Daily Brief Credit: H&H International – Earnings Flash – FY 2022 Results – Lucror Analytics and more

H&H International has released reasonable FY 2022 results, despite the challenging macro economy and operating conditions during the year. Revenue rose more than 10% y-o-y to c. CNY 12.8 bn, mainly due to the full-year inclusion of Zesty Paws in the US. The gross profit margin contracted 2.5 ppts to 60.3%. Debt/EBITDA remained elevated at 5.7x as at FYE 2022. Liquidity is sound, with a cash balance of over CNY 2 bn and short-term debt of only CNY 1 bn.

The company aims to reduce net leverage to below 2.0x within three years. In our view, this plan is aggressive albeit attainable.

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