Ge Long Hui·2025-09-26 02:57Core Viewpoint - Daiwa maintains a "Buy" rating for WuXi AppTec, raising the target price from HKD 128 to HKD 134, reflecting a 3% increase in revenue and earnings per share forecasts for the company from 2023 to 2027 due to higher revenue expectations in its chemical business [1] Group 1: Financial Performance - The company produced 4 out of the 10 best-selling chemical drugs last year and is expected to have 8 out of 40 small molecule drugs approved by the FDA between 2024 and the first half of 2025 [1] - Management anticipates that WuXi TIDES business will see over 80% year-on-year revenue growth this year [1] Group 2: Production Capacity and Future Plans - The first small molecule factory at the Singapore API site is expected to be operational by 2027, followed by the first TIDES factory in the second quarter of 2028, and a second small molecule factory by the fourth quarter of 2029 [1] - The DP site in Delaware, USA, is expected to be operational by the fourth quarter of next year, with sterile filling/completion capabilities anticipated by the fourth quarter of 2027 [1]