Parent Company Maintains Steady Growth, Cash Flow Improves
发布时间:2026-03-24 来源:华泰证券
China National Medicines Corp(CNMC)has reported 2025 revenue/attributable net profit(NP)/recurring attributable NP of RMB52,468/1,997/1,971mn(+3.7/-0.2/-1.3%YoY),broadly in line with our expectations(revenue RMB52.7bn/attributable NP RMB2.02bn).The 4Q25 figures were RMB13,087/504/500mn(+4.1/-2.8/-1.3%YoY).During 2025,the company's Beijing distribution business remained stable,while revenue from narcotic and psychotropic(N&P)drug distribution maintained rapid growth.However,due to factors such as volume-based procurement(VBP)and intensified competition,some subsidiaries faced earnings pressure.As aresult,the company achieved steady revenue growth in 2025,while profit growth was strained.We believe CNMC's core businesses remain solid with arobust long-term growth outlook.Maintain BUY.
Parent company stable,Guorui Pharmaceuticals dragged profit
CNMC's 2025 earnings growth was dragged by some subsidiaries,particularly Guorui Pharmaceuticals.Among its subsidiaries,Sinopharm Group Beijing/Sinopharm Group Beijing Huahong/Beijing Konruns/Tianxingpuxin/Guorui Pharmaceuticals/National Medicines Prospect Dentech's revenues were RMB14,945/6,045/3,603/5,270/415/158mn(+1.1/-3.8/+1.2/-3.6/-11.7/-2.6%YoY),with NPs of RMB359/82/102/76/(45)/76mn(+0.6/+1.6/+3.3/-17.8/-240/+1.7%YoY).The company's equity income from associates was RMB547mn for 2025,up 6.2%YoY.From the parent company's standalone financial statements,2025 NP reached RMB1,819mn(+17.2%YoY).Excluding equity income,parent company's NP was RMB1,272mn(+22.6%YoY),while attributable NP at the consolidated level was RMB1,450mn(-2.4%YoY).The net loss recorded by Guorui Pharmaceuticals in 2025 weighed on overall attributable NP.
Gross margin dropped,operating cash flow improved markedly
CNMC's 2025 sales/administrative/R&D/financial expense ratios were 1.38/0.89/0.13/-0.04%(-0.21/-0.03/-0.01/-0.09pp YoY).The company maintained strict expense control,resulting in declines across all expense ratios.The 2025 gross margin was 6.59%,down 0.51pp YoY,which we attribute to alower contribution from the higher-margin industrial segment and the impact of VBP cost controls on wholesale operations.Meanwhile,net operating cash flow reached RMB2,006mn in 2025(+20.9%YoY),improving significantly.
Pharmaceutical distribution leader with robust operations;BUY
In view of the performance of merchandise sales and product sales segments in 2025,we lower our revenue growth forecasts for certain subsidiaries and reduce our gross margin assumptions for the product sales segment.We now project 2026/2027/2028 attributable NP at RMB2.02/2.08/2.14bn(+1.3/+2.6/+2.9%YoY;2026/2027 forecasts cut by 4.5/6.4%vs our previous estimates),implying EPS of RMB2.68/2.75/2.83.Considering CNMC's leading market share in N&P drug distribution and its strong position in common generics distribution in Beijing,along with steady growth in parent company earnings and equity income,we believe that short-term fluctuations in subsidiary performance do not alter the company's long-term growth trajectory.We value the stock at 13x 2026E PE(vs its peers'average of 12x on Wind consensus),for our target price of RMB34.86(previous:RMB36.49,based on 13x 2026E PE).
Risks:earnings from N&P drugs weaker than we expect;growth in pharmaceutical distribution revenue in Beijing trailing our expectations.