DFI Retail Group - RHB Invest 2024-09-26: Less Earnings Risks From Yonghui Divestment; BUY

• We maintain our positive stance on DFI Retail Group (SGX:D01) on the back of recovery expectations and attractive valuation. The divestment of Yonghui Superstores Co reduces future earnings risks and we continue to anticipate earnings recovery into FY25F.
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• The stock currently trades at an attractive 11x FY25F P/E.

Divests Yonghui for ~CNY4.5bn.

• DFI has announced the divestment of its entire ~21% stake in Yongshui to MINISO Group Holding Limited’s subsidiary for ~CNY4.5bn. This will allow DFI to concentrate its efforts to grow its subsidiary businesses across all of its markets.
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• DFI invested ~US$1.1bn into Yonghui in 2015 and 2016 for an approximately 20% stake, increasing to 21.4% in FY23 due to Yonghui’s share buyback.

Less drag from future earnings risks.

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Above is an excerpt from a report by RHB Securities Research.
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Read also RHB's most recent report:
2025-01-16 DFI Retail Group - Showing Better Core Profitability; Maintain BUY.

Price targets by 2 other brokers at DFI Retail Target Prices.

Listing of research reports at DFI Retail Analyst Reports.

Relevant links:
DFI Retail Share Price History,
DFI Retail Announcements,
DFI Retail Dividend Payout Dates & Corporate Actions,
DFI Retail News