Lafang(SH:603630) Xin Hua Cai Jing·2025-05-20 11:23Group 1 - The A-share market saw all three major indices rise, with the beauty and personal care sector continuing its strong performance, leading the industry indices with a 2.5% increase [1] - Since early April, the beauty and personal care industry index has accumulated a nearly 25% increase, making it the top performer among all 31 Shenwan first-level industry indices, with a year-to-date increase of 17.3%, outperforming the second-place automotive industry index by 4.6 percentage points [3][5] - The beauty and personal care industry is experiencing stable growth driven by continuous policy benefits, consumption recovery, and escalating trade tensions, with domestic brands gaining market share due to high cost-performance and refined operations [5] Group 2 - The recent 2025 Shanghai Beauty Expo introduced new products from listed companies like Proya and Fulejia, further boosting the beauty and personal care sector's momentum [6] - The stock with the highest increase in the beauty and personal care industry index this year is Lafang Jiahua, which has surged 98.62%, while other companies like Runben, Dengkang, Marubi, Haoyue, Qingdao King, and Shanghai Jahwa have also seen increases exceeding 50% [6] - Despite being the largest company by market capitalization in the industry, Aimeike has seen a year-to-date decline of 0.87%, with its first-quarter revenue and net profit showing negative growth for the first time since its listing, and its gross margin dropping to a record low of 93.85% [6]