Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lotus-pharmaceutical-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20568:1" rel="noopener">Lotus Pharmaceutical (1795 TT)</a> achieved 16% revenue growth to NT$17B in 2023, while net profit increased 36% to NT$4B. Growth was mainly driven by the strong performance of Asian business.</li>
<li>For the first two months of 2024, the company reported revenue of NT$3B, representing 1% YoY decline. While exports grew, Asia business remained flat. </li>
<li>1Q24 should be flat or slightly negative for the company, while growth is expected to pick up from the later half of the year.</li>
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Lotus Pharmaceutical (1795 TT) achieved 16% revenue growth to NT$17B in 2023, while net profit increased 36% to NT$4B. Growth was mainly driven by the strong performance of Asian business.
For the first two months of 2024, the company reported revenue of NT$3B, representing 1% YoY decline. While exports grew, Asia business remained flat. 
1Q24 should be flat or slightly negative for the company, while growth is expected to pick up from the later half of the year.


Lotus Pharmaceutical (1795 TT): Record-High Performance in 2023; What Lies Ahead?

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<li>In 2Q23, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lotus-pharmaceutical-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20568:1" rel="noopener">Lotus Pharmaceutical (1795 TT)</a> reported 53% YoY growth in revenue to NTD4.4B, mainly driven by strong uptake of Lenalidomide and Suboxone in America and branded products in Taiwan.</li>
<li>Lotus reported an EPS of NTD4.85 for Q2 2023, 285% above EPS of NTD1.26 reported for the same quarter of 2022. This result beat the average analyst’s estimate by NTD0.64.</li>
<li>Lotus has acquired exclusive global right to develop and commercialize suicidal bipolar therapy NRX-101 and obtained approval for new branded oncology drug Zepzelca in Taiwan.</li>
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In 2Q23, Lotus Pharmaceutical (1795 TT) reported 53% YoY growth in revenue to NTD4.4B, mainly driven by strong uptake of Lenalidomide and Suboxone in America and branded products in Taiwan.
Lotus reported an EPS of NTD4.85 for Q2 2023, 285% above EPS of NTD1.26 reported for the same quarter of 2022. This result beat the average analyst’s estimate by NTD0.64.
Lotus has acquired exclusive global right to develop and commercialize suicidal bipolar therapy NRX-101 and obtained approval for new branded oncology drug Zepzelca in Taiwan.


Lotus Pharmaceutical (1795 TT): Continued Stellar Growth in Q2; Pipeline Expansion to Drive Growth

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

APAC 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

Lotus Pharmaceutical / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lotus-pharmaceutical-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20568:1" rel="noopener">Lotus Pharmaceutical (1795 TT)'s</a> majority shareholder, Alvogen Emerging Markets Holdings (AEMH), aims to raise up to US$247m through an affiliated secondary block offering.</li>
<li>The deal is a small one to digest at only 2.4 days of three month ADV, despite being about 8.7% of current mcap. </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Lotus Pharmaceutical (1795 TT)'s majority shareholder, Alvogen Emerging Markets Holdings (AEMH), aims to raise up to US$247m through an affiliated secondary block offering.
The deal is a small one to digest at only 2.4 days of three month ADV, despite being about 8.7% of current mcap. 
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Lotus Pharmaceutical Placement - Sound Fundamentals but Doesn’t Seem Well Flagged

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Mar 1st which has an aggregated short interest worth USD68.0bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Wiwynn, Lite-On Tech, TSMC, Shihlin Elec&amp;Eng, Evergreen Marine, Lotus.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Mar 1st which has an aggregated short interest worth USD68.0bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Wiwynn, Lite-On Tech, TSMC, Shihlin Elec&amp;Eng, Evergreen Marine, Lotus.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Mar 1st): Wiwynn, Lite-On Tech, TSMC, Shihlin Elec&Eng, Evergreen Marine

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Dec 29th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD14.1bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Acer, China Airlines, Chung-Hsin, Quanta Computer, Yang Ming Marine, Wiwynn, Realtek Semi, Umc.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of TWSE Stocks as of Dec 29th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD14.1bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Acer, China Airlines, Chung-Hsin, Quanta Computer, Yang Ming Marine, Wiwynn, Realtek Semi, Umc.


TWSE Short Interest Weekly (Dec 29th): Short Covering Towards Year End

Taiwan

Lotus Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. manufactures and distributes oral medicine, ointment and injection medicine.

Lotus Pharmaceutical (1795 TT)