In today’s briefing:
- ECM Weekly (17th Feb 2025) – CATL, Hengrui, Mixue, Guming, Hexaware, Ajax, Aegis, Daiichi, Takasago
- Kokuyo Co Ltd (7984 JP): Full-year FY12/24 flash update

ECM Weekly (17th Feb 2025) – CATL, Hengrui, Mixue, Guming, Hexaware, Ajax, Aegis, Daiichi, Takasago
- 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 IPO front, while Guming Holdings (1364 HK) added to the list of disaapointing tea chain, MIXUE is said to be gearing up for a launch soon.
- On the placements front, there were two smallish deals in Japan.
Kokuyo Co Ltd (7984 JP): Full-year FY12/24 flash update
- Revenue increased by 2.9% YoY to JPY338.2bn, with net income rising 14.3% YoY to JPY21.8bn.
- The FY12/25 forecast predicts revenue of JPY366.0bn (+8.2% YoY) and operating profit of JPY24.0bn (+9.0% YoY).
- The company plans an annual dividend per share of JPY91.0, targeting a consolidated payout ratio of 50.1%.
