Adobe says AI now drives over one-third of new ARRâand 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 đ)
JD.comâs Q4 Revenue to Drop for First Time Since 2022 â Blame Last Yearâs Subsidy Binge
$äșŹäž(JD)$$äșŹäžéćą-SW(09618)$ JD.com is facing a rare quarterly revenue decline (-2.9% YoY in retail) â not because consumers abandoned it, but because Chinaâs 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 isnât brokenâitâs paused. All eyes are on 2026: if Beijing expands âtwo newâ policies (appliances + EVs), JDâs premium positioning could shine again. (One Chart to Understand below đ)
Xiaomi Just Made Money on EVs. And Itâs Only Getting Started.
$ć°ç±łéćąADR(XIACY)$ $ć°ç±łéćą-W(01810)$ While everyone was watching Tesla and BYD, Xiaomi quietly turned a profit on 109,000 car deliveries in Q3âwith a 25.5% gross margin. But the real shift isnât 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 âHuman-Car-Homeâ ecosystem. At 22x forward P/Eâwell below its historical averageâthe market still seems stuck in the âbudget hardwareâ mindset. Maybe itâs time to see Xiaomi as what itâs becoming: a vertically integrated tech stack with wheels. (One Chart to Under
Meituan Lost $2.6B This Quarter â But Its Cash Pile Just Hit a Record High
$çŸćą-W(03690)$ Meituanâs core local commerce swung to a RMB 14.1bn operating loss in Q3, its first red ink in years. Not because demand collapsedâbut because itâs 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 âpeak of subsidies.â Going forward, theyâll shift to âprecision investmentââfocusing on orders above RMB 30, where they still hold ~70% share. Most telling: cash + short-term investments hit RMB 141.2bn. Thatâs enough to sustain current losses for over 7 quarters. This isnât desperationâitâs discipline. The question isnât whether Meituan can survive, but whether rivals can outlast it. (One Chart to Understand below đ) One Chal
Horizon Robotics-W: High Compute + HSD Architecture Are Entering a Multi-Year Ramp-Up
$ć°ćčłçșżæșćšäșș-W(09660)$ 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 10â560 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 companyâs HSD software-hardware integrated ADAS stack is entering a rapid commercialization cycle. It has alr
Tencentâs AI Isnât Just HypeâIt Cut Game Dev Time by Half
$è ŸèźŻæ§èĄ(00700)$ While others talk about AI agents, Tencent is already shipping games faster: Delta Force now updates every 2â3 months, down from 6+. Its shooters arenât just hitsâtheyâre becoming platforms, with AI teammates that learn your playstyle and UGC tools that let anyone train bots. Meanwhile, Tencent Cloud quietly won GoTo in Indonesiaânot 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 đ) One Chart to Understand @TigerStars
Minisoâs Overseas Revenue +70% â But Is the Market Still Seeing It as a Discount Store?
$ććäŒć(MNSO)$ $ććäŒć(09896)$ Minisoâs overseas direct-store revenue jumped +70% YoY in Q3âwhile domestic same-store sales accelerated to high-single digits. This isnât just about opening more stores. Itâs 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 itâs becoming a global brand platform? (One Chart to Understand below đ)
Mixue Group (2097.HK): Cost Leadership and Global Expansion Set the Stage for Multi-Year Growth
$èéȘéćą(02097)$ Mixue Groupâs latest coverage highlights a business model that is scaling more rapidly â and more efficiently â than most beverage peers. The company now operates 53,000+ stores worldwide, including nearly 4,800 overseas, making it the worldâs 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 (âSnow Kingâ) 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