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Country Garden Services / Equity Bottom-Up

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Dominant Market Position Under Threat: <a href="https://smartkarma.com/entities/country-garden-services-holdings-co-ltd">Country Garden Services</a> is one of China's largest property management firms by revenue and managed area, but its outlook is severely clouded by the financial distress of its former parent and major client, Country Garden Holdings.</li>
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Financial Performance Under Pressure: While revenue has shown resilience, net income and profit margins have declined significantly in recent years. This is due to increased competition, rising costs, and impairment risks on receivables linked to its struggling parent company.</li>
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Valuation Reflects High Risk: The company trades at a substantial valuation discount to its peers across key metrics like P/E and P/B ratios. This reflects significant investor concern over the contagion risk from its former parent's debt crisis and the broader weakness in China's property sector.</li>
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Dominant Market Position Under Threat: Country Garden Services is one of China's largest property management firms by revenue and managed area, but its outlook is severely clouded by the financial distress of its former parent and major client, Country Garden Holdings.
  
Financial Performance Under Pressure: While revenue has shown resilience, net income and profit margins have declined significantly in recent years. This is due to increased competition, rising costs, and impairment risks on receivables linked to its struggling parent company.
  
Valuation Reflects High Risk: The company trades at a substantial valuation discount to its peers across key metrics like P/E and P/B ratios. This reflects significant investor concern over the contagion risk from its former parent's debt crisis and the broader weakness in China's property sector.
This content is AI-generated and displayed for general informational purposes only. Please verify independently before use.

Primer: Country Garden Services (6098 HK) - Aug 2026

Founder-CEO & Chief Analyst, Real Estate Foresight

Robert Ciemniak

Founder-CEO & Chief Analyst

Real Estate Foresight

Since 2012, REF has been helping investors with market research, project due diligence, and strategy development. This has ranged from detailed assessments and estimates on distressed developers' project portfolios to market due diligence on specific projects to macro-level questions linked to demand for commodities. The unique combination of the housing markets and developer data from data partner China Index Academy in Beijing, primary research, and technology-powered alternative data collection from public sources result in a valuable content set used in REF analytics and reports.

Predictive Analytics for China Property

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>In this note, we look at the issue of new homes that were pre-sold by developers but not yet delivered as developers struggled financially.</li>
<li>The estimates of the scale of the problem are wide, and many are rooted in likely misinterpretation of the official data.</li>
<li>The scale of the true problem is likely much smaller than most estimates and there are new indicators suggesting so.</li>
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In this note, we look at the issue of new homes that were pre-sold by developers but not yet delivered as developers struggled financially.
The estimates of the scale of the problem are wide, and many are rooted in likely misinterpretation of the official data.
The scale of the true problem is likely much smaller than most estimates and there are new indicators suggesting so.


China Property - Is The Delivery Of New Homes (Pre-Sold Pre-2022) Problem Solved?

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

<ul><li>On Aug 28, regulators issued the Notice on Improving Commercial Housing Sales System, proposing to lift the pre-sale threshold to structural topping-out and impose full supervision on pre-sale funds for new land parcels.</li><li>Full rollout of the policy would tighten developer liquidity, accelerate exit of undercapitalized players, lengthen collection cycles and drive market share concentration toward SOEs; while on the demand side, it would reduce delivery risks and boost buyer confidence, in our view.</li><li>We view this as a landmark step to break the sector’s vicious cycle, with regulators directly addressing the root cause. </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.

On Aug 28, regulators issued the Notice on Improving Commercial Housing Sales System, proposing to lift the pre-sale threshold to structural topping-out and impose full supervision on pre-sale funds for new land parcels.Full rollout of the policy would tighten developer liquidity, accelerate exit of undercapitalized players, lengthen collection cycles and drive market share concentration toward SOEs; while on the demand side, it would reduce delivery risks and boost buyer confidence, in our view.We view this as a landmark step to break the sector’s vicious cycle, with regulators directly addressing the root cause. 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.

Property - Pre-Sale Threshold Lifted: Short-Term Pain for Long-Term Health

Macroeconomics

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<li>We review the 2025 'draw the line' group forecasts for new home sales in China vs what happened, and put it in the context of the past forecasts.</li>
<li>The 'wisdom of crowds' worked well in the end, but the 'path' to year-end was off most of the year.</li>
<li>You can now join this year's <a href="https://ref.kubrosearch.com/drawkits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">'Draw the Line 2026'</a> for new home sales, part of Real Estate Foresight's 14th Annual China Property Outlook.</li>
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We review the 2025 'draw the line' group forecasts for new home sales in China vs what happened, and put it in the context of the past forecasts.
The 'wisdom of crowds' worked well in the end, but the 'path' to year-end was off most of the year.
You can now join this year's 'Draw the Line 2026' for new home sales, part of Real Estate Foresight's 14th Annual China Property Outlook.


