Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The Japanese yen has been depreciating at a rate never seen before. Amid weakening domestic currency, Japan’s healthcare stocks have mostly outperformed their regional peers, due to their export-led growth.</li>
<li>Cash rich and fundamentally strong healthcare companies in Japan, with large international revenue exposure should be the key focus areas now.</li>
<li>Two of our top picks are sitting on double-digit gains, while the other two are facing temporary setbacks. Long-term fundamental story remains intact for all of them.   </li>
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The Japanese yen has been depreciating at a rate never seen before. Amid weakening domestic currency, Japan’s healthcare stocks have mostly outperformed their regional peers, due to their export-led growth.
Cash rich and fundamentally strong healthcare companies in Japan, with large international revenue exposure should be the key focus areas now.
Two of our top picks are sitting on double-digit gains, while the other two are facing temporary setbacks. Long-term fundamental story remains intact for all of them.   


APAC Healthcare Series (Part 3)- Focus Is on Japan; Top Picks Are Mostly in The Pink of Health

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

Event-Driven

Manipal Health Enterprises Ltd / Event-Driven

Manipal Health Enterprises Ltd (1217834D IN)

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<li>Manipal Health Enterprises operates 49 hospitals with 13,037 licensed beds across 14 states, generating nearly ₹11,000 crore in revenue via aggressive acquisitions and brownfield expansion opportunities.;</li>
<li>Leading in CONGO-R specialties, Manipal boasts high ARPOB (₹66,145) and low ALOS (2.8 days), backed by lean opex, high EBITDA per employee, and strong institutional governance.</li>
<li>Priced at ₹560–590 (FY26 EV/EBITDA 30.5x), the IPO offers limited listing gains. Long-term upside hinges on brownfield bed operationalization, doctor retention, and navigating Metro overcapacity.</li>
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Manipal Health Enterprises operates 49 hospitals with 13,037 licensed beds across 14 states, generating nearly ₹11,000 crore in revenue via aggressive acquisitions and brownfield expansion opportunities.;
Leading in CONGO-R specialties, Manipal boasts high ARPOB (₹66,145) and low ALOS (2.8 days), backed by lean opex, high EBITDA per employee, and strong institutional governance.
Priced at ₹560–590 (FY26 EV/EBITDA 30.5x), the IPO offers limited listing gains. Long-term upside hinges on brownfield bed operationalization, doctor retention, and navigating Metro overcapacity.


Manipal Health IPO: Skip the Listing, Buy the Dips?

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.

Equity Capital Markets

Manipal Health Enterprises Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/manipal-health-enterprises-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:48013:1" rel="noopener">Manipal Health Enterprises </a> (MHEL) is looking to raise up to US$960m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>MHEL operates a pan‑India network of multispecialty hospitals delivering a range of care services, from outpatient services to complex tertiary and quaternary interventions.</li>
<li>We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates and valuations.</li>
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Manipal Health Enterprises  (MHEL) is looking to raise up to US$960m in its upcoming India IPO.
MHEL operates a pan‑India network of multispecialty hospitals delivering a range of care services, from outpatient services to complex tertiary and quaternary interventions.
We have looked at the past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about the RHP updates and valuations.


Aequitas: Manipal Health IPO - RHP Updates and Thoughts on Valuations

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<li>With the declining number of daily new infections, most countries in APAC region are in process to relax their COVID-related restrictions and border re-opening.</li>
<li>While hospitals are the prime beneficiaries of re-opening, medical devices companies will also benefit from the resumption of elective surgeries. Monkeypox is not expected to have big adverse effect.</li>
<li>Investment thesis for four top picks in APAC healthcare sector remains intact, and their recent quarterly results depict their continued growth momentum.</li>
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With the declining number of daily new infections, most countries in APAC region are in process to relax their COVID-related restrictions and border re-opening.
While hospitals are the prime beneficiaries of re-opening, medical devices companies will also benefit from the resumption of elective surgeries. Monkeypox is not expected to have big adverse effect.
Investment thesis for four top picks in APAC healthcare sector remains intact, and their recent quarterly results depict their continued growth momentum.


