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Chow Tai Fook (Stock Code: 1929) ‧The Largest Hong Kong Listed Jeweller by Market Capitalisation
Established
‧ 1929
Headquarters ‧ Hong Kong
Listing
Stock code
Listing date
Index
Constituent
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Hong Kong Stock Exchange
1929
15 December 2011
Hang Seng Global
Composite Index
Hang Seng Composite
Index
Hang Seng Mainland 100
Index
Hang Seng China 50 Index
FTSE Asian Retail Index
No. of POS
‧ 2,257
No. of staff
‧ 36,800
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited (Stock Code: 1929) was listed on the Main
Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in 2011. The Group’s core business is
manufacturing and selling of mass luxury and high-end luxury jewellery, with a diverse
product portfolio including gem-set, gold, platinum and karat gold products. It also
distributes watches of various brands.
Chow Tai Fook was founded in 1929. With a heritage of 85 years and an inheritance of
the core value of “Sincerity‧Eternity”, the Group has successfully built the image and
reputation of its iconic brand “Chow Tai Fook” which is renowned for its product design,
quality and value; and recognised for its authenticity and trustworthiness. The Group’s
acquisition of Hearts On Fire, an internationally acclaimed luxury diamond brand, in
2014 has further underpinned its position as a diamond expert in the industry.
The Group boasts an extensive retail network comprising 2,257 Chow Tai Fook and
Hearts On Fire points of sale, spanning nearly 500 cities in Greater China, Singapore,
Malaysia, South Korea and the United States; and a strong and fast growing ecommerce network developed in recent years through operating its own Chow Tai Fook
e-Shop and various Chow Tai Fook e-tail accounts on other e-shopping platforms. The
Group is rated among the best in the industry for its digital competence in e-commerce
and e-marketing.
Chow Tai Fook is one of the world’s largest listed jewellery companies by market
capitalisation and the largest for sales.
CTF members ‧ 1.71 million
Vertically Integrated Business Model
Chow Tai Fook’s highly efficient large-scale vertically integrated business model gives it effective and tight control over its businesses in the
upstream, midstream and downstream, from raw materials procurement, design, production, to marketing and sales through its extensive
retail network.
Midstream
Upstream
(1) Raw Materials
Procurement
(2) Diamond Cutting
and Polishing
World’s 3 Largest
Diamond Suppliers
4 Diamond Cutting and
Polishing Factories
(3) Product R&D
and Design
R&D and Design Team
Over 700 Staffs
Downstream
(4) Manufacturing
10 Jewellery
Factories
(5) Marketing and Sales
POS : 2257
Cities : Nearly 500
1 Russia
Canada
1
United
States
5
CTF and HOF POS span Greater China,
Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and US
China
5
3
5
5
4
2
55
Jewellery factories
in Wuhan, Shunde
and Hong Kong
5
5
Botswana Zimbabwe
Namibia 1 1 2 1
Diamond cutting and polishing
1 2
factories in Shunde,
South Africa
South Africa and Botswana
1
Australia
Last update: 5 June 2015
Online and Offline Retail Network
Region
Mainland
China
Hong Kong
Macau
1,990
90
19
8
1
1
1
-
-
2,110
132
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
135
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
28
2
-
1
-
-
2
-
-
33
Taiwan
Singapore
Malaysia
South
Korea
United
States
Others
Total
Chow Tai Fook Network
Jewellery POS
Watch POS
E-tail
Platform
Self-operated
e-shop
Other e-tail
platform
Hearts On Fire Network
Jewellery
POS
Self-operated
POS
2
-
-
8
-
-
-
2
-
12
Wholesale POS
-
-
-
-
7
10
