YTO(SH:600233) Xin Lang Cai Jing·2025-04-29 06:28Core Viewpoint - YTO Express reported a revenue of 69.03 billion and a net profit of 4.01 billion for 2024, reflecting year-on-year growth of 19.7% and 7.8% respectively, with the express delivery business contributing 62.29 billion and 4.31 billion, showing growth of 19.2% and 12.2% [1] Group 1: Performance Summary - In 2024, the company achieved a total volume of 26.57 billion parcels, a year-on-year increase of 25.3%, outperforming the industry growth rate of 21.5% by 3.8 percentage points [2] - The average price per parcel decreased by 4.9% to 2.30 yuan, which was better than the industry average decline of 6.3% [2] - In Q1 2025, the company continued to outperform the industry with a parcel volume increase of 21.7% compared to the industry’s 21.6%, while the average price per parcel fell by 6.3% against the industry’s 8.8% [2] Group 2: Cost and Profitability - The single parcel cost decreased by 4.0% to 2.09 yuan, with transportation costs down by 9.4% to 0.42 yuan due to optimized fleet structure and routing [2] - The single parcel gross profit fell by 12.6% to 0.20 yuan, attributed to ongoing industry competition and declining revenue per parcel [2] - The four expense ratios increased by 0.1 percentage points to 2.4%, with financial expenses rising significantly by 259.6% due to increased interest payments and reduced interest income [2] Group 3: Profit Forecast and Valuation - The company has revised down its net profit forecasts for 2025 and 2026 by 16% to 4.42 billion and 5.07 billion respectively, with a new forecast for 2027 at 5.72 billion [3] - The company is assigned a 2025 PE ratio of 14.0x, compared to the industry average of 12.5x, reflecting a premium due to improved management efficiency and service quality [3] - The target price has been adjusted to 17.89 yuan from a previous 23.70 yuan, while maintaining a "buy" rating [3]