In today’s briefing:
- Weekly Deals Digest (21 Apr) – Hollysys, Shinko, Inageya, Hang Lung, Kokusai, HD Hyundai Marine
- Intuitive Surgical (ISRG US): Beat-And-Raise 1Q24; Rising Demand for Robotic Surgery Propels Growth
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Weekly Deals Digest (21 Apr) – Hollysys, Shinko, Inageya, Hang Lung, Kokusai, HD Hyundai Marine
- A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, India and Chinese ADRs.
- ECM developments: Kokusai Electric (6525 JP) and J&T Global Express (1519 HK) lock-ups. HD Hyundai Marine Solution (443060 KS), ZEEKR (ZK US) and Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial (2555 HK) IPOs.
- Event-Driven developments: Hollysys Automation Technologies (HOLI US), Shinko Electric Industries (6967 JP), Inageya Co Ltd (8182 JP), Hang Lung Properties (101 HK), Tietto Minerals Ltd (TIE AU).
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG US): Beat-And-Raise 1Q24; Rising Demand for Robotic Surgery Propels Growth
- In 1Q24, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG US) reported 11% YoY revenue growth to $1.89B, driven by growth in da Vinci procedure volume and an increase in the installed base of systems.
- Worldwide da Vinci procedures grew 16%, matching the higher end of prior guidance range. The company placed 313 da Vinci surgical systems, including eight newly approved da Vinci 5.
- Even after considering blip in bariatric surgery, delayed tender in China, and no benefit of patient backlog, the company has raised 2024 worldwide da Vinci procedure growth guidance to 14–17%.