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

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>China Tourism Group Duty Free Corporation Limited (CDF) is gearing up to launch Hong Kong’s largest listing so far this year, with a reported deal size of around US$2-3bn.</li>
<li>Prior to the deal launch, we’ve had a quick look at the A/H premium, subscription and past performance of some of the earlier A/H listings.</li>
<li>Overall, most of the recent A/H listings haven’t done much over the first month.</li>
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China Tourism Group Duty Free Corporation Limited (CDF) is gearing up to launch Hong Kong’s largest listing so far this year, with a reported deal size of around US$2-3bn.
Prior to the deal launch, we’ve had a quick look at the A/H premium, subscription and past performance of some of the earlier A/H listings.
Overall, most of the recent A/H listings haven’t done much over the first month.


Past A/H Listings Performance - Most of the Deals Haven’t Done Much

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pharmaron-beijing-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28428:1" rel="noopener"></a>Pharmaron’s share price plunged after the release of the estimate for 2022 interim results, even dragging down the entire CXO sector, which reflected the attitude of Mr Market.</li>
<li>One important reason for low net profit growth is related to the development strategy - Even if Pharmaron achieves  “integration”, its advantage/profit margin could largely shrink due to overcapacity/fierce competition.  </li>
<li>Pharmaron can only achieve V-shaped rebound by making breakthroughs in CGT CXO to boost valuations and expectations on outlook rather than pursue the strategy of “integration” as in the past.</li>
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Pharmaron’s share price plunged after the release of the estimate for 2022 interim results, even dragging down the entire CXO sector, which reflected the attitude of Mr Market.
One important reason for low net profit growth is related to the development strategy - Even if Pharmaron achieves  “integration”, its advantage/profit margin could largely shrink due to overcapacity/fierce competition.  
Pharmaron can only achieve V-shaped rebound by making breakthroughs in CGT CXO to boost valuations and expectations on outlook rather than pursue the strategy of “integration” as in the past.


Pharmaron Beijing Co Ltd (3759.HK/300759.CH) - The Story May Have Changed

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>Inside is a recap of movements in the last week relating to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange -Shanghai and Shenzhen Northbound Connect facilities, broken down by company and industry.</li>
<li>Overall, net inflow over the past week was ~US$3.5bn, split between Shanghai (+US$2.3bn) and Shenzhen (+US$1.2bn).</li>
<li>The largest inflows were into <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/inner-mongolia-yili-indus-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3220:1" rel="noopener">Inner Mongolia Yili (600887 CH)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pharmaron-beijing-co-ltd-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28277:1" rel="noopener">Pharmaron Beijing (300759 CH)</a>. The largest outflows were in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/contemporary-amperex-techn-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24404:1" rel="noopener">CATL (300750 CH)</a>  (300750 CH) and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/qinghai-salt-lake-industry-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5088:1" rel="noopener">Qinghai Salt (000792 CH)</a>.</li>
</ul>


Inside is a recap of movements in the last week relating to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange -Shanghai and Shenzhen Northbound Connect facilities, broken down by company and industry.
Overall, net inflow over the past week was ~US$3.5bn, split between Shanghai (+US$2.3bn) and Shenzhen (+US$1.2bn).
The largest inflows were into Inner Mongolia Yili (600887 CH) and Pharmaron Beijing (300759 CH). The largest outflows were in CATL (300750 CH)  (300750 CH) and Qinghai Salt (000792 CH).


Shanghai/​​​​Shenzhen Northbound Connect: Weekly Moves (17 June 2022)

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<li>As one of the few CXOs in the industry that has layout of the whole industry chain, Pharmaron carries many expectations. But it cannot compete with WuXi AppTec so far.</li>
<li>If Pharmaron could make breakthrough either in its CMC services (improving gross profit margin and scale) or the CGT services, the Company’s outlook and valuation logic would improve greatly.</li>
<li>The valuation of Pharmaron should be lower than WuXi AppTec and WuXi Biologics, but higher than Asymchem, Tigermed and Joinn. Considering the macro uncertainties, short-term trades are advised.</li>
</ul>


As one of the few CXOs in the industry that has layout of the whole industry chain, Pharmaron carries many expectations. But it cannot compete with WuXi AppTec so far.
If Pharmaron could make breakthrough either in its CMC services (improving gross profit margin and scale) or the CGT services, the Company’s outlook and valuation logic would improve greatly.
The valuation of Pharmaron should be lower than WuXi AppTec and WuXi Biologics, but higher than Asymchem, Tigermed and Joinn. Considering the macro uncertainties, short-term trades are advised.


