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99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/99-speed-mart-retail-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40977:1" rel="noopener">99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings (99SPD MK)</a>, a leading grocery retailer in Malaysia, is seeking to raise US$530 million at RM1.65 per share.</li>
<li>In <em><strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/99-speed-mart-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:156002" rel="noopener">99 Speed Mart IPO: The Bull Case</a></strong></em>, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.</li>
<li>The bear case rests on lacklustre outlet KPIs, indications of margin pressure, significant pre-IPO dividends and a significant secondary offering.</li>
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99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings (99SPD MK), a leading grocery retailer in Malaysia, is seeking to raise US$530 million at RM1.65 per share.
In 99 Speed Mart IPO: The Bull Case, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.
The bear case rests on lacklustre outlet KPIs, indications of margin pressure, significant pre-IPO dividends and a significant secondary offering.


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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/99-speed-mart-retail-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40977:1" rel="noopener">99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings (99SPD MK)</a>, a leading groceries retailer in Malaysia, is seeking to raise US$530 million at RM1.65 per share.    </li>
<li>99 Speed Mart is Malaysia's largest mini-market player and leading grocery retailer, holding a market share of 40.1% and 11.6% in 2023, respectively. </li>
<li>The bull case rests on a large TAM, rising market share, robust revenue growth underpinned by SSSG, a store expansion-driven growth strategy, profitability, cash generation, and modest leverage.   </li>
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99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings (99SPD MK), a leading groceries retailer in Malaysia, is seeking to raise US$530 million at RM1.65 per share.    
99 Speed Mart is Malaysia's largest mini-market player and leading grocery retailer, holding a market share of 40.1% and 11.6% in 2023, respectively. 
The bull case rests on a large TAM, rising market share, robust revenue growth underpinned by SSSG, a store expansion-driven growth strategy, profitability, cash generation, and modest leverage.   


Event-Driven

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<li>The independent advisor considers <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fraser-neave-holdings-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7742:1" rel="noopener">Fraser &amp; Neave Holdings (FNH MK)</a>'s RM1.50 offer for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cocoaland-holdings-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:493:1" rel="noopener">Cocoaland Holdings (COLA MK)</a> fair as it falls within its valuation range of RM1.21-1.66 per share.</li>
<li>The key conditions are the headcount test and &lt;10% rejection from all disinterested shareholders. The shareholder with a blocking stake has provided an irrevocable. </li>
<li>We continue to think that offer is attractive. At the last close and for the end of October payment date, the gross and annualised spread is 1.4% and 4.8%, respectively.</li>
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The independent advisor considers Fraser &amp; Neave Holdings (FNH MK)'s RM1.50 offer for Cocoaland Holdings (COLA MK) fair as it falls within its valuation range of RM1.21-1.66 per share.
The key conditions are the headcount test and &lt;10% rejection from all disinterested shareholders. The shareholder with a blocking stake has provided an irrevocable. 
We continue to think that offer is attractive. At the last close and for the end of October payment date, the gross and annualised spread is 1.4% and 4.8%, respectively.


Cocoaland’s Court Meeting on 18 August, IA’s Opinion

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cocoaland-holdings-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:493:1" rel="noopener">Cocoaland Holdings (COLA MK)</a> announced a privatisation offer from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fraser-neave-holdings-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7742:1" rel="noopener">Fraser &amp; Neave Holdings (FNH MK)</a> at RM1.50 per share, a 26.1% premium to the undisturbed price.</li>
<li>The key conditions are the headcount test and &lt;10% rejection from all disinterested shareholders. The shareholder (Leverage Success) with a blocking stake has provided an irrevocable.</li>
<li>The offer is attractive in comparison to long-term historical share prices and multiples. The Board must respond by no later than 5 pm on 17 June.</li>
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Cocoaland Holdings (COLA MK) announced a privatisation offer from Fraser &amp; Neave Holdings (FNH MK) at RM1.50 per share, a 26.1% premium to the undisturbed price.
The key conditions are the headcount test and &lt;10% rejection from all disinterested shareholders. The shareholder (Leverage Success) with a blocking stake has provided an irrevocable.
The offer is attractive in comparison to long-term historical share prices and multiples. The Board must respond by no later than 5 pm on 17 June.


Cocoaland’s RM1.50 Per Share Privatisation Offer from Fraser & Neave

Pan-Asia Equity Bottom-up, Wickhams Hill

Lloyd Moffatt

Pan-Asia Equity Bottom-up

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>We’ve found multiple small Indonesian listings that have offered big returns right out of the gate</li>
<li>Another upcoming IPO in Indonesia, PT Avia Avian (AVIA IJ), that’s currently being shopped around to foreign funds is unsurprisingly less attractive(RLC</li>
<li>The Philippines continues to present opportunities as the market trades on local news and foreign buyers remain underweight</li>
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We’ve found multiple small Indonesian listings that have offered big returns right out of the gate
Another upcoming IPO in Indonesia, PT Avia Avian (AVIA IJ), that’s currently being shopped around to foreign funds is unsurprisingly less attractive(RLC
The Philippines continues to present opportunities as the market trades on local news and foreign buyers remain underweight


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99 Speed Mart IPO: The Bear Case

The bear case rests on lacklustre outlet KPIs, indications of margin pressure, significant pre-IPO dividends and a significant secondary offering.

Arun George

99 Speed Mart IPO: The Bull Case

The bull case rests on a large TAM, rising market share, robust revenue growth underpinned by SSSG, a store expansion-driven growth strategy,...

Arun George

Cocoaland’s Court Meeting on 18 August, IA’s Opinion

The IA considers the RM1.50 offer fair and reasonable. At last close and for an end of October payment date, the gross and annualised spread is...

Arun George

Wickhams Hill Research | Under-The-Radar Issue 10

We’ve found multiple small Indonesian listings that have offered big returns right out of the gate. Another upcoming IPO in Indonesia, PT Avia...

Lloyd Moffatt

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99 Speed Mart IPO: The Bear Case

The bear case rests on lacklustre outlet KPIs, indications of margin pressure, significant pre-IPO dividends and a significant secondary offering.

Arun George

99 Speed Mart IPO: The Bull Case

The bull case rests on a large TAM, rising market share, robust revenue growth underpinned by SSSG, a store expansion-driven growth strategy,...

Arun George

Cocoaland’s Court Meeting on 18 August, IA’s Opinion

The IA considers the RM1.50 offer fair and reasonable. At last close and for an end of October payment date, the gross and annualised spread is...

Arun George

Cocoaland’s RM1.50 Per Share Privatisation Offer from Fraser & Neave

The offer is attractive in comparison to long-term historical share prices and multiples. At the last close, the gross spread to the offer price is...

Arun George

Wickhams Hill Research | Under-The-Radar Issue 10

We’ve found multiple small Indonesian listings that have offered big returns right out of the gate. Another upcoming IPO in Indonesia, PT Avia...

Lloyd Moffatt