Retail Business Continues Optimization Amid Pressures
发布时间:2026-09-14 来源:华泰证券
Sinopharm Accord's 1H26 revenue/attributable NP/recurring attributable NP were RMB36,266/606/599mn(-1.4/-9.0/-6.8%YoY).The 2Q26 figures were RMB18,443/319/319mn(-0.3/-5.7/-2.0%YoY).Earnings declined YoY due to industry policy changes,intensified competition,and prolonged customer payment collection cycles.We expect performance to turn positive after the effects of the company's high-quality development strategic adjustments materialize.Maintain BUY.
Distribution:Narcotic and psychotropic business outshines
The 1H26 distribution business revenue was RMB26,539mn(-0.9%YoY),and NP was RMB460mn(-4.6%YoY).Although the business faced short-term pressure due to policy impacts,the company narrowed revenue and profit declines through expanding incremental business,adjusting structure,and refined management.Key subsidiary Sinopharm Holding Guangzhou recorded revenue of-2.0%YoY and NP of-8.5%YoY;Sinopharm Holding Guangxi recorded revenue of+3.5%YoY and NP of+6.7%YoY.Integration of the narcotic and psychotropic drug business accelerated,with 1H26 narcotic and psychotropic product revenue for Sinopharm Holding Guangzhou/Sinopharm Holding Guangxi up by 8.5/20%YoY.
Retail:NP declined YoY;store layout continued optimizing
Guoda Drugstore's 1H26 revenue was RMB10,227mn(-2.4%YoY)and NP was RMB13mn(-19.7%YoY).Affected by industry policy adjustments and intensified market competition,sales revenue of Guoda Drugstore declined slightly YoY;combined with sales structure changes,lower sales proportion of high-gross-margin varieties reduced gross profit amount,leading to aYoY profit drop.As of end-1H26,Guoda Drugstore's total store count stood at 7,975,a net decrease of 246 vs end-2025(including 6,562 directly-operated stores,a net decrease of 119).Through continuous optimization of store layouts and measures such as promoting"smaller scale,higher quality,"loss-making stores decreased significantly YoY,and Guoda Drugstore's store closures dropped sharply YoY.For 1H26,Guoda Drugstore's centralized procurement sales grew by 7.6%YoY,with its share of total sales rising by 5pp vs end-2025,as the company effectively optimized procurement costs through centralized negotiations and source control.Private-label sales accounted for 15.4%in 1H26(+1.1pp vs end-2025).Directly-operated DTP business revenue rose+26%YoY in 1H26;the lower gross margin of DTP business dragged down the company's gross profit amount to acertain extent.
1H26 sales expense ratio and gross margin declined YoY
The 1H26 sales/administrative/R&D/financial expense ratios were 6.12/1.35/0.01/0.19%(-0.50/+0.08/-0.02/-0.03pp YoY).The company strengthened operational quality management and controlled sales expense inputs,leading to anoticeable YoY decline in the 1H26 sales expense ratio.The 1H26 gross margin fell by 0.64pp YoY to 10.04%,which we believe was mainly due to decreased gross margins for certain products under intensified market competition and VBP impacts.
High-quality growth strategy to drive earnings improvement
Based on 1H26 performance,we slightly lower our sales expense ratio expectations and project 2026/2027/2028 attributable NP at RMB1.19/1.22/1.25bn(+2.6/+2.1/+1.6%vs our previous estimates;+4.85/+2.34/+2.35%YoY),implying EPS of RMB1.95/1.99/2.04.Switching back to PE valuation,in our SOTP model,we expect pharma retail/pharma wholesale/investment income(industrial)2026E EPS to be RMB0.04/1.38/0.53.The average 2026E Wind consensus PEs of comparable companies for the three segments are 16/10/19x.We grant pharma retail/pharma wholesale/investment income 16/10/19x 2026E PEs,for our target price of RMB24.47(previous:RMB33.03 adjusted for current share capital,corresponding to 2026E retail 0.3x PS and wholesale/industrial 10/17x PEs).
Risks:VBP impacts exceeding our expectations;pharma retail M&A,pharma retail profitability improvement,or industrial investment income falling short of our expectations.