HSBC upgrades Tingyi (00322) to HK$19.3
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HSBC Global trimmed its target price for Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding (00322) to HK$19.3 from HK$12 on higher earnings estimates and long-term margin assumption, and upgraded its rating to "hold" from "reduce", noting more positive margin outlook. The research house said the company reported in-line 2017 results, but management is placing a higher focus on an improving product mix and cost efficiency. In particular, the company recently raised its noodle and RTD tea product prices by 2-3%, and by around 5-10% for juice and bottled water. It believes the price hikes not only can help mitigate the input cost pressure. Management has reduced its workforce by 12.6% to 56,995 in end-2017. HSBC believes there is still room for Tingyi to further reduce its operating expense as the delayering last year was mainly for the noodle operation. This year, the delayering process will be extended to the beverage unit. |
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