CHOW TAI SENG Jewellery Company Limited(SZ:002867) Shanxi Securities·2025-09-02 00:30Core Insights - The solar energy industry is experiencing a significant decline in new installations, with July 2025 seeing a 47.6% year-on-year decrease in new photovoltaic installations, totaling 11.0 GW [7] - Despite the decline in installations, inverter exports have maintained growth, with July 2025 inverter export value reaching 6.51 billion yuan, a 16.3% increase year-on-year [7] - The overall solar power generation in July 2025 increased by 28.7% year-on-year, contributing to 8.03% of the total national industrial power generation [7] Industry Analysis - Photovoltaic Installations: In July 2025, the cumulative new photovoltaic installations for the first seven months reached 223.25 GW, reflecting an 80.7% year-on-year increase [7] - Component Exports: The export value of photovoltaic components in July 2025 was 15.89 billion yuan, a 13.7% decrease year-on-year, while the cumulative export value for the first seven months was 111.25 billion yuan, down 22.6% year-on-year [7] - Inverter Exports: The cumulative export value of inverters for the first seven months of 2025 was 37.11 billion yuan, showing a 9.0% year-on-year increase [7] Company Performance - The company reported a revenue of 4.597 billion yuan for H1 2025, a 43.92% decrease year-on-year, but the net profit attributable to shareholders was 594 million yuan, only a 1.27% decline [9] - The company plans to distribute a cash dividend of 2.5 yuan per 10 shares, resulting in a mid-term payout ratio of 45.7% [9] - The company's gross profit margin improved significantly to 30.34%, an increase of 11.96 percentage points year-on-year, driven by product structure optimization and rising gold prices [9] Sales Channels - The revenue distribution for H1 2025 was as follows: self-operated offline channels contributed 19.37%, online channels 25.41%, and franchise channels 52.76% [9] - The self-operated offline channel revenue was 890 million yuan, a 7.56% decline year-on-year, while the franchise channel revenue dropped significantly by 59.12% to 2.425 billion yuan [9] Product Performance - The revenue from embedded products in H1 2025 was 286 million yuan, down 23.08%, while the revenue from pure gold products was 3.415 billion yuan, down 50.94% [9] - The gross profit margins for embedded and pure gold products improved to 30.40% and 16.77%, respectively, reflecting increases of 4.38 and 6.98 percentage points year-on-year [9]