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<ul><li>Xtep’s FY23 results were dragged by weak e-commerce sales but inline with market consensus.</li><li>Due to the macro uncertainty and high base, Xtep’s management has put aside its 5-year growth target and introduced a rather conservative target in FY24E.</li><li>This is inline with our view that Xtep may not be our sector top pick in FY24E.</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.

Xtep’s FY23 results were dragged by weak e-commerce sales but inline with market consensus.Due to the macro uncertainty and high base, Xtep’s management has put aside its 5-year growth target and introduced a rather conservative target in FY24E.This is inline with our view that Xtep may not be our sector top pick in FY24E.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.

Xtep (1368 HK) - Stay Prudent as Channel Health Is the Priority

<ul><li>4Q23 results were inline with management guidance.</li><li>Despite the improved inventory level, we are still conservative on Xtep’s non-running segment, ASP and e-commerce growth in FY24E.</li><li>As a result, we have further cut our NP forecasts by 7-9% in FY24E-25E. But due to its fairly distressed valuation of 8x/ 7x FY23E/ 24E P/E, we maintain BUY.</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.

4Q23 results were inline with management guidance.Despite the improved inventory level, we are still conservative on Xtep’s non-running segment, ASP and e-commerce growth in FY24E.As a result, we have further cut our NP forecasts by 7-9% in FY24E-25E. But due to its fairly distressed valuation of 8x/ 7x FY23E/ 24E P/E, we maintain BUY.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.

Xtep (1368 HK) – 4Q23 Was Inline but Macro Is Still Challenging

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<ul><li>Upgrade our rating to OUTPERFORM on the consumer discretionary sector.</li><li>The foot traffic of the 2024 10-1 National Day holidays was strong (recovery rate has improved vs Mid-autumn and Dragon Boat Festival) but the spending power remained fairly week.</li><li>Even though the retail sales growth was still under pressure, a sequential improvement was observed compared with Sep 2024, and this should be able to support the further re-rating of the sector valuation. </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.

Upgrade our rating to OUTPERFORM on the consumer discretionary sector.The foot traffic of the 2024 10-1 National Day holidays was strong (recovery rate has improved vs Mid-autumn and Dragon Boat Festival) but the spending power remained fairly week.Even though the retail sales growth was still under pressure, a sequential improvement was observed compared with Sep 2024, and this should be able to support the further re-rating of the sector valuation. 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.

Consumer Discretionary - Sequential Improvement May Support Re-Rating

Topsports International Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>3Q24 retail sales growth was at low-teens, in line with expectations but the underlying fundamentals are good.</li><li>We still think the outlook for Topsports is solid, despite industry headwinds.</li><li>Maintain BUY and TP of HK$9.23, based on 18x FY2/25E P/E (unchanged).</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.

3Q24 retail sales growth was at low-teens, in line with expectations but the underlying fundamentals are good.We still think the outlook for Topsports is solid, despite industry headwinds.Maintain BUY and TP of HK$9.23, based on 18x FY2/25E P/E (unchanged).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.

Topsports (6110 HK) – Turnaround Continues After a Resilient 3Q24

<ul><li>Double 11 result was indeed a miss, but it was an industrywide issue.</li><li>If we include the fairly robust offline sale growth, the figures are not that bad.</li><li>Anyhow, after factoring in all guidance cut and share price retreat, the current valuation is not too demanding.</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.

Double 11 result was indeed a miss, but it was an industrywide issue.If we include the fairly robust offline sale growth, the figures are not that bad.Anyhow, after factoring in all guidance cut and share price retreat, the current valuation is not too demanding.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.

Xtep (1368 HK) – Guidance Cut After a Weak Double 11 Festival

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Xtep International Holdings Ltd. designs, manufactures, and markets sportwear. The Company produces footwear, apparel, and accessories.

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Xtep International (1368 HK)

Xtep (1368 HK) - Stay Prudent as Channel Health Is the Priority

Due to the macro uncertainty and high base, Xtep’s management has put aside its 5-year growth target and introduced a rather conservative target in...

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Xtep (1368 HK) – 4Q23 Was Inline but Macro Is Still Challenging

Despite the improved inventory level, we are still conservative on Xtep’s non-running segment, ASP and e-commerce growth in FY24E.

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Consumer Discretionary - Sequential Improvement May Support Re-Rating

Upgrade our rating to OUTPERFORM on the consumer discretionary sector. The foot traffic of the 2024 10-1 National Day holidays was strong

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Topsports (6110 HK) – Turnaround Continues After a Resilient 3Q24

Sales growth acceleration should be from the new products and better marketing while margin improvement should be from self-initiated efficiency...

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Xtep (1368 HK) – Guidance Cut After a Weak Double 11 Festival

Double 11 result was indeed a miss, but it was an industrywide issue. If we include the fairly robust offline sale growth, the figures are not that...

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