YUEXIU PROPERTY(00123) 开源证券·2025-04-03 05:31Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Buy" (maintained) [1][6][14] Core Views - The company has shown revenue growth but experienced a significant decline in profit due to pressure on gross margins. The investment strategy is diversified and focuses on high-energy cities, with progress in TOD (Transit-Oriented Development) and urban renewal projects. The company has sufficient unrecognized revenue, and a recovery in performance is expected [6][7][8]. Financial Performance - In 2024, the company achieved a revenue of 86.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.7%. However, the net profit attributable to shareholders was 1.04 billion yuan, a decrease of 67.3% year-on-year. The gross margin was 10.48%, down by 4.80 percentage points, and the net margin was 1.70%, down by 3.99 percentage points [7][10]. - The company had cash on hand of 50.05 billion yuan at the end of 2024, an increase of 8.6% from the beginning of the year, and declared a final dividend of 0.189 HKD per share, maintaining a payout ratio of 44% of core net profit [7][10]. Sales and Land Acquisition - The company reported a contract sales amount of 114.54 billion yuan in 2024, a decrease of 19.4% year-on-year, but its sales ranking improved to 8th place. The Greater Bay Area and Guangzhou accounted for 42.7% and 37.9% of sales, respectively. By the end of 2024, the company had unrecognized sales amounting to 170.05 billion yuan, a decrease of 14.7% from the beginning of the year [8][10]. - In 2024, the company acquired 24 plots of land across 8 cities, with a total construction area of 2.71 million square meters, over 70% of which were in first-tier cities. The total land reserve by the end of 2024 was 19.71 million square meters, with significant portions in the Greater Bay Area and East China [8][10]. Strategic Developments - The company has deepened its strategy of integrating commercial and residential developments, achieving a rental income of 668 million yuan from directly held commercial properties, a year-on-year increase of 37.1%. The company maintained a green status under the "three red lines" policy, with a debt-to-asset ratio of 68.1% and a weighted average borrowing cost reduced by 33 basis points to 3.49% [9][10].