2025: Operation Pressure Fully Released
发布时间:2026-05-25 来源:华泰证券
For 2025,revenue/attributable net profit(NP)were RMB3,038/406mn(-41.8/-69.7%YoY),in line with our forecasts.For 4Q25,revenue/attributable NP were RMB690/80mn(-51.7/-63.0%YoY).For 1Q26,revenue/attributable NP were RMB820/170mn(-14.9/-10.1%YoY).In 2025,facing changes in the external environment,the company struck abalance between progress and stability.It proactively slowed down shipments,cleared inventories,and optimized the product mix.Its earnings came under temporary pressure,which,once released,paved the way for asound recovery in 2026.In 2026,distribution channel inventories are being marginally digested,and we expect sell-through to improve.From amedium-to long-term perspective,the company's three core strategies of product upgrades and innovation,brand high-end positioning,and marketing breakthroughs are on track.Maintain BUY.
Proactively moderated shipments to destock in 2025
For 2025,revenues from high-end/mid-end baijiu were RMB2,690/170mn(-43.59/-34.33%YoY).For 4Q25,revenues from high-end/mid-end baijiu fell by 53.4/37.8%YoY.The company focused on three major brands:Tianhaochen,Swellfun,and Diyifang.In 2025,sales volume/price per tonne of high-end baijiu fell by 30.5/18.9%YoY,and sales volume/price per tonne of mid-end baijiu declined by 21.3/16.6%YoY.For 1Q26,revenues from high-end/mid-end baijiu were RMB750/30mn(-11.39/-36.39%YoY).Regarding new products,the company launched Swellfun Jing 18 in September 2025,and limited annual shipments and the number of partners to protect the value chain of new products.By channel,for 2025,revenues from new channels/wholesale agencies were RMB650/2,210mn(+23.77/-50.95%YoY).The company proactively contracted and stopped shipments in July and August 2025,and adopted measures to prevent bug selling.Currently,channel inventories are digested steadily.For 1Q26,revenues from new channels/wholesale agencies were RMB130/650mn(-53.58/+6.31%YoY).The company continued to finely divide core cities into fortress,pioneer,and potential types and invest according to local conditions.It also invited Tony Leung as its spokesperson to strengthen the high-end attributes of the brand.
Profitability was strained in 2025;1Q26 NPM rose steadily
For 2025,GPM was 79.8%(-2.9pp YoY).In 1Q26,GPM fell by 2.1pp YoY to 79.8%,which we attribute to the downward shift in its product mix.For 2025,the sales expense ratio was 28.1%(+3.0pp YoY),and the administrative expense ratio was 15.8%(+7.6pp YoY).For 1Q26,sales/administrative expense ratios changed by-3.5/+1.8pp YoY to 24.0/10.8%,as the company increased investments to stabilize sales in atepid consumption environment.The tax and surcharge ratio was 16.7%(+1.4pp YoY)for 2025 and 14.8%(-2.2pp YoY)for 1Q26.For 2025,attributable NPM was 13.4%(-12.3pp YoY).For 1Q26,attributable NPM was 21.0%(+1.1pp YoY).For 2025,sales receipts were RMB3,230mn(-39.6%YoY).For 1Q26,sales receipts were RMB600mn(-17.9%YoY),and net operating cash flows were RMB70mn(+112.2%YoY).At the end of 1Q26,contract liabilities were RMB690mn(-RMB250/120mn YoY/QoQ).
Marginal demand rebounds to improve sell-through
The company is positioned in the sub-high-end price segment,and operation pressure has been fully released since 2025.Considering the pace of demand recovery,we trim our 2026/2027 revenue forecasts by 11/13%to RMB2,940/3,102mn(-3.2/+5.5%YoY)and lower our 2026/2027 EPS forecasts by 10/14%to RMB0.83/0.95,and add our 2028 EPS forecast of RMB1.09.We value the stock at 52x 2026E PE,at par with its peers'average on Wind consensus.Our target price is RMB43.16(previous:RMB47.84,based on 52x 2026E PE).Maintain BUY.
Risks:Intensified competition,weaker demand than we expect,food safety issues.