Analyst - Media&Entertainment Sector, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Stan Zhao

Analyst - Media&Entertainment Sector

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Tesla's Cybercab is expected to be under $30,000 in price, with production costs of  ~$25,000 and operating costs of 30-40 cents per mile.</li>
<li>We found Baidu's robotaxi to be faces 50% higher daily total costs and runs a fleet of 600 autonomous vehicles.</li>
<li>To compete with Tesla’s Cybercab by 2026, Baidu must significantly reduce its operating costs. Tesla's lower price and efficiency could capture a larger market share.</li>
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Tesla's Cybercab is expected to be under $30,000 in price, with production costs of  ~$25,000 and operating costs of 30-40 cents per mile.
We found Baidu's robotaxi to be faces 50% higher daily total costs and runs a fleet of 600 autonomous vehicles.
To compete with Tesla’s Cybercab by 2026, Baidu must significantly reduce its operating costs. Tesla's lower price and efficiency could capture a larger market share.


A Comparison of Tesla’s Cybercab and Baidu’s Apollo Shows the Latter Must Improve

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>Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.</li>
<li>On the live IPOs front,  the previous week so a record number of large IPO listing for 2024, with listings in Inida, Hong Kong</li>
<li>On the placements front, there were deals in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia over the past week.</li>
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Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.
On the live IPOs front,  the previous week so a record number of large IPO listing for 2024, with listings in Inida, Hong Kong
On the placements front, there were deals in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia over the past week.


ECM Weekly (28th Oct 2024) - Tokyo Metro, CR Beverage, Horizon, Hyundai, Rigaku, Pony AI, TS Lines

Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

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<li>Pony AI, a Chinese autonomous driving unicorn, is expected to price its IPO in November. Shares of WeRide, their primary competitor, end trading up ~7% in market debut on Friday.</li>
<li>Businesses of both self-driving technology companies have much in common: heavy operating losses, no defined break-even timeline and low revenue growth rates.</li>
<li>In their F-1, Pony AI has revised the minimum QIPO valuation from $8.5B to $4B, raising potential concerns of lofty valuation in the public markets.</li>
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Pony AI, a Chinese autonomous driving unicorn, is expected to price its IPO in November. Shares of WeRide, their primary competitor, end trading up ~7% in market debut on Friday.
Businesses of both self-driving technology companies have much in common: heavy operating losses, no defined break-even timeline and low revenue growth rates.
In their F-1, Pony AI has revised the minimum QIPO valuation from $8.5B to $4B, raising potential concerns of lofty valuation in the public markets.


Pony AI IPO Valuation Analysis: Likely To Price IPO Below $4B Valuation Threshold

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<li>WeRide, a Guangzhou-based autonomous driving unicorn, priced its IPO at $15.50 per ADS, a low-end of the price range, implying a market cap of ~$4.2B.</li>
<li>WeRide sold ~7.7M ADSs, of which Robert Bosch GmbH has acquired 6.5M ADSs, representing ~84% of the ADSs being offered in this IPO.</li>
<li>In addition, certain investors and existing shareholders purchased ~$321M worth of WeRide Class A shares in the concurrent private placements.</li>
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WeRide, a Guangzhou-based autonomous driving unicorn, priced its IPO at $15.50 per ADS, a low-end of the price range, implying a market cap of ~$4.2B.
WeRide sold ~7.7M ADSs, of which Robert Bosch GmbH has acquired 6.5M ADSs, representing ~84% of the ADSs being offered in this IPO.
In addition, certain investors and existing shareholders purchased ~$321M worth of WeRide Class A shares in the concurrent private placements.


WeRide Low Float US IPO: Pricing and Nasdaq Debut

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

APAC IPOs & Placements

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/weride-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39905:1" rel="noopener">WeRide (WRD US)</a> is looking to raise US$119m in its US IPO.</li>
<li>WeRide provides autonomous driving products and services from L2 to L4 of driving automation.</li>
<li>We had looked at the firm’s past performance in our earlier notes. In this note, we discuss our thoughts on valuation.</li>
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WeRide (WRD US) is looking to raise US$119m in its US IPO.
WeRide provides autonomous driving products and services from L2 to L4 of driving automation.
We had looked at the firm’s past performance in our earlier notes. In this note, we discuss our thoughts on valuation.


WeRide IPO - Stiff Competition and Bleak Sentiment.  Premium Valuation Doesn’t Help

China

WeRide Inc. operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides autonomous driving technology solutions designs to cater to a broad spectrum of scenarios from urban environments to highways. WeRide serves customers worldwide.

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A Comparison of Tesla’s Cybercab and Baidu’s Apollo Shows the Latter Must Improve

Baidu's robotaxi Apollo faces higher costs to build and operate than Tesla's Cybercab and Baidu must reduce operating costs to compete effectively...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

ECM Weekly (28th Oct 2024) - Tokyo Metro, CR Beverage, Horizon, Hyundai, Rigaku, Pony AI, TS Lines

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

Pony AI IPO Valuation Analysis: Likely To Price IPO Below $4B Valuation Threshold

Pony AI is expected to IPO in November. In my insight, I focus on competitive landscape in the AD space, IPO valuation and key risks.

Andrei Zakharov

WeRide Low Float US IPO: Pricing and Nasdaq Debut

WeRide has successfully completed concurrent private placements and IPO in the United States. In my insight, I discuss pricing and first-day IPO...

Andrei Zakharov

WeRide IPO - Stiff Competition and Bleak Sentiment. Premium Valuation Doesn’t Help

WeRide has since relaunched its US$119m US IPO, having pulled it two months ago. Bosch cornered US$100m of the deal, leaving

Clarence Chu

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A Comparison of Tesla’s Cybercab and Baidu’s Apollo Shows the Latter Must Improve

​Baidu's robotaxi Apollo faces higher costs to build and operate than Tesla's Cybercab and Baidu must reduce operating costs to compete effectively...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

ECM Weekly (28th Oct 2024) - Tokyo Metro, CR Beverage, Horizon, Hyundai, Rigaku, Pony AI, TS Lines

Aequitas Research's weekly update on the IPOs, placements, lockup expiry and other ECM linked events that were covered by the team over the past week.

Sumeet Singh

Pony AI IPO Valuation Analysis: Likely To Price IPO Below $4B Valuation Threshold

Pony AI is expected to IPO in November. In my insight, I focus on competitive landscape in the AD space, IPO valuation and key risks.

Andrei Zakharov

WeRide Low Float US IPO: Pricing and Nasdaq Debut

WeRide has successfully completed concurrent private placements and IPO in the United States. In my insight, I discuss pricing and first-day IPO...

Andrei Zakharov

WeRide IPO - Stiff Competition and Bleak Sentiment. Premium Valuation Doesn’t Help

WeRide has since relaunched its US$119m US IPO, having pulled it two months ago. Bosch cornered US$100m of the deal, leaving

Clarence Chu

Baidu's robotaxi Apollo faces higher costs to build and operate than Tesla's Cybercab and Baidu must reduce operating costs to compete effectively...