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Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting C / Equity Capital Markets

<p>Tigermed, the largest China-based clinical CRO company, launched book building today to raise up to USD 1.4 bn to list in Hong Kong. </p>
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<p>In our previous note, we discussed that the company was listed on the A-share market in 2012. Once listed in Hong Kong, it will be the best CRO company offering exposure to the clinical CRO business in China and therefore will likely receive strong interest from international investors (particularly those who can't invest in the A-share market). The company's A-share already has investments by quality investors, and was widely held by offshore investors via the northbound stock connect. Despite the impact of COVID-19 situation, Tigermed still registered high single-digit revenue growth in 1Q2020.  However, the company also guided that profit in 2020E could be lower than what they have achieved in 2019. Besides the negative impact of COVID-19, the low expectation is also due to the high base of financial gains from financial assets in 2019. </p>
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<p>In this note, we will provide our thoughts on the price range.  We are of the view that the deal offers limited upside for investors though there is hardly any issue for the book to be covered despite no cornerstone investors as the company is well known to the investment community. </p>
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<h2>Our previous coverage on Tigermed A+H:</h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/tigermed-a-h-listing-hot-deal-of-the-best-china-clinical-cro-play" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tigermed (泰格医疗) A+H Listing: Hot Deal of the Best China Clinical-CRO Play</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/tigermed-a-h-phip-updates-and-thoughts-on-valuation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tigermed (泰格医疗) A+H: PHIP Updates and Thoughts on Valuation</a></li>
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Tigermed, the largest China-based clinical CRO company, launched book building today to raise up to USD 1.4 bn to list in Hong Kong. 

In our previous note, we discussed that the company was listed on the A-share market in 2012. Once listed in Hong Kong, it will be the best CRO company offering exposure to the clinical CRO business in China and therefore will likely receive strong interest from international investors (particularly those who can't invest in the A-share market). The company's A-share already has investments by quality investors, and was widely held by offshore investors via the northbound stock connect. Despite the impact of COVID-19 situation, Tigermed still registered high single-digit revenue growth in 1Q2020.  However, the company also guided that profit in 2020E could be lower than what they have achieved in 2019. Besides the negative impact of COVID-19, the low expectation is also due to the high base of financial gains from financial assets in 2019. 


In this note, we will provide our thoughts on the price range.  We are of the view that the deal offers limited upside for investors though there is hardly any issue for the book to be covered despite no cornerstone investors as the company is well known to the investment community. 

Our previous coverage on Tigermed A+H:



Tigermed (泰格医疗) A+H Listing: Hot Deal of the Best China Clinical-CRO Play
Tigermed (泰格医疗) A+H: PHIP Updates and Thoughts on Valuation




Tigermed (泰格医疗) A+H: Past A+H Listings Suggest Upside Might Be Limited

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Arun George

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<div><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hangzhou-tigermed-consulting-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29212:1" rel="noopener">Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting (H) (3347 HK)</a> is a global contract research organisation (CRO). Tigermed is the largest clinical CRO in China with a market share of 8.4% as measured by revenue in China’s clinical CRO market in 2019, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. Tigermed has launched its Hong Kong IPO at an indicative price range of HK$88-100 per share to raise gross proceeds of $1.2-1.4 billion.</p></div><div><div><div class="content-highlight"><p>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/tigermed-ipo-initiation-trade-offs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">our initiation note</a>, we stated that Tigermed’s financial performance is creditable on a standalone basis and in comparison, to peers. However, our enthusiasm was tempered by a seemingly aggressive revenue recognition policy. Our <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/tigermed-ipo-phip-highlights-the-trade-offs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">follow-on note</a> which examined the PHIP suggested that the positives outweigh the negatives. Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO valuation is attractive at the low-end of the proposed IPO price range. </p></div></div></div>

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting (H) (3347 HK) is a global contract research organisation (CRO). Tigermed is the largest clinical CRO in China with a market share of 8.4% as measured by revenue in China’s clinical CRO market in 2019, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. Tigermed has launched its Hong Kong IPO at an indicative price range of HK$88-100 per share to raise gross proceeds of $1.2-1.4 billion.In our initiation note, we stated that Tigermed’s financial performance is creditable on a standalone basis and in comparison, to peers. However, our enthusiasm was tempered by a seemingly aggressive revenue recognition policy. Our follow-on note which examined the PHIP suggested that the positives outweigh the negatives. Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO valuation is attractive at the low-end of the proposed IPO price range. 

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Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co.,Ltd. provides professional clinical research services for domestic and foreign pharmaceutical and health-related research and development. The Company's main services include clinical trial technology services, data management, and statistical analysis. Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting offers services worldwide.

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Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting C (3347 HK)

Tigermed (泰格医疗) A+H: Past A+H Listings Suggest Upside Might Be Limited

Tigermed, the largest China-based clinical CRO company, launched book building today to raise up to USD 1.4 bn to list in Hong Kong. In our...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Tigermed IPO: Valuation Insights

Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting (H) (3347 HK) is a global contract research organisation (CRO). Tigermed is the largest clinical CRO in China with a...

Arun George

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