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

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jul 15th. </li>
<li>Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. </li>
<li>We highlight week on week short interest increases in BYD, Fosun Pharma, GF Securities.</li>
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We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Jul 15th. 
Top short increases and decreases were tabulated for one week and four week period. 
We highlight week on week short interest increases in BYD, Fosun Pharma, GF Securities.


HK Short Interest: BYD, Fosun Pharma, GF Securities

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Bottom-Up

Imeik Technology Development C / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Imeik keeps its outstanding financial performance in 2021/2022Q1. On the surface, it looks prosperous, but its development strategy, product layout and resilience in front of risks would bring many uncertainties.</li>
<li>Considering the pandemic/lockdown and a slowing economy in China, the revenue growth in 2022 could fall to about 50%, then to about 40% and 30% in 2023 and 2024 respectively.</li>
<li>Imeik’s valuation is “unreasonably high”, which is expected to be lower than Bloomage in the future. Anything that deviates from fundamentals would inevitably return to the origin. </li>
</ul>


Imeik keeps its outstanding financial performance in 2021/2022Q1. On the surface, it looks prosperous, but its development strategy, product layout and resilience in front of risks would bring many uncertainties.
Considering the pandemic/lockdown and a slowing economy in China, the revenue growth in 2022 could fall to about 50%, then to about 40% and 30% in 2023 and 2024 respectively.
Imeik’s valuation is “unreasonably high”, which is expected to be lower than Bloomage in the future. Anything that deviates from fundamentals would inevitably return to the origin. 


Imeik Technology Development (300896.CH) - Superficial Prosperity Hardly Masks Underlying Risks

Shanghai Haohai Biological Tec / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Haohai's development is fuelled by a series of acquisitions, which help Haohai establish the existing diversified businesses, but we haven’t seen any growth point with high certainty.</li>
<li>Compared with Bloomage and Imeik, Haohai has no competitive advantage in the field of medical aesthetics. It’s also difficult for Haohai to make a substantial breakthrough without obvious product advantages.</li>
<li>Although Haohai’s PE/TTM is significantly lower than its peers, due to centralized procurement, Haohai’s valuation could be further lower. Considering the risks, we choose to stay cautious on Haohai.</li>
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Haohai's development is fuelled by a series of acquisitions, which help Haohai establish the existing diversified businesses, but we haven’t seen any growth point with high certainty.
Compared with Bloomage and Imeik, Haohai has no competitive advantage in the field of medical aesthetics. It’s also difficult for Haohai to make a substantial breakthrough without obvious product advantages.
Although Haohai’s PE/TTM is significantly lower than its peers, due to centralized procurement, Haohai’s valuation could be further lower. Considering the risks, we choose to stay cautious on Haohai.


Shanghai Haohai Biological Technology (688366CH)- Diversified Business Layout Doesn't Secure Outlook

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Hldgs / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>The reason why Sihuan has received more attention from the market mainly lies in the medical aesthetics segment. However, both hyaluronic acid and botulinum toxin are facing challenges.</li>
<li>Recently, China Resources is rumored to be in talks to privatize <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sihuan-pharmaceutical-hldgs" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33:1" rel="noopener">Sihuan Pharmaceutical Hldgs (460 HK)</a>, but Sihuan denied it.</li>
<li>Sihuan is undervalued. The reasonable market value should be over RMB20 billion. We recommend investors to follow closely with Sihuan, either for decent upside potential or privatization possibility.</li>
</ul>


The reason why Sihuan has received more attention from the market mainly lies in the medical aesthetics segment. However, both hyaluronic acid and botulinum toxin are facing challenges.
Recently, China Resources is rumored to be in talks to privatize Sihuan Pharmaceutical Hldgs (460 HK), but Sihuan denied it.
Sihuan is undervalued. The reasonable market value should be over RMB20 billion. We recommend investors to follow closely with Sihuan, either for decent upside potential or privatization possibility.


Sihuan Pharmaceutical Hldgs (460.HK)- Privatization Rumor, Upside Potential and Concerns on Business

Hutchison China MediTech Ltd / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>For the three commercialized products (fruquintinib, surufatinib and savolitinib), they are facing challenges from different aspects. </li>
<li>The lack of blockbuster products and promising targets indicates that Hutchmed's current pipeline does not have core competitiveness, which means Hutchmed's position in the industry is not in first echelon.</li>
<li>In fact, Li Ka-shing's positioning and original intention for Hutchmed is not on innovative drugs. So, big but not strong has always been the pain point of the Company.</li>
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For the three commercialized products (fruquintinib, surufatinib and savolitinib), they are facing challenges from different aspects. 
The lack of blockbuster products and promising targets indicates that Hutchmed's current pipeline does not have core competitiveness, which means Hutchmed's position in the industry is not in first echelon.
In fact, Li Ka-shing's positioning and original intention for Hutchmed is not on innovative drugs. So, big but not strong has always been the pain point of the Company.


Hutchmed China Ltd (13.HK/HCM.US) - Big but Not Strong

China

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. is a pharmaceutical company. Through its subsidiaries, the Company manufactures genetic medicines, Chinese traditional medicines, diagnostic products, and medical instruments, provides technology, marketing, and advertising services, as well as invests in import and export trading.

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) (600196 CH)

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Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) (600196 CH)

HK Short Interest: BYD, Fosun Pharma, GF Securities

We highlight week on week short interest increases in BYD, Fosun Pharma, GF Securities based on the latest HK SFC Short Aggregate report.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Imeik Technology Development (300896.CH) - Superficial Prosperity Hardly Masks Underlying Risks

Imeik’s valuation is unreasonably high. The risks related to development strategy, product layout, R&D, etc. will bring many uncertainties.There's...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Shanghai Haohai Biological Technology (688366CH)- Diversified Business Layout Doesn't Secure Outlook

Haohai builds diversified business via M&A,but none is growth point with high certainty. Its medical aesthetics has no obvious advantage and the...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Hldgs (460.HK)- Privatization Rumor, Upside Potential and Concerns on Business

Sihuan receives attention due to medical aesthetics but it's facing challenges,especially after CBC acquired Hugel.But Sihuan is undervalued, with...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Hutchmed China Ltd (13.HK/HCM.US) - Big but Not Strong

Li Ka-shing's original intention for Hutchmed is not on innovative drugs. Hutchmed's current pipeline also does not have core competitiveness. So,...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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