HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Bottom-Up

Hutchison China MediTech Ltd / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>For the three commercialized products (fruquintinib, surufatinib and savolitinib), they are facing challenges from different aspects. </li>
<li>The lack of blockbuster products and promising targets indicates that Hutchmed's current pipeline does not have core competitiveness, which means Hutchmed's position in the industry is not in first echelon.</li>
<li>In fact, Li Ka-shing's positioning and original intention for Hutchmed is not on innovative drugs. So, big but not strong has always been the pain point of the Company.</li>
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For the three commercialized products (fruquintinib, surufatinib and savolitinib), they are facing challenges from different aspects. 
The lack of blockbuster products and promising targets indicates that Hutchmed's current pipeline does not have core competitiveness, which means Hutchmed's position in the industry is not in first echelon.
In fact, Li Ka-shing's positioning and original intention for Hutchmed is not on innovative drugs. So, big but not strong has always been the pain point of the Company.


Hutchmed China Ltd (13.HK/HCM.US) - Big but Not Strong

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The domestic provider business subsector fell sharply due to a document leaked out of the industry.Although rebounded, before the policy is clear, we do not recommend to buy the dips.</li>
<li>The reasonable market value of a biotech company in HKEX is the price that Big Pharma is willing to pay for it, or the valuation of its products.</li>
<li>Obtaining CE certificate is one of an important (or “easier”) ways for domestic medical device companies to enter global markets. However, the game rule changes.</li>
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The domestic provider business subsector fell sharply due to a document leaked out of the industry.Although rebounded, before the policy is clear, we do not recommend to buy the dips.
The reasonable market value of a biotech company in HKEX is the price that Big Pharma is willing to pay for it, or the valuation of its products.
Obtaining CE certificate is one of an important (or “easier”) ways for domestic medical device companies to enter global markets. However, the game rule changes.


China Healthcare Weekly (Mar18)-Leaked Document On Medical Service,Biotech Valuation,CE Mark Upgrade

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Index Rebalance

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/great-wall-motor-co-ltd-cb302af9-398c-4d2d-ba39-023e43287eef" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:128:1" rel="noopener">Great Wall Motor (2333 HK)</a> could replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hansoh-pharmaceutical-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23675:1" rel="noopener">Hansoh Pharmaceutical (3692 HK)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-seng-china-enterprises-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22900:1" rel="noopener">Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI INDEX)</a> at the June rebalance. The review period ends 31 March.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bilibili-inc-83a27302-cd7d-4e6a-a1de-bcf93eb022c3" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32215:1" rel="noopener">Bilibili (9626 HK)</a> is a close add while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sunac-china-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:240:1" rel="noopener">Sunac China Holdings (1918 HK)</a> is a close delete. Stock prices moves over the next 3 weeks will decide on the changes.</li>
<li>Passive HSCEI Index trackers will need to buy 1.74 days of ADV on Great Wall Motor (2333 HK) and sell over 3 days of ADV on Hansoh Pharmaceutical (3692 HK).</li>
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Great Wall Motor (2333 HK) could replace Hansoh Pharmaceutical (3692 HK) in the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI INDEX) at the June rebalance. The review period ends 31 March.

Bilibili (9626 HK) is a close add while Sunac China Holdings (1918 HK) is a close delete. Stock prices moves over the next 3 weeks will decide on the changes.
Passive HSCEI Index trackers will need to buy 1.74 days of ADV on Great Wall Motor (2333 HK) and sell over 3 days of ADV on Hansoh Pharmaceutical (3692 HK).


HSCEI Index Rebalance Preview (June): Great Wall Motor (2333) Should Replace Hansoh Pharma (3692)

Event-Driven

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index / Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>The HSCEI 2022 dividend futures are trading around our fair value. Larger than expected special dividends from oil and telecom companies could provide some upside.</li>
<li>The HSCEI 2022/23 div steepener has dropped from -5 to -15 since our last Insight. We see further downside here and would look to add to shorts in the spread.</li>
<li>With rising interest rates, higher inflation, higher oil prices, a slowdown could lead to a rapid repricing of dividends and there will be opportunities to buy back the spread lower.</li>
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The HSCEI 2022 dividend futures are trading around our fair value. Larger than expected special dividends from oil and telecom companies could provide some upside.
The HSCEI 2022/23 div steepener has dropped from -5 to -15 since our last Insight. We see further downside here and would look to add to shorts in the spread.
With rising interest rates, higher inflation, higher oil prices, a slowdown could lead to a rapid repricing of dividends and there will be opportunities to buy back the spread lower.


HSCEI Dividend Futures: Stay Short the 2022/23 Steepener

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.

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Lepu Biopharma is a biotech spin-off of A-share listed Lepu Medical. The company launched book building to raise up to USD 120m via a Hong Kong listing.</li>
<li>In our previous note, we look at the company's core products, including HX008, LP002, MRG003 and MRG002. The products have their own differentiating factors to tackle the intense competition.</li>
<li>In this note, we provide an update for the book building. We will run the deal through our ECM framework and provide an update on the deal.</li>
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Lepu Biopharma is a biotech spin-off of A-share listed Lepu Medical. The company launched book building to raise up to USD 120m via a Hong Kong listing.
In our previous note, we look at the company's core products, including HX008, LP002, MRG003 and MRG002. The products have their own differentiating factors to tackle the intense competition.
In this note, we provide an update for the book building. We will run the deal through our ECM framework and provide an update on the deal.


Lepu Biopharma (乐普生物科技) IPO: Sentiment Cooled Down

China

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Company Limited operates as a pharmaceutical company. The Company manufactures and sells anti-infectives, anti-neoplastic agents, diabetes drugs, and other products. Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group markets its products throughout China.

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Brian Freitas

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We see the HSCEI 2022 div futures trading in line with our estimates while there could be more downside to the 2022/23 div spread. We'd look to get...

Brian Freitas

Lepu Biopharma (乐普生物科技) IPO: Sentiment Cooled Down

Downsized deal amid cooled sentiment for Chapter 18A, we think the valuation of Lepu Biopharm is not attractive for investors.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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