[ET Net News Agency, 26 August 2020] Daiwa Research raised its target price for Zhou
Hei Ya International (ZHY)(01458) to HK$10 from HK$7.1 and maintained its "buy" rating.
The research house said cited ZHY's management highlighing (1) operating margin (OPM)
for its franchisee model was better than management's original expectations on good store
locations and franchisees' execution capabilities, and (2) ZHY revised up franchisee store
opening targets to 400 for 2020 from 300 and expects further acceleration in 2021.
Assuming more store openings and increasing online/third-party sales, Daiwa revised up
its 2020-22 revenue by 5-8% and its EPS by 19-32%. (KL)