2Q26 Revenue and Profit Growth Accelerated
发布时间:2026-08-18 来源:华泰证券
Huace Navigation has released its 1H26 report,posting revenue of RMB1.9bn(+5.20%YoY),attributable NP of RMB333mn(+2.05%YoY),and recurring NP of RMB272mn(-9.07%YoY).In 2Q26,revenue came in at RMB1.1bn(+7.41%YoY,+38.98%QoQ)and attributable NP at RMB208mn(+13.08%YoY,+65.68%QoQ).On the revenue side,overseas markets,together with the agricultural machinery navigation&robotics and spatiotemporal perception&positioning services segments,maintained relatively fast growth,driving 2Q26 revenue growth to reaccelerate vs 1Q26.On the profit side,an improved blended gross margin and higher other income underpinned attributable NP growth,while FX losses,higher share-based compensation and increased R&D investment continued to weigh on recurring profit.Near term,2Q26 operating momentum improved QoQ,with expense headwinds still to be absorbed.Medium to long term,we see continued global expansion,a ramp-up in emerging applications,and deepening technological moats from the StellaX chip and PointX platform.Maintain BUY.
2Q26 rev.reaccelerated on overseas&emerging segments
1H26 revenue was+5.20%YoY,with 2Q26 revenue+7.41%YoY,5.13pp faster than 1Q26.By region,overseas revenue reached RMB707mn,+17.58%YoY,with its revenue share rising to 36.68%;domestic revenue was RMB1.2bn,-0.84%YoY.By segment,revenue from agricultural machinery navigation&robotics and from spatiotemporal perception&positioning services was+28.52%and+27.00%YoY,respectively,being the main growth drivers;geoinformation&spatiotemporal intelligence and intelligent construction&digital construction revenue was-13.63%and-4.23%YoY,dragging on overall growth.We think that the company’s revenue mix continues to shift toward overseas markets and emerging scenarios such as agricultural machinery,robotics and autonomous driving,while the recovery of some traditional and project-based businesses remains to be seen.
Notable GPM expansion;opex headwinds weigh on core NP
1H26 blended gross margin was 60.62%,+2.48pp YoY;2Q26 gross margin was 60.77%,+2.79pp YoY,mainly thanks to ahigher overseas revenue share and improved gross margins in the domestic business and system applications&solutions.1H26 attributable NP margin was 17.27%,-0.53pp YoY.The pressure on core profit mainly stemmed from:1)G&A expenses rising by+53.67%YoY to RMB178mn,mainly on higher share-based compensation;2)financial expenses increasing to RMB50mn from-RMB36mn ayear earlier,mainly due to changes in FX gains and losses;and 3)R&D investment rising by+11.63%YoY to RMB298mn.Over the same period,other income increased by RMB49mn YoY,providing some support to attributable NP.The YoY decline in 2Q26 recurring NP narrowed to 1.71%from 19.54%in 1Q26,with core profit pressure easing at the margin.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
We expect the company’s business to sustain growth,mainly based on:1)horizontal expansion—extending from traditional applications such as construction and geoinformation into emerging fields including precision agriculture,autonomous driving and the low-altitude economy,while accelerating global expansion;and 2)vertical deepening—strengthening its presence across upstream chips and algorithms and downstream operational services to enhance profitability.As growth in some traditional and project-based businesses has come in below our previous expectations,we lower our earnings estimates and now expect 2026/2027/2028E attributable NP of RMB742mn/1.07bn/1.26bn(previously RMB786mn/1.12bn/1.32bn,adjustments of-5.56%/-4.47%/-4.26%).Referencing its comparables’average 2026E PE,we maintain our 37.48x 2026E PE valuation(previously 38x),corresponding to our target price of RMB35.03(previously RMB37.94).Maintain BUY.
Risks:macroeconomic volatility,international political uncertainty,slower application expansion than we expect.