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Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd (1177 HK) - Solid 1Q21
Headquartered in Hong Kong and Beijing, Sino Biopharmaceutical (中国生物制药有限公司, SBP) is a leading drug manufacturer in China with a competitive drug portfolio, strong sales force and promising pipeline.
FY20 revenue contributors by major disease areas were: oncology 32.2%, hepatitis ~15.9%, orthopedic 8.8%, respiratory system 6.2%, anti-infectious medicines 5.6% and others 31.3%.
SBP is the industry leader for liver diseases drugs, a segment with annual sales revenue exceeding CNY 1bn and accounts for about a quarter of the overall sales of the liver disease market in China.
While ongoing healthcare reforms focusing on price and quality controls should weigh on margins and may continue to trigger occasional volatility in sector share prices, following Covid-19, there should also be greater policy support for domestic drug innovation, which benefits pharmas (such as SBP) with strong R&D focus and growing pipelines.
SBP has a 15.03% equity stake in Sinovac. BUY.
Source: OCBC