Anticipating Gradual Profit Recovery After New Car Launches
发布时间:2026-05-22 来源:华泰证券
Aima Technology’s 2025 results:revenue was RMB25,095mn(+16.14%YoY),attributable net profit was RMB2,035mn(+2.34%YoY),and recurring net profit was RMB1,950mn(+8.84%YoY).Net profit came in below our estimate of RMB2,320mn,which we attribute to the early-stage transition to new national standards—consumers adopted await-and-see stance,weighing on sales and amplifying cost absorption pressure.For 1Q26,revenue fell 18.5%YoY to RMB5,080mn,and attributable net profit came down 67.6%YoY to RMB196mn.As the company rolls out new-standard models at scale,economies of scale should kick in,driving aquarter-by-quarter recovery.Maintain BUY.
Product mix set to improve further in 2026
In 2025,Aima’s electric bicycle segment delivered volume and ASP growth,generating revenue of RMB15,301mn(+17.37%YoY)with an average ASP of RMB1,836(+6.13%YoY),as the ramp-up of midrange to high-end models drove mix improvement.Electric two-wheeled motorcycles posted revenue of RMB5,684mn(+9.02%YoY),with ASP edging down 1.26%YoY to RMB2,173.Electric tricycles recorded revenue of RMB2,303mn(+17.98%YoY)and ASP of RMB3,793(+6.86%YoY).In 2026,we think electric motorcycles could absorb some demand diverted from electric bicycles during the friction period triggered by the new national standards,supporting agradual ASP uptrend.Meanwhile,the company should be able to defend reasonable margins on new-standard electric bicycles through new material applications and downstream cost pass-through.
1Q26 sales volatility temporarily pressured earnings
In 2025,the two-wheeler business saw anotable margin improvement:electric bicycle gross margin reached 19.62%(+2.04pp YoY),electric two-wheeled motorcycle gross margin came to 18.04%(+0.82pp YoY),while electric tricycle gross margin fell to 17.46%(-4.98pp YoY),mainly due to new capacity yet to ramp up.The company’s 2025 selling expense ratio stood at 4.05%(+0.45pp YoY),administrative expense ratio at 2.73%(+0.17pp YoY),and R&D expense ratio at 3.07%(+0.02pp YoY).The rise in overall expense ratio largely reflected higher spending on marketing and land-use right amortization.In 1Q26,the selling/administrative/R&D expense ratios came in at 4.12/3.63/3.74%,up 0.60/1.01/0.80pp YoY,as rigid costs met weak electric bicycle sales.As revenue recovers and scale benefits re-emerge,expense ratios should normalize.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
Given potential electric bicycle sales volatility in the early phase of new-standard implementation,we cut our 2026/2027 revenue by 3.2/8.8%to RMB29.05/31.63bn.Factoring in raw material cost increases from geopolitical tensions and the near-term margin drag from new capacity ramp-up,we lower our core business gross margin forecasts by 0.77/0.92pp to 17.81/17.83%,and trim attributable net profit estimates by 23.8/26.5%to RMB2.12/2.46bn.We also introduce 2028E net profit of RMB2.81bn.The peer’s average 2026E PE stands at 15.9x on Wind consensus;we assign a15.9x PE to our 2026E,yielding atarget price of RMB38.80(previous:RMB50.24,based on 15.7x 2026E PE).
Risks:Intensifying industry competition;sharper raw material price hikes than we expect,slower market expansion than we expect.