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Making sense of the Global Market

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<li>In 2016, off-trade sales of bottled water increase by 8% in volume terms and 11% in current value terms, to reach 42.1 billion litres and CNY137.9 billion, respectively</li>
<li>Retail channel development drives volume and value sales growth</li>
<li>Current value sales of bottled water increase by 6% on-trade in 2016 compared with 11% off-trade</li>
<li>Shenzhen C’est Bon Food &amp; Beverage Co Ltd replaces Nongfu Spring Co Ltd and ranks as number one player in bottled water in 2016 with an off-trade value share of 9%</li>
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Headlines­
In 2016, off-trade sales of bottled water increase by 8% in volume terms and 11% in current value terms, to reach 42.1 billion litres and CNY137.9 billion, respectively
Retail channel development drives volume and value sales growth
Current value sales of bottled water increase by 6% on-trade in 2016 compared with 11% off-trade
Shenzhen C’est Bon Food &amp; Beverage Co Ltd replaces Nongfu Spring Co Ltd and ranks as number one player in bottled water in 2016 with an off-trade value share of 9%
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<p>We don't expect China's beverage market to reaccelerate to the levels it once enjoyed. Although the country's consumption of soft drinks and alcoholic beverages will likely continue to rise at a healthy clip, offering outsize gains versus other, more-developed nations, we expect slowing gross domestic product growth, worsening demographics, and embedded cultural practices to cause much more muted gains over the next five years than many investors hope.</p><p>We anticipate soft-drink and beer volume growth to trail GDP gains. That said, we see pockets of opportunity for manufacturers as further premiumization leads to improving price points, profitability, and returns on capital. In particular, we think investors should keep international beverage behemoths #<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/979" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:979:1">Coca Cola Co/The (KO US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/865" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:865:1">Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa/Nv (ABI BB)</a> on their watch lists, given solid brand intangible assets, national distribution networks, and cost advantages. Conversely, we think local brewer <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/1296" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1296:1">Tsingtao Brewery Co Ltd H (168 HK)</a> looks overvalued.</p><p><em>Analysts: Adam Fleck, CFA &amp; team</em></p>

We don't expect China's beverage market to reaccelerate to the levels it once enjoyed. Although the country's consumption of soft drinks and alcoholic beverages will likely continue to rise at a healthy clip, offering outsize gains versus other, more-developed nations, we expect slowing gross domestic product growth, worsening demographics, and embedded cultural practices to cause much more muted gains over the next five years than many investors hope.We anticipate soft-drink and beer volume growth to trail GDP gains. That said, we see pockets of opportunity for manufacturers as further premiumization leads to improving price points, profitability, and returns on capital. In particular, we think investors should keep international beverage behemoths #Coca Cola Co/The (KO US) and Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa/Nv (ABI BB) on their watch lists, given solid brand intangible assets, national distribution networks, and cost advantages. Conversely, we think local brewer Tsingtao Brewery Co Ltd H (168 HK) looks overvalued.Analysts: Adam Fleck, CFA &amp; team

China Unlikely to Quench Beverage Firms' Thirst for Growth

China

YanTai Shuangta Food Company Ltd. manufactures green bean vermicelli. The Company exports its products to the Pacific, Europe and the United States.

Yantai Shuangta Food Co., Ltd (002481 CH)

Yantai Shuangta Food Co., Ltd (002481 CH)

Sector Capsule: Bottled Water in China

Headlines In 2016, off-trade sales of bottled water increase by 8% in volume terms and 11% in current value terms, to reach 42.1 billion litres...

Euromonitor International Ltd.

China Unlikely to Quench Beverage Firms' Thirst for Growth

We don't expect China's beverage market to reaccelerate to the levels it once enjoyed. Although the country's consumption of soft drinks and...

Morningstar, Inc.

Sector Capsule: Bottled Water in China

Headlines­ In 2016, off-trade sales of bottled water increase by 8% in volume terms and 11% in current value terms, to reach 42.1 billion litres...

Euromonitor International Ltd.

China Unlikely to Quench Beverage Firms' Thirst for Growth

We don't expect China's beverage market to reaccelerate to the levels it once enjoyed. Although the country's consumption of soft drinks and...

Morningstar, Inc.

Headlines In 2016, off-trade sales of bottled water increase by 8% in volume terms and 11% in current value terms, to reach 42.1 billion litres...