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Daily Brief Health Care: Medline, Corona Remedies, Lumexa Imaging Holdings, Genesis Healthcare, InxMed, Frencken, Mettler Toledo International Inc, Natera Inc, Newron Pharmaceuticals, Park Medi World and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Medline Inc. (MDLN): Hospital Product & Supply Chain Company Sets Terms on Mega IPO, $5b+ Cash Raise
  • Corona Remedies IPO Review: Rolling up Growth
  • Lumexa Imaging Holdings, Inc. (LMRI): Imaging Service Valuation, Metrics Attractive Vs. Peers
  • Gen Digital: Bundled Security
  • InxMed (应世生物) Pre-IPO Quick Comment: Overstated Market Potential and Leadership
  • Stake Additions by Q&M Dental, Frencken, Zhongmin Baihui Retail, and Accrelist directors
  • Mettler-Toledo: How Its Service Strategy Becomes a Revenue Machine—Can It Outgrow the Core Business?
  • Natera Makes High-Conviction Moves to Seize the Lucrative Oncology Frontier; Will It Succeed?
  • Newron Pharmaceuticals — Phase III ENIGMA-TRS 2 trial underway
  • Park Medi World IPO: Ability To Maintain Margin Dicey, Avoid Parking Funds In This Issue


Medline Inc. (MDLN): Hospital Product & Supply Chain Company Sets Terms on Mega IPO, $5b+ Cash Raise

By IPO Boutique

  • Medline targets up to $5.4B in its IPO, the largest potential cash-raise since Rivian in 2021.
  • Strong anchor and cornerstone commitments signal deep institutional support ahead of one of the year’s most anticipated offerings.
  • Medline’s resilient, high-margin med-surg platform delivers consistent organic growth, reinforcing its profile as a mature, scaled issuer.

Corona Remedies IPO Review: Rolling up Growth

By Himanshu Dugar

  • CRL is a fast-growing domestic-focused Indian pharma company that focuses on chronic therapies related to Women’s healthcare and cardio-diabetics. It has a diversified portfolio of 550+ products across 71 brands
  • It follows a roll-up growth model, acquiring brands from global MNCs that are complementary to its existing infrastructure. It has successfully scaled 7 brands  from ~1-2cr to 50+ crores
  • We estimate the company to deliver high teens earnings growth in the medium term and hence find the IPO attractive at ~30x FY27 earnings relative to peers trading at 25-40x

Lumexa Imaging Holdings, Inc. (LMRI): Imaging Service Valuation, Metrics Attractive Vs. Peers

By IPO Boutique

  • Lumexa Imaging (LMRI US) targets fragmented $140B diagnostic imaging market, leveraging 184 centers and 20 acquisitions since 2018 for disciplined growth.
  • $1.003B revenue, $220.7M adjusted EBITDA (22% margin), outperforming peer RadNet on revenue per center and EBITDA margin.
  • IPO is sponsor-backed, well-oversubscribed with long-only investor interest; valuation attractive at 11.5x 2026 EBITDA, though cautious outlook maintained pre-debut.

Gen Digital: Bundled Security

By Baptista Research

  • Gen Digital Inc. delivered a solid performance in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, surpassing expectations.
  • The company reported record revenue of over $1.2 billion, reflecting a 25% year-over-year increase.
  • The growth was broad-based, with significant contributions from its consumer segments, including Cyber Safety and Trust-Based Solutions.

InxMed (应世生物) Pre-IPO Quick Comment: Overstated Market Potential and Leadership

By Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

  • InxMed, a China-based clinical-stage biotech company, is looking to raise at least USD 100 million via a Hong Kong listing. CITIC and CCBI are the joint book runners.
  • In this note, we look at the company’s core product, ifebemtinib, and assess the selling point around the core product.
  • We also look at the company’s pre-IPO investors and management team.

Stake Additions by Q&M Dental, Frencken, Zhongmin Baihui Retail, and Accrelist directors

By Geoff Howie

  • Institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks from Nov 28 to Dec 4, with a net outflow of S$78 million.
  • Singtel led share buybacks with 9,072,500 shares repurchased for S$61.2 million, under the Singtel Performance Share Plan 2012.
  • MetaOptics plans to raise S$4.85 million through a placement of 6.69 million shares at S$0.7255 each.

Mettler-Toledo: How Its Service Strategy Becomes a Revenue Machine—Can It Outgrow the Core Business?

By Baptista Research

  • Mettler-Toledo International, a provider of precision instruments and services, reported its financial outcomes for the third quarter of 2025, showcasing a blend of robust performance and ongoing challenges.
  • The company’s sales reached $1.03 billion, marking an increase of 6% in local currency terms and 8% on a U.S. dollar reported basis.
  • This performance was bolstered by several acquisitions, which contributed 1% to overall sales growth.

Natera Makes High-Conviction Moves to Seize the Lucrative Oncology Frontier; Will It Succeed?

By Baptista Research

  • Natera’s third-quarter performance in 2025 reflects a strong operational and financial progression, with key highlights, opportunities, and challenges to consider from an investment perspective.
  • The company’s revenue for the quarter was reported at $592 million, reflecting a significant 35% year-over-year growth.
  • This substantial revenue increase is attributed primarily to strong demand for Natera’s core products and breakthrough growth in Signatera, their minimal residual disease (MRD) test, which saw a record number of processed clinical tests.

Newron Pharmaceuticals — Phase III ENIGMA-TRS 2 trial underway

By Edison Investment Research

Newron Pharmaceuticals has announced the launch of its Phase III ENIGMA-TRS 2 trial in the US, marking an important step for the registrational programme for lead candidate evenamide in treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS). ENIGMA-TRS 2 is a global, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 12-week pivotal study designed to enrol c 400 TRS patients. Topline results are anticipated by Q426, at a similar time to the ENIGMA-TRS 1 trial, representing a highly important inflection point for Newron. Additional US sites for ENIGMA-TRS 2 are due to initiate shortly and regulatory submissions are being made to other countries expected to participate in this trial.


Park Medi World IPO: Ability To Maintain Margin Dicey, Avoid Parking Funds In This Issue

By Tina Banerjee

  • Park Medi World has filed for IPO to raise up to INR 9,200M. The company plans to sell 56.8M shares at between INR 154 and INR 162 per share.
  • Park Medi World is the second largest private hospital chain in North India with a capacity of 3,000 beds, and the largest private hospital chain in Haryana.
  • Valuation reasonable considering the fact that it lags behind on many fronts compared to its peers. Bullish on Indian hospital players, but we think investors can comfortably skip this issue.

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