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.

Equity Capital Markets

KFin Technologies / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kfin-technologies" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36609:1" rel="noopener">KFin Technologies (1804170D IN)</a> is looking to raise around US$300m in its India IPO.</li>
<li>KFin Technology (KFin) is a technology driven financial services platform providing comprehensive services and solutions to the capital markets ecosystem.</li>
<li>Under its offering, it primarily serves asset managers and corporate issuers domestically, while providing investor solutions for mutual funds and private retirement schemes in other regions.</li>
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KFin Technologies (1804170D IN) is looking to raise around US$300m in its India IPO.
KFin Technology (KFin) is a technology driven financial services platform providing comprehensive services and solutions to the capital markets ecosystem.
Under its offering, it primarily serves asset managers and corporate issuers domestically, while providing investor solutions for mutual funds and private retirement schemes in other regions.


KFin Technologies Pre-IPO - Large Domestic Player Continues to Get Larger

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Axis Direct

Axis Direct

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Axis Direct is the flagship brand under Axis Securities Limited, a subsidiary of Axis Bank in India. 

Content available is external broker reports authored by a third party outside the Smartkarma network and has been aggregated by an online aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed by Smartkarma in this format for user's convenience and general informational purposes only. Content does not constitute investment or financial advice and Smartkarma makes no representation or warranty regarding its accuracy or contents. Original third party author retains all copyright and other proprietary rights in the content. Access or use of third party links not controlled by Smartkarma are at the user's own risk.

Equity Bottom-Up

Nippon Life India Asset Management / Equity Bottom-Up

Nippon Life India Asset Management (NAM IN)

<ul><li>NAM Q2FY23 reported an inline set of operating performance with revenues growing slightly better than AUM on a sequential basis as overall yields improved QoQ.</li><li>Yields improved marginally owing to higher yield realization on Debt and a shift in composition in AUM mix to equity.</li><li>Revenues grew 1.1/4.9% YoY/QoQ to Rs 331 Cr (largely in line with our expectations) vis-a-vis growth in QAAUM at 7.4/2.0% YoY/QoQ. Overall AUM's market share declined slightly in Q2FY23 to 7.3% from 7.4% in Q1FY23.</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.

NAM Q2FY23 reported an inline set of operating performance with revenues growing slightly better than AUM on a sequential basis as overall yields improved QoQ.Yields improved marginally owing to higher yield realization on Debt and a shift in composition in AUM mix to equity.Revenues grew 1.1/4.9% YoY/QoQ to Rs 331 Cr (largely in line with our expectations) vis-a-vis growth in QAAUM at 7.4/2.0% YoY/QoQ. Overall AUM's market share declined slightly in Q2FY23 to 7.3% from 7.4% in Q1FY23.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.

Nippon Life India AMC - Slight Improvement in Yields; Overall an Inline Quarter

<ul><li>The company reported an impressive 23% growth in the total operating income to Rs 1,307 Cr owing to the strong growth in AUM during FY22, which was largely driven by growth in the equity and ETF categories.</li><li>Its operating profits also reported a healthy YOY growth of 42%, aided by the company’s continuous cost rationalization efforts as well as better performance in its topline.</li><li>By keeping costs under control, the company’s operating profit margin improved to 61% in FY22 from 52% in FY21. Consequently, PAT grew by 9% YOY.</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.

The company reported an impressive 23% growth in the total operating income to Rs 1,307 Cr owing to the strong growth in AUM during FY22, which was largely driven by growth in the equity and ETF categories.Its operating profits also reported a healthy YOY growth of 42%, aided by the company’s continuous cost rationalization efforts as well as better performance in its topline.By keeping costs under control, the company’s operating profit margin improved to 61% in FY22 from 52% in FY21. Consequently, PAT grew by 9% YOY.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.

