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0327 | Dolphin Research Focus: 🐬 Macro/Industry. Trump said on Thu, Mar 26 on social media that, at Iran's request, planned strikes on Iran's energy facilities would be pushed back 10 days to 8pm ET on Apr 6.He had earlier moved the 48-hour ultimatum issued on Mar 21 out by five days to Mar 27. Iran denied making a direct request, saying there had only been indirect information exchanges, per today's headlines.Given the current setup, a substantive agreement before Apr 6 looks unlikely. Even after the extension, military escalation could still resume, and the geopolitical risk premium has not fully cleared...

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U Surges on Strong Results; META Doubles Down on AI Race | Daily News Recap

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The following is Dolphin Research's compilation of $MEITUAN(03690.HK) FY2025 earnings call Trans. For the earnings analysis, please refer to 'Meituan: Three Mountains Bearing Down—Will the Food Delivery Old Guard Ever Get Back Up?'. I. Core financial highlights review. 1) Cash reserves: As of Dec 31, 2025, cash and cash equivalents plus short-term investments totaled RMB 166.8bn. Q4 operating cash outflow narrowed QoQ to RMB 6.6bn. 2) Q4 snapshot: total revenue of RMB 92.1bn (+4.1% YoY). Adj. net loss narrowed QoQ to RMB 15.1bn...

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Meituan (Trans): Q1 food delivery continued to narrow losses; Douyin is ramping up spend.

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Post-market on Mar 26 (HK), the last major player in the HSTECH 'takeout index'—$MEITUAN(03690.HK)—released its Q4 FY25 results. As the company had issued a profit warning, losses at the core local commerce segment and at the group level were already signaled, and the print broadly matched that warning.On closer look, underlying profit came in slightly below expectations. Losses in new initiatives widened, largely offsetting the savings from narrower losses in core local commerce.Specifically: 1) the savings from reduced losses were given back. Let's start with the most-watched loss item...

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Meituan: Three Headwinds — Will Food Delivery Stay Down?

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Meituan 4Q25 First Take: With the prior profit warning, losses under GAAP for Core Local Commerce and the group were largely flagged, so the headline print was broadly in line. That said, underlying profitability still came in a bit below expectations. In detail, two points stand out. See below. 1) First, by segment. Losses in new initiatives were ~RMB 1.2bn above expectations. 2) On costs and expenses, GP clearly missed while OP roughly matched forecasts. This is because non-operating items booked within OP this quarter, including changes in financial asset values and other gains/losses, totaled ~RMB 2.2bn, distorting the true profit picture. On a core OP basis (GP minus S&amp;M, R&amp;D and G&amp;A), the quarter posted a loss of ~RMB 18.3bn. Compared with ~RMB 19.0bn in the prior quarter, the narrowing was actually very limited. In other words, on an underlying basis, most of the improvement in Core Local Commerce was offset by losses in new initiatives. As for key metrics, Core Local Commerce revenue decline narrowed from ~3% YoY last quarter to 1% YoY, and marketing spend fell by ~RMB 2.5bn QoQ; these align with the industry-wide pullback in food delivery spending and losses, and were broadly in line with expectations, with nothing particularly noteworthy. $MEITUAN(03690.HK) $Meituan(MPNGY.US) $MEITUAN-WR(83690.HK)

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0326 | Dolphin Research Focus: 🐬 Macro/Industry 1) Data show U.S. import prices rose 1.3% MoM in Feb, beating the 0.5% consensus and marking the biggest increase since 2022, driven by higher fuel and rising import costs for AI-related semiconductors and computers. The print signals a clear pickup in imported inflation, with signs of a second leg up, and higher import costs are likely to pass through to consumer prices. On the same day, Fed Governor Michael Barr said rates will stay on hold until there is sustained progress toward 2% inflation...

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SpaceX IPO Push: Latest Update; GOOGL Unveils AI Memory-Compression Game-Changer | Daily News Recap

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PDD 4Q25 First Take: As Dolphin Research has noted, PDD has stayed out of the food-delivery land grab and is not chasing AI hype, emerging as the most focused, pure-play, value-oriented retailer in e-commerce. This was again the steadiest print among peers, with most metrics largely in line with the Street. Key signals: domestic operations were broadly stable, and PDD was less affected as state subsidies faded. Temu’s growth was stronger than expected, specifically: 1) Total revenue rose 12% YoY, fully in line. By line item, online marketing revenue grew 5.3% YoY, below Bloomberg consensus of 8%; even GS was at 6%, so it still lagged. Referencing recent prints from JD and Alibaba, this likely reflects a sluggish 4Q e-commerce backdrop. QoQ, growth eased only from 8% to 5%, suggesting the fade of state subsidies was a marginal positive for PDD. 2) The upside came from transaction services revenue, up 19% YoY and clearly ahead of the Street. Given weak domestic trends this quarter, most of the beat likely came from Temu. With Meituan largely exiting community retail, Duoduo Maicai may have also contributed. 3) GPM was a touch below expectations, likely a mix headwind as Temu scaled and its weight increased. The gap is immaterial. The largest expense, sales &amp; marketing, was RMB 34.4bn (+9.6% YoY), also in line. Notably, sales expense growth accelerated vs. the prior two quarters. Dolphin Research believes that as the impact of state subsidies faded, marketing spend on the domestic core app likely did not rise much. That implies heavier Temu investment, consistent with its upside this quarter. 4) Lastly, G&amp;A and R&amp;D moved in opposite directions, largely offsetting. The former reflects higher productivity, the latter ongoing AI investments. OP was broadly in line; on an adj. basis, up ~5% YoY. $PDD(PDD.US) $KraneShares 2x Long PDD Daily ETF(KPDD.US)

