Mixue Bingcheng | Strategic Analysis 2026

The Royal
Snow-King Universe

Building a Fandom-Driven Platform Beyond Value Pricing

A data-driven strategy for Mixue Bingcheng to transform from cost leadership to emotional kingdom and achieve sustainable growth

36K+ Global Stores
Growing Net Profit Margin
100% Supply Chain Control
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Why Mixue's Universe, Why Now?

"Beyond scale, what defines Mixue's identity?"

Mixue Bingcheng's overwhelming economies of scale and ultra-value pricing have achieved unprecedented global market share. However, the entrenched "budget brand image" and emotionally disconnected spaces challenge long-term sustainability.

This analysis uses data-driven insights to diagnose Mixue's business and proposes building the "Snow-King Universe" strategy to move beyond price competition and secure sustainable brand value.

Mixue's Growth Engine Through Data

Comprehensive analysis based on official HKEX prospectus and financial reports, extracted via Python and visualized through Excel

Analyst's Note: All data analysis in this section is based on official prospectuses and financial reports submitted by Mixue Group to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX). Rather than indirect external data, Python was used to directly extract data from the company's core disclosure documents, then reprocessed and visualized through Excel. Analysis focused on pre- and post-listing financial indicators to identify Mixue's unique "supply chain finance" and "self-sustaining growth model" beyond being a simple budget beverage brand. Note: 2024 data reflects only 9 months (9M) as per disclosure documents.

Annual Revenue Growth: Scale Expansion in RMB & USD
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External Growth Diagnosis

Analysis Method

To eliminate illusions caused by exchange rate fluctuations, a fixed exchange rate (1 RMB = 0.14 USD) was applied to visualize the revenue trajectory and calculate Mixue's pure sales performance.

Key Insight Even after excluding exchange rate effects, the steep upward revenue curve proves that Mixue's growth is based on actual increases in "physical sales volume" and "franchise store count," not external market factors. This demonstrates that Mixue has secured overwhelming "market share" in the budget beverage market beyond simple price competitiveness.
Explosive Revenue Growth
36,000+ Store Network
Real Volume-Driven
Profitability Evolution: Net Profit Volume & Margin Efficiency Net Profit Margin Trend
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Profitability Structure Diagnosis

Data Processing

Income statement data from the prospectus was used to visualize both the absolute scale (Volume) of net profit and profit margin (Margin) in panel format to simultaneously analyze growth and efficiency.

Key Insight While net profit explodes with rapid revenue growth, profit margins remain solidly stable without decline. This proves that Mixue has overcome the chronic limitation of budget brands: profitability deterioration with growth. 100% self-production of core raw materials realizes "economies of scale," reducing unit fixed costs as sales increase. The result demonstrates Mixue as a unique business model securing both quantity and quality of profit.
Soaring Net Profit Growth
Stable Margin Maintenance
100% Self-Production
Ecosystem Liquidity: GMV vs. Operating Cash Flow Analysis
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Efficiency Analysis: The Cash Creation Engine

Data Processing

This analysis visualizes the correlation between GMV (Gross Merchandise Volume) indicating market dominance and OCF (Operating Cash Flow) representing headquarters' actual cash generation power, standardized in USD terms.

Diagnosis OCF shows sustained parallel growth alongside steep GMV increases. This is the strongest evidence that Mixue operates beyond a simple "beverage retailer" as an excellent "cash-based supply chain platform" that immediately converts all transactions into cash. The franchise prepayment system directly connects massive GMV growth to headquarters liquidity without delay. Cash flow exceeding net profit results from depreciation as a non-cash expense on large manufacturing facility investments. This suggests Mixue has built a distinctive economic moat through a "self-sustaining reinvestment cycle" that reinvests operating cash into production capacity expansion without external capital dependency.
Growing GMV Trajectory
Strong OCF Correlation
Self-Sustaining Cash Cycle

Three Critical Challenges

Cross-analysis of data and market conditions reveals three decisive tasks for sustainable growth

Through cross-analysis of data and market conditions, Mixue currently faces three critical challenges for sustainable growth.
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CHALLENGE 01

The Value Paradox

Overwhelming low prices serve as powerful market entry weapons but entrench consumer perception in value-centered functional consumption, blocking expansion into emotional premium.

