Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Equity Capital Markets

Bicara Therapeutics / Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Bicara Therapeutics unveiled the terms of its IPO: a clinical-stage biotech company offers ~11.8M shares at the price range of $16.00-$18.00, implying a market cap of ~$800M at the midpoint.</li>
<li>Existing shareholders do not intend to sell shares in this offering and Bicara Therapeutics shares will list on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “BCAX”.</li>
<li>The biotech company is focused on patients with HPV-negative head and neck cancer, and I view Bicara's IPO valuation as attractive, with major catalysts coming up in 2025.</li>
</ul>


Bicara Therapeutics unveiled the terms of its IPO: a clinical-stage biotech company offers ~11.8M shares at the price range of $16.00-$18.00, implying a market cap of ~$800M at the midpoint.
Existing shareholders do not intend to sell shares in this offering and Bicara Therapeutics shares will list on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “BCAX”.
The biotech company is focused on patients with HPV-negative head and neck cancer, and I view Bicara's IPO valuation as attractive, with major catalysts coming up in 2025.


Key Updates on Bicara Therapeutics IPO: ~$800M Valuation at the Midpoint and Strong Balance Sheet

<ul>
<li>Bicara Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company with focus on the treatment of patients with HPV-negative head and neck cancer, files for a $200M IPO.</li>
<li>The biotech firm was backed by Biocon Limited, India’s largest biopharmaceutical company, venture capital and investment firms, among others.  </li>
<li>I believe Bicara Therapeutics will succeed in its pivotal Phase 2/3 trial of their bifunctional antibody in combination with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) during 2025.</li>
</ul>


Bicara Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company with focus on the treatment of patients with HPV-negative head and neck cancer, files for a $200M IPO.
The biotech firm was backed by Biocon Limited, India’s largest biopharmaceutical company, venture capital and investment firms, among others.  
I believe Bicara Therapeutics will succeed in its pivotal Phase 2/3 trial of their bifunctional antibody in combination with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) during 2025.


Bicara Therapeutics IPO: A Promising Combination with Merck’s Keytruda For Patients With HNSCC

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>In Q4FY24, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cipla-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3918:1" rel="noopener">Cipla Ltd (CIPLA IN)</a> posted 10% YoY revenue growth to INR61.6B. Despite surging R&amp;D expenditure, EBITDA increased 13% YoY to INR13B, leading to 54bps margin expansion to 21.4%.</li>
<li>New launches in U.S. and outperformance in the domestic market driven by chronic portfolio should drive the growth. For FY25, the company has guided for EBITDA margin of 24.5–25.5%.</li>
<li>Cipla shares soared 15% YTD. Last week, the promoters, Hamied family sold 2.5% stake in the company for ~INR26B, igniting a rally in share price.</li>
</ul>


In Q4FY24, Cipla Ltd (CIPLA IN) posted 10% YoY revenue growth to INR61.6B. Despite surging R&amp;D expenditure, EBITDA increased 13% YoY to INR13B, leading to 54bps margin expansion to 21.4%.
New launches in U.S. and outperformance in the domestic market driven by chronic portfolio should drive the growth. For FY25, the company has guided for EBITDA margin of 24.5–25.5%.
Cipla shares soared 15% YTD. Last week, the promoters, Hamied family sold 2.5% stake in the company for ~INR26B, igniting a rally in share price.


Cipla (CIPLA IN): Strong Q4 Performance; Future Growth Drivers Being Added; Promoter Stake Sale

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

Health Care Select Sector SPDR / Technical Analysis

<ul>
<li>As the saying goes, "sector rotation is the lifeblood of a bull market." That appears to be exactly what is going on as we kick off 2024.</li>
<li>Leadership areas that have significantly outperformed since the October 2023 lows are starting to pull back rather hard -- and on above average volume (XLK, SMH, IGV, ARKK, IPO, BITQ)</li>
<li>Other Sectors are picking up the slack, namely Health Care (XLV), Staples (XLP), Utilities (XLU), Energy (XLE), Financials (XLF), and Real Estate (XLRE). Shift exposure toward value and defensives</li>
</ul>


As the saying goes, "sector rotation is the lifeblood of a bull market." That appears to be exactly what is going on as we kick off 2024.
Leadership areas that have significantly outperformed since the October 2023 lows are starting to pull back rather hard -- and on above average volume (XLK, SMH, IGV, ARKK, IPO, BITQ)
Other Sectors are picking up the slack, namely Health Care (XLV), Staples (XLP), Utilities (XLU), Energy (XLE), Financials (XLF), and Real Estate (XLRE). Shift exposure toward value and defensives


