HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Capital Markets

OrbusNeich Medical Group Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/orbusneich-medical-group-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34918:1" rel="noopener">OrbusNeich Medical Group (NEICHZ HK)</a> has a rich pipeline with a leadership position in the PCI balloon markets.</li>
<li>Its global business layout would also help the Company “hedge” the negative domestic policy impact or regulation changes.</li>
<li>However, the fierce competition, market pattern, industry characteristics, centralized procurement and other concerns should not be neglected.</li>
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OrbusNeich Medical Group (NEICHZ HK) has a rich pipeline with a leadership position in the PCI balloon markets.
Its global business layout would also help the Company “hedge” the negative domestic policy impact or regulation changes.
However, the fierce competition, market pattern, industry characteristics, centralized procurement and other concerns should not be neglected.


Pre-IPO OrbusNeich Medical Group - The Industry, the Business and the Concerns

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Shanghai Municipal Medical Insurance Bureau issued a policy that TAVR consumables would be reimbursed according to surgery performance, breaking the bottleneck of low demand due to the expensive TAVR surgery.</li>
<li>The COVID nucleic acid testing industry faces the problem of exit, because it is very difficult to find a corresponding scale of replacement business for these huge capacity accumulated.</li>
<li>In terms of the internationalization prospects of China biotech companies, we prefer to pick RemeGen. The same logic also applies to Keymed.</li>
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Shanghai Municipal Medical Insurance Bureau issued a policy that TAVR consumables would be reimbursed according to surgery performance, breaking the bottleneck of low demand due to the expensive TAVR surgery.
The COVID nucleic acid testing industry faces the problem of exit, because it is very difficult to find a corresponding scale of replacement business for these huge capacity accumulated.
In terms of the internationalization prospects of China biotech companies, we prefer to pick RemeGen. The same logic also applies to Keymed.


China Healthcare Weekly (May.27) - New TAVR Policy, Exiting Issue of COVID Testing, RemeGen/Keymed

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<li>Last week, the focus of the 2022 Volume-Based Purchase (VBP) was finalized. We summarized the key points and major VBP projects to be promoted this year.</li>
<li>For IVD companies that seize the golden COVID-19 testing opportunity, they have already accumulated large amount of cash flow. It means M&amp;A opportunities but also bubbles in the industry. </li>
<li>The market value of a lot of medical device companies in HKEX has already been very small. Is the market overly pessimistic?</li>
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Last week, the focus of the 2022 Volume-Based Purchase (VBP) was finalized. We summarized the key points and major VBP projects to be promoted this year.
For IVD companies that seize the golden COVID-19 testing opportunity, they have already accumulated large amount of cash flow. It means M&amp;A opportunities but also bubbles in the industry. 
The market value of a lot of medical device companies in HKEX has already been very small. Is the market overly pessimistic?


China Healthcare Weekly (Apr.15)- 2022 VBP Focus, Post-COVID IVD Outlook, Undervalued Medical Device

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/venus-medtech-hangzhou-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28257:1" rel="noopener">Venus MedTech (2500 HK)</a> is facing competition in China TAVR market and its market share has deteriorated to 70% in 2021 from 79.3% in 2018.</li>
<li>Due to declining ASP and low pricing power, the company’s gross profit margin has declined to 78% in 2021 from 86% in 2018.</li>
<li>During 2021, the company’s loss expanded 103% y/y to RMB372 million, mainly due to elevated selling and distribution expenses and R&amp;D costs.</li>
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Venus MedTech (2500 HK) is facing competition in China TAVR market and its market share has deteriorated to 70% in 2021 from 79.3% in 2018.
Due to declining ASP and low pricing power, the company’s gross profit margin has declined to 78% in 2021 from 86% in 2018.
During 2021, the company’s loss expanded 103% y/y to RMB372 million, mainly due to elevated selling and distribution expenses and R&amp;D costs.


Venus MedTech (2500 HK): Overcrowded Market, Margin Pressure, Expanding Loss

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<li>Even starting late,Peijia took the lead in the number of hospitals entered and sales volume in the 1st year after product launch.It could be a dark horse to achieve corner overtaking. </li>
<li>The ceiling of China TAVR market is obvious due to high surgery cost and severe shortage of doctors/qualified hospitals. Future price war due to fierce competition is also a concern.</li>
<li>Related TAVR companies’ high valuation cannot be supported without sufficient incremental markets. So, if companies hope to break the ceiling, they have to develop global markets.</li>
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Even starting late,Peijia took the lead in the number of hospitals entered and sales volume in the 1st year after product launch.It could be a dark horse to achieve corner overtaking. 
The ceiling of China TAVR market is obvious due to high surgery cost and severe shortage of doctors/qualified hospitals. Future price war due to fierce competition is also a concern.
Related TAVR companies’ high valuation cannot be supported without sufficient incremental markets. So, if companies hope to break the ceiling, they have to develop global markets.


Venus MedTech (2500.HK) Vs Peijia Medical (9996.HK) Vs CardioFlow (2160.HK) - Dilemma of TAVR Market

China

Venus MedTech (HangZhou) Inc. develops and sells cardiovascular devices. The Company offers products including aorta, compression loading and conveying systems, and pulmonary artery. Venus MedTech (HangZhou) markets its products throughout China.

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