IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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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

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>The Hong Kong Alpha portfolio underperformed its benchmark index during April by 1.1%.  Since its inception last year, the portfolio has outperformed its benchmark by 18%.</li>
<li>Although the tech sector was hit after April 2nd, the portfolio made 2% in its tech exposure for the month.  We reduced the portfolio's volatility &amp; increased its Sharpe ratio.</li>
<li>At the end of April, sold positions that are at risk from the tariff uncertainty and increased our exposure to China domestic consumption.</li>
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The Hong Kong Alpha portfolio underperformed its benchmark index during April by 1.1%.  Since its inception last year, the portfolio has outperformed its benchmark by 18%.
Although the tech sector was hit after April 2nd, the portfolio made 2% in its tech exposure for the month.  We reduced the portfolio's volatility &amp; increased its Sharpe ratio.
At the end of April, sold positions that are at risk from the tariff uncertainty and increased our exposure to China domestic consumption.


Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Prescription drug sales in Japan in FY25 increased 0.6% YoY to ¥10.8T on an NHI price basis. Takeda Pharmaceutical and Daiichi Sankyo remained the top 2 pharmaceutical companies.</li>
<li>Samsung Biologics signed $514M CDMO deal with an undisclosed U.S.-based pharmaceutical company. Celltrion has received approval in Korea to conduct phase 3 clinical trial for its Keytruda biosimilar candidate CT-P51.</li>
<li>Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories expands its strategic partnership with Sanofi to introduce RSV drug, Beyfortus in India. Medanta is entering North-East India by building a 400-bed super specialty hospital in Guwahati.</li>
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Prescription drug sales in Japan in FY25 increased 0.6% YoY to ¥10.8T on an NHI price basis. Takeda Pharmaceutical and Daiichi Sankyo remained the top 2 pharmaceutical companies.
Samsung Biologics signed $514M CDMO deal with an undisclosed U.S.-based pharmaceutical company. Celltrion has received approval in Korea to conduct phase 3 clinical trial for its Keytruda biosimilar candidate CT-P51.
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories expands its strategic partnership with Sanofi to introduce RSV drug, Beyfortus in India. Medanta is entering North-East India by building a 400-bed super specialty hospital in Guwahati.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (May 4)- Takeda Pharma, Samsung Biologics, Celltrion, Dr. Reddy’s, Medanta

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Apr 18th based on HKEx daily reports.</li>
<li>In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were AIA (1299 HK), Tencent (700 HK), Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK).</li>
<li>In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), China Hongqiao (1378 HK), Kuaishou (1024 HK).</li>
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We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Apr 18th based on HKEx daily reports.
In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were AIA (1299 HK), Tencent (700 HK), Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK).
In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), China Hongqiao (1378 HK), Kuaishou (1024 HK).


Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Apr 17th): AIA, Tencent, Wuxi Biologics

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of April 25th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, Giant Biogene, Pop Mart Intl, Xiaomi, China Mobile, Ping An Insurance, Zijin Mining.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of April 25th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, Giant Biogene, Pop Mart Intl, Xiaomi, China Mobile, Ping An Insurance, Zijin Mining.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Apr 25th): Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, Giant Biogene, Pop Mart Intl, Xiaomi

China

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells pharmaceutical products.  The Company's products include vitamin C, antibiotics and common generic drugs. The Company is also engages in the development of innovative drugs and antibiotics.

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HONG KONG ALPHA PORTFOLIO (April 2025)

The Hong Kong Alpha portfolio underperformed its benchmark index during April by 1.1%. Since its inception last year, the portfolio has...

David Mudd

APAC Healthcare Weekly (May 4)- Takeda Pharma, Samsung Biologics, Celltrion, Dr. Reddy’s, Medanta

Takeda retained top slot in domestic market. Samsung Biologics signed major CDMO deal with US client. Celltrion got approval to start trial of...

Tina Banerjee

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Apr 17th): AIA, Tencent, Wuxi Biologics

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were AIA (1299 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Apr 25th): Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, Giant Biogene, Pop Mart Intl, Xiaomi

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, Giant Biogene, Pop Mart Intl,...

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

HONG KONG ALPHA PORTFOLIO (April 2025)

The Hong Kong Alpha portfolio underperformed its benchmark index during April by 1.1%. Since its inception last year, the portfolio has...

David Mudd

APAC Healthcare Weekly (May 4)- Takeda Pharma, Samsung Biologics, Celltrion, Dr. Reddy’s, Medanta

Takeda retained top slot in domestic market. Samsung Biologics signed major CDMO deal with US client. Celltrion got approval to start trial of...

Tina Banerjee

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Apr 17th): AIA, Tencent, Wuxi Biologics

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were AIA (1299 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Apr 25th): Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, Giant Biogene, Pop Mart Intl, Xiaomi

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, Giant Biogene, Pop Mart Intl,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM