HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Capital Markets

Xiaocaiyuan International Holding / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>The financial data for 2024 has already shown investors weak growth signal.After IPO, Xiaocaiyuan may face stricter scrutiny from investors and the market in terms of its sustainable performance growth.</li>
<li>It’s not easy for Xiaocaiyuan to find new growth points. Catering companies commonly face problems such as performance fluctuations and uncertain profitability, which has left their share price underperforming.</li>
<li>Post investment valuation has already reached RMB10 billion, which far exceeds the market value of A-share peers. Due to concerns on the outlook, valuation performance after IPO could be lower-than-expected.</li>
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The financial data for 2024 has already shown investors weak growth signal.After IPO, Xiaocaiyuan may face stricter scrutiny from investors and the market in terms of its sustainable performance growth.
It’s not easy for Xiaocaiyuan to find new growth points. Catering companies commonly face problems such as performance fluctuations and uncertain profitability, which has left their share price underperforming.
Post investment valuation has already reached RMB10 billion, which far exceeds the market value of A-share peers. Due to concerns on the outlook, valuation performance after IPO could be lower-than-expected.


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APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

APAC IPOs & Placements

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Aequitas Research

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xiaocaiyuan-international-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40688:1" rel="noopener">Xiaocaiyuan International Holding (XCY HK)</a> is looking to raise up to US$200m in its upcoming HK IPO.</li>
<li>Xiaocaiyuan is a Chinese home-style cuisine restaurant operator. It prices its menus’ items to achieve average spending per consumer between RMB50 and RMB70 for its dine-in customers at its restaurants. </li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.</li>
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Xiaocaiyuan International Holding (XCY HK) is looking to raise up to US$200m in its upcoming HK IPO.
Xiaocaiyuan is a Chinese home-style cuisine restaurant operator. It prices its menus’ items to achieve average spending per consumer between RMB50 and RMB70 for its dine-in customers at its restaurants. 
In this note, we talk about the company’s historical performance.


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<li>Based on effective strategic positioning, Xiaocaiyuan is able to seize the market's demand for cost-effective catering during consumption downgrade and the trend of increasing restaurant chain rate in China.</li>
<li>The key for Xiaocaiyuan to generate increasing profits at low spending-per-consumer is due to its strong supply chain, which will be favored by capital especially when Xiaocaiyuan enters community catering.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xiaocaiyuan-international-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40688:1" rel="noopener">Xiaocaiyuan International Holding (XCY HK)</a> is better than peers. However, due to poor sentiment in HKEX, it’s not sure if Xiaocaiyuan’s valuation/share price performance could outperform peers as well.</li>
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Based on effective strategic positioning, Xiaocaiyuan is able to seize the market's demand for cost-effective catering during consumption downgrade and the trend of increasing restaurant chain rate in China.
The key for Xiaocaiyuan to generate increasing profits at low spending-per-consumer is due to its strong supply chain, which will be favored by capital especially when Xiaocaiyuan enters community catering.

Xiaocaiyuan International Holding (XCY HK) is better than peers. However, due to poor sentiment in HKEX, it’s not sure if Xiaocaiyuan’s valuation/share price performance could outperform peers as well.


Pre-IPO Xiaocaiyuan International Holding - A "Dark Horse" In Mass Chinese Cuisine Market

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xiaocaiyuan-international-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40688:1" rel="noopener">Xiaocaiyuan International Holding (XCY HK)</a> is looking to raise up to US$200m in its upcoming HK IPO. The deal will be run by Huatai and UBS.</li>
<li>Xiaocaiyuan is a Chinese home-style cuisine restaurant operator. It prices its menus’ items to achieve average spending per consumer between RMB50 and RMB70 for its dine-in customers at its restaurants. </li>
<li>According to the firm, a Xiaocaiyuan restaurant offers approximately 45 to 50 menu items in each season, including cold dishes, stews and braised dishes, amongst others. </li>
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Xiaocaiyuan International Holding (XCY HK) is looking to raise up to US$200m in its upcoming HK IPO. The deal will be run by Huatai and UBS.
Xiaocaiyuan is a Chinese home-style cuisine restaurant operator. It prices its menus’ items to achieve average spending per consumer between RMB50 and RMB70 for its dine-in customers at its restaurants. 
According to the firm, a Xiaocaiyuan restaurant offers approximately 45 to 50 menu items in each season, including cold dishes, stews and braised dishes, amongst others. 


Xiaocaiyuan International Holding Pre-IPO Tearsheet

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<li>Green Tea’s future performance growth is uncertain due to increasing competition, changes in consumer tastes, lack of a secondary growth curve, unsatisfactory table turnover rate and the old menu.</li>
<li>Simply opening more restaurants cannot break through development bottlenecks.Whether shares would perform well after IPO depends on if Green Tea is able to deliver persuasive/sustainable growth story to the market.</li>
<li>The moat of Green Tea is still “fragile”. We think the valuation of Green Tea should be between <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/haidilao-international-holding" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27044:1" rel="noopener">Haidilao (6862 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jiumaojiu-international-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28293:1" rel="noopener">Jiumaojiu (9922 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ajisen-china-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:990:1" rel="noopener">Ajisen (538 HK)</a>.</li>
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Green Tea’s future performance growth is uncertain due to increasing competition, changes in consumer tastes, lack of a secondary growth curve, unsatisfactory table turnover rate and the old menu.
Simply opening more restaurants cannot break through development bottlenecks.Whether shares would perform well after IPO depends on if Green Tea is able to deliver persuasive/sustainable growth story to the market.
The moat of Green Tea is still “fragile”. We think the valuation of Green Tea should be between Haidilao (6862 HK) and Jiumaojiu (9922 HK), Ajisen (538 HK).


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​Investors wary of Xiaocaiyuan's weak growth signal post-IPO, facing scrutiny over sustainability and struggle to find new growth points.Valuation...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Xiaocaiyuan International Holding Pre-IPO - Strong Network Expansion and Same Store Sales Growth

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Ethan Aw

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Xiaocaiyuan’s supply chain advantage/development direction/strategic positioning is favored by capital. In terms of potential/fundamentals,...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Xiaocaiyuan International Holding Pre-IPO Tearsheet

Xiaocaiyuan International Holding (XCY HK) is looking to raise up to US$200m in its upcoming HK IPO. The deal will be run by Huatai and UBS.

Ethan Aw

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​Green Tea faces uncertain future growth due to competition/changing tastes/operational challenges.Valuation should be between Haidilao and...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Investors wary of Xiaocaiyuan's weak growth signal post-IPO, facing scrutiny over sustainability and struggle to find new growth points.Valuation...

Green Tea faces uncertain future growth due to competition/changing tastes/operational challenges.Valuation should be between Haidilao and...