Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-08-13 07:23Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the report is that WH Group (万洲国际) has slightly exceeded expectations in its Q2 performance, with operating profit increasing by 3% year-on-year and adjusted operating profit rising by 19% [1] - The interim dividend has doubled to 20 HK cents, and the company maintains a payout ratio of at least 50% [1] - Bank of America has raised its earnings per share estimates for WH Group by 3% for the next two years and increased the target price by 4% to 8.5 HKD, reaffirming a "Buy" rating, citing a positive outlook for the second half of the year and a high single-digit dividend yield [1] Group 2 - WH Group's market capitalization in Hong Kong is 102.513 billion HKD, ranking first in the food processing industry [2] - Key performance indicators for WH Group compared to the industry average include: - ROE: 15.68% vs. -0.2% (ranked 4th) - Revenue: 259.41 billion HKD vs. 72.32 billion HKD (ranked 3rd) - Net profit margin: 7.14% vs. -10.31% (ranked 9th) - Gross profit margin: 20.05% vs. 31.0% (ranked 32nd) - Debt ratio: 42.74% vs. 58.11% (ranked 24th) [2]