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优然牧业(9858.HK):H1收入增长19% 成本控制出色

You Ran Animal Husbandry (9858.HK): H1 revenue increased 19% and cost control was excellent

國元證券 ·  Aug 31, 2022 00:00  · Researches

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On August 29, the company announced its mid-year report of 2022. 22H1 achieved revenue of 8.707 billion yuan (+ 19.4%) and net profit of 200 million yuan (- 83.1%). Excluding changes in the fair value of biological assets minus the cost of sales, the net profit was adjusted to 1.052 billion yuan (- 3.4%).

22H1 raw milk income more than 5 billion yuan, cow stock up to 447300 head 1) the company's raw milk income is growing rapidly, and the sales unit price is higher than the market average. 22H1, the company's raw milk business achieved an income of 5.219 billion yuan (+ 19.9%); raw milk production / sales were 1.1509 million tons / 1.1277 million tons, respectively, compared with the same period last year, + 21.4% soybean milk 21.5%, of which characteristic fresh milk sales were 271400 tons (+ 23.7%). The average unit price of raw milk is 4.63 yuan / kg (- 1.3%), which is 0.43 yuan / kg higher than the average price of fresh milk in the main producing areas in the same period, mainly because the proportion of raw milk with company characteristics is higher and the sales unit price is higher.

2) the herd scale continues to expand, and lean operation increases the per unit yield of dairy cows. 22H1, the company operates 75 farms in China, with 447300 cows in stock (+ 19.1%), of which 208900 are adult cows, accounting for 46.7%. Adult cows (excluding Jersey cattle) have an annual yield of 11.4 tons (+ 1.8%), of which Inner Mongolia Youran reached 11.9 tons (+ 1.7%).

3) the huge demand of Yili ensures that the raw milk production of the company can be fully digested. 22H1, the company's raw milk sales revenue from Yili is 5.029 billion yuan, accounting for 96.4% of the company's raw milk business income (+ 4.7pct).

4) the income of systematic solutions for ruminant breeding is growing rapidly. 22H1, the company's ruminant breeding systematic solution business achieved income of 3.488 billion yuan (+ 18.6%), of which the feed / cow breeding consumables / breeding business achieved income of 31.81 million yuan, 2.46 trillion yuan respectively, compared with the same period last year. + 17.3%, 23.2%, 115.3%.

Optimize the product structure to control the reduction of gross profit margin, and the impairment of biological assets has a temporary effect. 1) reduce cost and increase efficiency and optimize product structure to control the decline of gross profit margin. 22H1, the market price of fresh milk declined slightly, while the prices of soybean meal, corn and alfalfa rose slightly, and the gross profit margin of the raw milk industry was under pressure. the company's average feed cost of fresh milk was 2.43 yuan / kg, up 14.6% from the same period last year. By improving feed conversion efficiency and optimizing product structure, the company controlled the year-on-year decline in gross profit margin of raw milk business to 8.1pctt22H1 raw milk business gross profit margin of 32.3%.

2) the change in the fair value of biological assets minus the cost of sales results in temporary losses. Affected by the rise in the price of raw materials and the decline in the price of raw milk, the loss caused by the change in the fair value of biological assets minus the cost of sales of 22H1 was 852 million yuan, compared with an income of 98 million yuan in the same period last year, which did not affect the company's actual cash flow.

3) the sales / management expenses are properly controlled, and the financing cost increases with the expansion of scale. 22H1, the company's sales / management / financial expense rates are 3.2%, 3.8% and 5.9%, respectively, compared with the same period last year-0.4/-0.9/+1.8pct.

4) under the superimposed influence of the above factors, the net return rate of 22H1 is 2.5%, year-on-year-10.3pct.

The faucet of raw milk continues to grow, and the gap of self-sufficiency of raw milk is still large.

1) the raw milk faucet continues to grow. The company aims to reach 800000 dairy cows by 2026, which is moving steadily towards this goal, and M & An is expected to continue to increase, leading the industry to increase concentration.

2) the gap of self-sufficiency of raw milk in China is still large. 22H1 China's dairy manufacturing output of 15.11 million tons, dairy imports equivalent to 10.48 million tons of fresh milk, low self-sufficiency rate of raw milk, coupled with the company's deep binding downstream leader Yili, production capacity digestion.

Investment suggestion

The company is the raw milk dragon, the downstream demand is strong, the per unit yield of dairy cows is large, the cost control ability is strong, and the herd scale is striding forward to 800000 head in 2026. We estimate that the company's net profit in 2022, 2023, and 2024 will be 8.20, 19.91, 2.276 million yuan respectively, with a growth rate of-47.36%, 142.74%, 14.34%, corresponding to a multiple of PE on August 31, 10-4-3 (market capitalization 7.9 billion yuan), maintaining the "buy" rating.

Risk hint

The downward risk of raw milk price, the risk of rising feed cost and the risk of policy adjustment.

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