Yatsen Holding (NYSE:YSG) has capped FY 2025 with fourth quarter revenue of C¥1.4b and basic EPS of C¥0.09, a clear contrast to the loss profile seen earlier in the year. The company has seen quarterly revenue move from C¥833.5m in Q1 2025 to C¥1.4b in Q4, while basic EPS has shifted from a loss of C¥0.06 in Q1 and C¥0.19 in Q2 to a profit in Q4, against a trailing twelve month EPS of a C¥1.35 loss and net income loss of C¥80.9m on C¥4.3b of revenue. That mix of stronger recent EPS and still negative trailing profitability puts the focus firmly on how durable the margin improvement really is.
See our full analysis for Yatsen Holding.With the headline numbers on the table, the next step is to see how this shift in revenue and EPS stacks up against the key narratives around Yatsen, and where the latest results either support or challenge those stories.
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Revenue climbs to C¥4.3b on a 12‑month view
- On a trailing 12‑month basis to Q4 2025, Yatsen booked C¥4.3b of revenue and a net income loss of C¥80.9m, which is a much smaller loss than the C¥708.2m loss recorded over the 12 months to Q4 2024 on C¥3.4b of revenue.
- Consensus narrative points to skincare growth and premium products as key revenue drivers, and the numbers back that up in aggregate:
- Revenue on the trailing 12‑month view is about C¥904.7m higher than the 12 months to Q4 2024, while the loss over that same period narrowed by C¥627.3m, which lines up with the view that higher margin products are helping the income statement.
- At the same time, analysts are working with a revenue growth rate of about 13.9% per year. The current C¥4.3b revenue base is therefore a key starting point for their assumption that Yatsen can keep scaling without relying only on cost cuts.
Loss narrows from C¥588.9m to C¥80.9m
- Over the trailing 12 months to Q1 2025, Yatsen recorded a net income loss of C¥588.9m and a basic EPS loss of C¥6.04, compared with a loss of C¥80.9m and basic EPS loss of C¥1.35 by Q4 2025, while still reporting a small quarterly profit of C¥8.1m in Q4.
- Bears focus on high costs and potential pressure on margins, and the recent figures give you both sides of that story:
- Critics highlight spending on R&D, marketing and past acquisitions as a drag on profitability, yet the move from a C¥708.2m loss over the 12 months to Q4 2024 to C¥80.9m over the latest 12 months shows that, at least recently, those costs have not prevented a large narrowing of losses.
- On the other hand, the fact that Yatsen still shows a C¥80.9m loss over 12 months even after a profitable Q4 keeps the bearish concern alive that the path from isolated profitable quarters to consistently profitable years is not settled yet.
P/S of 0.6x against 13.9% forecast growth
- Yatsen is currently trading on a P/S of 0.6x, which is below both the peer average of 1.2x and the US Personal Products industry average of 0.8x, alongside forecast revenue growth of 13.9% per year and forecast earnings growth of about 112% per year from a loss making base.
- Bullish investors see this mix of growth and valuation as attractive, and the latest results give them several talking points:
- The move from a trailing 12‑month loss of C¥708.2m at Q4 2024 to a loss of C¥80.9m at Q4 2025, together with a single quarter profit of C¥8.1m, heavily supports the bullish claim that earnings are moving toward the forecasts that point to profitability within three years.
- With the share price at US$3.78 and analysts using a single consensus target of US$9.15, bulls will argue that today’s 0.6x P/S and improving loss profile leave room for re‑rating if the forecast growth and margin improvement continue to show up in reported numbers.
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Yatsen is still working through a C¥80.9m loss over the last 12 months, which keeps questions alive about consistency and overall risk.
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