[ET Net News Agency, 12 November 2019] Huatai Research initiated coverage on Yihai
International (01579) with a "hold" rating and a target price of HK$52.6.
The research house said Yihai is a leading manufacturer of compound condiments in China.
Huatai is positive on Yihai's diversified growth engines, strong product innovation
capabilities, impressive incentive systems, and management's long-term development vision.
While Haidilao's (06862) fast expansion is an important growth driver for Yihai,
Haidilao's key supplier of hotpot condiments, the current strong sales momentum of
third-party distributors suggests Yihai could diversify its income sources, Huatai said.
It expects third-party sales to account for 60% of Yihai group sales in 2019 (2018:
56%). Huatai estimated 38/42/31% net profit growth in 2019/2020/2021, on expected sales
growth of 50/38/29%. (KL)