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Blue Lotus China New Economy Research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Eric Wen

Blue Lotus China New Economy Research

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Luckin reported C1Q25 revenue in-line/6% vs. our estimate/consensus, and non-GAAP operating profit 9%/75% higher than our estimate/consensus, thanks to warmer weather and constrained marketing spending;</li>
<li>Despite Luckin pre-emptive lock-ins, rising coffee bean price shall still take its toll as Luckin's biggest rival Starbucks should be equally capable of managing the commodity price risk. </li>
<li>We keep Luckin as BUY rating but cut TP to US$39.</li>
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Luckin reported C1Q25 revenue in-line/6% vs. our estimate/consensus, and non-GAAP operating profit 9%/75% higher than our estimate/consensus, thanks to warmer weather and constrained marketing spending;
Despite Luckin pre-emptive lock-ins, rising coffee bean price shall still take its toll as Luckin's biggest rival Starbucks should be equally capable of managing the commodity price risk. 
We keep Luckin as BUY rating but cut TP to US$39.


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