Juewei Food (603517) 国元证券·2024-05-07 10:32Investment Rating - Buy rating maintained for Juewei Food (603517) [2] Core Views - Juewei Food achieved total revenue of 7.261 billion yuan in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 9.64%, with net profit attributable to the parent company of 344 million yuan, up 46.63% [3] - In 2023Q4, the company's revenue was 1.630 billion yuan, up 8.45%, but net profit attributable to the parent company was -45 million yuan, down 394.98% [3] - In 2024Q1, the company's revenue was 1.695 billion yuan, down 7.04%, but net profit attributable to the parent company was 165 million yuan, up 20.02% [3] - The company plans to distribute a cash dividend of 0.50 yuan per share (tax included), with a dividend payout ratio of 89.89% [3] Business Performance - The company added 874 new stores in 2023, with a single-store shipment increasing by approximately 1.22% year-on-year [3] - In 2023, the company's sales of braised food, franchisee management, and other (logistics and raw material sales) revenues were 6.050 billion yuan, 83 million yuan, and 974 million yuan, up 7.09%, 11.38%, and 33.82% year-on-year, respectively [3] - In 2023, the company's revenue from poultry, livestock, vegetables, other products, and packaged products was 4.478 billion yuan, 27 million yuan, 680 million yuan, 583 million yuan, and 282 million yuan, up 6.50%, 26.78%, 5.57%, 2.80%, and 32.75% year-on-year, respectively [3] - The company's total number of stores in mainland China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao, and overseas) reached 15,950 at the end of 2023, with a net increase of 874 stores, a growth rate of 5.80% [3] Regional Performance - In 2023, the company's revenue in Central China, South China, East China, North China, Southwest China, Northwest China, and other regions was 2.219 billion yuan, 1.605 billion yuan, 1.293 billion yuan, 887 million yuan, 832 million yuan, 141 million yuan, and 130 million yuan, up 10.81%, 12.06%, 8.72%, 19.04%, -3.76%, 106.52%, and -13.22% year-on-year, respectively [3] Financial Performance - In 2023, the company's gross profit margin was 24.77%, down 0.80 percentage points year-on-year, while the net profit margin attributable to the parent company was 4.74%, up 1.23 percentage points year-on-year [3] - In 2024Q1, the company's gross profit margin was 30.03%, up 5.73 percentage points year-on-year and 3.13 percentage points quarter-on-quarter [3] - The company's net profit margin attributable to the parent company in 2024Q1 was 9.73%, up 2.19 percentage points year-on-year [3] Future Projections - The company's net profit attributable to the parent company is expected to be 790 million yuan, 982 million yuan, and 1.129 billion yuan in 2024, 2025, and 2026, with year-on-year growth rates of 129.54%, 24.27%, and 14.90%, respectively [3] - The company's PE ratios as of May 6 are expected to be 16x, 13x, and 12x for 2024, 2025, and 2026, respectively [3]