GOME Retail Holdings (SEHK:493) Loss Narrows Sharply Challenging Entrenched Bearish Narratives

GOME Retail Holdings FY 2025 earnings snapshot

GOME Retail Holdings (SEHK:493) has just posted its FY 2025 first half numbers, with total revenue of C¥296.6 million and a basic EPS loss of C¥0.028457, while net income excluding extra items came in at a loss of C¥1.35 billion. Over recent periods the company has seen revenue move from C¥169.2 million in 1H FY 2024 to C¥304.7 million in 2H FY 2024 and C¥296.6 million in 1H FY 2025, alongside basic EPS shifting from a loss of C¥0.093885 to a loss of C¥0.152132 and then to a loss of C¥0.028457. This keeps the focus firmly on how much pressure remains on margins and the path back to more sustainable profitability.

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With the headline figures on the table, the next step is to set these results against the prevailing market stories around GOME Retail Holdings and see which narratives the numbers support and which they start to challenge.

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LTM losses still over C¥5.9b

• Over the last twelve months, GOME Retail Holdings reported total revenue of C¥538.1 million and a net income loss excluding extra items of about C¥5.9b, highlighting that the business is still running with very large losses relative to its current sales base.
• Critics highlight a bearish case that focuses on a multi year earnings decline, and the trailing figures line up with that concern:
  • Losses have been growing at about 5.6% a year over the past five years, and the latest twelve month loss of roughly C¥5.9b keeps that weak earnings picture front and center.
  • With basic EPS at a loss of C¥0.126 over the last twelve months, the per share results mirror the size of the net loss and leave little room in this period for a quick swing back into profit.

Bears argue that these results keep pressure on the company to prove any path toward a smaller loss or a different business mix over time.

🐻 GOME Retail Holdings Bear Case

Price to sales at 1.5x

• The shares trade on a P/S of 1.5x, which is lower than the peer average of 5.9x but higher than the Hong Kong Specialty Retail industry average of 0.6x, so the stock screens cheaper than some peers yet richer than the broader local niche.
• What stands out for the bearish view is how that 1.5x P/S sits alongside weak fundamentals:
  • The company is unprofitable over the trailing twelve months and carries negative shareholders’ equity, so the valuation is being supported by sales alone rather than by positive earnings or a strong balance sheet.
  • Shareholders have faced substantial dilution over the past year, which means any future improvement in performance has to be shared across a larger pool of shares than in the past.

Net losses shrinking versus recent halves

• On a half year basis, net income excluding extra items moved from a loss of C¥7.2b in 2H FY 2024 to a loss of C¥1.35b in 1H FY 2025, while revenue in those periods was C¥304.7 million and C¥296.6 million respectively, so the most recent half year loss is smaller than the one immediately before it even though sales stayed in a similar range.
• The general market opinion around a possible transformation story gets a mixed signal from these figures:
  • On one hand, the move from a C¥7.2b loss to a C¥1.35b loss between consecutive halves is consistent with the idea that management is trying to reshape the business and reduce the size of losses.
  • On the other hand, trailing twelve month data still show a C¥5.9b loss and unprofitable status, so any potential turnaround pitch has to be weighed against the fact that the longer term track record over the past five years points to losses increasing at roughly 5.6% a year.

Next Steps

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