新东方-S（09901）：Q2业绩超预期，教育业务稳健增长

Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for New Oriental Education & Technology Group (9901.HK) [1] Core Insights - New Oriental's FY26Q2 results exceeded expectations, with net revenue of $119.1 million, a year-on-year increase of 14.7%, and net profit attributable to shareholders of $4.55 million, up 42.3% [2] - The growth in revenue was primarily driven by a rebound in new education business and the recovery of Dongfang Zhenxuan, while profit growth outpaced revenue due to a 1.2 percentage point increase in gross margin and a 2.6 percentage point decrease in sales expense ratio [2] - The company has successfully implemented its shareholder return plan, including a cash dividend of $0.06 per ordinary share and a share buyback plan of $300 million, with approximately 1.6 million ADS repurchased to date [2] Summary by Sections Financial Performance - For FY26Q2, New Oriental's gross margin and net profit margin were 53.3% and 3.8%, respectively, reflecting year-on-year increases of 1.2 and 0.7 percentage points [4] - The company reported a deferred revenue balance of $2.162 billion, a year-on-year increase of 10.2% [3] Business Segments - The new education business, which includes quality education and intelligent learning systems, grew by 21.6% year-on-year in FY26Q2, a significant rebound from 15.3% in FY26Q1 [3] - The overseas examination preparation and consulting business showed mixed results, with a year-on-year growth of 4.1% and a decline of 3.0%, respectively [3] Future Guidance - The company projects FY26Q3 revenue growth of 11-14% and an annual revenue growth of 5-10% for FY26 [5] - Long-term, New Oriental is expected to maintain steady revenue growth in its core education business, with new business growth projected at 20-25% [5] - The report maintains revenue forecasts of $5.297 billion, $5.778 billion, and $6.296 billion for FY26, FY27, and FY28, respectively, along with net profit forecasts of $458 million, $526 million, and $577 million for the same periods [5]