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Sumeet Singh
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OneConnect Financial Pre-IPO - Prospects appear promising but previous valuation was demanding

OneConnect Financial Technology (OC) plans to raise around US$500m in its US listing. OC is a part of Ping An group. It provides cloud-native technology applications and technology-enabled services to financial institutions. As of September 30, 2019, it had over 3,700 customers including all of China's major banks, 99% of its city commercial banks, and 46% of its insurance companies.

OC’s platform provides more than 50 cloud-native products that can be deployed on a modular basis or combined to deliver end-to-end solutions. It offers twelve technology solutions across multiple verticals in the financial services industry, including banking, insurance and asset management

OC has registered stupendous revenue growth over 2017-9M19, mostly driven by its rapid customer acquisition. It gets strong support from its parent Ping An which together with Lufax still accounts for over half of its revenue.

The company plans to add more products to its product suite over 2019-20, while also expanding its operations beyond China to other Asian countries. OC was also one of the recipients of the virtual banking license in Hong Kong earlier this year.

However, its dependence on its parent doesn’t seem to be falling as fast as it should be. Moreover, a large proportion of its customer base appears to be using the products for free, as of now. In addition, there are no clear signs of losses coming down. Furthermore, the valuation of its previous round appears stretched.
Underlying
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Ltd. Class H

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Aequitas Research
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