Edvantage warns of sharp interim profit drop on enrolment decline and higher costs

Edvantage Group Holdings Limited ( (HK:0382) ) has issued an announcement.

Edvantage Group Holdings has warned that profit attributable to shareholders for the six months ended 28 February 2026 is expected to fall sharply to about RMB101.5 million from RMB243.7 million a year earlier, based on preliminary unaudited figures. The decline is mainly driven by lower student enrolments at several key schools, notably double-digit drops at Guangzhou Huashang College, Urban Technician College of Sichuan and Guangdong Huashang Technical School, which have weighed on revenue.

The group also reported higher costs of sales due to increased strategic investment in school operations, including talent development, teaching quality upgrades and campus expansion, alongside an anticipated impairment loss on goodwill for certain cash-generating units. Management frames these spending initiatives as necessary to strengthen Edvantage’s long-term competitive position and support high-quality growth, though the near-term hit to earnings underlines operating pressures in China’s private education sector and signals heightened risk for shareholders pending the formal interim results.

More about Edvantage Group Holdings Limited

Edvantage Group Holdings Limited is a Hong Kong-listed private education services provider incorporated in the Cayman Islands. The group operates higher education and vocational institutions in Mainland China, including Guangzhou Huashang College, Urban Technician College of Sichuan and Guangdong Huashang Technical School, focusing on talent cultivation and teaching quality in its campuses.

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