Online Channel Consolidation Impeded Operation Recovery
发布时间:2026-05-27 来源:华泰证券
For 2025,Qianhe Condiment and Food's(Qianhe)revenue/attributable net profit(NP)/recurring NP were RMB2,570/350/340mn(-16.3/-32.4/-31.5%YoY).For 4Q25,revenue/attributable NP/recurring NP were RMB580/90/90mn(-25.5/-45.9/-43.9%YoY).The company's 2025 earnings missed our previous estimates(we projected 2025 revenue/attributable NP of RMB2,770/410mn).In 2025,operations were under pressure due to negative news and zero-additive regulations.The pressure was most visible in 2Q25,and operations gradually recovered in 3Q25.In 4Q25,the company proactively controlled shipments and cleared inventories,putting pressure on revenue,but offline sales were on track for recovery.In 1Q26,revenue/attributable NP/recurring NP fell by 1.6/7.7/9.5%YoY to RMB820/150/140mn,as offline channels actively restocked on alow inventory base at the beginning of the year,while online channels remained under pressure amid e-commerce user traffic declines.Looking into 2Q26,we expect the company's operations to stage asolid recovery,driven by alower earnings base and effective online channel adjustments.Maintain BUY.
2025:a year of adjustments
By category,for 2025,soy sauce/vinegar revenue dropped by 16.0/19.0%YoY to RMB1,650/300mn,with soy sauce/vinegar sales volume falling by 10.9/15.3%YoY and price per tonne declining by 5.7/4.4%YoY due to negative news.For 1Q26,soy sauce/vinegar revenue dropped by 2.2/6.8%YoY,with the decline narrowing significantly amid restocking.By channel,for 2025,online/offline revenue dropped by 36.5/29.5%YoY to RMB380/2,160mn,and for 1Q26,online/offline revenue changed by-36.8/+5.0%YoY,as online channels suffered significant revenue declines due to user traffic drops in the company's traditionally advantaged e-commerce channels,while offline channels resumed growth in 1Q26 benefiting from the timing of the 2026 CNY and restocking.For 2025,the number of distributors fell by 10 YoY,and the distributor team was generally stable.
1Q26 NPM dropped YoY on increased expenses
For 2025,GPM climbed by 0.6pp YoY to 37.8%(-0.8pp YoY for 4Q25),benefiting from cost tailwinds.For 2025,sales/administrative expense ratios climbed by 3.5/0.2pp YoY to 17.3/2.7%(+7.2/-0.4pp YoY for 4Q25),as the revenue decline weakened economies of scale,and the company increased advertising expenses in 2025 to shore up its brand image.For 2025,attributable NPM was 13.5%(-3.2pp YoY,and-5.7pp YoY to 15.0%for 4Q25).In 1Q26,GPM climbed by 1.9pp YoY to 40.8%,driven by lower prices of raw materials such as soybeans and product mix upscaling.In 1Q26,sales/administrative expense ratios climbed by 1.8/0.0pp YoY to 14.3/2.5%,as the company increased channel investments,and attributable NPM fell by 1.2pp YoY.
We expect Qianhe to resume high-quality growth
Considering the lagging revenue recovery caused by slow adjustments in e-commerce channels,we lower our 2026/2027 EPS forecasts by 8/13%to RMB0.35/0.39 and add our 2028 EPS forecast of RMB0.45.We value the stock at 33x 2026E PE,at par with its peers'average on Wind consensus.Our target price is RMB11.55(previous:RMB10.64,based on 28x 2026E PE).Maintain BUY.
Risks:Weaker macroeconomic performance than we expect;intensifying competition;food safety issues.