Wealth Management/Investment Banking Showed Resilient Growth
发布时间:2026-05-29 来源:华泰证券
For 2025,revenue rose by 27.7%YoY to RMB9bn,due to the retroactive adjustment of futures revenue following accounting standard updates.Attributable net profit(NP)rose by 50.1%YoY to RMB3,550mn,missing our estimate of RMB3,840mn,mainly because 4Q25 investment income was only RMB280mn(-80%QoQ).Brokerage and investment businesses were the main drivers for the full-year YoY growth.For 1Q26,revenue was RMB2,050mn(-34%YoY),and attributable NP was RMB800mn(-18%YoY).Net incomes from brokerage,investment banking(IB),and credit businesses climbed YoY,while investment income fell temporarily.The company is proceeding the acquisition of Donghai Securities.Currently,market trading is active,and we are optimistic about its future growth potential.Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Brokerage:the core earnings growth driver
For 2025,net brokerage income was RMB2,393mn(+33%YoY).By the end of 2025,the total number of wealth management service customers rose by 16.25%YoY.Customer assets amounted to RMB852.5bn(+RMB191.1bn or+29%YoY).The company held RMB27.5bn(+16%YoY)of financial products for distribution and RMB10.9bn of ETFs(a record high),and its private fund pool expanded by 38%YoY.Relying on its proprietary A5 core trading system and digital middle office,the company built adigital wealth management service matrix around the"Xiucai APP",released and upgraded the intelligent service officer"Xiaoshuidi",and built an"embedded APP+AI"companion service model.By launching digital branches,it has covered afull range of service scenarios,significantly improving operating efficiency and customer experience.For 1Q26,net brokerage income was RMB736mn(+45%YoY).
Net IB income jumped YoY in 1Q26
For 2025/1Q26,net IB income was RMB797/377mn(+13/+72%YoY),showing astrong upside in the first quarter.For 2025,the company reported 5A-share IPO approvals,ranking 5th in the sector.Specifically,it reported 4BSE IPO approvals,ranking 3rd in the sector,and its competitive advantages on the BSE were further consolidated.The number of newly declared IPOs and IPOs under review both entered the top 10 in the sector.As the lead broker,it completed 17 NEEQ listing projects.It completed over 580 bond underwriting projects,with atotal underwriting value of over RMB170bn.The underwriting value of corporate bonds(including enterprise bonds)ranked among the top in the market.SooChow Securities(Hong Kong)focused on the overseas bond market,completing 71 overseas bond projects with atotal issuance value of nearly USD9bn.Its international business footprints continued expanding.
AM income faced pressure
For 2025/1Q26,net asset management(AM)income was RMB198/39mn(+13/-23%YoY).For 2025,investment income climbed by 40%YoY to RMB3,837mn,driving earnings growth.For 1Q26,related income fell by 69%YoY to RMB342mn on ahigh base in 1Q25 and market fluctuations.By the end of 1Q26,financial investments amounted to RMB124.9bn(+15%vs the beginning of the year).Specifically,financial assets held for trading/other equity instrument investments/other debt investments were RMB51.2/14.7/59.0bn(+20/+20/+9%vs the beginning of the year).
Earnings forecasts and valuation
To factor in persistent uncertainties stemming from overseas geopolitical tensions,we lower our investment income assumption.Thus,we trim our 2026/2027 attributable NP forecasts by 12/11%to RMB3,690/4,160mn and add our 2028 forecast of RMB4,660mn,implying 2026/2027/2028 EPS of RMB0.74/0.84/0.94.Our 2026E BVPS is RMB9.08.We value the stock at 1.3x 2026E PB,a premium over its peers'average of 1.1x on Wind consensus to factor in the company's plan to acquire Donghai Securities,active market trading,and sound growth prospects.Our target price is RMB11.80(previous:RMB12.35,based on 1.4x 2025E PB).Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Risks:Disappointing business development;market fluctuations.