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/zensho-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4586:1" rel="noopener">Zensho Holdings (7550 JP)</a> aims to raise around US$300m via a public offering.</li>
<li>As per the company it will use the proceeds from the deal for potential M&amp;A transactions.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Zensho Holdings (7550 JP) aims to raise around US$300m via a public offering.
As per the company it will use the proceeds from the deal for potential M&amp;A transactions.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Zensho Placement - Good Price to Raise At, at Least for the Company

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zensho-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4586:1" rel="noopener">Zensho Holdings (7550 JP)</a> has had a great couple of years in share price movement. And this year is seeing earnings explode to new highs. M&amp;A and FX.</li>
<li>Now they want to build a "war chest" equivalent to 4% of market cap to go do more M&amp;A. </li>
<li>This seems opportunistic. And the shareholder register is extraordinarily lopsided. There is really only one buyer for this deal.</li>
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Zensho Holdings (7550 JP) has had a great couple of years in share price movement. And this year is seeing earnings explode to new highs. M&amp;A and FX.
Now they want to build a "war chest" equivalent to 4% of market cap to go do more M&amp;A. 
This seems opportunistic. And the shareholder register is extraordinarily lopsided. There is really only one buyer for this deal.


Zensho Holdings (7550) - ¥50bn Offering Is Not Meant For You

'Quantamental' Japan Specialist, LightStream Research

Campbell Gunn

'Quantamental' Japan Specialist

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Event-Driven

<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/157/903/original/2020-09-09_10-14-19.png?1599614088" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="157903"></figure><div class="content-caption">Source for all charts: Japan Analytics</div>LISTED RESTAURANTS - Japan currently has 102 listed restaurant companies with an aggregate market value of ¥4.9 trillion, representing 2.6% of all listed companies and 0.9% of total market value. Only thirteen companies are capitalised at over ¥100 billion, and forty-one have a market value of less than ¥10 billion. The Sector is ripe for consolidation and COVID-19 should provide a catalyst for an acceleration of the process.  Both <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/create-restaurants-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11513:1" rel="noopener">create restaurants (3387 JP)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/colowide-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13967:1" rel="noopener">Colowide (7616 JP)</a> have positioned themselves as consolidators, but have become highly leveraged in the process.<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/157/917/original/File%202020-09-09%2010%2025%2051.jpeg?1599614981" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="157917"></figure>Also, the Sector is highly fragmented and segmented by type of food and concept. Only nineteen companies can be deemed 'diversified'. Furthermore, there are only five listed take-out/delivery specialists, of which <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ride-on-express-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2812:1" rel="noopener">Ride On Express (6082 JP)</a> has been the best performer. Overall, the Sector has declined by 3.6% over one year and by 3.2% over three months - a third quartile performance. Colowide's 31% rise over the last month has pushed the Sector into fourth place amongst our thirty market Sectors, fueled by the apparent success of the tender offer for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ootoya-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7329:1" rel="noopener">OOTOYA (2705 JP)</a>.<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/157/928/original/2020-09-09_10-38-37.png?1599615530" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="157928"></figure>YUTAI KEN - One important consideration for investors to note is the widespread practice of offering kabunushi yutai-ken. In addition to dividends, shareholders are sent coupons that can be redeemed at most of the company's restaurants. Many specialist publications review such programs and offer stock recommendations based on the yutai-yield. As a result, restaurant companies in Japan have some of the highest shareholder counts among listed companies. As coupon-customers normally top-up their spending, this practice helps provide a basic level of cash flow but is a costly exercise to administer. However, there is the added benefit of limiting the number of shares for shorting.<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yoshinoya-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14630:1" rel="noopener"></a>100,000+ CLUB - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yoshinoya-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14630:1" rel="noopener">Yoshinoya (9861 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/atom-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12420:1" rel="noopener">Atom (7412 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zensho-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4586:1" rel="noopener">Zensho (7550 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kappa-create-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19456:1" rel="noopener">Kappa Create (7421 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/komeda-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24019:1" rel="noopener">Komeda (3543 JP)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/create-restaurants-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11513:1" rel="noopener">create (3387 JP)</a> are all in the top-fifty listed companies ranked by the number of shareholders. All exceed 100,000 shareholders -  beef-bowl chain Yoshiniya has 308,265 exceeding <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mitsui-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20799:1" rel="noopener">Mitsui (8031 JP)</a> which has twenty-four times the capitalisation.<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/157/942/original/2020-09-09_11-15-31.png?1599617746" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="157942"></figure>In this DETAIL below, we shall review Colowide's long-term performance, returns and valuation and offer a view on the prospects for further consolidation. The Colowide group currently comprises of two listed chains - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kappa-create-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19456:1" rel="noopener">Kappa Create (7421 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/atom-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12420:1" rel="noopener">Atom (7412 JP)</a> and the franchise chain Reins International which also operates in Asia and the US.

