HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Capital Markets

Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin / Equity Capital Markets

<p>On June 28, 2021, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asymchem-laboratories-tianjin-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28265:1" rel="noopener">Asymchem Laboratories (002821 CH)</a>, the fifth largest drug substance CDMO globally and the largest China-based commercial stage chemical drug CDMO, submitted its listing application to the HKEX, which means that, after <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-apptec-co-ltd-bf4a1265-beef-48b6-b82d-29308426030f" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27795:1" rel="noopener">WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd. (2359 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hangzhou-tigermed-consulting-co-ltd-1008d609-73bd-4d76-8315-b29502a448ff" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29212:1" rel="noopener">Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting (H) (3347 HK) </a>and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pharmaron-beijing-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28428:1" rel="noopener">Pharmaron Beijing Co Ltd-H (3759 HK)</a>, there would be another A+H listed CXO company in China. This insight mainly analyzed the industry characteristics, the strength and the concerns of Asymchem.</p>

On June 28, 2021, Asymchem Laboratories (002821 CH), the fifth largest drug substance CDMO globally and the largest China-based commercial stage chemical drug CDMO, submitted its listing application to the HKEX, which means that, after WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd. (2359 HK), Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting (H) (3347 HK) and Pharmaron Beijing Co Ltd-H (3759 HK), there would be another A+H listed CXO company in China. This insight mainly analyzed the industry characteristics, the strength and the concerns of Asymchem.

Pre-IPO Asymchem Laboratories - The Strength and the Concerns

Novotech Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

<p>With favorable policy for innovative drugs and the gradual promotion of consistency evaluation and volume-based purchase (VBP) nationwide, the generic drugs are facing challenges, so pharmaceutical companies have increased their investment in R&amp;D of novel drugs or cooperate with CRO enterprises to develop drugs with clinical value. On May 16<sup>th</sup>, 2021, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/novotech-health-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33411:1" rel="noopener">Novotech Holdings (NVT HK)</a>, the leading Asia-Pacific biotech-focused full-service CRO, filed its prospectus for listing on the HKEX. This insight mainly analyzed the industry characteristics, the comparison with peers and concerns of the Company.</p>

With favorable policy for innovative drugs and the gradual promotion of consistency evaluation and volume-based purchase (VBP) nationwide, the generic drugs are facing challenges, so pharmaceutical companies have increased their investment in R&amp;D of novel drugs or cooperate with CRO enterprises to develop drugs with clinical value. On May 16th, 2021, Novotech Holdings (NVT HK), the leading Asia-Pacific biotech-focused full-service CRO, filed its prospectus for listing on the HKEX. This insight mainly analyzed the industry characteristics, the comparison with peers and concerns of the Company.

Pre-IPO Novotech Holdings - The Future Would Not Be Easy

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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Quantitative Analysis

