Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for Yum China (09987 HK) [1][3] Core Views - Yum China achieved record-high revenue in Q2 2024 with refined cost management driving profit growth [1] - The company's digital transformation continues to progress with digital orders accounting for 90% of restaurant revenue in H1 2024 [1] - Yum China has returned 994milliontoshareholdersthroughbuybacksanddividendsyear−to−dateexceedingthefull−year2023amount[1]FinancialPerformanceRevenueandProfit−Q22024revenuereached2 68 billion up 0 94% YoY (4% excluding currency impact) [1] - Operating profit grew 3 50% YoY to 266million(7212 million (11% excluding currency impact) [1] Segment Performance KFC - Q2 2024 revenue reached 2014billionup15264 million while core operating profit grew 3 8% to 273million[1]−Restaurantmarginwas162540 million down 2 5% YoY (1% excluding currency impact) [1] - Operating profit increased 13% YoY to 40million(182 2 billion in H1 2024 accounting for 90% of restaurant revenue [1] - Combined membership for KFC and Pizza Hut exceeded 495 million with member sales accounting for 65% of system sales [1] Financial Projections - 2024-2026 revenue is projected to grow at a CAGR of 9% reaching 13787billionby2026[2]−NetprofitisexpectedtogrowataCAGRof141 066 billion by 2026 [2] - EPS is forecasted to increase from 213in2024to2 77 in 2026 [2] Valuation - Current P E ratios are 16x for 2024 15x for 2025 and 12x for 2026 [1] - P B ratios are projected to decline from 1 9x in 2024 to 1 6x in 2026 [2]