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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

Hong Kong Exchange publishes share repurchases by listed companies on a daily basis. In our weekly note, we will provide statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Aug 6th.In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xinyi-glass-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11940:1" rel="noopener">Xinyi Glass Holdings (868 HK)</a> (HKD 350.6 million worth of buybacks), <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/new-world-development" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7037:1" rel="noopener">New World Development (17 HK)</a> (HKD 195.3 million worth of buybacks), <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sino-biopharmaceutical" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:230:1" rel="noopener">Sino Biopharmaceutical (1177 HK)</a> (HKD 49.8 million worth of buybacks).

Hong Kong Exchange publishes share repurchases by listed companies on a daily basis. In our weekly note, we will provide statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Aug 6th.In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Xinyi Glass Holdings (868 HK) (HKD 350.6 million worth of buybacks), New World Development (17 HK) (HKD 195.3 million worth of buybacks), Sino Biopharmaceutical (1177 HK) (HKD 49.8 million worth of buybacks).

Hong Kong Buybacks: HK$350m Buyback by Xinyi Glass

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Capital Markets

After listing on NASDAQ and HKEX, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beigene-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27352:1" rel="noopener">BeiGene Ltd (6160 HK)</a> will be listed on the SSE STAR market again in the near future. Meanwhile, after successive years of losses, BeiGene finally turned profitable for the first time in the first quarter of 2021. By the end of July 23, 2021, the market value of BeiGene in HKEX and NASDAQ was about HK$226.5 billion and US$29.2 billion, respectively. It is highly probable that the market value of the BeiGene in the SSE STAR market would exceed RMB200 billion after its listing as well. Behind the successful capital operation, what challenges would BeiGene face in the future?

After listing on NASDAQ and HKEX, BeiGene Ltd (6160 HK) will be listed on the SSE STAR market again in the near future. Meanwhile, after successive years of losses, BeiGene finally turned profitable for the first time in the first quarter of 2021. By the end of July 23, 2021, the market value of BeiGene in HKEX and NASDAQ was about HK$226.5 billion and US$29.2 billion, respectively. It is highly probable that the market value of the BeiGene in the SSE STAR market would exceed RMB200 billion after its listing as well. Behind the successful capital operation, what challenges would BeiGene face in the future?

Pre-IPO BeiGene Ltd - Concerns on Commercialization

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Industry viewpoints:<ul>
<li>The National Health Commission and three other departments issued new document to promote the coordinated development of TCM and western medicine.</li>
<li>After the completion of the volume-based purchase (VBP) of chemical drugs commonly used in clinical practice, biosimilar drugs and Chinese patent medicine will gradually be included in the framework of the VBP.</li>
<li>The National Health Commission of PRC issued relevant policies and continued emphasis on the diagnosis of autoimmune diseases, which is expected to promote the rapid development of the autoimmune disease diagnosis market in China.</li>
</ul>Company news:News about the updated progress on drugs of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/innovent-biologics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27452:1" rel="noopener">Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/innocare-pharma-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28355:1" rel="noopener">InnoCare Pharma Ltd (9969 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cstone-pharmaceuticals" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27882:1" rel="noopener">CStone Pharmaceuticals (2616 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/akeso-biopharma-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28830:1" rel="noopener">Akeso Biopharma Inc (9926 HK)</a>. Market review:Last week, stock price for healthcare sector in A share decreased 0.8%, while CSI 300 decreased 3.03% over the same period of time.Risk disclosure:Policy risk, R&amp;D risk, Company risk and COVID-19 risk.

Industry viewpoints:
The National Health Commission and three other departments issued new document to promote the coordinated development of TCM and western medicine.
After the completion of the volume-based purchase (VBP) of chemical drugs commonly used in clinical practice, biosimilar drugs and Chinese patent medicine will gradually be included in the framework of the VBP.
The National Health Commission of PRC issued relevant policies and continued emphasis on the diagnosis of autoimmune diseases, which is expected to promote the rapid development of the autoimmune disease diagnosis market in China.
Company news:News about the updated progress on drugs of Innovent Biologics Inc (1801 HK), InnoCare Pharma Ltd (9969 HK), CStone Pharmaceuticals (2616 HK) and Akeso Biopharma Inc (9926 HK). Market review:Last week, stock price for healthcare sector in A share decreased 0.8%, while CSI 300 decreased 3.03% over the same period of time.Risk disclosure:Policy risk, R&amp;D risk, Company risk and COVID-19 risk.

