MeiDong Auto Holdings SEHK 1268 Loss Deepens To C¥814.7m Challenging Profit-Recovery Narratives

China MeiDong Auto Holdings (SEHK:1268) has just posted FY 2025 first half results with revenue of C¥10.1b and a basic EPS loss of C¥0.61, keeping the spotlight firmly on profitability and margins. Over the last three reported half year periods, revenue has moved from C¥10.7b in 1H 2024 to C¥11.5b in 2H 2024 and now C¥10.1b in 1H 2025. Over the same periods, basic EPS has shifted from a small loss of C¥0.02 in 1H 2024 to a larger loss of C¥1.66 in 2H 2024 and C¥0.61 in 1H 2025. The current result therefore sits in the middle of a still loss-making stretch where the core question for investors is how quickly margins can reset.

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With the latest figures on the table, the next step is to see how this margin story lines up against the widely followed narratives around future earnings recovery, risks and rewards.

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Losses widen to C¥814.7m on 1H 2025 basis

• For 1H 2025, net income excluding extra items was a loss of C¥814.7m, compared with losses of C¥2,237.1m in 2H 2024 and C¥27.0m in 1H 2024, so the business has been loss making over all three recent half year periods.
• Bears point to these repeated losses as evidence of pressure on the traditional dealership model, and the figures give them plenty to work with:
  • Trailing 12 month losses have grown at about 70.9% per year over the past five years, which lines up with the half year pattern of C¥27.0m, C¥2,237.1m and C¥814.7m losses.
  • Revenue across those same half year periods has stayed around C¥10.1b to C¥11.5b, so critics highlight that the challenge is not generating sales, it is turning those sales into profit.

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Trailing 12 month loss of C¥755.0m keeps pressure on margins

• On a trailing 12 month basis, net income excluding extra items was a loss of C¥755.0m on C¥20.0b of revenue, alongside a trailing basic EPS loss of C¥0.56, which keeps the focus firmly on when or if margins can move back into positive territory.
• Supporters of a more optimistic view see this trailing loss as a potential turning point rather than a permanent state, and the data both helps and challenges that bullish angle:
  • Earnings are forecast to grow very quickly at about 139.3% per year with profitability expected within three years, which, if achieved, would be a sharp shift from the current C¥755.0m trailing loss.
  • At the same time, revenue is expected to decline by about 1.7% per year over the next three years, so any bullish case has to rest on margin repair rather than top line expansion.

Low 0.1x P/S and C¥1.36 share price contrast with fair value estimates

• The shares trade at about C¥1.36 with a P/S ratio around 0.1x versus an industry average of 0.6x, while analysts see about 21.9% upside to their fair value estimate and a DCF fair value of roughly C¥1.74, so current pricing sits below both reference points.
• What stands out for bullish investors is how these valuation markers intersect with the loss profile, and the mix of signals is quite specific:
  • Analysts’ consensus points to a price target of roughly C¥2.24, which is well above the current C¥1.36 share price and higher than the C¥1.74 DCF fair value, suggesting the market price is sitting at a discount to both modeled values.
  • That said, the company remains unprofitable despite this low multiple, and the dividend yield of 3.58% is not well covered by earnings, so bulls need the forecast earnings recovery to materialise to justify treating the current discount as an opportunity rather than a value trap.

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China MeiDong Auto Holdings is still loss making with trailing 12 month losses of C¥755.0m and an uncovered 3.58% dividend yield, which keeps risk front and center for shareholders.

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