Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Bottom-Up

Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical / Equity Bottom-Up

Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical (6990 HK)

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sichuan-kelun-biotech-biopharmaceutical-co-ltd-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40071:1" rel="noopener">Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical (6990 HK)</a> 1H26 revenue increased 3% YoY to RMB 978.3M, as pharmaceutical products grew to RMB 657M (vs RMB 309.8M in 1H25).</li>
<li>Sac-TMT’s NDA was accepted by NMPA for 1L treatment of patients with recurrent or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) who have a PD-L1 combined positive score (CPS).</li>
<li>Given the prospective drug pipeline, company’s R&amp;D capabilities and extensive licensing agreements already in place we prefer to remain bullish on the name.</li>
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical (6990 HK) 1H26 revenue increased 3% YoY to RMB 978.3M, as pharmaceutical products grew to RMB 657M (vs RMB 309.8M in 1H25).
Sac-TMT’s NDA was accepted by NMPA for 1L treatment of patients with recurrent or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) who have a PD-L1 combined positive score (CPS).
Given the prospective drug pipeline, company’s R&amp;D capabilities and extensive licensing agreements already in place we prefer to remain bullish on the name.


Sichuan Kelun Biotech (2629 HK): Sac-TMT Driving To The Core in 1H26, Pipeline Progressing Well

Healthcare Analyst

Wilfred Yuen

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>We highlight key updates from October's ESMO meeting: 1) Akeso's ivonescimab in 1L BTC, 2) Kelun/Merck's sac-TMT (Lung04, Lung06, TroFuse-005), 3) Hutchmed/AZ's savo, 4) Hansoh/GSK's B7H3 ADC, 5) Innovent IBI363...</li>
<li>BD deal flows this week: 1) Innocare/Lilly on 5-target drug discovery, 2) Earendil Labs/Genentech on bispecific, 3) Insilico Medicine/AI frontier model lab, 4) BoomRay/Novartis on radioligand, 4) Henlius/Amberstone on TCE</li>
<li>Other updates/news: 1) LEGN's 5-year Carvykti OS data in Cart-2 study, 2) BeOne's first-in-class GPC3/4-1BB entering ph3 study in HCC, 3) TYK/Qilu deal update...</li>
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We highlight key updates from October's ESMO meeting: 1) Akeso's ivonescimab in 1L BTC, 2) Kelun/Merck's sac-TMT (Lung04, Lung06, TroFuse-005), 3) Hutchmed/AZ's savo, 4) Hansoh/GSK's B7H3 ADC, 5) Innovent IBI363...
BD deal flows this week: 1) Innocare/Lilly on 5-target drug discovery, 2) Earendil Labs/Genentech on bispecific, 3) Insilico Medicine/AI frontier model lab, 4) BoomRay/Novartis on radioligand, 4) Henlius/Amberstone on TCE
Other updates/news: 1) LEGN's 5-year Carvykti OS data in Cart-2 study, 2) BeOne's first-in-class GPC3/4-1BB entering ph3 study in HCC, 3) TYK/Qilu deal update...


HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sichuan-kelun-biotech-biopharm" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40071:1" rel="noopener">Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Bio (6990 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/techtronic-industries-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4561:1" rel="noopener">Techtronic Ind. (669 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vesync" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31067:1" rel="noopener">Vesync (2148 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chervon-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35309:1" rel="noopener">Chervon Hldgs (2285 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-apptec-co-ltd-bf4a1265-beef-48b6-b82d-29308426030f" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27795:1" rel="noopener">WuXi AppTec (2359 HK)</a> have a very high reliance on the US market.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vtech-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18812:1" rel="noopener">Vtech Hldgs (303 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsonite-international-sa" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12790:1" rel="noopener">Samsonite (1910 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/haier-smart-home-co-ltd-b3ef445f-0f54-4586-8c58-9073de98d60e" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31105:1" rel="noopener">Haier Smart Home (6690 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tcl-multimedia-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15654:1" rel="noopener">Tcl Multimedia (1070 HK)</a> ranked lower on the list, but consumer cutbacks will have a bigger impact. </li>
<li>The spillover effect of a US recession to other countries will pressurise companies that have low direct exposure, like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/orient-overseas-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:801:1" rel="noopener">Orient Overseas International (316 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/prada-s-p-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:889:1" rel="noopener">Prada S.P.A. (1913 HK)</a>.</li>
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Bio (6990 HK), Techtronic Ind. (669 HK), Vesync (2148 HK), Chervon Hldgs (2285 HK), and WuXi AppTec (2359 HK) have a very high reliance on the US market.

Vtech Hldgs (303 HK), Samsonite (1910 HK), Haier Smart Home (6690 HK), and Tcl Multimedia (1070 HK) ranked lower on the list, but consumer cutbacks will have a bigger impact. 
The spillover effect of a US recession to other countries will pressurise companies that have low direct exposure, like Orient Overseas International (316 HK) and Prada S.P.A. (1913 HK).


China & HK Strategy: Who Are the Victims of a US Recession?

Equity Capital Markets

Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sichuan-kelun-biotech-biopharmaceutical-co-ltd-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40071:1" rel="noopener">Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical (6990 HK)</a> announced the placement of 5.8M shares for subscription at HK$470.2 per share. The placing price represents a discount of 8.5% to the undisturbed price.</li>
<li>Sichuan Kelun Biotech intends to use the proceeds majorly for research and development, enhance internal R&amp;D capabilities, strengthen external collaboration, expand its product pipeline portfolio and for working capital.</li>
<li>Kelun Biotech’s drug development skill is evidenced by the outlicensing deals it has signed, especially with Merck for sac-TMT. From commercial perspective, sac-TMT has potential to generate multi-billion-dollar revenue.</li>
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical (6990 HK) announced the placement of 5.8M shares for subscription at HK$470.2 per share. The placing price represents a discount of 8.5% to the undisturbed price.
Sichuan Kelun Biotech intends to use the proceeds majorly for research and development, enhance internal R&amp;D capabilities, strengthen external collaboration, expand its product pipeline portfolio and for working capital.
Kelun Biotech’s drug development skill is evidenced by the outlicensing deals it has signed, especially with Merck for sac-TMT. From commercial perspective, sac-TMT has potential to generate multi-billion-dollar revenue.


Sichuan Kelun Biotech (2629 HK) Placement: To Fund R&D; Sac-TMT Is Getting Ready for Global Take-Off

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sichuan-kelun-biotech-biopharmaceutical-co-ltd-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40071:1" rel="noopener">Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical (6990 HK)</a> is looking to raise up to US$350m from a primary placement.</li>
<li>Kelun is a China-based biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative oncology therapies, with a particular emphasis on antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), bispecific antibodies, and other biologics.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical (6990 HK) is looking to raise up to US$350m from a primary placement.
Kelun is a China-based biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative oncology therapies, with a particular emphasis on antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), bispecific antibodies, and other biologics.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Aequitas: Kelun-Biotech Placement - Steady Performance; Valuation May Temper Appeal

China

Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative biological and small molecule drugs, particularly Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs). It addresses unmet medical needs in oncology, autoimmune disorders, and metabolic diseases, with key products including sacituzumab tirumotecan and trastuzumab botidotin. The company is headquartered in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, and was founded in 2016.

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Tina Banerjee

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We highlight 1) key studies to watch for upcoming October's ESMO updates, 2) deal flows Innocare/Lilly, BoomRay/Novartis, Earendil Labs...

Wilfred Yuen

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Osbert Tang, CFA

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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co is looking to raise up to US$350m from a primary placement. In this note, we will talk about the...

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