<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/geely-automobile-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:127:1" rel="noopener">Geely Auto (175 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ganfeng-lithium-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26795:1" rel="noopener">Ganfeng Lithium (1772 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pharmaron-beijing-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28428:1" rel="noopener">Pharmaron Beijing Co Ltd-H (3759 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/china-evergrande-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:479:1" rel="noopener">Evergrande Real Estate Group (3333 HK)</a> while there was short covering on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (9988 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ck-asset-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22650:1" rel="noopener">CK Asset Holdings (1113 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/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> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/netease" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29030:1" rel="noopener">NetEase (9999 HK)</a>. Shorts increased in the Consumer Discretionary sector, while decreasing in the Communication Services, Real Estate, Financials and Industrials sectors.</p></div><div><p>In Japan, stocks increased on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fujitsu-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16968:1" rel="noopener">Fujitsu Ltd (6702 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/canon-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1:1" rel="noopener">Canon Inc (7751 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/renesas-electronics-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15933:1" rel="noopener">Renesas Electronics (6723 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/brother-industries-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6114:1" rel="noopener">Brother Industries (6448 JP)</a> and <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> 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/sumco-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:379:1" rel="noopener">SUMCO Corp (3436 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seiko-epson-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16793:1" rel="noopener">Seiko Epson (6724 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/symbio-pharmaceuticals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10456:1" rel="noopener">Symbio Pharmaceuticals (4582 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ebara-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4728:1" rel="noopener">Ebara Corp (6361 JP)</a>. Shorts increased on Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary stock, while reducing on Industrials and Health Care names.</p></div><div><p>In Korea, shorts increased 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/lg-display-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7145:1" rel="noopener">LG Display (034220 KS)</a>, <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/mando-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8119:1" rel="noopener">Mando Corp (204320 KS)</a> and <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> while shorts were covered on <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/kakao-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15002:1" rel="noopener">Kakao Corp (035720 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pan-ocean-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5279:1" rel="noopener">Pan Ocean (028670 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ncsoft-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5169:1" rel="noopener">NCSOFT Corp (036570 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-sdi-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:503:1" rel="noopener">Samsung SDI (006400 KS)</a>.</p></div><div><p>In Taiwan, shorts increased on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-semiconductor-manufacturing-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11230:1" rel="noopener">TSMC (2330 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yang-ming-marine-transport" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8502:1" rel="noopener">Yang Ming Marine Transport (2609 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wan-hai-lines-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14262:1" rel="noopener">Wan Hai Lines (2615 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/evergreen-marine-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15428:1" rel="noopener">Evergreen Marine Corp (2603 TT)</a> while shorts covered on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/au-optronics-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6704:1" rel="noopener">AU Optronics (2409 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/united-microelectronics-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6450:1" rel="noopener">United Microelectronics Corp (2303 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hsin-kuang-steel-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19760:1" rel="noopener">Hsin Kuang Steel (2031 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/genius-electronic-optical-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9632:1" rel="noopener">Genius Electronic Optical (3406 TT)</a> and <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>.</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 Geely Auto (175 HK), Ganfeng Lithium (1772 HK), Pharmaron Beijing Co Ltd-H (3759 HK), Sunny Optical (2382 HK) and Evergrande Real Estate Group (3333 HK) while there was short covering on Alibaba Group (9988 HK), CK Asset Holdings (1113 HK), Tencent (700 HK), Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK) and NetEase (9999 HK). Shorts increased in the Consumer Discretionary sector, while decreasing in the Communication Services, Real Estate, Financials and Industrials sectors.In Japan, stocks increased on Fujitsu Ltd (6702 JP), Canon Inc (7751 JP), Renesas Electronics (6723 JP), Brother Industries (6448 JP) and Casio Computer (6952 JP) while there was short covering on Toshiba Corp (6502 JP), SUMCO Corp (3436 JP), Seiko Epson (6724 JP), Symbio Pharmaceuticals (4582 JP) and Ebara Corp (6361 JP). Shorts increased on Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary stock, while reducing on Industrials and Health Care names.In Korea, shorts increased on Samsung Electronics (005930 KS), LG Display (034220 KS), HMM Co., Ltd. (011200 KS), Mando Corp (204320 KS) and SK Hynix (000660 KS) while shorts were covered on Doosan Heavy Industries &amp; Construction (034020 KS), Kakao Corp (035720 KS), Pan Ocean (028670 KS), NCSOFT Corp (036570 KS) and Samsung SDI (006400 KS).In Taiwan, shorts increased on TSMC (2330 TT), Yang Ming Marine Transport (2609 TT), Wan Hai Lines (2615 TT), Innolux Corp (3481 TT) and Evergreen Marine Corp (2603 TT) while shorts covered on AU Optronics (2409 TT), United Microelectronics Corp (2303 TT), Hsin Kuang Steel (2031 TT), Genius Electronic Optical (3406 TT) and China Airlines (2610 TT).

Asia Shorts: Geely, Ganfeng, Pharmaron, Evergrande, Fujitsu, Canon, Renesas, Toshiba, LGD, Doosan

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Sumeet Singh

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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.

