Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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

EDDA Healthcare and Technology / Equity Capital Markets

<p>EDDA Healthcare and Technology Holding Limited (EDDA), offers innovative intelligent solutions to enable precision surgery. It aims to raise up to US$300m in its Hong Kong IPO.</p><p>EDDA provides a precision surgery solution portfolio, consisting of surgical robots series IQQA-Guide, and a portfolio of precision surgery planning software, including IQQA-3D. It has also established a 3D precision surgery digital solution cloud platform in China (IQQA Cloud Platform) which integrates functions of IQQA-3D and enables physicians to collaborate remotely in real time.</p><p>Through IQQA-3D and IQQA Cloud Platform, it has assisted in over 70,000 precision surgeries in China across 60 of the top 100 hospitals. Its precision surgery planning software is also registered in the United states. </p><p>It is the largest player in China’s precision surgical planning market for thoracic and abdominal applications, with over a one-third market share, in terms of surgical cases completed in 2020, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan.</p>

EDDA Healthcare and Technology Holding Limited (EDDA), offers innovative intelligent solutions to enable precision surgery. It aims to raise up to US$300m in its Hong Kong IPO.EDDA provides a precision surgery solution portfolio, consisting of surgical robots series IQQA-Guide, and a portfolio of precision surgery planning software, including IQQA-3D. It has also established a 3D precision surgery digital solution cloud platform in China (IQQA Cloud Platform) which integrates functions of IQQA-3D and enables physicians to collaborate remotely in real time.Through IQQA-3D and IQQA Cloud Platform, it has assisted in over 70,000 precision surgeries in China across 60 of the top 100 hospitals. Its precision surgery planning software is also registered in the United states. It is the largest player in China’s precision surgical planning market for thoracic and abdominal applications, with over a one-third market share, in terms of surgical cases completed in 2020, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan.

EDDA Healthcare Pre-IPO - RoboDoc - Has Been Around for a While but Is Just Getting the Robo Going

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Sinohealth Technology Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

<p>Due to the COVID-19, medical technology has once again become a hot concept, and the digital era of the healthcare industry has arrived. Meanwhile, many technology companies providing healthcare big data solutions are heading to the capital markets. On June 25, 2021, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sinohealth-technology-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33564:1" rel="noopener">Sinohealth Technology Holdings (SHT HK)</a> officially kicked off the IPO process by submitting its prospectus to the HKEX. Sinohealth is a leading technology company committed to providing big data solutions to corporate clients in China’s healthcare industry driven by big data and AI technologies. This article mainly analyzed the industry characteristics, the business and the concerns of the Company.</p>

Due to the COVID-19, medical technology has once again become a hot concept, and the digital era of the healthcare industry has arrived. Meanwhile, many technology companies providing healthcare big data solutions are heading to the capital markets. On June 25, 2021, Sinohealth Technology Holdings (SHT HK) officially kicked off the IPO process by submitting its prospectus to the HKEX. Sinohealth is a leading technology company committed to providing big data solutions to corporate clients in China’s healthcare industry driven by big data and AI technologies. This article mainly analyzed the industry characteristics, the business and the concerns of the Company.

Pre-IPO Sinohealth Technology - Solid Financial Performance Cannot Cover up the Challenges Ahead

Dingdang Health Technology Gro / Equity Capital Markets

<p>On June 22, 2021, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dingdang-health-technology-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33528:1" rel="noopener">Dingdang Health Technology Group (DDH HK)</a> submitted the prospectus to HKEX and officially started its IPO process. If all goes well, Dingdang would become another listed digital healthcare service provider after <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-health-information-technology-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:453:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Health Information Technology (241 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ping-an-healthcare-and-technology-company-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27008:1" rel="noopener">Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited (1833 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-health-international-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29677:1" rel="noopener">JD Health (6618 HK)</a>. However, in the face of fierce competition, Dingdang's future looks challenging. This insight mainly analyzed the concerns of the Company that worth investors’ attention.</p>

On June 22, 2021, Dingdang Health Technology Group (DDH HK) submitted the prospectus to HKEX and officially started its IPO process. If all goes well, Dingdang would become another listed digital healthcare service provider after Alibaba Health Information Technology (241 HK), Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited (1833 HK) and JD Health (6618 HK). However, in the face of fierce competition, Dingdang's future looks challenging. This insight mainly analyzed the concerns of the Company that worth investors’ attention.

Pre-IPO Dingdang Health Technology - The Future Looks Challenging

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Shifara Samsudeen, FCMA, CGMA

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

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LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Medlive Technology / Equity Capital Markets

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/medlive-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32985:1" rel="noopener">Medlive Technology (2192 HK)</a> operates the largest online professional physician platform in China based on registered physician users in 2020 (Source: Frost &amp; Sullivan). The company generates a majority of its revenues through offering digital marketing services to pharmaceuticals and healthcare companies in China.</p><p>Medlive priced its IPO at HK$27.2 per share, at the upper end of the IPO price range of HK$24.1-27.2 per share. At the above price, Medlive raised gross proceeds of HK$4.2bn (US$543m) at a market capitalisation of HK$18.8bn and a post-money enterprise value of HK$14.8bn.</p><p>In our previous insight, we discussed our forecasts and valuation and our DCF based valuation offered price per share of HK$33.05 per share, which is 21% higher than the company’s IPO price of HK$27.2 per share.</p>

Medlive Technology (2192 HK) operates the largest online professional physician platform in China based on registered physician users in 2020 (Source: Frost &amp; Sullivan). The company generates a majority of its revenues through offering digital marketing services to pharmaceuticals and healthcare companies in China.Medlive priced its IPO at HK$27.2 per share, at the upper end of the IPO price range of HK$24.1-27.2 per share. At the above price, Medlive raised gross proceeds of HK$4.2bn (US$543m) at a market capitalisation of HK$18.8bn and a post-money enterprise value of HK$14.8bn.In our previous insight, we discussed our forecasts and valuation and our DCF based valuation offered price per share of HK$33.05 per share, which is 21% higher than the company’s IPO price of HK$27.2 per share.

