Equity, Bottom-up Analyst, Investics Research

Sameer Taneja

Equity, Bottom-up Analyst

Investics Research

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<li>Over the past 12 months, we have written insights on 14 stocks in the small/mid-cap space with high dividend yields, inexpensive valuations, and a great margin of safety. </li>
<li>We re-examine these to shortlist 3-4 names of our highest conviction amidst the current macroeconomic climate.</li>
<li>Our high conviction shortlist includes <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/water-oasis-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17348:1" rel="noopener">Water Oasis (1161 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/perfect-medical-health-management" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3639:1" rel="noopener">Perfect Medical Health (1830 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/the-keepers-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23003:1" rel="noopener">The Keepers Holdings (KEEPR PM)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taste-gourmet-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27339:1" rel="noopener">Taste Gourmet (8371 HK)</a>.</li>
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Over the past 12 months, we have written insights on 14 stocks in the small/mid-cap space with high dividend yields, inexpensive valuations, and a great margin of safety. 
We re-examine these to shortlist 3-4 names of our highest conviction amidst the current macroeconomic climate.
Our high conviction shortlist includes Water Oasis (1161 HK), Perfect Medical Health (1830 HK), The Keepers Holdings (KEEPR PM), and Taste Gourmet (8371 HK).


Shortlist of High Conviction Ideas - Income, Value, Margin of Safety

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<p><strong>About Taste Gourmet</strong></p>
<p>Taste Gourmet Group Limited (8371 HK) is a Hong Kong based restaurant group offering a variety of cuisines under a portfolio of brands to a diversified customer base. Since the opening of its first restaurant in 2007, the group owned and operated a total of 34 restaurants offering Vietnamese, Japanese, Chinese, Western and Drink under 14 brands, comprising 11 self-owned brands such as La’taste Vietnamese Cuisine, Dab-Pa Peking &amp; Szechuan Cuisine, Dab-Pa Peking &amp; Szechuan Bistro, Dab-pa Modern Chinese Cuisine, Urawa Japanese Restaurant, Nabe Urawa, Rakuraku Ramen, Wasyohuya Yamaichi, Moments Together, Yakiniku Guu, San-Kinn; 3 licensed brands known as Parkview, Takano Ramen and Tirpse; and 1 joint venture brand known as Xianghui. </p>
<p>Corporate Webinars by Smartkarma Corporate Solutions feature discussions with IROs and Executives, discussing their companies, the challenges they face, and the opportunities in their sectors and markets.</p>
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For our next Corporate Webinar we are glad to welcome Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, Kent Wong and CFO and Company Secretary, Gerald Yu. They will share a short company presentation after which, they will engage in a fireside chat with Smartkarma Insight Provider, Sameer Taneja. The Corporate Webinar will include a live Q&amp;A session.
 The Corporate Webinar will be hosted on Friday, 13 January 2023, 14:00 SGT.





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About Taste Gourmet
Taste Gourmet Group Limited (8371 HK) is a Hong Kong based restaurant group offering a variety of cuisines under a portfolio of brands to a diversified customer base. Since the opening of its first restaurant in 2007, the group owned and operated a total of 34 restaurants offering Vietnamese, Japanese, Chinese, Western and Drink under 14 brands, comprising 11 self-owned brands such as La’taste Vietnamese Cuisine, Dab-Pa Peking &amp; Szechuan Cuisine, Dab-Pa Peking &amp; Szechuan Bistro, Dab-pa Modern Chinese Cuisine, Urawa Japanese Restaurant, Nabe Urawa, Rakuraku Ramen, Wasyohuya Yamaichi, Moments Together, Yakiniku Guu, San-Kinn; 3 licensed brands known as Parkview, Takano Ramen and Tirpse; and 1 joint venture brand known as Xianghui. 
Corporate Webinars by Smartkarma Corporate Solutions feature discussions with IROs and Executives, discussing their companies, the challenges they face, and the opportunities in their sectors and markets.


