APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

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

Will Semiconductor   Shan / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/will-semiconductor-co-ltd-shan" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28274:1" rel="noopener">Will Semiconductor Shan (603501 CH)</a> is looking to raise US$450m in its Switzerland GDR listing. The bookrunners on the deal are UBS and JP Morgan. </li>
<li>In its base deal, the firm is offering 31m GDRs (1 GDR to 1 ordinary A-share) for sale, at a 5.4-17.2% discount to last close on its A-share leg. </li>
<li>The base deal would be a relatively small one for the firm to digest, representing just 3.8 days of three month ADV on its A-share leg.</li>
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Will Semiconductor Shan (603501 CH) is looking to raise US$450m in its Switzerland GDR listing. The bookrunners on the deal are UBS and JP Morgan. 
In its base deal, the firm is offering 31m GDRs (1 GDR to 1 ordinary A-share) for sale, at a 5.4-17.2% discount to last close on its A-share leg. 
The base deal would be a relatively small one for the firm to digest, representing just 3.8 days of three month ADV on its A-share leg.


Will Semiconductor GDR Listing - Well Flagged and Short Interest Has Been on the Rise

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

Equity Bottom-Up

Will Semiconductor   Shan / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Will Semi announced better-than-expected 3Q results. Revenue came in at RMB6.2bn, representing 44.4% YoY growth and 37.6% QoQ growth, respectively.</li><li>3Q revenue marked the second-highest quarterly revenue in the company’s history. Net profit was RMB215mn, turning positive from 2Q.</li><li>We think the sound results were driven by: 1) better-than-expected recovery in consumer electronics, noticeably in domestic Android phone markets; and 2) strong growth in auto CIS as the company booked more orders across both existing and new manufacturers. </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.

Will Semi announced better-than-expected 3Q results. Revenue came in at RMB6.2bn, representing 44.4% YoY growth and 37.6% QoQ growth, respectively.3Q revenue marked the second-highest quarterly revenue in the company’s history. Net profit was RMB215mn, turning positive from 2Q.We think the sound results were driven by: 1) better-than-expected recovery in consumer electronics, noticeably in domestic Android phone markets; and 2) strong growth in auto CIS as the company booked more orders across both existing and new manufacturers. 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.

Willsemi (603501 CH) – Expect Strong 3Q Momentum to Continue; Upgrade to BUY

<ul><li>Willsemi’s 1H23 revenue and net profit were RMB8.9bn and RMB153mn, down 20% and 93% YoY, respectively.</li><li>Margin continued to contract in 2Q23, suggesting the Company is marking efforts to digest inventory.</li><li>2Q NP was negative again, failing to continue its profitability from 1Q. </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.

Willsemi’s 1H23 revenue and net profit were RMB8.9bn and RMB153mn, down 20% and 93% YoY, respectively.Margin continued to contract in 2Q23, suggesting the Company is marking efforts to digest inventory.2Q NP was negative again, failing to continue its profitability from 1Q. 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.

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<li>Apple is widely expected to launch its long-awaited MR headset in WWDC 2023 this week.</li>
<li>We believe 2023 is set to be one of the best years in VR/AR ecosystem development as Apple’s first MR headset will set new standard for innovation.</li>
<li>We expect technology upgrade to accelerate in displays, optics/sensors and tracking/interaction for enhancing user experience. </li>
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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.


Apple is widely expected to launch its long-awaited MR headset in WWDC 2023 this week.
We believe 2023 is set to be one of the best years in VR/AR ecosystem development as Apple’s first MR headset will set new standard for innovation.
We expect technology upgrade to accelerate in displays, optics/sensors and tracking/interaction for enhancing user experience. 

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.

China Technology – Apple MR: Long-awaited next “iPhone moment”

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

Copley Fund Research provide research and data on asset allocation among Global and Emerging Market equity funds.  The analysis details absolute and relative positioning across countries, sectors and industries together with highly granular data on single stock and single fund allocations.  The data is updated monthly with time series going back to January 2011.

Global Research - Analysis of 165 prominent Global equity funds, combined AUM $335bn
GEM Research - Analysis of 127 prominent global EM equity funds, combined AUM $250bn

Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

China managers continue to increase their Semiconductor exposures.  Average fund weights stand at a record 3.20% with a new high of 73.3% of funds invested in the sector.  This places active China managers overweight the MSCI China benchmark by +2.29%.
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/longi-green-energy-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12703:1" rel="noopener">LONGi Green Energy Technology (601012 CH)</a> is the most widely held stock, with 25% of the funds in our analysis holding a position.  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/will-semiconductor-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28274:1" rel="noopener">Will Semiconductor Ltd (603501 CH)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hua-hong-semiconductor-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7201:1" rel="noopener">Hua Hong Semiconductor (1347 HK)</a> have been the key drivers of recent increases, with a further 7.8% and 6.0% of funds adding to exposure respectively
Analysis taken from our China research, which covers 116 active China managers with combined AUM of $68bn

China managers continue to increase their Semiconductor exposures.  Average fund weights stand at a record 3.20% with a new high of 73.3% of funds invested in the sector.  This places active China managers overweight the MSCI China benchmark by +2.29%.
LONGi Green Energy Technology (601012 CH) is the most widely held stock, with 25% of the funds in our analysis holding a position.  Will Semiconductor Ltd (603501 CH) and Hua Hong Semiconductor (1347 HK) have been the key drivers of recent increases, with a further 7.8% and 6.0% of funds adding to exposure respectively
Analysis taken from our China research, which covers 116 active China managers with combined AUM of $68bn

China Semiconductors:  Rising up the Ranks

China

Will Semiconductor Co.,Ltd. Shanghai manufactures image sensor products and semiconductor products. The Company produces and sells complementary metal oxide semiconductors, protecting devices, power devices, power management integrated circuits, radio frequency devices, microphone sensors, and more. Will Semiconductor Shanghai markets its products worldwide.

Will Semiconductor Shan (603501 CH)

Will Semiconductor GDR Listing - Well Flagged and Short Interest Has Been on the Rise

Will Semiconductor Shan (603501 CH) is looking to raise US$450m in its Switzerland GDR listing. The bookrunners on the deal are UBS and JP Morgan.

Clarence Chu

Willsemi (603501 CH) – Expect Strong 3Q Momentum to Continue; Upgrade to BUY

Will Semi announced better-than-expected 3Q results. Revenue came in at RMB6.2bn, representing 44.4% YoY growth and 37.6% QoQ growth, respectively.

CMB International

Willsemi (603501 CH)

Margin continued to contract in 2Q23, suggesting the Company is marking efforts to digest inventory. 2Q NP was negative again, failing to continue...

CMB International

China Technology – Apple MR: Long-awaited next “iPhone moment”

We believe 2023 is set to be one of the best years in VR/AR ecosystem development as Apple’s first MR headset will set new standard for innovation.

CMB International

China Semiconductors: Rising up the Ranks

China managers continue to increase their Semiconductor exposures. Average fund weights stand at a record 3.20% with a new high of 73.3% of funds...

Steven Holden