Indium Phosphide Product Sales Volume Jumped YoY
发布时间:2026-06-04 来源:华泰证券
For 2025, revenue was RMB1,066mn (+38.89% YoY), the attributable net profit (NP) was RMB20.15mn (-62.06% YoY), and the recurring NP was RMB-6.81mn (-126.02% YoY). For 4Q25, revenue was RMB267mn (+0.91% YoY, -0.85% QoQ), and the attributable NP was RMB2.00mn (-91.54% YoY, +149.93% QoQ). The company’s 2025 attributable NP missed our estimate of RMB86mn, mainly because germanium prices in 2H25 fell by 10.9% vs 1H25. We expect the company’s footprints in emerging industries such as aerospace photovoltaics and AI to enhance new growth momentum. Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Sales volume was mixed in 2025
The sales volume of photovoltaic-grade germanium products jumped by 75.04% YoY, driven by the national low-orbit Internet satellite plan. The optical communication market business climate improved. The sales volume of compound semiconductor material products grew by 41.86% YoY. The sales volume of indium phosphide products (equivalent to 4 inches) climbed by 73.77% YoY. The sales volumes of optical fiber-grade germanium products and infrared-grade germanium products (lenses and optical systems) rose, driven by the growth in order volume. However, the sales volume of infrared-grade germanium products (blanks and coated lenses) fell by 22.77% YoY amid accelerated application of alternative materials. Regarding prices and costs, the domestic germanium price fluctuated, but the full-year average price rose. The average selling prices and unit costs of some products climbed, but unit costs rose more sharply than selling prices. The average selling price of compound semiconductor materials rose, and the unit cost dropped slightly. As a result, revenue grew but the overall GPM fell.
Capitalize on the adoption of domestic products
On 3 April 2026, the company announced the approval of the Proposal on the Implementation of the High-Quality Indium Phosphide Single Wafer Construction Project, to implement the high-quality indium phosphide single wafer construction project. The planned total investment of the project is RMB188.56mn. Yunnan Xinyao is to expand production lines based on existing facilities, ultimately reaching a production capacity of 450k pieces (equivalent to 4 inches) of high-quality indium phosphide single wafers per year. Indium phosphide single wafers belong to III-V compound semiconductor materials. They have many advantages such as high electron mobility, strong radiation resistance, sound thermal conductivity, high bandgap width, and excellent high-frequency photoelectric conversion efficiency. They are mainly used to produce lasers and detector chips, and are key basic materials applied in fields such as data centers, high-speed optical modules, and high-power lasers. In recent years, with the rapid growth of optical communication market demand, high-speed optical modules have entered the scaled deployment stage. Downstream manufacturers are showing growing demand for indium phosphide mono wafers. Currently, on a global scale, internationally renowned enterprises such as Sumitomo Electric Industries of Japan and AXT of the US are engaged in the production and sales of indium phosphide wafers. The company’s stake-controlling subsidiary Yunnan Xinyao Semiconductor Materials has supplied products to downstream customers in batches, and maintained sound long-term cooperation and interaction with downstream customers.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
As germanium prices have fallen from prior highs, we lower our 2026/2027 attributable NP forecasts by 28.47/13.32% to RMB74/107mn and add our 2028 forecast of RMB145mn, implying 2026/2027/2028 EPS of RMB0.11/0.16/0.22.
Risks: Weaker downstream demand than we expect; policy shifts.