Quality-first, Business-perspective Strategy, Urbem (HK) Limited

Steven Chen

Quality-first, Business-perspective Strategy

Equity Bottom-Up

Perfect Medical Health / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>No company is perfect from an investing perspective, with Perfect Shape being no exception;</li>
<li>Meanwhile, there is a lot that long-term, quality-focused investors like us can like about the stock;</li>
<li>In particular, skillful capital allocation, promising growth prospects, a track record of outperforming competitors, and an attractive valuation can together lead to a long-term alpha opportunity with a margin of safety.</li>
</ul>


No company is perfect from an investing perspective, with Perfect Shape being no exception;
Meanwhile, there is a lot that long-term, quality-focused investors like us can like about the stock;
In particular, skillful capital allocation, promising growth prospects, a track record of outperforming competitors, and an attractive valuation can together lead to a long-term alpha opportunity with a margin of safety.


Perfect Shape Is Not Perfect But Here Is What We Like About It

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Founder-led businesses are supposed to receive more appreciation among investors;</li>
<li>It would be intriguing to explore how Chinese founders and business owners pay themselves, as executive compensation is a significant part of corporate governance, a common weakness among most Chinese public companies;</li>
<li>We examine a pool of selected value-generative, founder-led, Chinese businesses across industries, and market caps to demonstrate the similarity and any dissimilarity.</li>
</ul>


Founder-led businesses are supposed to receive more appreciation among investors;
It would be intriguing to explore how Chinese founders and business owners pay themselves, as executive compensation is a significant part of corporate governance, a common weakness among most Chinese public companies;
We examine a pool of selected value-generative, founder-led, Chinese businesses across industries, and market caps to demonstrate the similarity and any dissimilarity.


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<li>The stock of Water Oasis is hitting a mid-single-digit P/E and a high-teens FCF yield;</li>
<li>But buying cheap does not always produce a sizable return for owners;</li>
<li>We would like to examine the business fundamentals through a few factors that help identify a value trap.</li>
</ul>


The stock of Water Oasis is hitting a mid-single-digit P/E and a high-teens FCF yield;
But buying cheap does not always produce a sizable return for owners;
We would like to examine the business fundamentals through a few factors that help identify a value trap.


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<li>Beaten-down industries often offer rare opportunities for investors to buy quality businesses at attractive prices;</li>
<li>We feel that the valuations of a few Hong Kong-based beauty service providers seem at least reasonable;</li>
<li>Then the question would be whether the "cheap" business is truly of high quality (i.e., a well-moated compounder);</li>
<li>As always, we advocate focusing solely on winners that are persistently profitable, high-return, and cash-rich;</li>
<li>We took a look at three such players in this space and concluded with only one of them worth an "investable" status.</li>
</ul>


Beaten-down industries often offer rare opportunities for investors to buy quality businesses at attractive prices;
We feel that the valuations of a few Hong Kong-based beauty service providers seem at least reasonable;
Then the question would be whether the "cheap" business is truly of high quality (i.e., a well-moated compounder);
As always, we advocate focusing solely on winners that are persistently profitable, high-return, and cash-rich;
We took a look at three such players in this space and concluded with only one of them worth an "investable" status.


A Look at Hong Kong's Beaten-Down Beauty Service Stocks

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<li>Warren Buffett's dream business, well exemplified by Berkshire's See's Candies, is the one that can deliver a sizable increase in earnings power through minimal capital reinvested;</li>
<li>The quality above is what exactly is missing among most Chinese companies these days, in our opinion;</li>
<li>Nonetheless, we managed to land on three businesses that share such a rare characteristic.</li>
</ul>


Warren Buffett's dream business, well exemplified by Berkshire's See's Candies, is the one that can deliver a sizable increase in earnings power through minimal capital reinvested;
The quality above is what exactly is missing among most Chinese companies these days, in our opinion;
Nonetheless, we managed to land on three businesses that share such a rare characteristic.


Three Chinese Stocks that Meet Warren Buffett's Definition Of "Dream Business"

Hong Kong

The Cross-Harbour (Holdings) Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates a driver training center, tunnel, and electronic tolls. The Company also provides treasury services.

Hope Education Group Co, Ltd. offers educational services. The Company provides educational training, knowledge point sharing, activities arrangement, and other services. Hope Education Group offers its services throughout China.

Water Oasis Group Limited distributes exclusively ~H2O+ brand skin-care products in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and China. The Company also operates spa centers under the Oasis Spa, Oasis Beauty, and Oasis Beauty Homme brand names.

Anxian Yuan China Holdings Limited is a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, operates cemetary business.

Green International Holdings Limited manufactures and trades toys and recreational products. The Company's product categories include hard and electronic toys for children, educational and recreational, soft toys, and sports products.

SDM Group Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates dance institutions for children in Hong Kong. The Company's schools offer courses in jazz, ballet, hip-hop and latin dance.

Steve Leung Design Group Limited provides interior designing services. The Company offers apartments, restaurants, and hotels interior designing services . Steve Leung Design Group provides services worldwide.

Sun International Group Limited offers equine services. The Company provides horse breeding, horse trading, horse raising, and other services. Sun International Group also operates futures trading, enterprise placement, financial credit financing, asset management, and other businesses.

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.

Carriage Services, Inc. operates funeral homes and cemeteries in the United States.  The Company provides a complete range of services relating to funerals, burials, and cremations.  Carriage also sells related products and merchandise such as caskets, burial vaults, garments, and memorials.

Shanghai Xin Nanyang Co., Ltd., through its subsidiaries, manufactures communication products and industrial equipment, develops cable TV network, security trading, and communication systems, provides network integration, education, and precision processing services.

China Kepei Education Group Limited provides educational services. The Company offers high-quality profession-oriented education services and other services. China Kepei Education Group provides services in China.

Chegg, Inc. provides online educational platform. The Company offers homework help, course selection, note taking, manuals, and textbook rentals services. Chegg serves customers throughout the United States.

American Public Education Inc. provides online postsecondary education directed at the needs of the military and public service communities.  The Company offers a wide range of degree programs and certificate programs including national security, military studies, intelligence, homeland security, criminal justice, technology, business administration and liberal arts.

PIA CORPORATION provides event ticketing services in Japan.  The Company sells tickets for concerts, sporting contests, and other events of entertainment value through telephone operators, mobile phone services, and a network of ticket stores.  Pia also operates in entertainment publishing and information distribution services.

Nagase Brothers Inc. operates cram schools mainly in Tokyo metropolitan area. The Company offers educational services for elementary, junior high, and high school students.  Nagase Brothers also offers educational services via satellite.

JP-HOLDINGS, INC. is a Japan-based company that provides child-care centers. The Company provides food catering services for child-care centers. JP-HOLDINGS also offers English language Classes and Gymnastics Classes

AcadeMedia AB provides educational services. The Company offers pre-school, elementary, secondary, vocational, adult education, comprehensive lesson plans, skills training, and professional rehabilitation services. AcadeMedia operates throughout Sweden.

Propel Funeral Partners Limited provides funeral services. The Company owns and operates funeral homes, cemeteries, crematoria, and related assets, as well as offers funeral, cremation, burial, and mortuary services. Propel Funeral Partners serves individuals and families in Australia and New Zealand.

Perfect Medical Health Management (previously Perfect Shape Medical Limited) offers slimming and beauty treatments. The Company provides fat softens and dissolves services, laser freckle services, and other services. Perfect Shape Medical offers services in China.

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