Medlive IPO: Thoughts on First Day Trading

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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<div><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/medlive-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32985:1" rel="noopener">Medlive Technology (2192 HK)</a> is the largest online professional physician platform in China as measured by the number of registered physician users as of 31 December 2020, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. Medlive derives most of its revenue from providing solutions that facilitate healthcare marketing to physicians. Medlive ranked first among physician platform-based digital healthcare marketing service providers in China as measured by revenue in 2020, with a 21.4% market share, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. Medlive is a JV between <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/m3-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13316:1" rel="noopener">M3 Inc (2413 JP)</a> and Tiantian, each with 50% stakes.</p></div><div><p>Medlive will commence trading on Thursday, 15 July. Medlive priced its IPO at HK$27.20 and <a href="https://inews.hket.com/article/3006198/%E3%80%90%E6%96%B0%E8%82%A1IPO%E3%80%913%E9%9A%BB%E6%96%B0%E8%82%A1%E6%9A%97%E7%9B%A4%E3%80%80%E9%86%AB%E8%84%88%E9%80%9A2192%E5%8D%871%E6%88%90%E3%80%81%E4%B8%80%E6%89%8B%E5%B8%B3%E9%9D%A2%E8%B3%BA1350%E5%85%83?mtc=40001&amp;srkw=IPO%E6%9C%80%E5%BF%AB%E6%9C%80%E9%BD%8A" target="_blank" rel="noopener">closed 10% up at HK$29.90</a> in the Futu securities grey market. </p></div><div><p>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/medlive-technology-ipo-initiation-what-s-up-doc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:53683" rel="noopener">Medlive Technology IPO Initiation: What's Up, Doc?</a>, we stated that Medlive believes that it can compete with several players for a slice of healthcare companies’ marketing budgets due to its large and engaged physician user base, which enables it to reach a wider group of physicians more efficiently and achieve a better return on marketing spending. Medlive has strong fundamentals due to fast-paced revenue growth, rising margin and strong cash generation. We concluded that the Medlive IPO is worth a look. In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/medlive-technology-ipo-valuation-insights" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:53879" rel="noopener">Medlive Technology IPO: Valuation Insights</a>, we stated that we would participate in the IPO due to an attractive IPO price range and strong blue-chip cornerstone support.</p></div><div><div><div class="content-highlight"><p>Updating for the final IPO net raise, our base-case DCF derived price target of HK$32.17 per share. As DCF-based target prices are subject to a wide range of variability, we present a sensitivity table to help investors gauge where target prices could head. Our DCF sensitivity analysis shows that the grey market price is attractive.</p></div></div></div>

Medlive Technology (2192 HK) is the largest online professional physician platform in China as measured by the number of registered physician users as of 31 December 2020, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. Medlive derives most of its revenue from providing solutions that facilitate healthcare marketing to physicians. Medlive ranked first among physician platform-based digital healthcare marketing service providers in China as measured by revenue in 2020, with a 21.4% market share, according to Frost &amp; Sullivan. Medlive is a JV between M3 Inc (2413 JP) and Tiantian, each with 50% stakes.Medlive will commence trading on Thursday, 15 July. Medlive priced its IPO at HK$27.20 and closed 10% up at HK$29.90 in the Futu securities grey market. In Medlive Technology IPO Initiation: What's Up, Doc?, we stated that Medlive believes that it can compete with several players for a slice of healthcare companies’ marketing budgets due to its large and engaged physician user base, which enables it to reach a wider group of physicians more efficiently and achieve a better return on marketing spending. Medlive has strong fundamentals due to fast-paced revenue growth, rising margin and strong cash generation. We concluded that the Medlive IPO is worth a look. In Medlive Technology IPO: Valuation Insights, we stated that we would participate in the IPO due to an attractive IPO price range and strong blue-chip cornerstone support.Updating for the final IPO net raise, our base-case DCF derived price target of HK$32.17 per share. As DCF-based target prices are subject to a wide range of variability, we present a sensitivity table to help investors gauge where target prices could head. Our DCF sensitivity analysis shows that the grey market price is attractive.

China

JD Health International Inc. operates drug stores. The Company retails Chinese and Western medicines, nutrition products, health care products, and other products. JD Health International markets its products throughout China.

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EDDA Healthcare Pre-IPO - RoboDoc - Has Been Around for a While but Is Just Getting the Robo Going

EDDA Healthcare and Technology Holding Limited (EDDA), offers innovative intelligent solutions to enable precision surgery. It aims to raise up to...

Sumeet Singh

Pre-IPO Sinohealth Technology - Solid Financial Performance Cannot Cover up the Challenges Ahead

This article mainly analyzed Sinohealth in terms of the industry characteristics, its business, comparison with peers (Yidu Tech, Linkdoc, etc.),...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Pre-IPO Dingdang Health Technology - The Future Looks Challenging

The article mainly analyzed the concerns that worth the investors' attention about Dingdang Health in terms of fierce competition, financial...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Medlive IPO: Thoughts on First Day Trading

Both our DCF-based valuation and relative valuation suggest that the company’s IPO is attractively priced and there is more room for share price to...

Shifara Samsudeen, FCMA, CGMA

Medlive Technology IPO: Trading Debut

Medlive will commence trading on 15 July. Medlive priced at HK$27.20 and closed 10% up at HK$29.90 in the Futu grey market. Our DCF sensitivity...

Arun George

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