Financials & FinTech research, Galliano’s Financials Research

Victor Galliano

Financials & FinTech research

Financials & FinTech, EM & Developed Markets

Galliano’s Financials Research

Galliano's Financials Research provides fundamental research in Emerging Markets financials, including FinTech, as well as financials in select Developed Markets.

The investment style applied is generally value oriented, although Growth At Reasonable Price (GARP) strategies can also be used where appropriate. 

Our investment research approach aim is often contrarian, looking to capitalise on overly sceptical or optimistic consensus views. In terms of valuation techniques, the focus is on PBV ratio to ROE, PE multiples and dividend yield, as well as the application of PEG ratios and, where appropriate, Sum of the Parts (SOTP) valuations.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Management’s successful execution to 4Q23 has driven its LTM ROE of 18%+ and ROA of 2.6%; in Brazil, the focus is to grow secured lending and further penetrate high-income retail</li>
<li>In Mexico, management aims to leverage off the deposit base and build its credit business, as well as establishing itself in Colombia; challenges include containing capital consumption and credit delinquency</li>
<li>In Mexico especially, the competitive climate in digital banking is intensifying which puts pressure on customer acquisition costs, costs to serve, and it could drive up credit delinquency risks</li>
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Management’s successful execution to 4Q23 has driven its LTM ROE of 18%+ and ROA of 2.6%; in Brazil, the focus is to grow secured lending and further penetrate high-income retail
In Mexico, management aims to leverage off the deposit base and build its credit business, as well as establishing itself in Colombia; challenges include containing capital consumption and credit delinquency
In Mexico especially, the competitive climate in digital banking is intensifying which puts pressure on customer acquisition costs, costs to serve, and it could drive up credit delinquency risks


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.

Event-Driven

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<li>Multiple new agencies have been reporting that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a> plans to trim its investment portfolio over the remainder of the year. </li>
<li>The reports have been coming in since the second half of the year and the company has been duly denying these rumors.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at Tencent’s shareholding in various companies to try and gauge which ones it could sell out of and how.</li>
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Multiple new agencies have been reporting that Tencent (700 HK) plans to trim its investment portfolio over the remainder of the year. 
The reports have been coming in since the second half of the year and the company has been duly denying these rumors.
In this note, we look at Tencent’s shareholding in various companies to try and gauge which ones it could sell out of and how.


Tencent Investee Selldown - The US$120bn Global Overhang

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Nubank, the leading digital native bank in Brazil and Latin America, by number of customers, has filed for an IPO with an indication valuation in excess of USD50bn </li>
<li>Nubank is strong in terms of its key fintech metrics and trends, such as revenue per user relative to its cost to serve and it has low customer acquisition costs </li>
<li>Nubank is a clear leading fintech benchmark; yet its challenges are its super-premium valuation in the face of unsettled markets, and the delivery of fast growth whilst controlling loan delinquency</li>
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Nubank, the leading digital native bank in Brazil and Latin America, by number of customers, has filed for an IPO with an indication valuation in excess of USD50bn 
Nubank is strong in terms of its key fintech metrics and trends, such as revenue per user relative to its cost to serve and it has low customer acquisition costs 
Nubank is a clear leading fintech benchmark; yet its challenges are its super-premium valuation in the face of unsettled markets, and the delivery of fast growth whilst controlling loan delinquency


Nubank Pre-IPO Research: Priced for Perfection?

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<li>The sharp run-up in the share price since its IPO does not, in our view, mean that Rakuten Bank’s rally is done; there is further fundamental justification for a re-rating</li>
<li>Rakuten Bank trades on a LTM PE multiple of 14.4x, LTM PBV ratio of 1.6x and an ROE of 13.2%, which is the best return of our neobank peers</li>
<li>Relative to its peer group, Rakuten Bank has premium long-run growth prospects; conservatively estimating Rakuten Bank’s growth (8% pa), implies a PEG ratio in the range of 1.2x to 1.3x</li>
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The sharp run-up in the share price since its IPO does not, in our view, mean that Rakuten Bank’s rally is done; there is further fundamental justification for a re-rating
Rakuten Bank trades on a LTM PE multiple of 14.4x, LTM PBV ratio of 1.6x and an ROE of 13.2%, which is the best return of our neobank peers
Relative to its peer group, Rakuten Bank has premium long-run growth prospects; conservatively estimating Rakuten Bank’s growth (8% pa), implies a PEG ratio in the range of 1.2x to 1.3x


Rakuten Bank (5838 JP): Premium Growth Neobank Still Trading at Attractive Valuations

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<li>Rakuten Bank’s IPO will add an attractively valued Japanese neobank to the globally listed neobank universe; furthermore, the Rakuten Group ecosystem is a powerful tool for customer acquisition and retention</li>
<li>On efficiency metrics, Rakuten Bank scores well versus its key domestic peers as well as global comparables; Rakuten Group companies act as a key conduit for new clients</li>
<li>At the announced issue price of ¥1,400, Rakuten Bank’s PBV ratio implies an attractive 25% discount to its core Japanese peer SBI Sumishin Net Bank, for similar ROE</li>
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Rakuten Bank’s IPO will add an attractively valued Japanese neobank to the globally listed neobank universe; furthermore, the Rakuten Group ecosystem is a powerful tool for customer acquisition and retention
On efficiency metrics, Rakuten Bank scores well versus its key domestic peers as well as global comparables; Rakuten Group companies act as a key conduit for new clients
At the announced issue price of ¥1,400, Rakuten Bank’s PBV ratio implies an attractive 25% discount to its core Japanese peer SBI Sumishin Net Bank, for similar ROE


Rakuten Bank (5838 JP) – A Keenly Priced Quality Addition to the Global Neobanks Universe

Brazil

NU Holdings Ltd. of the Cayman Islands operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides loans and digital banking services, as well as issues, administrates, processes, and transfers payments to post-paid credit cards and equity investments in other entities. NU Holdings serves clients worldwide.

NU Holdings (NU US)

Nubank (NU US): The Challenges for 2024

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Victor Galliano

Tencent Investee Selldown - The US$120bn Global Overhang

There have been multiple reports that Tencent (700 HK) plans to trim its investment portfolio over the remainder of the year. We look at Tencent's...

Sumeet Singh

Nubank Pre-IPO Research: Priced for Perfection?

Nubank warrants a premium IPO valuation to other banks, but one that better accounts for the unsettled state of global markets and the potential...

Victor Galliano

Rakuten Bank (5838 JP): Premium Growth Neobank Still Trading at Attractive Valuations

Rakuten Bank’s mix of relative value metrics and premium growth potential are clear positive drivers for its further re-rating potential; company...

Victor Galliano

Rakuten Bank (5838 JP) – A Keenly Priced Quality Addition to the Global Neobanks Universe

Rakuten Bank's IPO is priced to go; issue price PBV ratio implies an attractive 25% discount to core Japanese peer SBI Sumishin Net Bank, for...

Victor Galliano