Source: Zhitong Finance.
Some stocks in the Traditional Chinese Medicine concept opened higher, as of the time of writing, $TRAD CHI MED (00570.HK)$Increased by over 6%.$TONGRENTANGCM (03613.HK)$up over 4%, $MODERN CHI MED (01643.HK)$ Up over 2%.
Regarding the news, the General Office of the State Council issued an opinion on "Enhancing the Quality of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Promoting the High-Quality Development of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry," which mentioned increasing the protection of Traditional Chinese Medicine resources and studying and revising the "Regulations on the Protection and Management of Wild Medicinal Material Resources." It aims to standardize the development and utilization of rare Traditional Chinese Medicine resources and to make breakthroughs in breeding, biomimetic, and substitutive technologies for a number of rare Traditional Chinese Medicine resources. It will promote the Statistics monitoring of Traditional Chinese Medicine resources. The opinion also mentioned strengthening the construction of the circulation and reserve system for Traditional Chinese Medicine materials, enhancing the market management of Traditional Chinese Medicine materials, and improving the price regulation mechanism for Traditional Chinese Medicine materials. It will optimize the industrial structure layout and develop advantageous industrial clusters. It aims to enhance the quality of Traditional Chinese Medicine manufacturing and promote the digital and intelligent development of the Traditional Chinese Medicine industry. It will cultivate renowned Traditional Chinese Medicine varieties, strengthen the inheritance and innovation of Traditional Chinese Medicine processing techniques, and support the innovation and improvement of major Traditional Chinese Medicine varieties. It aims to create well-known Traditional Chinese Medicine brands.
Analysts from Zheshang stated that the Traditional Chinese Medicine sector is expected to reach a performance turning point in the second quarter of 2025, and the sector's market may start ahead of the performance turning point. The institution pointed out that with the gradual expansion of the scope of medical insurance overall payment, high gross margin/high sales medical insurance varieties that have competitive pricing will face price reduction risks. Traditional Chinese Medicine companies may achieve continuous growth in performance and stock prices through refined, intelligent, and systematic improvements in quality and efficiency. Zhongtai believes that looking forward to 2025, after experiencing cyclical fluctuations in demand and inventory in the post-COVID period, the Traditional Chinese Medicine sector is expected to return to normal growth, with a warm-up in the revenue end. At the same time, the relief of cost pressure for Traditional Chinese Medicine materials will also drive an upward correction in gross margin.
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