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Rating Company Date 24 January 2017 Buy Mengniu Company Update Asia China Reuters Bloomberg Exchange Ticker Price at 23 Jan 2017 (HKD) 14.22 Consumer 2319.HK 2319 HK HSI 2319 Price target - 12mth (HKD) 18.20 Food & Beverage ADR Ticker ISIN 52-week range (HKD) 16.38 - 10.60 CIADY US1694951088 22,899

Key takeaways from visiting dairy Mark Yuan Charlie Chen distributor in Shanghai Research Analyst Research Analyst (+852 ) 2203 6181 (+852 ) 2203 6178 Trends in 2017: Easing competition and mix upgrades could drive growth [email protected] [email protected] We recently visited a tier-1 Mengniu/Yili distributor in Shanghai. According to the distributor, current promoting events have eased significantly versus the same time last year. The distributor’s sales growth target for Mengnui and Price/price relative

Yili’s room-temperature products in 2017 is c. 10% yoy, expected to be driven 24 by UHT yoghurt and high-end . We expect easing competition and product 20 mix upgrades to support the margins of the dairy names. We maintain Buy on Mengniu. 16 12 Price promoting events easing from January’s 8 According to the distributor, sales incentive gifts from manufacturers declined 1/15 7/15 1/16 7/16 significantly in January, i.e. UHT yoghurt’s fell from 1/8 (buy 8 cases and get 1 China Mengniu Dairy case for free) in Jan. 2016 to 1/10 in Jan. 2017, whereas that of main stream HANG SENG INDEX (Rebased) pure milk fell from 1/8 or 1/12 to no gift. The distributor also expects other Performance (%) 1m 3m 12m promotion expenses from brands to reduce significantly in 2017. Absolute -0.8 -5.5 29.7 The distributor’s 2017 target: 10% yoy growth for Mengniu/Yili’s UHT products HANG SENG INDEX 6.1 -2.0 20.0 The distributor expects sales growth in Mengniu and Yili’s room-temperature Source: Deutsche Bank

products to be c.10% in 2017. In terms of industry growth in the Shanghai market, the distributor expects UHT yoghurt to grow 20-30%, believing there is still room to increase penetration. Other room-temperature products are expected to grow 5-6%, mainly driven by high-end UHT milk. Imported milk is not a concern in the long term Imported milk is not a key concern for the distributor, because the category: 1) is left with a shorter shelf life after a longer shipping time; 2) has less shelf space in hypermarkets due to low A&P expense; 3) has higher selling prices. Maintaining Buy on Mengniu We believe such feedback suggests likely easing competition in 2017, considering Shanghai sees intense competition from dairy players and January is the peak sales season when dairy players tend to spend high promotion expense. We maintain Buy with target price of HK$18.2 based on a DCF model (3.9% risk-free rate, a 5.6% equity premium, 1.0 beta and 2% terminal growth). We expect Mengniu to benefit from mix upgrades and an improving industry environment. We maintain Buy. Downside risks include higher-than-expected raw milk price increase, food safety incidents and failures in the restructuring process.

Forecasts And Ratios Year End Dec 31 2014A 2015A 2016E 2017E 2018E Sales (CNYm) 50,049.2 49,026.5 52,962.3 57,835.2 62,742.2 Reported NPAT (CNYm) 2,350.9 2,367.2 -451.5 2,941.6 3,287.4 Reported EPS FD(CNY) 0.60 0.61 -0.11 0.75 0.84 DB EPS growth (%) 34.2 1.0 27.6 -3.5 11.8 PER (x) 23.6 22.6 16.2 16.8 15.0 Source: Deutsche Bank estimates, company data 1 DB EPS is fully diluted and excludes non-recurring items 2 Multiples and yields calculations use average historical prices for past years and spot prices for current and future years, except P/B which uses the year end close

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Model updated:02 January 2017 Fiscal year end 31-Dec 2013 2014 2015 2016E 2017E 2018E

Running the numbers Financial Summary Asia DB EPS (CNY) 0.45 0.60 0.61 0.78 0.75 0.84 Reported EPS (CNY) 0.45 0.60 0.61 -0.11 0.75 0.84 China DPS (CNY) 0.05 0.07 0.14 0.00 0.17 0.19 BVPS (CNY) 4.2 5.5 5.6 5.5 6.1 6.7 Food & Beverage Weighted average shares (m) 3,610 3,884 3,889 3,924 3,924 3,924 China Mengniu Dairy Average market cap (CNYm) 40,420 55,078 53,402 49,330 49,330 49,330 Enterprise value (CNYm) 45,108 57,645 54,533 52,185 50,091 47,840 Reuters: 2319.HK Bloomberg: 2319 HK Valuation Metrics P/E (DB) (x) 25.0 23.6 22.6 16.2 16.8 15.0 Buy P/E (Reported) (x) 25.0 23.6 22.6 nm 16.8 15.0 Price (23 Jan 17) HKD 14.22 P/BV (x) 3.43 2.30 1.82 2.27 2.06 1.86

