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.

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mankind-pharma-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36389:1" rel="noopener">Mankind Pharma</a>  (MP) is now looking to raise around US$500m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>MP is a pharmaceutical company engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing a range of pharmaceutical formulations across various acute and chronic therapeutic areas, as well as several consumer healthcare products.</li>
<li>We have looked at various aspects of the deal in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about the updates from its recently filed RHP.</li>
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Mankind Pharma  (MP) is now looking to raise around US$500m in its upcoming India IPO.
MP is a pharmaceutical company engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing a range of pharmaceutical formulations across various acute and chronic therapeutic areas, as well as several consumer healthcare products.
We have looked at various aspects of the deal in our earlier notes. In this note, we talk about the updates from its recently filed RHP.


Mankind Pharma Pre-IPO - RHP Updates - A Mixed Bag

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Bottom-Up

Zydus Lifesciences Ltd / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zydus-lifesciences-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12914:1" rel="noopener">Zydus Lifesciences Ltd (ZYDUSLIF IN)</a> reported total revenue of INR43.6B, up by 20% YoY and 6% QoQ, in Q3FY23. Key markets, India and the U.S. continued to deliver robust performance.</li>
<li>U.S. business is on track to register QoQ growth in near-term, with the launches of new products. Zydus plans to launch 2–3 transdermal products in U.S. in FY24.</li>
<li>For its India business, the company aims to outperform the industry growth sustainably in the medium to long term. Lipaglyn is expected to be among top 25 products of India.</li>
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Zydus Lifesciences Ltd (ZYDUSLIF IN) reported total revenue of INR43.6B, up by 20% YoY and 6% QoQ, in Q3FY23. Key markets, India and the U.S. continued to deliver robust performance.
U.S. business is on track to register QoQ growth in near-term, with the launches of new products. Zydus plans to launch 2–3 transdermal products in U.S. in FY24.
For its India business, the company aims to outperform the industry growth sustainably in the medium to long term. Lipaglyn is expected to be among top 25 products of India.


Zydus Lifesciences (ZYDUSLIF IN): Strong India and US Momentum to Improve Margin and Drive Growth

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<li>In Q3 FY23, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aurobindo-pharma-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19974:1" rel="noopener">Aurobindo Pharma (ARBP IN)</a> recorded net profit of INR4.9B (~$60 million), down 19% YoY. Consensus expected the company to report net profit of INR5.2B during the quarter.</li>
<li>Net profit was negatively impacted by 51% YoY increase in R&amp;D expenditure due to biosimilar pipeline progress. R&amp;D expenses are expected to remain high over the next 6–7 quarters.</li>
<li>The company had negative free cash flow of $82M. With lack of any immediate catalyst or shareholders’ reward, we don’t expect multiple expansion for Aurobindo Pharma at least in near-term.</li>
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In Q3 FY23, Aurobindo Pharma (ARBP IN) recorded net profit of INR4.9B (~$60 million), down 19% YoY. Consensus expected the company to report net profit of INR5.2B during the quarter.
Net profit was negatively impacted by 51% YoY increase in R&amp;D expenditure due to biosimilar pipeline progress. R&amp;D expenses are expected to remain high over the next 6–7 quarters.
The company had negative free cash flow of $82M. With lack of any immediate catalyst or shareholders’ reward, we don’t expect multiple expansion for Aurobindo Pharma at least in near-term.


Aurobindo Pharma (ARBP IN): Q3 Net Profit Dropped; R&D Cost To Remain Elevated in Near-Term

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dr-reddy-s-laboratories-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16406:1" rel="noopener">Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (DRRD IN)</a> entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the U.S. retail generic prescription product portfolio of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mayne-pharma-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:757:1" rel="noopener">Mayne Pharma (MYX AU)</a> for $105M.</li>
<li>The deal will add approximately 85 approved generic products and four pipeline products. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, this portfolio generated revenue of $111M.</li>
<li>Considering the revenue potential, the acquisition price seems to be reasonable. Being a high margin and limited competition portfolio, the acquisition will be earnings accretive for Dr. Reddy’s.</li>
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Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (DRRD IN) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the U.S. retail generic prescription product portfolio of Mayne Pharma (MYX AU) for $105M.
The deal will add approximately 85 approved generic products and four pipeline products. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, this portfolio generated revenue of $111M.
Considering the revenue potential, the acquisition price seems to be reasonable. Being a high margin and limited competition portfolio, the acquisition will be earnings accretive for Dr. Reddy’s.


Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (DRRD IN): New Acquisition to Bolster US Generic Product Portfolio

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mankind-pharma-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36389:1" rel="noopener">Mankind Pharma</a> is looking to raise around US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>MP is a pharmaceutical company engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing a range of pharmaceutical formulations across various acute and chronic therapeutic areas, as well as several consumer healthcare products.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company background and undertaken a peer comparison in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about valuations.</li>
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Mankind Pharma is looking to raise around US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO.
MP is a pharmaceutical company engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing a range of pharmaceutical formulations across various acute and chronic therapeutic areas, as well as several consumer healthcare products.
We have looked at the company background and undertaken a peer comparison in our previous notes. In this note, we will talk about valuations.


Mankind Pharma Pre-IPO - Thoughts on Valuations

India

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited manufactures and markets pharmaceuticals for domestic and international distribution. The Company's pharmaceutical portfolio includes drugs in the areas of diabetes, cardiology, neurology, psychiatry and  gastroenterology.

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Mankind Pharma Pre-IPO - RHP Updates - A Mixed Bag

Mankind Pharma (MP) is now looking to raise around US$500m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note we talk about the updates from its recently...

Sumeet Singh

Zydus Lifesciences (ZYDUSLIF IN): Strong India and US Momentum to Improve Margin and Drive Growth

Zydus’ key markets of US and India are on double-digit growth path. Riding on new launches and strong performance of base portfolio, the company is...

Tina Banerjee

Aurobindo Pharma (ARBP IN): Q3 Net Profit Dropped; R&D Cost To Remain Elevated in Near-Term

In Q3, Aurobindo Pharma reported 19% YoY decline in net profit and missed consensus expectations due to 51% surge in R&D cost, which is expected to...

Tina Banerjee

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (DRRD IN): New Acquisition to Bolster US Generic Product Portfolio

Dr. Reddy's is acquiring the US generic prescription product portfolio of Mayne Pharma for upfront cash consideration of up to $90M. The acquired...

Tina Banerjee

Mankind Pharma Pre-IPO - Thoughts on Valuations

Mankind Pharma is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we will talk about valuations.

Sumeet Singh

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