Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bnc-korea-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34785:1" rel="noopener">BNC Korea (256840 KS),</a> with its partnered COVID-19 pill will be a late entrant in the space, as two more COVID-19 pills are already approved in South Korea.</li>
<li>The company reported operating loss of KRW11 billion in 2021 and 99% of its export comes from Russia and CIS countries.</li>
<li>Since my bearish note published on the company in October 2021, shares have declined 50%. I am still not upbeat on the growth prospect of the company.</li>
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BNC Korea (256840 KS), with its partnered COVID-19 pill will be a late entrant in the space, as two more COVID-19 pills are already approved in South Korea.
The company reported operating loss of KRW11 billion in 2021 and 99% of its export comes from Russia and CIS countries.
Since my bearish note published on the company in October 2021, shares have declined 50%. I am still not upbeat on the growth prospect of the company.


BNC Korea (256840 KS): Late Mover in COVID Pill; 2021 Operating Loss and Russia Exposure Add to Woe

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-bioscience-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31484:1" rel="noopener">SK Bioscience (302440 KS)</a> markets four in-house products in Korea, including influenza, shingles, and chicken pox vaccines. The company has partnerships with global companies for the production of COVID-19 vaccines. </li>
<li>SK Bioscience has started shipment of Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine, while its own vaccine is in phase 3 trial. With ~15% vaccination in low-income countries, demand for vaccine is still high.  </li>
<li>SK Bioscience has a rich pipeline, with four promising blockbuster candidates for the global market. This entails strong revenue visibility in post-COVID era.</li>
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SK Bioscience (302440 KS) markets four in-house products in Korea, including influenza, shingles, and chicken pox vaccines. The company has partnerships with global companies for the production of COVID-19 vaccines. 
SK Bioscience has started shipment of Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine, while its own vaccine is in phase 3 trial. With ~15% vaccination in low-income countries, demand for vaccine is still high.  
SK Bioscience has a rich pipeline, with four promising blockbuster candidates for the global market. This entails strong revenue visibility in post-COVID era.


SK Bioscience (302440 KS): An Attractive Pure-Play on Vaccines- Both COVID and Non-COVID

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Event-Driven

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<li>2021 has been a leapfrog year in terms of both major outbound and inbound M&amp;As in Korea.</li>
<li>Two of the biggest M&amp;A deals in 2021 include SK Hynix's acquisition of Intel's flash NAND and SSD business and Emart's purchase of Ebay Korea for $3 billion. </li>
<li>Some of the largest M&amp;A deals which could get completed in 2022 include Hanon Systems, Bodyfriend, Modern House, Hyundai LNG Shipping, and EMK.  </li>
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2021 has been a leapfrog year in terms of both major outbound and inbound M&amp;As in Korea.
Two of the biggest M&amp;A deals in 2021 include SK Hynix's acquisition of Intel's flash NAND and SSD business and Emart's purchase of Ebay Korea for $3 billion. 
Some of the largest M&amp;A deals which could get completed in 2022 include Hanon Systems, Bodyfriend, Modern House, Hyundai LNG Shipping, and EMK.  


Korea M&A Recap in 2021 - A Leapfrog Year

<p>During July–September <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bnc-korea-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34785:1" rel="noopener">BNC Korea (256840 KS) </a>shares jumped more than 8x to a touch a peak of approximately KRW 70,000 on a published media report that states its partner in Taiwan received emergency approval for a COVID-19 oral drug. With competitor Merck (MRK) reporting positive clinical trial results and seeking emergency use approval for its oral antiviral medicine for COVID-19, BNC Korea shares have been declining and corrected nearly 60% from its peak.</p>

During July–September BNC Korea (256840 KS) shares jumped more than 8x to a touch a peak of approximately KRW 70,000 on a published media report that states its partner in Taiwan received emergency approval for a COVID-19 oral drug. With competitor Merck (MRK) reporting positive clinical trial results and seeking emergency use approval for its oral antiviral medicine for COVID-19, BNC Korea shares have been declining and corrected nearly 60% from its peak.

BNC Korea (256840 KS): Oral COVID-19 Treatment No More Remains a Catalyst

<p>South Korea-based EuBiologics is the largest supplier of oral cholera vaccine in the world, representing more than 80% market share. By leveraging on market leadership positioning, amid increasing demand and capacity expansion, its oral cholera vaccine has become a stable cash cow for the company. This year, EuBiologics has started developing COVID-19 vaccine, EuCorVac-19, which is currently under clinical trial. The company is one of the frontrunners among the local COVID-19 vaccine developers. With just 2.5% of the people in low-income countries (EuBiologic’s core operating markets) receiving at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, EuCorVac-19 has the potential of becoming second major revenue stream for EuBiologics. Demand for vaccinations will remain for years to come, as more populations become eligible for vaccinations and booster vaccines are rolled out. EuBiologics has a rich late-stage pipeline of typhoid and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, which target a combined market size of more than KRW8 trillion.   </p>

South Korea-based EuBiologics is the largest supplier of oral cholera vaccine in the world, representing more than 80% market share. By leveraging on market leadership positioning, amid increasing demand and capacity expansion, its oral cholera vaccine has become a stable cash cow for the company. This year, EuBiologics has started developing COVID-19 vaccine, EuCorVac-19, which is currently under clinical trial. The company is one of the frontrunners among the local COVID-19 vaccine developers. With just 2.5% of the people in low-income countries (EuBiologic’s core operating markets) receiving at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, EuCorVac-19 has the potential of becoming second major revenue stream for EuBiologics. Demand for vaccinations will remain for years to come, as more populations become eligible for vaccinations and booster vaccines are rolled out. EuBiologics has a rich late-stage pipeline of typhoid and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, which target a combined market size of more than KRW8 trillion.   

EuBiologics (206650 KS): Cashing on Vaccine Business

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