[ET Net News Agency, 15 November 2018] Daiwa Research cut its target price for Want
Want China (00151) to HK$8.2 from HK$8.6 and maintained its "buy" rating.
The research house said Want Want management sees slight revenue growth across all
categories in different channels in 2H FY2019 despite a likely price hike in April 2019
and expects gross margin (GPM) to expand further in 2H FY19 YoY on stable raw-material
costs and the residual impact of the price hike in 1H FY2019.
Want Want currently has more than 1,000 SKUs available and plans to add 30-50 SKUs each
year focusing on high-margin products. Management sees growth potential in each category
through different distribution channels.
Daiwa cut its FY2019-21 EPS forecasts by 2-6% and revenue by 2-3% on lower rice-cracker
and dairy-beverage sales volume assumptions. (KL)