1Q26 Profit, NPM, and GPM Continue to Rise
发布时间:2026-04-28 来源:华泰证券
China XD Electric's 1Q26 revenue was RMB5,524mn (+5.09% YoY), attributable net profit (NP) was RMB347mn (+17.54% YoY), and recurring NP was RMB370mn (+26.33% YoY). Strong domestic tenders for power transmission/ transformation equipment and ample ultra-high voltage (UHV) grid pipelines, as well as the company's effective market expansion, deepening measures on quality/efficiency gains, and leading solid-state transformer (SST) technology/ application in China could, in our view, continue to improve its profitability. Maintain BUY.
1Q26: GPM and NPM continue to rise
For 1Q26, GPM was 23.35% (+2.33pp YoY), and NPM was 8.06% (+1.02pp YoY), indicating continued improvements. For 1Q26, the overall expense ratio was 13.42% (+0.49pp YoY). Specifically, sales/administrative/financial/R&D expense ratios were 2.60/6.13/0.66/4.02% (-0.35/-0.31/+0.87/+0.28pp YoY), with R&D investment staying elevated.
Overseas high-voltage equipment supply remains tight
Overseas high-voltage equipment supply remains tight, and we expect the company's equipment exports to contribute incremental profit. According to the General Administration of Customs, China's 3M26 transformer export value was USD2,500mn (+37.8% YoY), and high-voltage switch export value was USD1,420mn (+21.4% YoY). In 2025, the company's overseas revenue was RMB4,352mn (+54.04% YoY), accounting for c. 20% of the total, supported by overseas expansion, international product qualification, and market share gains in key regions such as the Middle East, South America, and Southeast Asia. We expect overseas revenue to support stronger earnings growth going ahead.
All business lines recorded revenue growth in 2025
In 2025, revenue from switches/transformers/power electronic devices/R&D and testing services were RMB8,700/10,080/3,970/730mn (+2.32/+9.34/+15.46/+9.76% YoY), with GPM of 27.32/18.43/16.49/56.06% (+0.80/+4.08/-0.86/+4.33pp YoY). The company's redoubled market expansion for transformer products has helped scale revenue, optimize the customer structure, and boost product profitability. Meanwhile, testing revenue YoY growth drove a significant improvement in GPM.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
We maintain our 2026/2027/2028 attributable NP forecast at RMB1,620/1,949/ 2,273mn, implying EPS of RMB0.32/0.38/0.44. Taking into consideration the overseas HV equipment shortage, China XD Electric's position as a domestic primary HV equipment leader, overseas expansion progress, and leading SST technology/application deployment, we value the stock at 58x 2026E PE, above its peers' average of 28.29x on Wind consensus. Our target price is unchanged at RMB18.56. Maintain BUY.
Risks: Weaker grid investment than we expect, intensified competition, raw material price hikes, overseas policy shifts.