Pop Mart Shares Drop 4% as Overseas Sales Slide and Citi Cuts Target to HK$198
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Updated · CNBC · Aug 21
Pop Mart Shares Drop 4% as Overseas Sales Slide and Citi Cuts Target to HK$198
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Aug 21
Summary
Pop Mart fell more than 4% in Hong Kong after first-half results showed overseas weakness and prompted Citi to lower its price target to HK$198; the stock last traded down 3.9% at HK$147.70.
17.17 billion yuan in first-half revenue marked 23.8% year-over-year growth, but that was driven by China, where sales jumped 47.3%, masking declines of 9.7% in Asia-Pacific ex-China and 16.5% in the Americas.
11% overseas sales decline left results below Citi's expectations, with the bank pointing to inventory, supply-chain, warehousing, logistics and store-operation problems in global markets.
2026 now looks tougher: Citi forecasts group revenue will fall 8% year over year, and management sees its original 20% growth target as difficult to meet amid rising competition and greater-than-expected challenges.