Global Healthcare Strategist

Vincy Ip

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Brain disorders, including various neurological and mental diseases, are the hidden danger with the largest social burden among all diseases. </li>
<li>With strong government support across the globe and accelerating private financing, we identify four key areas of investment opportunities in brain science, including neurotherapeutics, neurodiagnostics, neurosurgery, and brain-computer interface (BCI).</li>
<li>Even though the concept of BCI looks promising, its scalability, application, and monetisation potential remain uncertain in the near term and hence the invesmtent risks would be high. </li>
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Brain disorders, including various neurological and mental diseases, are the hidden danger with the largest social burden among all diseases. 
With strong government support across the globe and accelerating private financing, we identify four key areas of investment opportunities in brain science, including neurotherapeutics, neurodiagnostics, neurosurgery, and brain-computer interface (BCI).
Even though the concept of BCI looks promising, its scalability, application, and monetisation potential remain uncertain in the near term and hence the invesmtent risks would be high. 


Brain Science - An Opportunity or a Trap?

Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

Beat the Street

Beat The Street was founded by Nimish Maheshwari and Sudarshan Bhandari, both of whom are Chartered Accountants by Profession, known for their expert analysis in the fields of Business, Sectoral analysis, and Corporate governance.

With a strong social media presence of 45,000+ Subscribers across various platforms, they are considered trusted voices in the industry. Their insights and analysis have been featured in some of India’s most prominent publications, including the Economic Times, Dalal Street Investment Journal, The Morning Context, and The Ken.

Their analysis on Bankrupt & Insolvent companies has been instrumental in saving investors from significant losses. They have a keen eye for identifying red flags and has identified exclusive redflags earlier in Vedanta, Nykaa, Dhani Services, Adani and many more.

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<li>JPMorgan's new fund focuses on obesity treatments, especially popular yet scarce GLP-1 drugs</li>
<li>Chinese automakers sold more cars than US brands, marking a significant market shift</li>
<li>Tesla shares rise as Musk anticipates shareholder approval of his controversial $56 billion pay package</li>
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JPMorgan's new fund focuses on obesity treatments, especially popular yet scarce GLP-1 drugs
Chinese automakers sold more cars than US brands, marking a significant market shift
Tesla shares rise as Musk anticipates shareholder approval of his controversial $56 billion pay package


#18Business Buzz: JPMorgan's $500M Biotech Fund, China's Car Sales, Tesla's Pay Package Approval

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>In Q4FY24, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cipla-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3918:1" rel="noopener">Cipla Ltd (CIPLA IN)</a> posted 10% YoY revenue growth to INR61.6B. Despite surging R&amp;D expenditure, EBITDA increased 13% YoY to INR13B, leading to 54bps margin expansion to 21.4%.</li>
<li>New launches in U.S. and outperformance in the domestic market driven by chronic portfolio should drive the growth. For FY25, the company has guided for EBITDA margin of 24.5–25.5%.</li>
<li>Cipla shares soared 15% YTD. Last week, the promoters, Hamied family sold 2.5% stake in the company for ~INR26B, igniting a rally in share price.</li>
</ul>


In Q4FY24, Cipla Ltd (CIPLA IN) posted 10% YoY revenue growth to INR61.6B. Despite surging R&amp;D expenditure, EBITDA increased 13% YoY to INR13B, leading to 54bps margin expansion to 21.4%.
New launches in U.S. and outperformance in the domestic market driven by chronic portfolio should drive the growth. For FY25, the company has guided for EBITDA margin of 24.5–25.5%.
Cipla shares soared 15% YTD. Last week, the promoters, Hamied family sold 2.5% stake in the company for ~INR26B, igniting a rally in share price.