Global Emerging Market Equities, Propitious Research

Wium Malan, CFA

Global Emerging Market Equities

Independent, Fundamental Quantitative Research

Propitious Research

Fully independent, fundamental and quantitative equity research, focused on companies in the Telecommunication, Media, Technology, Internet and Healthcare sectors in the Global Emerging Markets. Idea generation focused on Quality stocks, trading below their intrinsic Value, with sound Corporate Governance.

This insight provides a summary of the key news developments impacting the largest countries and constituents of the Global Emerging Markets equity indices. 
Companies mentioned this week:
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/prosus-nv" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28104:1" rel="noopener">Prosus (PRX NA)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (9988 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/baidu-inc-a55ca720-5968-48f0-8194-ac94390d065c" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32212:1" rel="noopener">Baidu (9888 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bytedance-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27936:1" rel="noopener">ByteDance (1460967D CH)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/naver-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16029:1" rel="noopener">Naver Corp (035420 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/e-mart-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6993:1" rel="noopener">E Mart Inc (139480 KS)</a>

This insight provides a summary of the key news developments impacting the largest countries and constituents of the Global Emerging Markets equity indices. 
Companies mentioned this week:
Prosus (PRX NA), Alibaba Group (9988 HK), Baidu (9888 HK), ByteDance (1460967D CH), Naver Corp (035420 KS), E Mart Inc (139480 KS) 

Global Emerging Markets Weekly: 18 June 2021

Equity Bottom-Up

Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group  / Equity Bottom-Up

When it comes to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jiangsu-hengrui-medicine-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14128:1" rel="noopener">Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine (600276 CH)</a>, people would  also mention <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hansoh-pharmaceutical-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23675:1" rel="noopener">Hansoh Pharmaceutical (3692 HK)</a>, because its chairlady and CEO Zhong Huijuan is the wife of Hengrui’s Sun Piaoyang. Previously, Hansoh started with generic drugs (mainly first-to-market generic drugs), and has several blockbuster varieties with annual sales of more than RMB1 billion, such as zefei, pulaile, oulanning and so on. After more than 20 years of development, the Company has tablished a broad, diversified and leading drug portfolio in central nervous system (“CNS”) diseases, oncology, anti-infectives and diabetes. This article mainly analyzed the core products, the pipeline, the key risks, the thoughts on valuation and the catalysts.

When it comes to Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine (600276 CH), people would  also mention Hansoh Pharmaceutical (3692 HK), because its chairlady and CEO Zhong Huijuan is the wife of Hengrui’s Sun Piaoyang. Previously, Hansoh started with generic drugs (mainly first-to-market generic drugs), and has several blockbuster varieties with annual sales of more than RMB1 billion, such as zefei, pulaile, oulanning and so on. After more than 20 years of development, the Company has tablished a broad, diversified and leading drug portfolio in central nervous system (“CNS”) diseases, oncology, anti-infectives and diabetes. This article mainly analyzed the core products, the pipeline, the key risks, the thoughts on valuation and the catalysts.

Hansoh Pharmaceutical (3692.HK) - Insights on Core Products, Pipeline, Catalysts and Key Risks

Hong Kong

Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited, through its subsidiaries, researches, develops, produces, and sells biopharmaceutical products for the medical treatment of ophthalmia, as well as modernized Chinese medicine and chemical medicine for the treatment of hepatitis.

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Sino Biopharmaceutical (1177 HK)

Hong Kong Buybacks: HK$350m Buyback by Xinyi Glass

We highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Xinyi Glass (868 HK), New World Development (17 HK), and...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Pre-IPO BeiGene Ltd - Concerns on Commercialization

The article mainly analyzed the three core products (tislelizumab, zanubrutinib and denosumab) of BeiGene, the competitive landscape in China and...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

China Healthcare Weekly (July.2)

The article analyzed the new document about the development of TCM and western medicine,potential start time of VBP on biosimilar...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Global Emerging Markets Weekly: 18 June 2021

This insight provides a summary of the key news developments impacting the largest countries and constituents of the Global Emerging Markets equity...

Wium Malan, CFA

Hansoh Pharmaceutical (3692.HK) - Insights on Core Products, Pipeline, Catalysts and Key Risks

This article analyzed Hansoh Pharmaceutical in terms of core products, the pipeline, the key risks, the thoughts on valuation and the catalysts for...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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