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Equity Bottom-Up

Shanghai Jahwa United Co A / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Jahwa’s surprising 1Q was mainly driven by non-core gains and a lower tax rate.</li><li>The quarter’s net profit has marked its 4-year high; however, it is still too early to call for an operation turnaround.</li><li>Jahwa’s 1Q sales momentum was lackluster. </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.

Jahwa’s surprising 1Q was mainly driven by non-core gains and a lower tax rate.The quarter’s net profit has marked its 4-year high; however, it is still too early to call for an operation turnaround.Jahwa’s 1Q sales momentum was lackluster. 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.

Shanghai Jahwa (600315 CH) – Too Early to Call for a Turnaround

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Our channel checks and various news sources we monitored suggests cosmetic GMV for 6.18 campaign this year stood at a small decline and reached approximately RMB40bn.</li><li>We argue the broad momentum tracked well to expectation, given only a flattish pre-sale (between 25 May and 31 May). By channel, we observed that livestreaming channels continued to draw traffic flow from marketplace platforms, and this looks to be consistent to the trends observed by our internet team.</li><li>For instance, cosmetic GMV on Douyin increased 70% YoY to RMB15bn.</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.

Our channel checks and various news sources we monitored suggests cosmetic GMV for 6.18 campaign this year stood at a small decline and reached approximately RMB40bn.We argue the broad momentum tracked well to expectation, given only a flattish pre-sale (between 25 May and 31 May). By channel, we observed that livestreaming channels continued to draw traffic flow from marketplace platforms, and this looks to be consistent to the trends observed by our internet team.For instance, cosmetic GMV on Douyin increased 70% YoY to RMB15bn.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.

China Cosmetics – Key takeaway from 6.18 cosmetic sales

<ul><li>We untangle the “household excess saving” enigma.</li><li>Instead of a silver bullet, we consider it a status-quo in which consumers are confident enough to spend (or invest) beyond their pre-pandemic budgets by tapping into their savings accumulated during the pandemic, after they first normalize their spending to prepandemic level.</li><li>In other words, we believe the use of “excess saving” would predominantly kick-in upon a full-fledged consumption recovery. </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.

We untangle the “household excess saving” enigma.Instead of a silver bullet, we consider it a status-quo in which consumers are confident enough to spend (or invest) beyond their pre-pandemic budgets by tapping into their savings accumulated during the pandemic, after they first normalize their spending to prepandemic level.In other words, we believe the use of “excess saving” would predominantly kick-in upon a full-fledged consumption recovery. 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.

China Consumer – From Reopening to Recovery

<ul><li>We expect encouraging 5.1 travel data. According to various sources and news we monitor, air passenger during the holiday is likely to surpass 9mn persons, tracking approximately 110% of the level we saw in 2019.</li><li>Splitting between domestic and overseas travellers, the former will likely grow by approximately 25%, while, for the latter, the recovery could track up to 30-40% of that in 2019.</li><li>By destination, air ticket booking to Hainan grew by 1.5x, and Hainan represented 93% of the travel destination of domestic trips.</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.

We expect encouraging 5.1 travel data. According to various sources and news we monitor, air passenger during the holiday is likely to surpass 9mn persons, tracking approximately 110% of the level we saw in 2019.Splitting between domestic and overseas travellers, the former will likely grow by approximately 25%, while, for the latter, the recovery could track up to 30-40% of that in 2019.By destination, air ticket booking to Hainan grew by 1.5x, and Hainan represented 93% of the travel destination of domestic trips.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.

China Consumer – Expecting Encouraging Data from the 5.1 Holiday This Year

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Shanghai Chicmax Cosmetic / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Chicmax’s 2022 performance was ugly, which was mainly due to the weak sales growth in online channels. Without obvious improvement in sales channels, Chicmax would easily reach a growth bottleneck.</li>
<li>If Chicmax cannot transform from a marketing-driven low-end brand to a brand with growth potential that adheres to long-term principles,emphasizes equally on R&amp;D and marketing, it would lose investment value.</li>
<li>Chicmax is overvalued. Its valuation should be lower than that of Bloomage and Botanee. If things go badly in the future, its valuation could be lower than <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-jahwa-united-co-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4266:1" rel="noopener">Shanghai Jahwa</a>.</li>
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Chicmax’s 2022 performance was ugly, which was mainly due to the weak sales growth in online channels. Without obvious improvement in sales channels, Chicmax would easily reach a growth bottleneck.
If Chicmax cannot transform from a marketing-driven low-end brand to a brand with growth potential that adheres to long-term principles,emphasizes equally on R&amp;D and marketing, it would lose investment value.
Chicmax is overvalued. Its valuation should be lower than that of Bloomage and Botanee. If things go badly in the future, its valuation could be lower than Shanghai Jahwa.


Shanghai Chicmax Cosmetic (2145.HK) - Start to Enter a Vicious Cycle

China

Shanghai Jahwa United Co., Ltd. develops, manufactures and wholesales skin care and hair care products, cosmetics, perfumes, detergents, and other household chemical products.  The Company also provides technical and food services.

Shanghai Jahwa United Co A (600315 CH)

Shanghai Jahwa (600315 CH) – Too Early to Call for a Turnaround

But ESOP target is likely hit as a low hanging fruit; Down to HOLD. Jahwa’s surprising 1Q was mainly driven by non-core gains and a lower tax rate.

CMB International

China Cosmetics – Key takeaway from 6.18 cosmetic sales

Our channel checks and various news sources we monitored suggests cosmetic GMV for 6.18 campaign this year stood at a small decline and reached...

CMB International

China Consumer – From Reopening to Recovery

In other words, we believe the use of “excess saving” would predominantly kick-in upon a full-fledged consumption recovery.

CMB International

China Consumer – Expecting Encouraging Data from the 5.1 Holiday This Year

According to various sources and news we monitor, air passenger during the holiday is likely to surpass 9mn persons, tracking approximately 110% of...

CMB International

Shanghai Chicmax Cosmetic (2145.HK) - Start to Enter a Vicious Cycle

After Chicmax released the ugly 2022 results, it seems to have enter a vicious cycle. If Chicmax cannot transform into a visionary R&D driven...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang