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.

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<li>Shift Up plans to raise up to US$320m in its upcoming South Korean IPO.</li>
<li>Shift Up is a South Korean games developer, which as released three games so far for the global markets.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Shift Up plans to raise up to US$320m in its upcoming South Korean IPO.
Shift Up is a South Korean games developer, which as released three games so far for the global markets.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Shift Up IPO - The Positives - All Games Have Done Well

Event-Driven

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<li>The Japanese Financial Services Agency has asked the general insurers to reduce/eliminate their cross-shareholdings.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ms-ad-insurance-group-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:631:1" rel="noopener">MS&amp;AD Insurance (8725 JP)</a> had a stake over US$100m in at least 29 listed Japanese stocks, amounting to a total of US$17.4bn.</li>
<li>In this note, we take a look at its stakes in various companies to see which ones could possibly be candidates for further selldowns.</li>
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The Japanese Financial Services Agency has asked the general insurers to reduce/eliminate their cross-shareholdings.

MS&amp;AD Insurance (8725 JP) had a stake over US$100m in at least 29 listed Japanese stocks, amounting to a total of US$17.4bn.
In this note, we take a look at its stakes in various companies to see which ones could possibly be candidates for further selldowns.


MS&AD Cross-Shareholding - At Least US$20bn of Cross-Shareholding to Sell

External reports (aggregated public sources), Value Investors Club

Value Investors Club (VIC)

External reports (aggregated public sources)

Value Investors Club

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>AAOI recommends investing in Nintendo ahead of the launch of the Switch 2 console cycle in mid to late 2024</li><li>Analyst sees potential for multiple expansion, margin improvement, and continued monetization of intellectual property through theme parks and movies</li><li>Bullish on Nintendo's stock in absolute terms and relative to other companies in the video game and media sectors, predicting significant gains based on past launch cycles.</li></ul><p><em>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.</em></p>

AAOI recommends investing in Nintendo ahead of the launch of the Switch 2 console cycle in mid to late 2024Analyst sees potential for multiple expansion, margin improvement, and continued monetization of intellectual property through theme parks and moviesBullish on Nintendo's stock in absolute terms and relative to other companies in the video game and media sectors, predicting significant gains based on past launch cycles.This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.

Nintendo Co Ltd (NTDOY) - Sunday, Jan 7, 2024

Japan Specialist

Mark Chadwick

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<li>Nintendo's share price fell ~6% on rumours of Switch 2 delay, wiping around $4 billion of the market cap</li>
<li>We do not believe that a one quarter delay will have any impact on the console's long-term sell-through or the stock's valuation</li>
<li>With Sony's PS5 faltering, Nintendo is launching at an opportune time. We turn bullish on the stock with ~25% upside from here</li>
</ul>


Nintendo's share price fell ~6% on rumours of Switch 2 delay, wiping around $4 billion of the market cap
We do not believe that a one quarter delay will have any impact on the console's long-term sell-through or the stock's valuation
With Sony's PS5 faltering, Nintendo is launching at an opportune time. We turn bullish on the stock with ~25% upside from here


Nintendo (7974) | Delayed...Or Just Fashionably Late

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/trial-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36821:1" rel="noopener">Trial Holdings (5882 JP)</a> is looking to raise around US$375m in its Japan IPO.</li>
<li>TH operates a network of retail stores that offer one-stop shopping under its everyday low price model, across a variety of daily necessities, food items and other products.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about earnings forecast and provide our thoughts on valuation.</li>
</ul>



Trial Holdings (5882 JP) is looking to raise around US$375m in its Japan IPO.
TH operates a network of retail stores that offer one-stop shopping under its everyday low price model, across a variety of daily necessities, food items and other products.
In this note, we talk about earnings forecast and provide our thoughts on valuation.


Trial Holdings Pre-IPO -Thoughts on Valuation

Japan

Nintendo Co., Ltd. develops, manufactures, and sells household leisure equipment. The Company produces home use video game hardware and software products. Nintendo markets its products throughout Japan.

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Shift Up IPO - The Positives - All Games Have Done Well

Shift Up plans to raise up to US$320m in its upcoming South Korean IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

MS&AD Cross-Shareholding - At Least US$20bn of Cross-Shareholding to Sell

Along with its results announcement today, MS&AD announced that it will accelerate its cross-shareholding unwind and is targeting a sale of around...

Sumeet Singh

Nintendo Co Ltd (NTDOY) - Sunday, Jan 7, 2024

Bullish on Nintendo's stock in absolute terms and relative to other companies in the video game and media sectors, predicting significant gains...

Value Investors Club (VIC)

Nintendo (7974) | Delayed...Or Just Fashionably Late

Nintendo's share price drops on Switch 2 delay rumors, but long-term outlook remains strong with bullish sentiment and potential 25% upside.

Mark Chadwick

Trial Holdings Pre-IPO -Thoughts on Valuation

After having cancelled its listing plans last year, the company is now looking to launch a smaller IPO of around US$250m, as per media reports.

Sumeet Singh

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Shift Up IPO - The Positives - All Games Have Done Well

Shift Up plans to raise up to US$320m in its upcoming South Korean IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

MS&AD Cross-Shareholding - At Least US$20bn of Cross-Shareholding to Sell

Along with its results announcement today, MS&AD announced that it will accelerate its cross-shareholding unwind and is targeting a sale of around...

Sumeet Singh

Nintendo Co Ltd (NTDOY) - Sunday, Jan 7, 2024

Bullish on Nintendo's stock in absolute terms and relative to other companies in the video game and media sectors, predicting significant gains...

Value Investors Club (VIC)

Nintendo (7974) | Delayed...Or Just Fashionably Late

​Nintendo's share price drops on Switch 2 delay rumors, but long-term outlook remains strong with bullish sentiment and potential 25% upside.

Mark Chadwick

Trial Holdings Pre-IPO -Thoughts on Valuation

After having cancelled its listing plans last year, the company is now looking to launch a smaller IPO of around US$250m, as per media reports.

Sumeet Singh

Nintendo's share price drops on Switch 2 delay rumors, but long-term outlook remains strong with bullish sentiment and potential 25% upside.