rel="noopener">Tata Communications</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-motors-ltd-a-dvr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:349:1" rel="noopener">Tata Motors DVR</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/apl-apollo-tubes-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16132:1" rel="noopener">Apl Apollo Tubes</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/persistent-systems-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9468:1" rel="noopener">Persistent Systems</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/suzlon-energy-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1073:1" rel="noopener">Suzlon Energy</a> have run up over the recent past and have heightened investor attention.</li>
<li>The increase in market cap has put the stocks on active manager radars and could also result in the stocks being added to global indices in the near future.</li>
<li>We take a look at the positioning on the stocks and recommend pair trades to reduce market risk while trying to capture alpha.</li>
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Polycab India, Macrotech Developers, Paytm, Tata Communications, Tata Motors DVR, Apl Apollo Tubes, Persistent Systems and Suzlon Energy have run up over the recent past and have heightened investor attention.
The increase in market cap has put the stocks on active manager radars and could also result in the stocks being added to global indices in the near future.
We take a look at the positioning on the stocks and recommend pair trades to reduce market risk while trying to capture alpha.


India - Positioning on Some Interesting* Names

Index Rebalance

China Galaxy Securities / Index Rebalance

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<li>The WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of small cap stocks within Emerging Markets.</li>
<li>The October rebalance will result in a one-way turnover of ~45% and in a one-way trade of US$1.24bn. There are ~300 stocks with over 1 day of ADV to trade.</li>
<li>With only 4 trading days to implementation, there could be large moves on stocks with large flows and impact over the next few days.</li>
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The WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of small cap stocks within Emerging Markets.
The October rebalance will result in a one-way turnover of ~45% and in a one-way trade of US$1.24bn. There are ~300 stocks with over 1 day of ADV to trade.
With only 4 trading days to implementation, there could be large moves on stocks with large flows and impact over the next few days.


WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index Rebalance: 45% Turnover & US$2.5bn to Trade

<ul><li>Accenture reported strong Q4FY23 results, below street expectations on all financial and operational terms. Revenue for the quarter stood at $15.98 Bn, registering a growth of 3.6% YoY.</li><li>It registered GAAP EPS of $2.15 for the quarter while adjusted EPS stood at $2.71 reporting 9% YoY growth.</li><li>The company bagged new bookings at the $16.6 Bn, up 1% YoY. Managed Services book/bill was at 1.05x. Q4FY23 bookings are lower than the typical seasonal strength in Q4. </li></ul>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.

Accenture reported strong Q4FY23 results, below street expectations on all financial and operational terms. Revenue for the quarter stood at $15.98 Bn, registering a growth of 3.6% YoY.It registered GAAP EPS of $2.15 for the quarter while adjusted EPS stood at $2.71 reporting 9% YoY growth.The company bagged new bookings at the $16.6 Bn, up 1% YoY. Managed Services book/bill was at 1.05x. Q4FY23 bookings are lower than the typical seasonal strength in Q4. 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.

Accenture - Skeptical Outlook For FY24; FY 25 May See a Strong Recovery

India

Coforge Limited is an Indian multinational information technology company specializing in digital transformation, consulting, and IT services. It provides solutions in areas such as artificial intelligence, cloud, data, and automation to industries including banking, financial services, insurance, travel, and healthcare. The company is headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, and was founded in 1992.

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Coforge (COFORGE IN)

Coforge QIP Early Look - Shares Have Corrected Since the Announcement, Last Deal Did Well

Coforge (COFORGE IN) is looking to raise around US$386m in its upcoming QIP. In an announcement, Coforge mentioned its board’s approval to raise up...

Clarence Chu

Coforge Ltd. - Strong Execution; Robust Outlook

We recommend a BUY rating on the stock and assign a 24x P/E multiple to its FY25E earnings of Rs 238.7/share to arrive at a TP of Rs 5,615/share,...

Axis Direct

India - Positioning on Some Interesting* Names

There are 8 Indian stocks have jumped in price recently and where the increased market cap will put them on active investors radars and could get...

Brian Freitas

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index Rebalance: 45% Turnover & US$2.5bn to Trade

There are 364 adds/325 deletes for the WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index. One-way turnover is 45% resulting in a one-way trade of...

Brian Freitas

Accenture - Skeptical Outlook For FY24; FY 25 May See a Strong Recovery

Accenture reported strong Q4FY23 results, below street expectations on all financial and operational terms. Revenue for the quarter stood at $15.98...

Axis Direct

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