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Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>This is our first report on Moderna, Inc., a renowned biotechnology company utilizing mRNA technology in the development of therapeutics and vaccines.</li><li>The company entered 2024 optimistic despite challenging 2023 results.</li><li>The company's revenue for 2023 stood at $6.1 billion, with a net loss of $4.7 billion.</li></ul>

This is our first report on Moderna, Inc., a renowned biotechnology company utilizing mRNA technology in the development of therapeutics and vaccines.The company entered 2024 optimistic despite challenging 2023 results.The company's revenue for 2023 stood at $6.1 billion, with a net loss of $4.7 billion.

Moderna Inc: Initiation Of Coverage - Product Pipeline

Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Algosun Global

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/moderna-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28744:1" rel="noopener">Moderna Inc (MRNA US)</a> , the leading biotechnology company and producer of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax, reported total revenue of ~$18.5B and net income of $12.2B in CY’21.</li>
<li>Management announced a new $3B share repurchase plan and fully utilized the previous $1B buyback program as valuations looked attractive. </li>
<li>We expect the company will generate ~$22.1B of free cash flows from CY’22 through CY’24, and we would be buyers on any weakness in Moderna. </li>
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Moderna Inc (MRNA US) , the leading biotechnology company and producer of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax, reported total revenue of ~$18.5B and net income of $12.2B in CY’21.
Management announced a new $3B share repurchase plan and fully utilized the previous $1B buyback program as valuations looked attractive. 
We expect the company will generate ~$22.1B of free cash flows from CY’22 through CY’24, and we would be buyers on any weakness in Moderna. 


Strong Quarterly Results And New $3B Share Repurchase Plan

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<li>Shares of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/moderna-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28744:1" rel="noopener">Moderna Inc (MRNA US)</a> underperformed and fell ~32% YTD. Investors continued to cut exposure to stocks of COVID vaccine makers, including BioNTech, Novavax, CureVac, among others.</li>
<li>In August 2021, Moderna announced the first share buyback plan. The company’s Board of Directors has authorized share repurchase for up to $1 billion with an expiry date in 2023. </li>
<li>We estimate Moderna may end 2021 with a total of ~$18.5 billion in cash, cash eq., investments and expect the company may boost share buyback in the future.</li>
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Shares of Moderna Inc (MRNA US) underperformed and fell ~32% YTD. Investors continued to cut exposure to stocks of COVID vaccine makers, including BioNTech, Novavax, CureVac, among others.
In August 2021, Moderna announced the first share buyback plan. The company’s Board of Directors has authorized share repurchase for up to $1 billion with an expiry date in 2023. 
We estimate Moderna may end 2021 with a total of ~$18.5 billion in cash, cash eq., investments and expect the company may boost share buyback in the future.


Is It Time For Moderna To Boost Share Buyback And Start Paying Dividends?

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

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<li>With multiple mutations, Omicron may require modifications in the existing vaccines. With fast mover advantage and superior efficacy, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/moderna-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28744:1" rel="noopener">Moderna Inc (MRNA US)</a> seems to be a clear winner of the situation.</li>
<li>Moderna’s current expectation to deliver 2–3 billion doses in 2022 is likely to be revised upwards with the fast spread of Omicron vaccine and full approval of booster doses.</li>
<li>Moderna shares have reasonable valuation compared to its peers. Higher visibility into 2022 and beyond will lead to re-rating opportunity.</li>
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With multiple mutations, Omicron may require modifications in the existing vaccines. With fast mover advantage and superior efficacy, Moderna Inc (MRNA US) seems to be a clear winner of the situation.
Moderna’s current expectation to deliver 2–3 billion doses in 2022 is likely to be revised upwards with the fast spread of Omicron vaccine and full approval of booster doses.
Moderna shares have reasonable valuation compared to its peers. Higher visibility into 2022 and beyond will lead to re-rating opportunity.


Moderna (MRNA US): To Cash in on Omicron Fear

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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<li>Moderna's move into China helps ease its current performance difficulties. But China has its own regulations/policies on vaccines. Whether Moderna can successfully adapt/stand out in China remains to be seen.</li>
<li>The entire vaccine industry in China is expected to undergo significant changes. We listed the companies in this industrial chain that would benefit from the successful signing with Moderna.</li>
<li>An important signal behind this deal is that while significant differences remain at the top, mutually beneficial business cooperation between China and US will continue, providing investors with additional options/confidence.</li>
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Moderna's move into China helps ease its current performance difficulties. But China has its own regulations/policies on vaccines. Whether Moderna can successfully adapt/stand out in China remains to be seen.
The entire vaccine industry in China is expected to undergo significant changes. We listed the companies in this industrial chain that would benefit from the successful signing with Moderna.
An important signal behind this deal is that while significant differences remain at the top, mutually beneficial business cooperation between China and US will continue, providing investors with additional options/confidence.


Moderna Inc (MRNA US) - What Would Happen After Moderna Enters China?

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Moderna, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. The Company focuses on the discovery and development of messenger RNA therapeutics and vaccines. Moderna develops mRNA medicines for infectious, immuno-oncology, and cardiovascular diseases.

Moderna (MRNA US)

Moderna Inc: Initiation Of Coverage - Product Pipeline

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Baptista Research

Moderna (MRNA US): To Cash in on Omicron Fear

Moderna is set to fly high on the continuous increasing demand for its Covid vaccine and rich pipeline beyond Covid. Emerging Omicron variant is...

Tina Banerjee

Moderna Inc (MRNA US) - What Would Happen After Moderna Enters China?

Moderna's entry into China is beneficial for both sides, which will have profound impact on China's biopharmaceutical industry.Such cooperation...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Moderna Inc: Initiation Of Coverage - Product Pipeline

This is our first report on Moderna, Inc., a renowned biotechnology company utilizing mRNA technology in the development of therapeutics and...

Baptista Research

Strong Quarterly Results And New $3B Share Repurchase Plan

Moderna remains our top pick among COVID-19 vaccine producers, and the new buyback program will support share price during periods of turbulent...

Andrei Zakharov

Is It Time For Moderna To Boost Share Buyback And Start Paying Dividends?

Our analysis suggests that Moderna may boost share buyback and announce dividend payments in 2022 as cash pile will exceed $20 billion

Andrei Zakharov

Moderna (MRNA US): To Cash in on Omicron Fear

Moderna is set to fly high on the continuous increasing demand for its Covid vaccine and rich pipeline beyond Covid. Emerging Omicron variant is...

Tina Banerjee

Moderna Inc (MRNA US) - What Would Happen After Moderna Enters China?

Moderna's entry into China is beneficial for both sides, which will have profound impact on China's biopharmaceutical industry.Such cooperation...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang