Senior Credit Analyst, Lucror Analytics

Leonard Law, CFA

Senior Credit Analyst

High Yield Experts

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

Lucror Analytics Morning Views comprise our fundamental credit analysis, opinions and trade recommendations on high yield issuers in the region, based on key company-specific developments in the past 24 hours. Our Morning Views include a section with a brief market commentary, key market indicators and a macroeconomic and corporate event calendar.<ul><li><a href='#lucror-entity-12763'>Tata Motors ADR</a></li><li><a href='#lucror-entity-24409'>Xiaomi Corp</a></li></ul>

Lucror Analytics Morning Views comprise our fundamental credit analysis, opinions and trade recommendations on high yield issuers in the region, based on key company-specific developments in the past 24 hours. Our Morning Views include a section with a brief market commentary, key market indicators and a macroeconomic and corporate event calendar.Tata Motors ADRXiaomi Corp

Morning Views Asia: Tata Motors ADR, Xiaomi Corp

Forensics and Corporate Governance Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Forensics and Corporate Governance Analyst

Beat the Street

Beat The Street was founded by Nimish Maheshwari and Sudarshan Bhandari, both of whom are Chartered Accountants by Profession, known for their expert analysis in the fields of Business, Sectoral analysis, and Corporate governance.

With a strong social media presence of 45,000+ Subscribers across various platforms, they are considered trusted voices in the industry. Their insights and analysis have been featured in some of India’s most prominent publications, including the Economic Times, Dalal Street Investment Journal, The Morning Context, and The Ken.

Their analysis on Bankrupt & Insolvent companies has been instrumental in saving investors from significant losses. They have a keen eye for identifying red flags and has identified exclusive redflags earlier in Vedanta, Nykaa, Dhani Services, Adani and many more.

Read Business Not Stock Prices

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Tata Motors restructures, separating passenger and commercial vehicle businesses into distinct entities to unlock value in electric vehicles and Jaguar Land Rover unit.</li>
<li>Streamlines operations, enhances shareholder value, and capitalizes on growth opportunities in passenger and commercial vehicle sectors.</li>
<li>Offers investors specialized entities, unlocking hidden value, showcasing proactive adaptation to market changes, and positioning for sustainable growth in the automotive industry.</li>
</ul>


Tata Motors restructures, separating passenger and commercial vehicle businesses into distinct entities to unlock value in electric vehicles and Jaguar Land Rover unit.
Streamlines operations, enhances shareholder value, and capitalizes on growth opportunities in passenger and commercial vehicle sectors.
Offers investors specialized entities, unlocking hidden value, showcasing proactive adaptation to market changes, and positioning for sustainable growth in the automotive industry.


Decoding Tata Motors Demerger: The Way Ahead

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

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

Afcons Infrastructure Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/afcons-infrastructure-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:41288:1" rel="noopener">Afcons Infrastructure Limited (6595396Z IN)</a> is looking to raise US$840m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Afcons Infrastructure Limited (Afcons) is the flagship infrastructure engineering and construction company of the Shapoorji Pallonji group.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Afcons Infrastructure Limited (6595396Z IN) is looking to raise US$840m in its upcoming India IPO.
Afcons Infrastructure Limited (Afcons) is the flagship infrastructure engineering and construction company of the Shapoorji Pallonji group.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Afcons Infrastructure Limited Pre-IPO - The Negatives - But Overdue Trade Receivables Increasing

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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-motors-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:216:1" rel="noopener">Tata Motors Ltd (TTMT IN)</a> has announced a Scheme of Arrangement where all the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-motors-ltd-a-dvr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:349:1" rel="noopener">Tata Motors DVR (TTMT/A IN)</a> shares will be cancelled.</li>
<li>For every 10 shares of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-motors-ltd-a-dvr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:349:1" rel="noopener">Tata Motors DVR (TTMT/A IN)</a> held, shareholders will receive 7 shares of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-motors-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:216:1" rel="noopener">Tata Motors Ltd (TTMT IN)</a>. </li>
<li>The process is expected to take 12-15 months to complete and there will be passive buying in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-motors-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:216:1" rel="noopener">Tata Motors Ltd (TTMT IN)</a> at the end of it.</li>
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Tata Motors Ltd (TTMT IN) has announced a Scheme of Arrangement where all the Tata Motors DVR (TTMT/A IN) shares will be cancelled.
For every 10 shares of Tata Motors DVR (TTMT/A IN) held, shareholders will receive 7 shares of Tata Motors Ltd (TTMT IN). 
The process is expected to take 12-15 months to complete and there will be passive buying in Tata Motors Ltd (TTMT IN) at the end of it.


Tata Motors (TTMT IN) - Goodbye to the DVR Arb

Trung Nguyen

Tata Motors has released Q2/23-24 results that significantly outperformed expectations. Revenue grew 32% y-o-y to INR 105 k cr. Reported EBITDA surged 86% to INR 14.4 k cr, with the margin expanding 430 bps to 14.9%. Automotive FCF was INR 3.9 k cr, up INR 2.9 k cr. Jaguar Land Rover and the Commercial Vehicle segment in India recorded robust growth and profits, while Q2 was a transition quarter for the Passenger Vehicle segment.

  Tata Motors has released Q2/23-24 results that significantly outperformed expectations. Revenue grew 32% y-o-y to INR 105 k cr. Reported EBITDA surged 86% to INR 14.4 k cr, with the margin expanding 430 bps to 14.9%. Automotive FCF was INR 3.9 k cr, up INR 2.9 k cr. Jaguar Land Rover and the Commercial Vehicle segment in India recorded robust growth and profits, while Q2 was a transition quarter for the Passenger Vehicle segment. 

Tata Motors - Earnings Flash - Q2 FY 2023-24 Results - Lucror Analytics

India

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

Tata Motors Ltd (TTMT IN)

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Lucror Analytics

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Ethan Aw

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The Tata Motors DVR arb will be a thing of the past in 12-15 months. The DVR line is trading at a 7% discount to scheme terms. There will be...

Brian Freitas

Tata Motors - Earnings Flash - Q2 FY 2023-24 Results - Lucror Analytics

Tata Motors has released Q2/23-24 results that significantly outperformed expectations. Revenue grew 32% y-o-y to INR 105 k cr. Reported EBITDA...

Lucror Analytics

Morning Views Asia: Tata Motors ADR, Xiaomi Corp

Lucror Analytics Morning Views comprise our fundamental credit analysis, opinions and trade recommendations on high yield issuers in the region,...

Lucror Analytics

Decoding Tata Motors Demerger: The Way Ahead

​A Detailed Analysis of Tata Motors Demerger to unlock value in EV and JLR, streamlining operations and enhancing shareholder value in passenger...

Nimish Maheshwari

Afcons Infrastructure Limited Pre-IPO - The Negatives - But Overdue Trade Receivables Increasing

Afcons Infrastructure Limited (6595396Z IN) is looking to raise US$840m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive...

Ethan Aw

Tata Motors (TTMT IN) - Goodbye to the DVR Arb

The Tata Motors DVR arb will be a thing of the past in 12-15 months. The DVR line is trading at a 7% discount to scheme terms. There will be...

Brian Freitas

Tata Motors - Earnings Flash - Q2 FY 2023-24 Results - Lucror Analytics

Tata Motors has released Q2/23-24 results that significantly outperformed expectations. Revenue grew 32% y-o-y to INR 105 k cr. Reported EBITDA...

Lucror Analytics

A Detailed Analysis of Tata Motors Demerger to unlock value in EV and JLR, streamlining operations and enhancing shareholder value in passenger...