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<ul><li>UltraTech Cement: We maintain BUY on UltraTech (UTCEM) with a revised target price of INR 12,600 (valuing it at 17x Mar-27E consolidated EBITDA)</li><li>In Q4FY25, UTCEM delivered robust 17% volume growth (aided by Kesoram and India Cements consolidation)</li><li>Unit EBITDA expanded INR 223/MT QoQ to INR 1,126/MT on input cost reduction and op-lev gains, which more than offset the impact of poor performance of Kesoram and India Cements</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.

UltraTech Cement: We maintain BUY on UltraTech (UTCEM) with a revised target price of INR 12,600 (valuing it at 17x Mar-27E consolidated EBITDA)In Q4FY25, UTCEM delivered robust 17% volume growth (aided by Kesoram and India Cements consolidation)Unit EBITDA expanded INR 223/MT QoQ to INR 1,126/MT on input cost reduction and op-lev gains, which more than offset the impact of poor performance of Kesoram and India CementsContent 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: UltraTech Cement, TVS Motor, Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

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.

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<li>Ather Energy is launching an IPO to raise INR 2,626 crore for capacity expansion, R&amp;D, and marketing, and OFS of INR 350 Crore.</li>
<li>Despite strong technological positioning, Ather faces rising competitive pressure, high cash burn, low capacity utilization, and growing risks from policy and supplier dependencies.</li>
<li>While Ather’s innovation strength is intact, its financial instability and fierce competition make the IPO a high-risk, cautious-watch opportunity rather than a straightforward growth bet.</li>
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Ather Energy is launching an IPO to raise INR 2,626 crore for capacity expansion, R&amp;D, and marketing, and OFS of INR 350 Crore.
Despite strong technological positioning, Ather faces rising competitive pressure, high cash burn, low capacity utilization, and growing risks from policy and supplier dependencies.
While Ather’s innovation strength is intact, its financial instability and fierce competition make the IPO a high-risk, cautious-watch opportunity rather than a straightforward growth bet.


Ather Energy IPO: A High-Risk Ride in a Crowded E2W Market

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist, Trudence Capital Advisors

Pranav Bhavsar

Consumer Analyst / Channel Surveillance Specialist

Trudence Capital Advisors

Trudence Capital Advisors Private Limited is a SEBI-registered Research Analyst, holding SEBI registration number INH000015747. Our firm is dedicated to providing independent and unbiased research on Indian mid to large-cap companies. Trudence Capital is known for its counter-consensus views, with a focus on forensic research and on-ground primary investigations. Our research approach is thorough, involving detailed analysis of accounting practices and governance, alongside extensive channel checks.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ather-energy" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43903:1" rel="noopener">Ather Energy (1207922D IN)</a> IPO opened today (April 28, 2025) with a price band of Rs 304-321 per share, and will remain open until April 30, 2025. </li>
<li>This insight focuses on our takeaways from visiting various Ather Showroom and Service Centers across the Country. </li>
<li>The product quality, service feedback and product positioning is relatively better than competition. The product is good, business probably not. 
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Ather Energy (1207922D IN) IPO opened today (April 28, 2025) with a price band of Rs 304-321 per share, and will remain open until April 30, 2025. 
This insight focuses on our takeaways from visiting various Ather Showroom and Service Centers across the Country. 
The product quality, service feedback and product positioning is relatively better than competition. The product is good, business probably not. 



Ather Energy IPO | Showroom and Service Center Visits

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

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ather-energy" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43903:1" rel="noopener">Ather Energy</a> is looking to raise INR 30bn (US$349m) in its IPO, valuing the company at INR 120bn (US$1.4bn). The company appears to be expensive compared to peers.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ather-energy" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43903:1" rel="noopener">Ather Energy</a> could be added to one global smallcap index in August/November and to another in December/March. Small Cap classification for AMFI and no major local index inclusion.</li>
<li>The continued selloff in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ola-electric-mobility-pvt-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40618:1" rel="noopener">Ola Electric</a> will give investors pause, especially given <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ather-energy" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43903:1" rel="noopener">Ather Energy</a>'s stagnant market share and continued losses. There is supply in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ola-electric-mobility-pvt-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40618:1" rel="noopener">Ola Electric</a> with PE/VC investors selling. </li>
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Ather Energy is looking to raise INR 30bn (US$349m) in its IPO, valuing the company at INR 120bn (US$1.4bn). The company appears to be expensive compared to peers.

