Ge Long Hui·2025-08-26 20:07Core Viewpoint - The company reported a 3% revenue growth but an 11% decline in profit for the first half of 2025, with a focus on optimizing channel structure and investing in marketing resources for events like the Olympics, while maintaining a target for stable revenue and high single-digit net profit margin by 2025 [1][3] Revenue and Profit Performance - The company's revenue increased by 3.3% year-on-year to 14.817 billion, while net profit decreased by 11% to 1.737 billion; the board proposed an interim dividend of 0.3359 per share, with a payout ratio of 50% [1][3] Category Performance - In the first half of 2025, the running and training categories achieved a 15% growth, with professional running shoes sales exceeding 14 million pairs; however, basketball sales declined by 20% [1][2] Channel Performance - E-commerce revenue grew by 7% to 4.3 billion (29% of total), while offline direct sales fell by 3% to 3.4 billion (23% of total); franchise revenue increased by 4% to 6.9 billion (47% of total) [2] Store Performance - As of June 2025, the total number of stores was 7,534, a decrease of 143 stores year-on-year; the average store size for flagship stores was 242 square meters, with an average monthly sales of 300,000, slightly down from 310,000 in the first half of 2024 [2] Inventory Management - The company's channel inventory grew at a low single-digit rate year-on-year, maintaining a healthy inventory-to-sales ratio of 4 months, with 82% of channel inventory being new products within 6 months [2] Profitability Analysis - The gross margin decreased by 0.4 percentage points to 50%, while the management and sales expense ratio fell by 0.7 percentage points to 34.2%; the operating profit margin also declined by 0.2 percentage points to 16.5% [3] Future Projections - The management maintains a target for stable revenue by 2025, with projected revenues of 28.74 billion, 29.96 billion, and 31.11 billion for 2025-2027, reflecting growth rates of 0%, 4%, and 4% respectively; net profit projections are 2.38 billion, 2.53 billion, and 2.72 billion, with year-on-year growth rates of -21%, 7%, and 7% [1][3]