Beingmate(SZ:002570) Mei Ri Jing Ji Xin Wen·2025-07-24 12:06Core Viewpoint - The court has accepted the pre-restructuring application from the controlling shareholder of Beingmate, indicating a potential change in control. Despite the overall downturn in the dairy industry, Beingmate has achieved counter-cyclical growth in its performance. In Q1 2025, foreign institutions heavily bought into Beingmate, but within a month, they significantly reduced their holdings, suggesting a strategy of precise low buying and high selling [1][2][12]. Group 1: Shareholder and Corporate Actions - The controlling shareholder, Zhejiang Xiaobei Demei Holdings Co., Ltd., holds approximately 133 million shares, accounting for 12.28% of the total shares, with about 98.85% of these shares being pledged or frozen [3]. - The shareholder has repeatedly reduced its stake in Beingmate, with a total reduction of approximately 6.38 million shares, representing about 5.91% of the total share capital, through various methods including court-ordered disposals [4][3]. - In 2025, key executives of Beingmate received penalties from the Zhejiang Securities Regulatory Bureau for violations related to information disclosure, highlighting governance issues within the company [6]. Group 2: Performance and Market Dynamics - Beingmate's revenue for 2024 reached 2.773 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.70%, with a net profit of 103 million yuan, up 116.92%. In Q1 2025, revenue continued to grow to 728 million yuan, a 1.01% increase, and net profit reached 42.8 million yuan, up 93.87% [14]. - The growth is attributed to a significant increase in ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) custom business, which saw a revenue increase of 33.52% year-on-year [14]. - Despite the growth in ODM, other business models such as direct supply and e-commerce experienced declines, with the number of distributors decreasing by 11.53% from 1995 to 1765 [15][16]. Group 3: Foreign Investment Activity - In Q1 2025, several foreign institutions, including Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, entered Beingmate's top ten shareholders, indicating a strategic investment move [7]. - However, by late April 2025, these institutions began to reduce their holdings significantly, with Barclays Bank reducing its stake by 11.25% and Goldman Sachs by 49.75% [9][10]. - The timing of these buy and sell actions suggests that foreign institutions may have strategically avoided public disclosures, raising questions about their investment rationale [13].