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MasterBeef Group

Buzzing onWhy it's trendingX mentions rising faster than the marketStrong bullish X conversation
$MB·$69M·Restaurants·Consumer Cyclical
$3.990.0%YTD-47.3%1Y-56.9%
Price updated 11m ago·X counts updated 2d ago
MBMB
$MBMasterBeef Group
$3.990.00%6 posts
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On X

The complete picture of $MB on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

6X posts · last 7 days
Sep 11Sep 27
Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data24 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-14

MB chatter is a China-play daytrade rocket. Stock closed $3.75 on 8/6, opened $14.30 the next day, hit high of $19.75 (+325% at peak). 4.7M float with 18M shares traded by 10:10am. Regulators being tagged. Comparisons to FNGR and other Chinese low-float squeezers. Pure short-squeeze pattern-trading with no fundamental discussion; no bear voice.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $MB — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Driven by hypeSelling offAI verdict · as of 2026-09-29

Falling on heavy selling — points lower unless it turns around.

MasterBeef is the classic post-squeeze microcap — $19.75 peak Aug 7, now $3.99 at 3% of 52w range.

MasterBeef Group is a $69M Hong Kong Taiwanese-hotpot restaurant chain that had a violent August squeeze — the tape has since given back everything.

The full sequence:

  • Aug 6 closed $3.75; Aug 7 opened $14.30 and hit $19.75 (+325%) on 18M shares by 10:10am against a 4.7M float. Classic Chinese-microcap low-float pattern (FNGR-style), no real fundamental driver.
  • The fundamentals never joined: Q4 revenue -17% YoY, PE -22.9, gross margin 5.3%, operating margin -5%, EPS -$1.17. The one substantive positive is a July 16 franchise partnership for premium Thai tea in HK/Macau — not a squeeze catalyst.
  • The tape is destroyed: -47% YTD, -57% t12m, at 2.96% of the 52w range, -30% vs 200-day MA. Beta 4.55 means it moves with the meme flow, not the market. The 24-post bullish sample all dates from Aug 14, mid-squeeze — no post-squeeze samples in the feed.

The bull path is another Chinese-microcap low-float squeeze cycle triggering (impossible to time). The bear path is the base case — a $69M restaurant chain with declining revenue trading like it should.

Differs from X sentimentThe bullish X sample is stale — captured Aug 14 during the +325% squeeze peak. In the 6 weeks since, the stock has round-tripped from $19.75 back to $3.99. The 'pure short-squeeze pattern-trading' framing was accurate for the moment; it was also the exact wrong framing for holding through the giveback. Treat the sample as historical, not current.

What to watch: Any new low-float squeeze catalyst (regulator inquiry, unusual volume). Also next earnings date announcement — no confirmed date in bundle. The tape says the squeeze is over and normal microcap gravity is back.

stale sentiment samplepost squeeze

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Hong Kong-based restaurant group operating Taiwanese hotpot and barbecue dining chains across Asia under the Master Beef brand.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Restaurants sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $MB.

Restaurants · Consumer Cyclical

No material change from last week — Value-trade-down sustains QSR at casual dining's expense.

What this means for $MB

Neutral — Hong Kong-based restaurant group operating Taiwanese hotpot and barbecue dining chains across Asia under the Master Beef brand.

Industry benchmark

18-name peer basket
+1.7%YTD
-10.4%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-22.9How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-8.8%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-5.0%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
0.0%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.6Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-91.2%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
5.3%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
4.5Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q4 FY25$228.0M-17.0%4.2%-2.4%$-1.17—
Q2 FY25$232.3M-9.6%6.3%-7.6%$-1.88—
Q4 FY24$259.0M-48.1%13.2%3.5%$-0.43—
Q2 FY24$244.0M-49.5%7.5%-4.9%$2.34—

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.1×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.3%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-11.5%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-29.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatTiny float · 4.7M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.1% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β4.555-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 133
3New insider — initial holdingsApr 103
3New insider — initial holdingsApr 73
+ 4 other (2 6-Ks · 1 20-F · 1 NT 20-F) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

MASTERBEEF GROUP Announces Strategic Franchise Partnership to Introduce Premium Thai Tea Beverage and Dessert Franchise in Hong Kong and Macauglobenewswire.com·76d ago

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Voices on X · last 7 days

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