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Arun George

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Event-Driven

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<li>A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, India and Chinese ADRs.</li>
<li>ECM developments: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-cns-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35945:1" rel="noopener">LG CNS (LGCNSZ KS)</a> seeks to raise up to US$837 million, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/guming-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40622:1" rel="noopener">Guming Holdings (GUM HK)</a> seeks to raise US$300 million.</li>
<li>Event-Driven developments: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seven-i-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1041:1" rel="noopener">Seven &amp; I Holdings (3382 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shinko-electric-industries" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15066:1" rel="noopener">Shinko Electric Industries (6967 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fuji-soft-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17504:1" rel="noopener">Fuji Soft Inc (9749 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japfa-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15597:1" rel="noopener">Japfa Ltd (JAP SP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/get-nice-financial-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29667:1" rel="noopener">Get Nice Financial Group Ltd (1469 HK)</a>. 
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A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, India and Chinese ADRs.
ECM developments: LG CNS (LGCNSZ KS) seeks to raise up to US$837 million, and Guming Holdings (GUM HK) seeks to raise US$300 million.
Event-Driven developments: Seven &amp; I Holdings (3382 JP), Shinko Electric Industries (6967 JP), Fuji Soft Inc (9749 JP), Japfa Ltd (JAP SP), Get Nice Financial Group Ltd (1469 HK). 



Weekly Deals Digest (26 Jan) - Seven & I, Shinko, Canvest, GAPack, Get Nice, Japfa, LG CNS, Guming

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/guming-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40622:1" rel="noopener">Guming Holdings (GUM HK)</a> (Good me), a freshly-made tea store brand, is pre-marketing an HKEx IPO to raise US$300 million, according to press reports.</li>
<li>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/guming-holdings-good-me-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:173217" rel="noopener">Guming Holdings (Good Me) IPO: The Bull Case</a>, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.</li>
<li>The bear case rests on under-pressure store KPIs, unsustainable historical growth rates, declining contract liabilities, margin pressure due to competition and a sizeable pre-IPO dividend.</li>
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Guming Holdings (GUM HK) (Good me), a freshly-made tea store brand, is pre-marketing an HKEx IPO to raise US$300 million, according to press reports.
In Guming Holdings (Good Me) IPO: The Bull Case, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.
The bear case rests on under-pressure store KPIs, unsustainable historical growth rates, declining contract liabilities, margin pressure due to competition and a sizeable pre-IPO dividend.


Guming Holdings (Good Me) IPO: The Bear Case

Equity Analyst - Asia Consumer Sector, Investory

Devi Subhakesan

Equity Analyst - Asia Consumer Sector

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/guming-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40622:1" rel="noopener">Guming Holdings (GUM HK)</a>, a leading player in China's freshly-made branded beverage sector, is widely expected to launch its IPO soon.</li>
<li>Guming's Good Me brand is China’s largest mid-priced freshly-made tea store brand in terms of store count as well as GMV.</li>
<li>Guming reported robust revenue and profit growth for first nine months of 2024 led by new store openings, although same-store sales declined due to rising competition and weak consumer spending.</li>
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Guming Holdings (GUM HK), a leading player in China's freshly-made branded beverage sector, is widely expected to launch its IPO soon.
Guming's Good Me brand is China’s largest mid-priced freshly-made tea store brand in terms of store count as well as GMV.
Guming reported robust revenue and profit growth for first nine months of 2024 led by new store openings, although same-store sales declined due to rising competition and weak consumer spending.


Guming (Good Me) IPO: Key Facts and Financials at First Glance

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/guming-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40622:1" rel="noopener">Guming Holdings (GUM HK)</a> (Good me), a freshly-made tea store brand, is pre-marketing an HKEx IPO to raise US$300 million, according to press reports. </li>
<li>Guming is China’s largest mid-priced freshly-made tea store brand and the second largest freshly-made brand across all price ranges, regarding GMV in 2023.</li>
<li>The bull case rests on a rising market share, strong franchisee profitability, top-tier revenue growth, high margins, cash generation and a strong balance sheet. </li>
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Guming Holdings (GUM HK) (Good me), a freshly-made tea store brand, is pre-marketing an HKEx IPO to raise US$300 million, according to press reports. 
Guming is China’s largest mid-priced freshly-made tea store brand and the second largest freshly-made brand across all price ranges, regarding GMV in 2023.
The bull case rests on a rising market share, strong franchisee profitability, top-tier revenue growth, high margins, cash generation and a strong balance sheet. 


