Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co.,Ltd

002251.SZ

002251.SZBetter Life Commercial Chain Share Co.,Ltd CN flag

Shenzhen Stock Exchange

5.07

CNY

+0.01

(+0.20%)

0.48EPS

10.56P/E

13.63BMarket Cap

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ISIN

CNE100000C23

Return %

Stock

S&P500

54.57

12.04

-21.54

62.27

-64.70

98.03

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	2012 Y	2013 Y	2014 Y	2015 Y	2016 Y	2017 Y	2018 Y	2019 Y	2020 Y	2021 Y	2022 Y	2023 Y	2024 Y	TTM
Revenue per Share	18.41	18.12	18.72	20.12	19.74	20.04	21.37	22.83	18.31	15.96	10.52	1.15	1.28	1.23
Basic EPS, GAAP	0.63	0.66	0.53	0.28	0.17	0.17	0.18	0.2	0.13	-0.22	-3.05	-0.7	0.45	0.44
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share	-0.15	-0.93	-0.87	-0.53	-0.49	-0.6	-1.72	-0.94	-0.51	0.81	-1.14	-0.66	-0.2	-0.13
Dividend per Share	0.36	0.4	0.56	0.35	0.33	0.25	0.33	0.52	0.61	0.61	0.62	0.09	0.06	0.05
Book Value per Share	1.96	2.47	2.37	2.24	2.31	2.15	2.18	2.25	1.52	1.24	-1.9	-1.29	-0.16	-0.11
Tangible Book Value per Share	2.62	4.39	3.93	4.16	5.79	4.34	7.87	4.73	3.51	4.85	3.59	0.55	2.54	2.35
Basic Weighted Avg Shares	543	629	657	769	786	864	864	864	859	837	831	2,698	2,693	2,976
Sales/Revenue/Turnover	10,006	11,388	12,297	15,472	15,520	17,311	18,456	19,725	15,736	13,361	8,745	3,101	3,438	3,663
Operating Margin (%)	4.41	4.37	3.49	1.74	1.48	1.86	2.39	2.89	3.82	2.64	-13.54	-15.04	-7.12	-4.79
Depreciation Expense	166	204	229	287	326	350	396	454	472	844	675	610	426	- -
Net Income, GAAP	343	415	345	214	133	150	157	173	112	-184	-2,535	-1,889	1,212	1,311
Effective Tax Rate (%)	23.34	23.29	24.77	18.86	30.24	29.39	27.6	19.75	13.64	- -	- -	- -	10.32	9.46
Profit Margin (%)	3.43	3.65	2.81	1.38	0.86	0.87	0.85	0.88	0.71	-1.38	-28.99	-60.9	35.24	35.78
Working Capital	-1,700	-1,523	-1,800	-1,807	-1,733	-3,587	-5,397	-7,087	-9,899	-13,332	-13,641	-12,653	-2,082	-1,876
LT Debt	83	80	299	449	510	762	987	2,494	6,251	5,632	5,601	4,900	6,812	6,881
Total Equity	1,953	3,335	3,382	4,998	6,405	6,497	9,524	7,834	6,946	7,619	5,195	3,197	8,218	8,377
Return on Invested Capital (%)	12.38	10.5	7.08	3.74	2.1	2.43	2.57	2.96	2.75	- -	- -	- -	-1.46	-1.05
Return on Capital (%)	20.78	19.8	14.81	9.35	5.88	4.8	4.72	4.88	3.42	- -	- -	- -	17.8	19.37
Return on Common Equity (%)	35.19	31.78	22.22	13.04	7.5	8.19	8.39	9.03	6.87	-15.71	- -	- -	- -	- -

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(avg. rate of change)	10 years	5 years	1 year
Sales/Revenue/Turnover	-7.24%	-24.71%	10.87%
Net Income, GAAP	73.88%	157.4%	-164.16%
Free Cash Flow	-38.33%	-104.92%	-69.74%
Total Cash Common Dividend	-3.12%	-14.77%	-38.48%
Total Equity	19.14%	17.03%	157.1%

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Company Description

CEO: Yaping Liu
Full Time Employees: 7,263
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Department Stores
Address: Better Life Building Xiangtan People's Republic of China 411100
IPO Date: Jun 9, 2008
Website: bbg.com.cn
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Business: Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co.,Ltd engages in retailing business in China. It offers products and services through supermarkets, department stores, e-commerce, and other retail formats. The company was formerly known as Better Life Commercial Chain Limited Liability Company. Better Life Commercial Chain Share Co.,Ltd was founded in 1995 and is based in Xiangtan, China.

