2025 Profit Under Pressure, But 1Q26 Improved Markedly
发布时间:2026-04-23 来源:华泰证券
MeHow Innovative (MeHow) has reported 2025 revenue of RMB1.6bn, an attributable NP of RMB283mn, and an ex-nonrecurring attributable NP of RMB277mn, up by 2.0% YoY, down by 22.2% YoY, and down by 20.8% YoY, respectively. Its 2025 results were below our expectations (2025 revenue of RMB1.7bn and attributable NP of RMB369mn) due to factors such as US tariffs and export controls on raw materials. For 1Q26, revenue, the attributable NP, and the ex-nonrecurring attributable NP reached RMB403mn, RMB57.0mn, and RMB54.0mn, up by 36.3% YoY, 9.3% YoY, and 10.4% YoY, respectively. The company has maintained stable cooperation in its cornerstone businesses with leading customers, with profit growth already recovering clearly in 1Q26. We therefore remain positive on continued marginal improvement in the core business. Diverse businesses have started to contribute revenue and should support better earnings. Maintain BUY.
Core business under pressure in 2025 on tariffs and other factors
Affected by US tariffs and the Chinese government’s export controls on key raw material resources, the company’s traditional businesses saw YoY pressure on revenue from household ventilator components and artificial cochlear implant components. In 2025, respiratory management and monitoring products generated revenue of RMB1.0bn, down by 9.7% YoY, with the gross margin at 43.79%, down by 0.96pp YoY. ENT and neurological products generated revenue of RMB123mn, down by 11.6% YoY, with the gross margin at 64.37%, up by 0.72pp YoY. In 2025, the company completed the basic construction of R&D offices and manufacturing facilities at Phase III of its Malaysia industrial base, and these facilities have gradually started operations. We expect this to help reduce the impact of international geopolitical tensions on its core business and build a competitive edge for overseas expansion. The company maintains solid relationships with leading customers in its cornerstone businesses, and we await a recovery in revenue.
Maintain BUY on leading position in precision medical devices
Given stable cooperation with leading customers in the company’s cornerstone businesses and the early revenue contribution from diverse businesses as a second growth driver, we revise up our revenue expectations. Based on the 2025 expense ratio trends, we also revise up our administrative expense ratio forecasts and revise down our R&D expense ratio forecasts. We estimate attributable NP at RMB409mn, RMB541mn, and RMB662mn for 2026, 2027, and 2028, with YoY growth of 44.3%, 32.4%, and 22.4%, respectively. Compared with our previous estimates, the 2026 and 2027 forecasts are revised by -7.3% and +3.5%. We project EPS at RMB0.72, RMB0.95, and RMB1.16. Given the clear improvement in 1Q26 profit growth, stable cooperation with core-business customers, and diverse businesses building a second growth engine, we expect the company to resume rapid growth after geopolitical impacts fade. We value the stock at 44x 2026E PE, versus the average for comparable companies of 31x 2026E PE on Wind consensus, and derive our target price of RMB31.60 (previously RMB27.11, on 35x 2026E PE).
Risks: High customer concentration; slower progress than we expect in new business expansion.