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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/busy-ming-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45154:1" rel="noopener">Busy Ming Group (BMG HK)</a>, a food and beverage retailer in China, is seeking to raise US$400 to US$500 million. </li>
<li>Busy Ming’s business model of super-low prices positions it as the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pdd-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27250:1" rel="noopener">PDD Holdings (PDD US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mixue-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40623:1" rel="noopener">Mixue Group (2097 HK)</a> of cheap snack foods in China.</li>
<li>The investment case rests on expanding the store network, rapid GMV/revenue growth, improving margins and a strong balance sheet. </li>
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Busy Ming Group (BMG HK), a food and beverage retailer in China, is seeking to raise US$400 to US$500 million. 
Busy Ming’s business model of super-low prices positions it as the PDD Holdings (PDD US) and Mixue Group (2097 HK) of cheap snack foods in China.
The investment case rests on expanding the store network, rapid GMV/revenue growth, improving margins and a strong balance sheet. 


APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Nicholas Tan

APAC IPOs & Placements

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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/busy-ming-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45154:1" rel="noopener">Busy Ming Group (BMG HK)</a> is looking to raise around US$500m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>It is a rapidly growing food and beverage retailer in China. Stores are typically located in high-traffic, high visibility, and easily accessible street-side locations.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at the firm's PHIP updates.</li>
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Busy Ming Group (BMG HK) is looking to raise around US$500m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
It is a rapidly growing food and beverage retailer in China. Stores are typically located in high-traffic, high visibility, and easily accessible street-side locations.
In this note, we look at the firm's PHIP updates.


Aequitas: Busy Ming Pre-IPO: PHIP Update- Successful Integration and Profitability Inflection

Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

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<li>Busy Ming Group, a founder-led food and beverage chain retailer in China with strong presence in third- and lower-tier cities, filed the updated Application Proof in October.</li>
<li>In the six months ended Jun-25, the company’s revenue was ~RMB28,124m, representing a year-over-year growth of ~87%. LTM net profit was ~RMB2,025m.</li>
<li>Busy Ming Group enjoys superior growth profile coupled with improving gross profit margins. The company ended Aug-25 with RMB3,393m net cash on the balance sheet.  </li>
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Busy Ming Group, a founder-led food and beverage chain retailer in China with strong presence in third- and lower-tier cities, filed the updated Application Proof in October.
In the six months ended Jun-25, the company’s revenue was ~RMB28,124m, representing a year-over-year growth of ~87%. LTM net profit was ~RMB2,025m.
Busy Ming Group enjoys superior growth profile coupled with improving gross profit margins. The company ended Aug-25 with RMB3,393m net cash on the balance sheet.  


Busy Ming IPO Update: Cash-Generating Machine With Improving Gross Margins, IPO Is on the Horizon

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The collapse of the US markets on Friday, following better-than-expected nonfarm payrolls in May, is expected to send the Asian markets into panic on Monday.</li>
<li>The IPOs in Hong Kong this year are vulnerable, especially those that performed well, like <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/knowledge-atlas-technology-joint-stock-company-limited-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44500:1" rel="noopener">Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK)</a> and Beijing Deepzero Technology (2723 HK).</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/giga-device-semiconductor-inc-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46238:1" rel="noopener">GigaDevice Semiconductor (3986 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/montage-technology-co-ltd-class-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46333:1" rel="noopener">Montage Technology (6809 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/minimax-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:46185:1" rel="noopener">MiniMax (100 HK)</a> are also riskier names in the current market environment. </li>
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The collapse of the US markets on Friday, following better-than-expected nonfarm payrolls in May, is expected to send the Asian markets into panic on Monday.
The IPOs in Hong Kong this year are vulnerable, especially those that performed well, like Knowledge Atlas Technology (2513 HK) and Beijing Deepzero Technology (2723 HK).

GigaDevice Semiconductor (3986 HK), Montage Technology (6809 HK), and MiniMax (100 HK) are also riskier names in the current market environment. 