Ather Energy could be added to one global smallcap index in August/November and to another in December/March. Small Cap classification for AMFI and no major local index inclusion.
The continued selloff in Ola Electric will give investors pause, especially given Ather Energy's stagnant market share and continued losses. There is supply in Ola Electric with PE/VC investors selling. 


Ather Energy IPO: Expensive and No Immediate Index Inclusion

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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ather-energy" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43903:1" rel="noopener">Ather Energy</a> is now looking to raise about US$350m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>Ather is a pure play electric vehicle company in India designing and developing E2Ws, battery packs, charging infrastructure, associated software and accessories, also manufacturing battery packs and assembling E2Ws in-house.</li>
<li>In our previous note, we looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about the updates since then and valuations.</li>
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Ather Energy is now looking to raise about US$350m in its upcoming India IPO.
Ather is a pure play electric vehicle company in India designing and developing E2Ws, battery packs, charging infrastructure, associated software and accessories, also manufacturing battery packs and assembling E2Ws in-house.
In our previous note, we looked at the company’s past performance. In this note, we talk about the updates since then and valuations.


Ather Energy IPO - Still Not Cheap Enough

India

TVS Motor Company Limited manufactures motorcycles, mopeds, and scooters. The Company provides spark ignition operated outboard motors, combustion spark ignition engines, critical engines, and transmission parts. TVS Motor Company serves customers in India.

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HSIE Results Daily: UltraTech Cement, TVS Motor, Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company

UltraTech Cement: We maintain BUY on UltraTech (UTCEM) with a revised target price of INR 12,600 (valuing it at 17x Mar-27E consolidated EBITDA)

HDFC Securities

Ather Energy IPO: A High-Risk Ride in a Crowded E2W Market

Ather Energy's IPO aims to raise funds for expansion, but faces challenges like competition, cash burn, and policy risks, making it a high-risk...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Ather Energy IPO | Showroom and Service Center Visits

Ather Energy IPO opens with promising product quality but uncertain business outlook. #AtherEnergy #IPO #ProductQuality

Pranav Bhavsar

Ather Energy IPO: Expensive and No Immediate Index Inclusion

Ather Energy is looking to raise US$349m valuing the company at US$1.4bn. No near-term index inclusion expected. The continued selloff in Ola...

Brian Freitas

Ather Energy IPO - Still Not Cheap Enough

Ather Energy is now looking to raise about US$350m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about valuations for the IPO.

Sumeet Singh

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HSIE Results Daily: UltraTech Cement, TVS Motor, Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company

UltraTech Cement: We maintain BUY on UltraTech (UTCEM) with a revised target price of INR 12,600 (valuing it at 17x Mar-27E consolidated EBITDA)

HDFC Securities

Ather Energy IPO: A High-Risk Ride in a Crowded E2W Market

​Ather Energy's IPO aims to raise funds for expansion, but faces challenges like competition, cash burn, and policy risks, making it a high-risk...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Ather Energy IPO | Showroom and Service Center Visits

​Ather Energy IPO opens with promising product quality but uncertain business outlook. #AtherEnergy #IPO #ProductQuality

Pranav Bhavsar

Ather Energy IPO: Expensive and No Immediate Index Inclusion

Ather Energy is looking to raise US$349m valuing the company at US$1.4bn. No near-term index inclusion expected. The continued selloff in Ola...

Brian Freitas

Ather Energy IPO - Still Not Cheap Enough

Ather Energy is now looking to raise about US$350m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about valuations for the IPO.

Sumeet Singh

Ather Energy's IPO aims to raise funds for expansion, but faces challenges like competition, cash burn, and policy risks, making it a high-risk...

Ather Energy IPO opens with promising product quality but uncertain business outlook. #AtherEnergy #IPO #ProductQuality