Core Insights - Yum China reported a 4% year-on-year increase in total revenue for Q2 2025, reaching $2.8 billion, with system sales also up by 4% [1] - Operating profit grew by 14% to $304 million, exceeding market expectations, while net profit attributable to shareholders increased by 1% to $215 million [1] - The company maintains its net profit forecasts for 2025, 2026, and 2027 at $940 million, $1.02 billion, and $1.05 billion respectively, with corresponding EPS of HKD 20.1, HKD 21.6, and HKD 22.2 [1][4] Revenue and Sales Performance - The growth in revenue was driven by a 22% increase in delivery sales, which now account for 45% of total revenue, up 3 percentage points from Q1 [1] - Same-store sales increased by 1%, marking the first positive growth since last year, while total store count reached 16,900, a 10.1% year-on-year increase [1] - KFC's Q2 revenue rose by 4.1% to $2.09 billion, with system sales up by 5% and operating profit increasing by 11% to $292 million, setting a new record for Q2 [2] Cost and Profitability - Operating profit margin for Yum China improved to 10.9%, up 1 percentage point year-on-year, attributed to reduced expense ratios and enhanced internal efficiency [1] - KFC's restaurant profit margin reached 16.9%, a 70 percentage point increase, benefiting from favorable raw material prices and operational streamlining [2] - Pizza Hut's operating profit grew by 16% to $46 million, with an operating profit margin of 8.3%, also a record for Q2 [3] Expansion and Future Outlook - KFC added 295 new stores in Q2, with a total of 12,238 stores as of June 2025, reflecting a 12% year-on-year growth [2] - Pizza Hut plans to maintain its store opening guidance of 1,600 to 1,800 new locations for the year, with 583 net new stores opened in the first half [3] - The company continues to expand its coffee shop model, with 1,300 locations of KFC's coffee brand already established, ahead of its annual target [2]
百胜中国(9987.HK)：二季度同店收入增长回正