Scaling Up R&D Spending
发布时间:2026-05-26 来源:华泰证券
Wuxi Xinje Electric(Xinje)released its 1Q26 report:1Q26 revenue reached RMB464mn(up 19.57%YoY,down 26.49%QoQ),attributable NP was RMB54.37mn(up 18.17%YoY,down 26.54%QoQ),and the recurring NP was RMB44.51mn(up 9.92%YoY).The company continues to lead import substitution in controllers while driving volume growth of new servo products,and advancing its KA and overseas strategies.With developments in businesses such as humanoid robots,we remain positive on the company’s future growth prospects and maintain BUY.
GPM YoY edged down,but revenue&profit rose robustly
In 1Q26,the company's revenue and profit achieved steady YoY growth,reflecting the company's sustained expansion of market share in products such as controllers and servos,and the effectiveness of its KA strategy.In 1Q26,the company's gross margin was 37.77%(down 0.34pp YoY),and its net profit margin was 11.71%(down 0.14pp YoY).Profitability declined slightly YoY,which we believe was mainly due to price increases for bulk commodities such as copper and aluminum,as well as higher chip costs.Looking ahead,we believe the company can address the profitability pressure from rising costs by optimizing its product mix and expanding revenue.In 1Q26,the company's net operating cash flow was-RMB23.39mn(vs.-RMB71.66mn in 1Q25).Its 1Q cash flow has historically been weak.As downstream customer payment collection accelerates,cash flow in subsequent quarters should gradually improve,in our view.
Sound expense ratio control with presence in emerging fields
In 1Q26,the company's sales/administrative/R&D/financial expense ratios were 11.89%/4.79%/11.05%/0.05%,-2.08/-0.25/+1.84/+0.34pp YoY.The total expense ratio for the period was 27.78%,down 0.15pp YoY.While reasonably controlling expense ratios,the company continued to increase R&D investment.The company continues to expand into emerging businesses such as humanoid robots,having mastered key component technologies including coreless motors,frameless torque motors,and high-performance encoders,enabling it to supply core parts for various robotics products such as humanoid robots,quadruped robots,and collaborative robots.In 2025,its intelligent equipment(robotics)revenue reached RMB68mn(+65%YoY),and the company invested RMB800mn to build arobotics intelligent drive control system production project,accelerating the development of embodied AI robotics.With progress in humanoid robotics,this could open anew growth trajectory for the company,in our view.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
We maintain our 2026/2027/2028 attributable NP forecasts of RMB294/327/365mn.We continue to value the stock at 37x 2026E PE(in line with its peers’average on iFind consensus)and maintain our target price at RMB69.19.
Risks:Unsuccessful promotion of new products,underperformance by the semiconductor and humanoid robot businesses.