

Core Viewpoint - Longfor Group reported a growth in turnover scale for the first half of 2025, with a stable performance in operational and service businesses, despite pressure on gross profit margins from turnover [1] Group 1: Financial Performance - The company achieved a revenue of 587.5 billion RMB in the first half of 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of 25.4% [1] - Real estate development revenue was 454.8 billion RMB, up 34.7% year-on-year, while operational and service revenue was 132.7 billion RMB, a slight increase of 1.3% [1] - The net profit attributable to shareholders was 32.2 billion RMB, down 45.2% year-on-year, with a core net profit of approximately 13.8 billion RMB [1] - The gross profit margin was 12.6%, a decrease of 7.9 percentage points year-on-year, with development, operational, and service business margins at approximately 0.2%, 77.7%, and 30.0% respectively [1] Group 2: Debt and Financing - As of the end of the first half, the company had interest-bearing liabilities of 169.8 billion RMB, reduced by 6.5 billion RMB since the beginning of the year [1] - The pre-debt ratio was 56.1%, and the net debt ratio was 51.2%, with a cash-to-short-term debt ratio of 1.74 times [1] - The average financing cost decreased to 3.58%, down 42 basis points year-on-year, with cash reserves of 44.67 billion RMB [1] Group 3: Sales and Land Reserves - The company reported a sales amount of 35.01 billion RMB in the first half of 2025, a decrease of 31.5% year-on-year, with a sales area of 2.615 million square meters, down 28.5% [2] - As of the end of the first half, the company had unsold turnover amounting to 105.9 billion RMB, covering an area of approximately 854,000 square meters [2] - The total land reserve was 28.4 million square meters, with an equity ratio of 74.4% [2] Group 4: Operational and Service Business - Operational revenue for the first half was 7.01 billion RMB, a year-on-year increase of 2.5%, with shopping mall revenue accounting for 78.5% [2] - The gross profit margin for operational business was 77.7%, an increase of 2.3 percentage points year-on-year, with a rental income increase of 4.9% and an overall occupancy rate of 96.8% [2] - Service revenue was 6.26 billion RMB, with a gross profit margin of 30.0%, and the company actively expanded its construction agency business, adding 8.52 million square meters in the first half [2]