Target Price HKD 18.20 FCF Yield (%) 1.0 0.3 nm nm 4.7 5.5 Dividend Yield (%) 0.4 0.5 1.0 0.0 1.4 1.5 52 Week range HKD 10.60 - 16.38 EV/Sales (x) 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 Market Cap (m) HKDm 55,799 EV/EBITDA (x) 14.7 14.4 13.3 11.5 9.2 8.1 EV/EBIT (x) 24.0 21.6 20.6 nm 14.2 12.4 USDm 7,195 Income Statement (CNYm) Company Profile Sales revenue 43,357 50,049 49,027 52,962 57,835 62,742 China Mengniu is one of the leading Gross profit 11,697 15,434 15,375 17,811 20,710 22,348 manufacturers in China. There are 3 principal product EBITDA 3,078 4,006 4,092 4,536 5,442 5,922 categories (1) liquid milk (comprising UHT milk, milk Depreciation 1,202 1,342 1,444 1,768 1,903 2,058 beverage and yoghurt), (2)ice cream and (3)milk powder; Amortisation 0 0 0 3,500 0 0 and (4) other products such as plant-based protein, EBIT 1,876 2,665 2,648 -733 3,539 3,863 cheese, milk tablets, etc. Net interest income(expense) 199 208 245 188 55 143 Associates/affiliates 154 278 138 -38 162 213 Exceptionals/extraordinaries 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other pre-tax income/(expense) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Profit before tax 2,229 3,150 3,030 -582 3,756 4,219 Price Performance Income tax expense 367 459 510 -114 737 861 Minorities 231 340 153 -17 77 71 24 Other post-tax income/(expense) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Net profit 1,631 2,351 2,367 -451 2,942 3,287 20

DB adjustments (including dilution) 0 0 0 3,500 0 0 16 DB Net profit 1,631 2,351 2,367 3,049 2,942 3,287 12 Cash Flow (CNYm) 8 Jan 15Apr 15 Jul 15 Oct 15Jan 16Apr 16 Jul 16 Oct 16 Cash flow from operations 3,284 3,080 1,909 1,334 4,938 5,348 Net Capex -2,867 -2,931 -3,278 -3,225 -2,642 -2,659 China Mengniu Dairy Free cash flow 417 148 -1,369 -1,891 2,296 2,689 HANG SENG INDEX (Rebased) Equity raised/(bought back) 0 4,074 0 0 0 0 Margin Trends Dividends paid -385 -491 -655 0 -341 -723 Net inc/(dec) in borrowings 10,740 -1,485 519 0 0 0 12 Other investing/financing cash flows -9,422 -4,698 4,787 188 55 143 8 Net cash flow 1,350 -2,452 3,282 -1,703 2,009 2,108 Change in working capital 496 -470 -928 275 -85 166 4 Balance Sheet (CNYm) 0 Cash and other liquid assets 7,102 4,650 7,931 6,229 8,238 10,346 -4 Tangible fixed assets 10,638 11,801 12,559 14,061 14,844 15,487 13 14 15 16E 17E 18E Goodwill/intangible assets 8,356 8,508 8,470 8,425 8,381 8,339 EBITDA Margin EBIT Margin Associates/investments 4,543 5,735 6,514 6,476 6,637 6,850

Other assets 9,701 16,387 15,178 15,407 16,061 16,838 Growth & Profitability Total assets 40,339 47,081 50,653 50,597 54,161 57,861 Interest bearing debt 11,790 9,948 11,097 11,097 11,097 11,097 25 15 Other liabilities 10,539 12,640 12,940 13,353 14,581 15,686 20 10 Total liabilities 22,328 22,588 24,037 24,450 25,679 26,783 15 Shareholders' equity 15,361 21,489 22,136 21,685 23,944 26,468 10 5 Minorities 2,650 3,003 4,479 4,462 4,539 4,610 5 Total shareholders' equity 18,011 24,493 26,615 26,147 28,483 31,078 0 0 Net debt 4,688 5,298 3,166 4,869 2,859 751 -5 -5 13 14 15 16E 17E 18E Key Company Metrics Sales growth (%) 20.4 15.4 -2.0 8.0 9.2 8.5 Sales growth (LHS) ROE (RHS)

