Biosensors International Group

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Biosensors International Group Bloomberg: BIG SP

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Reuters: BIOS.SI

DBS Group Research . Equity

6 Oct 2011

BUY S$1.125 STI : 2,528.71

More positives from JWMS

Upgrade from Hold Price Target : 12-Month S$ 1.71 (Prev S$ 1.40) Reason for Report : Company update Potential Catalyst: Product approval in China DBSV vs Consensus: Higher on more optimistic licensing revenue Analyst Alfie YEO +65 6398 7957 [email protected]

S$

R e la t iv e In d e x

1 .6

256

1 .4 1 .2

206

1 .0

50% acquisition of JWMS is a plus. BIG now gets to consolidate JWMS’ financials. BIG is also now well positioned to take advantage in the event BioMatrix Flex is approved for sale in China.

156

0 .8 0 .6

106

0 .4

2009

B io s e n s o r s In t e r n a t io n a l G r o u p ( L H S )

56 2011

2010

R e la t iv e S T I IN D E X ( R H S )

Forecasts and Valuation FY Mar (US$ m)

Revenue EBITDA Pre-tax Profit Net Profit Net Pft (Pre Ex.) EPS (S cts) EPS Pre Ex. (S cts) EPS Gth (%) EPS Gth Pre Ex (%) Diluted EPS (S cts) Net DPS (S cts) BV Per Share (S cts) PE (X) PE Fully Diluted. (X) P/Cash Flow (X) EV/EBITDA (X) Net Div Yield (%) P/Book Value (X) Net Debt/Equity (X) ROAE (%)

• FY12/13F earnings raised by 56%/34%

Positive on BIG’s prospects. BIG has completed the acquisition of the remaining 50% stake in joint venture company, JWMS. We believe its outlook will be rosier on the back of : (i) higher earnings contribution from JWMS; (ii) sustained strong licensing revenue from Terumo; and (iii) longer term catalysts from the approval of BioMatrix Flex for the China market.

Price Relative

2008

• Expect licensing revenue to be strong • China catalyst still to come. Upgrade to Buy, TP raised to S$1.71

Andy SIM +65 63987969 [email protected]

0 .2 2007

• Acquisition of an additional 50% in JWMS is positive for earnings

2010A

2011A

2012F

2013F

116 40 34 32 31 3.9 3.9 (2,953) 191 3.9 0.0 17.7 28.5 28.8 71.1 22.1 0.0 6.3 CASH 25.8

157 67 49 43 53 5.2 6.3 32 64 5.1 0.0 37.0 21.6 22.0 33.6 10.6 0.0 3.0 CASH 16.5

312 146 134 119 120 10.5 10.7 103 69 8.7 0.0 61.3 10.7 12.9 nm 7.7 0.0 1.8 CASH 21.0

429 191 172 154 154 12.5 12.5 19 17 11.3 0.0 73.8 9.0 9.9 6.3 5.4 0.0 1.5 CASH 18.5

B: 3

55.5 8.2 S: 0

34.4 11.9 H: 1

Earnings Rev (%): Consensus EPS (S cts): Other Broker Recs:

ICB Industry : Health Care ICB Sector: Health Care Equipment & Servic Principal Business: Manufacturer of medical devices such as drugeluting stents and critical care catheter systems.

Source of all data: Company, DBS Vickers, Bloomberg

www.dbsvickers.com Refer to important disclosures at the end of this report ed: JS / sa: JC