HK Strategy: The Imminent Sell-Off - What IPOs Are More Vulnerable?

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Hong Kong is on track to complete $40 billion in IPOs this year, with demand coming from unicorn tech companies and A-share firms seeking dual listings. </li>
<li>AI, new energy technology, and healthcare will be the leading IPO sectors.  There are 450 companies that have filed for IPOs in Hong Kong in 2026.</li>
<li>With IPO oversubscriptions extremely high, investors are buying peer companies in the same industry, benefiting from spillover or halo effects.  </li>
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Hong Kong is on track to complete $40 billion in IPOs this year, with demand coming from unicorn tech companies and A-share firms seeking dual listings. 
AI, new energy technology, and healthcare will be the leading IPO sectors.  There are 450 companies that have filed for IPOs in Hong Kong in 2026.
With IPO oversubscriptions extremely high, investors are buying peer companies in the same industry, benefiting from spillover or halo effects.  


HONG KONG IPO WATCH: Follow the Leader Strategy (April 2026)

China

Busy Ming is a Chinese snack and beverage retailer that operates a vast network of stores across China. The company offers a wide range of snacks and beverages, including bakery, confectionery, biscuits, nuts, puffed snacks, instant meals, chocolates, and preserves. It operates under the "Busy for You" and "Super Ming" brands through self-operated and franchised stores, focusing on a value retail model. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Changsha, China.

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Busy Ming (1768 HK)

Busy Ming IPO: The Investment Case

Busy Ming, a food and beverage retailer in China, is seeking to raise US$400 to US$500 million. In this note, I discuss the investment case.

Arun George

Aequitas: Busy Ming Pre-IPO: PHIP Update- Successful Integration and Profitability Inflection

Busy Ming is looking to raise around US$500m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we look at the firm's PHIP updates.

Nicholas Tan

Busy Ming IPO Update: Cash-Generating Machine With Improving Gross Margins, IPO Is on the Horizon

Busy Ming Group is expected to IPO in Hong Kong soon. In my insight, I discuss in-depth analysis of business and operating metrics, IPO valuation...

Andrei Zakharov

HK Strategy: The Imminent Sell-Off - What IPOs Are More Vulnerable?

The US market collapse on Friday will trigger panic in Asian markets. HK IPOs like Knowledge Atlas, Beijing Deepzero, GigaDevice Semiconductor,...

Osbert Tang, CFA

HONG KONG IPO WATCH: Follow the Leader Strategy (April 2026)

KB Laminates (1888 HK) has gained 90% since our April report on the following-the-leader strategy. Kingboard Holdings (148 HK) holds a 70% stake...

David Mudd

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Busy Ming IPO: The Investment Case

Busy Ming, a food and beverage retailer in China, is seeking to raise US$400 to US$500 million. In this note, I discuss the investment case.

Arun George

Aequitas: Busy Ming Pre-IPO: PHIP Update- Successful Integration and Profitability Inflection

Busy Ming is looking to raise around US$500m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we look at the firm's PHIP updates.

Nicholas Tan

Busy Ming IPO Update: Cash-Generating Machine With Improving Gross Margins, IPO Is on the Horizon

Busy Ming Group is expected to IPO in Hong Kong soon. In my insight, I discuss in-depth analysis of business and operating metrics, IPO valuation...

Andrei Zakharov

HK Strategy: The Imminent Sell-Off - What IPOs Are More Vulnerable?

​The US market collapse on Friday will trigger panic in Asian markets. HK IPOs like Knowledge Atlas, Beijing Deepzero, GigaDevice Semiconductor,...

Osbert Tang, CFA

HONG KONG IPO WATCH: Follow the Leader Strategy (April 2026)

KB Laminates (1888 HK) has gained 90% since our April report on the following-the-leader strategy. Kingboard Holdings (148 HK) holds a 70% stake...

David Mudd

The US market collapse on Friday will trigger panic in Asian markets. HK IPOs like Knowledge Atlas, Beijing Deepzero, GigaDevice Semiconductor,...