Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Bottom-Up

Alkem Laboratories Ltd / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alkem-laboratories-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26928:1" rel="noopener">Alkem Laboratories Ltd (ALKEM IN)</a> has announced twin acquisitions in medical devices and dermatology space. The acquisitions will further strengthen Alkem’s positioning in the domestic market.</li>
<li>Alkem has reported Q3FY25 result, with mainstay domestic business showing 6% YoY growth. EBITDA margin improved to 22.5% (Q3FY24: 21.3% and Q2FY25: 22.0%).</li>
<li>Alkem’s inclination toward acute and NELM segments has been a reason for its historically cheaper valuation. However, with portfolio expansion toward high-margin chronic segment should place Alkem for re-rating.</li>
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Alkem Laboratories Ltd (ALKEM IN) has announced twin acquisitions in medical devices and dermatology space. The acquisitions will further strengthen Alkem’s positioning in the domestic market.
Alkem has reported Q3FY25 result, with mainstay domestic business showing 6% YoY growth. EBITDA margin improved to 22.5% (Q3FY24: 21.3% and Q2FY25: 22.0%).
Alkem’s inclination toward acute and NELM segments has been a reason for its historically cheaper valuation. However, with portfolio expansion toward high-margin chronic segment should place Alkem for re-rating.


Alkem Laboratories Ltd (ALKEM IN): Shifting Focus to Chronic Segment to Yield Result in Long-Term

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Event-Driven

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<li>A group of shareholders raised around US$530m in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mankind-pharma-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36389:1" rel="noopener">Mankind Pharma</a>(MP) IPO in May 2023. The pre-IPO shareholders will be released from their lockup soon.</li>
<li>MP is a pharmaceutical company engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing a range of pharmaceutical formulations across various acute and chronic therapeutic areas, as well as several consumer healthcare products.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and recent updates.</li>
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A group of shareholders raised around US$530m in Mankind Pharma(MP) IPO in May 2023. The pre-IPO shareholders will be released from their lockup soon.
MP is a pharmaceutical company engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing a range of pharmaceutical formulations across various acute and chronic therapeutic areas, as well as several consumer healthcare products.
In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and recent updates.


Mankind Pharma Lock-Up - A US$1.1bn+ Lockup Release

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mankind-pharma-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36389:1" rel="noopener">Mankind Pharma</a> is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>MP is a pharmaceutical company engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing a range of pharmaceutical formulations across various acute and chronic therapeutic areas, as well as several consumer healthcare products.</li>
<li>In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison with some of the India listed and domestically focussed pharmaceutical firms.</li>
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Mankind Pharma is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming India IPO.
MP is a pharmaceutical company engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing a range of pharmaceutical formulations across various acute and chronic therapeutic areas, as well as several consumer healthcare products.
In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison with some of the India listed and domestically focussed pharmaceutical firms.


Mankind Pharma Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - One of the Largest, with Better Growth and Margins

India focused: IPO, special situations, Stylus Holdings

Himanshu Dugar

India focused: IPO, special situations

Stylus Holdings

Stylus Holdings is a buy-side equity research firm. We offer bottom-up investment ideas as well as provide on demand equity research and portfolio tracking. 
At Stylus, our focus is to identify market dislocations that can generate 20+% IRR with a reasonable margin of safety. As part of our research process, we do a deep dive into the fundamentals of the company, evaluate their competitive positioning and assess their valuation.
Our investment team is led by Himanshu Dugar. Himanshu is a Chartered Accountant and a CFA charter holder. He has 10+ years of active experience in the stock market with stints at CRISIL Research, a S&P Global copmany and Miras Investments, a single family office based in Dubai.

Equity Research Firm

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<li>CRL is a fast-growing domestic-focused Indian pharma company that focuses on chronic therapies related to Women's healthcare and cardio-diabetics. It has a diversified portfolio of 550+ products across 71 brands</li>
<li>It follows a roll-up growth model, acquiring brands from global MNCs that are complementary to its existing infrastructure. It has successfully scaled 7 brands  from ~1-2cr to 50+ crores</li>
<li>We estimate the company to deliver high teens earnings growth in the medium term and hence find the IPO attractive at ~30x FY27 earnings relative to peers trading at 25-40x</li>
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CRL is a fast-growing domestic-focused Indian pharma company that focuses on chronic therapies related to Women's healthcare and cardio-diabetics. It has a diversified portfolio of 550+ products across 71 brands
It follows a roll-up growth model, acquiring brands from global MNCs that are complementary to its existing infrastructure. It has successfully scaled 7 brands  from ~1-2cr to 50+ crores
We estimate the company to deliver high teens earnings growth in the medium term and hence find the IPO attractive at ~30x FY27 earnings relative to peers trading at 25-40x


Corona Remedies IPO Review: Rolling up Growth

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<li>Corona Remedies IPO will open for subscription on December 8 and close on December 10. The IPO price band has been set at INR 1,008–1,062 per share.</li>
<li>The issue is entirely an OFS worth of INR 6,553.71M. Promoters including Dr. Kirtikumar Laxmidas Mehta, and investors including Sepia Investments, an affiliate of ChrysCapital are the main selling shareholders.</li>
<li>Fast growth, demonstrated capabilities of building a diversified portfolio, high presence in chronic and sub-chromic segments, and nationwide marketing network are the main investment thesis for Corona Remedies.  </li>
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Corona Remedies IPO will open for subscription on December 8 and close on December 10. The IPO price band has been set at INR 1,008–1,062 per share.
The issue is entirely an OFS worth of INR 6,553.71M. Promoters including Dr. Kirtikumar Laxmidas Mehta, and investors including Sepia Investments, an affiliate of ChrysCapital are the main selling shareholders.
Fast growth, demonstrated capabilities of building a diversified portfolio, high presence in chronic and sub-chromic segments, and nationwide marketing network are the main investment thesis for Corona Remedies.  


Corona Remedies IPO: Well-Positioned for Multi-Year Profitable Growth

India

Alkem Laboratories Limited operates as a pharmaceutical company. The Company researches, develops, manufactures, and markets generic and branded pharmaceuticals. Alkem also provides nutraceuticals, functional foods, health foods, and herbal products.

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