Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hoya-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8990:1" rel="noopener">Hoya Corp (7741 JP)</a> reported 3QFY03/2022 results today. Revenue grew 16.6% YoY to JPY171.3bn (vs. consensus JPY162.1bn) and OP grew 17.0% YoY to JPY53.5bn (vs. consensus JPY51bn).</li>
<li>Life Care revenue which was severely impacted due to Covid-19, exceeded pre-Covid levels with a 11.7% YoY increase. IT revenue continued to maintain its momentum during the quarter.</li>
<li>Hoya has slightly upgraded its full-year forecasts and also has announced a share buyback program for JPY60bn.</li>
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Hoya Corp (7741 JP) reported 3QFY03/2022 results today. Revenue grew 16.6% YoY to JPY171.3bn (vs. consensus JPY162.1bn) and OP grew 17.0% YoY to JPY53.5bn (vs. consensus JPY51bn).
Life Care revenue which was severely impacted due to Covid-19, exceeded pre-Covid levels with a 11.7% YoY increase. IT revenue continued to maintain its momentum during the quarter.
Hoya has slightly upgraded its full-year forecasts and also has announced a share buyback program for JPY60bn.


Hoya: Life Care Exceeds Pre-Covid Levels; Slight Upgrade to Forecasts with a Small Buyback

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Capital Markets

Scivita Medical Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/scivita-medical-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34701:1" rel="noopener">Scivita Medical Technology (SMT HK)</a> mainly focuses on single-use medical endoscopes, which comprises of three approved products and 11 pipeline products.</li>
<li>Global single-use medical endoscope market is a limited competition market, with high growth potential. The risk of contamination will continue to be the key driver of single-use endoscopes.</li>
<li>Scivita is at its early stage of commercialization in China and overseas market. Technical features of Scivita single-use endoscopes are comparable or superior to industry leader Ambu. </li>
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Scivita Medical Technology (SMT HK) mainly focuses on single-use medical endoscopes, which comprises of three approved products and 11 pipeline products.
Global single-use medical endoscope market is a limited competition market, with high growth potential. The risk of contamination will continue to be the key driver of single-use endoscopes.
Scivita is at its early stage of commercialization in China and overseas market. Technical features of Scivita single-use endoscopes are comparable or superior to industry leader Ambu. 


Scivita Medical Technology (SMT HK) Pre-IPO: A Promising Game Changer with First-Mover Advantage

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.

Recruit Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Toppan aims to raise up to US$966m via selling 0.9% stake in Recruit Holdings.</li>
<li>This is not the first selldown by Toppan and Recruit has seen a number of deals in the past, all of which have done well.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Toppan aims to raise up to US$966m via selling 0.9% stake in Recruit Holdings.
This is not the first selldown by Toppan and Recruit has seen a number of deals in the past, all of which have done well.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Recruit Holdings Placement - Not the First Selldown, past Deals Have Done Well

Healthium Medtech / Equity Capital Markets

Healthium Medtech (HM) is looking to raise up to US$500m in its upcoming India IPO. Healthium Medtech is a global medtech company that manufactures products used in surgical, post-surgical and chronic care. It operates in three key markets namely, India, UK and the Rest of the World and currently has eight manufacturing facilities, seven in India and one in China. The firm has a diverse suite of offerings with over 52,000 SKUs and as of Mar 21, one in five surgeries conducted globally had used a Healthium Medtech product, as per Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S).While the company started off by manufacturing surgical consumables, it has since then expanded into other segments, mostly via acquisitions. Now the company primarily sells products pertaining to surgical consumables, urology and arthroscopy. HM revenue has been growing steadily over the past few years, while its margins have been expanding, resulting in bottom-line growth comfortably outpacing sales growth. In addition, HM has undertaken three acquisitions in FY22 which will increase its earnings by 40-50%. Although, the company hasn’t been very forthcoming with data and it didn’t pay a whole lot for the companies that it recently acquired.We have covered the company background in our earlier note, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/healthium-medtech-pre-ipo-tearsheet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Healthium Medtech Pre-IPO Tearsheet.</a>

Healthium Medtech (HM) is looking to raise up to US$500m in its upcoming India IPO. Healthium Medtech is a global medtech company that manufactures products used in surgical, post-surgical and chronic care. It operates in three key markets namely, India, UK and the Rest of the World and currently has eight manufacturing facilities, seven in India and one in China. The firm has a diverse suite of offerings with over 52,000 SKUs and as of Mar 21, one in five surgeries conducted globally had used a Healthium Medtech product, as per Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S).While the company started off by manufacturing surgical consumables, it has since then expanded into other segments, mostly via acquisitions. Now the company primarily sells products pertaining to surgical consumables, urology and arthroscopy. HM revenue has been growing steadily over the past few years, while its margins have been expanding, resulting in bottom-line growth comfortably outpacing sales growth. In addition, HM has undertaken three acquisitions in FY22 which will increase its earnings by 40-50%. Although, the company hasn’t been very forthcoming with data and it didn’t pay a whole lot for the companies that it recently acquired.We have covered the company background in our earlier note, Healthium Medtech Pre-IPO Tearsheet.