Pharmaron Beijing   / Equity Capital Markets

<p>Joint Global coordinators aim to raise around US$125m via selling shares in Pharmaron in order to aid certain convertible bond investors to hedge their exposure.</p><p><span>Our previous coverage on Pharmaron</span></p><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/pharmaron-a-h-listing-a-leading-drug-discovery-company" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pharmaron (康龙化成) A+H Listing: A Leading Drug Discovery Company</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/pharmaron-a-h-listing-3q2019-numbers-and-thoughts-on-valuation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pharmaron (康龙化成) A+H Listing: 3Q2019 Numbers and Thoughts on Valuation</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/pharmaron-a-h-decent-h-a-discount-and-cornerstone-line-up" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pharmaron (康龙化成) A+H: Decent H/​A Discount and Cornerstone Line-Up</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/pharmaron-a-h-allocation-and-thoughts-on-trading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pharmaron (康龙化成) A+H: Allocation and Thoughts on Trading</a></li>
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<p>In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the deal dynamics.</p>
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Joint Global coordinators aim to raise around US$125m via selling shares in Pharmaron in order to aid certain convertible bond investors to hedge their exposure.Our previous coverage on Pharmaron
Pharmaron (康龙化成) A+H Listing: A Leading Drug Discovery Company
Pharmaron (康龙化成) A+H Listing: 3Q2019 Numbers and Thoughts on Valuation


Pharmaron (康龙化成) A+H: Decent H/​A Discount and Cornerstone Line-Up
Pharmaron (康龙化成) A+H: Allocation and Thoughts on Trading

In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the deal dynamics.


Pharmaron Placement - Strong Track Record

Shanghai Haoyuan Chemexpress C / Equity Capital Markets

<p>Recently, small market capitalization and undervalued CRO companies are favored by the market. For example, the most eye-catching rebound came from the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/viva-biotech-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27850:1" rel="noopener">Viva Biotech Holdings (1873 HK)</a> (up over 60% in May) and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hitgen-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30371:1" rel="noopener">HitGen Inc (688222 CH)</a> (up over 27% in May). In fact, the investment logic in CRO industry can be divided into two aspects: One is to invest in the leading companies with higher certainty, such as <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-apptec-co-ltd-bf4a1265-beef-48b6-b82d-29308426030f" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27795:1" rel="noopener">WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd. (2359 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hangzhou-tigermed-consulting-co-ltd-1008d609-73bd-4d76-8315-b29502a448ff" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29212:1" rel="noopener">Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting (H) (3347 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pharmaron-beijing-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28428:1" rel="noopener">Pharmaron Beijing Co Ltd-H (3759 HK)</a> and so on; The other is to pursue flexibility and choose to invest some targets that have made certain achievements in subdivision fields, such as the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/viva-biotech-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27850:1" rel="noopener">Viva Biotech Holdings (1873 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hitgen-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30371:1" rel="noopener">HitGen Inc (688222 CH)</a> mentioned above. Here comes a new CRO/CDMO company that worth the attention, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-haoyuan-chemexpress" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33415:1" rel="noopener">Shanghai Haoyuan Chemexpress (688131 CH)</a>, which will list on the SSE STAR Market soon. The following insight mainly analyzes the industry characteristics, business, financial performance and potential risks of the Company.</p>

Recently, small market capitalization and undervalued CRO companies are favored by the market. For example, the most eye-catching rebound came from the Viva Biotech Holdings (1873 HK) (up over 60% in May) and HitGen Inc (688222 CH) (up over 27% in May). In fact, the investment logic in CRO industry can be divided into two aspects: One is to invest in the leading companies with higher certainty, such as WuXi AppTec Co. Ltd. (2359 HK), Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting (H) (3347 HK), Pharmaron Beijing Co Ltd-H (3759 HK) and so on; The other is to pursue flexibility and choose to invest some targets that have made certain achievements in subdivision fields, such as the Viva Biotech Holdings (1873 HK) and HitGen Inc (688222 CH) mentioned above. Here comes a new CRO/CDMO company that worth the attention, Shanghai Haoyuan Chemexpress (688131 CH), which will list on the SSE STAR Market soon. The following insight mainly analyzes the industry characteristics, business, financial performance and potential risks of the Company.

Pre-IPO Shanghai Haoyuan Chemexpress - A New CRO/CDMO with Continued High Growth Potential

China

Pharmaron Beijing Co., Ltd. engages in discovery, development, and manufacturing spectrum for small molecule drugs, cell therapies, and gene therapies as well as providing testing services for medical devices and clinic research. The Company offers laboratory, clinical development, chemistry manufactory and control, and other services. Pharmaron Beijing conducts businesses based in China.

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Pharmaron Beijing (3759 HK)

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