Cipla (CIPLA IN): Strong Q4 Performance; Future Growth Drivers Being Added; Promoter Stake Sale

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/eisai-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21001:1" rel="noopener">Eisai Co Ltd (4523 JP)</a> has guided for FY25 Leqembi revenue of ¥56.5B (~$366M), with ¥43.5B from U.S., and ¥10.0B from Japan. In FY24, Leqembi reported worldwide revenue of ¥4.2B.</li>
<li>Leqembi is expected to grow significantly due to increase in prescriptions following the progress in the development of AD diagnosis and treatment pathways in the U.S. and Japan.</li>
<li>The current rally can be short lived, as the competitor drug is expected to get FDA approval in 3Q24.</li>
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Eisai Co Ltd (4523 JP) has guided for FY25 Leqembi revenue of ¥56.5B (~$366M), with ¥43.5B from U.S., and ¥10.0B from Japan. In FY24, Leqembi reported worldwide revenue of ¥4.2B.
Leqembi is expected to grow significantly due to increase in prescriptions following the progress in the development of AD diagnosis and treatment pathways in the U.S. and Japan.
The current rally can be short lived, as the competitor drug is expected to get FDA approval in 3Q24.


Eisai Co Ltd (4523 JP): Leqembi Is Gathering Momentum; Imminent Competition May Spoil the Party

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

<ul><li>In Q1 2024, Eli Lilly and Company achieved strong growth and strategic milestones, with revenue growing by 26% and new products increasing by nearly $1.8 billion in comparison to the same period last year.</li><li>The company's new products, primarily Mounjaro and Zepbound, primarily drove the growth.</li><li>Eli Lilly also accomplished various pipeline milestones during this period.</li></ul>

In Q1 2024, Eli Lilly and Company achieved strong growth and strategic milestones, with revenue growing by 26% and new products increasing by nearly $1.8 billion in comparison to the same period last year.The company's new products, primarily Mounjaro and Zepbound, primarily drove the growth.Eli Lilly also accomplished various pipeline milestones during this period.

Eli Lilly & Co: The Story Behind The Increasing Demand vs. Production of Orforglipron & Progress of Other Drugs! - Major Drivers

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Eli Lilly and Company discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells pharmaceutical products for humans and animals.  The Company's products are sold in countries around the world.  Eli Lilly's products include neuroscience products, endocrine products, anti-infectives, cardiovascular agents, oncology products, and animal health products.

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Nimish Maheshwari

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Tina Banerjee

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Tina Banerjee

Eli Lilly & Co: The Story Behind The Increasing Demand vs. Production of Orforglipron & Progress of Other Drugs! - Major Drivers

In Q1 2024, Eli Lilly and Company achieved strong growth and strategic milestones, with revenue growing by 26% and new products increasing by...

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Brain Science - An Opportunity or a Trap?

We identify four key areas of investment opportunities in brain science, including neurotherapeutics, neurodiagnostics, neurosurgery, and brain...

Vincy Ip

#18Business Buzz: JPMorgan's $500M Biotech Fund, China's Car Sales, Tesla's Pay Package Approval

​JPMorgan launches fund for obesity treatments, Chinese automakers outsell US brands, Tesla shares climb on Musk's pay package anticipation.

Nimish Maheshwari

Cipla (CIPLA IN): Strong Q4 Performance; Future Growth Drivers Being Added; Promoter Stake Sale

​Cipla reports double-digit revenue and EBITDA growth, and margin expansion in Q4, riding on US, India, and South Africa businesses. For FY25, the...

Tina Banerjee

Eisai Co Ltd (4523 JP): Leqembi Is Gathering Momentum; Imminent Competition May Spoil the Party

​Eisai expects 13x jump in Leqembi revenue for FY25 to ¥56.5B, driven by progress in AD treatment pathways in U.S. and Japan, and China launch. A...

Tina Banerjee

Eli Lilly & Co: The Story Behind The Increasing Demand vs. Production of Orforglipron & Progress of Other Drugs! - Major Drivers

In Q1 2024, Eli Lilly and Company achieved strong growth and strategic milestones, with revenue growing by 26% and new products increasing by...

Baptista Research

JPMorgan launches fund for obesity treatments, Chinese automakers outsell US brands, Tesla shares climb on Musk's pay package anticipation.

Cipla reports double-digit revenue and EBITDA growth, and margin expansion in Q4, riding on US, India, and South Africa businesses. For FY25, the...

Eisai expects 13x jump in Leqembi revenue for FY25 to ¥56.5B, driven by progress in AD treatment pathways in U.S. and Japan, and China launch. A...