Investment Rating - The investment rating for Yum China (9987.HK) is "Buy" [1] Core Insights - The company reported a revenue of $3.206 billion in Q3 2025, representing a 4% year-over-year increase, while operating profit rose by 8% to $400 million. However, net profit attributable to shareholders decreased by 5% to $282 million, but increased by 7% when excluding the impact of investments in Meituan [2] - The company returned $414 million to shareholders in Q3 2025, including $326 million in stock buybacks and $88 million in cash dividends, with a total of $950 million returned in the first three quarters and an expected annual return of approximately $1.5 billion [2] Summary by Sections Sales Performance - In Q3 2025, the overall sales for the company, KFC, and Pizza Hut increased by 4%, 5%, and 4% year-over-year, respectively. Same-store sales grew by 1% for the overall company, 2% for KFC, and 1% for Pizza Hut. KFC's average transaction price decreased by 1%, while transaction volume increased by 3%. Pizza Hut saw a 13% drop in average transaction price but a 17% increase in transaction volume [3] Store Expansion - The company added a net total of 536 new stores in Q3 2025, with 32% being franchise stores. KFC contributed 402 new stores (41% franchise) for a total of 12,640 stores, while Pizza Hut added 158 new stores (28% franchise) for a total of 4,022 stores [3] Profitability and Cost Management - The operating profit margin improved to 12.5%, up 0.4 percentage points, with restaurant profit margins at 17.3%, an increase of 0.3 percentage points. KFC and Pizza Hut's restaurant profit margins were 18.5% and 13.4%, respectively, with year-over-year increases of 0.2 and 0.6 percentage points. This improvement was attributed to favorable raw material prices, operational streamlining, and automation [5] Future Earnings Forecast - The revenue projections for 2025-2027 are $11.792 billion, $12.350 billion, and $13.013 billion, respectively. The net profit attributable to shareholders is expected to be $916.8 million, $982.7 million, and $1.061 billion for the same years. The earnings per share (EPS) are projected to be $2.53, $2.71, and $2.93, respectively. The latest stock price corresponds to price-to-earnings (PE) ratios of 17, 16, and 15 times for the respective years [6]
百胜中国（09987）：同店延续正增长，加盟助力开店提速