Guoxin Securities·2025-11-26 07:33Investment Rating - The investment rating for Chow Tai Fook (01929.HK) is "Outperform the Market" [7] Core Views - The overall performance for the first half of the fiscal year is stable, with accelerated growth since October. For the first half of fiscal year 2026 (April 2025 - September 2025), the company achieved revenue of HKD 38.986 billion, a slight decline of 1.1% year-on-year, impacted by store strategy contraction and high gold prices affecting product weight. The net profit attributable to shareholders was HKD 2.534 billion, a slight increase of 0.13%, maintaining overall stability. Since October, the company has seen further acceleration in growth, with retail value increasing by 33.9% year-on-year from October 1 to November 18, and same-store sales in mainland China growing by 38.8% [1][4] Summary by Sections Revenue and Profitability - The retail revenue in mainland China increased by 8.1%, accounting for 38.4% of total revenue. Wholesale revenue in mainland China decreased by 10.2%, making up 44.2% of total revenue due to overall store contraction and reduced purchasing under high gold prices. Revenue from Hong Kong, Macau, and overseas markets grew by 6.5%, accounting for 17.4% of total revenue. The revenue from priced jewelry increased by 9.3%, representing 29.6% of total revenue, with priced gold performing particularly well [2] Cost Management and Margins - The overall gross margin remained above 30%, at 30.5%, a decrease of 0.9 percentage points year-on-year, primarily due to a reduced increase in gold prices compared to the same period last year. The increase in the proportion of priced products positively impacted the gross margin. The selling and administrative expense ratio decreased by 1.2 percentage points to 14%, benefiting from cost control optimization. Inventory turnover days shortened by 33 days to 424 days [3] Future Outlook and Adjustments - The company plans to further enhance the layout of high-margin priced products and optimize store structure to boost same-store sales. Given the 32.4% increase in London gold prices since the beginning of fiscal year 2026, which is 7.4 percentage points lower than the previous fiscal year's increase of 39.8%, the expected fair value loss on gold loans has been adjusted higher. Consequently, the net profit forecasts for fiscal years 2026-2028 have been revised down to HKD 7.141 billion, HKD 8.178 billion, and HKD 9.061 billion, respectively, with corresponding P/E ratios of 21.1, 18.4, and 16.6 [4][5]