News from the financial world on March 26: A-share divorce cases reappear at sky-high prices! Compared with the previous calm divorce of routine-style reduction of holdings, the boss and the wife of Liren Lizhuang broke up this time not decently.
.135 billion yuan breakup fee!
After going through Weibo propaganda to find a husband, stock property preservation, judicial freezing, enforcement and other exciting stages, the divorce war between Huang Tao, the actual controller of Lirenli Makeup Control, and his ex-wife Weng Shuhua has ushered in new progress.
On the evening of March 25, Liren Lizhuang announced that it had recently received a notice from its controlling shareholder and actual controller Huang Tao that it had received a summons, a notice of evidence and a notice of response from the People's Court of Xuhui District, Shanghai. Because Huang Tao was involved in a post-divorce property dispute, his ex-wife Weng Shuhua requested property division and requested that 1/8 of the total 134 million shares of the company registered in Huang Tao's name be transferred. Based on today's closing price of 8.04 yuan/share, the equity of
is worth approximately 135 million yuan.
Regarding the impact of the divorce war, Liren Lizhuang reassured investors that this lawsuit will not have a significant impact on the company's operations. As of the date of the announcement, the case has not yet been heard, and it is not yet possible to determine the outcome of the lawsuit, the trial time and the impact on the company's current and subsequent profits and losses. There is uncertainty as to whether the interests of the controlling shareholder and actual controller will change. The company's daily operations are currently normal, and the company will fulfill its information disclosure obligations in a timely manner based on the progress of the case.
Breaking up is not decent enough
This real divorce drama started three years ago.
On March 8, 2021, which coincidentally happened to be Women’s Day, Weibo user “丽人丽庄王淑华” posted a long post looking for her husband, saying that her husband was Huang Tao, the chairman of Beauty Beauty, but he had not returned home for a long time. I had to post a message on Weibo to find my husband. At the same time, this husband-hunting Weibo also @Alibaba founder Jack Ma, Alibaba chairman Zhang Yong, Get app founder Luo Zhenyu, Internet celebrity Papi Jiang and others.
According to Weng Shuhua, more than ten years ago, she took care of the sick Huang Tao at home while running a Taobao store (now Liren Lizhuang). After her career improved and their children entered school age, Huang Tao persuaded her to work full-time. Mrs. But in recent years, whether it is during holidays or when his children are sick, Huang Tao has completely ignored his family and "never goes home at night."
"Beauty Lizhuang Huang Tao, if you read this Weibo, I hope your conscience can make you remember that you have a home, everything your home has given you, remember that you are a man with a wife and children, remember you It is my responsibility as a husband and father," she said bluntly.
Weng Shuhua’s “Weibo call to find a husband” has exploded, and people from all walks of life will pay attention to this A-share company that has only been listed for half a year. On March 9, Liren Lizhuang's stock price fell to the limit, closing at 30.06 yuan per share that day, and its market value evaporated by 1.3 billion yuan in one day. On March 11, Weng Shuhua once again posted on Weibo: "Since you @丽人丽庄黄韬 only have @丽人丽庄 and the vice president in your eyes and do not have this home, please pay attention to check the documents and see you somewhere else!"
followed On July 13 of that year, Liren Lizhuang announced that it had received a notice from its controlling shareholder and actual controller Huang Tao. He filed a lawsuit with the Shanghai Xuhui District People's Court due to the divorce dispute between himself and his spouse Weng Shuhua. Such lawsuits are not currently involved. Property division, Weng Shuhua therefore filed an application for property preservation, resulting in the 1.12 million shares of the company held by Huang Tao being judicially frozen.
On November 21, 2023, Liren Lizhuang announced that the company recently received a notice from the controlling shareholder and actual controller Huang Tao that the relevant court has made an effective judgment on his personal divorce dispute with Weng Shuhua. According to the execution ruling of the People's Court of Xuhui District, Shanghai, the 10 million company shares held by Huang Tao were frozen.
On February 22, 2024, Liren Lizhuang announced that the company recently received a notice from its controlling shareholder and actual controller Huang Tao. It received an "Execution Ruling" issued by the People's Court of Xuhui District, Shanghai. According to the aforementioned ruling, According to the ruling, the 10 million frozen company shares held by Huang Tao will be subject to judicial enforcement.
stock price fell by more than 85%
Public information shows that Liren Lizhuang was formerly a "Taobao mom and pop shop" founded in 2007 by Huang Tao and his wife Weng Shuhua. According to the social platform introduction of "Beauty Beauty Weng Shuhua", she is the number 001 of Beauty Beauty. Mainly engaged in e-commerce retail business and brand marketing operation services, which actually means helping brands open online counters, including many well-known brands such as Sulwhasoo, Shu Uemura, hera, sisley, fresh, etc.
In 2010, Liren Lizhuang was officially established and headquartered in Shanghai.
In 2012, Liren Beauty ushered in the most critical turning point and introduced Alibaba as a strategic shareholder. That year, Alibaba Venture Capital invested 45 million yuan to acquire 20% of the equity of Liren Lizhuang. Just three years later, Alibaba Group took action again, investing 114.7256 million yuan to purchase 5.3% of the equity of Liren Lizhuang. At that time, the valuation of Liren Lizhuang rose to 2.165 billion yuan.
On September 29, 2020, Liren Lizhuang successfully listed on the A-share market, with an issue price of 12.23 yuan per share and actual raised funds of 489 million yuan. Since the first day of listing, the company's stock price has risen directly to a maximum of 54.89 yuan per share after the company has been trading at the daily limit for 12 consecutive trading days. The company's total market value has exceeded 22 billion.
But before and after the proprietress searched for a husband on Weibo, Liren Lizhuang’s performance took a turn for the worse.
From 2020 to 2022, Liren Beauty achieved revenue of 4.600 billion yuan, 4.155 billion yuan, and 3.242 billion yuan, declining year by year. In the first half of this year, its revenue fell 7.59% year-on-year to 1.439 billion yuan, and its net profit attributable to its parent company plummeted 492.02% year-on-year from 6.108 million yuan in the same period last year to -23.9447 million yuan, turning from profit to loss.
The stock price of Liren Beauty has been falling since its "debut is the peak". It closed today at 8.04 yuan per share, having fallen by 85% from its high point. In the end, investors paid for this breakup drama.
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