-- a2 Milk Co.（NZE:ATM，ASX:A2M）周一向新西兰和澳大利亚证券交易所提交的文件显示，其在中国的婴幼儿配方奶粉业务正面临“暂时的市场产品供应问题”，这可能会影响公司2026财年的业绩，并导致公司下调业绩预期。 文件指出，问题主要源于分销商和零售商处中国标签婴幼儿配方奶粉产品的短缺，原因包括国际竞争对手召回产品导致市场对公司进口产品的需求旺盛。 与此同时，中东冲突直接影响了运往中国的空运产品供应和成本，并且由于Synlait（NZE:SML，ASX:SM1）工厂此前的生产挑战，本财年迄今为止库存水平一直较低，目前该工厂仍存在“大量未完成的订单积压”。 此外，根据提交的文件，与强化蜡样芽孢杆菌毒素检测相关的新标准正在延长质量保证放行时间，而行业内更高的检验和抽样率也在延长产品放行时间。 a2 Milk表示，这些因素将对第四财季（主要在4月和5月）中国标签婴幼儿配方奶粉的供应产生重大影响。该公司目前预计2026财年营收增长将处于两位数低至中段水平，而此前预计为两位数中段。其息税折旧摊销前利润率预计约为14%至15%，而此前为16%。 该公司还预计，由于市场利率下降和净交易现金流出，2026财年的利息收入将有所减少。 其新西兰股票在最近的周一交易中下跌了13%。
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