思考乐教育(1769.HK):利益绑定提升运营效率,大湾区K12黑马持续扩张,首次覆盖给予“强烈推荐”评级
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思考乐教育 2019 年营收7.1 亿元,同比增长 44.3%,归母净利润 0.95 亿元, 同比增长 31.3%。扣除上市费用、IFRS 变更等因素的调整后净利润为 1.36 亿元,同比增长 62.4%。全年每股派息 0.06 港元。
把握大湾区市场优势,快速扩张布局。思考乐教育以深圳为基础,业务扩展 至广东及福建共 7 个城市。《粤港澳大湾区发展规划纲要》提出建设粤港澳教 育和人才高地的目标,推动民办教育发展。同时大湾区发展吸引大量优质人 才及其子女涌入,为 K12 培训的发展带来了空间,公司把握市场机遇持续扩 张。截至 2019 年底,思考乐共经营 100 间学习中心,包括新增学习中心 46 个,新进入中山和江门两个城市。全年总入学人次近 30 万人,同比增 22.8%; 辅导课时总数 864 万,同比增 36.2%;平均课时费由前一年的 77.7 元提升至 82.3 元,同比增约 6%。在快速渠道扩张的同时,平均课时费与生均辅导时 长均有一定提升,带来公司业绩的不断增长。
独特的管理模式与较高的研发投入,保障公司高质量教学与高效运营。思考 乐持续投入研发,开发了一套教学 5T管控系统及一系列教学支持工具, 2019 年研发费用率达 6.4%。公司依靠合伙人制度和校长负责制,通过赋权、激励, 提高整体运营效率,使教师流失率维持在低个位数。这一制度将员工利益与 公司发展深度绑定,管理层能够根据市场与学生需求快速调整运营策略,提 高管理效率。2016-2018 年公司整体教室使用率分别为 68.5%,64.1%和 71.6%,2019 年成熟校区教室使用率超过 80%,新校区使用率超过 70%。 公司盈利能力不断提升,扣非后净利率达 19%,较前一年提升 2 个百分点。
提前布局双师+网校,疫情后迅速转入线上授课,降低疫情影响。公司将线上 作为对线下的补充,对比线下主课程,线上更多的是名师课、大师课、短训 班、集训班。疫情期间,线上以原老师、原学生、原内容、原时段为原则, 保证原有线下课程的学习效果与延续性。 盈利预测与投资评级:思考乐教育依托独特的激励管理模式与大湾区区位优 势不断扩张,持续教研投入保障教学质量。新冠疫情下,培训机构头部企业 市占率将得到提升,形成强者恒强的局面。我们预计公司 2020-2022 年净利 润分别为 1.6、2.1、2.6 亿元,对应 EPS 分别为0.29、0.38、0.47 元。当前 股价对应 PE 值分别为 29、22、18 倍。首次覆盖,给予“强烈推荐”评级。
风险提示:扩张与盈利能力不及预期,核心教师资源流失,超预期行业政策。

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