Retail Gross Margin Gain On Improved Operating Quality
发布时间:2026-09-11 来源:华泰证券
Yixintang Pharma’s revenue came in at RMB8,467mn in 1H26,down 5.0%YoY.Attributable net profit rose 2.9%YoY to RMB257mn,while recurring net profit fell 4.7%YoY to RMB232mn.In 2Q26,revenue was RMB4,034mn,down 2.8%YoY.Attributable net profit fell 9.5%YoY to RMB81mn,and recurring net profit fell 21.7%YoY to RMB68mn.With afocus on quality and efficiency,the company reduced its retail store count,which weighed on revenue.Attributable net profit growth outpaced recurring net profit growth,driven by larger gains on disposal of non-current assets and government grants in 1H26.We expect earnings growth to improve as store-level operating quality improves.Maintain BUY.
Retail revenue fell in 1H26,but gross margin improved
Retail revenue was RMB6,412mn in 1H26,down 1.7%YoY,with gross margin up 0.80pp YoY to 38.02%.Wholesale revenue was RMB1,752mn,down 17.0%YoY,with gross margin down 3.68pp YoY to 7.32%.Total retail store count stood at 10,872 at end-1H26(5,361 in Yunnan and 5,511 outside Yunnan),a net decrease of 240 from end-2025,with 119 net closures in Yunnan and 121 outside Yunnan.To address intensifying competition,the company streamlined stores in some provinces,focusing on quality and efficiency to improve store-level operating quality and profitability.Non-pharma sales as ashare of total sales rose 11.8%YoY in 1H26.We see non-pharma business supporting Yixintang's transformation toward health management and building differentiated competitive advantages.
OCF improved and gross margin increased YoY
The selling/admin/R&D/financial expense ratios were 25.95/2.52/0.03/0.58%in 1H26,changing by+0.71/+0.01/-0.05/-0.04pp YoY.Yixintang increased selling expense investment,lifting the expense ratio YoY in 1H26.Operating cash flow was RMB1,249mn in 1H26,up 38.0%YoY,a significant improvement.Gross margin was 33.23%,up 0.69pp YoY.We attribute the YoY gross margin increase to abetter product mix at stores and improved operating quality.
Leading pharmacy chain;maintain BUY
Given intensifying competition and the company's store streamlining,and based on 1H26 retail and wholesale performance,we raise our retail gross margin forecast,lower our wholesale gross margin forecast,and raise our selling expense ratio forecast.We forecast 2026/2027/2028 attributable net profit of RMB459/500/539mn,up 5.9/2.4/1.8%from prior estimates,implying 74.1/9.0/7.9%YoY growth and EPS of RMB0.78/0.85/0.92.We apply a2026E PE of 17x,in line with the peer average of 17x on Wind consensus,to derive atarget price of RMB13.32,down from RMB14.06,which was based on 19x 2026E PE.
Risks:intensifying online sales competition,and significantly tighter licensed pharmacist policies.