Nippon Life Asset Management Co Ltd - Rising AUM Market Share To Drive Growth

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

Event-Driven

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<li>A news report has indicated that SEBI is looking to tighten criteria used for inclusion and continued availability of stocks in the Futures &amp; Options (F&amp;O) segment of the market.</li>
<li>Our analysis shows 30 stocks could be deleted from the F&amp;O segment while another 12 are close to deletion zone. If applied objectively, 22 stocks could be added to F&amp;O.</li>
<li>Deletion from the F&amp;O segment could see two stocks dropped from the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-next-50-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36053:1" rel="noopener">Nifty Next 50 Index</a> while inclusion in F&amp;O could see two stocks added to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nifty-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23617:1" rel="noopener">NIFTY Index</a>.</li>
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A news report has indicated that SEBI is looking to tighten criteria used for inclusion and continued availability of stocks in the Futures &amp; Options (F&amp;O) segment of the market.
Our analysis shows 30 stocks could be deleted from the F&amp;O segment while another 12 are close to deletion zone. If applied objectively, 22 stocks could be added to F&amp;O.
Deletion from the F&amp;O segment could see two stocks dropped from the Nifty Next 50 Index while inclusion in F&amp;O could see two stocks added to the NIFTY Index.


Impact of Potential Changes to India F&O Eligibility Criteria

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), HDFC Securities

HDFC Securities

HDFC securities is the best online trading platform for stocks, IPOs, mutual fund in India. 

Content available is external broker reports authored by a third party outside the Smartkarma network and has been aggregated by an online aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed by Smartkarma in this format for user's convenience and general informational purposes only. Content does not constitute investment or financial advice and Smartkarma makes no representation or warranty regarding its accuracy or contents. Original third party author retains all copyright and other proprietary rights in the content. Access or use of third party links not controlled by Smartkarma are at the user's own risk.

<ul><li>Bajaj Finance: Bajaj Finance’s (BAF) Q4FY22 earnings were in line with our estimates, led by improving asset quality (credit costs at 160bps), partially offset by elevated opex (~5% of AUM)</li><li>Core AUM growth (ex-IPO financing) remained strong at 26% YoY despite marginal softness in new customer additions (-2% YoY) and new loans disbursed (+15% YoY)</li><li>With Phase-I of the digital transformation underway and Phase-II in the works (expected in FY23), BAF articulated a further build-out of its omnichannel strategy (web-based platform, in addition to its apps)</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.

Bajaj Finance: Bajaj Finance’s (BAF) Q4FY22 earnings were in line with our estimates, led by improving asset quality (credit costs at 160bps), partially offset by elevated opex (~5% of AUM)Core AUM growth (ex-IPO financing) remained strong at 26% YoY despite marginal softness in new customer additions (-2% YoY) and new loans disbursed (+15% YoY)With Phase-I of the digital transformation underway and Phase-II in the works (expected in FY23), BAF articulated a further build-out of its omnichannel strategy (web-based platform, in addition to its apps)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.

HSIE Results Daily: Bajaj Finance, AU Small Finance Bank, Nippon Life India Asset Management

India

Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited is one of India's largest asset management companies, serving as the investment manager for Nippon India Mutual Fund. The company offers a diversified suite of investment solutions including mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), portfolio management services, alternative investment funds, pension funds, and offshore advisory mandates. It was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

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Nippon Life India Asset Management (NAM IN)

KFin Technologies Pre-IPO - Large Domestic Player Continues to Get Larger

KFin Technologies (1804170D IN) is looking to raise around US$300m in its India IPO. KFin is a tech-driven financial services platform providing...

Clarence Chu

Nippon Life India AMC - Slight Improvement in Yields; Overall an Inline Quarter

NAM Q2FY23 reported an inline set of operating performance with revenues growing slightly better than AUM on a sequential basis as overall yields...

Axis Direct

Impact of Potential Changes to India F&O Eligibility Criteria

News reports indicate that SEBI is looking to tighten criteria for inclusion and continued availability of stocks in the F&O segment. 30 stocks...

Brian Freitas

HSIE Results Daily: Bajaj Finance, AU Small Finance Bank, Nippon Life India Asset Management

Bajaj Finance: Bajaj Finance’s (BAF) Q4FY22 earnings were in line with our estimates, led by improving asset quality (credit costs at 160bps),...

HDFC Securities

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