小熊电器走不出“熊市”：收购企业增厚利润，仍增收不增利

Core Viewpoint - Despite facing operational pressures in the first three quarters of 2024, the company benefited from the trade-in policy, resulting in a significant narrowing of the decline in net profit attributable to shareholders, which decreased by 35.37% year-on-year, although revenue increased without a corresponding profit increase [1][3]. Financial Performance - In 2024, the company's operating revenue reached 4.758 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.98%, while the net profit attributable to shareholders was 288 million yuan, down 35.37% year-on-year [3]. - The first quarter saw a revenue decline of 4.58% and a net profit decrease of 8.53%, while the second quarter experienced a more severe drop with revenue down 14% and net profit plummeting nearly 86% to 10.13 million yuan [3]. - The third quarter showed a revenue increase of 3.17% year-on-year, but net profit still fell by 75.6% [3]. - The overall performance in 2024 was volatile, with the fourth quarter expected to show revenue growth driven by the trade-in policy, although net profit continued to decline due to increased management expenses [3]. Market Context - The kitchen small appliance sector is experiencing a downturn, with overall retail sales in this category reaching 60.9 billion yuan in 2024, a slight decline of 0.8% year-on-year [3]. - The company’s main category, kitchen small appliances, saw revenue drop by 10.10% to 3.276 billion yuan, while the life small appliances category grew by 15.33% [11]. Strategic Moves - The company acquired 61.78% of Roman Intelligent for 154 million yuan, which contributed 23.92% to the net profit attributable to shareholders in 2024 [11][12]. - The acquisition aims to mitigate the operational pressure from the kitchen small appliance segment, focusing on core OEM business after divesting from the loss-making self-branded products [12][13]. R&D and Product Strategy - The company has over 1,000 products for sale, but R&D expenses are less than 200 million yuan, leading to an average R&D cost of less than 200,000 yuan per product [14][15]. - Despite increasing R&D investment, the company faces challenges in product quality and marketing due to the broad product range, necessitating a focus on product specialization and quality improvement [15].