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<ul><li>Feb cosmetics sales data shows that domestic brands were focusing on Douyin, with a particularly strong growth in skincare segment.</li><li>In the first two months, Giant Biogene (GB) and Mao GePing (MGP) had notable growth, while Marubi and Shanghai Jahwa (Jahwa) improved significantly, with growth surpassing that of each quarter in 2024 (Figure 1).</li><li>During the Women’s Day promotion week, MGP shined, topping the Douyin makeup chart. Proya and Kans retained the top spots on Tmall and Douyin cosmetics rankings (skincare + makeup). </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.

Feb cosmetics sales data shows that domestic brands were focusing on Douyin, with a particularly strong growth in skincare segment.In the first two months, Giant Biogene (GB) and Mao GePing (MGP) had notable growth, while Marubi and Shanghai Jahwa (Jahwa) improved significantly, with growth surpassing that of each quarter in 2024 (Figure 1).During the Women’s Day promotion week, MGP shined, topping the Douyin makeup chart. Proya and Kans retained the top spots on Tmall and Douyin cosmetics rankings (skincare + makeup). 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.

Consumer Staples - Mao Geping & Giant Bio Surged, Marubi & Jahwa Had a Strong Start

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Steven Holden

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<li>AI boom reflected in record fund ownership in ASML Holding NV (ASML NA), NVIDIA Corp and Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) (2330 TT).</li>
<li>The 'Magnificent 7' group of stocks have hit a record underweight of -6.83% below the MSCI ACWI index.  They collectively account for 11.2% of the average Global fund.</li>
<li>Recovery Stocks: The old guard of At&amp;T Inc (T US), International Business Machines (IBM US) and General Electric (GE US) appear to be gathering some support from active Global funds.</li>
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AI boom reflected in record fund ownership in ASML Holding NV (ASML NA), NVIDIA Corp and Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) (2330 TT).
The 'Magnificent 7' group of stocks have hit a record underweight of -6.83% below the MSCI ACWI index.  They collectively account for 11.2% of the average Global fund.
Recovery Stocks: The old guard of At&amp;T Inc (T US), International Business Machines (IBM US) and General Electric (GE US) appear to be gathering some support from active Global funds.


Global Stock Positioning:  MSFT Dominates, Mag7 Record U/W, Apple Inflows, Tobacco Uninvestable?

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<ul><li>China’s tropical island province of Hainan is to hand out 24 million yuan ($3.4 million) in spending vouchers to encourage tourists to splash out and reverse falling retail sales in the duty-free haven.</li><li>The provincial government said it will distribute the vouchers, including 9 million yuan to buy airline tickets and 15 million yuan for tax-free shopping, between late August and October.</li><li>The initial batch of flight ticket vouchers will apply to Hainan Airlines’ services, but other carriers can request to join the program, the government said.</li></ul>

China’s tropical island province of Hainan is to hand out 24 million yuan ($3.4 million) in spending vouchers to encourage tourists to splash out and reverse falling retail sales in the duty-free haven.The provincial government said it will distribute the vouchers, including 9 million yuan to buy airline tickets and 15 million yuan for tax-free shopping, between late August and October.The initial batch of flight ticket vouchers will apply to Hainan Airlines’ services, but other carriers can request to join the program, the government said.

China’s Duty-Free Haven Hands Out $3.4 Million Vouchers to Spur Spending 

Equity Long-Short Analyst

Pyari Menon

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<li>Procter &amp; Gamble Co (PG US), Amorepacific Corp (090430 KS), L'Oreal SA (OR FP), <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-household-health-care" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6501:1" rel="noopener">LG Household &amp; Health Care (051900 KS)</a>,  and Kao Corp (4452 JP), lead product innovation table</li>
<li>Among the smaller names <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cosmax-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4491:1" rel="noopener">Cosmax Inc (192820 KS)</a>, Pola Orbis Holdings (4927 JP),  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kolmar-bnh-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33240:1" rel="noopener">Kolmar BNH (200130 KS)</a>, have been relatively prolific in innovating over the last three years.</li>
<li>Apart from the quality of the ingredients, consistency, stability of the formulations, the packaging, dispensing, virtual try-on, personalized recommendations, sustainability seem to be some of the key trends in innovations.</li>
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Procter &amp; Gamble Co (PG US), Amorepacific Corp (090430 KS), L'Oreal SA (OR FP), LG Household &amp; Health Care (051900 KS),  and Kao Corp (4452 JP), lead product innovation table
Among the smaller names Cosmax Inc (192820 KS), Pola Orbis Holdings (4927 JP),  Kolmar BNH (200130 KS), have been relatively prolific in innovating over the last three years.
Apart from the quality of the ingredients, consistency, stability of the formulations, the packaging, dispensing, virtual try-on, personalized recommendations, sustainability seem to be some of the key trends in innovations.


Insights from Datamining Technical Publications - Cosmetics

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The economy is booming and everyone should enjoy it. The American economy is benefitting from tremendous amounts of pent-up demand and in some of the hardest-hit industries' activity is beginning to tick back up above 2019 levels. Along with that boom, there are clear signs of inflation and concerns about overheating. Even Janet Yellen seemed concerned for a few hours last week.

The economy is booming and everyone should enjoy it. The American economy is benefitting from tremendous amounts of pent-up demand and in some of the hardest-hit industries' activity is beginning to tick back up above 2019 levels. Along with that boom, there are clear signs of inflation and concerns about overheating. Even Janet Yellen seemed concerned for a few hours last week.

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Consumer Staples - Mao Geping & Giant Bio Surged, Marubi & Jahwa Had a Strong Start

Feb cosmetics sales data shows that domestic brands were focusing on Douyin, with a particularly strong growth in skincare segment.

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Global Stock Positioning: MSFT Dominates, Mag7 Record U/W, Apple Inflows, Tobacco Uninvestable?

The latest in stock-level investor positioning among over 300 active Global funds. We explore the AI boom, key over/underweights, Tobacco's...

Steven Holden

China’s Duty-Free Haven Hands Out $3.4 Million Vouchers to Spur Spending

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Insights from Datamining Technical Publications - Cosmetics

The beauty industry - where innovation can be real and driven by science, but sometimes just cosmetic to just change the perception

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