涪陵榨菜（002507）：榨菜品类表现企稳，盈利能力承压

Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Outperform the Market" [6][4][17] Core Views - The company has shown stable performance in the first half of 2025, with revenue from pickled vegetables, radishes, and pickles reaching 1.12 billion, 33 million, and 119 million respectively, indicating growth of 0.45%, 38.35%, and a decline of 8.37% year-on-year [2][11] - The company is focusing on a strategic plan to stabilize its core product, pickled vegetables, while expanding into new product categories such as side dishes and sauces, and is actively pursuing the acquisition of a 51% stake in Weizimei to enhance its product offerings [15][4] Financial Performance Summary - In the first half of 2025, the company achieved total revenue of 1.313 billion, a year-on-year increase of 0.51%, and a net profit attributable to shareholders of 441 million, a decrease of 1.66% [1][9] - The gross profit margin for the second quarter of 2025 was 52%, with a year-on-year increase of 2.9 percentage points, while the net profit margin decreased by 3.6 percentage points to 28.1% [3][12] - The company expects revenues of 2.49 billion, 2.65 billion, and 2.81 billion for 2025, 2026, and 2027 respectively, with year-on-year growth rates of 4.5%, 6.3%, and 6.0% [4][16] Market and Sales Performance - The company has seen a net reduction of 186 distributors, bringing the total to 2,446, as part of its ongoing efforts to optimize its distribution channels [2][11] - The sales performance across various regions showed mixed results, with South China and East China experiencing growth of 5.6% and 7.8% respectively, while North China saw a decline of 8.4% [2][11] Cost and Expense Management - The increase in marketing expenses has put pressure on profitability, with the sales and management expense ratios for the second quarter of 2025 at 17.2% and 3.9% respectively [3][12] - The company is benefiting from low procurement prices for key raw materials, which is expected to positively impact gross margins in the short term [3][12]