CHINA OVERSEAS(00688) 海通证券·2024-09-01 04:41Investment Rating - The report maintains an "Outperform" rating for the company [4][15]. Core Views - The company demonstrates strong financial performance with a leading profit scale and an increased dividend payout ratio. In the first half of 2024, the company achieved a main business revenue of 86.94 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 2.5%. The net profit attributable to shareholders was 10.31 billion yuan, with a core net profit of 10.64 billion yuan. The board announced an interim dividend of 0.30 HKD per share, increasing the payout ratio by 4 percentage points to 28.3% [6][8]. Summary by Sections Financial Performance - In the first half of 2024, the company reported a main business revenue of 86.94 billion yuan, with real estate development revenue at 82.04 billion yuan (down 3.24% year-on-year), commercial property operation revenue at 3.54 billion yuan (up 19.78% year-on-year), and other business revenue at 1.36 billion yuan (down 4.08% year-on-year). The net profit attributable to shareholders was 10.31 billion yuan, with a core net profit of 10.64 billion yuan [6][8]. Sales Performance - The company achieved a contracted property sales amount of 148.38 billion yuan in the first half of 2024, a year-on-year decrease of 17.65%. The sales floor area was 5.44 million square meters, down 32.34% year-on-year. In first-tier and strong second-tier cities, the company realized contracted sales of 107.5 billion yuan, accounting for 83% of the total [8][11]. Land Acquisition and Investment - In the first half of 2024, the company acquired 6 plots of land with a total construction area of 1.17 million square meters and a total land price of 12.89 billion yuan. The investment in first-tier cities accounted for 67% of the total land acquisition amount [11][12]. Commercial Operations - The company reported commercial property revenue of 3.54 billion yuan in the first half of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 19.8%. The revenue from office buildings was 1.76 billion yuan, shopping centers contributed 1.11 billion yuan, long-term rental apartments generated 120 million yuan, and hotels and other commercial properties brought in 550 million yuan [12][13]. Financial Stability - As of the end of the first half of 2024, the company had a net current asset value of 376.08 billion yuan, a current ratio of 2.4 times, and a net debt ratio of 38.7%. The average financing cost was 3.5%, among the lowest in the industry. The company’s credit rating was upgraded from BBB+/Stable to A-/Stable by S&P Global [13][14].