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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.

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<ul><li>Meituan reported (28 Aug) its 2Q24 results: revenue was RMB82.3bn, up 21.0% YoY, 2% higher than both our estimate and Bloomberg consensus estimate.</li><li>Adjusted net profit during 2Q24 reached RMB13.6bn, 20%/32% better than our estimate/consensus, due to both better-than-expected operating profit (OP) generated from core local commerce (CLC) business, aided by subsidy optimization for food delivery (FD) business and more benign-than-expected competition for in-store business, and narrower-than-expected loss generated from new business, aided by better-than-expected operating efficiency improvement.</li><li>Although facing macro headwinds, leveraging the loyal and sticky core user base, Meituan is able to drive more cross-sell opportunities for Instashopping and in-store business, and is able to continuously optimize subsidies to improve profitability, which in our view has enhanced full-year earnings growth outlook. </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>

Meituan reported (28 Aug) its 2Q24 results: revenue was RMB82.3bn, up 21.0% YoY, 2% higher than both our estimate and Bloomberg consensus estimate.Adjusted net profit during 2Q24 reached RMB13.6bn, 20%/32% better than our estimate/consensus, due to both better-than-expected operating profit (OP) generated from core local commerce (CLC) business, aided by subsidy optimization for food delivery (FD) business and more benign-than-expected competition for in-store business, and narrower-than-expected loss generated from new business, aided by better-than-expected operating efficiency improvement.Although facing macro headwinds, leveraging the loyal and sticky core user base, Meituan is able to drive more cross-sell opportunities for Instashopping and in-store business, and is able to continuously optimize subsidies to improve profitability, which in our view has enhanced full-year earnings growth outlook. 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.

Meituan (3690 HK) - An Upbeat 2Q with Enhanced Full-Year Earnings Outlook

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

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<li>The stock has declined for three years and a half, from HK$460 to HK$100.</li>
<li>Revenue grew by 21% YoY and the operating margin improved significantly in 2Q24.</li>
<li>We conclude the stock has an upside of 131% and a price target of HK$237. Buy.</li>
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The stock has declined for three years and a half, from HK$460 to HK$100.
Revenue grew by 21% YoY and the operating margin improved significantly in 2Q24.
We conclude the stock has an upside of 131% and a price target of HK$237. Buy.


MT / Meituan (3690 HK): 2Q24, Three-Digit Profit Growth After Three-Year Stock Plunge, Buy

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Nov 22nd based on HKEx daily reports.</li>
<li>In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), AIA (1299 HK), Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK).</li>
<li>In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), AIA (1299 HK), Cosco Shipping (1919 HK).</li>
</ul>


We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Nov 22nd based on HKEx daily reports.
In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), AIA (1299 HK), Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK).
In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Tencent (700 HK), AIA (1299 HK), Cosco Shipping (1919 HK).


Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Nov 22nd): Tencent, AIA, Kuaishou Technology

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Andy Fu

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

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

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<li>On August 7th, Meituan's on-demand order volume reached a historical high of 98mn on surging orders from street drinks. Meituan has connected to the backend systems of street drink vendors;</li>
<li>Delivery order is a double-edged sword. It boosts volume at the expense of margin. Further, the ownership of the volume is questionable;</li>
<li>With Pin-hao-fan, Meituan already atomized the small restaurants. Now Meituan is playing the same trick with street drinks. The result will be more dramatic to the benefit of Meituan.</li>
</ul>


On August 7th, Meituan's on-demand order volume reached a historical high of 98mn on surging orders from street drinks. Meituan has connected to the backend systems of street drink vendors;
Delivery order is a double-edged sword. It boosts volume at the expense of margin. Further, the ownership of the volume is questionable;
With Pin-hao-fan, Meituan already atomized the small restaurants. Now Meituan is playing the same trick with street drinks. The result will be more dramatic to the benefit of Meituan.


O2O Playing a More Prominent Role in China Street Drinks

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<li>Total revenue grew by 22.6% YoY in 4Q23, three percentage points higher than we expected.</li>
<li>MT’s operating profit broke even for the fiscal year 2023.</li>
<li>We conclude an upside of 113% and a price target of HK$188. Buy.</li>
</ul>


Total revenue grew by 22.6% YoY in 4Q23, three percentage points higher than we expected.
MT’s operating profit broke even for the fiscal year 2023.
We conclude an upside of 113% and a price target of HK$188. Buy.


MT / Meituan (3690 HK): 2023 - Broke Even for First Year

China

Meituan operates as a web based shopping platform for locally found consumer products and retail services. The Company offers deals of the day by selling vouchers on local services and entertainment, dining, delivery, and other services. Meituan provides its services throughout China.

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Meituan (3690 HK)

Meituan (3690 HK) - An Upbeat 2Q with Enhanced Full-Year Earnings Outlook

Meituan reported (28 Aug) its 2Q24 results: revenue was RMB82.3bn, up 21.0% YoY, 2% higher than both our estimate and Bloomberg consensus estimate.

CMB International

MT / Meituan (3690 HK): 2Q24, Three-Digit Profit Growth After Three-Year Stock Plunge, Buy

The stock has declined for half year, from HK$460 to HK$100. However the 2Q24 result is quite good, both growth rate and profit margin. We believe...

Ming Lu

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Nov 22nd): Tencent, AIA, Kuaishou Technology

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were Tencent (700 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

O2O Playing a More Prominent Role in China Street Drinks

Meituan benefits from surge in delivery orders for street drinks, reaching record high order volume on August 7. Street drink brands are more rely...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

MT / Meituan (3690 HK): 2023 - Broke Even for First Year

In 4Q23, the revenue growth rate was three percentage points higher than we expected. MT’s operating profit broke even for the first year. We...

Ming Lu

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Meituan (3690 HK) - An Upbeat 2Q with Enhanced Full-Year Earnings Outlook

Meituan reported (28 Aug) its 2Q24 results: revenue was RMB82.3bn, up 21.0% YoY, 2% higher than both our estimate and Bloomberg consensus estimate.

CMB International

MT / Meituan (3690 HK): 2Q24, Three-Digit Profit Growth After Three-Year Stock Plunge, Buy

The stock has declined for half year, from HK$460 to HK$100. However the 2Q24 result is quite good, both growth rate and profit margin. We believe...

Ming Lu

Hong Kong Buybacks Weekly (Nov 22nd): Tencent, AIA, Kuaishou Technology

We analyzed the Hong Kong buyback data in the past week and highlight the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares were Tencent (700 HK),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

O2O Playing a More Prominent Role in China Street Drinks

​Meituan benefits from surge in delivery orders for street drinks, reaching record high order volume on August 7. Street drink brands are more rely...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

MT / Meituan (3690 HK): 2023 - Broke Even for First Year

In 4Q23, the revenue growth rate was three percentage points higher than we expected. MT’s operating profit broke even for the first year. We...

Ming Lu

Meituan benefits from surge in delivery orders for street drinks, reaching record high order volume on August 7. Street drink brands are more rely...