华润万象生活(1209.HK)：业绩稳健增长 首次中期全额派息

Core Viewpoint - In the first half of 2025, the company achieved revenue of 8.52 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.5%, with core net profit reaching 2.01 billion yuan, up 15.0% year-on-year, driven by improved gross margins [1][2][3] Revenue and Profit Summary - The company reported a total revenue of 8.52 billion yuan for the first half of 2025, with a year-on-year growth of 6.5% [1] - The commercial and property segments generated revenues of 3.27 billion yuan and 5.16 billion yuan, respectively, reflecting year-on-year increases of 14.6% and 1.1% [1] - Core net profit was 2.01 billion yuan, marking a 15.0% increase year-on-year, with a gross margin improvement of 3.1 percentage points to 37.1% [1][2] Commercial Management Performance - The company operated 125 shopping centers by the end of the first half, an increase of 3 from the end of the previous year [2] - Retail sales in shopping centers reached 122 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 21.1%, with same-store sales growth of 9.7%, outperforming the national retail growth of 5.0% [2] - The overall occupancy rate of shopping centers was 97.1%, up 0.4 percentage points from the end of the previous year [2] Property Management Stability - The company managed a total area of 420 million square meters and a contracted area of 450 million square meters, reflecting increases of 1.8% and 0.4% respectively [2] - The collection rate for residential property management was 76%, an increase of 1 percentage point year-on-year [2] Shareholder Returns - The company declared a mid-term dividend equivalent to 60% of core net profit and an additional special dividend of 40%, marking the first full mid-term dividend distribution [3] - The rolling dividend yield based on the latest share price is 6.3%, indicating a strong dividend characteristic [3] Earnings Forecast Adjustment - Due to a slowdown in property segment growth, the company has revised its earnings forecast, projecting EPS for 2025-2027 to be 1.83, 2.04, and 2.23 yuan, down from previous estimates [3]