REAL-TIME GLOBAL RESEARCH
Risk Reward Update
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Risk Reward Update
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RiskRisk RewardReward– Yuhan-Corp.Yuhan(000100.KS)Corp. (000100.KS)
Lazertinib value priced in; weak earnings power is a drag
PRICE TARGET W97,000 EQUAL-WEIGHT THESIS
Base case, derived from a DCF model to best capture the company's sustainable growth over ▪We assume lazertinib global sales reach
the longer term. We assume a 7.8% cost of equity (beta 0.8, risk-free rate 3.0%, risk premium US$2bn in 2030.
6.0%) and 5.0% terminal growth rate and FCF growth. We believe the 3.0% growth rate is ▪We expect active pharmaceutical
reasonable given an aging population, increase in medicine use, and Yuhan's good R&D ingredient (API) exports to be another
capability (vs. its peers). growth driver as Yuhan's key client Gilead
Science's (covered by Terence Flynn) HIV W129,071
drug (lenacapavir) should reach US$6bn in
Consensus Price Target Distribution W81,000.00 W160,000.00 sales in 2030, we estimate. We assume MS PT
Yuhan API exports related to lenecapavirSource: Refinitiv, Morgan Stanley Research Mean Morgan Stanley Estimates
will reach US$220mn in 2030, given that
API price is usually <10% of a drug price, and
at least two vendors supply the same API
RISK REWARD CHART for stable supply.
▪Despite the two growth drivers, Yuhan's
earnings have been weak, which is
KRW
W218,000W218,000(+205.75%)W218,000(+205.75%)(+205.75%) discouraging. While the two growth drivers
are well priced in the share price, we haven't
200000 seen meaningful/promising new drug
developments yet.
150000 Consensus Rating Distribution
79% Overweight
100000 W97,000W97,000(+36.04%)W97,000(+36.04%)(+36.04%) 11% Equal-weight
W71,300W71,300W71,300 11% Underweight
50000 MS Rating
W49,000W49,000(-31.28%)W49,000(-31.28%)(-31.28%) Source: Refinitiv, Morgan Stanley Research
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