	2012 Y	2013 Y	2014 Y	2015 Y	2016 Y	2017 Y	2018 Y	2019 Y	2020 Y	2021 Y	2022 Y	2023 Y	2024 Y	TTM
Revenue per Share	18.41	18.12	18.72	20.12	19.74	20.04	21.37	22.83	18.31	15.96	10.52	1.15	1.28	1.23
Basic EPS, GAAP	0.63	0.66	0.53	0.28	0.17	0.17	0.18	0.2	0.13	-0.22	-3.05	-0.7	0.45	0.44
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share	-0.15	-0.93	-0.87	-0.53	-0.49	-0.6	-1.72	-0.94	-0.51	0.81	-1.14	-0.66	-0.2	-0.13
Dividend per Share	0.36	0.4	0.56	0.35	0.33	0.25	0.33	0.52	0.61	0.61	0.62	0.09	0.06	0.05
Book Value per Share	1.96	2.47	2.37	2.24	2.31	2.15	2.18	2.25	1.52	1.24	-1.9	-1.29	-0.16	-0.11
Tangible Book Value per Share	2.62	4.39	3.93	4.16	5.79	4.34	7.87	4.73	3.51	4.85	3.59	0.55	2.54	2.35
Basic Weighted Avg Shares	543	629	657	769	786	864	864	864	859	837	831	2,698	2,693	2,976
Sales/Revenue/Turnover	10,006	11,388	12,297	15,472	15,520	17,311	18,456	19,725	15,736	13,361	8,745	3,101	3,438	3,663
Operating Margin (%)	4.41	4.37	3.49	1.74	1.48	1.86	2.39	2.89	3.82	2.64	-13.54	-15.04	-7.12	-4.79
Depreciation Expense	166	204	229	287	326	350	396	454	472	844	675	610	426	- -
Net Income, GAAP	343	415	345	214	133	150	157	173	112	-184	-2,535	-1,889	1,212	1,311
Effective Tax Rate (%)	23.34	23.29	24.77	18.86	30.24	29.39	27.6	19.75	13.64	- -	- -	- -	10.32	9.46
Profit Margin (%)	3.43	3.65	2.81	1.38	0.86	0.87	0.85	0.88	0.71	-1.38	-28.99	-60.9	35.24	35.78
Working Capital	-1,700	-1,523	-1,800	-1,807	-1,733	-3,587	-5,397	-7,087	-9,899	-13,332	-13,641	-12,653	-2,082	-1,876
LT Debt	83	80	299	449	510	762	987	2,494	6,251	5,632	5,601	4,900	6,812	6,881
Total Equity	1,953	3,335	3,382	4,998	6,405	6,497	9,524	7,834	6,946	7,619	5,195	3,197	8,218	8,377
Return on Invested Capital (%)	12.38	10.5	7.08	3.74	2.1	2.43	2.57	2.96	2.75	- -	- -	- -	-1.46	-1.05
Return on Capital (%)	20.78	19.8	14.81	9.35	5.88	4.8	4.72	4.88	3.42	- -	- -	- -	17.8	19.37
Return on Common Equity (%)	35.19	31.78	22.22	13.04	7.5	8.19	8.39	9.03	6.87	-15.71	- -	- -	- -	- -

	Sep'24	Dec'24	Mar'25
ST Debt	473	183	176
LT Borrowings	7,953	6,311	6,351
LT Finance Leases	673	501	530
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital	- -	- -	- -
Shares Outstanding	2,689	2,689	2,689
Market Capitalization	6,008	7,991	11,815

	Sep'24	Dec'24	Mar'25
Total Current Assets	2,235	1,970	1,898
Accounts Receivable, Net	96	52	48
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI	1,290	1,030	994
Inventories	291	325	254
Total Current Liabilities	4,513	4,052	3,774
Payables & Accruals	- -	- -	- -
ST Debt	473	183	176
Deferred Revenue	- -	- -	- -

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FY
2023	1,043	758	606	694	3,101
2024	931	784	816	907	3,438
2025	1,155	- -	- -	- -	- -

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FY
2023	-0.12	- -	- -	- -	-0.7
2024	0.01	- -	- -	- -	0.45
2025	0.04	- -	- -	- -	- -

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FY
2023	0.14	- -	- -	- -	0.09
2024	0.01	- -	- -	- -	0.06
2025	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -

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