Fundamentals Robust; Business Mix Being Optimized
发布时间:2026-04-12 来源:华泰证券
China South Media(CSM)has released its annual report,achieving revenue of RMB12,601mn in 2025(-6.16%YoY),slightly above our estimate of RMB12,563mn;the attributable net profit was RMB1,594mn(+16.20%YoY,2024 results restated),while the recurring attributable net profit was RMB1,540mn(-0.84%YoY).For 4Q25,revenue reached RMB4,113mn(+1.23%YoY,+91.04%QoQ),and the attributable net profit was RMB424mn(+2.08%YoY,+176.52%QoQ).The company continues to integrate high-quality content resources,optimize its business structure,and improve operational quality.With stable dividends,CSM demonstrates strong long-term investment value.Maintain BUY.
Digitalization contributing new growth points
The company’s educational materials business showed steady growth,while its general books maintained aleading industry position.According to OpenBook data,in 2025,the company’s share of actual retail sales in China’s overall book retail market was 5.25%,and its share in the new book retail market was 6.01%,both ranking second nationwide.Its performance in content e-commerce was particularly strong,with a7.31%share of actual retail sales,ranking first in China.In 2025,the company’s publishing revenue reached RMB3,775mn(+1.12%YoY),including RMB2,961mn from educational materials(+3.21%YoY)and RMB693mn from general books(-3.10%YoY).Distribution revenue was RMB10,146mn(-5.89%YoY),with RMB6,022mn from educational materials distribution(+0.13%YoY)and RMB3,526mn from general books distribution(-14.32%YoY).Digital services revenue grew significantly to RMB164mn(+302.10%YoY),becoming akey growth driver.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
Considering the company’s continued optimization in business structure and operational efficiency,we slightly lower our 2026-2027 expense assumptions and forecast attributable net profit for 2026/2027/2028 at RMB1,608/1,624/1,655mn(previous:RMB1,445/1,426/-mn).Given the company’s resilient demand in educational publishing and digital transformation benefits,we apply 15x 2026E PE,above its peers’average of 11.75x on Wind consensus,deriving our target price of RMB13.43(previous:RMB13.31,based on 16.4x 2025E PE).Maintain BUY.