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健盛集团(603558):上半年棉袜盈利承压无缝盈利改善,公司加码分红回购政策

Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Outperform the Market" [5][3][27] Core Views - The company experienced a 14.5% year-on-year decline in net profit for the first half of 2025, attributed to increased production capacity and personnel costs in Vietnam, leading to cost pressures and a decrease in gross margin by 0.72 percentage points to 28.17% [1][3] - The company plans to enhance shareholder returns through a dividend of 0.25 CNY per share, totaling 87 million CNY, with a dividend payout ratio of 61% [1][3] - The seamless apparel segment shows improvement in profitability, while the cotton sock business faces pressure due to lower prices and increased costs [2][3] Financial Performance Summary - For the first half of 2025, the company's revenue increased by 0.19% year-on-year to 1.171 billion CNY, while the net profit decreased by 14.46% to 142 million CNY [1][3] - The second quarter saw a revenue decline of 1.5% to 611 million CNY, with a net profit decrease of 2.2% to 82 million CNY [2][3] - The gross margin improved by 0.9 percentage points year-on-year and 2.5 percentage points quarter-on-quarter to 29.4%, mainly due to better performance in the seamless business [2][3] Future Earnings Forecast - The company expects net profits for 2025-2027 to be 330 million CNY, 350 million CNY, and 370 million CNY respectively, with growth rates of 0.2%, 8.2%, and 5.5% [3][27] - The target price has been adjusted to 10.1-11.1 CNY, corresponding to a 2025 PE ratio of 11-12x [3][27] Key Financial Metrics - Projected revenue for 2025 is 2.662 billion CNY, with a net profit of 326 million CNY [4][29] - The company maintains a strong competitive position in the cotton sock manufacturing sector, supported by a robust customer base and ongoing capacity expansion [27][3]