Source for all charts: Japan AnalyticsLISTED RESTAURANTS - Japan currently has 102 listed restaurant companies with an aggregate market value of ¥4.9 trillion, representing 2.6% of all listed companies and 0.9% of total market value. Only thirteen companies are capitalised at over ¥100 billion, and forty-one have a market value of less than ¥10 billion. The Sector is ripe for consolidation and COVID-19 should provide a catalyst for an acceleration of the process.  Both create restaurants (3387 JP), and Colowide (7616 JP) have positioned themselves as consolidators, but have become highly leveraged in the process.Also, the Sector is highly fragmented and segmented by type of food and concept. Only nineteen companies can be deemed 'diversified'. Furthermore, there are only five listed take-out/delivery specialists, of which Ride On Express (6082 JP) has been the best performer. Overall, the Sector has declined by 3.6% over one year and by 3.2% over three months - a third quartile performance. Colowide's 31% rise over the last month has pushed the Sector into fourth place amongst our thirty market Sectors, fueled by the apparent success of the tender offer for OOTOYA (2705 JP).YUTAI KEN - One important consideration for investors to note is the widespread practice of offering kabunushi yutai-ken. In addition to dividends, shareholders are sent coupons that can be redeemed at most of the company's restaurants. Many specialist publications review such programs and offer stock recommendations based on the yutai-yield. As a result, restaurant companies in Japan have some of the highest shareholder counts among listed companies. As coupon-customers normally top-up their spending, this practice helps provide a basic level of cash flow but is a costly exercise to administer. However, there is the added benefit of limiting the number of shares for shorting.100,000+ CLUB - Yoshinoya (9861 JP), Atom (7412 JP), Zensho (7550 JP), Kappa Create (7421 JP), Komeda (3543 JP), and create (3387 JP) are all in the top-fifty listed companies ranked by the number of shareholders. All exceed 100,000 shareholders -  beef-bowl chain Yoshiniya has 308,265 exceeding Mitsui (8031 JP) which has twenty-four times the capitalisation.In this DETAIL below, we shall review Colowide's long-term performance, returns and valuation and offer a view on the prospects for further consolidation. The Colowide group currently comprises of two listed chains - Kappa Create (7421 JP) and Atom (7412 JP) and the franchise chain Reins International which also operates in Asia and the US.

🇯🇵 Japan • Colowide (7616 JP) - A Bite Too Far

Japan/Asia Long-Short, LightStream Research

Mio Kato

Japan/Asia Long-Short

Together with its strong half-year earnings today, at the lunch break Zensho Holdings announced a share buyback and a share swap for the remaining shares in subsidiary Coco’s.The company beat its half-year forecast by 9.8% at the OP continuing, announced that it would repurchase 1m shares (149.95m outstanding excluding treasury stock) and offered to swap 0.67 shares of its own stock (¥2,378 at the close of the morning session)  for each share of Coco’s Japan (¥1,413 at the close of the morning session). The premium was thus about 12.8% vs. the morning close or 10.8% vs. the previous close. This looks light to us and we expand on this below.

Together with its strong half-year earnings today, at the lunch break Zensho Holdings announced a share buyback and a share swap for the remaining shares in subsidiary Coco’s.The company beat its half-year forecast by 9.8% at the OP continuing, announced that it would repurchase 1m shares (149.95m outstanding excluding treasury stock) and offered to swap 0.67 shares of its own stock (¥2,378 at the close of the morning session)  for each share of Coco’s Japan (¥1,413 at the close of the morning session). The premium was thus about 12.8% vs. the morning close or 10.8% vs. the previous close. This looks light to us and we expand on this below.