APAC Healthcare – Good Bet on Re-Opening; Continued Strong Recovery in Top Picks

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<li>Manipal Health will launch its India IPO on July 29. The IPO consists of fresh issue of INR80B (~$829M) and OFS of up to 22M shares aggregating to INR13B.</li>
<li>The IPO price band is set at INR560 to INR590 per share. The IPO subscription will close on July 31, with expected listing on August 5.</li>
<li>Manipal Health proposes to utilize the net proceeds mainly for repayment/ prepayment of certain outstanding borrowings. As of May 31, 2026, the company had outstanding borrowings of INR112B.</li>
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Manipal Health will launch its India IPO on July 29. The IPO consists of fresh issue of INR80B (~$829M) and OFS of up to 22M shares aggregating to INR13B.
The IPO price band is set at INR560 to INR590 per share. The IPO subscription will close on July 31, with expected listing on August 5.
Manipal Health proposes to utilize the net proceeds mainly for repayment/ prepayment of certain outstanding borrowings. As of May 31, 2026, the company had outstanding borrowings of INR112B.


Manipal Health IPO: Poised for Long-Term Growth with Massive Scale and Several Margin Levers

India

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited owns and operates hospitals in India.  The Company also runs a 24-hour pharmacy network via over 120 outlets across India. Apollo Hospitals also runs clinics and offer managed care and family health plans. The Company has a variety of locations in Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Dubai, Vizag, Bilaspur and Chengannur.

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Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (APHS IN)

APAC Healthcare Series (Part 3)- Focus Is on Japan; Top Picks Are Mostly in The Pink of Health

Two of our top picks in APAC healthcare sector are sitting on double-digit gains, while the other two are facing temporary setbacks. Long-term...

Tina Banerjee

Manipal Health IPO: Skip the Listing, Buy the Dips?

Manipal Health Enterprises is a leading hospital operator with strong financials and growth potential, but the IPO may not offer immediate gains...

Himanshu Dugar

Aequitas: Manipal Health IPO - RHP Updates and Thoughts on Valuations

Manipal Health Enterprises (MHEL) is looking to raise up to US$960m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the recent updates and...

Sumeet Singh

APAC Healthcare – Good Bet on Re-Opening; Continued Strong Recovery in Top Picks

Amid the declining new COVID infections and economy re-opening, top picks in APAC healthcare sector are poised to benefit. Their recent quarterly...

Tina Banerjee

Manipal Health IPO: Poised for Long-Term Growth with Massive Scale and Several Margin Levers

Manipal Health will launch its India IPO on July 29. The IPO price band is set at INR560 to INR590 per share. The IPO subscription will close on...

Tina Banerjee

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APAC Healthcare Series (Part 3)- Focus Is on Japan; Top Picks Are Mostly in The Pink of Health

Two of our top picks in APAC healthcare sector are sitting on double-digit gains, while the other two are facing temporary setbacks. Long-term...

Tina Banerjee

Manipal Health IPO: Skip the Listing, Buy the Dips?

​Manipal Health Enterprises is a leading hospital operator with strong financials and growth potential, but the IPO may not offer immediate gains...

Himanshu Dugar

Aequitas: Manipal Health IPO - RHP Updates and Thoughts on Valuations

Manipal Health Enterprises (MHEL) is looking to raise up to US$960m in its upcoming India IPO. In this note, we talk about the recent updates and...

Sumeet Singh

APAC Healthcare – Good Bet on Re-Opening; Continued Strong Recovery in Top Picks

Amid the declining new COVID infections and economy re-opening, top picks in APAC healthcare sector are poised to benefit. Their recent quarterly...

Tina Banerjee

Manipal Health IPO: Poised for Long-Term Growth with Massive Scale and Several Margin Levers

Manipal Health will launch its India IPO on July 29. The IPO price band is set at INR560 to INR590 per share. The IPO subscription will close on...

Tina Banerjee

Manipal Health Enterprises is a leading hospital operator with strong financials and growth potential, but the IPO may not offer immediate gains...