Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, 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.

Equity Capital Markets

Shanghai MicroPort MedBot Group / Equity Capital Markets

<div><p>MicroPort MedBot (MM), a surgical robot company, aims to raise up to US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. It is a subsidiary of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/microport-scientific-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4487:1" rel="noopener">Microport Scientific (853 HK)</a> and is backed by Hillhouse and other  mainly domestic investors.</p></div><div><p>MicroPort MedBot (MM) is a surgical robot company which designs, develops and commercializes surgical robots to assist surgeons in performing complex surgical procedures. It is the only company with a product portfolio covering the five major and fast-growing surgical specialties of laparoscopic, orthopedic, panvascular, natural orifice and percutaneous surgical procedures, as per Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S).</p></div><div><p>Its flagship products, Toumai Laparoscopic Surgical Robot, DFVision 3D Electronic Laparoscope and Honghu Orthopedic Surgical Robot, have all been admitted to the NMPA’s Green Path. Toumai and Honghu are at or near the registration approval stage, and DFVision has recently received NMPA approval.</p></div><p>We have looked at the company’s background and products in our earlier note, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/microport-medbot-pre-ipo-robodoc-pre-revenue-has-a-large-competitor-but-a-large-market-as-well" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MicroPort MedBot Pre-IPO - RoboDoc - pre-revenue, has a large competitor but a large market as well</a>. </p><p>In this note, we will talk about the PHIP updates and look at the performance of its largest competitor.</p>

MicroPort MedBot (MM), a surgical robot company, aims to raise up to US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. It is a subsidiary of Microport Scientific (853 HK) and is backed by Hillhouse and other  mainly domestic investors.MicroPort MedBot (MM) is a surgical robot company which designs, develops and commercializes surgical robots to assist surgeons in performing complex surgical procedures. It is the only company with a product portfolio covering the five major and fast-growing surgical specialties of laparoscopic, orthopedic, panvascular, natural orifice and percutaneous surgical procedures, as per Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S).Its flagship products, Toumai Laparoscopic Surgical Robot, DFVision 3D Electronic Laparoscope and Honghu Orthopedic Surgical Robot, have all been admitted to the NMPA’s Green Path. Toumai and Honghu are at or near the registration approval stage, and DFVision has recently received NMPA approval.We have looked at the company’s background and products in our earlier note, MicroPort MedBot Pre-IPO - RoboDoc - pre-revenue, has a large competitor but a large market as well. In this note, we will talk about the PHIP updates and look at the performance of its largest competitor.

MicroPort MedBot Pre-IPO - RoboDoc - PHIP Updates and a Look at Its Largest Competitor

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/broncus-holding-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33315:1" rel="noopener">Broncus (BRC HK)</a> is a medical device company focused on the development of interventional pulmonology products. Broncus has 17 products and major product candidates under various development stages. The core products are <em>InterVapor</em>, the world’s first and only thermal vapour energy ablation system to treat lung diseases and <em>RF-II</em>, which is the only radiofrequency ablation system that specifically targets lung cancer.</p><p>Broncus has a credible management team with a commendable commercialisation track record and blue-chip backers. Pre-IPO investors include Qiming Venture Capital, DiNovA Capital, Lake Bleu Capital, FountainVest and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/intuitive-surgical-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15853:1" rel="noopener">Intuitive Surgical (ISRG US)</a>. Broncus is pre-marketing an HKEx IPO to raise $300 million, according to press reports. </p><p>Broncus currently generates revenue primarily from navigation systems (LungPoint Plus, LungPro, LungPoint and planners) where it ranks second in China with a market share of 37.5% measured by sales revenue for the years ended 2018, 2019 and 2020, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. However, the market is relatively small as the market size of interventional pulmonology diagnostic consumables in China reached just $26.3 million in 2020, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. </p><div class="content-highlight"><p>Broncus’s core products aim for a large addressable market by targeting the pulmonary disease treatment market. The core products' differentiation in terms of technology and target indications increases the probability of success. Overall, we believe that Broncus’ product portfolio is attractive. </p></div>

Broncus (BRC HK) is a medical device company focused on the development of interventional pulmonology products. Broncus has 17 products and major product candidates under various development stages. The core products are InterVapor, the world’s first and only thermal vapour energy ablation system to treat lung diseases and RF-II, which is the only radiofrequency ablation system that specifically targets lung cancer.Broncus has a credible management team with a commendable commercialisation track record and blue-chip backers. Pre-IPO investors include Qiming Venture Capital, DiNovA Capital, Lake Bleu Capital, FountainVest and Intuitive Surgical (ISRG US). Broncus is pre-marketing an HKEx IPO to raise $300 million, according to press reports. Broncus currently generates revenue primarily from navigation systems (LungPoint Plus, LungPro, LungPoint and planners) where it ranks second in China with a market share of 37.5% measured by sales revenue for the years ended 2018, 2019 and 2020, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. However, the market is relatively small as the market size of interventional pulmonology diagnostic consumables in China reached just $26.3 million in 2020, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. Broncus’s core products aim for a large addressable market by targeting the pulmonary disease treatment market. The core products' differentiation in terms of technology and target indications increases the probability of success. Overall, we believe that Broncus’ product portfolio is attractive. 

