Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for Tongcheng Travel (00780.HK) [1] Core Insights - The company's core business is experiencing rapid growth, with significant improvements in profit margins. The revenue for Q1 2025 reached 4.38 billion RMB, a year-on-year increase of 13%, while the adjusted net profit was 790 million RMB, up 41% year-on-year, exceeding guidance [7] - The Core-OTA segment's revenue grew by 18% to 3.79 billion RMB, driven by strong performance in transportation ticketing and accommodation bookings, which saw revenues of 2.00 billion RMB and 1.19 billion RMB respectively, reflecting year-on-year increases of 15% and 23% [7] - Gross margin improved to 68.7%, up 3.7 percentage points year-on-year, attributed to the rapid growth of the Core-OTA segment and a decrease in the proportion of lower-margin vacation business [7] - The report projects net profits for 2025-2027 to be 2.50 billion RMB, 3.01 billion RMB, and 3.52 billion RMB respectively, with corresponding P/E ratios of 18, 15, and 13 times [7] Financial Projections - Total revenue is forecasted to grow from 11.896 billion RMB in 2023 to 25.418 billion RMB by 2027, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 13% [1] - The adjusted net profit is expected to increase from 1.554 billion RMB in 2023 to 3.516 billion RMB in 2027, reflecting a CAGR of around 16.99% [1] - The earnings per share (EPS) is projected to rise from 0.67 RMB in 2023 to 1.51 RMB in 2027 [1]
同程旅行（00780）：核心业务高速增长，利润率显著提升