Awaiting Demand Recovery and Profitability Rebound in 2026
发布时间:2026-05-28 来源:华泰证券
Xiamen Comfort Science & Technology (Comfort) reported 2025 and 1Q26 results. In 2025, revenue reached RMB5.1bn, +5.2% YoY. Attributable NP was RMB12.3mn, -80.9% YoY, and ex-nonrecurring attributable NP was -RMB7.1mn, -129.0% YoY. In 1Q26, revenue reached RMB1.3bn, +11.2% YoY. Attributable NP was -RMB66.1mn, turning loss-making YoY, and ex-nonrecurring attributable NP was -RMB78.0mn, with losses widening slightly YoY. The company's 2025 net profit was below our previous expectation of RMB95mn, mainly because gross margin declined YoY, affected by raw material price increases and product mix changes. Looking ahead, we believe the company is focusing on its core health massage business. It is actively expanding its proprietary brands and overseas ODM business, while continuing to increase investment in AI+ technology innovation. We expect subsequent profitability recovery. Maintain BUY.
Lower massage chair sales, strong proprietary brand results
By product, 1) the health massage business generated revenue of RMB3.8bn in 2025, +1.61% YoY. This included massage chair revenue of RMB2.0bn, -2.78% YoY, and small massage appliance revenue of RMB1.8bn, +6.98% YoY. The company developed its domestic proprietary brand and overseas ODM business in parallel. It actively built hit products and cooperated with popular IPs such as LINE FRIENDS to upgrade new products. In 2025, domestic sales volume of the OG-7508 series reached 27,000 units, and net profit of the domestic OGAWA brand grew by +20.79%. 2) In addition, the health environment business generated revenue of RMB579mn in 2025, +10.5% YoY. This was mainly due to higher orders from core customers in North America and expansion into new markets, including Russia, Taiwan (China), South Korea, Germany, and Thailand.
Earnings forecast and valuation
Considering that demand still needs more time to recover, we revise down our gross margin forecasts for 2026-2027. We also revise up our administrative and financial expense ratio assumptions. In addition, we refer to the 2025 income tax rate and revise up the tax rate assumptions for the forecast years. We expect attributable NP of RMB39.0mn, RMB58.0mn, and RMB81.0mn in 2026-2028. This implies cuts of 79% and 78% versus our previous forecasts for 2026 and 2027, respectively. The forecasts correspond to EPS of RMB0.06, RMB0.09, and RMB0.13, and BPS of RMB7.00, RMB6.94, and RMB6.92. Using a historical valuation method, the company's average PB over the past three years was 0.98x. Considering that operations of the proprietary brand business are gradually improving and profitability may bottom out and recover, we apply a valuation multiple of 1.10x to 2026 book value and derive a target price of RMB7.70 (previously RMB9.2, on 35x 2026E PE). Maintain BUY.
Risks: Decline in health massage demand, weak performance of diversified businesses, RMB appreciation.