IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

Arun has over 15 years’ experience covering the Technology sector. During this time, he has worked with technology start-ups and as an equity analyst in investment banks and independent research firms. He was formerly a Technology Analyst for Canaccord Genuity, Altium Securities, Espirito Santo Investment Bank, Noble Group and Clear Capital. He has a dual Master’s degree in Financial Engineering and Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He is also a CFA charterholder.

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MicroTech Medical IPO Initiation: Fighting Diabetes

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MicroTech Medical Hangzhou / Equity Capital Markets

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<div><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/microtech-medical-hangzhou-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33367:1" rel="noopener">MicroTech Medical Hangzhou (2235 HK)</a> is focused on diabetes management, providing both diabetes treatment and diabetes monitoring medical devices to improve diabetes management globally. The core product is Equil which is a semi-disposable patch insulin pump that was commercially launched in 2018 in China.</p></div>
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<p>At the proposed IPO price range of HK$27.70-31.15 per share, Microtech will have a market cap of HK$11,732-13,193 million ($1.5-1.7 billion). At the mid-point of the IPO price range, the net proceeds are HK$1,750.0 million ($225 million).</p>
<p>Eleven cornerstone investors will purchase $153.5 million worth of the offer shares (63.9% of the offer shares at the mid-point of the IPO price range). Two out of the eleven cornerstones are existing investors. They are LAV Group and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent (700 HK)</a>. The remaining cornerstones which are not existing shareholders are Invesco, UBS AM, Springhill Fund, Hudson Bay, Boyu Capital, Lake Bleu Capital, Octagon Capital, OrbiMed and Sage Partners.</p>
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</div><div><p>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/microtech-medical-ipo-initiation-fighting-diabetes" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:58570" rel="noopener">MicroTech Medical IPO Initiation: Fighting Diabetes</a>, we opined that Microtech has three categories of commercialised products which are Equil (the core product), BGMS and CGMS. Equil is the only patch insulin pump approved in China. In combination with attractive pricing, Equil has significant headroom to increase its China market share from its 3% share in 2020, in our view. Also, AiDEX G7 CGMS, which is currently in the early stage of marketing, presents a near-term growth opportunity. We concluded that Microtech is worth a closer look.</p></div><div><div><div class="content-highlight"><p>Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price range is full and we would remain on the sidelines awaiting a better entry opportunity. </p></div></div></div>


MicroTech Medical Hangzhou (2235 HK) is focused on diabetes management, providing both diabetes treatment and diabetes monitoring medical devices to improve diabetes management globally. The core product is Equil which is a semi-disposable patch insulin pump that was commercially launched in 2018 in China.

At the proposed IPO price range of HK$27.70-31.15 per share, Microtech will have a market cap of HK$11,732-13,193 million ($1.5-1.7 billion). At the mid-point of the IPO price range, the net proceeds are HK$1,750.0 million ($225 million).
Eleven cornerstone investors will purchase $153.5 million worth of the offer shares (63.9% of the offer shares at the mid-point of the IPO price range). Two out of the eleven cornerstones are existing investors. They are LAV Group and Tencent (700 HK). The remaining cornerstones which are not existing shareholders are Invesco, UBS AM, Springhill Fund, Hudson Bay, Boyu Capital, Lake Bleu Capital, Octagon Capital, OrbiMed and Sage Partners.

In MicroTech Medical IPO Initiation: Fighting Diabetes, we opined that Microtech has three categories of commercialised products which are Equil (the core product), BGMS and CGMS. Equil is the only patch insulin pump approved in China. In combination with attractive pricing, Equil has significant headroom to increase its China market share from its 3% share in 2020, in our view. Also, AiDEX G7 CGMS, which is currently in the early stage of marketing, presents a near-term growth opportunity. We concluded that Microtech is worth a closer look.Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price range is full and we would remain on the sidelines awaiting a better entry opportunity. 

MicroTech Medical IPO: Valuation Insights