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CHALLENGE 02

The Space Limitation

Efficiency-focused compact stores eliminate the margins where brands and customers connect emotionally, preventing deep relationship formation.

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CHALLENGE 03

IP Platform Stagnation

Mixue possesses a powerful "Snow King" IP and proprietary app, but current operations remain at a simple "purchase reward" level similar to other brands, not leveraging full IP potential.

Strategic Proposition

Beyond simple rewards, evolution into an "immersive platform centered on worldview" is needed, where customers directly nurture characters and connect to real-world "Castles."

The Royal Snow-King Universe

Combining Mixue's overwhelming store network with IP to create premium fandom experiences and trust data visualization

Snow King Universe Project Visualization

Project #1: Snow-King Castle

Where Daily Snowflakes Become Royal Invitations

Core Concept: Collect daily snowflakes to nurture your own character, culminating in an invitation to a real-world "Castle," establishing a perfect fandom routine.

1) Character Growth & Universe Participation

Digital Universe

  • Snowflake & Snowball Collection: Gather "snowflakes (daily activities)" near stores and "snowballs (rewards)" from beverage purchases to customize your Snow King
  • Selective IP Consumption: Use collected resources either to ① enhance character customization or ② purchase physical merchandise in stores, maximizing touchpoints with the brand's "Snow King" asset
  • Snow King Custom Contest: Quarterly selection of "most impressive Snow King." Winners participate in next merchandise design or become party hosts, earning special recognition

2) Overwhelming Reversal: The Secret Dessert Party

The Royal Party

  • Theme "Castle Invitation": Luxurious, glamorous parties completely breaking the budget brand image
  • Exclusive Experience: Entry limited to surprise party ticket or golden ticket holders, implementing "the real Snow King's Castle" in special pop-up spaces
  • Premium Content: Beyond simple toppings, offering "Snow King Dessert Omakase" with chefs or "Unlimited Premium Topping Bar," delivering Mixue's ultimate value

3) Transparent Connection for Trust Recovery

Trust & Tech

  • Omnipresent QR Codes: Place QR codes on disposable cups, holders, in-store trucks to real-time disclose ingredient freshness and sourcing
  • Short-Form Content Integration: QR scans reveal engaging short videos: "today's ingredient inspection," "robot vs human beverage battle," "custom recipes," delivering trust entertainingly
  • Tech-Friendly Branding: Visualize collaboration between futuristic robot systems and human patissiers, proving Mixue combines cutting-edge technology with emotion

Implementation Framework

Why

Overcome budget brand limitations / Strengthen IP fandom / Restore trust through data

What

Character nurturing platform / Premium secret parties / Omnipresent trust verification QR system

Who

Gen Z seeking special worldviews and "VIP treatment experiences" beyond value

Where

Mixue stores and dedicated app / Offline "Snow King Territory" (glamorous pop-up castles)

When

Daily routes (snowflakes) and purchase moments (snowballs) / Irregular seasonal parties (surprise events)

How

Create powerful brand impact through extreme contrast between "value (Product)" and "premium (Party)"

Expected Impact

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Financial
IP-based merchandise revenue growth / Maximize revisit rates for surprise party tickets
Brand
Transform image to "affordable yet hip, genuinely treating customers well"
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Trust
Eliminate quality and hygiene concerns through QR and short-form process disclosure
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Experience
Ultimate fandom routine where customer-customized characters materialize in real "Snow King Castle"
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Digital Ecosystem
Lock-in customers through in-app IP nurturing / Build "Mixue-exclusive platform economy" with data sovereignty and fee reduction

¥1 Value, Building a Fandom Castle

"Transforming fleeting pickups into archiving joy,
delivering premium experiences within a value framework."

Data shows Mixue Bingcheng must evolve beyond external expansion to build emotional belonging and brand pride in customers' daily lives through its unique identity.

By combining powerful "supply chain data" and "Snow King IP" through technology, this project delivers "VIP treatment experiences" and "ownership pleasure" to customers while proving trust through transparent data and completing fandom through a glamorous universe.

Jihye Yoon