In today’s briefing:
- Mesoblast (MSB AU): Trading Halt; Decreased Net Cash Usage in Q4; Positive Clinical Trial Results
- Make Us Consider the Issues on Anti-Takeover in a Company with Reduced Stake of Founding Family
- Shandong Weigao Orthopaedic – 2022 Is the Real Test. Short-Term Performance Pressure Is Inevitable
Mesoblast (MSB AU): Trading Halt; Decreased Net Cash Usage in Q4; Positive Clinical Trial Results
- Mesoblast Ltd (MSB AU) shares have been put on trading halt on August 4 due to pending announcement on private placement. The company undertook last private placement in March 2021.
- Net operating cash usage has been declining over the last six quarters. In Q4FY22, net cash usage for operating activities decreased 33% y/y to $13.9 million.
- Last month, Mesoblast announced promising results from rexlemestrocel-L trial in chronic heart failure patients. Rexlemestrocel-L delivered an improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction at 12 months.
Make Us Consider the Issues on Anti-Takeover in a Company with Reduced Stake of Founding Family
- Eisai, which had more than 30% of foreign shareholdings, had retained anti-takeover measures while incorporating the opinions of foreign shareholders, and has background of seeking reconciliation through enhancing its governance.
- While foreign shareholders had voted against Mr. Naito, president who retained anti-takeover provision, most Japanese shareholders had voted in favor, showing “support” him at the shareholders’ meeting.
- It’s likely that Eisai will retain “contingency” anti-takeover, but if the founding family will use it to retain its position, this isn’t consistent with the goal of maximizing corporate value.
Shandong Weigao Orthopaedic – 2022 Is the Real Test. Short-Term Performance Pressure Is Inevitable
- Although Weigao achieved solid growth in 2021 after pandemic was under control,the real test will come in 2022. The implementation of centralized procurement will have a significant impact on performance.
- After spinal implants are included in centralized procurement this year, all of Weigao’s three major businesses (spinal implants/trauma implants/joint implants) are within the scope. Short-term performance pressure is inevitable.
- As a result of the pandemic/lockdown in 2022H1, we lowered our performance forecast on Weigao.
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