Smartkarma Corporate Webinar | Taste Gourmet: Management Call on HK/China Reopening Impact

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taste-gourmet-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27339:1" rel="noopener">Taste Gourmet Group (8371 HK)</a>  reported its H1 2023 result with profit of 32 mn HKD up 28% YoY, backed by subsidies due to restrictions earlier in the year.</li>
<li>Net cash rose by 52 mn HKD (almost 12.4% of market capitalization) to 117 mn HKD HoH (28% of market cap). Nine mn HKD in subsidies are outstanding.</li>
<li>The company declared 4.8 cents of dividend (9.1% annualized yield), in addition to repurchasing and canceling &gt;2% of the shares outstanding recently.</li>
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Taste Gourmet Group (8371 HK)  reported its H1 2023 result with profit of 32 mn HKD up 28% YoY, backed by subsidies due to restrictions earlier in the year.
Net cash rose by 52 mn HKD (almost 12.4% of market capitalization) to 117 mn HKD HoH (28% of market cap). Nine mn HKD in subsidies are outstanding.
The company declared 4.8 cents of dividend (9.1% annualized yield), in addition to repurchasing and canceling &gt;2% of the shares outstanding recently.


Taste Gourmet: Cash Generation Par Excellence

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taste-gourmet-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27339:1" rel="noopener">Taste Gourmet Group (8371 HK)</a> is a play on the HK recovery with a promising outlook in the long-term at 5.7x/4.3x FY23/24e PE (10.5%/14.1% dividend yield assuming 60% payout).</li>
<li>The company recently initiated a buyback mandate on the 20th of September for (10% of outstanding shares) and has repurchased 2.2% of outstanding shares so far.</li>
<li>We believe the company will report strong earnings for its quarterly release on November 11th and payout a good dividend which will be a further catalyst for rerating.</li>
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Taste Gourmet Group (8371 HK) is a play on the HK recovery with a promising outlook in the long-term at 5.7x/4.3x FY23/24e PE (10.5%/14.1% dividend yield assuming 60% payout).
The company recently initiated a buyback mandate on the 20th of September for (10% of outstanding shares) and has repurchased 2.2% of outstanding shares so far.
We believe the company will report strong earnings for its quarterly release on November 11th and payout a good dividend which will be a further catalyst for rerating.


Taste Gourmet: Buybacks And Recovery Into Q2 2023

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taste-gourmet-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27339:1" rel="noopener">Taste Gourmet Group (8371 HK)</a> reported substantial Q1 2023 numbers, with profits coming in at 16 mn HKD up 42 YoY(%) (-65 YoY(%) netting out the subsidies).</li>
<li>Despite losing 21 days in April, this is a solid result as cash levels burgeoned to 95 mn HKD from 65 mn HKD (Mar FY22). </li>
<li>The stock is cheap, trading at 5.1x FY23 PE and a 11.7% dividend yield ( at a 60% payout ratio), making this extremely attractive to own.</li>
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Taste Gourmet Group (8371 HK) reported substantial Q1 2023 numbers, with profits coming in at 16 mn HKD up 42 YoY(%) (-65 YoY(%) netting out the subsidies).
Despite losing 21 days in April, this is a solid result as cash levels burgeoned to 95 mn HKD from 65 mn HKD (Mar FY22). 
The stock is cheap, trading at 5.1x FY23 PE and a 11.7% dividend yield ( at a 60% payout ratio), making this extremely attractive to own.


Taste Gourmet: Good Q1 2023 In the Bag, Momentum Getting Stronger

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Taste Gourmet Group Limited operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, manages a chain of restaurants. Taste Gourmet Group serves clients worldwide.

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Taste Gourmet: Cash Generation Par Excellence

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Taste Gourmet: Buybacks And Recovery Into Q2 2023

Taste Gourmet Group (8371 HK) is a play on the HK recovery with a promising outlook for the long-term at 5.7x/4.3x FY23/24e PE (10.5%/14.1%...

Sameer Taneja

Taste Gourmet: Good Q1 2023 In the Bag, Momentum Getting Stronger

Taste Gourmet is an HK-based restaurant operator trading at 5.1x FY23e PE with around 25% of the market cap in cash. It is a great recovery play...

Sameer Taneja

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