CMSK(SZ:001979) HTSC·2025-06-05 10:45Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for the company with a target price of RMB 12.52 [7][8]. Core Views - The company has significantly increased its land acquisition efforts and is actively promoting asset securitization through multiple REIT platforms, leading to optimized financing costs [1][2]. - Sales area for the first four months of 2025 reached 2.059 million square meters with sales revenue of RMB 49.83 billion, showing a year-on-year decline of 20.06% and 15.29% respectively, but the decline in sales revenue has narrowed compared to 2024 [2]. - The company has a comprehensive portfolio of held properties, including commercial centers, rental apartments, office buildings, industrial parks, and hotels, and is enhancing operational efficiency while advancing the securitization of investment properties [3]. Summary by Sections Development Business - In the first four months of 2025, the company achieved a sales area of 2.059 million square meters and sales revenue of RMB 49.83 billion, reflecting a year-on-year decline of 20.06% and 15.29%, respectively, with the sales revenue decline narrowing by 10 percentage points compared to 2024 [2]. - The average sales price increased significantly to RMB 24,000 per square meter, a year-on-year growth of 6.0% [2]. - The land acquisition intensity has increased to over 50% in the first four months of 2025, compared to 22% in the previous year [2]. Asset Management Business - The company’s held properties include concentrated commercial, rental apartments, office buildings, industrial parks, and hotels, with ongoing efforts to enhance operational efficiency and promote asset securitization through REITs [3]. - The company has established several REITs, including the招商蛇口产业园 REIT and the蛇口租赁住房 REIT, with ongoing expansion efforts [3]. Performance - The company's gross margin for 2024 is approximately 14.6%, remaining at the bottom range, but there is potential for improvement as the land acquisition gross margin exceeds the settlement gross margin for 2024 [4]. - The company has recognized RMB 24.5 billion in impairments from 2019 to 2024, with future impairments needing to be monitored based on housing price trends [4]. - The average financing cost was reduced to 2.99% last year, with expectations for further reductions this year [4]. Earnings Forecast and Valuation - The company’s proactive land acquisition and comprehensive asset securitization platform are expected to drive asset revaluation [5]. - The earnings per share (EPS) forecasts for 2025-2027 are RMB 0.46, 0.53, and 0.62, respectively, with book value per share (BPS) forecasts of RMB 12.52, 12.85, and 13.28 [5]. - The company is expected to maintain a price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.0 for 2025, with a target price of RMB 12.52 [5].