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Baozun Inc. (BZUN) Q2 2026 — Revenue RMB2.74B / $404.3M (+7.5% YoY). Non-GAAP operating income up 11x. GAAP EPS RMB0.29 vs non-GAAP RMB0.42. The ADS rose ~7.09% on the print, then gave back most of it, closing most recently at $2.87. Baozun just swung to an operating profit, non-GAAP operating income up 11x, and raised its long-term profit target ~30%. Yet it trades below its own net cash: ~$231M vs a ~$167M market cap, a negative enterprise value. THE CALL: BUY (3/5, PRICED BELOW ITS OWN NET CASH) — base-case value ~$5.0 vs ~$2.87 today. KEY METRICS: - Revenue RMB2.74B / $404.3M, +7.5% YoY (corrected from a typo in the company's own release). Product sales roughly flat at RMB1.03B; services revenue +10% to RMB1.72B, mostly digital marketing and IT - Income from operations RMB63M vs a RMB9M loss a year ago. Non-GAAP operating income RMB74M vs RMB6M, up 11x - Net income RMB17M (~$2.5M) vs a RMB34M loss a year ago. EPS: GAAP RMB0.29/ADS vs non-GAAP RMB0.42/ADS, vs a RMB0.59 loss last year - Quality check: only ~RMB8M of GAAP-to-non-GAAP add-backs (stock comp RMB4M, amortization ~RMB7M) — no one-time tax charge, warrant mark or discontinued-ops noise. G&A -22%, flattered by a non-repeating RMB53M bad-debt write-down last year - Headwinds: e-commerce product sales fell 9.6% YoY on soft home-furnishing/cosmetics demand — management's own words: 'soft consumer sentiment.' Receivables RMB2.11B (>$300M) vs RMB2.74B quarterly revenue - Segments: e-commerce revenue +4.6% to RMB2.3B, adj. operating profit more than doubled to RMB107M. Brand mgmt (Gap) revenue +21.9% to RMB486M across 184 stores; segment loss narrowed to RMB33M from RMB35M - Efficiency: blended gross margin +499bps YoY; inventory days improved to 112 from 134. Cash+ST investments ~RMB2.81B / $414M vs RMB1.24B / $183M of short-term loans - Net cash ~$231M vs a ~$167M market cap at $2.87 — negative enterprise value ~-$64M, pricing operations below zero times trailing revenue (>$1.6B TTM) - Caveats: $804M equity includes $268M non-controlling interest; Class B shares carry 10 votes each (founder control); Nasdaq/Cayman/HK-dual-listed China ADS carries audit-access, currency and delisting risk - STREET: thin coverage. Only verified fresh action is CLSA, Outperform on Aug 28 (day after earnings), $3.80 target. HSBC/JPMorgan/Citigroup targets are stale and excluded. Our $5.00 sits above the one fresh number What to watch: Bullish: brand management's operating loss keeps narrowing. Bearish: e-commerce product sales decline widens into the teens, or receivables keep outgrowing revenue for two more quarters. Next print due late November. Also on YouTube: @ChargedAlpha DISCLAIMER: For informational and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Do your own research before any investment decision.