Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Equity Capital Markets

ADICON Holdings Limited / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>ADICON Holdings is one of top three independent clinical laboratories (ICL) in China based on total revenues. The company offers testing services primarily to hospitals and health check centres.</li>
<li>The company’s application for a HKEx listing has been approved and according to news media outlets, ADICON plans to raise around US$400m through the IPO.</li>
<li>Over the last three years, most of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/adicon-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33786:1" rel="noopener">ADICON Holdings Limited (ADI HK)</a> ’s growth were driven by Covid-19 related testing services which are likely to see huge decline going forward.</li>
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ADICON Holdings is one of top three independent clinical laboratories (ICL) in China based on total revenues. The company offers testing services primarily to hospitals and health check centres.
The company’s application for a HKEx listing has been approved and according to news media outlets, ADICON plans to raise around US$400m through the IPO.
Over the last three years, most of ADICON Holdings Limited (ADI HK) ’s growth were driven by Covid-19 related testing services which are likely to see huge decline going forward.


ADICON Holdings IPO: Covid Driven Earnings to Decline While Growth Prospects Remain Uncertain

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

APAC 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/adicon-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33786:1" rel="noopener">ADICON Holdings Limited (ADI HK)</a> is looking to raise about US$400m in its upcoming HK IPO. </li>
<li>Adicon Holdings is one of the top three independent clinical laboratory (ICL) service providers in China in terms of total revenue during the Track Record Period, according to F&amp;S. </li>
<li>Adicon’s revenue growth has been driven by its medical diagnostic testing services segment, during the track record period. However, much of its growth appears to be driven by COVID-19 testing. </li>
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ADICON Holdings Limited (ADI HK) is looking to raise about US$400m in its upcoming HK IPO. 
Adicon Holdings is one of the top three independent clinical laboratory (ICL) service providers in China in terms of total revenue during the Track Record Period, according to F&amp;S. 
Adicon’s revenue growth has been driven by its medical diagnostic testing services segment, during the track record period. However, much of its growth appears to be driven by COVID-19 testing. 


Adicon Holdings Pre-IPO - Too Much Growth from COVID-19

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>IPO activity continues to pick up momentum, although the recent market volatility will likely make a few companies reconsider their near term plans.</li>
<li>On the placements front, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:838:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Bank (7182 JP)</a> hasn't been playing ball, as has been the case with most of the other past deals which offered a trivial discount.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
IPO activity continues to pick up momentum, although the recent market volatility will likely make a few companies reconsider their near term plans.
On the placements front, Japan Post Bank (7182 JP) hasn't been playing ball, as has been the case with most of the other past deals which offered a trivial discount.


ECM Weekly (19th Mar 2023) - Japan Post Bank, SBI Sumishin, Harita, Trial Holding, ZKH, DPC, Kelsian

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/adicon-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33786:1" rel="noopener">ADICON Holdings Limited (ADI HK)</a> is looking to raise about US$400m in its upcoming HK IPO. The deal will be run by Morgan Stanley and CICC. </li>
<li>Adicon Holdings is one of the top three independent clinical laboratory (ICL) service providers in China in terms of total revenue during the Track Record Period, according to F&amp;S.</li>
<li>It offers comprehensive testing services primarily to hospitals and health check centers through an integrated network of self-operated laboratories across China. </li>
</ul>



ADICON Holdings Limited (ADI HK) is looking to raise about US$400m in its upcoming HK IPO. The deal will be run by Morgan Stanley and CICC. 
Adicon Holdings is one of the top three independent clinical laboratory (ICL) service providers in China in terms of total revenue during the Track Record Period, according to F&amp;S.
It offers comprehensive testing services primarily to hospitals and health check centers through an integrated network of self-operated laboratories across China. 


HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Shanghai Municipal Medical Insurance Bureau issued a policy that TAVR consumables would be reimbursed according to surgery performance, breaking the bottleneck of low demand due to the expensive TAVR surgery.</li>
<li>The COVID nucleic acid testing industry faces the problem of exit, because it is very difficult to find a corresponding scale of replacement business for these huge capacity accumulated.</li>
<li>In terms of the internationalization prospects of China biotech companies, we prefer to pick RemeGen. The same logic also applies to Keymed.</li>
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Shanghai Municipal Medical Insurance Bureau issued a policy that TAVR consumables would be reimbursed according to surgery performance, breaking the bottleneck of low demand due to the expensive TAVR surgery.
The COVID nucleic acid testing industry faces the problem of exit, because it is very difficult to find a corresponding scale of replacement business for these huge capacity accumulated.
In terms of the internationalization prospects of China biotech companies, we prefer to pick RemeGen. The same logic also applies to Keymed.


China Healthcare Weekly (May.27) - New TAVR Policy, Exiting Issue of COVID Testing, RemeGen/Keymed

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ADICON Holdings Limited (ADI HK)

ADICON Holdings IPO: Covid Driven Earnings to Decline While Growth Prospects Remain Uncertain

Most of ADICON’s growth during the last three years were driven by Covid-19 related testing services which would see huge decline going forward...

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

Adicon Holdings Pre-IPO - Too Much Growth from COVID-19

ADICON Holdings Limited (ADI HK) is looking to raise about US$400m in its upcoming HK IPO. Unfortunately, much of its growth appears to be driven...

Ethan Aw

ECM Weekly (19th Mar 2023) - Japan Post Bank, SBI Sumishin, Harita, Trial Holding, ZKH, DPC, Kelsian

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

Adicon Holdings Pre-IPO Tearsheet

ADICON Holdings Limited (ADI HK) is looking to raise about US$400m in its upcoming HK IPO. The deal will be run by Morgan Stanley and CICC.

Ethan Aw

China Healthcare Weekly (May.27) - New TAVR Policy, Exiting Issue of COVID Testing, RemeGen/Keymed

New TAVR policy will break the low demand bottleneck due to high cost; COVID testing industry faces the problem of exit; Remegen/Keymed may have...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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