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 analyse the changes of A-H premium on 143 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 114.6% as of Jun 30th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by -5.2ppt week on week, led by health care, information technology, consumer discretionary and offset by consumer staples.</li>
<li>We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Tianqi Lithium, CQRC Bank, Shanghai Fudan, Joinn Lab, Remegen, Cansino Biologics.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 143 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 114.6% as of Jun 30th.
The average A-H premium changed by -5.2ppt week on week, led by health care, information technology, consumer discretionary and offset by consumer staples.
We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Tianqi Lithium, CQRC Bank, Shanghai Fudan, Joinn Lab, Remegen, Cansino Biologics.


A-H Premium Weekly (Jun 30th): Healthcare Led Premium Decline

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Bottom-Up

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceu / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Baiyunshan is not a typical TCM company. As Great Commerce accounts for the majority of revenue, it clearly drags down the quality of total assets and growth expectation for valuation.</li>
<li>As Jin Ge and Wang Lao Ji are facing different challenges, the overall growth/profitability of Baiyunshan is under pressure.Due to uncompetitive product line, Baiyunshan’s future growth appears to lack momentum.</li>
<li>The valuation of Baiyunshan-A share is still expensive, but Baiyunshan-H share is attractive. After all, the future consumption recovery would be beneficial for boosting Baiyunshan’s valuation. Then, trading opportunity occurs. </li>
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Baiyunshan is not a typical TCM company. As Great Commerce accounts for the majority of revenue, it clearly drags down the quality of total assets and growth expectation for valuation.
As Jin Ge and Wang Lao Ji are facing different challenges, the overall growth/profitability of Baiyunshan is under pressure.Due to uncompetitive product line, Baiyunshan’s future growth appears to lack momentum.
The valuation of Baiyunshan-A share is still expensive, but Baiyunshan-H share is attractive. After all, the future consumption recovery would be beneficial for boosting Baiyunshan’s valuation. Then, trading opportunity occurs. 


Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical (874.HK) - When Valuation Is Low Enough, Drawbacks Are Tolerable

Equity Capital Markets

Deshengtang Pharmaceutical Co Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Due to COVID-19, the consumption pattern of customers has changed.The rapid development period of pharmacies is coming to an end and the industry has entered a new era of integration.</li>
<li>The essence of Deshengtang's business model is more like traditional retail offline pharmacies, relying heavily on selling drugs. The Company's healthy gross margin gives hope for an early turnaround. </li>
<li>However, no matter from which field to seek expansion, Deshengtang would encounter strong competitors.It remains to see if Deshengtang can survive in the industry rather than be acquired by competitors.</li>
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Due to COVID-19, the consumption pattern of customers has changed.The rapid development period of pharmacies is coming to an end and the industry has entered a new era of integration.
The essence of Deshengtang's business model is more like traditional retail offline pharmacies, relying heavily on selling drugs. The Company's healthy gross margin gives hope for an early turnaround. 
However, no matter from which field to seek expansion, Deshengtang would encounter strong competitors.It remains to see if Deshengtang can survive in the industry rather than be acquired by competitors.


Pre-IPO Deshengtang Pharmaceutical - Benign Development Momentum, but Still Face Some Risks

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<li>YSB's business model is closer to that of pharmaceutical distribution enterprises, who could carry out businesses similar to YSB based on huge market share/resource advantages/financial strength. YSB’s moat isn't high.</li>
<li>The business structure of “Self-operation Business + Online Marketplace” of YSB could involve certain policy risks. Given the nature of its business, YSB’s profit margin is difficult to improve significantly.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ysb-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35982:1" rel="noopener">YSB Inc (YSB HK)</a>’s revenue scale could encounter bottlenecks after reaching a certain stage of growth. The valuation of YSB should be lower than that of traditional pharmaceutical distribution enterprises.</li>
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YSB's business model is closer to that of pharmaceutical distribution enterprises, who could carry out businesses similar to YSB based on huge market share/resource advantages/financial strength. YSB’s moat isn't high.
The business structure of “Self-operation Business + Online Marketplace” of YSB could involve certain policy risks. Given the nature of its business, YSB’s profit margin is difficult to improve significantly.

YSB Inc (YSB HK)’s revenue scale could encounter bottlenecks after reaching a certain stage of growth. The valuation of YSB should be lower than that of traditional pharmaceutical distribution enterprises.


Pre IPO YSB Inc (PHIP Updates) - Low Margins Are Inevitable; Valuation Upside Potential Is Limited

China Resources Pharmaceutical / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>2022 was a turning point for China Resources Pharmaceutical (CRP), because performance of core subsidiaries saw a historic improvement.After China reopens, CRP is expected to achieve double-digit growth in 2023.</li>
<li>CRP’s development history indicates that its current scale/industry position are mainly due to continuous M&amp;A based on SOE resource advantages/background, but holding platform companies have valuation discounts in secondary market.</li>
<li>Different business models lead to different valuation logic. But Sinopharm/SH Pharma/CRP all enjoy SOE background dividends+valuation system with Chinese characteristics. If investors mainly focus on industry trend, they can all be invested.  </li>
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2022 was a turning point for China Resources Pharmaceutical (CRP), because performance of core subsidiaries saw a historic improvement.After China reopens, CRP is expected to achieve double-digit growth in 2023.
CRP’s development history indicates that its current scale/industry position are mainly due to continuous M&amp;A based on SOE resource advantages/background, but holding platform companies have valuation discounts in secondary market.
Different business models lead to different valuation logic. But Sinopharm/SH Pharma/CRP all enjoy SOE background dividends+valuation system with Chinese characteristics. If investors mainly focus on industry trend, they can all be invested.  


China Resources Pharmaceutical (3320.HK) - Growth Recovery and SOE Advantages Improve the Outlook

China

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd. manufactures, retails, and wholesales a variety of pharmaceuticals including biopharmaceuticals, chemical and Chinese traditional medicines, and healthcare products. The Company also invests in new medicine development and provides related services.

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding (2607 HK)

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Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding (2607 HK)

A-H Premium Weekly (Jun 30th): Healthcare Led Premium Decline

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Tianqi Lithium, CQRC Bank, Shanghai Fudan, Joinn Lab,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical (874.HK) - When Valuation Is Low Enough, Drawbacks Are Tolerable

Due to the special "positioning" of Baiyunshan's business, the market's enthusiasm for the company is not high. But when its valuation is low...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Pre-IPO Deshengtang Pharmaceutical - Benign Development Momentum, but Still Face Some Risks

Deshengtang has hope for an early turnaround if benign development momentum could continue. But its business model does not have a high moat, so...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Pre IPO YSB Inc (PHIP Updates) - Low Margins Are Inevitable; Valuation Upside Potential Is Limited

YSB's business doesn't have high moat.It mainly compete for the small market not covered by SOE pharmaceutical distributors,with limited growth...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

China Resources Pharmaceutical (3320.HK) - Growth Recovery and SOE Advantages Improve the Outlook

China Resources Pharmaceutical is expected to achieve double-digit growth in 2023. Its SOE resource advantage/background are in line with China's...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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