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.

Equity Capital Markets

Pertamina Geothermal Energy / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) is looking to raise around US$650m in its upcoming Indonesia IPO. PGE is an Indonesian state owned power producer which utilizes geothermal energy to produce electricity.</li>
<li>PGE currently manages 13 Geothermal Working Areas with a total capacity of 1,877 MW, of which 672 MW is owned by it, while 1,205 MW is via joint operations.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company's financial performance and other issues, based on its recent filings. </li>
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Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) is looking to raise around US$650m in its upcoming Indonesia IPO. PGE is an Indonesian state owned power producer which utilizes geothermal energy to produce electricity.
PGE currently manages 13 Geothermal Working Areas with a total capacity of 1,877 MW, of which 672 MW is owned by it, while 1,205 MW is via joint operations.
In this note, we talk about the company's financial performance and other issues, based on its recent filings. 


Pertamina Geothermal Energy IPO - Somewhat like an Energy Explorer. Somewhat like a Power Producer

ASEAN Insight Provider, CrossASEAN Research

Angus Mackintosh

ASEAN Insight Provider

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bukalapak" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33575:1" rel="noopener">Bukalapak (BUKA IJ)</a>  is one of Indonesia's most differentiated digital economy players plus it is unusual in that it has one of the longest runways amongst peers at 15 years. </li>
<li>Despite operating a marketplace model, the platform uses this to generate traffic for its other businesses including its O2O Mitra Bukalapak business and its growing online speciality store business. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bukalapak" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33575:1" rel="noopener">Bukalapak (BUKA IJ)</a> also has strong ESG credentials, the most obvious of which is in the empowerment of MSMEs through its Mitra business. It is also making headway toward profitability.</li>
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Bukalapak (BUKA IJ)  is one of Indonesia's most differentiated digital economy players plus it is unusual in that it has one of the longest runways amongst peers at 15 years. 
Despite operating a marketplace model, the platform uses this to generate traffic for its other businesses including its O2O Mitra Bukalapak business and its growing online speciality store business. 

Bukalapak (BUKA IJ) also has strong ESG credentials, the most obvious of which is in the empowerment of MSMEs through its Mitra business. It is also making headway toward profitability.


Bukalapak (BUKA IJ) - Thriving Within a Virtuous Circle

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<li>The ironically named warung-tech segment in Indonesia has seen a recent spate of layoffs by a number of key players, as the path to profitability becomes the key focus. </li>
<li>One company that stands out as a potential beneficiary is <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bukalapak" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33575:1" rel="noopener">Bukalapak</a>, which is already the dominant player in this space through its Mitra business, especially outside Tier 1 cities. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bukalapak" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33575:1" rel="noopener">Bukalapak</a> saw some dramatic improvements in both take rates and contribution margins in 3Q2022, with more to come in 4Q2022 and beyond, from both its Mitra and Specialty store segments.</li>
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The ironically named warung-tech segment in Indonesia has seen a recent spate of layoffs by a number of key players, as the path to profitability becomes the key focus. 
One company that stands out as a potential beneficiary is Bukalapak, which is already the dominant player in this space through its Mitra business, especially outside Tier 1 cities. 

Bukalapak saw some dramatic improvements in both take rates and contribution margins in 3Q2022, with more to come in 4Q2022 and beyond, from both its Mitra and Specialty store segments.


Bukalapak (BUKA IJ) - Opportunity from Adversity

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bukalapak" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33575:1" rel="noopener">Bukalapak</a>'s recent 1Q2022 results provided further evidence that the company is moving along the road to profitability with growth in TPV being outpaced significantly by revenue growth.</li>
<li>The company saw very significant improvements in take-rates for its marketplace and Mitra businesses plus a better contribution margin and we expect this to continue into the 3Q.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bukalapak" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33575:1" rel="noopener">Bukalapak (BUKA IJ)</a> looks cheap, especially when considering its stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/allo-bank-indonesia-tbk-pt" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33551:1" rel="noopener">Allo Bank Indonesia</a> and its IDR20tn cash pile, which means you are paying only US$50m for its core businesses.</li>
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Bukalapak's recent 1Q2022 results provided further evidence that the company is moving along the road to profitability with growth in TPV being outpaced significantly by revenue growth.
The company saw very significant improvements in take-rates for its marketplace and Mitra businesses plus a better contribution margin and we expect this to continue into the 3Q.

Bukalapak (BUKA IJ) looks cheap, especially when considering its stake in Allo Bank Indonesia and its IDR20tn cash pile, which means you are paying only US$50m for its core businesses.


Bukalapak (BUKA IJ) - Onwards and Upwards on Higher Take Rates

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bukalapak" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33575:1" rel="noopener">Bukalapak (BUKA IJ)</a> held its AGM this week, which effectively repeated the messages from its 1Q2022 results including guidance for FY2022 but there is more excitement beneath the headline numbers.</li>
<li>One key metric tracked by management is the contribution margin, which is moving towards positive territory put take rates will improve for both Mitra and through its specialty store strategy. </li>
<li>AlloFresh has launched and is testing the offline line efficiencies before being applied to Mitra partners and AlloBank has also started its digital journey. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bukalapak" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33575:1" rel="noopener">Bukalapak</a> looks cheap. </li>
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Bukalapak (BUKA IJ) held its AGM this week, which effectively repeated the messages from its 1Q2022 results including guidance for FY2022 but there is more excitement beneath the headline numbers.
One key metric tracked by management is the contribution margin, which is moving towards positive territory put take rates will improve for both Mitra and through its specialty store strategy. 
AlloFresh has launched and is testing the offline line efficiencies before being applied to Mitra partners and AlloBank has also started its digital journey. Bukalapak looks cheap. 


Bukalapak (BUKA IJ) - Track the Execution Not the Headlines

Indonesia

PT Allo Bank Indonesia Tbk is an Indonesia-based digital bank providing a wide array of banking products and services. Its offerings include digital savings accounts like Allo Prime and Allo Grow, e-money products Allo Pay and Allo Pay+, digital credit through PayLater and Instant Cash, and digital time deposits. The bank also facilitates fund transfers, cardless cash withdrawals, QRIS payments, and biller payment services. Allo Bank Indonesia was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Allo Bank Indonesia (BBHI IJ)

Pertamina Geothermal Energy IPO - Somewhat like an Energy Explorer. Somewhat like a Power Producer

Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) is looking to raise around US$650m in its upcoming Indonesia IPO. PGE is an state owned power producer which...

Sumeet Singh

Bukalapak (BUKA IJ) - Thriving Within a Virtuous Circle

Bukalapak (BUKA IJ) also has strong ESG credentials, the most obvious of which is in the empowerment of MSMEs through its Mitra business, and it is...

Angus Mackintosh

Bukalapak (BUKA IJ) - Opportunity from Adversity

Bukalapak saw some dramatic improvements in both take rates and contribution margins in 3Q2022, with more to come in 4Q2022 and beyond, from both...

Angus Mackintosh

Bukalapak (BUKA IJ) - Onwards and Upwards on Higher Take Rates

Bukalapak (BUKA IJ) looks cheap, especially when considering its stake in Allo Bank Indonesia and its IDR20tn cash pile, which means you are paying...

Angus Mackintosh

Bukalapak (BUKA IJ) - Track the Execution Not the Headlines

Bukalapak held its AGM this week, which effectively repeated the messages from its 1Q2022 results including guidance for FY2022 but there is a lot...

Angus Mackintosh

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