Guming Holdings (Good Me) IPO: The Bull Case

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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<li>Due to intense competition, freshly-made beverage market has shown signs of saturation after rapid growth in previous years. Guming is currently in a bottleneck period. Future performance growth will decline.</li>
<li>Due to a decrease in consumption, we have seen the price war in this industry. We think Guming’s profit margin performance will decline in the future if it reduces prices.</li>
<li>Guming’s valuation should be higher than <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nayuki-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32149:1" rel="noopener">Nayuki Holdings (2150 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sichuan-baicha-baidao-industrial-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40029:1" rel="noopener">Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial (2555 HK)</a> due to larger revenue scale/higher net profit margin, but lower than MIXUE.</li>
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Due to intense competition, freshly-made beverage market has shown signs of saturation after rapid growth in previous years. Guming is currently in a bottleneck period. Future performance growth will decline.
Due to a decrease in consumption, we have seen the price war in this industry. We think Guming’s profit margin performance will decline in the future if it reduces prices.
Guming’s valuation should be higher than Nayuki Holdings (2150 HK) and Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial (2555 HK) due to larger revenue scale/higher net profit margin, but lower than MIXUE.


Pre-IPO Guming Holdings (PHIP Updates) - Some Points Worth the Attention

China

Guming Holdings Limited is a holding company primarily engaged in the production and sale of freshly made beverages through its "Good me" brand. It operates a franchised tea store retail network, offering fruit tea, milk tea, and coffee beverages. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, China.

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Guming (1364 HK)

Weekly Deals Digest (26 Jan) - Seven & I, Shinko, Canvest, GAPack, Get Nice, Japfa, LG CNS, Guming

Last week, notable developments occurred in Event-Driven (Canvest, Henlius, GAPack, Get Nice, Seven & I, Shinko Electric, Fuji Soft, Japfa,...

Arun George

Guming Holdings (Good Me) IPO: The Bear Case

The bear case rests on under-pressure store KPIs, unsustainable historical growth rates, declining contract liabilities, margin pressure due to...

Arun George

Guming (Good Me) IPO: Key Facts and Financials at First Glance

China's Guming Holdings, a leading player in the freshly-made beverage sector with the Good Me brand, is set to launch its IPO soon. Know the Key...

Devi Subhakesan

Guming Holdings (Good Me) IPO: The Bull Case

The bull case rests on a rising market share, strong franchisee profitability, top-tier revenue growth, high margins, cash generation and a strong...

Arun George

Pre-IPO Guming Holdings (PHIP Updates) - Some Points Worth the Attention

Intense competition/saturation in beverage market have put Guming in a bottleneck period, with future growth to decline. Profit margin will drop...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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Weekly Deals Digest (26 Jan) - Seven & I, Shinko, Canvest, GAPack, Get Nice, Japfa, LG CNS, Guming

Last week, notable developments occurred in Event-Driven (Canvest, Henlius, GAPack, Get Nice, Seven & I, Shinko Electric, Fuji Soft, Japfa,...

Arun George

Guming Holdings (Good Me) IPO: The Bear Case

The bear case rests on under-pressure store KPIs, unsustainable historical growth rates, declining contract liabilities, margin pressure due to...

Arun George

Guming (Good Me) IPO: Key Facts and Financials at First Glance

China's Guming Holdings, a leading player in the freshly-made beverage sector with the Good Me brand, is set to launch its IPO soon. Know the Key...

Devi Subhakesan

Guming Holdings (Good Me) IPO: The Bull Case

The bull case rests on a rising market share, strong franchisee profitability, top-tier revenue growth, high margins, cash generation and a strong...

Arun George

Pre-IPO Guming Holdings (PHIP Updates) - Some Points Worth the Attention

​Intense competition/saturation in beverage market have put Guming in a bottleneck period, with future growth to decline. Profit margin will drop...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Intense competition/saturation in beverage market have put Guming in a bottleneck period, with future growth to decline. Profit margin will drop...