
Net profit after tax fell slightly by 5.4% in the third quarter, but still has a positive view on performance in the fourth quarter
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Doufu is a leading Korean restaurant chain with stock code 2752. The fourth quarter is a key operating season for the catering industry, including department store anniversary celebrations, the peak season for year-end dinner parties and the Christmas holiday. It is also the peak season for store openings.
Doufu (2752), the leading Korean restaurant chain, announced that its consolidated revenue for the first three quarters was 3.299 billion yuan, with an annual growth rate of 9.8%. Net profit after tax was 326 million yuan, with an annual growth rate of 9.1%. Earnings per share were 12.21 yuan, continuing to hit a new high for the same period in the past. (File photo)
[Reporter Yang Yamin/Taipei Report] Doufu (2752), the leading Korean restaurant chain, announced that its third quarter consolidated revenue was 1.108 billion yuan, an annual growth rate of 6%. However, due to the strong Typhoon Bavi that hit Taiwan in July, the impact Based on the actual operation of the stores for two business days, plus the renovation of two key stores in September, the net profit after tax in the third quarter was 109 million yuan, a slight decrease of 5.4% from the same period last year, and the single-quarter earnings per share was 4.1 yuan.
The cumulative consolidated revenue for the first three quarters was 3.299 billion yuan, with an annual growth rate of 9.8%. The net profit after tax was 326 million yuan, with an annual growth rate of 9.1%. The earnings per share was 12.21 yuan, continuing to hit a new high for the same period in the past.
Doufu said that the fourth quarter has always been a key operating quarter for the catering industry, because it includes department store anniversaries, the peak season of year-end dinner parties, and the year-end Christmas holiday. It is also the peak season for Doufu's store openings. Key brands such as "Bukchon Tofu Family" and "Han Jiangxi's Little Kitchen" have active store opening plans at the end of this year and the beginning of next year. Doufu still views its fourth-quarter performance positively.
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