TAL reported strong earnings beat for 2QFY26. Revenue grew 39% yoy to US$861m for 2QFY26, in line with ours and consensus estimate. Gross profit rose 41% yoy to US$491m, with gross margin expanding 1ppt yoy to 57%. Non-GAAP net profit beat expectations and came in at US$136m vs street’s estimate of US$97.7m. Non-GAAP net margin expanded 4ppt yoy at 16% despite stepped up marketing efforts for AI learning devices. Maintain BUY with a higher target price of US$15.00.
Top Stories Company Results | ASMPT (522 HK/BUY/HK$83.85/Target: HK$104.00) ASMPT’s 3Q25 print missed expectations on a weaker product mix and one-off restructuring costs. Revenue was largely in line with the mid-point of its guidance, but gross margin was below expectations at 35.7% due to changes in product mix and inventory write-off from the restructuring. Nevertheless, ASMPT reported solid progress with TCB in both HBM4 and advanced logic C2W/C2S, while its mainstream tools continued to re...
EDU’s 1QFY26 results beat expectations. Revenue grew 6% yoy to US$1,523m, in line with our and consensus estimates. Non-GAAP net profit came in at US$241m, slightly lower than our and consensus estimates, while net margin shrank 1ppt yoy to 17% for 1QFY26. EDU expects 2QFY26 revenue to increase by a solid 9-12% yoy to US$1,132.1m-1,163.3m, in line with expectations. Downgrade to HOLD with a target price of US$58.00 (HK$45.00).
Greater China Company Results | Foxconn Industrial Internet (601138 CH/BUY/Rmb80.80/Target: Rmb89.50) FII registered a stellar quarter, with net profit beating our and consensus estimates on stronger-than-expected margins. Top-line lagged our expectations, likely due to differences in product mix, and also the reason behind margins remaining elevated despite the product ramp-up of the lower-margin GB200 NVL72 racks. With the recent checks continuing to point towards a much stronger-than-expected...
Top Stories Company Results | Foxconn Industrial Internet (601138 CH/BUY/Rmb80.80/Target: Rmb89.50) FII registered a stellar quarter, with net profit beating our and consensus estimates on stronger-than-expected margins. Top-line lagged our expectations, likely due to differences in product mix, and also the reason behind margins remaining elevated despite the product ramp-up of the lower-margin GB200 NVL72 racks. With the recent checks continuing to point towards a much stronger-than-expected ...
What’s new: New Oriental’s reported 1QFY26 revs that were above consensus and our expectations. Guidance implies 2Q rev growth would re-accelerate partly driven by non-overseas education segments including K-9. We up our PT from USD50 to USD60 on better margin outlook. Our updated PT of USD60 implies 15.7x FY26E P/E. We maintain our NEUTRAL rating.
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TAL reported a solid earnings beat for 1QFY26. Revenue grew 39% yoy to US$575m for 1QFY26, in line with our and consensus estimates. Gross profit rose 47% yoy to US$315m, with gross margin expanding 3ppt yoy to 55%. Non-GAAP net profit beat expectations and came in at US$42m vs the street’s estimate of US$31m. Non-GAAP net margin remained flattish yoy at 7% despite stepped-up marketing efforts for AI learning devices. Maintain BUY with an unchanged target price of US$14.00.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Economics PMI July's manufacturing PMI slipped to 49.3 (-0.4pt mom), while non-manufacturing PMI dropped to 50.1 (-0.4pt mom), as construction activity eased to 50.6 (-2.2pt mom). Slowing demand and rising input costs are slowing the recovery and affecting both large (-0.9pt mom) and small enterprises (-0.9pt mom). Nevertheless, business expectations have improved and should see a further lift from targeted anti-involution measures. Sector Automobile China’s PV insurance regis...
GREATER CHINA Economics PMI Rebound falters, weighed down by weaker construction and input cost pressures. Sector Automobile Weekly: PV sales pressured by anti-involution initiatives. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT on the sector. Top BUYs: CATL, Geely and Tuopu. Results Budweiser APAC (1876 HK/BUY/HK$8.26/Target: HK$12.00) ...
