Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Buy" (maintained) [5] Core Views - The company reported a significant reduction in losses for the first half of 2025, with total revenue reaching 1.651 billion RMB, a year-on-year increase of 5.3%. The sales revenue was 1.444 billion RMB, a decrease of 3.11% year-on-year, and the net profit attributable to the parent company reduced losses to 48 million RMB from 95 million RMB. Cash EBITDA increased by 19.7% to 484 million RMB [5] - The company has improved its per unit production, with a low proportion of breeding cows, which provides ample support for future production capacity. The sales volume for the first half of the year was 373,000 tons, an increase of 6.3% year-on-year, benefiting from a 1.7% increase in per unit production to 12.27 tons and an increase in the number and proportion of breeding cows, which currently stands at 44.9%, up 1.4 percentage points from the end of 2024 [6] - The beef business turned profitable, with revenue reaching 145 million RMB, a year-on-year increase of 616.98%, and sales volume of 15,010 heads, a year-on-year increase of 502.3%. The average selling price increased by 19%, achieving a gross profit of 3 million RMB, compared to a loss of 15 million RMB in the same period last year [7] - Cost improvements offset most of the downward pressure from milk prices, but the valuation of breeding cows per head was still adjusted downwards, indicating that the fundamentals need to reverse. The average sales cost of milk decreased to 2.89 RMB/kg, a year-on-year decrease of 7.4%, partially offsetting the gross margin pressure from the decline in raw milk prices [8] Financial Forecasts - The company’s net profit forecasts for 2025-2027 have been adjusted to 70 million, 600 million, and 850 million RMB respectively, with the previous values being -47 million, 436 million, and 709 million RMB. The PE ratio for 2026 is projected to be 5 times [9] - Revenue for 2025 is expected to be 2.986 billion RMB, with a year-on-year decrease of 4.47%. The net profit for 2025 is projected to be 733 million RMB, with a significant year-on-year increase of 211.94% [10]
中国圣牧（01432）：中报显著减亏，静待基本面弹性释放