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Arun George

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Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jiangsu-hengrui-medicine-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14128:1" rel="noopener">Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine (600276 CH)</a>, a leading Chinese pharmaceutical company, has filed its PHIP for an H Share listing to raise US$2 billion.     </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jiangsu-hengrui-pharmaceuticals" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44224:1" rel="noopener">Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals (JHR HK)</a> ranked first among Chinese pharma companies in revenue from NME drugs in 2023 and the number of commercialised NME drugs in 2024.</li>
<li>The investment case rests on its product portfolio, strong revenue growth, rising profitability, cash generation, strong balance sheet and undemanding valuation. </li>
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Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine (600276 CH), a leading Chinese pharmaceutical company, has filed its PHIP for an H Share listing to raise US$2 billion.     

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals (JHR HK) ranked first among Chinese pharma companies in revenue from NME drugs in 2023 and the number of commercialised NME drugs in 2024.
The investment case rests on its product portfolio, strong revenue growth, rising profitability, cash generation, strong balance sheet and undemanding valuation. 


Jiangsu Hengrui Pharma H Share Listing: The Investment Case

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VISEN Pharmaceuticals / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Visen Pharmaceuticals is looking at raising up to USD 300m to list in Hong Kong.</li>
<li>The company has passed the hearing for the listing and filed a new version of the prospectus.</li>
<li>We look at the difference between previous filing and current filing. Most of the changes are not critical but we think overall it doesn’t look good.</li>
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Visen Pharmaceuticals is looking at raising up to USD 300m to list in Hong Kong.
The company has passed the hearing for the listing and filed a new version of the prospectus.
We look at the difference between previous filing and current filing. Most of the changes are not critical but we think overall it doesn’t look good.


Visen Pharmaceuticals (维升药业) IPO: PHIP Updates Don't Look Positive

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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<li>All the three candidates lonapegsomatropin, TransCon CNP, palopegteriparatide in the pipeline of VISEN are based on Exclusive License Agreements with Ascendis Pharma. So, there're concerns about VISEN's independent R&amp;D capabilities.</li>
<li>VBP would destroy the price system of growth hormone market in China, and market size would shrink due to price reduction and decreasing demand as fewer babies will be born.</li>
<li>Post investment valuation reached US$1.03 billion. Since leading domestic companies have dominated the market, it’s not easy for VISEN to break through. Valuation of VISEN could be lower than peers.</li>
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All the three candidates lonapegsomatropin, TransCon CNP, palopegteriparatide in the pipeline of VISEN are based on Exclusive License Agreements with Ascendis Pharma. So, there're concerns about VISEN's independent R&amp;D capabilities.
VBP would destroy the price system of growth hormone market in China, and market size would shrink due to price reduction and decreasing demand as fewer babies will be born.
Post investment valuation reached US$1.03 billion. Since leading domestic companies have dominated the market, it’s not easy for VISEN to break through. Valuation of VISEN could be lower than peers.


Pre-IPO VISEN Pharmaceuticals (PHIP Updates) - Some Points Worth the Attention

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<li>Visen Pharmaceuticals is looking at raising up to USD 300m to list in Hong Kong.</li>
<li>We look at the company’s core product and highlight two unfavorable trends.</li>
<li>We are not excited about the company’s fundamentals, and are not keen in the deal.</li>
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Visen Pharmaceuticals is looking at raising up to USD 300m to list in Hong Kong.
We look at the company’s core product and highlight two unfavorable trends.
We are not excited about the company’s fundamentals, and are not keen in the deal.


Visen Pharmaceuticals IPO: Unfavorable Trends

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for record date as of Aug 5th.</li>
<li>Outflows from financials, industrials, materials were offset by inflows into information technology, consumer staples and health care.</li>
<li>We highlight outflows from Sanhua, Baoshan Iron, Sungrow, Han's Laser, Changchun High &amp; New Tech.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine for record date as of Aug 5th.
Outflows from financials, industrials, materials were offset by inflows into information technology, consumer staples and health care.
We highlight outflows from Sanhua, Baoshan Iron, Sungrow, Han's Laser, Changchun High &amp; New Tech.


Northbound Flows: Sanhua, Baoshan Iron, Sungrow, Han's Laser, Changchun High

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Visen Pharmaceuticals (维升药业) IPO: PHIP Updates Don't Look Positive

Visen Pharmaceuticals plans to raise up to USD 300m for a Hong Kong listing. We look at changes to prospectus, which don't make the company look...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Pre-IPO VISEN Pharmaceuticals (PHIP Updates) - Some Points Worth the Attention

Concerns arise over VISEN's R&D capabilities, facing challenges in a competitive market with potential price system disruption and limited market...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Visen Pharmaceuticals IPO: Unfavorable Trends

Visen Pharmaceuticals plans to raise $300m for a Hong Kong listing, but concerns about their core product and unfavorable trends make us not keen...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Northbound Flows: Sanhua, Baoshan Iron, Sungrow, Han's Laser, Changchun High

Northbound Shanghai/Shenzhen connect recorded outflows of USD 114m last week. We highlight outflows from Sanhua, Baoshan Iron, Sungrow, Han's...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Jiangsu Hengrui Pharma H Share Listing: The Investment Case

Hengrui Pharma has filed its PHIP for an H Share listing to raise US$2 billion. In this note, we discuss the key tenets of the investment case.

Arun George

Visen Pharmaceuticals (维升药业) IPO: PHIP Updates Don't Look Positive

​Visen Pharmaceuticals plans to raise up to USD 300m for a Hong Kong listing. We look at changes to prospectus, which don't make the company look...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Pre-IPO VISEN Pharmaceuticals (PHIP Updates) - Some Points Worth the Attention

​Concerns arise over VISEN's R&D capabilities, facing challenges in a competitive market with potential price system disruption and limited market...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Visen Pharmaceuticals IPO: Unfavorable Trends

​Visen Pharmaceuticals plans to raise $300m for a Hong Kong listing, but concerns about their core product and unfavorable trends make us not keen...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Northbound Flows: Sanhua, Baoshan Iron, Sungrow, Han's Laser, Changchun High

Northbound Shanghai/Shenzhen connect recorded outflows of USD 114m last week. We highlight outflows from Sanhua, Baoshan Iron, Sungrow, Han's...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Visen Pharmaceuticals plans to raise up to USD 300m for a Hong Kong listing. We look at changes to prospectus, which don't make the company look...

Concerns arise over VISEN's R&D capabilities, facing challenges in a competitive market with potential price system disruption and limited market...

Visen Pharmaceuticals plans to raise $300m for a Hong Kong listing, but concerns about their core product and unfavorable trends make us not keen...