DB EPS growth (%) 21.5 34.2 1.0 27.6 -3.5 11.8 Solvency EBITDA Margin (%) 7.1 8.0 8.3 8.6 9.4 9.4 EBIT Margin (%) 4.3 5.3 5.4 -1.4 6.1 6.2 30 Payout ratio (%) 11.1 11.6 23.0 nm 23.2 23.2 25 ROE (%) 11.7 12.8 10.9 -2.1 12.9 13.0 20 Capex/sales (%) 6.6 5.9 6.7 6.1 4.6 4.2 15 Capex/depreciation (x) 2.4 2.2 2.3 1.8 1.4 1.3 10 Net debt/equity (%) 26.0 21.6 11.9 18.6 10.0 2.4 5 Net interest cover (x) nm nm nm nm nm nm

0 Source: Company data, Deutsche Bank estimates 13 14 15 16E 17E 18E

Net debt/equity (LHS) Net interest cover (RHS)

Mark Yuan +852 2203 6181 [email protected]

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Selected question and answers from distributor visit

1. Q: What is the market sales trend in Shanghai in 2016?

A: For room-temperature products, we think industry sales in Shanghai have grown 10% yoy. This is mainly driven by an over 40% sales increase in UHT yogurt, where Yili’s Ambrosial recorded a 40%- 50% increase and Mengniu’s Just Yogurt increased over 20%, while Bright Dairy’s Mosilian slightly declined.

For pasteurized milk and chilled yoghurt products, industry sales increased 8%. By brands, Yili was up 12% yoy, Mengniu was up 5% yoy, and Bright was flattish.

2. Q: what is your sales target in 2017?

A: Our sales growth target for Mengniu/Yili’s UHT products is 10%/9% in 2017. For industry growth in the Shanghai market, we expect UHT yoghurt to grow 20-30%, as there is still room to increase the penetration rate, and we expect other UHT products to grow 5-6%, mainly driven by high-end UHT milk.

3. Q: How is the promotion situation currently?

A: Sales incentive gifts from both Mengniu and Yili (last price: CNY18.26) reduced significantly in January. For example, when we purchased 8 cases of UHT yoghurt, we could get 1 case for free in 2016, but now we need to buy 10 cases to get 1 case for free. For UHT yoghurt, we used to buy 8 cases and get 1 for free, but now there is no such incentive.

4. Q: Will the competition be more intense for room-temperature yogurt?

A: Many local dairy companies have launched room-temperature yogurt, but since there is little price difference between brands, customers will still prefer the products of the three largest dairy companies.

5. Q: How is Mengniu/Yili’s A&P support for distributors in Shanghai

A: The A&P support is similar between Mengniu and Yili. The expense reimbursement could account for 35%-40% of total sales value in 2015/16 if distributors achieve the sales target, but the ratio is likely to decline in 2017.

Distributors could be eligible to claim A&P reimbursement only when they achieve 80% of sales target. They could receive 100% reimbursement when they achieve 100% of sales target.

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6. Q: What’s distributor’s profitability for liquid milk?

A: Average distributors normally have 25% GPM for Yili/Mengniu and about 20% GPM for Bright Dairy, and have 2-4% net margin in Shanghai.

The major revenue is price gap and A&P expense reimbursement from brands. The expense include KA expense, staff cost, loss from damaged or expired goods, logistical cost, and financing cost

7. Q: Which is the biggest driver of UHT liquid milk sales?

A: The biggest driver is UHT yogurt. There is still a lot of potential for low-temperature yogurt and new high-end, low-temperature yogurt. For example, Bright Dairy’s chocolate beverage launched last year is popular, and it has not been heavily promoted yet.

8. Q: Are there any promotions for new products?

A: There are no discounts for new products, only some free samples for consumer testing in hypermarkets.

9. Q: How are the sales of lactobacillus drinks?

A: The sales of lactobacillus drinks are quite stable. This category is popular in southern cities such as Guangdong, but less popular in northern China.

10. Q: Which brand will be your first choice to distribute?

A: Bright Dairy will be my first choice because it has a higher market share in Shanghai.

11. Q: What’s your opinion of the innovation ability of the three dairy companies?

A: In the past, Mengniu has had the best innovation ability with successful new product launches, but Yili looks to have outperformed in past two years. For example, sales of Ambrosial exceed sales of Mosilian. In lactobacillus drinks, Yili’s “MeiYiTian” is catching up with “Yakult” and expanding the lactobacillus drinks market.

12. Q: What do you think about the acquisition of China Modern Dairy by Mengniu and Shengmu by Yili?

A: CMD has the best dairy farms in China. Its raw milk and products are of good quality. However, the company is weak in marketing.

Yili acquired Shengmu to prepare for high-end milk. Shengmu has good branding in high-end organic products. The future competition for downstream companies will be on raw milk source.

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13. Q: Will Mengniu’s Deluxe be influenced after the acquisition of CMD?

