Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Capital Markets

Esco Lifesciences Group / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/esco-lifesciences-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36570:1" rel="noopener">Esco Lifesciences Group (1891571D SP)</a>, a profitable lifesciences tool provider with a global presence, is looking to raise $300M in its upcoming HK IPO.  </li>
<li>The company clocked revenue of S$117M in 2019, which steadily rose to S$155M in 2020 and S$172M in 2021, representing CAGR of 21%, outpacing lifesciences equipment market growth of 10%.</li>
<li>In May 2021, Esco raised $200M through series-A fund raising with investors holding nearly 24% of the shares. This puts its valuation at around $840M.</li>
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Esco Lifesciences Group (1891571D SP), a profitable lifesciences tool provider with a global presence, is looking to raise $300M in its upcoming HK IPO.  
The company clocked revenue of S$117M in 2019, which steadily rose to S$155M in 2020 and S$172M in 2021, representing CAGR of 21%, outpacing lifesciences equipment market growth of 10%.
In May 2021, Esco raised $200M through series-A fund raising with investors holding nearly 24% of the shares. This puts its valuation at around $840M.


Esco Lifesciences (1891571D SP) Pre-IPO: A Profitable Revenue Growth Saga

Equity Long-Short Analyst

Pyari Menon

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Economic slowdown, China lockdown and more competition has hit <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/align-technology-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2817:1" rel="noopener">Align Technology (ALGN US)</a> share performance. Quantity and quality of innovations suggests a solid moat that should help a comeback.</li>
<li>ALGN has dominant leadership in digital design and mass custom manufacture of clear aligner orthodontics. A return of demand should lead to strong upside. </li>
<li>Dentistry has seen significant new technologies we list the top fifteen innovators in the sector. Align is primarily in the narrow business of straightening teeth, but dominates the space.</li>
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Economic slowdown, China lockdown and more competition has hit Align Technology (ALGN US) share performance. Quantity and quality of innovations suggests a solid moat that should help a comeback.
ALGN has dominant leadership in digital design and mass custom manufacture of clear aligner orthodontics. A return of demand should lead to strong upside. 
Dentistry has seen significant new technologies we list the top fifteen innovators in the sector. Align is primarily in the narrow business of straightening teeth, but dominates the space.


Align Technology - Very Well Positioned when Demand Returns

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<ul><li>Danaher Corporation is a renowned manufacturer and provider of instruments and various other offerings to the medical, diagnostics, and environmental sectors.</li><li>The company has had a decent financial performance off-late and has been consistently delivering market share gains and strong price execution amid strong foreign exchange headwinds and an inflationary environment.</li><li>Its acquisition-led growth strategy implies that it will be in regular need for debt in order to fund acquisitions.</li></ul>

Danaher Corporation is a renowned manufacturer and provider of instruments and various other offerings to the medical, diagnostics, and environmental sectors.The company has had a decent financial performance off-late and has been consistently delivering market share gains and strong price execution amid strong foreign exchange headwinds and an inflationary environment.Its acquisition-led growth strategy implies that it will be in regular need for debt in order to fund acquisitions.

Danaher Corporation: Detailed Credit Analysis & Financial Strength Evaluation Report

<ul><li>This is our first report on Danaher Corporation, a well-known manufacturer and provider of instruments and various other offerings to the medical, diagnostics, and environmental sectors.</li><li>The company had a strong quarter and managed to surpass Wall Street expectations in terms of revenues as well as earnings.</li><li>It delivered market share gains and strong price execution amid strong foreign exchange headwinds and an inflationary environment.</li></ul>

This is our first report on Danaher Corporation, a well-known manufacturer and provider of instruments and various other offerings to the medical, diagnostics, and environmental sectors.The company had a strong quarter and managed to surpass Wall Street expectations in terms of revenues as well as earnings.It delivered market share gains and strong price execution amid strong foreign exchange headwinds and an inflationary environment.

Danaher Corporation: Initiation of Coverage – Business Strategy & Key Drivers

Becton Dickinson and Co / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Ruling on Ethylene Oxide in favor of Sotera is a positive for all the medical devices companies including <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/becton-dickinson-and-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13061:1" rel="noopener">Becton Dickinson and Co (BDX US)</a>, who have EO sterilization facilities.  </li>
<li>In FY22, BD reported strong base business, which grew 6.9% y/y on reported basis. On currency-neutral basis, base business increased 9.4% y/y in FY22, accelerated from 8.1% in FY21.</li>
<li>FY22 marks 51st consecutive year of dividend increase for BD, which makes it one of the leading dividend yield stocks. Currently, the stock has a dividend yield of 1.53%.</li>
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Ruling on Ethylene Oxide in favor of Sotera is a positive for all the medical devices companies including Becton Dickinson and Co (BDX US), who have EO sterilization facilities.  
In FY22, BD reported strong base business, which grew 6.9% y/y on reported basis. On currency-neutral basis, base business increased 9.4% y/y in FY22, accelerated from 8.1% in FY21.
FY22 marks 51st consecutive year of dividend increase for BD, which makes it one of the leading dividend yield stocks. Currently, the stock has a dividend yield of 1.53%.


Becton Dickinson and Co (BDX US): EO Ruling Is Positive; Strong Base Business to Drive Growth Ahead

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Danaher Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets professional, medical, industrial and commercial products, and services in the sectors of test and measurement, environmental, life sciences, dental, and industrial technologies.

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