关键在于定价权：如何“反内卷”？

Group 1: Macro Policy Insights - The concept of "involution" refers to a situation where increased labor supply does not lead to higher productivity, resulting in complex organizational structures and increased labor intensity without output growth[8] - Since 2024, "anti-involution" has been a key focus of domestic policy, with significant events such as the implementation of the new "Regulations on Payment for Small and Medium Enterprises" and increased efforts to resolve government debts owed to enterprises[9] - Short-term measures to clear government debts may improve cash flow for construction, environmental, and IT sectors, but could limit local government bond capacity for physical work contributions[10] Group 2: Pricing Power Analysis - "Pricing power" is defined as the ability of a company to pass on cost increases to consumers, which is crucial for addressing "involution" and establishing a long-term mechanism to prevent and resolve government debt issues[11] - The report quantifies pricing power using the inverse of the standard deviation of gross profit margins over the past five years, indicating that stable profit margins are essential for transferring cost increases to consumers[11] - Data from A-share listed companies shows that companies with the weakest pricing power (inverse standard deviation of gross profit margin below 25%) had a negative stock price change ratio of 59.85%, while those with the strongest pricing power (above 100%) had a ratio of only 41.69%[18] Group 3: Statistical Findings - In the past five years, companies with an inverse standard deviation of gross profit margin between 50% and 100% had a negative stock price change ratio of 39.23%[18] - The analysis indicates that as pricing power increases, the proportion of companies experiencing negative stock price changes decreases significantly, with a drop of over 18 percentage points when comparing the weakest and strongest pricing power groups[12]