Analyst

Steve Zhou, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Yesterday, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/haidilao-international-holding" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27044:1" rel="noopener">Haidilao International Holding (6862 HK)</a>, the largest hotpot chain in China, announced that the company will introduce franchise model as a new way to support growth. </li>
<li>Haidilao's move into franchising should directly benefit <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yihai-international-holding" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22803:1" rel="noopener">Yihai Int’L Holding (1579 HK)</a>, the affiliate company that supplies hotpot condiments to Haidilao. </li>
<li>Yihai is trading at an inexpensive 12x 2024 PE compared to a historical average of 32x since listing.</li>
</ul>


Yesterday, Haidilao International Holding (6862 HK), the largest hotpot chain in China, announced that the company will introduce franchise model as a new way to support growth. 
Haidilao's move into franchising should directly benefit Yihai Int’L Holding (1579 HK), the affiliate company that supplies hotpot condiments to Haidilao. 
Yihai is trading at an inexpensive 12x 2024 PE compared to a historical average of 32x since listing.


Yihai International (1579 HK):  Beneficiary Of Haidilao's Adoption Of Franchising Model

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.

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Alibaba closed four more supermarkets at the end of February.</li>
<li>Alibaba is moving retailers from the discount app back to Taobao.</li>
<li>Li Auto’s deliveries increased by 62% YoY in the first two months of 2024.</li>
</ul>


Alibaba closed four more supermarkets at the end of February.
Alibaba is moving retailers from the discount app back to Taobao.
Li Auto’s deliveries increased by 62% YoY in the first two months of 2024.


China Consumption Weekly (4 Mar 2024): Alibaba, Sun Art, Li Auto, Nayuki, NetEase, Vipshop

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mixue-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40623:1" rel="noopener">Mixue Group</a>  is looking to raise about US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO, while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sichuan-baicha-baidao-industrial" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40029:1" rel="noopener">Sichuan Baicha</a> (ChaPanda) and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/guming-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40622:1" rel="noopener">Guming Holdings</a> (Good me) are said to be looking to raise US$300m each.</li>
<li>All three are primarily focussed on providing freshly-made drinks, including freshly-made fruit drinks, and tea, with some selling ice cream, coffee, baked goods and ready to drink beverages as well.</li>
<li>In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison, including the Hong Kong listed peer, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nayuki-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32149:1" rel="noopener">Nayuki Holdings (2150 HK)</a>.</li>
</ul>



Mixue Group  is looking to raise about US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO, while Sichuan Baicha (ChaPanda) and Guming Holdings (Good me) are said to be looking to raise US$300m each.
All three are primarily focussed on providing freshly-made drinks, including freshly-made fruit drinks, and tea, with some selling ice cream, coffee, baked goods and ready to drink beverages as well.
In this note, we will undertake a peer comparison, including the Hong Kong listed peer, Nayuki Holdings (2150 HK).


MIXUE/ChaPanda/Good Me Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison

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.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>A mixed CNY, robust topline was likely aided by seasonality while the fall in spending power and price war continued.</li><li>We do agree both passenger flows and overall sales were strong during the CNY holiday, given that the spending power was somewhat diluted by the resumption of outbound tourism.</li><li>But on the other hand, the 2024 CNY holiday was a longer-than-usual one and contained one more Saturday and also the Valentine’s Day, hence the recovery rate after adjustment may just be stable (instead of improvements vs 4Q23).</li></ul>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.

A mixed CNY, robust topline was likely aided by seasonality while the fall in spending power and price war continued.We do agree both passenger flows and overall sales were strong during the CNY holiday, given that the spending power was somewhat diluted by the resumption of outbound tourism.But on the other hand, the 2024 CNY holiday was a longer-than-usual one and contained one more Saturday and also the Valentine’s Day, hence the recovery rate after adjustment may just be stable (instead of improvements vs 4Q23).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.

China Consumer Sector – CNY Was Mixed and We Stay Conservative

<ul>
<li>Great Wall Motor’s revenue increased by 26%, but its profit increased by less than 5% in 2023.</li>
<li>Huawei’s shipments increased 36% YoY in 4Q23 and was the only company to witness an increase among the top five sellers.</li>
<li>Jack Ma, the founder, and Mr. Joe Tsai, the chairman, purchased Alibaba’s shares.</li>
</ul>


Great Wall Motor’s revenue increased by 26%, but its profit increased by less than 5% in 2023.
Huawei’s shipments increased 36% YoY in 4Q23 and was the only company to witness an increase among the top five sellers.
Jack Ma, the founder, and Mr. Joe Tsai, the chairman, purchased Alibaba’s shares.


China Consumption Weekly (29 Jan 2024): Great Wall Motor, Huawei, Alibaba, Mixue, Nayuki

Hong Kong

Regal Hotels International Holdings Limited owns and operates hotels.  The Company also manages and invests in real estate properties as well as invests in and trades financial instruments and marketable securities.  In addition, Regal hotel operates brewery, operates restaurants, and provides travel and florist and wedding services.

