Focus on Rail Transit Renovation and Low-Altitude Economy
发布时间:2026-03-31 来源:华泰证券
CRSC has reported 2025 revenue of RMB34.68bn(+6.23%YoY),an attributable net profit of RMB3.69bn(+5.48%YoY;broadly in line with our forecast of RMB3.70bn),and arecurring net profit of RMB3.42bn(+4.66%YoY).For 4Q25,revenue reached RMB12.84bn(+9.67%YoY,+80.48%QoQ)with an attributable net profit of RMB1.40bn(+23.43%YoY,+111.32%QoQ).While new rail transit demand remains stable,we think that upgrade&renovation demand should sustain earnings growth,with overseas expansion and low-altitude economy initiatives potentially unlocking long-term earnings growth avenues.Maintain BUY.
Strong 4Q25 profit growth
For 4Q25,the attributable net profit was RMB1.40bn,up by 23.43%YoY,reflecting concentrated project deliveries during the quarter,in our view.The full-year 2025 gross margin was 28.88%(-0.34pp YoY);the net margin was 12.29%(-0.24pp YoY).For 4Q25,the gross margin was 29.73%(+2.02pp YoY)and the net margin improved to 12.61%(+1.06pp YoY).The 2025 operating expense ratio was 15.12%(+0.06pp YoY).The full-year gross margin decline primarily stemmed from overseas operations,where margins dropped to 16.71%in 2025(2024:24.61%),as high-margin projects such as the Hungary-Serbia Railway(Hungary section)and Guadalajara Line 4in Mexico boosted the prior-year base.
Railway segment buoyant,overseas poised as new engine
By segment,the company recorded revenues from railway business at RMB21.47bn(+13.67%YoY),urban rail business at RMB8.08bn(-1.75%YoY),overseas business at RMB2.36bn(-3.45%YoY),and EPC at RMB2.35bn(-12.55%YoY).For 2025,the company’s total newly signed contracts amounted to RMB44.14bn(-11.84%YoY),including railway sector contracts of RMB25.71bn(+0.3%YoY),urban rail sector contracts of RMB10.50bn(+4.97%YoY),overseas sector contracts of RMB3.91bn(-33.9%YoY),and EPC&other sector contracts of RMB3.85bn(-54.74%YoY).The company’s order backlog was RMB115.86bn as of end-2025,indicating arobust pipeline.Despite the decline in overseas orders,we continue to view the overseas business as apotential earnings growth driver through continued strategic deployment.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
We largely maintain our prior earnings forecasts for the company,projecting attributable net profit of RMB3.91bn/4.20bn/4.41bn for 2026/2027/2028(previous 2026/2027 forecasts:RMB3.93bn/4.24bn),with EPS of RMB0.37/0.40/0.42(previous 2026/2027:RMB0.37/0.40).Comparable companies trade at an average 2026E PE of 13x on iFind consensus(vs.16.49x for 2025).We see the company,a global leader in rail transit communication&signaling systems,as well positioned to benefit from high-speed rail signaling system upgrades.We think that overseas market expansion should be anew growth driver,and rapid progress in the low-altitude economy business may contribute earnings.Therefore,accounting for the H-share’s historical~43%discount to A-share valuation since 2025,we assign 2026E PE multiples of 18x/10.26x for its A/H shares(previously 20x/10.5x),for our target prices of RMB6.66/HKD4.17(previously RMB7.00/HKD4.02).BUY.
Risks:slower upgrades of high-speed rail communication&signaling systems than we expect;decline in urban rail construction.