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WH Group (SEHK:288) Stock Faces Margin Squeeze Despite Revenue Growth
WH Group stock came into today on the back foot, with the share price down about 13% over the past three months, and the latest earnings have turned that caution into a full sentiment test. The headline is simple. Profit quality is under scrutiny after net profit margin over the past year slipped to 5.4% from 6.0%, even as trailing twelve month revenue reached about US$28.5b.
Investors now need to decide whether a P/E near 8.3x already reflects that squeeze in profitability, or if today’s...