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Meituan

MPNGY
23
Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical
Price
$22.58
-0.61 (-2.63%)
Market Cap
$69.68B
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
23
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 13, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

Meituan is a Chinese technology company that connects consumers with local services through its mobile app. Its core offerings include food delivery, hotel and travel booking, restaurant reviews, and grocery delivery. It is one of the largest on-demand delivery platforms in China, serving hundreds of millions of users across thousands of cities.

Meituan makes money by charging commissions to restaurants and merchants, collecting delivery fees from consumers, and selling advertising to businesses on its platform. It operates almost entirely within China, making it heavily exposed to Chinese consumer spending and government regulation. The company has been investing heavily in new businesses like autonomous delivery and overseas expansion, which is why its operating margin is currently negative despite strong gross margins. The key risk is ongoing regulatory pressure from Chinese authorities, which has previously forced major changes at other large Chinese tech platforms.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-166.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$25.3B/ year

Rising (+20% vs prior year)

7.1% of revenue

1.8x the sector average (4%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

12.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~9 years

$252.2B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$252.2B cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Meituan is growing revenue at 5% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

+0.7% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 3.02B (2021) → 3.04B (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Gross Margin
28.5%
Modest — 28.5% gross margin
Operating Margin
-8.2%
Losing money on operations — -8.2%
ROCE
-2.9%
Weak — -2.9% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+4.6%
Slow sales growth (+4.6% YoY)
EPS YoY
-200.2%
Earnings shrinking (-200.2% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-12.1%
Burning cash (-12.1%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.73
Moderate — manageable debt (0.73)
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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