Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lotus-pharmaceutical-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20568:1" rel="noopener">Lotus Pharmaceutical (1795 TT)</a> achieved 16% revenue growth to NT$17B in 2023, while net profit increased 36% to NT$4B. Growth was mainly driven by the strong performance of Asian business.</li>
<li>For the first two months of 2024, the company reported revenue of NT$3B, representing 1% YoY decline. While exports grew, Asia business remained flat. </li>
<li>1Q24 should be flat or slightly negative for the company, while growth is expected to pick up from the later half of the year.</li>
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Lotus Pharmaceutical (1795 TT) achieved 16% revenue growth to NT$17B in 2023, while net profit increased 36% to NT$4B. Growth was mainly driven by the strong performance of Asian business.
For the first two months of 2024, the company reported revenue of NT$3B, representing 1% YoY decline. While exports grew, Asia business remained flat. 
1Q24 should be flat or slightly negative for the company, while growth is expected to pick up from the later half of the year.


Lotus Pharmaceutical (1795 TT): Record-High Performance in 2023; What Lies Ahead?

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Daiichi Sankyo is investing $152M for building a new ADC manufacturing facility in Shanghai. Eisai has received approval for Urece in China as a treatment for gout patients with hyperuricemia.</li>
<li>Celltrion has announced its largest-ever dividend of KRW750 per share and 1:20 bonus shares. The record date for dividend payment and bonus share is December 31.</li>
<li>Metropolis Healthcare is acquiring Core Diagnostics, a prominent player in India’s specialized diagnostics sector for INR2.5B. CSPC Pharmaceutical has granted an exclusive license to Beigene for a clinical-stage drug candidate.</li>
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Daiichi Sankyo is investing $152M for building a new ADC manufacturing facility in Shanghai. Eisai has received approval for Urece in China as a treatment for gout patients with hyperuricemia.
Celltrion has announced its largest-ever dividend of KRW750 per share and 1:20 bonus shares. The record date for dividend payment and bonus share is December 31.
Metropolis Healthcare is acquiring Core Diagnostics, a prominent player in India’s specialized diagnostics sector for INR2.5B. CSPC Pharmaceutical has granted an exclusive license to Beigene for a clinical-stage drug candidate.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (Dec 15)-Daiichi Sankyo, Eisai, Celltrion, Metropolis Healthcare, CSPC Pharma

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<li>Eisai Announced that global revenue of Leqembi in Q2FY25 was ¥10B, up 1.6x than Q1FY25. Takeda Pharma announced positive interim results from a Phase 3 study.</li>
<li>Shionogi’s COVID-19 drug was effective in reducing transmission of the disease. JCR Pharmaceuticals initiated first patient dosing in Japan in the Phase I clinical trial of JR-441.</li>
<li>Celltrion signed a contract with a U.S. GPO to list Zymfentra on private insurance formularies, which will expand the drug's coverage to 90%+ of the U.S. health insurance market.</li>
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Eisai Announced that global revenue of Leqembi in Q2FY25 was ¥10B, up 1.6x than Q1FY25. Takeda Pharma announced positive interim results from a Phase 3 study.
Shionogi’s COVID-19 drug was effective in reducing transmission of the disease. JCR Pharmaceuticals initiated first patient dosing in Japan in the Phase I clinical trial of JR-441.
Celltrion signed a contract with a U.S. GPO to list Zymfentra on private insurance formularies, which will expand the drug's coverage to 90%+ of the U.S. health insurance market.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (Nov 3)- Eisai, Takeda, Shionogi, Astellas Pharma, Celltrion, Wuxi AppTec

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of May 31st which has an aggregated holding worth USD4,207.5bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD14,520mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight foreign changes in Realtek Semi, Mediatek, Synnex Tech Intl, Asustek Computer, Tripod Tech, TSMC, Hon Hai, Yang Ming Marine, Novatek, Evergreen Marine.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of May 31st which has an aggregated holding worth USD4,207.5bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD14,520mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight foreign changes in Realtek Semi, Mediatek, Synnex Tech Intl, Asustek Computer, Tripod Tech, TSMC, Hon Hai, Yang Ming Marine, Novatek, Evergreen Marine.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (May 31st): TSMC, Hon Hai, Yang Ming Marine, Novatek, Evergreen Marine

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of May 24th which has an aggregated holding worth USD4,408.0bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD5,709mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight foreign changes in TSMC, Lite-On Tech, Umc, Hon Hai, Mediatek, E.Sun Financial, Eva Airways, Ctbc Financial, Novatek, Sinopac Fncl.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of May 24th which has an aggregated holding worth USD4,408.0bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD5,709mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight foreign changes in TSMC, Lite-On Tech, Umc, Hon Hai, Mediatek, E.Sun Financial, Eva Airways, Ctbc Financial, Novatek, Sinopac Fncl.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (May 24th): TSMC, Lite-On Tech, Umc, Hon Hai, Mediatek, E.Sun Financial

Taiwan

Lotus Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. manufactures and distributes oral medicine, ointment and injection medicine.

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Lotus Pharmaceutical (1795 TT)