HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>YSB would be added to KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF.Cornerstone investors could opt to cash out directly,taking advantage of improved liquidity, which means even they’re not optimistic about YSB's prospects.</li>
<li>YSB's profit margin is disappointing. It would be hard for YSB to deliver decent profits in the end. This business does not make money. YSB is also short of money.</li>
<li>Since going public, YSB's share price has been on a rollercoaster, which has deviated from the fundamentals, but it should be pointed out eventually stock prices will return to fundamentals.</li>
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YSB would be added to KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF.Cornerstone investors could opt to cash out directly,taking advantage of improved liquidity, which means even they’re not optimistic about YSB's prospects.
YSB's profit margin is disappointing. It would be hard for YSB to deliver decent profits in the end. This business does not make money. YSB is also short of money.
Since going public, YSB's share price has been on a rollercoaster, which has deviated from the fundamentals, but it should be pointed out eventually stock prices will return to fundamentals.


YSB (9885.HK) - Being Included in ETF Offers a Great Escape Opportunity

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

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<ul><li>YSB specializes in providing digital solutions in China’s outside-of-hospital pharmaceutical circulation market.</li><li>According to Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S), the Company is the largest digital pharmaceutical platform serving businesses outside of hospitals in China, taking a market share of 21.0% in 2022 in terms of GMV (gross merchandise volume).</li><li>YSB’s business model mainly includes Online Marketplace and Self-operation Business (including Targeted Product Launch Business).</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

YSB specializes in providing digital solutions in China’s outside-of-hospital pharmaceutical circulation market.According to Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S), the Company is the largest digital pharmaceutical platform serving businesses outside of hospitals in China, taking a market share of 21.0% in 2022 in terms of GMV (gross merchandise volume).YSB’s business model mainly includes Online Marketplace and Self-operation Business (including Targeted Product Launch Business).Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

YSB (9885 HK) – Digitalizing Outside-Of-Hospital Pharmaceutical Circulation Market in China

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>YSB's business model is closer to that of pharmaceutical distribution enterprises, who could carry out businesses similar to YSB based on huge market share/resource advantages/financial strength. YSB’s moat isn't high.</li>
<li>The business structure of “Self-operation Business + Online Marketplace” of YSB could involve certain policy risks. Given the nature of its business, YSB’s profit margin is difficult to improve significantly.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ysb-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35982:1" rel="noopener">YSB Inc (YSB HK)</a>’s revenue scale could encounter bottlenecks after reaching a certain stage of growth. The valuation of YSB should be lower than that of traditional pharmaceutical distribution enterprises.</li>
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YSB's business model is closer to that of pharmaceutical distribution enterprises, who could carry out businesses similar to YSB based on huge market share/resource advantages/financial strength. YSB’s moat isn't high.
The business structure of “Self-operation Business + Online Marketplace” of YSB could involve certain policy risks. Given the nature of its business, YSB’s profit margin is difficult to improve significantly.

YSB Inc (YSB HK)’s revenue scale could encounter bottlenecks after reaching a certain stage of growth. The valuation of YSB should be lower than that of traditional pharmaceutical distribution enterprises.


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Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

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LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

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We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ysb-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35982:1" rel="noopener">YSB Inc (YSB HK)</a> is a digital pharmaceutical platform serving businesses outside of hospitals in China. The company operates a self-operating business as well as an online marketplace.</li>
<li>The company’s application for a HKEx IPO has been approved and according to news media outlets, the company plans to raise proceeds of around US$300-500m.</li>
<li>The company’s core business; Self-operations accounts for around 95% of revenues, however, it is a low-margin business and the other businesses help absorb most of the costs.</li>
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YSB Inc (YSB HK) is a digital pharmaceutical platform serving businesses outside of hospitals in China. The company operates a self-operating business as well as an online marketplace.
The company’s application for a HKEx IPO has been approved and according to news media outlets, the company plans to raise proceeds of around US$300-500m.
The company’s core business; Self-operations accounts for around 95% of revenues, however, it is a low-margin business and the other businesses help absorb most of the costs.


YSB IPO: Core Business Lacks Profitability

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of April 26th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Bank Of China, Tencent, China Mobile, HKEx, Zto Express, Meituan, HSBC.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of April 26th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Bank Of China, Tencent, China Mobile, HKEx, Zto Express, Meituan, HSBC.


Hong Kong Connect Flows (Apr 26th): BOC, Tencent, China Mobile, HKEx, ZTO, Meituan, HSBC

China

YSB Inc. operates as a digital pharmaceutical platform outside of hospitals in China.. The Company provides outside of hospital pharmaceutical circulation services. YSB mainly offers services to pharmaceutical companies, distributors, vendors, pharmacies, primary healthcare institutions, and others.

YSB (9885 HK)

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CMB International

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