Expect Operating Quality to Improve in 2026
发布时间:2026-04-16 来源:华泰证券
Venustech has reported 2025 revenue of RMB2.34bn,down by 29.49%YoY,mainly because delivery of government and enterprise security projects slowed.The attributable net loss was RMB572mn,with the loss widening by 153%YoY.This mainly reflected losses from changes in the fair value of financial assets for trade,together with asset and credit impairment charges.The result was in line with the company’s earlier profit alert.For 4Q25,revenue was RMB790mn,down by 20.14%YoY,while the attributable net loss was RMB357mn,versus aloss of RMB16mn in 4Q24.For 2025,the company recorded RMB142mn of fair value losses on financial assets for trade,RMB125mn of credit impairment losses,and RMB88mn of asset impairment losses.These mainly came from bad debt provisions on accounts receivable,impairment of long-term equity investments,and inventory write-downs.The impairment cleanup may fully ease historical risks and clear the way for an earnings recovery.We think that the company’s profitability may improve significantly in 2026;maintain BUY.
Stable GPM in 2025,with continued workforce optimization
For 2025,the gross margin was 58.27%,down by 0.5pp YoY.The company proactively adjusted its low-margin integration business and expanded into new sectors,which helped keep the gross margin stable.The selling,G&A,and R&D expense ratios were 37.04%,11.17%,and 31.72%,up by 7.25pp,4.94pp,and 6.02pp YoY,respectively.The increase mainly reflected lower revenue and relatively rigid personnel costs.Headcount was 5,479,down by 14.08%YoY.Cost reduction focused on payroll optimization,while the company also streamlined its organizational structure,with operating efficiency continuing to improve.The company optimized the structure of its R&D spending and focused on high-growth areas such as AI security operations,data security posture management,and domestic firewalls.It continued to advance core technology development and reinforced its technology moat as aleading cybersecurity vendor.Expense optimization also laid asolid foundation for afuture earnings recovery.
Cash flow and efficiency improved;low-GPM projects were cut
In 2025,the company continued to strengthen its accounts receivable management,and cash collection efficiency improved significantly.Net cash generated from operating activities reached RMB287mn,versus negative RMB315mn in the same period of 2024,showing aclear improvement in earnings quality.The company held RMB4.63bn of cash,which provides support for business expansion and technology innovation.By product,revenue from security products was RMB1.27bn,down by 33.49%YoY,with agross margin of 62.81%,up by 1.96pp YoY.Revenue from security operations and services was RMB1.05bn,down by 24.08%YoY,with agross margin of 53.16%,down by 2.90pp YoY.The company maintained leadership in niche areas such as security gateways and big data security.Its high R&D spending provides core support for long-term market share gains and product iteration.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
We forecast revenue of RMB2.80bn,RMB3.28bn,and RMB3.85bn for 2026,2027,and 2028(previous forecasts for 2026 and 2027 were RMB2.89bn and RMB3.32bn,with cuts of 3.15%and 1.20%,to reflect the pace of customer demand recovery and slower growth in security product revenue).We forecast attributable NP of RMB9mn,RMB118mn,and RMB233mn for 2026,2027,2028(previous forecasts for 2026 and 2027 were RMB114mn and RMB413mn,with cuts of 92.38%and 71.43%,mainly because we lower our revenue growth and the gross margin assumptions for security services).Given the average of 7.1x 2026E PS for comparable companies on Wind consensus,and considering that cooperation with China Mobile may enter aharvest period in 2026,we apply 8.5x 2026E PS to our earnings estimates,for our target price of RMB19.66(previously RMB19.11,on 8.0x 2026E PS).
Risks:Progress in cooperation with China Mobile falls short of our expectations,and new business development underperforms our expectations.