Robust growth from licensing revenue. We remain optimistic on the licensing sales from Terumo in Japan and expect licensing sales growth of close to five times to over US$80m in FY12F. We believe further growth opportunities exist as Terumo is still only in its initial stages of marketing the NOBORI stent in Japan. Catalyst still to come. BioMatrix Flex’s approval for sale in China will be a longer term catalyst for BIG. Hypothetically, a 5% market share could add another 8% to FY12F’s revenue of US$312m. Upgrade to Buy, SOTP-based TP S$1.71. We have raised FY12/13F earnings by 56%/34% after taking into account consolidation of JWMS and strong licensing revenue outlook. We SOTP valuation of BIG at S$1.71 translates to 16x forward earnings, equivalent to peers and -0.5 standard deviation PE. Upgrade to Buy with 52% potential upside. At A Glance Issued Capital (m shrs) Mkt. Cap (S$m/US$m) Major Shareholders Autumn Eagle (Hony Capital) (%) Weigao Intl (%) Fidelity Mgt (%) Free Float (%) Avg. Daily Vol.(‘000)

1,606 1,807 / 1,386 16.8 16.2 7.7 45.7 4,859

Company Focus Biosensors International Group

Positive on BIG’s prospects Completion of the remaining 50% stake in JWMS removes uncertainty over JWMS’ future. BIG has completed the acquisition of the remaining 50% stake in joint venture company JWMS, from joint venture partner Shandong Weigao. In June 2011, BIG announced that it was acquiring Shandong Weigao’s 50% stake in JWMS for US$508m (S$625m). Under the original joint venture agreement, BIG and Shandong Weigao each held 50% stakes in JWMS, effective for 10 years from 20 August 2003. The acquisition in our view removes any uncertainty over JWMS’s future post August 2013. BIG is fundamentally supported by strong earnings, favourable valuations and growth catalysts. We believe BIG’s outlook is rosier on the back of : (i) more favourable earnings outlook as JWMS is fully consolidated into BIG; (ii) sustained strong licensing revenue from Terumo; and (iii) longer term catalysts from the approval of BioMatrix Flex for sale in the China market. The acquisition of JWMS is positive for BIG’s future prospects

share placement, and 21.6% if it further converts the notes into equity. Funds of S$200m raised from the placement of new shares to Ever Union and Atlantis Investment in February 2011 have been deployed. Consideration for the 50% stake in JWMS Type

Amount

US$

Cash

S$160m

US$130m

260m new shares

S$317m

US$258m

Ordinary shares

Convertible notes

S$148m

US$120m

4% due 2014

Total

S$625m

US$508m

SGD-USD FX: 1.2313 according to acquisition announcement Source: Company, DBS Vickers

23x PE may be high but positions BIG should approval for BioMatrix Flex be granted. BIG is now able to utilise JWMS’ distribution network and manufacturing capacity to introduce more product lines into China following the acquisition. We believe JWMS will be the vehicle to launch the BioMatrix Flex stent when approval for sale in China is granted. Deal structure

Full consolidation of JWMS from 2HFYMar12. BIG now gets to consolidate JWMS’ financials into its own accounts. As guided by management, JWMS will be consolidated from 2HFY12F. We estimate that JWMS will contribute approximately US$50m or 32% of FY13F earnings. JWMS’ price tag of US$508m at 23x prospective PE. Earlier in June, BIG announced that it was acquiring the remaining 50% stake in JWMS owned by Shandong Weigao for approximately US$508m. The acquisition valued JWMS at US$1,016m at prospective PE of 23x, a premium to peer average of 19.5x back then. The consideration would be satisfied by US$130m in cash, US$258m in new shares and US$120m in three year convertible notes. Shandong Weigao would end up as a 16% shareholder as a result of the new

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Remarks

equivalent

* After conversion of convertible notes Source: Company, DBS Vickers

Company Focus Biosensors International Group

Shandong Weigao and Hony Capital will be involved in driving BIG’s future development. BIG’s board now has 11 directors. The latest additions to the board are two representatives from Shandong Weigao. Besides Shandong Weigao, new investors that took up significant stakes in BIG over the past 12 months include Hony Capital, Ever Union and Atlantis Investment. Both Hony Capital and Shandong Weigao will ultimately play an active role in the development of BIG going forward.

