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Company Announces 2024 Interim Report. With 2024H1, the company achieved total revenue of 0.759 billion yuan (+14.93%), net profit due to mother 0.08 billion yuan (-17.53%), and net profit not attributable to mother 0.076 billion yuan (-17.94%). In the 24Q2 single quarter, the company achieved total revenue of 0.233 billion yuan (-11.82%), net profit to mother of 0.029 billion yuan (-248.08%), and net profit of non-return to mother of 0.03 billion yuan (-275.38%). The company plans to pay a cash dividend of 0.033 yuan per share.
Revenue of 100+ yuan/500ml products was +12.60% year-on-year, while revenue growth from outside Qinghai Province was 1) Revenue of products in the price range above 100 yuan/500ml was +12.60% year-on-year. 2024H1, the company's revenue from barley liquor, other barley liquor, wine, and other was 6.39, 0.003, 0.005, and 0.112 billion yuan respectively, +8.49%, -2.34%, -14.96%, and +78.88%. Other revenue was mainly e-commerce platform business, etc. Looking at the price of the company's Qingli Liquor products, the revenue of liquor products above 100 yuan/500ml and below was 0.333 billion yuan and 0.306 billion yuan, respectively, +12.60% and +4.35%. The company promoted sales growth of products in the 100-200 yuan/500ml price range through five core tasks, including terminal shelf seizure actions, plans to upgrade weak areas of individual products, restoration of market order, improvement of basic marketing work, and consolidation of customer relationships; among them, Renzhide Products carried out large-scale displays Work, there was a marked increase in single product sales; Fukujiu, Yongqing, and series of products strengthened in weak regions, and the full regional coverage of the base market was further improved.
2) By channel: 24H1, the company's distribution and direct sales revenue was 0.566 and 0.081 billion yuan respectively, +7.28% and +15.16%; at the end of 24H1, the number of company dealers was 627, with a net increase of 28 in H1.
3) The sales volume of Qingli Liquor was +11.15% year-on-year. At 24H1, the company sold 8,795 tons of barley liquor, +11.15% year on year. The estimated unit price was 36.34 yuan/500ml, -2.39% year over year.
4) The revenue growth rate outside Qinghai Province is leading. In 24H1, the company's revenue in Qinghai Province, outside Qinghai Province, and abroad was 0.504, 0.24, 0.002 billion yuan, respectively, +6.42%, +35.34%, and -8.33%; at the end of 24H1, the number of dealers in Qinghai Province and other regions was 79 and 548 respectively, H1 had a net increase of 2 and 26, and the dealer system in the Gansu market continued to improve.
The gross margin of Qingli Liquor is relatively stable; H1 increases publicity and market investment 1) The gross margin of Qingli Liquor is relatively stable. At 24H1, the company's gross margin was 59.45%, -3.50pct year on year, mainly affected by the decline in gross margin of wine and other businesses. The gross margin of Qingli Liquor was relatively stable, 68.56%, -0.22pct year on year; net profit margin to mother was 10.49%, -4.13pct year on year, mainly due to falling gross margin and increased expense ratio. In 24H1, the company's sales, management, and financial expense ratios were 20.86%, 11.28%, and -0.72%, respectively, compared with +1.14, +0.71, and +0.93pct. The increase in sales expenses was mainly due to 42.15% increase in advertising and marketing expenses. The increase in financial expenses was mainly affected by changes in the US dollar exchange rate.
2) Expenses are more rigid and affect Q2 profit margins in the short term. In 24Q2, the company's gross margin was 51.38%, -10.59pct year on year, and the net profit margin to mother was -12.33%, -19.67pct year on year, mainly due to a decrease in gross margin and an increase in expense ratio.
Investment advice
We expect the company's net profit to be 0.111, 0.155, and 0.206 billion yuan respectively in 2024, 2025, and 2026, up +23.35%, +40.36%, and +32.69% year-on-year, corresponding to PE 38, 27, and 21 times (market value 4.2 billion yuan) on August 22, respectively, maintaining the “incremental” rating.
Risk warning
Consumption recovery falls short of expectations, risk of excessive market competition, and risk of policy changes.