Deepening the Strategic Transformation toward an Ecosystem of Education, Healthcare, Wellness, and Mind Tour, with Synergies Increasingly Materializing
HONG KONG, March 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — On the evening of March 27th, 2025, Neutech Group Limited (Stock Code: 9616.HK) announced the annual results of 2024.
In 2024, the Group leveraged the “Education + Technology + Services” tri-engine model and pursued integrated development across education, healthcare, wellness, and mind tour to drive strategic transformation. This cross-business synergy sustained steady growth: During the reporting period, the Group achieved revenue of approximately RMB2.042 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 13.1%; the gross profit was RMB969 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 12.0%; adjusted net profit was RMB466 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 8.7%; adjusted net profit margin was 22.8%.
In 2024, building on its education technology foundation, the Group strategically acquired Neutech Healthcare Medical and its subsidiaries to strengthen its healthcare wellness service. Concurrently, it launched the Neuedu Phoenix College brand and introduced elderly education and mind tour services. Marking a new era of transformation, the Company completed its renaming as “Neutech Group Limited”, aligning with its integrated ecosystem strategy. This year not only initiated the Group’s strategic upgrade but also positioned Neutech as a pioneer in building a holistic “teaching, medical, health care and health tourism” ecosystem.
Strengthening Its Educational Foundation and Enhancing Its Core Capabilities
Relying on Neutech’s strong industrial DNA and technological resources, the Group’s education business has achieved accelerated growth and remarkable results. In 2024, In terms of full-time higher education, the three applied undergraduate universities under its umbrella focus on the direction of “IT + digital media + health care”, and the quality of education continues to improve. As of 31 December 2024, the three universities had a total of more than 58,000 students, an increase of 2.3% over the same period in 2023, and a record high year after year. The results of subject competitions have been outstanding. In 2024, students from the three universities won a total of more than 9,100 provincial-level third-prize or higher subject competition awards, more than half of which were national-level awards. Employment and entrepreneurship achieve new heights. As of 31 December 2024, the graduate employment rate for the 2024 cohort across all three universities exceeded 90%, once again demonstrating the strong outcomes of our deep integration between education and industry.
In the terms of educational technology research and development, the Group has built a comprehensive service and product matrix in educational technology. In 2024, we launched the metaverse creative platform openNEU, the Neuedu Smart Education Platform V3.0, and the OpenHarmony ICT Training Lab, further showcasing our commitment to empowering education through technology amid digital transformation.
In terms of educational resource development, the Group has focused on three key sectors—”IT + Digital Media + Health Care”—to establish an integrated 4S product and service system spanning professional content, management platforms, and comprehensive software-hardware solutions. In 2024, the Group provided smart education platforms, educational management software, training laboratory products and supporting teaching materials to 133 educational institutions, while establishing industry-academy partnerships and collaborative specialty programs with 62 colleges and universities, benefiting approximately 23,000 students. Its continuing education services implemented 193 training programs for 94 institutions nationwide, including corporate training, government-commissioned projects, institutional training, teacher development programs and vocational qualification certifications, reaching over 80,000 participants through both online and offline channels. Simultaneously, capitalizing on demographic aging trends, the Group innovatively implemented a model of education for the elderly featuring “LIFECARES”, which integrates “entertainment, nursing, medicine, and learning”, and established Neuedu Phoenix College in August 2024 with simultaneous enrollment launches in Dalian and Chengdu, accumulating over 250 enrolled students.
Innovation Development in Healthcare Wellness
To proactively address the profound impacts and unique opportunities presented by China’s increasingly prominent aging society, in 2024 the Group strategically initiated expansion and in-depth development in the silver economy market. The Group has pioneered a new integrated “education healthcare wellness” model, creating a novel ecosystem where: education supports medical care and eldercare; medical services transition to eldercare while supplementing education; and eldercare underpins medical services while assisting education—ultimately forming a stable, interconnected, mutually supportive, efficient and sustainable new industry paradigm.
In terms of the medical care, the Group established four-part integrated system of “medical, health and conservation” in 2024. Ruikang Cardiovascular Hospital handled over 44,000 outpatient and emergency cases, while exceeding 6,000 inpatient admissions and surgical procedures. Meanwhile, Ruikang Stomatolog Hospital served more than 12,000 outpatient visits. In the realm of healthcare, as of December 31, 2024, the Group’s Ruikang Home Care Certer achieved an occupancy rate exceeding 75%. By deeply integrating education, medical care, healthcare, and technology, the Group has realized mutual empowerment between education and industry in practical training bases and talent delivery, promoting efficient resource utilization and continuous value growth.
Looking ahead, the Group will uphold education as its foundation and nexus, deeply engaging in the initiative of “Empower education healthcare wellness ecosystem with technology and boost digital intelligent lifestyles with innovative education.” This entails providing digital-intelligent products and services across the entire lifecycle, encompassing education, healthcare, wellness, industry, and cultural tourism, thereby forging a new integrated development framework. The Group will persist in advancing technology-enabled education and fostering coordinated development across all educational domains. It aims to develop university-affiliated medical and wellness industries, driving the deep integration of healthcare and education through technological innovation. By establishing a digital-intelligent urban elderly care service platform, the Group seeks to offer high-quality consulting services and senior consumer products for home-based, community-based, and institutional elderly care. Additionally, it plans to integrate Neuedu Phoenix College with mind tour services, creating a comprehensive education model of “study-tour-care” model for the elderly. Through efficient sharing and utilization of human, financial, and material resources, the Group aspires to build a harmonious and prosperous ecosystem, delivering greater value to society.
Contact: weilin@neuedu.com
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