[ET Net News Agency, 26 January 2021] Morgan Stanley lifted its target price for China
Medical System (CMS) (00867) to HK$14.3 from HK$12.5 and maintained its "overweight"
rating as its valuation looks attractive.
The research house raised its 2020 and outer-year forecasts to reflect the contributions
from health-related products, such as Plenity.
Morgan said CMS is the leading Chinese in-licensing entrant and has solid know-how in
drug in-licensing. It has six blockbuster drugs and seven in-licensed generics that could
hit the Chinese market during 2021-23.
CMS has a well-established sales network, leveraging on external R&D. The recovery looks
sustainable in view of the accelerating growth of key products and a more benign
centralized procurement policy. (KL)