HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Equity Capital Markets

Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Company / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>The essence of Haitian's business is “hard-earned money”.Although performance rebounded in 2024, more observations on net profit are needed.It’s time to take a look at Haitian from a different angle.</li>
<li>The past high valuation of Haitian is due to the market's high expectations for it, or rather, the market's optimism about its performance growth. However, Haitian's moat is not deep.</li>
<li>A comfortable valuation range is 20-30x P/E. Based on the IPO pricing and 2025 forecast, P/E is about 27.5-28.5x. So, we think the IPO pricing range of Haitian is reasonable.</li>
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The essence of Haitian's business is “hard-earned money”.Although performance rebounded in 2024, more observations on net profit are needed.It’s time to take a look at Haitian from a different angle.
The past high valuation of Haitian is due to the market's high expectations for it, or rather, the market's optimism about its performance growth. However, Haitian's moat is not deep.
A comfortable valuation range is 20-30x P/E. Based on the IPO pricing and 2025 forecast, P/E is about 27.5-28.5x. So, we think the IPO pricing range of Haitian is reasonable.


Pre-IPO Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Company - Thoughts on the IPO Pricing

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Arun George

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/foshan-haitian-flavouring-food-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44279:1" rel="noopener">Foshan Haitian Flavouring &amp; Food Company (3288 HK)</a> priced its H Share at HK$36.30 to raise HK$10,128.9 million (US$1.3 billion) in gross proceeds. The H Share will be listed tomorrow.</li>
<li>I discussed the H Share listing in <em><strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/foshan-haitian-flavouring-h-share-listing-the-investment-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:187902" rel="noopener">Foshan Haitian Flavouring H Share Listing: The Investment Case</a></strong></em>.</li>
<li>Haitian had the highest oversubscription rates among recent large AH listings. The AH discount implied by the offer is attractive.</li>
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Foshan Haitian Flavouring &amp; Food Company (3288 HK) priced its H Share at HK$36.30 to raise HK$10,128.9 million (US$1.3 billion) in gross proceeds. The H Share will be listed tomorrow.
I discussed the H Share listing in Foshan Haitian Flavouring H Share Listing: The Investment Case.
Haitian had the highest oversubscription rates among recent large AH listings. The AH discount implied by the offer is attractive.


Foshan Haitian Flavouring H Share Listing (3288 HK): Trading Debut

Equity Analyst - Asia Consumer Sector, Investory

Devi Subhakesan

Equity Analyst - Asia Consumer Sector

ASIA CONSUMER: INSIGHTS AND INVESTMENT IDEAS

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<li>Foshan Haitian has priced its Hong Kong offer at the top end (HKD36.3/share) and upsized it to 279 million shares, raising a strong HKD10.1 billion (USD1.3 billion).</li>
<li>With a massive 696x oversubscription and nearly half the deal secured by cornerstone investors, the stock could see a lively debut when it lists on June 19th.</li>
<li>We believe <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/foshan-haitian-flavouring-food-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44279:1" rel="noopener">Foshan Haitian Flavouring (3288 HK)</a> lacks a clear catalyst for growth and hence the growth expectations built into its Hong Kong pricing may prove difficult to materialise.</li>
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Foshan Haitian has priced its Hong Kong offer at the top end (HKD36.3/share) and upsized it to 279 million shares, raising a strong HKD10.1 billion (USD1.3 billion).
With a massive 696x oversubscription and nearly half the deal secured by cornerstone investors, the stock could see a lively debut when it lists on June 19th.
We believe Foshan Haitian Flavouring (3288 HK) lacks a clear catalyst for growth and hence the growth expectations built into its Hong Kong pricing may prove difficult to materialise.


Foshan Haitian: Upsized at Top Price. Near Term Upside, Long Term Value Play.

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%.

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Anjoy Foods Group   / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/anjoy-foods-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:30110:1" rel="noopener">Anjoy Foods Group (603345 CH)</a>, a quick-frozen food company in China, aims to raise around US$300m in its H-share listing.</li>
<li>AFG was the largest quick-frozen food company in China in terms of revenue in 2023, with a market share of 6.2%, according to the Frost &amp; Sullivan report.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier note. In this note, we talk about the PHIP updates and provide our thoughts on the A/H premium.</li>
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Anjoy Foods Group (603345 CH), a quick-frozen food company in China, aims to raise around US$300m in its H-share listing.
AFG was the largest quick-frozen food company in China in terms of revenue in 2023, with a market share of 6.2%, according to the Frost &amp; Sullivan report.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier note. In this note, we talk about the PHIP updates and provide our thoughts on the A/H premium.


Anjoy Foods Group A/H Listing - PHIP Updates and Thoughts on A/H Premium

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/foshan-haitian-flavouring-food-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44279:1" rel="noopener">Foshan Haitian</a>, already listed in Shanghai, is offering 263.2 million shares in Hong Kong to raise up to HKD9.56 billion (USD1.22 billion); Final offer price will be set by today.</li>
<li>HK offer price is pitched at an appealing 19%–22% discount to its A-share close, however valuations are pricing in growth expectations that may not align with the underlying business dynamics.</li>
<li>Foshan Haitian operates in the condiments and sauces segment—a mature, saturated and competitive market with limited room for meaningful margin or volume expansion.</li>
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Foshan Haitian, already listed in Shanghai, is offering 263.2 million shares in Hong Kong to raise up to HKD9.56 billion (USD1.22 billion); Final offer price will be set by today.
HK offer price is pitched at an appealing 19%–22% discount to its A-share close, however valuations are pricing in growth expectations that may not align with the underlying business dynamics.
Foshan Haitian operates in the condiments and sauces segment—a mature, saturated and competitive market with limited room for meaningful margin or volume expansion.


Foshan Haitian HK Offer: Pantry Staples at Pricey Valuations. Key Facts, Financials & More

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Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Company Ltd. manufactures food seasonings. The Company develops, produces, and distributes condiments including soy sauce, oyster sauce, vinegar, flavoring sauce, chicken stock, monosodium glutamate, and oil.

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