Steady 1Q26 Earnings Growth
发布时间:2026-05-08 来源:华泰证券
Beijing Sifang Automation (Sifang) has reported 1Q26 revenue/attributable net profit (NP)/recurring NP of RMB2,158/271/264mn (+18.05/+12.08/+13.00% YoY), maintaining solid earnings growth. As a leading domestic provider of secondary power grid equipment, the company benefits from stable on-grid business and continued breakthroughs in off-grid operations. It has released the Digital Energy Solid-State Transformer (SST) 1.0 product, which was mass production-ready upon launch. We believe the company holds a clear competitive position in the SST segment, supported by comprehensive expertise and experience. With ongoing customer expansion, we expect SST-related business to deliver significant profit growth. Maintain BUY.
Steady growth; expense management optimized
Sifang's 1Q26 revenue/attributable NP was RMB2,158/271mn (+18.05/+12.08% YoY), sustaining positive momentum. Impairment losses totaled RMB40mn, up by RMB30mn YoY. Gross and net margins were 31.45% and 12.55%, down by 0.39pp and 0.66pp YoY, respectively, indicating stable overall profitability. The 1Q26 overall expense ratio was 17.87% (-1.27pp YoY), with the sales/administrative/financial/ R&D expense ratio at 5.76/3.73/-0.50/8.88% (-1.03/-0.42/+0.33/-0.15pp YoY), reflecting continuous optimization of operations and an improved expense structure.
Higher voltage products accelerating under Digital Energy SST 1.0
Sifang released its first Digital Energy 1.0 model on 2 April, featuring 10kV AC input, 800V DC output, 2.4MW power, and 98.5% efficiency, measuring 3.8×1.4×2.2m. Over 500 tests confirmed all core indicators met design targets, and the company announced that the product was mass production-ready upon launch. The product uses a modular design with fully pre-assembled delivery, 100% factory testing, and plug-and-play on-site installation, enabling minute-level maintenance recovery. Sifang completed 10kV Digital Energy SST 1.0 prototype testing in 1Q26 and plans to include UL and IEC certification in 2Q, with 35kV and 13.8kV models to be introduced in 3Q and 4Q, respectively, expanding the high-voltage product matrix. During 11-15 March, Sifang's innovations, including 'Advanced Control Technology for Solid-State Transformers and Its Applications' and the joint submission with China Electric Power Research Institute on 'Intelligent Fault Identification System for Power System Protection Equipment,' won silver medals at the International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva for technical innovation and industry value.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
As a leading domestic secondary power grid equipment provider, Sifang combines stable on-grid business with continuous off-grid breakthroughs. We maintain our 2026/2027/2028 attributable NP forecast at RMB0.99/1.17/1.41bn. Considering the domestic leading position of Digital Energy SST 1.0, a clear competitive advantage in the SST segment, the high growth potential of related business, successful overseas expansion, and rapidly increasing orders, we value the stock at 52x 2026E PE, above its peers' average of 34x on Wind consensus, for our target price of RMB61.88 (previous: RMB52.36, based on 44x 2026E PE). Maintain BUY.
Risks: Weaker grid investment than we expect, intensified competition, raw-material price hikes.