Expecting 2026 Revenue/Profit Margin to Recover
发布时间:2026-05-19 来源:华泰证券
UE Furniture(UE)has released its 2025 and 1Q26 reports:2025 full-year revenue was RMB4,882mn(up 2.79%YoY),attributable NP was RMB233mn(down 21.41%YoY),below our previous expectation of RMB272mn;1Q26 revenue was RMB1,142mn(up 13.01%YoY),and attributable NP was RMB72mn(up 25.18%YoY).In 2025,the company's profit faced pressure,which we attribute mainly to US tariffs and fluctuations in the international trade environment affecting overseas end-market demand,the pace of channel inventory restocking,and forex losses.In 1Q26,thanks to improving demand and enhanced cost reduction and efficiency gains,the company's revenue and profit performance picked up.Looking ahead,the company has established three major production bases in China,Vietnam,and Romania,reducing the impact of foreign trade uncertainty.Domestic proprietary brand building is progressing steadily,and UE’s competitive edge in the chair industry has been sharpened.The company's 1Q26 revenue and net profit both resumed double-digit growth,and we are optimistic about revenue acceleration and margin recovery in 2026.Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
2026 overseas business likely to improve
By region:1)In 2025,domestic revenue was RMB1,255mn(up 11.81%YoY),with gross margin of 25.98%(up 2.14pp YoY).The company intensified efforts to expand the domestic market and build proprietary brands,driving steady revenue growth,while domestic profitability gradually improved with rising economies of scale.2)In 2025,overseas revenue was RMB3.601bn(down 0.14%YoY),with gross margin of 18.40%(down 2.58pp YoY).We attribute the gross margin decline mainly to changes to the business mix.Under the impact of tariffs in 2025,US end-market demand was weak,and channel distributors became cautious in stocking up,leading to phased pressure on export revenue.Starting from 4Q25,the pace of client procurements began to recover.We anticipate UE’s overseas trade revenue will recover in 2026 given its leading global production capacity.
Office chair revenue slightly strained
By product:In 2025,the company's office chair segment achieved revenue of RMB3,411(down 0.13%YoY),sofas made RMB780(up 20.86%YoY),massage chair frames made RMB210(down 12.18%YoY),accessories made RMB173(up 16.98%YoY),and height-adjustable desks generated revenue of RMB155mn(up 71.49%YoY).The core office chair business came under slight pressure due to the pace of client restocking,but revenue from sofas and height-adjustable desks performed strongly.By channel:In 2025,online/offline revenue was RMB587/4,268mn,up 23.07%/0.41%YoY,with gross margin of 39.9%/17.7%.Online revenue performed strongly,which we attribute mainly to growth in domestic proprietary brand online sales and cross-border e-commerce revenue.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
Considering changes to UE’s business mix,we slightly lower our 2026-2027 gross margin forecasts and add our 2028 earnings projections.We now expect 2026/2027/2028 attributable NP of RMB308/374/446mn(2026-2027 down 7.9/6.5%from our previous estimates),with EPS of RMB0.93/1.13/1.35.Referencing the 2026 Wind consensus average PE of 12x for comparable companies,the company continues to strengthen its export fundamentals,with rapid overseas capacity ramp-up and client expansion,while accelerating proprietary brand building domestically.We assign a2026 target PE of 15x,rendering atarget price of RMB13.95(previous:RMB13.94,based on 2025 17x PE and corresponding EPS of RMB0.82).Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Risks:Trade frictions,weaker demand recovery than we expect,volatile raw-material prices,exchange-rate fluctuations