Core Business Robust; Profitability Up
发布时间:2026-08-19 来源:华泰证券
MeHow Innovative(MeHow)has reported 1H26 revenue of RMB813mn,an attributable NP of RMB124mn,and arecurring attributable NP of RMB120mn,up by 11.0%YoY,8.8%YoY,and 8.7%YoY,respectively.For 2Q26,revenue/attributable NP/recurring attributable NP reached RMB410/68/66mn,changing by-6.2/+8.4/+7.3%YoY.For 2Q26,revenue declined YoY due to fluctuations in downstream customer demand,but MeHow continued to enhance profitability,with the NP still achieving YoY growth.We remain positive on continued marginal improvement in the core business,with diverse businesses starting to contribute revenue and fueling earnings.Maintain BUY.
1H26:expanding into diversified business
MeHow has completed the basic construction of R&D offices and manufacturing facilities at Phase III of its Malaysia industrial base,and these facilities have commenced operations.This has enhanced global delivery capabilities and built acompetitive edge for overseas expansion.Leveraging its experience serving global head customers in household ventilators and artificial cochlear implants,as well as continuing to refine its technical capabilities,MeHow has been strengthening customer stickiness and improving profitability in cornerstone businesses such as respiratory management and monitoring,and ENT and neurological products,while expanding new growth space in multiple strategic new fields including drug delivery,cardiovascular,and testing and diagnostics,building anew growth curve.In 1H26,its medical product components revenue reached RMB659mn,up by 14.3%YoY,with agross margin at 42.95%,up by 0.83pp YoY;health and food safety product components revenue reached RMB113mn,up by 6.0%YoY,with agross margin at 26.23%,down by 2.59pp YoY.
1H26 sales/R&D expense ratio down YoY,GPM up YoY
In 1H26,the company’s selling and R&D expense ratios declined YoY,while the gross margin increased YoY.For 1H26,the sales/G&A/R&D/financial expense ratios were 2.33/8.62/7.75/2.22%,changing by-1.04/+0.11/-1.69/+5.21pp YoY.The company continued to control spending on sales and R&D expenses,so the corresponding expense ratios declined YoY in 1H26.The higher financial expense ratio in 1H26 reflected forex losses.The gross margin was 40.88%in 1H26,up by 3.37pp YoY,which we think reflected ahigher revenue mix of high value-added products.
Maintain BUY on leading position in precision medical devices
Given the 2Q26 results,we lower our medical-related business revenue estimates and raise our forex loss assumptions.We estimate attributable NP at RMB342mn,RMB448mn,and RMB570mn for 2026,2027,and 2028,with YoY growth of 20.8%,31.0%,and 27.1%,respectively,and revise down our forecasts by 16/17/14%vs our previous estimates.We project EPS of RMB0.43/0.56/0.72.Given stable cooperation with core-business customers,diverse businesses building asecond growth engine,and enhanced global competitiveness after the Malaysia Phase III industrial base begins operations,and despite short-term revenue fluctuations in 2Q26 due to customer demand,we value the stock at 45x 2026E PE,vs the average for comparable companies of 31x 2026E PE on Wind consensus,and derive our target price of RMB19.34(previous:RMB22.58,on 44x 2026E PE vs its comparables’then average of 31x).
Risks:High customer concentration;slower progress than we expect in new business expansion.