It's hard to earn money, and even harder to collect payments! Zhonghuan Jie’s IPO: 80% of accounts receivable are overdue; post-period collection rate is only 9%.

Its primary clients are urban management authorities—such as municipal urban management bureaus and management committees. Zhonghuan Jie signs service contracts with these entities, undertakes and executes cleaning operations, and then collects payments per contract terms. In the view of Fengyun Jun, Zhonghuan Jie’s most distinctive feature lies in its strategically advantageous regional layout. The company operates across 19 provinces, with its most lucrative market in Northeast China—especially Shenyang. In 2024, the Northeast region contributed over 35% of total revenue, with gross margins approaching 40%, far exceeding those of other regions. According to the company’s responses to regulatory inquiries, the reasons include the region’s vast land area and sparse population—resulting in lower operating costs—as well as additional winter snow-removal services. Moreover, Zhonghuan Jie has secured multiple projects across Shenyang City, covering approximately 30% of the city’s total operational area. This dominant local presence strengthens its bargaining power during price negotiations. For instance, the iron-west (Tiexi), Sujiatun, and Dadong II projects in Shenyang posted gross margins of 35.5%, 39.3%, and 51.0%, respectively, in 2024—making them the company’s absolute core profit drivers. (Source: Zhonghuan Jie’s official announcements; Chart: Shizhi Fengyun APP) Thanks to this regional advantage, Zhonghuan Jie’s consolidated gross margin approaches 30%, significantly outperforming industry averages. (Source: Zhonghuan Jie’s inquiry response) Shrinking contracted backlog and concentration of key projects nearing expiration Overall, the sanitation industry falls under public utilities—but suffers from a critical weakness: short contract durations. Unlike water, electricity, or gas concessions—which often span two or three decades—sanitation service contracts typically last only a few years. Using 2024 data as an example, Zhonghuan Jie’s total contracted backlog stood at RMB 7.5 billion, with an annualized contract value of approximately RMB 2.5 billion—implying an average project duration of roughly three years. Moreover, most projects Zhonghuan Jie undertakes are straightforward government-purchased services, lacking the long-term, exclusive operational rights afforded by concession agreements or Public-Private Partnership (PPP) models. This means that once a contract expires, competitors may seize the territory—significantly increasing project attrition risk. (Source: Zhonghuan Jie’s inquiry response) Currently, industry participants fall into three main categories: First, pure-service providers—including Beijing Environmental Sanitation Group, Yuhutian, and Qiaoyin Co., Ltd.—with Zhonghuan Jie belonging to this group. Second, sanitation equipment manufacturers—such as YinFeng Environment (000967.SZ) and Fulongma (603686.SH)—which extend downstream into operations leveraging their proprietary sanitation vehicles and equipment. Third, cross-sector entrants—including property management firms like Country Garden Services (6098.HK) and Vanke Services (02602.HK), as well as construction enterprises such as Beijing Construction Engineering Group and China State Construction Engineering Corporation. In 2024, over 10,000 companies operated in China’s sanitation sector, yet only 324 achieved annual revenues exceeding RMB 100 million. The top ten firms collectively held just 20% of the market—illustrating how fiercely competitive the industry is. Under this business model, a sanitation company’s “annualized contract value” directly determines its standing within the industry. According to data from Huanjing Sinan, Zhonghuan Jie ranked eighth nationally in this metric at year-end 2024—but commanded only about a 1.1% market share. (Source: Huanjing Sinan) Zhonghuan Jie itself disclosed that its renewal rate for existing projects in 2024 was approximately 90%, meaning it lost 10% of expiring projects that year. To stabilize its position, the company must aggressively pursue new projects. But the bad news is that demand in the sanitation industry appears to have already hit a ceiling.

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When the Finance Department reports the company’s actual operating performance—or budget forecasts—to senior management, it typically presents profit figures. However, reporting directly using externally standardized profit statements often proves neither intuitive nor sufficiently tailored to internal management needs. Therefore, designing and preparing an internally oriented management profit statement is essential. Designing such a management profit statement requires consideration of multiple factors—including the company’s profit model, business management approach, scale of operations, organizational structure, and specific management requirements. The process of designing a management profit statement also serves to clarify the company’s profit model and establish a clear, quantifiable operational accounting framework. Such a framework forms the foundation for budgeting and execution—and provides a solid basis for budget preparation, accountability assignment, cost control, and performance evaluation. For example, during its early development stage, Lenovo Group designed a ‘Roof Diagram’ management profit model: 1. Understanding revenue expansion and cost reduction through the ‘Roof Diagram’ 2. Breaking down cost and expense segments for quantification A clear, quantifiable operational accounting framework must be established according to business characteristics and management needs, defining the calculation scope for each item within the framework. For instance, if the company adopts a divisional management structure, it must explicitly define how division-level and corporate-level profit statements are structured and defined. This operational accounting framework lays the informational groundwork for budgeting and performance assessment. 3. Defining responsibilities and assigning cost-reduction duties to build a quantified operational accounting system By segmenting cost and expense items along the operational value chain—and assigning corresponding responsibility departments—the company can distribute cost-reduction duties accordingly, set up process monitoring points, strengthen granular accounting practices, and thereby build a quantified operational accounting system. Establishing a management responsibility accounting system enhances the usefulness of financial information and provides a sound informational basis for managerial decision-making. By building an operational accounting profit model, companies can clearly reflect both cost structures and profit structures—providing a basis for cost control, accelerating working capital turnover, and identifying new profit opportunities. It enables executives to intuitively grasp product cost composition, clarifies operational issues, helps focus attention on key problem areas, fosters an enterprise-wide operational mindset across all departments and employees, and achieves effective cost containment. In large conglomerates, multiple types of management responsibility centers exist—each bearing distinct reporting scopes. For example, Huawei’s operational accounting profit-and-loss framework and associated responsibility scopes are generally as follows: Investment Center: Responsible not only for profit-and-loss outcomes but also for long-term investment returns. Profit Center: Maintains a full profit-and-loss statement and bears responsibility for revenue, costs, and profits. Revenue Center: Primarily accountable for sales volume, order intake, and revenue generation. Cost Center: Responsible for unit costs and their improvement rates, supporting profit centers in delivering production and services. Expense Center: Performs designated functional roles and is accountable for expenditure amounts or expense ratios. The following case study details the design of an operational accounting system for a technology company. I. Design rationale for the 20XX operational accounting system 1. Align with the 20XX platform-based organizational structure to meet matrix-management requirements. Ensure objective and fair performance evaluations across all business units, oriented toward achieving overall corporate operating goals. 2. Practicality: Draw upon advanced practices—but avoid rigid, mechanical adoption—ensuring suitability for the company’s business model and developmental needs.

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