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To own Longfor Group Holdings, you need to believe this is a developer that can keep converting contracted sales into cash while leaning on a sizeable recurring base of property operation and services. The August update adds some evidence on that front. Management reported RMB 2.20b of contracted sales for the month and RMB 20.84b year to date, alongside RMB 18.18b of property operation and service revenue excluding tax. That mix matters because the business is capital intensive, and steady fee style income can help support operations when the share price has fallen sharply over 1 year.
The short term story still hinges on execution and balance sheet pressure. Interest payments are not well covered by earnings, the group is currently loss making, and the stock has declined 35% year to date and 51% over 1 year. The latest sales figures suggest demand and pricing are at least sufficient to keep activity moving, but they do not address funding structure or earnings quality. With analysts expecting a return to profitability yet also projecting declining revenue over the next 3 years, the real test for Longfor Group Holdings is whether this contracted sales base can translate into sustainable cash earnings.
Even so, there is one structural weak spot in the Longfor Group Holdings story that sits uncomfortably close to the core of how it funds itself.
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