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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samhi-hotels-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28359:1" rel="noopener">SAMHI Hotels (SAMHI IN)</a> plans to raise around US$165m in its Indian IPO.</li>
<li>Samhi is India’s third-largest hotel asset owner, by number of keys, with a portfolio of 25 operating hotel assets comprising 3,839 keys, as of Feb 2023.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the updates from the recent filings and our final thoughts on valuations.</li>
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SAMHI Hotels (SAMHI IN) plans to raise around US$165m in its Indian IPO.
Samhi is India’s third-largest hotel asset owner, by number of keys, with a portfolio of 25 operating hotel assets comprising 3,839 keys, as of Feb 2023.
In this note, we talk about the updates from the recent filings and our final thoughts on valuations.


Samhi Hotels IPO - Taking a Large Hair Cut, Now at a Decent Discount

Forensic Analyst, Trudence Capital Advisors

Nitin Mangal

Forensic Analyst

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.

Independent & Unbiased Research

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Travel and Tourism was one of the forefronts in the 2023-24 union budget speech.</li>
<li>While majority of the sectors have seen revival, the travel and tourism sector is still in recovery mode that awaits extraordinary growth.</li>
<li>Given the recent uptick in sectoral tailwinds and the conscious push by the government, travel and tourism looks set to be one of the 'Theme of the year'.</li>
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Travel and Tourism was one of the forefronts in the 2023-24 union budget speech.
While majority of the sectors have seen revival, the travel and tourism sector is still in recovery mode that awaits extraordinary growth.
Given the recent uptick in sectoral tailwinds and the conscious push by the government, travel and tourism looks set to be one of the 'Theme of the year'.


Indian Railway Catering and Tourism / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Government of India (GoI) aims to raise up to US$360m via selling its 5% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/indian-railway-catering-and-tourism-corporation-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33951:1" rel="noopener">Indian Railway Catering and Tourism (IRCTC IN)</a>.</li>
<li>This is not the first selldown by GoI and won’t be the last either. However, the stock now looks more expensive than ever.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
</ul>


Government of India (GoI) aims to raise up to US$360m via selling its 5% stake in Indian Railway Catering and Tourism (IRCTC IN).
This is not the first selldown by GoI and won’t be the last either. However, the stock now looks more expensive than ever.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


IRCTC OFS - Well Flagged Deal for an Overly Well Priced Stock

Forensic Accounting

Easy Trip Planners  / Forensic Accounting

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/easy-trip-planners-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34149:1" rel="noopener">Easy Trip Planners (EASEMYTR IN)</a> has had a good run on its bourses and is probably one of the very few new-age companies which is profitable. </li>
<li>However, the overall narrative does not look attractive to us when we deep dive into the forensics, including the cost drivers and balance sheet risks to the company.</li>
<li>Perplexing business model, customer concentration and high valuations make it unattractive inspite of high profitability.</li>
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Easy Trip Planners (EASEMYTR IN) has had a good run on its bourses and is probably one of the very few new-age companies which is profitable. 
However, the overall narrative does not look attractive to us when we deep dive into the forensics, including the cost drivers and balance sheet risks to the company.
Perplexing business model, customer concentration and high valuations make it unattractive inspite of high profitability.


Easy Trip Planners: Unattractive Inspite of High Profitability

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<li>EbixCash (EC) is looking to raise around US$800m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by Motilal, Equirus, ISec, SBI Caps and Yes Securities.</li>
<li>EC is a provider of digital products and services in the B2C, B2B and financial technology arena. Its has four primary business segments: Payment solutions, travel, financial technologies and BPO.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal</li>
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EbixCash (EC) is looking to raise around US$800m in its upcoming India IPO. The deal will be run by Motilal, Equirus, ISec, SBI Caps and Yes Securities.
EC is a provider of digital products and services in the B2C, B2B and financial technology arena. Its has four primary business segments: Payment solutions, travel, financial technologies and BPO.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal


EbixCash Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Growing Too Fast for Its Previous Auditors, and Short Sellers

United States

Yatra Online, Inc. provides online travel agency services. The Company helps businesses and consumers to book airline, railway, and bus tickets, as well as car and hotel accommodations for customers. Yatra Online serves customers in India.

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Yatra Online (YTRA US)

Samhi Hotels IPO - Taking a Large Hair Cut, Now at a Decent Discount

SAMHI Hotels (SAMHI IN) plans to raise around US$165m in its Indian IPO. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates and provide our thoughts on...

Sumeet Singh

Travel and Tourism: Theme of the Year

Given the recent uptick in sectoral tailwinds and the conscious push by the government, travel and tourism looks set to be one of the 'Theme of the...

Nitin Mangal

IRCTC OFS - Well Flagged Deal for an Overly Well Priced Stock

Government of India (GoI) aims to raise up to US$360m via selling its 5% stake in Indian Railway Catering and Tourism (IRCTC IN). In this note we...

Sumeet Singh

Easy Trip Planners: Unattractive Inspite of High Profitability

The overall narrative does not look attractive to us when we deep dive into the forensics, including the cost drivers, balance sheet risks to the...

Nitin Mangal

EbixCash Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Growing Too Fast for Its Previous Auditors, and Short Sellers

EbixCash is looking to raise around US$800m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.

Sumeet Singh

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