Earnings Beat; Digital & Intelligent Transformation Gains Emerge
发布时间:2026-04-23 来源:华泰证券
GRG Metrology&Test has reported 1Q26 revenue of RMB713mn(+15%YoY,-40%QoQ),an attributable NP of RMB16.9mn(+251%YoY,-91%QoQ),and an ex-nonrecurring net profit of RMB8.9mn,which turned positive YoY.The attributable NP was above our forecast range of RMB10mn-15mn.Revenue grew steadily with the gross margin rising by about 1.5pp YoY to 40.2%,while the operating expense ratio fell by about 2.8pp YoY,showing significant improvement in profitability.The company’s emerging businesses,including digital testing and IC testing and analysis,continued to scale up while growth in traditional metrology calibration recovered.Together with the deepening rollout of AI-enabled operations,we think that full-year 2026 earnings could maintain relatively fast growth.Maintain BUY.
Transformation gains:a higher share of high-margin business
For 1Q26,the company continued to optimize its business mix,and the contribution from emerging high-margin businesses kept rising.Growth in the metrology calibration business recovered gradually,supported by solid technical barriers.In strategic testing services for sci-tech innovation,the company continued to expand its service capabilities and testing parameters.Orders and revenue from digital testing and IC testing and analysis continued to scale up,and revenue growth kept accelerating.Businesses tied to high-end equipment industries,including special industries,autos,new energy,and aerospace,maintained steady growth,supported by active R&D activity.The company also pushed AI-enabled operations further and optimized operating management.The operating expense ratio fell by 2.8pp YoY,and scale effects became more visible,supporting continued profitability improvement.
Future-industry positioning further deepens
The company has proactively expanded into future industries such as commercial aerospace,the low-altitude economy,and artificial intelligence,with testing demand going up alongside active R&D.In commercial aerospace,the company has built eight technology platforms and developed the country’s first‘4G-IoT satellite communication integrated test system.’In the low-altitude economy,it took the lead in establishing an innovation research center for airworthiness services and has supported airworthiness certification for more than 100 types of low-altitude aircraft.In artificial intelligence,it has built afull-chain AI metrology and testing service system covering chips,algorithms,systems,and equipment.In 2026,the company is implementing its‘One Body,Two Wings’strategy and accelerating digital and intelligent transformation.Future-industry testing businesses are likely to continue contributing earnings growth.
Lift earnings estimates and target price
We estimate attributable NP at RMB490mn,RMB564mn,and RMB649mn for 2026,2027,and 2028,revisions of+0.2%,+4.0%,and+7.7%versus our previous estimates,with athree-year CAGR of 15.2%.We project EPS at RMB0.77,RMB0.88,and RMB1.02.As AI-enabled operations continue to improve,we revise down our forecasts for the selling and administrative expense ratios.Based on 38.5x 2026E PE,which is in line with the average for comparable companies on Wind consensus,our target price is RMB29.65(previously RMB27.72,on 36x 2026E PE).
Risks:Business expansion falls short of our expectations,order execution progress misses our expectations,and asset-impairment losses exceed our expectations.