Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for the company [1][2]. Core Views - The company's revenue faced short-term pressure in H1 2025; however, profit performance remained strong due to improved gross margins and one-time gains. The earnings forecast for 2025-2027 has been revised upwards [2][9]. - The company achieved a revenue of 40.092 billion RMB in H1 2025, reflecting a year-over-year decrease of 2.7%. Despite this, the gross margin improved by 1.84 percentage points, leading to a net profit of 2.271 billion RMB, which is a year-over-year increase of 20.46% [9][10]. - The beverage segment showed a revenue of 26.359 billion RMB in H1 2025, with a gross margin increase of 2.5 percentage points to 37.7%. The carbonated drinks segment experienced a revenue growth of 6.3% [9][10]. - The instant noodle business reported a revenue of 13.465 billion RMB in H1 2025, down 2.5% year-over-year, but the gross margin increased by 0.7 percentage points to 27.1% [9][10]. Financial Summary - Revenue projections for 2024A to 2027E are as follows: 80.651 billion RMB (2024A), 79.618 billion RMB (2025E), 82.494 billion RMB (2026E), and 84.277 billion RMB (2027E) [4][10]. - Net profit projections are: 3.734 billion RMB (2024A), 4.380 billion RMB (2025E), 4.934 billion RMB (2026E), and 5.566 billion RMB (2027E), with growth rates of 19.8%, 17.3%, 12.7%, and 12.8% respectively [4][10]. - The company’s PE ratio is projected to decrease from 17.21 in 2024A to 11.54 in 2027E, indicating an improving valuation over time [4][10].