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Health Care: Supermax Corp, Assertio Holdings and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Supermax Corp (SUCB MK): Quickly Mending the Damage; Soft Demand Outlook Remains the Main Overhang
  • ASRT: Rolling Up with Buy Initiation

Supermax Corp (SUCB MK): Quickly Mending the Damage; Soft Demand Outlook Remains the Main Overhang

By Tina Banerjee

  • Supermax Corp (SUCB MK) is facing import ban from the U.S. and Canada. Recently, Norway wealth fund has put the investment in the company under observation for two years.
  • Since 2019, Supermax is being alleged for the poor living and working conditions experienced by its employees. Recently the company has aligned itself to the ILO standard.
  • However, COVID-driven demand of glove is cooling off. Even upon this, excess capacity is bringing down the average selling price, thereby making the earnings outlook uncertain for glove manufacturers.   

ASRT: Rolling Up with Buy Initiation

By Hamed Khorsand

  • ASRT is classic roll-up story where it is leveraging cash flow from one drug to create a portfolio of multiple drugs
  • ASRT has managed to stay under investor radars through acquisitions of drugs with small revenue streams. The revenue is starting to add up 
  • ASRT can use its digital marketing approach to grow earnings and free cash flow from each of the drugs it acquires

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