Earnings Remained Under Pressure, Awaiting Recovery
发布时间:2024-11-06 来源:华泰金融(HK)
For 9M24, 712 logged revenue/attributable net profit (NP)/recurring NP of RMB+1,609/-27.25/-47.67mn, down 28.97/108.85/115.98% yoy. For 3Q24, revenue/attributable NP was RMB+408/-94.18mn (-53.93/-194.37% yoy), with the profit falling below our prior forecast of RMB70mn due to weaker-than-we-expected orders amid industry cyclicality, leading to declines in revenue and profit. Looking ahead, we expect the military sector to normalize as the 14th Five-Year Plan period concludes, potentially supporting a recovery in the company’s earnings performance. Maintain BUY.
Profitability declined yoy, expense ratios edged up yoy
In 9M24, 712’s GPM dropped 10.49pp yoy to 33.92%, while the attributable NPM fell 15.28pp yoy to -1.69%, likely due to product mix shifts and increased costs on product integration. For 9M24, sales/administrative/financial/R&D expense ratios reached 3.38/9.10/1.01/23.71%, changing by +0.79/+2.63/+0.75/+2.19pp yoy, largely attributed to reduced revenue scale.
Expanding in military and civilian wireless communications
On the military side, the company secured a bid for a data intelligence application service center, advancing the application of big data and AI in aviation training and equipment testing, which supports user technology upgrades. Additionally, it won a bid for satellite reception equipment, establishing a new supply chain for mass production and expanding its satellite navigation offerings, significant for future market expansion. In the civilian sector, 712 signed multiple sales contracts for locomotive wireless communication systems with China Railway and local railways. It also secured contracts for communications equipment and services across multiple metro systems, including Tianjin, Chengdu, Jinan, Chongqing, and Shenzhen, likely bolstering steady market gains in the future, in our view.
Maintain BUY rating
Given the slowed military order demand, we revise our forecast for attributable NP to RMB171/408/510mn for 2024/2025/2026 (previous: RMB392/514/622mn). For 2025, as military demand normalizes, we anticipate a recovery in the company’s business operations. Given the sound growth potential in 712’s data link business and synergies among diversified segments, we value the stock at 40x 2025E PE (above its peers’ average of 38x on Wind consensus). Our target price is RMB21.13. Maintain BUY.
Risks: military orders underperform our expectations; business expansion lags our expectations.