HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The improvement of Medlive’s profitability in 22H1 seems more related to the large decreased income tax expense rather than any obvious improvement of main business or any other logic.</li>
<li>The single main business structure and insufficient core competitiveness add uncertainty to the Company's long-term prospects, which makes it difficult to significantly improve the valuation.</li>
<li>Medlive is under double pressure of "squeezing bubble" in healthcare industry and “the fading of traffic dividend” in Internet industry.Its growth logic/business model will be more scrutinized by the market.</li>
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The improvement of Medlive’s profitability in 22H1 seems more related to the large decreased income tax expense rather than any obvious improvement of main business or any other logic.
The single main business structure and insufficient core competitiveness add uncertainty to the Company's long-term prospects, which makes it difficult to significantly improve the valuation.
Medlive is under double pressure of "squeezing bubble" in healthcare industry and “the fading of traffic dividend” in Internet industry.Its growth logic/business model will be more scrutinized by the market.


Medlive Technology (2192.HK) 22H1- The Growth Logic/Business Model Is More Scrutinized by the Market

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/111-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27412:1" rel="noopener">111 Inc (YI US)</a>, the largest virtual pharmacy network in China, disclosed a privatisation proposal from a co-founder-led consortium at US$3.66 per ADS, a 20.0% premium to the undisturbed price. </li>
<li>For privatisation to succeed, shareholders representing two-thirds of shares present and voting need to approve the deal. The co-founders represent 92.04% of the total voting power.</li>
<li>The offer price is unattractive but this is a done deal. At the last close, the gross and annualised spread for a January 2023 completion is 11.6% and 33.4%, respectively. </li>
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111 Inc (YI US), the largest virtual pharmacy network in China, disclosed a privatisation proposal from a co-founder-led consortium at US$3.66 per ADS, a 20.0% premium to the undisturbed price. 
For privatisation to succeed, shareholders representing two-thirds of shares present and voting need to approve the deal. The co-founders represent 92.04% of the total voting power.
The offer price is unattractive but this is a done deal. At the last close, the gross and annualised spread for a January 2023 completion is 11.6% and 33.4%, respectively. 


111’s Opportunistic US$3.66 Bid from the Co-Founders

Equity Capital Markets

Huayiwang Technology / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/huayiwang-technology-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35518:1" rel="noopener">Huayiwang Technology (1985554D HK)</a> is strong in its digital medical education solutions, which is the cornerstone business for the continuous expansion of other solution offerings and ecosystem.</li>
<li>HUAYIWANG charges service fees mainly from pharmaceutical companies, which could be a more sustainable profit model than charging from patients directly.</li>
<li>However, the increasing competition and potential risk of losing medical professionals could shake the foundations of HUAYIWANG's business. </li>
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Huayiwang Technology (1985554D HK) is strong in its digital medical education solutions, which is the cornerstone business for the continuous expansion of other solution offerings and ecosystem.
HUAYIWANG charges service fees mainly from pharmaceutical companies, which could be a more sustainable profit model than charging from patients directly.
However, the increasing competition and potential risk of losing medical professionals could shake the foundations of HUAYIWANG's business. 


Pre-IPO Huayiwang Technology - The Business Model Is Reasonable, but There Are Also Challenges

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<li>The revenue YoY growth, net profit YoY growth and net profit margin reached a new low in 2021. The performance of Medlive cannot meet the market's expectations of high growth.</li>
<li>The medical knowledge solutions is the cornerstone business and vital to the attractiveness of platform for users. However, this business is not strong enough to make the outlook certain.</li>
<li>In the fierce competition, more efforts are needed on how to convert physician resources into business value continuously. Due to unreliable logic, we are conservative about Medlive at current stage.</li>
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The revenue YoY growth, net profit YoY growth and net profit margin reached a new low in 2021. The performance of Medlive cannot meet the market's expectations of high growth.
The medical knowledge solutions is the cornerstone business and vital to the attractiveness of platform for users. However, this business is not strong enough to make the outlook certain.
In the fierce competition, more efforts are needed on how to convert physician resources into business value continuously. Due to unreliable logic, we are conservative about Medlive at current stage.


Medlive Technology (2192.HK) - The Logic Has Shaken

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

Equity Analyst

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<li>Medlive’s shares are currently trading at HK$8.15 per share and lost almost 70% YTD which we think was due to the ongoing regulatory crackdown on tech platforms in China.</li>
<li>Medlive's 2021 revenues grew 33.2% YoY to RMB284m while adjusted OP grew 19.0% YoY to RMB123m. Shares reacted negatively due to slowdown in top line growth.</li>
<li>Medlive is currently trading at FY2 EV/Revenue of 0.97x compared to 34.3x when we last wrote. We think shares are extremely cheap and offers a good entry point.</li>
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Medlive’s shares are currently trading at HK$8.15 per share and lost almost 70% YTD which we think was due to the ongoing regulatory crackdown on tech platforms in China.
Medlive's 2021 revenues grew 33.2% YoY to RMB284m while adjusted OP grew 19.0% YoY to RMB123m. Shares reacted negatively due to slowdown in top line growth.
Medlive is currently trading at FY2 EV/Revenue of 0.97x compared to 34.3x when we last wrote. We think shares are extremely cheap and offers a good entry point.


Hong Kong

Medlive Technology Co., Ltd. operates as an online professional physician platform. The Company provides medical information, clinical guidelines, medical conferences, case readings, diagnosis and treatment knowledge base, and other medical information. Medlive Technology offers services in China.

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