Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>WuXi XDC Cayman shares significantly underperformed in 2024 with shares down ~28% year-to-date versus a ~19% gain on the Hang Seng Index.</li>
<li>Shares of both WuXi Biologics and WuXi AppTec also saw selling pressure due to Biosecure Act potential concerns. The US House of Representatives passed the Biosecure Act in September.</li>
<li>I believe that at current levels, the WuXi XDC Cayman valuation is full. My PT of HK$23.00 per share suggests limited upside. </li>
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WuXi XDC Cayman shares significantly underperformed in 2024 with shares down ~28% year-to-date versus a ~19% gain on the Hang Seng Index.
Shares of both WuXi Biologics and WuXi AppTec also saw selling pressure due to Biosecure Act potential concerns. The US House of Representatives passed the Biosecure Act in September.
I believe that at current levels, the WuXi XDC Cayman valuation is full. My PT of HK$23.00 per share suggests limited upside. 


WuXi XDC Cayman:  The Stock Still Trades at a Premium Multiple, Lack of Upside Catalysts

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Although both Republicans and Democrats have policies related to supply chain security/lowering drug prices, they have taken different approaches. Harris is likely to be “a continuation of the Biden policy”. </li>
<li>Harris would continue Biden’s strategy of “wooing India to contain China” and developing a pro-US supply chain system that isolates China.Her future policy direction may be more "predictable" than Trump's.</li>
<li>Whether Trump or Harris is elected as President of the US, there's a high possibility that the US will continue to confront China in the fields of biosecurity and biotechnology.</li>
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Although both Republicans and Democrats have policies related to supply chain security/lowering drug prices, they have taken different approaches. Harris is likely to be “a continuation of the Biden policy”. 
Harris would continue Biden’s strategy of “wooing India to contain China” and developing a pro-US supply chain system that isolates China.Her future policy direction may be more "predictable" than Trump's.
Whether Trump or Harris is elected as President of the US, there's a high possibility that the US will continue to confront China in the fields of biosecurity and biotechnology.


What Does a Kamala Harris Presidency Mean for China Healthcare?

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

Akeso Biopharma Inc / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/akeso-biopharma-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28830:1" rel="noopener">Akeso Biopharma Inc (9926 HK)</a> is looking to raise around US$200m from its primary placement. Proceeds from the placement will be used for R&amp;D.</li>
<li>Past deals in the name haven’t done well recently but the shares have been doing well and the deal size remains small.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Akeso Biopharma Inc (9926 HK) is looking to raise around US$200m from its primary placement. Proceeds from the placement will be used for R&amp;D.
Past deals in the name haven’t done well recently but the shares have been doing well and the deal size remains small.
In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Akeso Placement - Opportunistic Raise, past Deal Record Has Been Mixed but Relative Size Is Small

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Hldgs / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Investors always have expectations for Chinese CXOs, believing that BIOSECURE Act will not pass and Chinese CXOs will bottom out. We can understand this, but we have to be rational.</li>
<li>Selling the operations that have been negatively affected is a reasonable choice, which helps stabilize WuXi’s business/market expectations. But this does not necessarily mean the geopolitical conflict will end here.</li>
<li>Without persuasive long-term logic, share price of Sihuan would still underperform. Despite strong performance of Chinese stocks, we advise investors to do short-term trading on <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>.</li>
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Investors always have expectations for Chinese CXOs, believing that BIOSECURE Act will not pass and Chinese CXOs will bottom out. We can understand this, but we have to be rational.
Selling the operations that have been negatively affected is a reasonable choice, which helps stabilize WuXi’s business/market expectations. But this does not necessarily mean the geopolitical conflict will end here.
Without persuasive long-term logic, share price of Sihuan would still underperform. Despite strong performance of Chinese stocks, we advise investors to do short-term trading on Sihuan Pharmaceutical Hldgs (460 HK).


