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

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<li>Beneunder Limited (BL) aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>According to CIC, it was the largest sunprotection apparel brand in China in terms of both total retail sales value and online retail sales value with 5.0% and 12.9% marketshare. </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Beneunder Limited (BL) aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO.
According to CIC, it was the largest sunprotection apparel brand in China in terms of both total retail sales value and online retail sales value with 5.0% and 12.9% marketshare. 
In this note, we will talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Beneunder Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Doubts Remain, Including Related Party Dealings

<ul>
<li>Beneunder Limited (BL) aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>According to CIC, it was the largest sunprotection apparel brand in China in terms of both total retail sales value and online retail sales value with 5.0% and 12.9% marketshare. </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


Beneunder Limited (BL) aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO.
According to CIC, it was the largest sunprotection apparel brand in China in terms of both total retail sales value and online retail sales value with 5.0% and 12.9% marketshare. 
In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Beneunder Pre-IPO - The Positives - Basking in the Sun

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>Tianqi's soggy debut in Hong Kong despite its wide discount will probably put Hong Kong ECM back in snooze mode for a while</li>
<li>There were no major placements this week and its likely to remain that was as we approach the half-yearly results season.</li>
</ul>


Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
Tianqi's soggy debut in Hong Kong despite its wide discount will probably put Hong Kong ECM back in snooze mode for a while
There were no major placements this week and its likely to remain that was as we approach the half-yearly results season.


ECM Weekly (17th Jul 2022) - Tianqi, Emperador, Soosan, SoCar, WCP, Deewin, Bharat FIH, BYD

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

Topsports International / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>One of the key reasons why we are bearish on this stock (despite cheap valuations) is that the valuations may become even cheaper. </li>
<li>The CCP remains intent on maintaining its ZERO COVID policy which means continued sporadic lockdowns and social distancing measures, which is negative for sports apparel products.</li>
<li>All in all, we believe that a better time to get back into Topsports International is when the CCP becomes more vocal about finally relenting on its ZERO COVID policy. </li>
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One of the key reasons why we are bearish on this stock (despite cheap valuations) is that the valuations may become even cheaper. 
The CCP remains intent on maintaining its ZERO COVID policy which means continued sporadic lockdowns and social distancing measures, which is negative for sports apparel products.
All in all, we believe that a better time to get back into Topsports International is when the CCP becomes more vocal about finally relenting on its ZERO COVID policy. 


Topsports International: CCP's ZERO COVID Policy Has a Bigger Whopper Impact than Cheap Valuations

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/topsports-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28153:1" rel="noopener">Topsports International (6110 HK)</a></strong> is trading cheap to peers <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/anta-sports-products-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10261:1" rel="noopener">Anta Sports Products (2020 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/li-ning-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6047:1" rel="noopener">Li Ning (2331 HK)</a>, and to partners <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nike-inc-cl-b" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6658:1" rel="noopener">Nike (NKE US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/adidas-ag" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21578:1" rel="noopener">Adidas AG (ADS GR)</a>.</li>
<li>Like for so many companies in China, the combination of severe lockdown restrictions and global supply chain disruptions has impacted Topsports operations.</li>
<li>Yet forward operational updates may surprise to the upside.  Management appears confident of their "<em>immersive shopping experience</em>" strategy, and recently declared a special dividend for FY22 (Feb Y/E). </li>
</ul>



Topsports International (6110 HK) is trading cheap to peers Anta Sports Products (2020 HK) and Li Ning (2331 HK), and to partners Nike (NKE US) and Adidas AG (ADS GR).
Like for so many companies in China, the combination of severe lockdown restrictions and global supply chain disruptions has impacted Topsports operations.
Yet forward operational updates may surprise to the upside.  Management appears confident of their "immersive shopping experience" strategy, and recently declared a special dividend for FY22 (Feb Y/E). 


Topsports (6110 HK): Upsizing Undervalued Sporting Goods Play

Hong Kong

Topsports International Holdings Limited is a leading sportswear retailer primarily engaged in the trading of sports shoes and apparel, and the distribution of international brands such as Nike, Adidas, and Puma. The company also leases commercial spaces for concessionaire sales and operates in the esports sector. It was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong.

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Topsports International (6110 HK)

Beneunder Pre-IPO - The Positives - Basking in the Sun

Beneunder Limited aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO. Sales have grown 6x over FY19-21. In this note, we talk about the positive...

Sumeet Singh

ECM Weekly (17th Jul 2022) - Tianqi, Emperador, Soosan, SoCar, WCP, Deewin, Bharat FIH, BYD

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

Topsports International: CCP's ZERO COVID Policy Has a Bigger Whopper Impact than Cheap Valuations

The CCP remains intent on maintaining its ZERO COVID policy which means continued sporadic lockdowns and social distancing measures, which is...

Douglas Kim

Topsports (6110 HK): Upsizing Undervalued Sporting Goods Play

Topsorts is inexpensive versus peers and with to its historical metrics. Provided China does not implement another round of stringent lockdowns,...

David Blennerhassett

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Beneunder Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Doubts Remain, Including Related Party Dealings

Beneunder Limited (BL) aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we will talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

Beneunder Pre-IPO - The Positives - Basking in the Sun

Beneunder Limited aims to raise around US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO. Sales have grown 6x over FY19-21. In this note, we talk about the positive...

Sumeet Singh

ECM Weekly (17th Jul 2022) - Tianqi, Emperador, Soosan, SoCar, WCP, Deewin, Bharat FIH, BYD

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

Topsports International: CCP's ZERO COVID Policy Has a Bigger Whopper Impact than Cheap Valuations

The CCP remains intent on maintaining its ZERO COVID policy which means continued sporadic lockdowns and social distancing measures, which is...

Douglas Kim

Topsports (6110 HK): Upsizing Undervalued Sporting Goods Play

Topsorts is inexpensive versus peers and with to its historical metrics. Provided China does not implement another round of stringent lockdowns,...

David Blennerhassett