Awaiting Demand Rebound Following Deep Adjustments
发布时间:2026-05-05 来源:华泰证券
The company released its 2025 and 1Q26 results.In 2025,revenue/attributable NP reached RMB1,108/-34mn(-22.2/-371.8%YoY),while 4Q25 revenue/attributable NP came in at RMB350/-20mn(+49.9/+45.1%YoY).In 1Q26,revenue/attributable NP stood at RMB320/30mn(-7.8/+4.6%YoY).The company's 2025 profit fell short of the market/our expectation due to its continued investments during an extensive destocking phase for previously accumulated channel inventory.Throughout 2025,the company maintained its destocking strategy,keeping financial statement pressure elevated.Product-wise,Nei Can and JiuGui continued to emphasize brand value with strict shipment controls and price stabilization.Market-wise,the company deepened its presence in its home province,developed model markets outside the province,built core terminals,and optimized consumer engagement activities.Additionally,sales of the company's star collaboration product with Pang Dong Lai(PDL),'JiuGui Liquor Zi You Ai',maintained growth momentum,which we expect to contribute incremental sales.Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Cobranded offerings with PDL to contribute the increment
Product wise,in 2025,revenue from the Nei Can/JiuGui/Xiang Quan series reached RMB170/660/60mn(-28.61/-20.78/-24.99%YoY).The company remains in aphase of rebuilding channel client confidence,with demand for its sub-premium and above products still strained.It is actively streamlining SKUs,optimizing its product value chain,and stabilizing pricing.The star product,'JiuGui Liquor Zi You Ai',launched in collaboration with PDL,continues to gain traction by attracting consumer attention through transparent cost and astrong value-for-money positioning,which we anticipate will lend further support to the company's operations.Regionally,2025 revenue from North/East/South/Central China stood at RMB200/130/40/700mn(-25.95/-42.71/-33.96/-9.74%YoY).As of end-2025,the number of the company’s distributors had fallen by 227 from end-2024 to 1,109.Channel wise,the company has shifted its spending focus toward consumers,offering substantial promotions such as buy-and-get and scan-QR code-for-cash-redemptions,while concentrating on key terminals and refined operations.In terms of the market,JiuGui Liquor continues to deepen its presence in its home province,strengthen model markets outside the province,and advance the development of core stores and specialty outlets.In 1Q26,the company’s operations stabilized after undergoing deep adjustments.
Waiting for demand to rebound;maintain OVERWEIGHT
Following aseries of adjustments,channel pressure on the company’s margin is beginning to ease.We expect earnings to rebound once external demand begins to recover as we believe it will.Meanwhile,JiuGui Liquor’s new product'Zi You Ai'launched with PDL,is likely to begin to contribute meaningfully in 2026-2027.Considering the pace of the recovery in external demand,we lower our earnings forecasts,projecting 2026/2027 revenue of RMB1.17/1.28bn(-17/-18%vs our previous forecast),representing aYoY change of+5.3/+9.9%,and EPS of RMB0.42/0.53(-25/-40%vs our previous forecast),while introducing our new 2028 EPS forecast of RMB0.66.We expect the company to remain in an adjustment and bottoming phase in 2026,followed by arobust recovery and amore meaningful profit performance in 2027.Based on its peers'average 2027E PE of 75x on Wind consensus,and considering potential earnings upside from the new product'Zi You Ai'launched with PDL,we assign 85x 2027E PE,arriving at atarget price of RMB45.05(previous:RMB70.40,on 80x 2027E PE,vs peers'71x 2027E average).Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Risks:Intensified market competition,consumer demand falling short of our expectations,food-safety issues.