Revenue side: 2024H1, the company achieved revenue of 28.3 billion yuan, +5% year-on-year. Looking at the breakdown, 1) Product revenue in the first half of the year was 23.9 billion yuan, +3%, mainly affected by the high sales base of Q1 epidemic protection materials; 2) Service revenue increased 12% to 4.4 billion yuan from 3.9 billion yuan in the same period last year, mainly driven by GMV growth. The company continued to reduce fixed costs for merchants to drive GMV growth, and the overall takerate did not change much.
Profit side: The company's non-IFRS net interest rate rose from 9.0% to 9.3% in the same period last year, mainly benefiting from the increase in the company's other earnings. The company's adjusted operating margin fell from 6.4% to 5.6%, mainly due to increases in contract performance and sales rates, which were partially offset by an increase in gross profit. 1) Fulfillment expenses increased from 2.6 billion in the same period last year to 2.9 billion, and the use of delivery services increased, and the fulfillment rate increased from 9.5% to 10.4%. The rate increase was related to the platform lowering the free shipping service threshold in August last year; 2) Sales expenses increased from 1.2 billion to 1.4 billion in the same period last year, and the rate increased from 4.4% to 5.0%; 3) R&D costs/management rates changed from 2.3%/3.2% to 2.3%/2.4%, respectively, R&D expenses The rate has remained stable, and the management fee rate has declined a lot, mainly due to the reduction in share payment expenses.
Operating data: The company's GMV growth was mainly driven by an increase in the number of active buyers and purchase frequency. As of 2024H1, the number of active users of JD Health was 0.181 billion, an increase of 7% over the previous year. We estimate the penetration rate of main site users to be around 30%, and there is still plenty of room for growth in the future; due to the decline in macroeconomic consumption, the average unit price declined year on year, offset by a continuous increase in user shopping frequency.
Investment advice: Maintain an “better than the market” rating. The company's revenue side is affected by the weak consumer environment, and the growth rate is expected to be 10-15%, down from the end of '23; the company's advertising is disciplined, and profit margins are expected to be relatively stable this year. We forecast the company's revenue for 2024-2026 to be 57.4/63.8/70.8 billion yuan, down 7%/11%/14% from the previous time, mainly due to weak consumption and the decline in supply in some equipment categories; we predict that the company's adjusted net profit for 2024-2026 will be 4.4/4.8/5 billion yuan, adjusted +6% /-3/ -13% respectively from the previous time. Short-term companies will improve supply chain efficiency, and the impact of a high performance rate base will eliminate profit increases in the long run. Interest income from the company's overseas deposits. Currently, the company corresponds to 14xPE in 24, and the adjusted net profit CAGR for 24-26 is 6%. We maintain a target price of HK$31-33, compared to the current share price of 45%-54%, maintaining a “superior to the market” rating.
Risk warning: policy risk, macroeconomic systemic risk, etc.