11 directors of BIG (all non-exec. except management) Director

Representation

Lu Yoh Chie

BIG management

Jeff Wang

BIG management

Jeffrey Jump

BIG management

Yuan Bing

Hony Capital

Li Sheng (Replaced John Zhao)

Hony Capital

Zhang Huawei

Shandong Weigao

Jiang Qiang

Shandong Weigao

Adrian Chan

Independent

Aw Soon Beng

Independent

Vincent Ong

Independent

Peter Huggler

Independent

Source: Company, DBS Vickers

Major entry points of significant shareholders Date

Investor

Investment

Price

Mode of shareholder entry

Initial stake

No of shares invested 269,312,200

amount Oct 10

Hony Capital

S$239m

S$0.8888

Purchased from vendor

24.37%

Feb 11

Atlantis Investment

S$100m

S$0.9283

New share placement

8.11%

108,162,900

Feb 11

Ever Union

S$100m

S$0.9283

New share placement

8.11%

108,162,900

Jun 11

Shandong Weigao

S$317m

S$1.2192

Partial consideration for selling

16.2%

260,000,000

to BIG 50% stake in JWMS

Source: Company, DBS Vickers

Dilutive milestones for major shareholders Investor

Date

Amount

Price

Initial stake

No of Shares

Share base

Share base date

S$0.8888

24.37%

269,312,200

1,105,296,021

28 Jan 11

Post purchase of vendor shares by Hony Capital Hony Capital

Oct 10

S$239m

Post new share placement to Atlantis & Ever Union Atlantis Investment

Feb 11

S$100m

S$0.9283

8.11%

108,162,900

1,333,036,630

31 Mar 11

Ever Union

Feb 11

S$100m

S$0.9283

8.11%

108,162,900

1,333,036,630

31 Mar 11

20.2%

269,312,200

1,333,036,630

31 Mar 11

Hony Capital

Post 260m shares issued to Shandong Weigao as partial payment for BIG’s 50% acquisition of JWMS Shandong Weigao

16.2%

260,000,000

1,606,268,107

Atlantis Investment

Jun 11

S$317m

S$1.2192

6.85%

109,976,000

1,606,268,107

3 Oct 11 3 Oct 11

Ever Union

6.73%

108,162,900

1,606,268,107

3 Oct 11

Hony Capital

16.8%

269,312,200

1,606,268,107

3 Oct 11

Post convertible notes conversion by Shandong Weigao (Share base excludes warrants/options conversion) Shandong Weigao

S$148m

Atlantis Investment

S$1.3437

21.6%

370,000,000

1,716,268,107

6.4%

109,976,000

1,716,268,107

Ever Union

6.3%

108,162,900

1,716,268,107

Hony Capital

15.7%

269,312,200

1,716,268,107

Source: Company, SGXnet, DBS Vickers

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Company Focus Biosensors International Group

Strong licensing revenue growth to continue 1QFYMar12 results exceeded our expectations on the back of strong Terumo licensing revenue from Japan. Revenue for 1Q12 rose 73% y-o-y to US$57m driven by Terumo’s licensing and royalties revenue of US$15.6m, which exceeded our expectations following the launch of the NOBORI DES stent in Japan. Gross margins expanded by 5ppt from 76% to 81% as a result of increased licensing revenue. This led to net profit surging from US$3.2m in 1Q11 to US$22.6m in 1Q12.

Strong licensing revenue more than offset higher costs. Operating expenses rose by 51% from US$17.7m to US$26.7m as a result of higher payroll, increased professional and patent renewal fees, and increased clinical trial expenses. JWMS also contributed a lower US$4.1m compared to US$5.2m in 1Q11 due to higher tax provision. These increases were offset by Terumo’s strong licensing revenue. We expect strong licensing revenue trend to continue. We remain positive on the licensing sales from Terumo in Japan and are estimating licensing sales to swell by close to five times to over US$80m in FY12F from US$17m in FY11. We believe growth opportunities continue to exist as we view that Terumo is still in its initial stages of marketing its NOBORI stent in Japan.

1Q12 results summary and comments FY Mar (US$m) Sales

1Q11

1Q12 chg y-o-y

Comments

33.0

57.0

73%

Cost of Goods Sold

(8.0)

(10.8)

34%

Gross Profit

25.0

46.3

85%

Better product mix

0.2

3.8

2120%

Exchange gains from appreciation of SGD vs USD

(9.4)

(16.1)

71%

Higher payroll, increased trade shows

(4.5)

(6.1)

36%

Increased professional and patent renewal fees

(3.2)

(4.4)

38%

Increased clinical trial expenses

(0.6)

(0.1)

-83%

(17.7)

(26.7)

51%

7.5

23.3

212% 427%

Other operating income Sales & Marketing Expenses Administration Expenses R&D Expenses Other expenses Other Operating Expenses EBIT Interest Income

0.0

0.2

Interest Expense

(1.2)

(1.5)

20%

5.2

4.1

-22%

(6.7)

(1.6)

-76% 407%

Share of JV company Exceptional Gains/(Losses) Pretax Profit Tax Net Profit

Source: Company DBS Vickers

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4.8

24.5

(1.6)

(2.0)

22%

3.2

22.6

597%

Growth in licensing and royalties revenue

Declined due to increased tax provision

Includes tax on royalty revenue

Company Focus Biosensors International Group

Long term catalyst lies in China product approvals

FY12/13F earnings raised by 56%/34%

Well positioned for China. We had previously anticipated the approval for Terumo’s NOBORI stent to be sold in Japan. Now that Terumo has commenced sales in Japan, we turn our attention to the next share price catalyst – approval for sale of BioMatrix Flex in China. BioMatrix Flex’s status is currently pending approvals by State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) for sale in China. According to industry sources, the China DES market is worth approximately US$500m. A 5% market share would therefore easily add another US$25m to BIG’s revenue base. This represents an additional 8% on top of our FY12F revenue of US$312m. Following the JWMS acquisition, BIG is now well positioned to launch and benefit from the sale of BioMatrix Flex in China when the product is approved.

Net impact on earnings is positive with consolidation of JWMS and strong Terumo licensing contribution. Based on our analysis, the net impact to earnings is positive having taken into account (i) stronger licensing revenue expectations and (ii) consolidation of 100%-owned JWMS. We consequently raise our earnings estimates for FY12/13F by 56%/35%. EPS impact for FY12F/FY13F is from neutral to positive after accounting for dilution from share placement and full conversion from convertible bonds. EPS revision Estimates

FY12F

FY13F

76

115

Previous earnings (27 May 11) Revised earnings (US$m) Revision

119

154

+56%

+34%

7.2

10.7

Key Risks Previous EPS (27 May 11)

Risks stem from significant performance contributors in JWMS and Terumo. The key risks to our forecast lie in both JWMS and Terumo. JWMS will be consolidated in full from 1H12 and we estimate that JWMS will account for 32% revenues and earnings in FY13F. Lower than expected performance from JWMS will be a significant risk to our earnings estimates. A substantial portion of growth in 1Q12 has been propelled by Terumo’s licensing revenue in Japan and we expect this trend to continue going forward. Lower than expected licensing revenue from Terumo will also be a risk to our earnings estimates.

Revised EPS (S cts) Revision

10.5

12.5

+45.8%

+16.8%

8.7

11.3

Diluted EPS (S cts) – include convertible notes

Source: Company, DBS Vickers

Valuation Upgrade to Buy, SOTP-based TP of S$1.71. Based on SOTP, we derive a TP of S$1.71 which implies 16x PE on forward earnings. This is also equivalent to peer average and -0.5 standard deviation PE. We have consolidated JWMS with BIG’s core operations given that JWMS is now no longer a small part of BIG’s overall business. BIG - at -0.5 standard deviation PE (16x) PE (x)

40

32

+2sd:27.43x 24

+1sd: 22.68X Avg:17.92x

16

-1sd: 13.17x 8

-2sd: 8.42X

0 Jan-09

Jun-09

Dec-09

Jun-10

Dec-10

Jun-11

Source: DBS Vickers

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Company Focus Biosensors International Group

Sum-of-parts valuation methodology Valuation - Sum-of-parts

US$m

Remarks

Biosensor and JWMS operations

1,647

DCF, DES mkt share of 3.8% by 2015, WACC 10%, g = 5%

Terumo licensing

511

NPV of Terumo licensing agreement till 2013, WACC: 10%

Net Cash/ (Debt)

142

Equity value

2,300

Total shares (incl. warrants/ options/CB)

1,780

Total equity value US$ m (incl. cash from warrants/options)

2,329

Total equity value S$ m

3,046

Target price (S$)

Source: DBS Vickers

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1.71

Based on fx of S$1.3078/US$

Company Focus Biosensors International Group Sensitivity Analysis

Key Assumptions FY Mar

Global DES size (US$ DES mkt share (%) Royalties growth (%) JWMS growth (%) Opg exp as % of sales

2009A

2010A

2011A

2012F

2013F

4.5 0.8 700.4 129.7 61.9

4.6 1.3 (79.8) 46.7 54.9

4.8 2.0 88.8 32.6 50.1

4.9 2.5 381.2 20.0 42.5

5.0 3.0 29.5 15.0 41.4

2009A

2010A

2011A

2012F

2013F

11 63 45 119

13 95 9 116

13 126 17 157

14 215 83 312

14 308 107 429

4 41 45 89

5 70 9 84

5 100 17 122

5 126 83 214

6 143 107 255

32.0 65.3 100.0 75.2

39.9 74.3 100.0 72.6

36.1 79.3 100.0 78.0

38.1 58.4 100.0 68.5

39.0 46.4 100.0 59.5

2009A

2010A

2011A

2012F

2013F

119 (29) 89 (73) 16 0 7 (3) (12) 9 (10) 0 0 (1) 11 27

116 (32) 84 (62) 22 0 15 (4) 1 34 (2) 0 0 32 31 40

157 (35) 122 (78) 44 0 19 (5) (9) 49 (6) 0 0 43 53 67

312 (53) 259 (126) 133 0 10 (7) (2) 134 (15) 0 0 119 120 146

429 (70) 359 (173) 186 0 0 (15) 0 172 (17) 0 0 154 154 191

168.4 (212.1) (153.7) (96.5)

(2.3) 47.8 35.4 (2,961.7)

34.8 66.7 102.0 35.0

99.4 120.2 199.3 174.8

37.5 30.2 40.3 29.7

75.2 13.6 (0.9) (1.1) (0.6) (1.4) N/A 5.9

72.6 18.9 27.6 25.8 15.0 12.7 0.0 5.8

78.0 28.3 27.6 16.5 12.3 13.2 0.0 8.6

83.0 42.5 38.1 21.0 16.2 17.7 0.0 19.6

83.7 43.4 35.9 18.5 14.8 17.2 0.0 12.6

FY13F

Licensing revenue +10%

Net Profit +6.2%

Segmental Breakdown FY Mar

Revenues (US$ m) Critical Care Interventional Licensing & Royalties Total Gross Profit (US$ m) Critical Care Interventional Licensing & Royalties Total Gross Profit Margins Critical Care Interventional Licensing & Royalties Total Income Statement (US$ m) FY Mar

Revenue Cost of Goods Sold Gross Profit Other Opng (Exp)/Inc Operating Profit Other Non Opg (Exp)/Inc Associates & JV Inc Net Interest (Exp)/Inc Exceptional Gain/(Loss) Pre-tax Profit Tax Minority Interest Preference Dividend Net Profit Net Profit before Except. EBITDA Growth Revenue Gth (%) EBITDA Gth (%) Opg Profit Gth (%) Net Profit Gth (%) Margins & Ratio Gross Margins (%) Opg Profit Margin (%) Net Profit Margin (%) ROAE (%) ROA (%) ROCE (%) Div Payout Ratio (%) Net Interest Cover (x)

Full consolidation of JWMS financials by FY13F Expecting Terumo Japan’s contribution to be strong

Margins Trend 44.0% 39.0% 34.0% 29.0% 24.0% 19.0% 14.0% 9.0% 4.0% -1.0% 2009A

2010A

Operating Margin %

2011A

2012F

2013F

Net Income Margin %

Higher debt

Full consolidation of JWMS from 2H12

Source: Company, DBS Vickers

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Company Focus Biosensors International Group

Quarterly / Interim Income Statement (US$ m) FY Mar

Revenue Cost of Goods Sold Gross Profit Other Oper. (Exp)/Inc Operating Profit Other Non Opg (Exp)/Inc Associates & JV Inc Net Interest (Exp)/Inc Exceptional Gain/(Loss) Pre-tax Profit Tax Minority Interest Net Profit Net profit bef Except. EBITDA Growth Revenue Gth (%) EBITDA Gth (%) Opg Profit Gth (%) Net Profit Gth (%) Margins Gross Margins (%) Opg Profit Margins (%) Net Profit Margins (%)

Source: Company, DBS Vickers

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Revenue Trend

1Q2011

2Q2011

3Q2011

4Q2011

1Q2012

33 (8) 25 (18) 7 0 5 (1) (7) 5 (2) 0 3 10 13

36 (8) 29 (19) 9 0 5 (1) (3) 10 (2) 0 8 11 15

43 (9) 33 (20) 13 0 4 (1) (2) 15 (1) 0 13 15 18

45 (9) 35 (21) 14 0 5 (1) 2 20 (1) 0 18 17 20

57 (11) 46 (23) 23 0 4 (1) (2) 25 (2) 0 23 24 28

0.6 27.1 1.8 (64.3)

10.4 9.9 25.6 161.7

16.6 23.7 38.7 57.6

4.7 10.6 11.0 36.6

28.0 39.4 61.2 23.8

75.7 22.6 9.8

78.7 25.8 23.2

77.7 30.6 31.4

79.3 32.5 40.9

81.1 40.9 39.6

30%

60

25%

50

20%

40

15% 30 10% 20

5%

10

0% -5%

0 9 0 0 2 Q 4

0 1 0 2 Q 1

0 1 0 2 Q 2 Revenue

0 1 0 2 Q 3

0 1 0 2 Q 4

1 1 0 2 Q 1

1 1 0 2 Q 2

1 1 0 2 Q 3

1 1 0 2 Q 4

2 1 0 2 Q 1

Revenue Growth % (QoQ)

Driven by Terumo’s licensing revenue

Company Focus Biosensors International Group Asset Breakdown (2011)

Balance Sheet (US$ m) FY Mar

2009A

2010A

2011A

2012F

2013F

Net Fixed Assets Invts in Associates & JVs Other LT Assets Cash & ST Invts Inventory Debtors Other Current Assets Total Assets

10 78 12 60 13 19 5 198

10 92 15 60 18 26 7 228

12 116 21 259 22 40 8 478

23 0 436 297 41 77 117 991

39 0 436 463 53 99 8 1,098

ST Debt Other Current Liab LT Debt Other LT Liabilities Shareholder’s Equity Minority Interests Total Cap. & Liab.

47 45 0 2 104 0 198

0 51 29 3 145 0 228

0 62 34 4 379 0 478

0 78 154 4 755 0 991

0 65 120 4 910 0 1,098

(8) 13 41.9 41.3 180.8 0.6 1.1 0.9 CASH (0.1) 10.2 0.0

0 31 70.1 28.8 199.9 0.5 2.2 1.7 CASH (0.2) 6.5 10.0

8 225 76.8 26.5 229.6 0.4 5.4 4.9 CASH (0.6) 8.1 7.7

157 142 68.6 24.9 234.3 0.4 6.8 4.8 CASH (0.2) 9.7 9.4

95 343 74.8 27.9 262.6 0.4 9.6 8.7 CASH (0.4) 16.0 12.8

Non-Cash Wkg. Capital Net Cash/(Debt) Debtors Turn (avg days) Creditors Turn (avg days) Inventory Turn (avg days) Asset Turnover (x) Current Ratio (x) Quick Ratio (x) Net Debt/Equity (X) Net Debt/Equity ex MI (X) Capex to Debt (%) Z-Score (X)

Pre-Tax Profit Dep. & Amort. Tax Paid Assoc. & JV Inc/(loss) Chg in Wkg.Cap. Other Operating CF Net Operating CF Capital Exp.(net) Other Invts.(net) Invts in Assoc. & JV Div from Assoc & JV Other Investing CF Net Investing CF Div Paid Chg in Gross Debt Capital Issues Other Financing CF Net Financing CF Currency Adjustments Chg in Cash Opg CFPS (US cts.) Free CFPS (US cts.)

Debtors Net Fixed 9.0% Assets 2.7%

Bank, Cash and Liquid Assets 57.7%

Associates'/J Vs 25.8%

Impact of JWMS consolidation

Existing 8.5% bonds in issue expires on 3 December 2012

Includes US$120m of convertible bonds issued to Shandong Weigao

Capital Expenditure

Cash Flow Statement (US$ m) FY Mar

Inventory 4.8%

2009A

2010A

2011A

2012F

2013F

9 3 (5) (7) (13) 24 11 (5) 0 0 0 (1) (5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.3 0.6

34 3 (1) (15) (16) 9 13 (2) 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 (12) 1 0 (11) 0 0 2.7 1.0

49 2 (3) (19) (16) 14 28 (3) (7) 0 0 0 (10) 0 0 176 0 176 5 199 4.0 2.3

134 4 (15) (10) (149) 0 (35) (15) (128) (130) 0 (33) (305) 0 120 258 0 378 0 37 7.7 (3.4)

172 4 (17) 0 62 0 221 (19) 0 0 0 (1) (20) 0 (34) 0 0 (34) 0 167 9.9 12.5

25 20 15 10 5 0 2009A

2010A

2011A

2012F

2013F

Capital Expenditure (-)

Cash paid to Shandong Weigao for 50% stake in JWMS 8.5% bonds expire on 3 December 2012 US$120m in convertible bonds issued to Shandong Weigao 260m new shares issued at S$1.2215 per share

Source: Company, DBS Vickers

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Company Focus Biosensors International Group

DBSV recommendations are based an Absolute Total Return* Rating system, defined as follows: STRONG BUY (>20% total return over the next 3 months, with identifiable share price catalysts within this time frame) BUY (>15% total return over the next 12 months for small caps, >10% for large caps) HOLD (-10% to +15% total return over the next 12 months for small caps, -10% to +10% for large caps) FULLY VALUED (negative total return i.e. > -10% over the next 12 months) SELL (negative total return of > -20% over the next 3 months, with identifiable catalysts within this time frame)

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Company Focus Biosensors International Group

COMPANY-SPECIFIC / REGULATORY DISCLOSURES DBS Vickers Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd and its subsidiaries do not have a proprietary position in the company mentioned as 1. of 04-Oct-2011 2.

DBSVR, DBSVS, DBS Bank Ltd and/or other affiliates of DBS Vickers Securities (USA) Inc ("DBSVUSA"), a U.S.-registered brokerdealer, may beneficially own a total of 1% or more of any class of common equity securities of the company mentioned as of 6 Oct 2011.

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