[ET Net News Agency, 12 November 2019] Huatai Research initiated coverage on Haidilao
International (HDL)(06862) with a "buy" rating and a target price of HK$43.7.
The research house likes HDL's strong brand equity and management's pioneer spirit. Its
accelerated expansion without compromising store efficiency validates the company's
"aligned interest & disciplined management" philosophy.
Huatai believes HDL's robust supply chain ecosystem, the backbone of its sustainable
expansion, is difficult for rivals to replicate. Management's long-term vision of
broadening the business scope by implementing a multi-brand strategy (organically and via
M&A) will deliver robust shareholder returns long term.
Huatai expects core net profit to rise by 45/45/30% in 2019/2020/2021, on estimated
sales revenue growth of 64/48/31%. (KL)