Zhongjing Food(300908) 中原证券·2024-12-05 10:41Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Cautious Accumulate" [6] Core Views - The company's revenue growth has slowed down, with Q3 2024 revenue recorded at 301 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.57%, which is a decrease of 5.87 percentage points compared to the same period last year [2] - The gross profit margin increased to 42.75% in the first three quarters of 2024, up by 1.18 percentage points year-on-year, but the net profit margin decreased to 17.78%, down by 1.28 percentage points due to an increase in sales expense ratio [3] - The company achieved a net profit of 49 million yuan in Q3 2024, a year-on-year decrease of 2.97%, continuing the trend from the second quarter [5] - The difficulty of expanding sales further is increasing, with significant sales investment required as the company approaches a sales scale of 1 billion yuan [5] Summary by Sections Market Data - Closing price as of December 4, 2024, is 33.65 yuan - Market capitalization is 4.159 billion yuan - Price-to-book ratio is 2.85 [2] Financial Performance - Revenue for 2024 is projected to be 1.127 billion yuan, with a growth rate of 13.35% - Net profit for 2024 is projected to be 201 million yuan, with a growth rate of 16.53% - Earnings per share for 2024 is estimated at 1.38 yuan, corresponding to a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.47 [7][10] Financial Ratios - The company's gross profit margin is projected to be 42.77% in 2024, with a net profit margin of 17.81% - The asset-liability ratio is expected to be 11.49% in 2024 [11]