Zensho – Turning Coco’s Into a Wholly Owned Subsidiary Looks Opportunistic

Macro & Asian equity Technical Strategies, BBSP Asia

Federico D'Inca

Macro & Asian equity Technical Strategies

BBSP Asia

Technical Analysis

THE MAIN IDEA (Relative Value Approach in USD Terms) Long Term Allocation (Strategic view) Relative Value vs MXAP in USD terms ⦁ NIKKEI/MXAP: Long term outperformance in progress. ⦁ HSI/MXAP: Long term outperformance in progress/still expected. ⦁ HSCEI/MXAP: Bullish weekly indicators advocate for long term HSCEI outperformance against MXAP. ⦁ ASX/MXAP: ASX outperformance challenged but notinvalidated (testing key support at 26.00/25.50). ⦁ KOSPI/MXAP: Long term outperformance still expected. ⦁ Nifty/MXAP: Mixed elements. Neutral for now. ⦁ TWSE/MXAP: Neutral at the moment, watching closely key level at (2.22 on ratio TWSE/MXAP) to surpass to confirm TWSE long-term outperformance vs MXAPMid Term Country Allocation (Tactical view) Relative Value vs MXAP in USD terms ⦁ Upgrade India to “Increase Exposure” as NIFTY/MXAP bounce reaction above support now expected. ⦁ Ratings remain the same for the rest: "Increase Exposure" for Australia, Korea, Hong Kong (HSI) and Japan. And still a "Hold" rating for China (HSCEI, under radar for a potential outperformance only through 8.50 on the RV) and Taiwan.

THE MAIN IDEA (Relative Value Approach in USD Terms) Long Term Allocation (Strategic view) Relative Value vs MXAP in USD terms ⦁ NIKKEI/MXAP: Long term outperformance in progress. ⦁ HSI/MXAP: Long term outperformance in progress/still expected. ⦁ HSCEI/MXAP: Bullish weekly indicators advocate for long term HSCEI outperformance against MXAP. ⦁ ASX/MXAP: ASX outperformance challenged but notinvalidated (testing key support at 26.00/25.50). ⦁ KOSPI/MXAP: Long term outperformance still expected. ⦁ Nifty/MXAP: Mixed elements. Neutral for now. ⦁ TWSE/MXAP: Neutral at the moment, watching closely key level at (2.22 on ratio TWSE/MXAP) to surpass to confirm TWSE long-term outperformance vs MXAPMid Term Country Allocation (Tactical view) Relative Value vs MXAP in USD terms ⦁ Upgrade India to “Increase Exposure” as NIFTY/MXAP bounce reaction above support now expected. ⦁ Ratings remain the same for the rest: "Increase Exposure" for Australia, Korea, Hong Kong (HSI) and Japan. And still a "Hold" rating for China (HSCEI, under radar for a potential outperformance only through 8.50 on the RV) and Taiwan.

BBSP ASIA Equity Asia Weekly Research - 19 Sep 2018

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ZENSHO Holdings CO., LTD. operates a fast food chain specialized in GYUDON which serves bowls of rice topped with seasoned beef based in Kanto.      The Company operates also diversifying into other types of food chains such as "Coco's" and "Big Boy" in Japan.

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Zensho Holdings (7550 JP)

Zensho Placement - Good Price to Raise At, at Least for the Company

Zensho Holdings (7550 JP) aims to raise around US$300m via a public offering. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal...

Sumeet Singh

Zensho Holdings (7550) - ¥50bn Offering Is Not Meant For You

Znesho Holdings announced a ¥50bn offering to replenish a war chest with which to conduct M&A over the next 2 years. It's "small" but the stock is...

Travis Lundy

🇯🇵 Japan • Colowide (7616 JP) - A Bite Too Far

LISTED RESTAURANTS

Campbell Gunn

Zensho – Turning Coco’s Into a Wholly Owned Subsidiary Looks Opportunistic

Together with its strong half-year earnings today, at the lunch break Zensho Holdings announced a share buyback and a share swap for the remaining...

Mio Kato

BBSP ASIA Equity Asia Weekly Research - 19 Sep 2018

THE MAIN IDEA(Relative Value Approach in USD Terms)Long Term Allocation (Strategic view) Relative Value vs MXAP in USD terms⦁ NIKKEI/MXAP: Long...

BBSP Asia

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