China Property Predictions: In Hindsight On 2025 And "Draw The Line" 2026

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

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<li>2024 marks another year that our "Buy the worst" strategy underperformed the HSI. The strategy yielded -1.7% YTD, against HSI's +17.9%. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a> is the only winner.</li>
<li>For 2025, the strategy will switch to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/budweiser-brewing-co-apac-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28077:1" rel="noopener">Budweiser Brewing (1876 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chow-tai-fook-jewellery-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:549:1" rel="noopener">Chow Tai Fook (1929 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hang-lung-properties-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:49:1" rel="noopener">Hang Lung Props (101 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-apptec" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23679:1" rel="noopener">Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cspc-pharmaceutical-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:229:1" rel="noopener">CSPC Pharmaceutical (1093 HK)</a>.  </li>
<li>The top five HSI winners YTD 2024 have generated an average gain of 92.7%, outperforming the HSI massively. Given their current high valuations, this is unlikely to repeat in 2025.</li>
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2024 marks another year that our "Buy the worst" strategy underperformed the HSI. The strategy yielded -1.7% YTD, against HSI's +17.9%. Meituan (3690 HK) is the only winner.
For 2025, the strategy will switch to Budweiser Brewing (1876 HK), Chow Tai Fook (1929 HK), Hang Lung Props (101 HK), Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK), and CSPC Pharmaceutical (1093 HK).  
The top five HSI winners YTD 2024 have generated an average gain of 92.7%, outperforming the HSI massively. Given their current high valuations, this is unlikely to repeat in 2025.


"Buy the Worst" HSI Strategy: Another Disappointing Year in 2024, Let's See 2025

China

Country Garden Services Holdings Co. Ltd. provides comprehensive property management services to residential, commercial, and public facilities in Mainland China. Its services encompass security, cleaning, landscaping, maintenance, and various community value-added offerings, alongside city services like sanitation and waste treatment. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Foshan, People's Republic of China.

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Country Garden Services (6098 HK)

Primer: Country Garden Services (6098 HK) - Aug 2026

Dominant Market Position Under Threat: Country Garden Services is one of China's largest property management firms by revenue and managed area,...

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China Property - Is The Delivery Of New Homes (Pre-Sold Pre-2022) Problem Solved?

In this note, we look at the issue of new homes that were pre-sold by developers but not yet delivered as developers struggled financially.

Robert Ciemniak

Property - Pre-Sale Threshold Lifted: Short-Term Pain for Long-Term Health

Full rollout of the policy would tighten developer liquidity, accelerate exit of undercapitalized players, lengthen collection cycles and drive...

CMB International

China Property Predictions: In Hindsight On 2025 And "Draw The Line" 2026

We review the 2025 'draw the line' group forecasts for new home sales in China vs what happened, and put it in the context of the past forecasts.

Robert Ciemniak

"Buy the Worst" HSI Strategy: Another Disappointing Year in 2024, Let's See 2025

The 2024 "Buy the worst" strategy has underperformed HSI, and the new picks for 2025 are Budweiser APAC, Chow Tai Fook, Hang Lung Properties, Wuxi...

Osbert Tang, CFA

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Primer: Country Garden Services (6098 HK) - Aug 2026

Dominant Market Position Under Threat: Country Garden Services is one of China's largest property management firms by revenue and managed area,...

αSK Primers

China Property - Is The Delivery Of New Homes (Pre-Sold Pre-2022) Problem Solved?

In this note, we look at the issue of new homes that were pre-sold by developers but not yet delivered as developers struggled financially.

Robert Ciemniak

Property - Pre-Sale Threshold Lifted: Short-Term Pain for Long-Term Health

Full rollout of the policy would tighten developer liquidity, accelerate exit of undercapitalized players, lengthen collection cycles and drive...

CMB International

China Property Predictions: In Hindsight On 2025 And "Draw The Line" 2026

We review the 2025 'draw the line' group forecasts for new home sales in China vs what happened, and put it in the context of the past forecasts.

Robert Ciemniak

"Buy the Worst" HSI Strategy: Another Disappointing Year in 2024, Let's See 2025

​The 2024 "Buy the worst" strategy has underperformed HSI, and the new picks for 2025 are Budweiser APAC, Chow Tai Fook, Hang Lung Properties, Wuxi...

Osbert Tang, CFA

The 2024 "Buy the worst" strategy has underperformed HSI, and the new picks for 2025 are Budweiser APAC, Chow Tai Fook, Hang Lung Properties, Wuxi...