Long-Term Value Promising for Leading Animation IP Player
发布时间:2026-04-23 来源:华泰证券
Enlight Media has reported 2025 revenue/attributable net profit(NP)/recurring NP of RMB4,040/1,672/1,598mn(+154.80/+472.62/+554.61%YoY),with profit in line with the earnings guidance.For 1Q26,revenue/attributable NP were RMB191/23.28mn(-93.59/-98.85%YoY).We view the YoY decline as normal fluctuations under ahigh base.The company plans to distribute RMB440mn in cash dividends for 2025,accounting for 26.32%of full-year attributable NP.We believe the company maintains asolid leading position in the domestic animated film sector,with outstanding industrialized IP creation and operation capabilities.We are optimistic about the long-term potential of sustained IP operation,franchise development,and commercialization expansion.Maintain BUY.
Blockbuster films drove robust earnings growth in 2025
For 2025,revenue from film,TV,and related derivative businesses reached RMB3,682mn(+169.67%YoY),with agross margin of 68.93%(+30.40pp YoY).We believe this was mainly driven by box office,new media licensing,and derivative revenues from blockbuster films such as Ne Zha 2.The top five film and TV titles contributed 86.67%of total revenue in 2025,namely Ne Zha 2,Fight for Love,Three Kingdoms:Starlit Heroes,Dong Ji Island,and Demon Slayer:Infinity Castle.For 1Q26,the total box office of films invested in and distributed by the company–including Just AJob,Pegasus 3,Scare Out,and Return To The Wolves(re-release)–declined YoY due to the high base effect,which we view as normal fluctuations.
Strong project pipeline likely to sustain earnings growth
In animated films,To Your Island is scheduled for release within the year.Ongoing animation projects include Rakshasa Street:Seaside Market,Zhuolu,Big Fish&Begonia 2,On My School 2,Crystal Sky of Yesterday 2,Jiang Ziya 2,Big Fish&Begonia 3,and White Cat Legend,among others.In live-action films,If IWere You is scheduled for release during the May Day holiday in 2026,while projects such as Article 17,Miss You Already(Chinese remake),Waiting for Myself,and All in,All 4You are pending release at appropriate timings.For TV series/web dramas,the company is advancing the early-stage development of Spring Banquet.We expect the coordinated development of live-action and animation businesses to continue driving earnings growth.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
Considering the relatively slow recovery of the domestic box office market in 1Q26,we lower our 2026/2027 attributable NP forecasts by 22/9%to RMB927/1,208mn and introduce a2028 forecast of RMB1,506mn.Given the company's rich IP portfolio,strong creative capabilities,and solid potential in long-term operation and commercialization,we value the stock at 55x 2026E PE,above its peers'average of c43x on Wind consensus,for our target price of RMB17.39(previous:RMB19.08,based on 46.8x 2026E PE).Maintain BUY.
Risks:film screening schedule and box office revenue missing our expectations.