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Integrated Upstream Leader Facing Cyclical Downturn: <a href="https://smartkarma.com/entities/china-youran-dairy-group-limited">Youran Dairy</a> is the largest integrated upstream dairy provider in China, with leading positions across the value chain, including raw milk, feed, and breeding. However, the company is currently navigating a challenging period of low raw milk prices, which has led to significant net losses despite revenue growth.</li>
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Strategic Importance and Operational Improvements: The company holds a strategic relationship with Yili Group, Asia's largest dairy manufacturer, which is also a major shareholder and customer. Youran is focused on improving operational efficiency, evidenced by rising milk yields per cow and efforts to control feed costs, which are beginning to narrow losses.</li>
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High Leverage and Market Headwinds Present Risks: The company's financial position is strained by high debt levels. The outlook is heavily dependent on the recovery of China's raw milk prices, which are affected by domestic oversupply and consumer demand dynamics. While a cyclical recovery is anticipated, the timing remains uncertain.</li>
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Integrated Upstream Leader Facing Cyclical Downturn: Youran Dairy is the largest integrated upstream dairy provider in China, with leading positions across the value chain, including raw milk, feed, and breeding. However, the company is currently navigating a challenging period of low raw milk prices, which has led to significant net losses despite revenue growth.
  
Strategic Importance and Operational Improvements: The company holds a strategic relationship with Yili Group, Asia's largest dairy manufacturer, which is also a major shareholder and customer. Youran is focused on improving operational efficiency, evidenced by rising milk yields per cow and efforts to control feed costs, which are beginning to narrow losses.
  
High Leverage and Market Headwinds Present Risks: The company's financial position is strained by high debt levels. The outlook is heavily dependent on the recovery of China's raw milk prices, which are affected by domestic oversupply and consumer demand dynamics. While a cyclical recovery is anticipated, the timing remains uncertain.
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Primer: Youran Dairy (9858 HK) - May 2026

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>The Hong Kong market bounced off its long-term support levels in June and has outperformed the region in July, benefiting from rotational and southbound buying.</li>
<li>In a positive sign, the financials sector has rallied this month and is the second-best-performing sector YTD at +11%.  Value and dividend factors continue to perform well.</li>
<li>Youran Dairy (9858 HK) had a Descending Trendline Breakout after the company announced that Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group (A) (600887 CH) acquired a significant stake in the company.</li>
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The Hong Kong market bounced off its long-term support levels in June and has outperformed the region in July, benefiting from rotational and southbound buying.
In a positive sign, the financials sector has rallied this month and is the second-best-performing sector YTD at +11%.  Value and dividend factors continue to perform well.
Youran Dairy (9858 HK) had a Descending Trendline Breakout after the company announced that Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group (A) (600887 CH) acquired a significant stake in the company.


Technically Speaking Breakouts & Breakdowns - HONG KONG (July 2026)

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The YTD rally in the Hong Kong and China markets has made it appealing for highly leveraged and outperforming stocks to make placements to raise fresh equity.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gds-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32157:1" rel="noopener">GDS Holdings (9698 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-youran-dairy-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31075:1" rel="noopener">China Youran Dairy Group (9858 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shandong-gold-mining-co-ltd-4527fb98-bb5d-4d74-91fe-66f9c0224eb3" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27455:1" rel="noopener">Shandong Gold Mining (1787 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhaojin-mining-industry-company-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4626:1" rel="noopener">Zhaojin Mining Industry (1818 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/byd-electronic-international-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1927:1" rel="noopener">BYD Electronics (285 HK)</a> are possible candidates.</li>
<li>Four of the top 30 YTD best-performing Hang Seng Composite stocks have made placements in the last three months, raising a total of HK$1.3bn with mixed performance since then.</li>
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The YTD rally in the Hong Kong and China markets has made it appealing for highly leveraged and outperforming stocks to make placements to raise fresh equity.

GDS Holdings (9698 HK), China Youran Dairy Group (9858 HK), Shandong Gold Mining (1787 HK), Zhaojin Mining Industry (1818 HK), and BYD Electronics (285 HK) are possible candidates.
Four of the top 30 YTD best-performing Hang Seng Composite stocks have made placements in the last three months, raising a total of HK$1.3bn with mixed performance since then.


China & HK Strategy: Assessing Placement Risks, Who Needs Money?

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

Shenton Research

Shenton Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of August 14th.</li>
<li>The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.</li>
<li>We highlight flows for Minimax, Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, AIA, China Life, Beone Medicines, Xiaomi, Wuxi Bio.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Hong Kong Connect flows with our data engine for holding position as of August 14th.
The top stocks by inflows and outflows were tabulated for all market, HSCEI, mid cap and s/mid cap groups.
We highlight flows for Minimax, Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, AIA, China Life, Beone Medicines, Xiaomi, Wuxi Bio.


HK Connect Flows Weekly (Aug 14th): Minimax, Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, AIA, China Life, Xiaomi

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<li>Disappointing FY22 result from raw milk company <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/austasia-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36655:1" rel="noopener">AustAsia Group (2425 HK)</a> should be well expected, but the issue is its guidance that FY23 industry outlook will stay challenging. </li>
<li>Raw milk price is still coming down and 1H23 dairy product demand recovery is slow. Capacity influx will disrupt demand-supply balance, but feed costs pressure seems to have moderated. </li>
<li>Consensus profit projections for the sector are overly optimistic and there is earnings downgrade risk after FY22 result announcement. We will shy away in the near term.</li>
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Disappointing FY22 result from raw milk company AustAsia Group (2425 HK) should be well expected, but the issue is its guidance that FY23 industry outlook will stay challenging. 
Raw milk price is still coming down and 1H23 dairy product demand recovery is slow. Capacity influx will disrupt demand-supply balance, but feed costs pressure seems to have moderated. 
Consensus profit projections for the sector are overly optimistic and there is earnings downgrade risk after FY22 result announcement. We will shy away in the near term.


China Raw Milk Industry: Takeaways from AustAsia (2425 HK) Call

China

Youran Dairy is an integrated provider of products and services in China's upstream dairy industry. The company's core activities include raw milk production, offering various specialty raw milk types, and providing comprehensive ruminant farming solutions such as concentrated feed, forage, breeding products, and other farm supplies. It was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Hohhot, China.

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Youran Dairy (9858 HK)

Primer: Youran Dairy (9858 HK) - May 2026

Integrated Upstream Leader Facing Cyclical Downturn: Youran Dairy is the largest integrated upstream dairy provider in China, with leading...

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Technically Speaking Breakouts & Breakdowns - HONG KONG (July 2026)

The Hong Kong market bounced off its long-term support levels in June and has outperformed the region in July, benefiting from rotational and...

David Mudd

China & HK Strategy: Assessing Placement Risks, Who Needs Money?

Zhaojin Mining Industry (1818 HK) is the first one in our top 5 list to make a placement. The company is placing 140m H-shares at HK$14.08 to raise...

Osbert Tang, CFA

HK Connect Flows Weekly (Aug 14th): Minimax, Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, AIA, China Life, Xiaomi

We analyzed southbound Hong Kong connect flows in the past week and highlighted flows for Minimax, Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, AIA, China Life,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

China Raw Milk Industry: Takeaways from AustAsia (2425 HK) Call

Outlook for the raw milk industry stays challenging in FY23. Raw milk price is still coming down, 1H23 dairy product demand recovery is slow and...

Osbert Tang, CFA

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