What’s new: New Oriental’s reported 4QFY25 results that were above consensus and our expectations. Guidance implies 1Q rev growth could further decelerate partly due to tougher comps in both core academic segment and East Buy. As comps normalize, rev growth could start to accelerate in 2Q and throughout FY26. We maintain our PT at USD50. Analysts: Jin Yoon
EDU’s 4QFY25 results beat expectations. Revenue grew 9% yoy to US$1,243m, 5% better than our and consensus forecasts. Non-GAAP net profit came in at US$7m, beating our and consensus estimates, while net margin expanded 2ppt yoy to 8% for 4QFY25. EDU expects 1QFY26 revenue to rise 2-5% yoy to US$1,464.1m-1,507.2m, 5- 8ppt below expectations. Maintain BUY with a lower target price of US$55.00 (HK$43.00).
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Sector Healthcare All the healthcare stocks under our coverage exhibited a positive performance from 16-30 July. Due to expectations of strong results for 1H25, CRDMO companies were the top performers, with share prices surging by 22-34%. Supported by major BD/M&A deals, MicroPort, Sino Biopharm and Hengui Medicines also saw their stock prices rise significantly by 65.3%, 16.8% and 13.0%, respectively. Results Contemporary Amperex Technology (300750 CH/BUY/Rmb277.09 /Target: R...
GREATER CHINA Sector Healthcare Bi-Weekly: Expecting strong 1H25 results. Maintain OVERWEIGHT. Results Contemporary Amperex Technology (300750 CH/BUY/Rmb277.09 /Target: Rmb390.00) 2Q25: Earnings in line, with margins hitting record-high levels. Maintain A-share at BUY. Downgrade H-share to HOLD. New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU US/BUY/US$44.37/Target: US$55.00) ...
We have an optimistic outlook on the education sector, propelled by the government’s AI+ initiative, industry consolidation and demand for non-academic segments. The education sector remains as a domestically driven industry but we expect easing policies surrounding visa applications to foster demand for overseas education. Meanwhile, we expect AI-powered educational tools to reshape supply-side dynamics in the industry. Maintain MARKET WEIGHT on the sector.
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TAL reported disappointing earnings for 4QFY25. Revenue grew 42% yoy to US$610m for 4QFY25, 4% below our and consensus estimates. Gross profit rose 40% yoy to US$318m, with gross margin narrowing 1ppt yoy to 52%. Non-GAAP net profit missed expectations and came in at US$7m vs the street’s estimate of US$50m. Non-GAAP net margin shrank 10ppt yoy to 1% due to stepped-up marketing efforts for AI learning devices amid low seasonality. Maintain BUY with a lower target price of US$14.00.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Results Aier Eye Hospital Group (300015 CH/BUY/Rmb12.72/Target: Rmb17.80) Aier delivered a relatively modest growth in 2024 but revenue and adjusted net earnings saw robust growth of 15.97% and 25.8% yoy respectively for 1Q25. Management is confident about the growth outlook for Aier given rigid service demand despite the relatively weak economic conditions. Aier has further expanded its hospital network and will continue to improve operating efficiency by actively deploying AI ...
GREATER CHINA Results Aier Eye Hospital Group (300015 CH/BUY/Rmb12.72/Target: Rmb17.80) 2024: Satisfactory results; expects strong recovery in 2025. Upgrade to BUY. Ningbo Tuopu Group Co (601689 CH/BUY/Rmb50.96/Target: Rmb83.00) 4Q24: Earnings up 38.5% yoy, in line. Maintain BUY with target price unchanged at Rmb83.00. TAL Educational Group (TAL US/BUY/US$9.36/Target: US$14.00) 4QFY25: Earnings miss amid ramped-up investments in AI-powered learning. INDONESIA Sector Telecommun...
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