HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Capital Markets

Elpiscience Biopharmaceuticals / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Elpiscience is incubated by LAV from the very beginning.The Company has strong capital operation capabilities, but the story of "founding team's decent background + star cornerstone investors" doesn't work anymore.</li>
<li>Elpiscience’s pipelines are still in early stage. However, investors are rational. They will no longer believe in those "good stories", but focus more on cash flow and drug sales revenue.</li>
<li>Elpiscience’s business model has raised concerns about its future product sales scale and profits.The market may not recognize the post-investment valuation of US$599 million if check the valuation of peers.</li>
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Elpiscience is incubated by LAV from the very beginning.The Company has strong capital operation capabilities, but the story of "founding team's decent background + star cornerstone investors" doesn't work anymore.
Elpiscience’s pipelines are still in early stage. However, investors are rational. They will no longer believe in those "good stories", but focus more on cash flow and drug sales revenue.
Elpiscience’s business model has raised concerns about its future product sales scale and profits.The market may not recognize the post-investment valuation of US$599 million if check the valuation of peers.


Pre-IPO Elpiscience Biopharmaceuticals - Will Investors Still Buy in These Stories?

Event-Driven

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<li>Fosun's preferred arrangement for Henlius is to list the Company in A-shares.Since IPO in A-shares failed and Henlius has begun to generate profits, Fosun finally feels the need for privatization.</li>
<li>Due to its "flaws", undervaluation of Henlius in the Hong Kong stock market is difficult to fundamentally change. So, for conservative/cautious investors, Fosun's one-time acquisition at a 30% premium is attractive.</li>
<li>The Potential Share Alternative Offer seems a good option, but it is uncertain whether investors are still willing to believe in Fosun's "good story" - the future re-listing is uncertain.</li>
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Fosun's preferred arrangement for Henlius is to list the Company in A-shares.Since IPO in A-shares failed and Henlius has begun to generate profits, Fosun finally feels the need for privatization.
Due to its "flaws", undervaluation of Henlius in the Hong Kong stock market is difficult to fundamentally change. So, for conservative/cautious investors, Fosun's one-time acquisition at a 30% premium is attractive.
The Potential Share Alternative Offer seems a good option, but it is uncertain whether investors are still willing to believe in Fosun's "good story" - the future re-listing is uncertain.


Shanghai Henlius Biotech Update (2696.HK) - The Story Behind Privatization

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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kelun-biotech" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36801:1" rel="noopener">Kelun Biotech</a> (KB) raised around US$170m in its IPO in July 2023, the lockup on its pre-IPO shareholders is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>KB is a China-based integrated innovative biopharmaceutical company. It has accumulated more than ten years of experience in antibody drug conjugates (ADC) development.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the upcoming lock-up expiry and possible deal dynamics.</li>
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Kelun Biotech (KB) raised around US$170m in its IPO in July 2023, the lockup on its pre-IPO shareholders is set to expire soon.
KB is a China-based integrated innovative biopharmaceutical company. It has accumulated more than ten years of experience in antibody drug conjugates (ADC) development.
In this note, we talk about the upcoming lock-up expiry and possible deal dynamics.


Kelun-Biotech IPO Lock-Up Expiry - Strong Performance Leaves Pre-IPO Investors with Large Gains

Equity Bottom-Up

Shanghai Junshi Biosciences  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>For all licensing cooperation with MNCs, we recommend that investors wait to see what MNCs' next move is before deciding whether the cooperation is really promising.</li>
<li>Topchoice showed good business growth in 24Q2. Our biggest concern for Topchoice is that the unit price per customer may further decrease in the future, thereby affecting revenue/profit growth.</li>
<li>Junshi’s sales growth picked up in 24Q1, but concerns on Junshi persist. We don't think Junshi is undervalued and its valuation should be lower than that of peers.</li>
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For all licensing cooperation with MNCs, we recommend that investors wait to see what MNCs' next move is before deciding whether the cooperation is really promising.
Topchoice showed good business growth in 24Q2. Our biggest concern for Topchoice is that the unit price per customer may further decrease in the future, thereby affecting revenue/profit growth.
Junshi’s sales growth picked up in 24Q1, but concerns on Junshi persist. We don't think Junshi is undervalued and its valuation should be lower than that of peers.