Upgrading Staples and Health Care to Market Weight; Shift to Value; Failed Breakouts for ARKK, IPO

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

<p>On February 24, 2021, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/apollomics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32186:1" rel="noopener">Apollomics Inc (1435488D US)</a> applied to be listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The Company is an innovative biotechnology company focusing on the discovery and development of oncology therapies. Apollomics intends to use the proceeds of this fundraising for R&amp;D activities, preparation for registration filings, commercial process development, manufacturing registrational trial material, expansion of business and other general corporate purposes. The following mainly provided insights on its major products in the pipeline.</p>

On February 24, 2021, Apollomics Inc (1435488D US) applied to be listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The Company is an innovative biotechnology company focusing on the discovery and development of oncology therapies. Apollomics intends to use the proceeds of this fundraising for R&amp;D activities, preparation for registration filings, commercial process development, manufacturing registrational trial material, expansion of business and other general corporate purposes. The following mainly provided insights on its major products in the pipeline.

Pre-IPO Apollomics - Concerns on Competition and Commercialization Despite Some Promising Products

United States

Exelixis, Inc. is a development-stage biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery and development of small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases.  The Company is building a portfolio of compounds it believes could become pharmaceutical products.  Exelixis has strategic alliances with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

Price Gauge
52-week Range	0.00 - 0.00
Market Cap (USDm)	0.00
P/E	0.00
Dividend (Yield)	0.00

Exelixis Inc (EXEL US)

Key Updates on Bicara Therapeutics IPO: ~$800M Valuation at the Midpoint and Strong Balance Sheet

Biocon-backed Bicara Therapeutics will go public this week. With top-tier backers, a promising lead program and strong balance sheet, I expect...

Andrei Zakharov

Bicara Therapeutics IPO: A Promising Combination with Merck’s Keytruda For Patients With HNSCC

Bicara Therapeutics, backed by Biocon Limited, files for a $200M IPO in the United States. Their bifunctional antibody in combination with...

Andrei Zakharov

Cipla (CIPLA IN): Strong Q4 Performance; Future Growth Drivers Being Added; Promoter Stake Sale

Cipla reports double-digit revenue and EBITDA growth, and margin expansion in Q4, riding on US, India, and South Africa businesses. For FY25, the...

Tina Banerjee

Upgrading Staples and Health Care to Market Weight; Shift to Value; Failed Breakouts for ARKK, IPO

Shifting exposure toward value and defensives. Upgrading Consumer Staples $XLP and Health Care $XLV to market weight. $ARKK and $IPO with bearish...

Vermilion Research

Pre-IPO Apollomics - Concerns on Competition and Commercialization Despite Some Promising Products

This article provided insights on its major products in the pipeline in terms of competitive landscape, strength and challenges, as well as...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Price Gauge

52-week Range

Market Cap (USDm)

P/E

Dividend (Yield)

Key Updates on Bicara Therapeutics IPO: ~$800M Valuation at the Midpoint and Strong Balance Sheet

Biocon-backed Bicara Therapeutics will go public this week. With top-tier backers, a promising lead program and strong balance sheet, I expect...

Andrei Zakharov

Bicara Therapeutics IPO: A Promising Combination with Merck’s Keytruda For Patients With HNSCC

​Bicara Therapeutics, backed by Biocon Limited, files for a $200M IPO in the United States. Their bifunctional antibody in combination with...

Andrei Zakharov

Cipla (CIPLA IN): Strong Q4 Performance; Future Growth Drivers Being Added; Promoter Stake Sale

​Cipla reports double-digit revenue and EBITDA growth, and margin expansion in Q4, riding on US, India, and South Africa businesses. For FY25, the...

Tina Banerjee

Upgrading Staples and Health Care to Market Weight; Shift to Value; Failed Breakouts for ARKK, IPO

Shifting exposure toward value and defensives. Upgrading Consumer Staples $XLP and Health Care $XLV to market weight. $ARKK and $IPO with bearish...

Vermilion Research

Pre-IPO Apollomics - Concerns on Competition and Commercialization Despite Some Promising Products

This article provided insights on its major products in the pipeline in terms of competitive landscape, strength and challenges, as well as...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Bicara Therapeutics, backed by Biocon Limited, files for a $200M IPO in the United States. Their bifunctional antibody in combination with...

Cipla reports double-digit revenue and EBITDA growth, and margin expansion in Q4, riding on US, India, and South Africa businesses. For FY25, the...