Color Sorter Anchors Earnings
发布时间:2026-09-06 来源:华泰证券
Meyer Optoelectronic(Meyer)reported 1H26 revenue of RMB1.1bn(+4.20%YoY),attributable NP of RMB315mn(+4.03%YoY),and ex-nonrecurring NP of RMB293mn(-0.68%YoY).In 2Q26,revenue reached RMB663mn(+5.26%YoY,+64.96%QoQ),while attributable NP came in at RMB199mn(+2.41%YoY,+71.58%QoQ).The color sorter business maintained steady growth and served as the key earnings anchor,while exports of dental CBCT equipment began to ramp up.We remain positive on the company’s resilient operations and attractive dividend profile.Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Steady color sorter growth,strong medical equipment exports
Color sorter/medical equipment revenue reached RMB781mn/RMB194mn in 1H26,representing+5.22%/-5.12%YoY.Gross margins were 54.53%/51.53%,up 2.66pp/3.08pp YoY.The color sorter business continued to deliver steady high-quality growth.Although demand for medical equipment weakened amid asofter operating environment,the company responded by adjusting its product mix and optimizing sales policies,supporting arecovery in segment gross margin.Export revenue increased 11.49%YoY to RMB258mn in 1H26.Medical equipment export revenue more than doubled YoY to RMB31mn and accounted for over 15%of medical equipment revenue.
Profitability improves with FX-adjusted net profit growing 16%
Gross margin increased by 2.36pp YoY to 54.49%in 1H26,with improvement in both color sorters and medical equipment.Net margin declined slightly by 0.05pp YoY to 29.56%,mainly due to FX losses.The selling/R&D/administrative/financial expense ratios changed by-0.47pp/-0.52pp/+0.19pp/+4.4pp YoY.The company recorded an FX loss of nearly RMB40mn in 1H26,versus an FX gain of RMB2mn in 1H25.Excluding this swing,we estimate that 1H26 net profit would have increased by approximately 16%YoY.
Product upgrades sustain;high payout anchors shldr returns
In color sorting,the company is deeply integrating advanced technologies including AI,foundational models,IoT,and big data.It continues to upgrade its next-generation agentic color sorters,which feature intelligent sensing,decision-making,and autonomous evolution.In 1H26,Meyer launched the industry’s first fruit-and-vegetable sorting agent,along with ahigh-end granular-material sorting agent,a tea impurity-removal agent,and portfolios of sorting agents for nuts and dried fruit and for spices.These launches further rounded out its intelligent sorting product portfolio.The company also continued to optimize its full-stack digital and intelligent solutions built on industrial IoT,enabling intelligent production-line coordination,lower material losses,and higher efficiency.Cumulative cash dividends over the past three years reached RMB1.9bn,equivalent to 262.84%of average annual net profit over the same three financial years,allowing shareholders to share in the company’s growth.
Earnings forecast and valuation
We maintain our attributable NP forecasts of RMB796mn/RMB868mn/RMB931mn for 2026-2028E(2026-2028E CAGR:8.97%).Comparable companies are trading at around 34x 2026E PE based on consensus estimates.Given the company’s weaker growth profile relative to peers(average 2025-2027E CAGR of 23%for peers versus 9%for the company),we apply 25x 2026E PE and maintain our target price of RMB22.50(based on 25x 2026E PE).Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Risks:1)greater-than-expected intensification of competition in the CBCT industry,2)slower-than-expected recovery in demand for dental diagnosis and treatment,3)exchange-rate volatility.