Xin Lang Zheng Quan·2025-05-16 09:39Core Viewpoint - The real estate market is entering a post-cycle phase, with new home sales and revenue declining significantly, leading to a softening in home consumption and increased demand for renovation in the secondary market [1] Group 1: Market Performance - In 2024, the total sales area of new commercial housing reached 97.385 million square meters, a year-on-year decrease of 12.9%, while the sales revenue totaled 96,750 billion yuan, down 17.1% [1] - Residential sales area and revenue fell by 14.1% and 17.6% respectively compared to 2023 [1] Group 2: Company Financials - The net cash flow from operating activities for nine major companies totaled 8.724 billion yuan, a decline of 21.4% from 2023, with nearly 80% of companies experiencing a decrease [2] - Gold Medal Home's net cash flow from operating activities dropped by 40.7%, significantly higher than the declines in revenue and net profit [3] Group 3: Contract Liabilities and Receivables - Approximately two-thirds of the nine companies saw an increase in contract liabilities, indicating a potential recovery in end-demand [5] - Gold Medal Home's contract liabilities surged by 150.3% to 485 million yuan compared to 2023 [5] - PIANO's accounts receivable plummeted by 59.4% to 209 million yuan, with the lowest turnover rate among the nine companies [6] Group 4: Financial Ratios - The average asset-liability ratio for the nine custom home companies was approximately 49.6%, a slight increase of 0.6% from 2023 [9] - Gold Medal Home had the lowest asset-liability ratio at 34.3%, up 2.3% year-on-year [9] - PIANO reduced its asset-liability ratio by 2.3 percentage points due to decreased operational liabilities and asset scale [9]