Core Viewpoint - A rumor regarding New Oriental's CEO Zhou Chenggang led to significant stock price declines for both New Oriental and Dongfang Zhenxuan, prompting official statements to refute the claims [1][2][3]. Group 1: Rumor and Market Reaction - The rumor claimed that CEO Zhou Chenggang was under investigation for alleged misconduct, causing a sharp drop in stock prices on August 19, with Dongfang Zhenxuan's stock falling by 20.89% and losing nearly 100 billion HKD in market value [2][6]. - Following the rumor, New Oriental's stock also declined, with drops of 2.22% and 1.3% on August 19 and 20, respectively, resulting in a market value loss of approximately 22.6 billion HKD over two days [6][2]. Group 2: Company Responses - New Oriental and Dongfang Zhenxuan issued statements declaring the rumors as false and stated that they would pursue legal action against those spreading misinformation [3][4]. - Zhou Chenggang appeared in a video to address the rumors, affirming that they were baseless and announcing upcoming live broadcasts scheduled for late August to early September [4][5]. Group 3: Financial Performance - For the fourth quarter of the 2025 fiscal year, New Oriental reported a net revenue of 1.2432 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 9.4%, but incurred an operating loss of approximately 8.7 million USD [7][8]. - The company’s net profit attributable to shareholders for the fourth quarter fell by 73.7% to 7.1 million USD, while its total revenue for the fiscal year reached 4.9 billion USD, up 13.6% year-on-year [8][9]. - New Oriental expects fiscal year 2026 revenues to be between 5.15 billion and 5.39 billion USD, reflecting a growth of 5% to 10% [10].
新东方单季经营利润由盈转亏6245万 CEO谣传被立案市值蒸发22.6亿港元