China Healthcare Weekly (Oct.6) - WuXi to Sell Assets, Be Rational on China CXO, Sihuan Underperform

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>SOUTHBOUND was a net buyer this week. But who cares. They actually net sold US$2bn of everything which was not <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd-d7b798e2-202d-4e01-9a1e-799e2ae8f0c7" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group Holding (9988 HK)</a>. </li>
<li>Bigger news, of course, was China's "Bazooka" which LOOKS exciting. Stocks are up 15-20% in four days. Lots of BIG numbers are being thrown around. Not everything is "real money."</li>
<li>It takes a little sleuthing to figure out where the real money is. For that, I suggest reading <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/china-s-maybe-biggish-quasi-bazooka" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:160299" rel="noopener">China's [Maybe] Biggish [Quasi?] Bazooka</a> and more below.</li>
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SOUTHBOUND was a net buyer this week. But who cares. They actually net sold US$2bn of everything which was not Alibaba Group Holding (9988 HK). 
Bigger news, of course, was China's "Bazooka" which LOOKS exciting. Stocks are up 15-20% in four days. Lots of BIG numbers are being thrown around. Not everything is "real money."
It takes a little sleuthing to figure out where the real money is. For that, I suggest reading China's [Maybe] Biggish [Quasi?] Bazooka and more below.


HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 27 Sep 2024); Everything Changed This Week

China

WuXi Biologics (Cayman) Inc. is a leading open-access R&D capability and technology platform company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries, with operations in China, U.S., and Iceland.  We provide a broad and integrated portfolio of laboratory and manufacturing services throughout the drug and medical device R&D process.  Our services are designed to help our global partners in shortening the cycle and lowering the cost of drug and medical device R&D through cost-effective and efficient solutions. 

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Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK)

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Andrei Zakharov

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Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Akeso Placement - Opportunistic Raise, past Deal Record Has Been Mixed but Relative Size Is Small

Akeso Biopharma Inc (9926 HK) is looking to raise around US$200m from its primary placement. Proceeds from the placement will be used for R&D.

Sumeet Singh

China Healthcare Weekly (Oct.6) - WuXi to Sell Assets, Be Rational on China CXO, Sihuan Underperform

Investors need to be rational on China CXO.Selling US/EU operations stabilizes WuXi's business, but geopolitical risk may persist. Sihuan's share...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 27 Sep 2024); Everything Changed This Week

HK SOUTHBOUND Connect flows remain positive, but they remain strong for Alibaba and negative for other tech - particularly Kuaioshou, Meituan, and...

Travis Lundy

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WuXi XDC Cayman: The Stock Still Trades at a Premium Multiple, Lack of Upside Catalysts

WuXi XDC Cayman stock rebounded strongly and trades above IPO offer price of HK$20.60. In my insight, I discuss the company’s valuation and...

Andrei Zakharov

What Does a Kamala Harris Presidency Mean for China Healthcare?

Harris could be “a continuation of Biden's policy” , making her future policy direction more "predictable" .But the US will continue to confront...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Akeso Placement - Opportunistic Raise, past Deal Record Has Been Mixed but Relative Size Is Small

Akeso Biopharma Inc (9926 HK) is looking to raise around US$200m from its primary placement. Proceeds from the placement will be used for R&D.

Sumeet Singh

China Healthcare Weekly (Oct.6) - WuXi to Sell Assets, Be Rational on China CXO, Sihuan Underperform

​Investors need to be rational on China CXO.Selling US/EU operations stabilizes WuXi's business, but geopolitical risk may persist. Sihuan's share...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 27 Sep 2024); Everything Changed This Week

HK SOUTHBOUND Connect flows remain positive, but they remain strong for Alibaba and negative for other tech - particularly Kuaioshou, Meituan, and...

Travis Lundy

Investors need to be rational on China CXO.Selling US/EU operations stabilizes WuXi's business, but geopolitical risk may persist. Sihuan's share...