As of August, Q Technology (01478.HK) gross profit margin rose from 14.9% in the year-ago period to 16.8%. The Chairman He Ningning said at the press conference that the gross profit margin was higher than its peers mainly due to the high automation, effective and transparent internal operation, lowering the inventory turnover days. Meanwhile, it adopted direct procurement and sales business model, and had high proportion of products with high gross profit. In the future, the company will continue launching highly efficient and innovative products, such as the 20-megapixel cameras, in a bid to maintain or increase the gross profit margin level.
CLSA lowers Beijing Ent Water (00371) to HK$6 CLSA cut its target price for Beijing Enterprises Water (BEW)(00371) by 8% to HK$6, and reiterated its "buy" rating. The research house said BEW's share price has dropped 14% in the last two trading days. First, the 2017 earnings results are below expectations. Second, management is guiding for 20-25% net profit growth for 2018, versus 30% in the past few years. Management now has a cautious approach to water PPP (public-private partnership) projects, which is not necessarily bad. CLSA cut its 2018-19 earnings forecasts by 19%. At the current level, it believes many of the negatives are already priced-in.
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