In today’s briefing:
- 2023 High Conviction Update: Cipla (CIPLA IN)- Stellar Q1FY24 Performance; Margin Guidance Raised
- (Mostly) Asia-Pac Weekly Risk Arb Wrap: Talon Energy, Pacific Current, Toshiba, Eoflow, 111 Inc
- China Healthcare Weekly (Jul.28) – Starting Point of New Prosperity, MNCs Change Strategy, Genscript
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2023 High Conviction Update: Cipla (CIPLA IN)- Stellar Q1FY24 Performance; Margin Guidance Raised
- Cipla Ltd (CIPLA IN) reported better-than-expected Q1FY24 result, with revenue growing 18% YoY, driven by India and the U.S., both of which reported record high revenue.
- Stellar performance across all markets drove EBITDA to multi-quarter highs. EBITDA margin expanded 230 bps YoY and 310 bps QoQ to 23.6%. Net profit increased 45% YoY to INR10 billion.
- Cipla expects the average revenue run rate of $210–215M from its U.S. business in the coming quarters. For FY24, management has raised EBITDA margin guidance to 23% from 22%.
(Mostly) Asia-Pac Weekly Risk Arb Wrap: Talon Energy, Pacific Current, Toshiba, Eoflow, 111 Inc
- I tally 42 – mostly firm, mostly Asia-Pac – transactions currently being discussed and analysed on Smartkarma. Inside is a timetable of upcoming key events for each deal.
- Two new deals this week: Talon Energy (TPD AU)‘s non-binding Offer from Strike Energy (STX AU); and Pacific Current (PAC AU)‘s cash/scrip NBIO from Regal Partners (RPL AU).
- Key updates took place for Toshiba Corp (6502 JP), Eoflow (294090 KS), and 111 Inc (YI US).
China Healthcare Weekly (Jul.28) – Starting Point of New Prosperity, MNCs Change Strategy, Genscript
- AD (Alzheimer Disease) and RNAi are one of the most valuable breakthroughs in global pharmaceutical industry in recent years. We think they may bring the next round of biopharmaceutical prosperity.
- MNCs have begun to adjust their strategic business model in China. Licensing cooperation and equity investments in China biotech companies are expected to become a new trend.
- We can’t expect too much from Genscript Biotech (1548 HK) just because Legend Bio’s CAR-T product has good sales performance. Genscript could underperform based on our analysis.