Pharmaron Beijing Co Ltd (3759.HK/300759.CH) 2022/2021Q1 Results- Expectations Coexist with Concerns

Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Asymchem Laboratories raised around US$1.05bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong.</li>
<li>AL is a provider of outsourced pharmaceutical development and manufacturing solutions and services. </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the subscription levels and trading dynamics.</li>
</ul>


Asymchem Laboratories raised around US$1.05bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong.
AL is a provider of outsourced pharmaceutical development and manufacturing solutions and services. 
In this note, we will talk about the subscription levels and trading dynamics.


Asymchem Labs A/H Trading - Moderate Demand and Upside

China

Pharmaron Beijing Co., Ltd. engages in discovery, development, and manufacturing spectrum for small molecule drugs, cell therapies, and gene therapies as well as providing testing services for medical devices and clinic research. The Company offers laboratory, clinical development, chemistry manufactory and control, and other services. Pharmaron Beijing conducts businesses based in China.

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Pharmaron Beijing (300759 CH)

Past A/H Listings Performance - Most of the Deals Haven’t Done Much

China Tourism is gearing up to launch Hong Kong’s largest listing so far this year, with a reported deal size of around US$2-3bn. Ahead of its...

Sumeet Singh

Pharmaron Beijing Co Ltd (3759.HK/300759.CH) - The Story May Have Changed

Due to overcapacity/fierce competition,Pharmaron is hard to achieve V-shaped rebound by the strategy of "integration".We are conservative about its...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Shanghai/Shenzhen Northbound Connect: Weekly Moves (17 June 2022)

Overall, net inflow over the past week was ~US$3.5bn, split between Shanghai Northbound (+US$2.3bn) and Shenzhen Northbound (+US$1.2bn).

David Blennerhassett

Pharmaron Beijing Co Ltd (3759.HK/300759.CH) 2022/2021Q1 Results- Expectations Coexist with Concerns

We analyzed Pharmaron's performance in 2021 & 2022Q1.Expectations coexist with concerns. Its outlook/valuation logic would improve greatly if it...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Asymchem Labs A/H Trading - Moderate Demand and Upside

Asymchem Laboratories raised around US$1.05bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

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Past A/H Listings Performance - Most of the Deals Haven’t Done Much

China Tourism is gearing up to launch Hong Kong’s largest listing so far this year, with a reported deal size of around US$2-3bn. Ahead of its...

Sumeet Singh

Pharmaron Beijing Co Ltd (3759.HK/300759.CH) - The Story May Have Changed

Due to overcapacity/fierce competition,Pharmaron is hard to achieve V-shaped rebound by the strategy of "integration".We are conservative about its...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Shanghai/​​​​Shenzhen Northbound Connect: Weekly Moves (17 June 2022)

Overall, net inflow over the past week was ~US$3.5bn, split between Shanghai Northbound (+US$2.3bn) and Shenzhen Northbound (+US$1.2bn).

David Blennerhassett

Pharmaron Beijing Co Ltd (3759.HK/300759.CH) 2022/2021Q1 Results- Expectations Coexist with Concerns

We analyzed Pharmaron's performance in 2021 & 2022Q1.Expectations coexist with concerns. Its outlook/valuation logic would improve greatly if it...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Asymchem Labs A/H Trading - Moderate Demand and Upside

Asymchem Laboratories raised around US$1.05bn in its H-share listing in Hong Kong. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Shanghai/Shenzhen Northbound Connect: Weekly Moves (17 June 2022)