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Zhen Zhou Toh
EUR 88.49 For Business Accounts Only

Bukalapak IPO - Betting on its potential

Bukalapak is looking to raise up to US$1.13bn in its Indonesia IPO.

Bukalapak (BUKA) is an Indonesian e-commerce company. The company operates an online consumer-to-consumer (C2C) marketplace that connects buyers and sellers. The company also operates Mitra Bukalapak (Mitra) which provides online-to-offline (O2O) services to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

BUKA’s valuation looks expensive compared to Sea Ltd based on our base case assumptions. But in terms of FY22 P/GMV, BUKA looks cheap compared to the street consensus of Shopee’s e-commerce business. Arguably, the relative cheapness stems from BUKA’s short track record and low take rate relative to Shopee. In the case when BUKA can continue to grow as expected, we think P/GMV could close the gap to at least 0.8x which could imply a 90% upside at the top-end purely based on P/GMV.

In this note, we will look at assumptions, and share our thoughts on valuation.
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Zhen Zhou Toh

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