HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/akeso-biopharma-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28830:1" rel="noopener">Akeso Biopharma Inc (9926 HK)</a> and Summit Therapeutics entered into a collaborative and licensing agreement for AK112, which has set a new record for China's innovative drug license-out cooperation. </li>
<li>While the market remained positive about the transaction, there are also doubts. We deep dive the potential logic of the deal. </li>
<li>We recommended investors not to neglect “the nature of the deal” and “the real motivation” behind. It’s also important to see whether the subsequent operations can make some achievements overseas.</li>
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Akeso Biopharma Inc (9926 HK) and Summit Therapeutics entered into a collaborative and licensing agreement for AK112, which has set a new record for China's innovative drug license-out cooperation. 
While the market remained positive about the transaction, there are also doubts. We deep dive the potential logic of the deal. 
We recommended investors not to neglect “the nature of the deal” and “the real motivation” behind. It’s also important to see whether the subsequent operations can make some achievements overseas.


Akeso Biopharma (9926.HK) - Behind the Deal with Summit: A Snake Swallows an Elephant?

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>The NRDL negotiation has completely changed the pricing method and valuation logic of innovative drugs. Based on the 3D Alphamab Simcere Agreements, 3D Medicines would have limited profits from envafolimab.</li>
<li>The majority candidates are based on license-in model. The intention to “pile up” a nice pipeline based on license-in model before IPO is obvious. 3D Medicines’s R&amp;D capability is questionable.</li>
<li>The overall quality and core competitiveness of 3D Medicines are not high. Mr. Market is not friendly to the valuation of companies based on license-in model. </li>
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The NRDL negotiation has completely changed the pricing method and valuation logic of innovative drugs. Based on the 3D Alphamab Simcere Agreements, 3D Medicines would have limited profits from envafolimab.
The majority candidates are based on license-in model. The intention to “pile up” a nice pipeline based on license-in model before IPO is obvious. 3D Medicines’s R&amp;D capability is questionable.
The overall quality and core competitiveness of 3D Medicines are not high. Mr. Market is not friendly to the valuation of companies based on license-in model. 


Pre-IPO 3D Medicines (3DM HK) - Some Points Worth the Attention; Our Thoughts on Valuation

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<li>Our forecast of the total peak sales of BRUKINSA, tislelizumab and the rest commercialized products is about RMB10 billion, which is not enough for BeiGene to turn losses into profits. </li>
<li>BeiGene has the highest R&amp;D/academic ability among domestic pharmaceutical enterprises,but BeiGene cannot be assessed according to the standards of Chinese pharmaceutical enterprises due to its fundamentally different cost structure/breakeven point.</li>
<li>The current market value has already priced in the success of TIGIT project to some extent. In other words, the upward elasticity may be limited. But BeiGene deserves long-term follow.</li>
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Our forecast of the total peak sales of BRUKINSA, tislelizumab and the rest commercialized products is about RMB10 billion, which is not enough for BeiGene to turn losses into profits. 
BeiGene has the highest R&amp;D/academic ability among domestic pharmaceutical enterprises,but BeiGene cannot be assessed according to the standards of Chinese pharmaceutical enterprises due to its fundamentally different cost structure/breakeven point.
The current market value has already priced in the success of TIGIT project to some extent. In other words, the upward elasticity may be limited. But BeiGene deserves long-term follow.


BeiGene (6160.HK/BGNE.US) 22Q3 - The Price of Being an “Outlier”

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<li>NRDL negotiation has completely changed the pricing method/valuation logic of innovative drugs. Even if price reduction could be milder this year, it’s hard to reverse the shrinking market size/slowing growth.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-apptec" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23679:1" rel="noopener">Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK)</a> has successively acquired several factories/production facilities built by domestic biotech companies at low cost. However, we have several concerns.</li>
<li>The industry is in the process of understanding and adapting to various changes. The model capital envisioned for biotech to both develop and then commercialize drugs successfully doesn’t work anymore.</li>
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NRDL negotiation has completely changed the pricing method/valuation logic of innovative drugs. Even if price reduction could be milder this year, it’s hard to reverse the shrinking market size/slowing growth.

Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK) has successively acquired several factories/production facilities built by domestic biotech companies at low cost. However, we have several concerns.
The industry is in the process of understanding and adapting to various changes. The model capital envisioned for biotech to both develop and then commercialize drugs successfully doesn’t work anymore.


China Healthcare Weekly (Nov25)-Wuxi Biologics, Valuation Logic Changed by NRDL, Biotech Model Fails

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The government issued a central infrastructure investment budget of RMB26.52 billion in healthcare sector for 2022. Related leading domestic manufacturers would maintain relatively stable growth in the next 2-3 years.</li>
<li>Behind the wave of import substitution of endoscopes, the demand for anesthetic drugs would also increase, which are not affected by VBP. We think this market deserves investors’ attention.</li>
<li>Considering the large number of insomniacs, the resulting demand for treatment makes the insomniacs market show a good growth prospect.</li>
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The government issued a central infrastructure investment budget of RMB26.52 billion in healthcare sector for 2022. Related leading domestic manufacturers would maintain relatively stable growth in the next 2-3 years.
Behind the wave of import substitution of endoscopes, the demand for anesthetic drugs would also increase, which are not affected by VBP. We think this market deserves investors’ attention.
Considering the large number of insomniacs, the resulting demand for treatment makes the insomniacs market show a good growth prospect.


China Healthcare Weekly (Nov.18) - Central Investment Budget, Anesthetic Drugs, Insomniacs Demand

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BeiGene, Ltd. operates as a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company focuses on discovery, development, and commercialization of molecularly targeted and immuno-oncology drugs for the treatment of cancer. BeiGene serves patients worldwide.

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Akeso Biopharma (9926.HK) - Behind the Deal with Summit: A Snake Swallows an Elephant?

The deal between Akeso and Summit set a new record of China license-out. We deep dive the logic of the deal. Investors are advised not to neglect...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Pre-IPO 3D Medicines (3DM HK) - Some Points Worth the Attention; Our Thoughts on Valuation

The overall quality/core competitiveness of 3D Medicines isn't high. Its pipeline is mainly based on license-in model, which is not favored by Mr....

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

BeiGene (6160.HK/BGNE.US) 22Q3 - The Price of Being an “Outlier”

Sales of current commercialized products isn't enough for BeiGene to turn loss into profit. BeiGene is fundamentally different from any other China...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

China Healthcare Weekly (Nov25)-Wuxi Biologics, Valuation Logic Changed by NRDL, Biotech Model Fails

NRDL negotiation completely changes the valuation logic of innovative drug. We've some concerns about WuXi Bio's new business updates. The model...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

China Healthcare Weekly (Nov.18) - Central Investment Budget, Anesthetic Drugs, Insomniacs Demand

New central infrastructure investment budget means stable growth of medical devices; Anesthetic drugs are not affected by VBP, which deserves...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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