A: Deluxe’s sales will not be influenced as Deluxe and CMD’s products have different consumers.

14. Q: What are the major factors behind the strong growth of UHT yoghurt?

A: First, more convenient than yoghurt; Second, flavor is good; third, vigorous marketing helps to build customer recognition.

In the future, growth will be mainly driven by product upgrades instead of price hikes.

15. Q: How are the sales of imported milk?

A: Imported milk is mainly sold online with price discounts, and has little influence on offline sales. In the KA channel, foreign brands account for less than 5% of sales. Major foreign brands sold in Shanghai include Devondale, Oldenbuger and Anchor.

Imported milk is still less competitive than domestic brands because of 1) longer shipping time spent on customs clearance, 2) shorter shelf life, as imported milk usually only has three months for sale, and 3) higher prices. KA’s major clients are housewives who care about shelf life and prices.

16. Q: What do you think of Mengniu’s organization restructuring?

A: Mengniu is working on restructuring. It allocates category management to different departments, which we think is the right thing to do, as different products have different sales methods.

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Appendix 1

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Disclosure checklist Company Ticker Recent price* Disclosure China Mengniu Dairy 2319.HK 14.22 (HKD) 23 Jan 17 7,14,15 Prices are current as of the end of the previous trading session unless otherwise indicated and are sourced from local exchanges via Reuters, Bloomberg and other vendors . Other information is sourced from Deutsche Bank, subject companies, and other sources. For disclosures pertaining to recommendations or estimates made on securities other than the primary subject of this research, please see the most recently published company report or visit our global disclosure look-up page on our website at http://gm.db.com/ger/disclosure/DisclosureDirectory.eqsr. Aside from within this report, important conflict disclosures can also be found at https://gm.db.com/equities under the "Disclosures Lookup" and "Legal" tabs. Investors are strongly encouraged to review this information before investing. Important Disclosures Required by U.S. Regulators Disclosures marked with an asterisk may also be required by at least one jurisdiction in addition to the United States. See Important Disclosures Required by Non-US Regulators and Explanatory Notes.

7. Deutsche Bank and/or its affiliate(s) has received compensation from this company for the provision of investment banking or financial advisory services within the past year.

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Analyst Certification The views expressed in this report accurately reflect the personal views of the undersigned lead analyst(s) about the subject issuer and the securities of the issuer. In addition, the undersigned lead analyst(s) has not and will not receive any compensation for providing a specific recommendation or view in this report. Mark Yuan

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Historical recommendations and target price: China Mengniu Dairy (2319.HK) (as of 1/23/2017)

50.00 Previous Recommendations

45.00 Strong Buy 1 Buy 40.00 Market Perform Underperform 35.00 Not Rated 2 Suspended Rating 30.00 3 Current Recommendations 25.00 Buy 20.00 Hold Security PriceSecurity 4 9 10 Sell 5 8 15.00 Not Rated 6 7 Suspended Rating 10.00 *New Recommendation Structure as of September 9,2002 5.00 **Analyst is no longer at Deutsche 0.00 Bank

Jan 15 Apr 15 Jul 15 Oct 15 Jan 16 Apr 16 Jul 16 Oct 16 Date

1. 26/03/2015: Buy, Target Price Change HKD41.30 Winnie Mak** 6. 15/02/2016: Buy, Target Price Change HKD15.00 Mark Yuan 2. 27/08/2015: Buy, Target Price Change HKD38.00 Winnie Mak** 7. 23/03/2016: Buy, Target Price Change HKD14.10 Mark Yuan 3. 03/09/2015: Buy, Target Price Change HKD36.00 Winnie Mak** 8. 06/07/2016: Buy, Target Price Change HKD14.50 Mark Yuan 4. 13/10/2015: Buy, Target Price Change HKD18.00 Winnie Mak** 9. 29/08/2016: Buy, Target Price Change HKD18.00 Mark Yuan 5. 03/11/2015: Buy, Target Price Change HKD16.00 Mark Yuan 10. 16/12/2016: Buy, Target Price Change HKD18.20 Mark Yuan

Equity rating key Equity rating dispersion and banking relationships Buy: Based on a current 12- month view of total 500 53 % share-holder return (TSR = percentage change in 450 share price from current price to projected target price 400 350 37 % plus pro-jected dividend yield ) , we recommend that 300 investors buy the stock. 250 200 Sell: Based on a current 12-month view of total share- 150 17 % 10 % 100 17 % 20 % holder return, we recommend that investors sell the 50 stock 0 Buy Hold Sell Hold: We take a neutral view on the stock 12-months out and, based on this time horizon, do not Companies Covered Cos. w/ Banking Relationship recommend either a Buy or Sell. Asia-Pacific Universe

Newly issued research recommendations and target

prices supersede previously published research.

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