HK Stock Market Move | SAINT BELLA (02508) rose by more than 3%, expected net profit not less than 4.06 billion yuan last year, with revenue increasing by more than 30% year-on-year.

SAINT BELLA (02508) rose over 3%, as of press time, it rose 3.13% to HK$4.95, with a turnover of HK$545.18 million. On the news front, SAINT BELLA announced that it is expected that the income for the year ending December 31, 2025 will be no less than RMB 1.035 billion, a year-on-year increase of not less than 30%; the total revenue of the group's management scale for the reporting period (including the group's entrusted management of postnatal care centers) will be no less than RMB 1.126 billion, with a year-on-year increase of not less than 30%; the adjusted net profit will be no less than RMB 120 million, a year-on-year increase of not less than 183%; and the net profit will be no less than RMB 406 million. The significant improvement in performance is mainly attributed to the brand effect and market penetration, accelerating penetration in core second-tier cities and provincial capitals, increasing market share in first- and second-tier cities; acquiring some profitable managed stores, accelerating optimization and integration of resources, promoting the synergistic growth of revenue from self-operated stores and managed stores; expanding business scale leading to gross profit growth, high-profit margins from clients brought in through postnatal care, combined with cost rate dilution, jointly driving further profit margin growth; and AI technology empowering efficiency improvement.