China/Asia TMT

Shawn Yang

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>JD/ AAPL/ 1810.HK: Apple launches new iPhones in China (-/-/+)</li>
<li>LI/NIO:Huawei AITO New M7 was launched today, limiting impact on LI auto(-)</li>
<li>Meituan/Ctrip.com/Atour: Thailand announced to implement a 5-months visa-free policy for Chinese tourists（+/+/-）</li>
</ul>


JD/ AAPL/ 1810.HK: Apple launches new iPhones in China (-/-/+)
LI/NIO:Huawei AITO New M7 was launched today, limiting impact on LI auto(-)
Meituan/Ctrip.com/Atour: Thailand announced to implement a 5-months visa-free policy for Chinese tourists（+/+/-）


China TMT Update-JD/AAPL/1810.HK/LI/NIO/Meituan/Ctrip/Atour-New IPhones in China;Thailand Visa-Free

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<li>PDD: Temu reportedly increases product prices in certain regions (+)</li>
<li>Atour Lifestyle: Summar vacation season is coming to a end, hotel RevPAR begin to decline</li>
<li>XPEV/NIO/LI: Xpeng to launch G9 facelift in September ( +/-/-)</li>
</ul>


PDD: Temu reportedly increases product prices in certain regions (+)
Atour Lifestyle: Summar vacation season is coming to a end, hotel RevPAR begin to decline
XPEV/NIO/LI: Xpeng to launch G9 facelift in September ( +/-/-)


China TMT Update-PDD/ATAT/XPEV/NIO/LI-Temu Increases Prices/Hotel RevPAR Declines/G9 Facelift

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

Equity Bottom-Up

Atour Lifestyle Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>2Q23 result was a beat and FY23E guidance was raised.</li><li>With the tracking trend in 3Q23E, we are still optimistic about hospitality sector and expect Atour to outperform, driven by its attractive price range and leading customer satisfaction.</li><li>However, we should stay cautious about macro risks and investors should exit if it continues to deteriorate. </li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

2Q23 result was a beat and FY23E guidance was raised.With the tracking trend in 3Q23E, we are still optimistic about hospitality sector and expect Atour to outperform, driven by its attractive price range and leading customer satisfaction.However, we should stay cautious about macro risks and investors should exit if it continues to deteriorate. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Atour Lifestyle (ATAT US) – Remain Cautiously Optimistic After a Solid 2Q23

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<li>Atour reported 2Q23 revenue 9.5%/11.7% higher than our estimate/ consensus, which leads to non-GAAP NI 15.1%/21.1% higher than our estimate/ consensus respectively. Both retail and hotel business have positive contribution.</li>
<li>We think the strong sales momentum in 2Q23 hotel business is likely to continue in 3Q23 due to the strong summer season but gradually eased in 4Q23. </li>
<li>We maintain the stock as BUY rating, and raise TP by US$1.5 to US$36.5 to factor in the better operating efficiency in retail business.</li>
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Atour reported 2Q23 revenue 9.5%/11.7% higher than our estimate/ consensus, which leads to non-GAAP NI 15.1%/21.1% higher than our estimate/ consensus respectively. Both retail and hotel business have positive contribution.
We think the strong sales momentum in 2Q23 hotel business is likely to continue in 3Q23 due to the strong summer season but gradually eased in 4Q23. 
We maintain the stock as BUY rating, and raise TP by US$1.5 to US$36.5 to factor in the better operating efficiency in retail business.


[Atour (ATAT US, BUY, TP US$36.5) TP Change]: Demand Supply Imbalance to Sustain…maintain BUY

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<li>Meituan/Ctrip.com/Atour: MCT announce the third batch of destination list for outbound group travel, bodes well for outbound travel recovery</li>
<li>ZTO: Cainiao Guoguo launches RMB 1.3bn in logistics subsidies for new Taobao/Tmall SMEs (-)</li>
<li>Tencent held the 2023 WeChat Advertising Ecology Partnership Conference (+)</li>
</ul>


Meituan/Ctrip.com/Atour: MCT announce the third batch of destination list for outbound group travel, bodes well for outbound travel recovery
ZTO: Cainiao Guoguo launches RMB 1.3bn in logistics subsidies for new Taobao/Tmall SMEs (-)
Tencent held the 2023 WeChat Advertising Ecology Partnership Conference (+)


China TMT Update-Meituan/Ctrip/Atour/Baba/ZTO/Tencent/-Cainiao/WeChat Ads Conference/Outbound Travel

China

Atour Lifestyle Holdings Limited operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, owns and manages midscale hotel chain through offline and online channels, including mobile application and weixin-wechat mini program. Atour Lifestyle Holdings serves customers in China.

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Atour Lifestyle Holdings (ATAT US)

China TMT Update-JD/AAPL/1810.HK/LI/NIO/Meituan/Ctrip/Atour-New IPhones in China;Thailand Visa-Free

JD/ AAPL/ 1810.HK: Apple launches new iPhones in China;LI/NIO:Huawei AITO New M7 was launched today;Meituan/Ctrip.com/Atour: Thailand announced to...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

China TMT Update-PDD/ATAT/XPEV/NIO/LI-Temu Increases Prices/Hotel RevPAR Declines/G9 Facelift

PDD: Temu reportedly increases product prices in certain regions (+)/Atour Lifestyle: hotel RevPAR begin to decline/XPEV/NIO/LI: Xpeng to launch G9...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Atour Lifestyle (ATAT US) – Remain Cautiously Optimistic After a Solid 2Q23

With the tracking trend in 3Q23E, we are still optimistic about hospitality sector and expect Atour to outperform, driven by its attractive price...

CMB International

[Atour (ATAT US, BUY, TP US$36.5) TP Change]: Demand Supply Imbalance to Sustain…maintain BUY

We think the strong sales momentum in 2Q23 hotel business is likely to continue in 3Q23 due to the strong summer season but gradually eased in 4Q23.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

China TMT Update-Meituan/Ctrip/Atour/Baba/ZTO/Tencent/-Cainiao/WeChat Ads Conference/Outbound Travel

MCT announce the third batch of destination list for outbound group travel;Cainiao Guoguo launches RMB 1.3bn in logistics subsidies;Tencent 2023...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

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