Senior Credit Analyst, Lucror Analytics

Leonard Law, CFA

Senior Credit Analyst

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Lucror Analytics

Lucror Analytics is a leading credit and ESG research specialist and a provider of technology solutions for differentiated fixed income strategies. Our roots are in bottom-up fundamental credit analysis with a specialization in high yield corporate credits from Europe, Asia and Latin America. We are one of few research specialists integrating ESG considerations with fundamental credit research through a dedicated ESG platform. Our ESG assessment covers five key criteria: Disclosure, E,S, & G Pillars, Controversies, ESG Impact on Credit and ESG Momentum.

Recognizing the importance and value-add of Factor Investing in fixed income, Lucror developed the Smart Quant Navigator (SQN), an intuitive platform that helps clients devise and implement factor-based strategies ranging from pure quant to active fundamental, with integrated ESG.

Our company has been at the forefront of developments in the fixed income markets, identifying opportunities and consistently delivering new products and value-adding solutions to clients. Lucror has close relationships with the largest and most reputable asset managers, family offices, hedge funds, investment and wealth managers globally.

Credit

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone / Credit

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<li>In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: Adani Ports, AAC Technologies, Tata Motors</li>
<li>UST yields rose yesterday, as the market priced in lower rate cuts for 2025, following the strong Q2 GDP numbers and after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said no decision has been made on a September rate cut. The UST curve bear flattened, with the yield on the 2Y UST rising 7 bps to 3.94%, while that on the 10Y UST was up 5 bps at 4.37%.</li>
<li>Equity movements were mixed, as tech stocks were supported by solid earnings from Microsoft and Meta Platforms.</li>
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In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: Adani Ports, AAC Technologies, Tata Motors
UST yields rose yesterday, as the market priced in lower rate cuts for 2025, following the strong Q2 GDP numbers and after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said no decision has been made on a September rate cut. The UST curve bear flattened, with the yield on the 2Y UST rising 7 bps to 3.94%, while that on the 10Y UST was up 5 bps at 4.37%.
Equity movements were mixed, as tech stocks were supported by solid earnings from Microsoft and Meta Platforms.


APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

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

FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa) / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Harindarpal Singh Banga, one of Nykaa’s early investors, aims to raise around US$140m via selling a 2% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fsn-e-commerce-ventures-nykaa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33796:1" rel="noopener">FSN E-Commerce Ventures (NYKAA IN)</a>.</li>
<li>He has been gradually reducing his holding, currently owns about 4.97% of Nykaa. Prior to Nykaa’s IPO in Nov 2021, he held a stake of 8.7% in the company.</li>
<li>In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on deal dynamics.</li>
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Harindarpal Singh Banga, one of Nykaa’s early investors, aims to raise around US$140m via selling a 2% stake in FSN E-Commerce Ventures (NYKAA IN).
He has been gradually reducing his holding, currently owns about 4.97% of Nykaa. Prior to Nykaa’s IPO in Nov 2021, he held a stake of 8.7% in the company.
In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on deal dynamics.


Nykaa Block - US$140m Selldown by Banga Family

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

HDB Financial Services Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hdb-financial-services-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44072:1" rel="noopener">HDB Financial Services</a> (HDBFS) raised around US$1.4bn in its India IPO.</li>
<li>HDBFS is a leading retail-focused non-banking financial company (NBFC) in India, in terms of total gross loan book size, according to the CRISIL Report.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance and pricing in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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HDB Financial Services (HDBFS) raised around US$1.4bn in its India IPO.
HDBFS is a leading retail-focused non-banking financial company (NBFC) in India, in terms of total gross loan book size, according to the CRISIL Report.
We have looked at the past performance and pricing in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


HDB Financial Services IPO Trading - Strong Demand, Driven by Instis

Trung Nguyen

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<li>In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: Biocon Biologics, Tata Motors, ReNew Energy</li>
<li>US treasury yields rose for a second day, with the curve steepening despite good overall demand for an auction of 20Y notes. The yield on the 2Y UST rose 2 bps to 3.97%, while that on the 10Y UST was up 5 bps at 4.45%.</li>
<li>Equities advanced on news that Iran was asking Gulf states to mediate a ceasefire with Israel. The S&amp;P 500 increased 0.9% to 6,033, while the Nasdaq climbed 1.5% to 19,701.</li>
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In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: Biocon Biologics, Tata Motors, ReNew Energy
US treasury yields rose for a second day, with the curve steepening despite good overall demand for an auction of 20Y notes. The yield on the 2Y UST rose 2 bps to 3.97%, while that on the 10Y UST was up 5 bps at 4.45%.
Equities advanced on news that Iran was asking Gulf states to mediate a ceasefire with Israel. The S&amp;P 500 increased 0.9% to 6,033, while the Nasdaq climbed 1.5% to 19,701.


Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Sree Capital

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Fundamental Research on Listed Indian Companies

Sree Capital

Sree Capital is a platform to share fundamental research on listed Indian companies. We do this research for our own investment

Equity Bottom-Up

Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles / Equity Bottom-Up

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<strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-motors-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:216:1" rel="noopener">Tata Motors (TTMT IN)</a></strong>subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover's volumes, revenue, EBIT margins and FCF all plateaued in FY25.</li>
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<strong>US Tariffs &amp; China Slowdown Undermine FY26 Outlook:</strong> The tariffs on UK car imports and collapsing China JV performance together threaten JLR’s two most profitable regions.</li>
<li>Company expects JLR EBIT margin to crash to the 5–7% range (vs 8.5% in FY25) and FCF to fall to zero vs GBP 1.5 billion in FY25.</li>
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Tata Motors (TTMT IN)subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover's volumes, revenue, EBIT margins and FCF all plateaued in FY25.

US Tariffs &amp; China Slowdown Undermine FY26 Outlook: The tariffs on UK car imports and collapsing China JV performance together threaten JLR’s two most profitable regions.
Company expects JLR EBIT margin to crash to the 5–7% range (vs 8.5% in FY25) and FCF to fall to zero vs GBP 1.5 billion in FY25.


Short Tata Motors – JLR Investor Day – All About Tariffs, China & BEV. Guidance Slashed for FY26.

India

Tata Motors Limited manufactures cars and commercial automotive vehicles in India. The Company designs, manufactures and sells heavy commercial, medium commercial and small commercial vehicles including trucks, tankers, vans, buses, ambulances and minibuses. Tata also manufactures small cars and sports utility vehicles.

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Tata Motors ADR (TTM US)

Lucror Analytics - Morning Views Asia

In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: Adani Ports, AAC Technologies, Tata Motors

Lucror Analytics

Nykaa Block - US$140m Selldown by Banga Family

Harindarpal Singh Banga, one of Nykaa’s early investors, aims to raise around US$140m via selling a stake of around 2.1% at a floor price of around...

Akshat Shah

HDB Financial Services IPO Trading - Strong Demand, Driven by Instis

HDB Financial Services (HDBFS) raised around US$1.4bn in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Lucror Analytics - Morning Views Asia

In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: Biocon Biologics, Tata Motors, ReNew Energy

Lucror Analytics

Short Tata Motors – JLR Investor Day – All About Tariffs, China & BEV. Guidance Slashed for FY26.

Tata Motors subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover faces plateaued volumes and revenue in FY25, with FY26 outlook undermined by US tariffs and China...

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

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Lucror Analytics - Morning Views Asia

In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: Adani Ports, AAC Technologies, Tata Motors

Lucror Analytics

Nykaa Block - US$140m Selldown by Banga Family

Harindarpal Singh Banga, one of Nykaa’s early investors, aims to raise around US$140m via selling a stake of around 2.1% at a floor price of around...

Akshat Shah

HDB Financial Services IPO Trading - Strong Demand, Driven by Instis

HDB Financial Services (HDBFS) raised around US$1.4bn in its India IPO. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Lucror Analytics - Morning Views Asia

In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: Biocon Biologics, Tata Motors, ReNew Energy

Lucror Analytics

Short Tata Motors – JLR Investor Day – All About Tariffs, China & BEV. Guidance Slashed for FY26.

​Tata Motors subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover faces plateaued volumes and revenue in FY25, with FY26 outlook undermined by US tariffs and China...

Sreemant Dudhoria,CFA

Tata Motors subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover faces plateaued volumes and revenue in FY25, with FY26 outlook undermined by US tariffs and China...