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'Food delivery war' has been replicated in Brazil—will DIDIY spend whatever it takes? Ride-hailing leader $DiDi(DIDIY.US) released its 2025 final-quarter results pre-market today (Mar. 13).Overall, domestic operations remained solid, with volumes growing steadily and margins inching higher. Not a standout quarter, but no material flaws.The concern lies overseas, as spending on Brazil food delivery kept climbing. The market was braced for losses, yet a single-quarter deficit of RMB 3.4 bn came in far worse than expected.Specifically: 1) Domestic mobility grew steadily. This quarter's domestic GTV was RMB 87.2 bn...

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$Vipshops(VIPS.US) released its Q4 2025 results on the evening of Feb 26. Despite earlier lowering guidance, the print still came in weaker: revenue slipped back into negative growth, while expense discipline kept profit growing.Specifically: 1) Core operating metrics — GMV growth stalled again this quarter, with YoY growth under 1%, missing market expectations. The drag came from another decline in active users, down Approx. 400k YoY, and a clear drop in order frequency per user, driving total orders down 5% YoY...

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Feb 6 | Dolphin Research focus: 🐬 Stock 1, $BABA-W(09988.HK) Alibaba's Qwen app launched a 'Spring Festival RMB 3bn free-order' campaign today. The first wave centers on AI one-line prompts to order milk tea for free.Notably, WeChat further blocked today the promo passwords for red-envelope campaigns run by both Alibaba Qwen and Tencent Yuanbao. As a result, those keywords can no longer be copied or recognized in private or group chats.The move aims to protect WeChat's platform ecosystem and curb over-marketing that disrupts user experience. It also helps defend its social-traffic moat...

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Alibaba Qwen's Lunar New Year free-order promo was blocked by WeChat; Nio surged after its first-ever quarterly profit | Daily News Recap

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1204 | Dolphin Research Focus: 🐬 Macro/Industry 1. The Beijing Consumer Association, in collaboration with eight major e-commerce platforms including JD.com, Meituan, Pinduoduo, Vipshop, Douyin, Kuaishou, Xiaohongshu, and WeChat Live, signed the nation's first 'Commitment to Promote the Standardized Application of AI Technology.' Addressing issues such as AI digital human live streaming and virtual scene marketing, the core measures include 'transparent labeling, strict review, and traceable responsibility.' It clearly stipulates that AI-generated content must be prominently marked, and there will be a crackdown on fake labels among six major initiatives. The Beijing Consumer Association will track the implementation through volunteer experiences...

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Li Auto releases AI glasses Livis; Micron exits retail storage business to focus on AI | Today's Important News Recap

JD.com officially launches group buying business, entering Meituan's core territory

Meituan adjusts internal policy on large model usage, promoting self-developed model

Douyin's lifestyle service division undergoes a major architectural adjustment, kicking off the 'second round' of the local life battle

"Flower-viewing economy" drives spring tourism consumption, with Meituan's related business orders growing significantly.

Pet brand "Happy Monkey No. 13" fully launches on Meituan's home delivery service

Meituan's hard-discount supermarket "Happy Monkey" to fully launch at-home delivery service

China's Market Regulator Orders Meituan and Other Food Delivery Platforms to Strengthen Food Safety Rectification

China's SAMR gives administrative guidance to Meituan and others regarding unfair pricing behavior

Meituan and Seven Other Major Platforms Sign Self-Discipline Pact to Ensure Online Food Safety

Meituan Pivots to "AI Super Gateway" Strategy, Focusing on AI Investment to Drive Future Growth

Meituan releases native multi-modal AI architecture DiNA, unifying images and speech as tokens for prediction

Yongkang market supervision bureau in Zhejiang finds substandard products on e-commerce platforms, including Meituan

Meituan Upgrades "Reassured Takeout" Campaign, Introducing AI Inspections and Multi-Party Co-governance

Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense Launches Administrative Investigation into 99Food's Anti-Competitive Behavior

The 2026 'Shanghai Global Food Festival · Americas Season' kicks off, with Meituan participating to ignite a new wave of consumption.

Meituan Releases and Open-Sources Audio Generation Model LongCat-AudioDiT

Meituan Releases 2025 Results and Discloses Extensive Layout in Hard Technology

Meituan Travel data shows strong travel demand for the Qingming holiday, with the post-95 generation being the main force

Competitor Douyin undertakes a major adjustment of its local life service organizational structure

Meituan launches Xiaoxiang Supermarket in Chongqing, expanding its instant retail business

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