Asia L/S Equity PM/Macro/Thematic Idea Generation

Rikki Malik

Equity Bottom-Up

China Resources Beer Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Full -year 2023 results  and 2024 forecasts indicate business going to plan</li>
<li>The Baijiu division, key to a rerating, grew sales 50% y/y in the first two months of the year</li>
<li>The beer division continues to reap the benefits of its premiumisation strategy</li>
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Full -year 2023 results  and 2024 forecasts indicate business going to plan
The Baijiu division, key to a rerating, grew sales 50% y/y in the first two months of the year
The beer division continues to reap the benefits of its premiumisation strategy


China Resources Beer Holdings (291.HK) Starts 2024 with a Bang!

<ul>
<li>A liquid proxy for China's recovering consumption (with no technology regulation risk)</li>
<li>A quality red chip company at a very reasonable valuation</li>
<li>Growing sales and margins as its premiumisation strategy is executed</li>
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A liquid proxy for China's recovering consumption (with no technology regulation risk)
A quality red chip company at a very reasonable valuation
Growing sales and margins as its premiumisation strategy is executed


Cheers! Raise a Glass to China Resources Beer (0291.HK)

Equity Analyst

Steve Zhou, CFA

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chongqing-brewery-co-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8837:1" rel="noopener">Chongqing Brewery Co A (600132 CH)</a> announced a impressive earnings beat last night, with net profit up 24% yoy in 2Q23.  Stock is limit up (10%) today.</li>
<li>The results confirm the premiumization thesis of the China beer sector is in tact. </li>
<li>Buy <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-resources-beer-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:399:1" rel="noopener">China Resources Beer Holdings (291 HK)</a>; take advantage of the overall H-share market weakness and unfounded fear on deflation.    </li>
</ul>



Chongqing Brewery Co A (600132 CH) announced a impressive earnings beat last night, with net profit up 24% yoy in 2Q23.  Stock is limit up (10%) today.
The results confirm the premiumization thesis of the China beer sector is in tact. 
Buy China Resources Beer Holdings (291 HK); take advantage of the overall H-share market weakness and unfounded fear on deflation.    


Chongqing Brewery (600132 CH) Limit Up 10% Today After Results Beat; Buy China Resources Beer

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, 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.

Equity Capital Markets

China Resources Beverage / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Company Limited is looking to raise US$1bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. The bookrunners on the deal are BofA, BOCI, Citic, and UBS.</li>
<li>China Resources Beverage manufactures and sells packaged drinking water and RTD soft beverages  in China.</li>
<li>According CIC, it was the second largest company in the packaged drinking water market in China and the largest company in the purified drinking water market in 2023.</li>
</ul>


China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Company Limited is looking to raise US$1bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. The bookrunners on the deal are BofA, BOCI, Citic, and UBS.
China Resources Beverage manufactures and sells packaged drinking water and RTD soft beverages  in China.
According CIC, it was the second largest company in the packaged drinking water market in China and the largest company in the purified drinking water market in 2023.


China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Pre-IPO Tearsheet

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-resources-beer-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:399:1" rel="noopener">China Resources Beer Holdings (291 HK)</a> is a USD21bn red-chip company, and the largest beer company in China in terms of sales volume.</li>
<li>The company is a perfect fit for the GARP (growth at a reasonable price) strategy, and visibility in earnings is also high for the next 3-5 years.</li>
<li>Weak sentiment in H-share stocks and in overall China macro/consumption numbers provide a good entry opportunity for the stock.  </li>
</ul>



China Resources Beer Holdings (291 HK) is a USD21bn red-chip company, and the largest beer company in China in terms of sales volume.
The company is a perfect fit for the GARP (growth at a reasonable price) strategy, and visibility in earnings is also high for the next 3-5 years.
Weak sentiment in H-share stocks and in overall China macro/consumption numbers provide a good entry opportunity for the stock.  


China Resources Beer (291 HK):  High Visibility; Steady Growth; Reasonable Valuation

Hong Kong

China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company Limited is an alcoholic beverage retailer.

China Resources Beer Holdings (291 HK)