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Conference Minutes

The following are the minutes of the 3Q25FY earnings call for Luckin Coffee, compiled by Dolphin Research. For a review of the earnings report, please refer to 'Luckin: Profit 'Squat' Just for a Better 'Jump''

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Luckin (Minutes): Same-store growth in the fourth quarter and 2026 will face certain pressure.

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Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) $Luckin Coffee(LKNCY.US) released its Q3 2025 financial report (ending September 2025) before the U.S. stock market opened on the afternoon of November 17, 2025, Beijing time. Overall, in the third quarter, under the backdrop of the peak season and continued delivery subsidies, Luckin's revenue accelerated quarter-on-quarter, showing very impressive performance. However, the downside was that the impact of the 'delivery war' leading to soaring delivery costs was fully reflected in the third quarter, dragging down the profit performance. But this was actually within Dolphin Research's expectations. 1. The store opening speed hit a new single-quarter high...

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Luckin Coffee: Profit 'Squat' is Just for a Better 'Jump'

Luckin Coffee 3Q25 Quick Interpretation: Overall, in the context of the peak season and continued delivery subsidies, Luckin's revenue accelerated quarter-on-quarter, showing a very impressive performance. However, the downside was the impact of soaring delivery costs due to the 'delivery war,' which was fully reflected in the third quarter, dragging down profit performance. This was, however, within Dolphin Research's expectations. 1. The revenue growth rate in Q3 reached 50.2%. From the core indicator of revenue, same-store sales growth (SSSG), after a significant increase to double-digit growth in the previous quarter, it further accelerated slightly quarter-on-quarter this quarter, reaching 14.4%, maintaining high-speed growth. Breaking it down, since the management clearly stated in the early-year conference call that the price per cup would not change significantly, the substantial increase in cup volume is the main driver of same-store growth. 2. In terms of store openings, 3,008 new stores were opened in the third quarter (including 29 overseas), setting a new single-quarter record for store opening speed. The essence behind Luckin's re-acceleration of store openings starting in 2025 is still due to the slowdown in price wars and reduced pressure from vicious competition, thus accelerating the penetration into lower-tier markets. 3. Regarding gross margin, although coffee bean prices slightly rebounded in the third quarter, Luckin achieved a gross margin of 63.8% under the large-scale direct procurement and continuous ramp-up of self-built roasting plant capacity utilization, releasing scale effects, reaching the highest level for the same period. Breaking down the cost side, apart from the significant increase in delivery costs due to the higher proportion of delivery business, other expenses narrowed compared to the same period under the release of operating leverage, ultimately achieving a net profit attributable to the parent company of 1.28 billion yuan (Non-GAAP net profit of 1.42 billion yuan) $Luckin Coffee(LKNCY.US)

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Maintaining a healthy and sustainable level of profitability is the focus

Luckin Coffee (Minutes): In the second half of the year, committed to reducing the cost increase caused by the shift towards delivery services.

$Luckin Coffee(LKNCY.US) released its financial report for the second quarter of 2025 (ending June 2025) before the U.S. stock market opened on the afternoon of July 30, 2025, Beijing time. Overall, in the second quarter, under the dual stimulus of the peak season and the support of the delivery business, Luckin's performance this quarter was very impressive, with all key indicators exceeding BBG expectations. 1. Store openings maintained rapid growth. In terms of the number of store openings, Luckin had a net increase of 1,757 stores in Q2 2025 compared to the previous quarter. Although the total number of store openings remained the same as Q1, the company significantly accelerated the opening of self-operated stores in Q2. Generally speaking...

Luckin: The 'Little Blue Cup' is surging, is the 'Coffee King' on a smooth path?

Luckin Coffee 2Q25 Quick Interpretation: Overall, in the second quarter, under the dual stimulus of peak season and delivery business support, Luckin's performance this quarter was very impressive, with all core indicators exceeding BBG expectations. 1. Q2 revenue growth was 47.1%. From the core indicator reflecting revenue, 'same-store sales growth (SSSG) of self-operated stores,' after turning positive last quarter, this quarter accelerated to 13.4% quarter-on-quarter, returning to double-digit growth, driving Luckin's single-quarter revenue to a record high. 2. In terms of store openings, the second quarter maintained the high-speed store opening pace of Q1, with 1,757 new stores opened (including 24 new overseas stores), and officially entered the United States, demonstrating Luckin's determination to further expand into the global market. 3. In terms of gross margin, after a continuous surge for more than half a year, coffee bean prices fell back in the second quarter. Luckin achieved a gross margin of 62.8%, the highest level for the same period, through large-scale direct procurement and self-built roasting plants, with capacity utilization climbing and economies of scale being realized. 4. Breaking down the cost side, apart from the significant increase in the proportion of delivery costs due to the increased share of the delivery business, other expenses narrowed compared to the same period last year due to the release of operating leverage, ultimately achieving a net profit attributable to the parent company of 1.25 billion yuan (Non-GAAP net profit of 1.4 billion yuan). At this trend, with competition stabilizing, Dolphin Research expects this year's annual profit to exceed the management's guidance at the beginning of the year. $Luckin Coffee(LKNCY.US)

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