Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bnc-korea-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34785:1" rel="noopener">BNC Korea (256840 KS),</a> with its partnered COVID-19 pill will be a late entrant in the space, as two more COVID-19 pills are already approved in South Korea.</li>
<li>The company reported operating loss of KRW11 billion in 2021 and 99% of its export comes from Russia and CIS countries.</li>
<li>Since my bearish note published on the company in October 2021, shares have declined 50%. I am still not upbeat on the growth prospect of the company.</li>
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BNC Korea (256840 KS), with its partnered COVID-19 pill will be a late entrant in the space, as two more COVID-19 pills are already approved in South Korea.
The company reported operating loss of KRW11 billion in 2021 and 99% of its export comes from Russia and CIS countries.
Since my bearish note published on the company in October 2021, shares have declined 50%. I am still not upbeat on the growth prospect of the company.


BNC Korea (256840 KS): Late Mover in COVID Pill; 2021 Operating Loss and Russia Exposure Add to Woe

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-bioscience-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31484:1" rel="noopener">SK Bioscience (302440 KS)</a> markets four in-house products in Korea, including influenza, shingles, and chicken pox vaccines. The company has partnerships with global companies for the production of COVID-19 vaccines. </li>
<li>SK Bioscience has started shipment of Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine, while its own vaccine is in phase 3 trial. With ~15% vaccination in low-income countries, demand for vaccine is still high.  </li>
<li>SK Bioscience has a rich pipeline, with four promising blockbuster candidates for the global market. This entails strong revenue visibility in post-COVID era.</li>
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SK Bioscience (302440 KS) markets four in-house products in Korea, including influenza, shingles, and chicken pox vaccines. The company has partnerships with global companies for the production of COVID-19 vaccines. 
SK Bioscience has started shipment of Novavax’ COVID-19 vaccine, while its own vaccine is in phase 3 trial. With ~15% vaccination in low-income countries, demand for vaccine is still high.  
SK Bioscience has a rich pipeline, with four promising blockbuster candidates for the global market. This entails strong revenue visibility in post-COVID era.


SK Bioscience (302440 KS): An Attractive Pure-Play on Vaccines- Both COVID and Non-COVID

Korea / Special Situations, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Situations

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

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<li>For this March rebalancing, the screening base date is January 28, which is the last trading day of January. So, the 3-month rebalancing review period is now done.</li>
<li>Other than LG Energy (+₩146,2B), we should pay the most attention to AfreecaTV (+1.70x), Chunbo (+0.36x), Douzone Bizon (-4.82x), and SoulBrain (-0.99x).</li>
<li>In addition, large-cap stocks such as SKIET (+0.25x), Ecopro BM (+0.10x), LG Chem (-0.62x), and Posco Chemical (-0.30x) will likely draw much attention.</li>
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For this March rebalancing, the screening base date is January 28, which is the last trading day of January. So, the 3-month rebalancing review period is now done.
Other than LG Energy (+₩146,2B), we should pay the most attention to AfreecaTV (+1.70x), Chunbo (+0.36x), Douzone Bizon (-4.82x), and SoulBrain (-0.99x).
In addition, large-cap stocks such as SKIET (+0.25x), Ecopro BM (+0.10x), LG Chem (-0.62x), and Posco Chemical (-0.30x) will likely draw much attention.


KRX K-New Deal Index Screening Period Ended: Rebalancing Changes & Passive Impacts Update

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Voronoi (VOR KS) is getting ready to complete its IPO in Korea in March. The IPO offering base deal size is from $84 million to $109 million.</li>
<li>The company has developed a genotype-directed therapy that is effective for tumors caused by mutations in kinases, and has successfully conducted global technology transfers. </li>
<li>The total amount of accumulated milestones for three global technology exports of Voronoi is $1.79 billion (about 2.1 trillion won) which is very impressive.</li>
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Voronoi (VOR KS) is getting ready to complete its IPO in Korea in March. The IPO offering base deal size is from $84 million to $109 million.
The company has developed a genotype-directed therapy that is effective for tumors caused by mutations in kinases, and has successfully conducted global technology transfers. 
The total amount of accumulated milestones for three global technology exports of Voronoi is $1.79 billion (about 2.1 trillion won) which is very impressive.


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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yuhan-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10745:1" rel="noopener">Yuhan Corp (000100 KS)'s</a> R&amp;D investments have started contributing to revenue through outlicensing deals. The company signed five out-licensing deals totaling KRW 4 trillion over the past three years.</li>
<li>The company has launched one in-house developed oncology drug, lazertinib in Korea market this year. Other in-licensed marketed prescription drugs hold leadership positioning in their respective therapeutic areas.</li>
<li>Outlicesing partner Janssen is expected to file new drug application to the US FDA in 2022. Yuhan is entitled for double-digit royalty on commercialization of Lazertinib in global market.</li>
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Yuhan Corp (000100 KS)'s R&amp;D investments have started contributing to revenue through outlicensing deals. The company signed five out-licensing deals totaling KRW 4 trillion over the past three years.
The company has launched one in-house developed oncology drug, lazertinib in Korea market this year. Other in-licensed marketed prescription drugs hold leadership positioning in their respective therapeutic areas.
Outlicesing partner Janssen is expected to file new drug application to the US FDA in 2022. Yuhan is entitled for double-digit royalty on commercialization of Lazertinib in global market.


Yuhan Corp (000100 KS): R&D Endeavors Finally Began to Pay Back; Lazertinib to Drive Future Growth

South Korea

Yuhan Corporation manufactures and markets various pharmaceutical products on its own and through joint ventures with other global pharmaceutical companies. The Company also produces personal care products, dietary supplements, and veterinary medicines.

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