Tongcheng Travel Holdings Ltd 00780

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HK$10.03 −0.08 (0.79%)
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Near-Term Softness Leads to Lower Travel Demand but Long-Term Outlook Still Positive for Tongcheng

We expect Tongcheng Travel’s revenue to return to growth as China relaxes its reopening policies, which should allow its citizens to travel with fewer restrictions. We expect near-term revenue to increase modestly, driven by the recovery of the travel industry. Assuming no return of lockdown headwinds in China, we expect Tongcheng’s revenue to increase 10%-15% per year in the near- to midterm.

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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Tongcheng has very low penetration in Tier 3 cities and has less than a 30% saturation rate in its target market.

Bears

Reopening may not be as smooth as expected, leading to a prolonged slump in travel.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
HK$10.11
Day Range
HK$9.69–10.10
52-Week Range
HK$9.69–25.42
Bid/Ask
HK$10.01 / HK$10.03
Shares Outstanding
2.35B
Market Cap
HK$23.61B
Volume/Avg
7M / 14M

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
6.95
Price/Sales
1.05
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
2.49%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
2.49%
Dividend Payment Schedule
Jul
Total Yield
2.49%

Company Profile

Tongcheng Travel is an online travel agency platform that provides booking services for hotels and ticketing in China. It generated 84% of its revenue from accommodation reservations and transportation ticketing in 2023. The rest came from advertising and in-house software sales. The platform provides both online and offline services in the form of call centers and travel kiosks. Tongcheng Travel was formed from the merger of Tongcheng Network and eLong in 2018. It is currently 21.38% owned by Tencent and 20.86% by Trip.com. Tongcheng targets lower-tier cities, and as of 2021, 86.7% of its users are from non-first-tier cities in China and 61.7% of new paying users on Weixin were from Tier 3 or below cities in China. The company competes with Trip.com, Alibaba's Fliggy, and Meituan.
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Travel Services
Stock Style Box
Mid Value
Total Number of Employees
10,773

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
00780
TCOM
03690
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
6.9510.2411.73
Price/Book Value
0.871.042.27
Price/Sales
1.052.771.02
Price/Cash Flow
5.469.68—
Price/Earnings
00780
TCOM
03690

Financial Strength

Metric
00780
TCOM
03690
Quick Ratio
1.171.051.63
Current Ratio
1.461.331.91
Interest Coverage
14.0654.03−15.64
Quick Ratio
00780
TCOM
03690

Profitability

Metric
00780
TCOM
03690
Return on Assets (Normalized)
8.56%11.94%−9.47%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
16.17%19.30%−19.94%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
12.93%15.17%−13.42%
Return on Assets
00780
TCOM
03690

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