Milkground(SH:600882) Xinda Securities·2025-08-24 05:57Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Buy" [1]. Core Views - The company achieved a revenue of 2.567 billion yuan in H1 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of 7.98%. The net profit attributable to the parent company was 133 million yuan, up 86.27% year-on-year, with a non-recurring net profit of 102 million yuan, an increase of 80.10% year-on-year [1][3]. - The growth in revenue is driven by cheese products, with significant contributions from the ready-to-eat nutrition series and the restaurant industrial series [3]. - The company has implemented cost-cutting measures, resulting in a gross margin of 30.81% in H1 2025, an increase of 0.91 percentage points year-on-year, and a significant reduction in sales expense ratio [3]. - The company is expected to maintain a high growth rate in profits for the second half of the year, with projected EPS of 0.41, 0.57, and 0.82 yuan for 2025-2027, corresponding to P/E ratios of 66X, 48X, and 33X respectively [3][4]. Financial Summary - In H1 2025, the company's revenue from liquid milk, cheese, and dairy product trading was 187 million yuan, 2.136 billion yuan, and 230 million yuan, respectively, with year-on-year growth rates of 0.63%, 14.85%, and 3.69% [3]. - The gross profit margin for H1 2025 was 30.81%, with a net profit margin of 5.18%, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 2.18 percentage points [3]. - The company has forecasted total revenue of 5.38 billion yuan for 2025, with a year-on-year growth rate of 11.1% [4].