China Healthcare Weekly (July.7) - MNCs' Next Move In Licensing Deals, Topchoice, Junshi's Trouble

China Resources Medical / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Investors should be aware of the increasing prices of TCM raw materials, which could lead to fluctuations in profit margins of TCM companies. Investors should prepare for these potential impacts.</li>
<li>After years of “fast-follow”, we’ve finally seen products from Chinese pharmaceutical companies stand at the center of the stage for the first time in the new generation of ADC.</li>
<li>China Resources Medical's profitability outlook is not promising due to issues within the Chinese healthcare system. The bottom line is P/B above 1 and P/E above 10x.</li>
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Investors should be aware of the increasing prices of TCM raw materials, which could lead to fluctuations in profit margins of TCM companies. Investors should prepare for these potential impacts.
After years of “fast-follow”, we’ve finally seen products from Chinese pharmaceutical companies stand at the center of the stage for the first time in the new generation of ADC.
China Resources Medical's profitability outlook is not promising due to issues within the Chinese healthcare system. The bottom line is P/B above 1 and P/E above 10x.


China Healthcare Weekly (Jun.30) - TCM Companies Witness Soaring Costs, Rising Stars in ADC, 1515.HK

China

Innovent Biologics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. The Company develops, manufactures, and distributes monoclonal antibody drug candidates for the treatment of oncology, ophthalmology, autoimmune, cardiovascular, and other diseases. Innovent Biologics serves customers in China.

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Elpiscience's strong capital operation capabilities are no longer enough as investors shift focus to cash flow and drug sales revenue. We have...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Shanghai Henlius Biotech Update (2696.HK) - The Story Behind Privatization

Henlius has met the pre-condition for a potential Share Alternative Offer. Since HK$24.60 Offer Price (50% lower than HK$49.6/share IPO price) is...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Kelun-Biotech IPO Lock-Up Expiry - Strong Performance Leaves Pre-IPO Investors with Large Gains

Kelun Biotech (KB) raised around US$170m in its IPO in July 2023, the lockup on its pre-IPO shareholders is set to expire soon.

Sumeet Singh

China Healthcare Weekly (July.7) - MNCs' Next Move In Licensing Deals, Topchoice, Junshi's Trouble

Investors should wait to see MNCs' next move before deciding on licensing deals. Topchoice's growth is positive but unit price per customer may...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

China Healthcare Weekly (Jun.30) - TCM Companies Witness Soaring Costs, Rising Stars in ADC, 1515.HK

Investors should watch for rising TCM raw material prices. Chinese pharmaceutical companies are rising in ADC.Caution with China Resources...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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Pre-IPO Elpiscience Biopharmaceuticals - Will Investors Still Buy in These Stories?

​Elpiscience's strong capital operation capabilities are no longer enough as investors shift focus to cash flow and drug sales revenue. We have...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Shanghai Henlius Biotech Update (2696.HK) - The Story Behind Privatization

Henlius has met the pre-condition for a potential Share Alternative Offer. Since HK$24.60 Offer Price (50% lower than HK$49.6/share IPO price) is...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Kelun-Biotech IPO Lock-Up Expiry - Strong Performance Leaves Pre-IPO Investors with Large Gains

Kelun Biotech (KB) raised around US$170m in its IPO in July 2023, the lockup on its pre-IPO shareholders is set to expire soon.

Sumeet Singh

China Healthcare Weekly (July.7) - MNCs' Next Move In Licensing Deals, Topchoice, Junshi's Trouble

​Investors should wait to see MNCs' next move before deciding on licensing deals. Topchoice's growth is positive but unit price per customer may...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

China Healthcare Weekly (Jun.30) - TCM Companies Witness Soaring Costs, Rising Stars in ADC, 1515.HK

​Investors should watch for rising TCM raw material prices. Chinese pharmaceutical companies are rising in ADC.Caution with China Resources...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Elpiscience's strong capital operation capabilities are no longer enough as investors shift focus to cash flow and drug sales revenue. We have...

Investors should wait to see MNCs' next move before deciding on licensing deals. Topchoice's growth is positive but unit price per customer may...

Investors should watch for rising TCM raw material prices. Chinese pharmaceutical companies are rising in ADC.Caution with China Resources...