Biopharma as a Clearer New Growth Driver
发布时间:2026-04-09 来源:华泰证券
Hualan Biological Engineering (Hualan) has reported 2025 revenue, attributable NP, and recurring attributable NP of RMB4.6bn, RMB940mn, and RMB940mn (+5% YoY, -14% YoY, -5% YoY), respectively. Due to pricing pressure amid competition in the blood products industry, the attributable NP was below our forecast of RMB1.4bn. Looking ahead, we expect steady growth in blood products, a gradual recovery in vaccines, and rapid ramp-up in biopharma. As new blood products, vaccines, and biologic drugs move toward launch and advance in clinical development, the company’s innovation capabilities should become more visible. Maintain BUY.
Stable blood products revenue despite pressured margins
For 2025, blood products revenue reached RMB3.4bn (+4% YoY); the gross margin was 50.2%, (-4.2 pp YoY); the net profit was RMB820mn (-14% YoY). The declines in the gross margin and net profit mainly reflected product price cuts amid industry competition. 1) Revenues from HSA, IVIG, and other blood products were RMB1.4bn, RMB850mn, and RMB1.1bn, (+15% YoY, -9% YoY, +3% YoY), respectively. The gross margins for these products were 51.7%, 37.5%, and 57.8% (-3pp YoY, -14pp YoY, +1pp YoY, respectively. 2) In 2025, the company’s plasma collection was up by 5% YoY to about 1,670 tonnes, while plasma collection in 1H25 was about 800 tonnes. 3) We expect plasma collection growth to reach around 10% going forward, supported by ramp-up at new plasma stations and local 15th Five-Year Plan initiatives. We forecast blood products revenue growth of 5-10% in 2026.
Vaccine sales recovered; biopharma ramped up rapidly
1) In 2025, vaccine revenue reached RMB1.2bn (+7% YoY), while the net profit was RMB180mn (-11% YoY). Influenza vaccine revenue was RMB1.1bn (+4% YoY), as the influenza outbreak at the end of 2025 pushed up flu vaccine shipments. We expect vaccines to recover steadily in 2026. Over the long term, the business still has ample room to grow, supported by government backing and stronger public vaccination awareness. 2) Hualan Ankang, formerly Hualan Gene, which is 40%-owned by the company, reported 2025 revenue of RMB240mn and a net loss of RMB160mn. Specifically, bevacizumab, which started commercialization in 1H25, contributed about RMB200mn of revenue, while the upfront payment for the CD3/BCMA program contributed RMB35mn of revenue. As biosimilar centralized procurement advances, we expect Hualan Ankang to maintain rapid revenue growth in 2026, and profit may turn positive.
Maintain BUY
Given the pressure on blood products revenue and gross margin from industry competition, we revise down our 2026-2027 forecasts and introduce our 2028 forecasts. We now expect attributable NP of RMB1.0bn, RMB1.1bn, and RMB1.3bn for 2026, 2027, and 2028, with the 2026 and 2027 forecasts down by 40% and 44% from our previous estimates. We value the stock at 31x 2026E PE, a premium over its peers’ average of 26x 2026E PE on Wind consensus, which reflects the company’s growth potential in blood products and potential earnings upside from investment income at its gene-related business. Our target price is RMB17.28, versus our previous target price of RMB20.91, based on 28x 2025E PE and our prior attributable NP forecast of RMB1.4bn. Maintain BUY.
Risks: plasma collection falling short of our expectations; demand for blood products lower than we expect; influenza seasonality and uncertainty.