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<li>Luckin Coffee’s new blockbuster Moutai Latte achieved 5.42mn cup sold with RMB100mn GMV in first day. </li>
<li>We think Luckin Coffee had effectively achieved two goals through the new premium product: 1) de facto price lifting; 2) extend potential customer base and step into the monetization stage.</li>
<li>We raised our 2023 revenue and non-GAAP NI on Luckin by 1.6%/4.4%. We maintain the stock as BUY rating and raise TP by US$1 to US$44/ADS.</li>
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Luckin Coffee’s new blockbuster Moutai Latte achieved 5.42mn cup sold with RMB100mn GMV in first day. 
We think Luckin Coffee had effectively achieved two goals through the new premium product: 1) de facto price lifting; 2) extend potential customer base and step into the monetization stage.
We raised our 2023 revenue and non-GAAP NI on Luckin by 1.6%/4.4%. We maintain the stock as BUY rating and raise TP by US$1 to US$44/ADS.


[Luckin Coffee (LKNCY US, BUY, TP US$44) TP Change]: Moutai Latte Is Not Just a Blockbuster