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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/joy-city-property-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10958:1" rel="noopener">Joy City Property (207 HK)</a>’s IFA opines that the share buyback by way of a scheme at HK$0.62 is fair and reasonable. The vote is on 17 November. </li>
<li>While the offer implies a P/B of 0.29x, it is reasonable compared to peer multiples and historical trading ranges. No disinterested shareholder holds a blocking stake.</li>
<li>Nevertheless, there remains vote risk and caution is warranted. At the current price and for a 4 December payment, the gross/annualised spread is 8.8%/103.6%. </li>
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Joy City Property (207 HK)’s IFA opines that the share buyback by way of a scheme at HK$0.62 is fair and reasonable. The vote is on 17 November. 
While the offer implies a P/B of 0.29x, it is reasonable compared to peer multiples and historical trading ranges. No disinterested shareholder holds a blocking stake.
Nevertheless, there remains vote risk and caution is warranted. At the current price and for a 4 December payment, the gross/annualised spread is 8.8%/103.6%. 


Joy City Property (207 HK): Wide Spread Ahead of the 17 November Scheme Vote

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>On the 31sr July, Chinese property play <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/joy-city-property-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10958:1" rel="noopener">Joy City (207 HK)</a> announced a Scheme buyback, @ $0.62/share (declared final), a 67.57% premium; but arguably a 158% premium to undisturbed.</li>
<li>Yes, this was a ~70% discount to NAV. However, Joy City had traded at P/B of 0.14x, on average, the past five years. Earnings have trended south in that timeframe.</li>
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<a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2025/1023/2025102300920.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Scheme Document's now out</a>, with a Court Meeting on the 17th November and expected payment around the 4th December. The IFA (Somerley) says "fair &amp; reasonable". It probably is.</li>
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On the 31sr July, Chinese property play Joy City (207 HK) announced a Scheme buyback, @ $0.62/share (declared final), a 67.57% premium; but arguably a 158% premium to undisturbed.
Yes, this was a ~70% discount to NAV. However, Joy City had traded at P/B of 0.14x, on average, the past five years. Earnings have trended south in that timeframe.

The Scheme Document's now out, with a Court Meeting on the 17th November and expected payment around the 4th December. The IFA (Somerley) says "fair &amp; reasonable". It probably is.


Joy City (207 HK): 17th November Vote On COFCO's Offer

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<li>Chinese property play <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/joy-city-property-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10958:1" rel="noopener">Joy City (207 HK)</a> has announced a <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2025/0731/2025073102020.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scheme buyback</a>, with a price of $0.62/share (declared final), a 67.57% premium; but more like a 158% premium to undisturbed. </li>
<li>Yes, this is a 70% discount to NAV. Yet Joy City has traded at P/B of 0.14x, on average, the past five years. Earnings have trended south in that timeframe. </li>
<li>The IFA will likely cite liquidity and Joy City's historical discount to NAV, and opine "reasonable", and probably even "fair". It is what it is for long-suffering shareholders.</li>
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Chinese property play Joy City (207 HK) has announced a Scheme buyback, with a price of $0.62/share (declared final), a 67.57% premium; but more like a 158% premium to undisturbed. 
Yes, this is a 70% discount to NAV. Yet Joy City has traded at P/B of 0.14x, on average, the past five years. Earnings have trended south in that timeframe. 
The IFA will likely cite liquidity and Joy City's historical discount to NAV, and opine "reasonable", and probably even "fair". It is what it is for long-suffering shareholders.


Joy City (207 HK): Minorities Should Take The Cash

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/joy-city-property-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10958:1" rel="noopener">Joy City Property (207 HK)</a> announced a share buyback by way of a scheme at HK$0.62, a 67.6% premium to the last close of HK$0.37 (17 July). The offer is final.</li>
<li>The buyback is effectively a privatisation by the controlling shareholder, COFCO, at a significant discount to book value. The offer implies a P/B of 0.30x.</li>
<li>While there are mitigating factors which lower the vote risk, there are several similarities to the failed Soundwill scheme. Therefore, the vote comes with non-neligible risk.</li>
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Joy City Property (207 HK) announced a share buyback by way of a scheme at HK$0.62, a 67.6% premium to the last close of HK$0.37 (17 July). The offer is final.
The buyback is effectively a privatisation by the controlling shareholder, COFCO, at a significant discount to book value. The offer implies a P/B of 0.30x.
While there are mitigating factors which lower the vote risk, there are several similarities to the failed Soundwill scheme. Therefore, the vote comes with non-neligible risk.


Joy City Property (207 HK): Privatisation Through a Low-Ball Share Buyback

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<li>For November 2025, eight new transactions (firm and non-binding) were discussed on Smartkarma (by the Quiddity team) with an overall announced deal size of ~US$10bn.</li>
<li>The average premium for the new transactions announced (or first discussed) in November was ~31%, with a year-to-date average of ~48%.</li>
<li>The average premiums for transactions in 2024 (129 transactions), 2023 (117), 2022 (106), 2021 (165), 2020 (158), and 2019 (145 ) were 43%, 39%, 41%, 33%, 31%, and 31%.</li>
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For November 2025, eight new transactions (firm and non-binding) were discussed on Smartkarma (by the Quiddity team) with an overall announced deal size of ~US$10bn.
The average premium for the new transactions announced (or first discussed) in November was ~31%, with a year-to-date average of ~48%.
The average premiums for transactions in 2024 (129 transactions), 2023 (117), 2022 (106), 2021 (165), 2020 (158), and 2019 (145 ) were 43%, 39%, 41%, 33%, 31%, and 31%.


(Mostly) Asia M&A, Nov 2025 Wrap: Qube, Forum Engineering, National Storage REIT, Star Micronics

Hong Kong

Joy City Property Limited, is engaged in the development, operation, sale, leasing and management of mixed-use complexes and commercial properties such as shopping malls, hotels, offices, serviced apartments and resort and tourist properties.

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