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

<p>Hong Kong SFC reported aggregate short position as of Jun 04. The aggregate short value for equities decreased by $-1,244m (-1.7%) WoW but increased by $2,019m (+2.9%) over the preceding four weeks.</p><p>Most shorted stocks by aggregate short value of positions are Ping An Insurance (Group) Company Of China, Ltd./2318 HK($5,659m, -9.6% WoW), Tencent Holdings Limited/700 HK($1,974m, -6.9% WoW), Zhongsheng Group Holdings Limited/881 HK($1,814m, +6.7% WoW), Meituan/3690 HK($1,788m, +38.6% WoW), China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd./3968 HK($1,784m, -5.0% WoW).</p><section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/212/781/original/Hong_Kong_Market_Short_Position_Value_%28line%29_and_1W_Changes_%28bar%29_%28%24m%292021-06-13+11_15_47.png?1623560538" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="212781"></figure></section>

Hong Kong SFC reported aggregate short position as of Jun 04. The aggregate short value for equities decreased by $-1,244m (-1.7%) WoW but increased by $2,019m (+2.9%) over the preceding four weeks.Most shorted stocks by aggregate short value of positions are Ping An Insurance (Group) Company Of China, Ltd./2318 HK($5,659m, -9.6% WoW), Tencent Holdings Limited/700 HK($1,974m, -6.9% WoW), Zhongsheng Group Holdings Limited/881 HK($1,814m, +6.7% WoW), Meituan/3690 HK($1,788m, +38.6% WoW), China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd./3968 HK($1,784m, -5.0% WoW).

HK Short Interest: Short Spiked for Smoore, Microport

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

<div><p>The Asia Short Interest weekly looks at moves in market wide short interest and highlights movements in stock specific short interest across Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan using the last available data published by the relevant authorities.</p></div><div><p>Hong Kong saw shorts rise on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan-dianping" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-health-international-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29677:1" rel="noopener">JD Health (6618 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beijing-kuaishou-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29725:1" rel="noopener">Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/smoore-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28241:1" rel="noopener">Smoore International (6969 HK)</a> and <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> while there was short covering on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ping-an-insurance-grp-co-of-china-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12880:1" rel="noopener">Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aia-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14895:1" rel="noopener">AIA Group Ltd (1299 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sunny-optical-tech" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13363:1" rel="noopener">Sunny Optical (2382 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hsbc-holdings-plc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:516:1" rel="noopener">HSBC Holdings (5 HK)</a>. Shorts increased in the Consumer Discretionary and Health Care sectors, while decreasing in Financials and Industrials sectors.</p></div><div><p>In Japan, stocks increased on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kirin-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16977:1" rel="noopener">Kirin Holdings (2503 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nippon-building-fund-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1900:1" rel="noopener">Nippon Building Fund (8951 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nippon-telegraph-telephone-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:623:1" rel="noopener">NTT (Nippon Telegraph &amp; Telephone) (9432 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hulic-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:388:1" rel="noopener">Hulic Co Ltd (3003 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-prime-realty-investmen" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:495:1" rel="noopener">Japan Prime Realty Investmen (8955 JP)</a> while there was short covering on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toshiba-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:637:1" rel="noopener">Toshiba Corp (6502 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/inpex-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20665:1" rel="noopener">Inpex Corp (1605 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/casio-computer-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18338:1" rel="noopener">Casio Computer (6952 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/showa-denko-k-k" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1496:1" rel="noopener">Showa Denko K.K. (4004 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/medley-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31041:1" rel="noopener">Medley (4480 JP)</a>. Shorts increased on Consumer Staples, Real Estate and Communication Services, while reducing on Industrials, Energy and Consumer Discretionary names.</p></div><div><p>In Korea, shorts increased on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hmm-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13494:1" rel="noopener">HMM Co., Ltd. (011200 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/doosan-heavy-industries-construction" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7389:1" rel="noopener">Doosan Heavy Industries &amp; Construction (034020 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-display-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7145:1" rel="noopener">LG Display (034220 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hanwha-solutions" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8656:1" rel="noopener">Hanwha Solutions (009830 KS)</a> while shorts were covered on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/naver-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16029:1" rel="noopener">Naver Corp (035420 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-hynix-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16955:1" rel="noopener">SK Hynix (000660 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-chem-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3583:1" rel="noopener">LG Chem Ltd (051910 KS)</a>.</p></div><div><p>In Taiwan, shorts increased on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asustek-computer-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13002:1" rel="noopener">Asustek Computer (2357 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/unimicron-technology-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18778:1" rel="noopener">Unimicron Technology (3037 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nanya-technology-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3269:1" rel="noopener">Nanya Technology (2408 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/innolux-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4509:1" rel="noopener">Innolux Corp (3481 TT)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hannstar-display-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13922:1" rel="noopener">Hannstar Display (6116 TT)</a> while shorts covered on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/evergreen-marine-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15428:1" rel="noopener">Evergreen Marine Corp (2603 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-airlines-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4591:1" rel="noopener">China Airlines (2610 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fitipower-integrated-technology-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8712:1" rel="noopener">Fitipower Integrated Technology (4961 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mediatek-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:772:1" rel="noopener">Mediatek Inc (2454 TT)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ase-technology-holding-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27270:1" rel="noopener">ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd (3711 TT)</a>.</p></div>