Healthium Medtech Pre-IPO - Steady Earnings, Creating a Niche

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/olympus-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:356:1" rel="noopener">Olympus Corp (7733 JP)</a> is the global market leader in gastrointestinal endoscopic equipment, with 70%+ share. Global GI endoscopic equipment market is expected to have a CAGR of 4–6% during FY21–24. Olympus is expected to outpace the market due to its dominant positioning in Asia market and superior imaging technologies. The company is one of the early entrants in fast growing Asia markets among its peers. Consequently, Olympus witnessed 4.2x jump in medical business revenue from China in the last decade. Last year, Olympus has launched its most advanced endoscopy system to date, EVIS X1, the first new model in about eight years (vs usual product life cycle of 5–6 years). The company estimates 70,000 units potential only for replacing the previous models by EVIS X1. Olympus is transforming itself to become a pure-play global medical devices company and conducted several M&amp;A to augment its medium-term growth. Its medical business is now back to pre-pandemic level. Concerns regarding China business seems to be over and Olympus shares are trading near its highs. Despite some risk due to global semiconductor shortage, we are bullish on the growth potential of the company’s medical business due to ongoing recovery in elective procedures and new product launch.

Olympus Corp (7733 JP) is the global market leader in gastrointestinal endoscopic equipment, with 70%+ share. Global GI endoscopic equipment market is expected to have a CAGR of 4–6% during FY21–24. Olympus is expected to outpace the market due to its dominant positioning in Asia market and superior imaging technologies. The company is one of the early entrants in fast growing Asia markets among its peers. Consequently, Olympus witnessed 4.2x jump in medical business revenue from China in the last decade. Last year, Olympus has launched its most advanced endoscopy system to date, EVIS X1, the first new model in about eight years (vs usual product life cycle of 5–6 years). The company estimates 70,000 units potential only for replacing the previous models by EVIS X1. Olympus is transforming itself to become a pure-play global medical devices company and conducted several M&amp;A to augment its medium-term growth. Its medical business is now back to pre-pandemic level. Concerns regarding China business seems to be over and Olympus shares are trading near its highs. Despite some risk due to global semiconductor shortage, we are bullish on the growth potential of the company’s medical business due to ongoing recovery in elective procedures and new product launch. 

Olympus (7733 JP): Medical Business Is on a Strong Foothold; Buy at Current Level

Japan

OLYMPUS CORPORATION manufactures optoelectronic products. The Company's products include cameras, video sets, endoscopes for medicine and industrial use, microscopes, analytical equipment, office communication systems, and laseroptical scanners.

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Olympus (7733 JT)

Hoya: Life Care Exceeds Pre-Covid Levels; Slight Upgrade to Forecasts with a Small Buyback

Hoya's 3Q revenues and OP both beat consensus estimates. Lifecare revenues exceeded pre-Covid levels. The company has slightly upgraded full-year...

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

Scivita Medical Technology (SMT HK) Pre-IPO: A Promising Game Changer with First-Mover Advantage

With its comprehensive endoscopic product portfolio and expanding commercialization capabilities, Scivita is well-positioned to capture the huge...

Tina Banerjee

Recruit Holdings Placement - Not the First Selldown, past Deals Have Done Well

Toppan aims to raise up to US$966m via selling 0.9% stake in Recruit Holdings. In this note, we will talk about deal dynamics and run the deal...

Sumeet Singh

Healthium Medtech Pre-IPO - Steady Earnings, Creating a Niche

Healthium Medtech is looking to raise up to US$500m in its upcoming India IPO. Healthium Medtech is a medtech company that manufactures products...

Sumeet Singh

Olympus (7733 JP): Medical Business Is on a Strong Foothold; Buy at Current Level

Olympus is well-positioned for double-digit revenue growth this fiscal driven by earlier-than-expected recovery in medical business and new product...

Tina Banerjee

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