$ē¾å¢-W(03690)$ Meituanās core local commerce swung to a RMB 14.1bn operating loss in Q3, its first red ink in years. Not because demand collapsedābut because itās fighting a three-way price war with Alibaba and JD. Sales expenses doubled to RMB 34.3bn, yet revenue fell 2.8%. Management now says Q3 was likely the āpeak of subsidies.ā Going forward, theyāll shift to āprecision investmentāāfocusing on orders above RMB 30, where they still hold ~70% share. Most telling: cash + short-term investments hit RMB 141.2bn. Thatās enough to sustain current losses for over 7 quarters. This isnāt desperationāitās discipline. The question isnāt whether Meituan can survive, but whether rivals can outlast it. (One Chart to Understand below š) One Chal