SHUANGHUI(SZ:000895) Feng Huang Wang·2025-08-26 14:23Core Viewpoint - The leading meat industry company, Shuanghui Development (000895.SZ), reported a positive performance in its 2025 semi-annual report, showing growth in revenue and net profit compared to the previous year, despite a slight decline in net profit after excluding non-recurring gains [2][3]. Financial Performance - In the first half of 2025, Shuanghui Development achieved an operating income of 28.414 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.97% [2] - The net profit attributable to shareholders was 2.323 billion yuan, up 1.17% year-on-year [2] - The net profit attributable to shareholders after deducting non-recurring gains was 2.215 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.71% compared to the same period last year [2] - In the first quarter of 2025, the company reported an operating income of 14.269 billion yuan, unchanged from the previous year, and a net profit of 1.137 billion yuan, down 10.58% year-on-year [2] Dividend Policy - Shuanghui Development implemented a high dividend payout, with a cash dividend amounting to 2.252 billion yuan in the first half of 2025, representing 96.94% of the net profit attributable to shareholders [3] - The controlling shareholder, Rotex Holdings Limited, received approximately 1.584 billion yuan in dividends [3] - The company has maintained a consistent cash dividend policy, having distributed cash dividends 32 times since its listing in 1998, totaling 64.495 billion yuan, with an average dividend payout ratio of 92.14% [3] Historical Performance and Challenges - From 2020 to 2024, Shuanghui Development's operating income showed a declining trend, with figures of 73.935 billion yuan in 2020, 66.798 billion yuan in 2021, 62.731 billion yuan in 2022, 60.097 billion yuan in 2023, and 59.715 billion yuan in 2024 [4] - The net profit attributable to shareholders during the same period was 6.256 billion yuan in 2020, 4.866 billion yuan in 2021, 5.621 billion yuan in 2022, 5.053 billion yuan in 2023, and 4.989 billion yuan in 2024 [4] - The company faced challenges due to declining sales of packaged meat products and fresh pork products, as well as low prices for poultry products [4] Business Overview - Shuanghui Development's main business includes slaughtering and meat processing, with primary products being fresh pork products and packaged meat products [5] - The company operates over 30 modern meat processing bases across 18 provinces and municipalities in China, with an annual processing capacity of over 2 million tons of meat products and the ability to slaughter over 25 million pigs annually [5]