-
353
154
524
(As at 31 March 2015)
Financial Highlights
Revenue
(HK$billion)
7.3
77.4
56.6
64.3
57.4
5.5
2011
5.5
2013
2014
2015
FY
2011
1929
Established in Guangzhou
1938
Opens the first Chow Tai Fook jewellery POS in Macau
1939
Opens the first Chow Tai Fook jewellery POS in Hong Kong
1956
Launches 999.9 gold jewellery products in Hong Kong and
Macau (The 999.9 fineness of pure gold was adopted as the
industry standard by the Hong Kong government in 1984)
1990
Introduces a "Fixed Price" policy
1993
Becomes a De Beers Global Sightholder
1998
Opens the first Chow Tai Fook jewellery POS in Beijing
2003
Establishes the Mainland China operation headquarters in
Shenzhen
2009
Becomes a Select Diamantaire of Rio Tinto Diamonds
2010
Purchases the 507 carat Cullinan Heritage rough diamond for
US$35.3 million (HK$275 million)
2012
2013
2014
2012
2014
Listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
in December
Becomes a constituent stock of the Hang Seng Mainland 100
Index in Jun
Becomes a constituent stock of the Hang Seng China 50 Index
in Sep
Signs an agreement with Alrosa, a Russian diamond miner, for
rough diamond supply in November
Opens the Group's 2,000th POS in Wuhan in Jan, which is also
the first-ever experiential store
Acquires the United States luxury branded diamond company
Hearts On Fire in Aug
Opens the first POS in Jeju Island, South Korea in Oct
2015
Appointed Official Global Partner of China Pavilion at Expo
Milano 2015
2015
FY
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Major Awards & Recognitions
Finet and Tencent : Top 100 Hong Kong Listed Companies
Selection - Top 100 - Comprehensive Strength 2013 - 2015
Quamnet Outstanding Enterprise Awards
- Outstanding Jewellery Retail Network 2013 - 2015
The Hong Kong Institute of Financial Analysts and Professional
Commentators Limited : 2014 IFAPC Outstanding Listed
Company Award
CCTV : China Brand of the Year 2014
Corporate
Branding
Opens the 1,000th Mainland China POS in Beijing
Sets up Chow Tai Fook eShop
54.6
39.5
Milestones
2011
55.1
3.5
2012
72.7
68.5
6.3
35.0
FY
Earnings per Share
(HKcent)
Profit Attributable to Shareholders
(HK$billion)
Information
Technology
E-commerce
Training
Corporate
Social
Responsibility
IAIR Awards : Best Company for Leadership - Luxury Sector, Asia
2013 - 2015
2014 Brand Finance Global 500
2014 Forbes Asia's Fab 50 Companies
World Brand Lab : 2014 China Top 500 Most Valuable Brands Ranked 43rd
World Brand Lab : 2013 Hong Kong's 100 Most Influential
Brands - Ranked 18th
JNA Awards : Retailer of the Year 2013 - 2014
GS1 Hong Kong and Guangdong - Hong Kong RFID Technology
Service Center : Guangdong - Hong Kong IoT Awards 2014
- Best IoT Applications Award
Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Awards 2014
- Winner Award of Retail and Supply Chain Management
GS1 Hong Kong : Hong Kong Internet of Things Awards 2014
- RFID Implementation Excellence : Gold Award
- RFID Application Innovation : Gold Award
2014 L2 Digital IQ Index : Digital Competence in Mainland China
- Ranked 1st
Digital Luxury Group : The World Luxury Index China 2013 : Top
50 Most Sought-after Luxury Brands in China - Ranked 17th
HKMA Award for Excellence in Training and Development 2014 Excellence Award of Skills Training Category
Hong Kong Productivity Council : The Hong Kong Outstanding
Corporate Citizenship Award - Enterprise Category 2013 - 2014
GS1 Hong Kong : Consumer Caring Company 2014
The Hong Kong Council of Social Service :
Caring Company 2013 - 2015
38/F New World Tower, 16-18 Queen’s Road Central, H.K. Tel : (852) 2524 3166 Fax : (852) 3111 2022
Website : http://corporate.chowtaifook.com