HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Based on the latest updates, it's still uncertain to see a positive turnaround.There've been no effective ways to evade.Debate about restricting Chinese biopharmaceuticals has never gone away in US politics.</li>
<li>Nobody can say with 100% certainty whether the Bill will be passed/how much impact it will have. Until the dust settles, any rebound in share prices is difficult to sustain.</li>
<li>The market is preparing for the worst-case scenario, but if the final Bill is less stringent than expected, shares of WuXi AppTec and its subsidiaries would rebound.Here're different bottom-fishing strategies.</li>
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Based on the latest updates, it's still uncertain to see a positive turnaround.There've been no effective ways to evade.Debate about restricting Chinese biopharmaceuticals has never gone away in US politics.
Nobody can say with 100% certainty whether the Bill will be passed/how much impact it will have. Until the dust settles, any rebound in share prices is difficult to sustain.
The market is preparing for the worst-case scenario, but if the final Bill is less stringent than expected, shares of WuXi AppTec and its subsidiaries would rebound.Here're different bottom-fishing strategies.


Latest Impact of the US Biosecure Act on WuXi AppTec/WuXi Bio/WuXi XDC - China CXO Really Game Over?

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<li>The approval rate of Draft Bill is very low. So, it's more of a “strangulation” of investment sentiment. But considering the 2024 US presidential election, similar negative proposals may resurface. </li>
<li>WuXi AppTec has little control over the entire situation.There's “valuation discount” for China CXOs due to geopolitical conflicts. It’s difficult to completely rule out the possibility of “deliberate short selling”. </li>
<li>If look deeper, considering "sensitive situations" at present, to some extent, we may have already been in a financial war.The goal of short selling is to pick up cheap chips. </li>
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The approval rate of Draft Bill is very low. So, it's more of a “strangulation” of investment sentiment. But considering the 2024 US presidential election, similar negative proposals may resurface. 
WuXi AppTec has little control over the entire situation.There's “valuation discount” for China CXOs due to geopolitical conflicts. It’s difficult to completely rule out the possibility of “deliberate short selling”. 
If look deeper, considering "sensitive situations" at present, to some extent, we may have already been in a financial war.The goal of short selling is to pick up cheap chips. 


WuXi AppTec (2359.HK/603259.CH) - Behind the Plunge Is a War

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning, Copley Fund Research

Steven Holden

Asset Allocation & Fund Positioning

Copley Fund Research

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Asset Allocation - Global and GEM Equity

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Industrials and Consumer Staples Remain Top Overweights, Though Sentiment Fragile for Both.</li>
<li>Energy sector shows signs of a turnaround from long-term decline, whilst Financials remain unloved by China investors.</li>
<li>Real Estate allocations have hit record lows, with average holdings at just 2.93%, while Consumer Discretionary sector approaches all-time highs.</li>
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Industrials and Consumer Staples Remain Top Overweights, Though Sentiment Fragile for Both.
Energy sector shows signs of a turnaround from long-term decline, whilst Financials remain unloved by China investors.
Real Estate allocations have hit record lows, with average holdings at just 2.93%, while Consumer Discretionary sector approaches all-time highs.


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<li>Recent business updates of WuXi Bio led to a decline in WuXi AppTec's share price and changed investors' expectations for CXO. Now is the time to adjust forecasts.</li>
<li>We analyzed the growth rate of various business of WuXi AppTec in 2024. In a neutral scenario, growth next year could fall short of management's guidance.Reversal in 2025 is uncertain.</li>
<li>If WuXi AppTec "unexpectedly" receives blockbuster orders, which are large enough to hedge against the downward trend of WuXi AppTec’s other businesses, then it will help to change performance expectations.</li>
</ul>


Recent business updates of WuXi Bio led to a decline in WuXi AppTec's share price and changed investors' expectations for CXO. Now is the time to adjust forecasts.
We analyzed the growth rate of various business of WuXi AppTec in 2024. In a neutral scenario, growth next year could fall short of management's guidance.Reversal in 2025 is uncertain.
If WuXi AppTec "unexpectedly" receives blockbuster orders, which are large enough to hedge against the downward trend of WuXi AppTec’s other businesses, then it will help to change performance expectations.


WuXi AppTec (2359.HK/603259.CH) - How Bad Things Could Be?

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Due to the popularity of GLP-1 target, the entire GLP-1 upstream and downstream industry chain has received great enthusiasm. We analyzed related investment opportunities but also concerns in this market.  </li>
<li>Domestic CXOs should focus on securing orders for overseas weight loss drugs. The market value increment brought by weight loss drugs to CXO should be higher than that of APIs.</li>
<li>Due to increasing competition/potential price war, how big the real market space is uncertain. So, the market value increment of weight loss drugs business for pharmaceutical companies could be lower-than-expected.</li>
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Due to the popularity of GLP-1 target, the entire GLP-1 upstream and downstream industry chain has received great enthusiasm. We analyzed related investment opportunities but also concerns in this market.  
Domestic CXOs should focus on securing orders for overseas weight loss drugs. The market value increment brought by weight loss drugs to CXO should be higher than that of APIs.
Due to increasing competition/potential price war, how big the real market space is uncertain. So, the market value increment of weight loss drugs business for pharmaceutical companies could be lower-than-expected.


China's Weight Loss Drug Market – The Investment Opportunities and the Risks Behind

China

WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd. manufactures medical products. The Company produces biological agents, antibodies, biological diagnostic reagents, and other products. WuXi AppTec also provides biological analysis, technical study, and other services.

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Latest Impact of the US Biosecure Act on WuXi AppTec/WuXi Bio/WuXi XDC - China CXO Really Game Over?

Rally of WuXi AppTec/its subsidiaries is due to the news that Biden's order could reduce pressure on Democrats to support legislation targeting...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang