[ET Net News Agency, 16 August 2019] Goldman Sachs lowered its target price for Hua
Medicine (02552) to HK$11.6 from HK$12.9 and maintained its "buy" rating.
The research house said Hua's 1H net loss was Rmb236mn. Its cash of Rmb1,246mn by 1H
could cover company's operations in 2019/20, with Goldman's estimated R&D spending of
Rmb347mn/Rmb426mn.
Goldman sees 4Q 2019/2Q 2020 as critical for Hua, with 24-week efficacy data on
Dorzagliatin as monotherapy (estimated in 4Q 2019) and in combination with metformin
(estimated in 2Q 2020) could potentially be released, which may lead to global
collaborations and NDA filing. (KL)