The Asia Short Interest weekly looks at moves in market wide short interest and highlights movements in stock specific short interest across Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan using the last available data published by the relevant authorities.Hong Kong saw shorts rise on Meituan (3690 HK), JD Health (6618 HK), Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK), Smoore International (6969 HK) and Microport Scientific (853 HK) while there was short covering on Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK), AIA Group Ltd (1299 HK), Tencent (700 HK), Sunny Optical (2382 HK) and HSBC Holdings (5 HK). Shorts increased in the Consumer Discretionary and Health Care sectors, while decreasing in Financials and Industrials sectors.In Japan, stocks increased on Kirin Holdings (2503 JP), Nippon Building Fund (8951 JP), NTT (Nippon Telegraph &amp; Telephone) (9432 JP), Hulic Co Ltd (3003 JP) and Japan Prime Realty Investmen (8955 JP) while there was short covering on Toshiba Corp (6502 JP), Inpex Corp (1605 JP), Casio Computer (6952 JP), Showa Denko K.K. (4004 JP) and Medley (4480 JP). Shorts increased on Consumer Staples, Real Estate and Communication Services, while reducing on Industrials, Energy and Consumer Discretionary names.In Korea, shorts increased on HMM Co., Ltd. (011200 KS), Doosan Heavy Industries &amp; Construction (034020 KS), LG Display (034220 KS) and Hanwha Solutions (009830 KS) while shorts were covered on Samsung Electronics (005930 KS), Naver Corp (035420 KS), SK Hynix (000660 KS) and LG Chem Ltd (051910 KS).In Taiwan, shorts increased on Asustek Computer (2357 TT), Unimicron Technology (3037 TT), Nanya Technology (2408 TT), Innolux Corp (3481 TT) and Hannstar Display (6116 TT) while shorts covered on Evergreen Marine Corp (2603 TT), China Airlines (2610 TT), Fitipower Integrated Technology (4961 TT), Mediatek Inc (2454 TT) and ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd (3711 TT).

Asia Shorts: Meituan, JDH, Smoore, Ping An, Kirin, NTT, Toshiba, HMM, Doosan, LGD, Hanwha, Evergreen

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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

<p><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> is an innovation-driven medical device platform with a diversified product portfolio covering cardiovascular, orthopedics, cardiac rhythm management (“CRM”), endovascular, neurovascular, heart valve, surgical robot and other business. The Company’s high valuation mainly comes from the outlook and embrace of new technologies and new fields. In order to ensure the sustainability of R&amp;D investment, retain talent and maintain growth momentum, subsidiaries were spun-off and then listed one by one when they became mature. Finally, the scope of MicroPort is also expanded, and then the focus can be put on incubating new companies. However, this “unique” pattern of development has also raised questions, especially when compared with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shenzhen-mindray-bio-medic-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28017:1" rel="noopener">Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics (300760 CH)</a>, together with the poor financial performance in 2020, perhaps it is a good time to see some concerns of MicroPort.</p>