Cafe De Coral Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates quick service restaurants, fast casual dining, institutional catering and specialty restaurant chains, and food manufacturing business.

Fosun Tourism Group operates as a leisure focused integrated tourism group. The Company provides resorts management, tourism destinations development, and other related services. Fosun Tourism Group offers its services worldwide.

Sino Hotels Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates hotels and clubs.  The Company also invests in securities and provides hotel management services.

China Star Entertainment Limited, through its subsidiaries, principally engaged in the production and distribution of films and television drama series that are based in Chinese dialect. The Company also invests the gaming promotion business, property and hotel investments.

Fairwood Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates a chain of fast food restaurants.  The Company also invests in properties.

Ajisen (China) Holdings Limited operates a chain of casual restaurants that offers Japanese ramen and Japanese-style dishes in Hong Kong and People's Republic of China.

China Energy Development Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the sale of food and beverages in Hong Kong and exploration and production of natural gas in the People's Republic of China (PRC).

China Energy Development Holdings Ltd (228 HK)

Paradise Entertainment Limited is the holding company of a diverse group of companies that engages in casino management, and development, supply and leasing of game machinery and equipment.

Paliburg Holdings Limited owns and manages hotels.  The Company also invests in, manages and develops properties and provides development consultancy, project management, and construction services.  The Company also invests in and trades financial instruments and marketable securities as well as operates brewery.

Hotel Grand Central Limited owns, operates, and manages hotels. The Company also collects rent, develops properties, and provides marketing and support services.

Berjaya Sports Toto Berhad is an investment holding company. The Company through its subsidiaries, operates a non-four-digit betting games, leases computerized lottery equipment, manufactures and distributes computerized lottery systems, and develops property.

Stamford Land Corporation Limited is an investment holding company.  The Company owns and manages hotels and travel agencies.  Stamford Land Corporation also develops and invests in properties.

GENKI SUSHI CO., LTD. operates revolving sushi bar chain "Genki Sushi", "Sushi Ondo", and "Senryo" in the Kanto area.  The Company also operates in the Tohoku area.

Magnum Berhad is a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiary, focuses on the gaming or numbers forecasting lottery business.

Delta Corp Limited a diversified business group having a presence in the entertainment and gaming, real estate business in India and Kenya. The Company's business includes offshore casinos, and real estate consulting & development.

Centurion Corporation Limited owns, develops and manages quality, purpose-built workers accommodation assets in Singapore and Malaysia, and purpose-built student accommodation assets in Singapore, Australia, the United Kingdom (“UK”), the United States (“US”) and South Korea.

Huatian Hotel Group Co., Ltd. operates a five-star hotel in Changsha, Hunan. The Company also provides related food, entertainment, and other services. Through its subsidiaries, Hunan Huatian develops computer software.

Xi'an Tourism Co., Ltd. operates hotels, providing lodging, catering, and travel services.  The Company also operates in petroleum exploration and extraction businesses.

Berjaya Land Berhad is an investment holding company which provides management services. The Company, through its subsidiaries, operates betting, leases computerized lottery equipment, manufactures and distributes computerized lottery systems. Berjaya Land also develops and invests in properties, operates hotels, resorts, and casinos.

Nayuki Holdings Limited operates as a holding compnay. The Company, through its subsidiaries, produces and retails tea and bakery products. Nayuki serves customers in China.

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Nayuki Holdings (2150 HK)

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Yihai International (1579 HK): Beneficiary Of Haidilao's Adoption Of Franchising Model

​Haidilao International (6862 HK) introduces franchise model to support growth, benefiting Yihai Int’L Holding (1579 HK) with inexpensive valuation.

Steve Zhou, CFA

China Consumption Weekly (4 Mar 2024): Alibaba, Sun Art, Li Auto, Nayuki, NetEase, Vipshop

Alibaba closed four supermarkets at the end of February. Alibaba is moving retailers from the discount app back to Taobao. Li Auto’s deliveries...

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MIXUE/ChaPanda/Good Me Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison

Mixue is looking to raise about US$1bn in its Hong Kong IPO, while ChaPanda and Good me)are said to be looking to raise US$300m each. In this note,...

Sumeet Singh

China Consumer Sector – CNY Was Mixed and We Stay Conservative

We do agree both passenger flows and overall sales were strong during the CNY holiday, given that the spending power was somewhat diluted by the...

CMB International

China Consumption Weekly (29 Jan 2024): Great Wall Motor, Huawei, Alibaba, Mixue, Nayuki

Great Wall Motor’s revenue increased by 26%, but its profit increased by less than 5% in 2023. Huawei shipment increased by 36% YoY in 4Q23. The...

Ming Lu

Haidilao International (6862 HK) introduces franchise model to support growth, benefiting Yihai Int’L Holding (1579 HK) with inexpensive valuation.