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

<p>On June 10<sup>th</sup>, 2021, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-microport-medbot-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33485:1" rel="noopener">Shanghai MicroPort MedBot Group (MMG HK)</a> filed a prospectus with the HKEX, which greatly excited the domestic surgical robot industry. MicroPort MedBot is not the earliest entrant in the surgical robot industry, but it is developing rapidly. In 2014, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/microport-scientific-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4487:1" rel="noopener">Microport Scientific (853 HK)</a> started to develop the laparoscopic surgery robot and incubated it as an internal project. In 2015, MicroPort MedBot was registered and established in China. After just five year’s development, MicroPort MedBot has become a globally top-tiered surgical robot company, and also the important reason for the current high valuation of MicroPort. This article mainly analyzed the industry characteristics, the core products, the business models and the concerns of MicroPort MedBot.</p>

On June 10th, 2021, Shanghai MicroPort MedBot Group (MMG HK) filed a prospectus with the HKEX, which greatly excited the domestic surgical robot industry. MicroPort MedBot is not the earliest entrant in the surgical robot industry, but it is developing rapidly. In 2014, Microport Scientific (853 HK) started to develop the laparoscopic surgery robot and incubated it as an internal project. In 2015, MicroPort MedBot was registered and established in China. After just five year’s development, MicroPort MedBot has become a globally top-tiered surgical robot company, and also the important reason for the current high valuation of MicroPort. This article mainly analyzed the industry characteristics, the core products, the business models and the concerns of MicroPort MedBot.

Pre-IPO MicroPort MedBot - The Core Products, the Business Model and the Concerns

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

<p>We continue to see a mixed market environment, but we remain constructive overall considering market dynamics remain largely positive (high yield spreads and relative strength for defensives sending risk-on signals, etc.). We explain our outlook below.</p>

We continue to see a mixed market environment, but we remain constructive overall considering market dynamics remain largely positive (high yield spreads and relative strength for defensives sending risk-on signals, etc.). We explain our outlook below.

U.S. Equity Strategy: S&P 500 Still Bullish, Holding Above Support

Equity Bottom-Up

Tinavi Medical Technologies / Equity Bottom-Up

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tinavi-medical-technologies-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33453:1" rel="noopener">Tinavi Medical Technologies (688277 CH)</a>, currently the only and first public domestic surgical robot company, was listed on the SSE STAR Market in July 2020. After the IPO, the stock price was as high as RMB141.6/share, but now it has fallen to RMB41/share on June 8, 2021, down over 245%. In fact, the operating performance shed some light. From 2017 to 2020, Tinavi sold 16, 20, 41 and 30 robots respectively, with total sales of 107 robots in four years, and achieved revenue of RMB73 million, RMB127 million, RMB230 million and RMB136 million, and corresponding net profit/loss of RMB21 million, RMB-366,000, RMB-34 million and RMB-54 million, respectively from 2017 to 2020. This article mainly analyzed the potential reasons for poor performance, the concerns on business model and the comparison with peers.</p>

Tinavi Medical Technologies (688277 CH), currently the only and first public domestic surgical robot company, was listed on the SSE STAR Market in July 2020. After the IPO, the stock price was as high as RMB141.6/share, but now it has fallen to RMB41/share on June 8, 2021, down over 245%. In fact, the operating performance shed some light. From 2017 to 2020, Tinavi sold 16, 20, 41 and 30 robots respectively, with total sales of 107 robots in four years, and achieved revenue of RMB73 million, RMB127 million, RMB230 million and RMB136 million, and corresponding net profit/loss of RMB21 million, RMB-366,000, RMB-34 million and RMB-54 million, respectively from 2017 to 2020. This article mainly analyzed the potential reasons for poor performance, the concerns on business model and the comparison with peers.

Tinavi Medical Technologies (688277.CH) - Time Is Running Out for Tinavi

United States

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. design, manufactures, and markets surgical systems. The Company offers endoscopes, endoscopic retractors and disectors, scissors, scalpels, forceps, needle holders, electrocautery, ultrasonic cutters, and accessories during surgical procedures. Intuitive Surgical operates worldwide.

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MicroPort MedBot Pre-IPO - RoboDoc - PHIP Updates and a Look at Its Largest Competitor

MicroPort MedBot, a surgical robot company, aims to raise up to US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO. It is a subsidiary of Microport Scientific (853 HK)...

Sumeet Singh

Broncus IPO: Every Breath They Take

Broncus is pre-marketing an HKEx IPO to raise $300m. The core products' differentiation in terms of technology and target indications increases the...

Arun George

Pre-IPO MicroPort MedBot - The Core Products, the Business Model and the Concerns

This article analyzed MicroPort MedBot in terms of the industry characteristics, the core products, the business models (compared with Intuitive...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

U.S. Equity Strategy: S&P 500 Still Bullish, Holding Above Support

We continue to see a mixed market environment, but we remain constructive overall considering market dynamics remain largely positive. We explain...

Vermilion Research

Tinavi Medical Technologies (688277.CH) - Time Is Running Out for Tinavi

Before the upcoming pre-IPO MicroPort MedBot, let's discuss the business model of the only and first public domestic surgical robot...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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