Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

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<li>We see 8 stocks moving from MidCap to LargeCap, 8 stocks moving from LargeCap to MidCap, 13 stocks from SmallCap to MidCap, and 13 stocks from MidCap to SmallCap.</li>
<li>The expected migrations from SmallCap to MidCap have outperformed the other potential migrations with all stocks moving higher over the last six month.</li>
<li>Active managers could continue to realign their portfolios. Some of the upward migrations will have passive flows in the next few days and over the next few months.</li>
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We see 8 stocks moving from MidCap to LargeCap, 8 stocks moving from LargeCap to MidCap, 13 stocks from SmallCap to MidCap, and 13 stocks from MidCap to SmallCap.
The expected migrations from SmallCap to MidCap have outperformed the other potential migrations with all stocks moving higher over the last six month.
Active managers could continue to realign their portfolios. Some of the upward migrations will have passive flows in the next few days and over the next few months.


AMFI Stock Reclassification Preview (Dec 2023): Overlap Between Active & Passive Flows

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

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 (6596876Z IN)</a> IPO will open for public subscription on April 24 and close on April 27. The shares are expected to be listed on May 9.  </li>
<li>The company has set IPO price band of INR1,026 –1,080 per share, valuing the company at INR433 billion at the top of the price band.</li>
<li>The IPO price band implies P/E of 30.9x at the lower band and 32.6x at the upper band. This is pricier than other India focused pharmaceutical companies.</li>
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Mankind Pharma (6596876Z IN) IPO will open for public subscription on April 24 and close on April 27. The shares are expected to be listed on May 9.  
The company has set IPO price band of INR1,026 –1,080 per share, valuing the company at INR433 billion at the top of the price band.
The IPO price band implies P/E of 30.9x at the lower band and 32.6x at the upper band. This is pricier than other India focused pharmaceutical companies.


Mankind Pharma (6596876Z IN) IPO:  Pricey Valuation Limits Upside Potential

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lotus-pharmaceutical-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20568:1" rel="noopener">Lotus Pharmaceutical (1795 TT)</a> ended 2022 on a strong note. Full-year 2022 revenue grew 15.7% YoY to NT$14.6B. 2022 was the third consecutive year that Lotus achieved double-digit annual growth.</li>
<li>The export markets outside of Asia grew 28% YoY, largely contributed by the launch of multiple myeloma drug lenalidomide in a number of markets around the world, including the U.S.</li>
<li>In December, Lotus took over the Eli Lily’s Alimta business in Taiwan for $62M. Alimta is a first-line treatment for NSCLC with high brand loyalty.</li>
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Lotus Pharmaceutical (1795 TT) ended 2022 on a strong note. Full-year 2022 revenue grew 15.7% YoY to NT$14.6B. 2022 was the third consecutive year that Lotus achieved double-digit annual growth.
The export markets outside of Asia grew 28% YoY, largely contributed by the launch of multiple myeloma drug lenalidomide in a number of markets around the world, including the U.S.
In December, Lotus took over the Eli Lily’s Alimta business in Taiwan for $62M. Alimta is a first-line treatment for NSCLC with high brand loyalty.


Lotus Pharmaceutical (1795 TT): 2022 Ends with Mid-Teen Revenue Growth; Further Steam Still Left

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cipla-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3918:1" rel="noopener">Cipla Ltd (CIPLA IN)</a> is a strong play in Indian generic pharmaceutical industry, due to its niche and differentiated respiratory and peptide injectable portfolio, which has less competition.</li>
<li>The company has launched couple of complex respiratory products in the US market, which has accelerated its revenue growth. Multiple high-value launches are also lined up for this year.</li>
<li>Cipla’s India business is on a strong footing, led by core portfolio tailwind in prescription and trade generics businesses. Q2FY23 marked the sixth consecutive quarter of market beating growth.</li>
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Cipla Ltd (CIPLA IN) is a strong play in Indian generic pharmaceutical industry, due to its niche and differentiated respiratory and peptide injectable portfolio, which has less competition.
The company has launched couple of complex respiratory products in the US market, which has accelerated its revenue growth. Multiple high-value launches are also lined up for this year.
Cipla’s India business is on a strong footing, led by core portfolio tailwind in prescription and trade generics businesses. Q2FY23 marked the sixth consecutive quarter of market beating growth.


2023 High Conviction Idea: Cipla (CIPLA IN)- Complex Generics and India Business to Drive Growth

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<ul><li>Ajanta Pharma is a focused player in branded, which constitutes ~72% of overall sales, spread across geographies including India.</li><li>As of Q2FY23, overall exports: domestic formulations ratio was at 66:34</li><li>Among exports, Asia accounts for ~41% of export formulations, Africa 29% and US 30%.</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

Ajanta Pharma is a focused player in branded, which constitutes ~72% of overall sales, spread across geographies including India.As of Q2FY23, overall exports: domestic formulations ratio was at 66:34Among exports, Asia accounts for ~41% of export formulations, Africa 29% and US 30%.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Ajanta Pharmaceuticals - Margins Weak but Branded Generics Outlook Strong…

India

Ajanta Pharma is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, and markets specialty pharmaceutical finished dosages and branded generics. The company focuses on various therapeutic areas including cardiology, dermatology, ophthalmology, and pain management. It operates in India, the US, and over 30 emerging markets across Africa and Asia. Headquartered in Mumbai, India, the company was established in 1973.

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Ajanta Pharma (AJP IN)

AMFI Stock Reclassification Preview (Dec 2023): Overlap Between Active & Passive Flows

We see 42 potential migrations between the size categories. The small to mid migrations have outperformed. There will be a lot of overlap between...

Brian Freitas

Mankind Pharma (6596876Z IN) IPO: Pricey Valuation Limits Upside Potential

Mankind Pharma has set IPO price band of INR1,026 –1,080 per share. The IPO price band implies P/E of 30.9x at the lower band and 32.6x at the...

Tina Banerjee

Lotus Pharmaceutical (1795 TT): 2022 Ends with Mid-Teen Revenue Growth; Further Steam Still Left

Driven by lenalidomide launch in US, 2022 revenue grew 16%, marking 3rd consecutive year of double-digit growth. New product introduction and...

Tina Banerjee

2023 High Conviction Idea: Cipla (CIPLA IN)- Complex Generics and India Business to Drive Growth

Cipla is a strong play on Indian pharma. Riding on a differentiated product portfolio and new launches gaining market share, Cipla is well...

Tina Banerjee

Ajanta Pharmaceuticals - Margins Weak but Branded Generics Outlook Strong…

Ajanta Pharma is a focused player in branded, which constitutes ~72% of overall sales, spread across geographies including India

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