Catering margin pressure from licensing model shift
Catering EBITDA margin declined to 12.19% from 15.44% YoY due to closure of base kitchens and transition to a licensing model, which may continue to pressure margins.
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Catering EBITDA margin declined to 12.19% from 15.44% YoY due to closure of base kitchens and transition to a licensing model, which may continue to pressure margins.
With 87% of tickets already booked online, incremental growth in market share is limited; future growth depends on overall railway volume expansion.
Reduction of advance reservation period from 4 months to 2 months could impact convenience fee revenue from cancellations, though management downplays the effect.