Adobe says AI now drives over one-third of new ARRāand Generative Credit usage tripled QoQ.
$Adobe(ADBE)$ FY26E op margin is guided down to 45%, the lowest in years. Is this a sign of real AI monetization⦠or just heavy spending masked as innovation? (One Chart to Understand below š)
Laopu Gold (6181.HK): A Different Kind of Gold Jewelry Business
$čéŗé»é(06181)$ Laopu Gold is still unfamiliar to many investors outside China. Unlike traditional gold jewelers, Laopu sells craftsmanship and brand value, not gold weight. Its fixed-price model reduces exposure to gold price swings and supports premium pricing. The company deliberately limits store expansion and focuses on top-tier locations. Long queues are treated as part of the brand experience, not an operational issue. Despite having far fewer stores than mass-market peers, Laopu delivers very high revenue per store, suggesting strong pricing power. This is a first-coverage view on the business model and long-term logic, rather than a short-term earnings story.
Xiaomi Just Made Money on EVs. And Itās Only Getting Started.
$å°ē±³éå¢ADR(XIACY)$ $å°ē±³éå¢-W(01810)$ While everyone was watching Tesla and BYD, Xiaomi quietly turned a profit on 109,000 car deliveries in Q3āwith a 25.5% gross margin. But the real shift isnāt just in cars. Its internet business hit a record 76.9% margin. Smartphone premiumization held despite memory cost spikes. And its new Miloco AI home system signals a deeper play: not just selling gadgets, but orchestrating an entire āHuman-Car-Homeā ecosystem. At 22x forward P/Eāwell below its historical averageāthe market still seems stuck in the ābudget hardwareā mindset. Maybe itās time to see Xiaomi as what itās becoming: a vertically integrated tech stack with wheels. (One Chart to Under
$ē¾åŗ¦(BIDU)$ $ē¾åŗ¦éå¢-SW(09888)$ Many international investors still associate Baidu mainly with search and online advertising. Today, the company operates a much broader full-stack AI platform, spanning AI cloud infrastructure, in-house AI chips, large language models, and robotaxi operations. AI cloud demand is accelerating, internal chips are helping lower inference costs, and Baiduās robotaxi service has surpassed 10 million rides, with improving unit economics.
$äŗęµ(ATAT)$ Estimated reading time: 30ā45 seconds Atour is best known in China as a mid-to-high-end hotel operator, but the more interesting shift is happening beyond hotel expansion. Recent financial results and research show that hotels are increasingly serving as customer and membership entry points, while branded retail ā led by sleep-related products ā is becoming a key driver of monetization per guest.
JD.comās Q4 Revenue to Drop for First Time Since 2022 ā Blame Last Yearās Subsidy Binge
$äŗ¬äø(JD)$$äŗ¬äøéå¢-SW(09618)$ JD.com is facing a rare quarterly revenue decline (-2.9% YoY in retail) ā not because consumers abandoned it, but because Chinaās 2024 year-end appliance subsidy rush created an impossible comp. November appliance sales plunged 19.4% YoY. As the go-to platform for subsidy redemptions, JD bears the brunt. Adjusted net profit is expected to collapse to just RMB 1bn in Q4. But the balance sheet remains strong: RMB 75bn net cash, 3.6% dividend yield, and zero debt pressure. The story isnāt brokenāitās paused. All eyes are on 2026: if Beijing expands ātwo newā policies (appliances + EVs), JDās premium positioning could shine again. (One Chart to Understand below š)
Horizon Robotics-W: High Compute + HSD Architecture Are Entering a Multi-Year Ramp-Up
$å°å¹³ēŗæęŗåØäŗŗ-W(09660)$ Horizon Robotics is moving into a decisive scale-up phase, and this update highlights why the market should not ignore it. The key catalyst is computing power + full-stack architecture advancing simultaneously. The Journey series has now shipped over 10 million SoCs, covering more than 40 OEMs and 400 models, making Horizon one of the most widely deployed intelligent-driving chip suppliers in China. The newly mass-produced Journey 6 platform spans 10ā560 TOPS, positioning it as the only domestic solution capable of supporting L2 to full-scenario urban assisted driving on a single architecture. At the same time, the companyās HSD software-hardware integrated ADAS stack is entering a rapid commercialization cycle. It has alr
Meituan Lost $2.6B This Quarter ā But Its Cash Pile Just Hit a Record High
$ē¾å¢-W(03690)$ Meituanās core local commerce swung to a RMB 14.1bn operating loss in Q3, its first red ink in years. Not because demand collapsedābut because itās fighting a three-way price war with Alibaba and JD. Sales expenses doubled to RMB 34.3bn, yet revenue fell 2.8%. Management now says Q3 was likely the āpeak of subsidies.ā Going forward, theyāll shift to āprecision investmentāāfocusing on orders above RMB 30, where they still hold ~70% share. Most telling: cash + short-term investments hit RMB 141.2bn. Thatās enough to sustain current losses for over 7 quarters. This isnāt desperationāitās discipline. The question isnāt whether Meituan can survive, but whether rivals can outlast it. (One Chart to Understand below š) One Chal
Tencentās AI Isnāt Just HypeāIt Cut Game Dev Time by Half
$č ¾č®Æę§č”(00700)$ While others talk about AI agents, Tencent is already shipping games faster: Delta Force now updates every 2ā3 months, down from 6+. Its shooters arenāt just hitsātheyāre becoming platforms, with AI teammates that learn your playstyle and UGC tools that let anyone train bots. Meanwhile, Tencent Cloud quietly won GoTo in Indonesiaānot by being the biggest, but by being cheaper and locally built. Profit quality is rising, yet the stock trades at an 8-year low P/E. (One Chart to Understand below š) One Chart to Understand @TigerStars
Minisoās Overseas Revenue +70% ā But Is the Market Still Seeing It as a Discount Store?
$ååä¼å(MNSO)$ $ååä¼å(09896)$ Minisoās overseas direct-store revenue jumped +70% YoY in Q3āwhile domestic same-store sales accelerated to high-single digits. This isnāt just about opening more stores. Itās about big-box upgrades, IP monetization, and owned retail economics in the U.S. and Europe. Yet margins are stabilizing, not collapsing. Is the market still pricing Miniso as a discount retailer⦠while itās becoming a global brand platform? (One Chart to Understand below š)
Mixue Group (2097.HK): Cost Leadership and Global Expansion Set the Stage for Multi-Year Growth
$čéŖéå¢(02097)$ Mixue Groupās latest coverage highlights a business model that is scaling more rapidly ā and more efficiently ā than most beverage peers. The company now operates 53,000+ stores worldwide, including nearly 4,800 overseas, making it the worldās largest freshly-made beverage chain. Its core advantage comes from an integrated cost structure: End-to-end supply chain with self-produced ingredients Highly standardized operations A widely recognized brand IP (āSnow Kingā) Extremely low marketing spending relative to industry norms Deferred demand in lower-tier Chinese cities and accelerating growth in Southeast Asia provide meaningful visibility for store expansion. Mixue already holds 19.5% market share in Southeast Asia and is exte