HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Bottom-Up

JD Health International  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>It is an indisputable fact that JD Health's revenue growth has slowed down. The core reason is the industry beta brought by mobile Internet demographic dividend/COVID-19 dividend has faded away.</li>
<li>JD Health's performance could be under pressure in 2H23. If revenue growth continues to show a downward trend, whether the current profit margin/profitability can be maintained is a question mark.</li>
<li>JD health is facing four major dilemmas, including both business and policy aspects. Long-term valuation outlook for JD Health is not optimistic. We advise investors to re-evaluate the Company. </li>
</ul>


It is an indisputable fact that JD Health's revenue growth has slowed down. The core reason is the industry beta brought by mobile Internet demographic dividend/COVID-19 dividend has faded away.
JD Health's performance could be under pressure in 2H23. If revenue growth continues to show a downward trend, whether the current profit margin/profitability can be maintained is a question mark.
JD health is facing four major dilemmas, including both business and policy aspects. Long-term valuation outlook for JD Health is not optimistic. We advise investors to re-evaluate the Company. 


JD Health (6618.HK) 23H1 - The Beautiful Story Is Over; It's Time to Face Reality

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

<ul>
<li>JDHealth (JDH) reported C1H23 top line, non-IFRS operating profit and IFRS net income 9.3%, 17% and 162% above our estimates. </li>
<li>We believe that with years of tightening NDRL and the recent hardline anti-corruption campaign, </li>
<li>More and more pharmaceuticals and patients are looking for alternative channels, which bodes well for JDH in the long run; We raise TP from HK$57 to HK$65 and reiterate BUY</li>
</ul>


JDHealth (JDH) reported C1H23 top line, non-IFRS operating profit and IFRS net income 9.3%, 17% and 162% above our estimates. 
We believe that with years of tightening NDRL and the recent hardline anti-corruption campaign, 
More and more pharmaceuticals and patients are looking for alternative channels, which bodes well for JDH in the long run; We raise TP from HK$57 to HK$65 and reiterate BUY


[JD Health (6618 HK, BUY, TP HK$65) TP Change]: Benefit of Alternative Channel Starts to Show

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

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<li>JD Health reported 1H2023 results yesterday. 1H revenue increased 34.0% YoY to RMB27.1bn (vs consensus RMB27.5bn) and reported an OP of RMB943.9m (vs consensus RMB753.2m) vs RMB60.1m in 1H2022.</li>
<li>Though the company made OPM of 5.7% in 1Q2023, 1H2023 OPM was 3.5% in line with our analysis that OPM in excess of 2-3% may not be possible in LT.</li>
<li>There is very little upside for GPM to improve unless the company’s high-margin service business takes off at a higher rate which seems unrealistic to us.</li>
</ul>


JD Health reported 1H2023 results yesterday. 1H revenue increased 34.0% YoY to RMB27.1bn (vs consensus RMB27.5bn) and reported an OP of RMB943.9m (vs consensus RMB753.2m) vs RMB60.1m in 1H2022.
Though the company made OPM of 5.7% in 1Q2023, 1H2023 OPM was 3.5% in line with our analysis that OPM in excess of 2-3% may not be possible in LT.
There is very little upside for GPM to improve unless the company’s high-margin service business takes off at a higher rate which seems unrealistic to us.


JD Health 1H2023: Reports Operating Profits; Margin Upside Is Very Limited

Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>HealthyWay cannot rely on drug/product sales to achieve rapid expansion of revenue scale because it hasn't huge user base accumulated on e-commerce platforms like Taobao/JD.com, leading to different business model.</li>
<li>Relying on Baidu's search engine to guide traffic could be worthless, because B-end users would not pay for the traffic that cannot provide added value.HealthyWay hasn't a strong cornerstone business. </li>
<li>HealthyWay’s valuation should be lower than that of ClouDr. Due to the lack of imagination space in business model, it would to some extent suppress the valuation growth of HealthyWay.</li>
</ul>


HealthyWay cannot rely on drug/product sales to achieve rapid expansion of revenue scale because it hasn't huge user base accumulated on e-commerce platforms like Taobao/JD.com, leading to different business model.
Relying on Baidu's search engine to guide traffic could be worthless, because B-end users would not pay for the traffic that cannot provide added value.HealthyWay hasn't a strong cornerstone business. 
HealthyWay’s valuation should be lower than that of ClouDr. Due to the lack of imagination space in business model, it would to some extent suppress the valuation growth of HealthyWay.


Pre-IPO HealthyWay - The Business Model Lacks Core Competitiveness

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>XPEV: Xpeng and Volkswagen cooperation updates, per the analyst call with IR team (/)</li>
<li>3690.HK: NDRC adds guidelines for restoring consumption of catering and tourism (+)</li>
<li>241HK/ 6618HK：Central Discipline Committee launched crackdown on healthcare corruption (-)</li>
</ul>


XPEV: Xpeng and Volkswagen cooperation updates, per the analyst call with IR team (/)
3690.HK: NDRC adds guidelines for restoring consumption of catering and tourism (+)
241HK/ 6618HK：Central Discipline Committee launched crackdown on healthcare corruption (-)


China TMT Update-XPEV/3690HK/241HK/6618HK-Volkswagen Cooperation;Crackdown on Healthcare Corruption

China

JD Health International Inc. operates drug stores. The Company retails Chinese and Western medicines, nutrition products, health care products, and other products. JD Health International markets its products throughout China.

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JD Health International (6618 HK)

JD Health (6618.HK) 23H1 - The Beautiful Story Is Over; It's Time to Face Reality

We had anticipated JD Health's declining growth in previous insights, but 23Q2 performance was indeed ugly. JD Health's facing dilemmas in policies...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

[JD Health (6618 HK, BUY, TP HK$65) TP Change]: Benefit of Alternative Channel Starts to Show

With years of tightening NDRL and the recent hardline anti-corruption campaign, more pharmaceuticals and patients are looking for alternative...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

JD Health 1H2023: Reports Operating Profits; Margin Upside Is Very Limited

Though JD Health made an OPM of 5.7% in 1Q2023, 1H2023 OPM was 3.5% in line with our analysis that OPM in excess of 2-3% may not be possible in the...

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

Pre-IPO HealthyWay - The Business Model Lacks Core Competitiveness

HealthyWay's model is essentially an intermediary business.The seemingly abundant resources may not necessarily transform into substantial revenue...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

China TMT Update-XPEV/3690HK/241HK/6618HK-Volkswagen Cooperation;Crackdown on Healthcare Corruption

XPEV: Xpeng and Volkswagen cooperation updates(/);3690.HK: NDRC adds guidelines for restoring consumption(+);241HK/6618HK：Central Discipline...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

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