Microport Scientific (853 HK) is an innovation-driven medical device platform with a diversified product portfolio covering cardiovascular, orthopedics, cardiac rhythm management (“CRM”), endovascular, neurovascular, heart valve, surgical robot and other business. The Company’s high valuation mainly comes from the outlook and embrace of new technologies and new fields. In order to ensure the sustainability of R&amp;D investment, retain talent and maintain growth momentum, subsidiaries were spun-off and then listed one by one when they became mature. Finally, the scope of MicroPort is also expanded, and then the focus can be put on incubating new companies. However, this “unique” pattern of development has also raised questions, especially when compared with Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics (300760 CH), together with the poor financial performance in 2020, perhaps it is a good time to see some concerns of MicroPort.

Microport Scientific (853.HK) - It Is a Good Time to See Some Concerns

Equity Capital Markets

<p>On April 28, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lepu-biopharma-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33231:1" rel="noopener">Lepu Biopharma (LBP HK)</a>, a subsidiary of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lepu-medical-technology-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16654:1" rel="noopener">Lepu Medical Technology A (300003 CH)</a>, submitted its application to the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for listing. Actually, many companies in the medical device industry are good at capital operation, such as M&amp;A or spin-off and listing, which has been reflected in the leading medical device companies such as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shenzhen-mindray-bio-medic-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28017:1" rel="noopener">Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics (300760 CH)</a> and <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>. However, Lepu Medical is the only one that enters the fields of both drugs and preparations, and according to the pipeline, the focus is not only on generic drugs, but also on biological drugs of higher competitive dimension (e.g. Lepu Biopharma is in this field.). It is also worth mentioning that this is the second company of Lepu factions to be listed in Hong Kong. The first one was <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pw-medtech-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9891:1" rel="noopener">Pw Medtech (1358 HK)</a> (Zhang yue’e is Pu Zhongjie’s wife) and the share price has been very weak since its listing. So can Lepu Biopharma have a better performance?</p>

On April 28, Lepu Biopharma (LBP HK), a subsidiary of Lepu Medical Technology A (300003 CH), submitted its application to the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for listing. Actually, many companies in the medical device industry are good at capital operation, such as M&amp;A or spin-off and listing, which has been reflected in the leading medical device companies such as Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics (300760 CH) and Microport Scientific (853 HK). However, Lepu Medical is the only one that enters the fields of both drugs and preparations, and according to the pipeline, the focus is not only on generic drugs, but also on biological drugs of higher competitive dimension (e.g. Lepu Biopharma is in this field.). It is also worth mentioning that this is the second company of Lepu factions to be listed in Hong Kong. The first one was Pw Medtech (1358 HK) (Zhang yue’e is Pu Zhongjie’s wife) and the share price has been very weak since its listing. So can Lepu Biopharma have a better performance?

Pre-IPO Lepu Biopharma - There Are Still Many Uncertainties

China

Microport Scientific Corp. manufactures interventional and minimally invasive devices for keyhole surgery. The Company's products are used to treat vascular diseases and is developing devices to treat diabetes and orthopedic diseases.

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Microport Scientific (853 HK)

HK Short Interest: Short Spiked for Smoore, Microport

We highlight WoW short spikes in Microport Scientific (853 HK) and Smoore International (6969 HK) in the latest Hong Kong SFC short interest...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Shorts: Meituan, JDH, Smoore, Ping An, Kirin, NTT, Toshiba, HMM, Doosan, LGD, Hanwha, Evergreen

The Insight looks at large short interest movements across HK, Japan, Korea and Taiwan stocks and highlights large increases/decreases in shorts to...

Brian Freitas

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