On August 20, KINGSOFT fell 5.16% in regular trading to HK$24.24, with turnover of HK$310 million. The decline followed the company's interim results release on August 19, which revealed weaker core profitability metrics despite headline earnings growth.

While H1 net profit attributable to shareholders surged 101% YoY to RMB 1.639 billion, the adjusted net profit fell 13% YoY to RMB 581 million. Operating profit declined 17% YoY to RMB 814 million. The online gaming segment was the primary drag, with revenue dropping 19% YoY to RMB 1.614 billion due to product lifecycle effects and intensifying competition. Although the office software segment grew 25% YoY to RMB 3.313 billion — now accounting for nearly 70% of total revenue — it was insufficient to offset gaming weakness. Gross margin contracted by 2 percentage points YoY, further weighing on sentiment.

The market focused on the deterioration in underlying operating performance rather than the optically strong headline profit figure, prompting broad-based selling pressure.

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