Embodied Robotics Business Enters Commercialization Cycle
发布时间:2026-09-10 来源:华泰证券
Hangzhou Arcvideo Technology has released its 1H26 results:revenue came in at RMB136mn(+2.53%YoY),attributable net profit was-RMB32mn(vs-RMB6mn ayear ago,with loss widening 421%YoY),and recurring net profit was-RMB40mn(vs-RMB13mn ayear ago,with loss widening 208%YoY).In 2Q26,revenue was RMB54mn(-36.14%YoY),and attributable net profit was-RMB17mn(vs RMB6mn ayear ago).The YoY revenue decline in 2Q26 was mainly due to slower procurement by downstream customers in the traditional business,while the wider loss in 1H26 was driven by increased investment in new businesses.We believe the company's intelligent cockpit and embodied robotics businesses are accelerating commercial deployment.Maintain BUY.
Intelligent cockpit and embodied robotics drove growth
In 1H26,revenue reached RMB136mn(+2.53%YoY),supported by two emerging businesses:intelligent cockpit and embodied intelligent robotics.Revenue from media&culture/industrial&satellite/automotive intelligent cockpit was RMB87.95/7.86/27.18mn(-9.72/-18.64/+18.83%YoY).The new embodied intelligent robotics business contributed RMB10.03mn in revenue.The company has integrated its proprietary BlackEye multimodal spatial foundation model,ultra-low-latency encoding and transmission,and video super-compression technologies to build an intelligent video product portfolio spanning live streaming,content production,industrial and satellite,automotive cockpit,and embodied intelligence.We are positive on the steady recovery in revenue.
Profit under pressure,on investment in new businesses
In 1H26,attributable net profit was-RMB32mn(loss widening 421%YoY),and recurring net profit was-RMB40mn(loss widening 208%YoY).The wider loss was due to higher expense ratios from increased investment in new businesses.Gross margin was 42.07%,down 0.14pp YoY,broadly stable.The embodied intelligent robotics business posted agross margin of 74.81%.The selling/admin/R&D expense ratios were 19.18/15.44/38.85%,up 7.08/2.44/6.94pp YoY,driven mainly by higher spending on new businesses.We attribute the profit pressure to aphase of stepped-up strategic investment and remain positive on long-term profitability improvement.
New robotics business achieved commercial deployment
The embodied intelligent robotics business generated revenue of RMB10.03mn in 1H26 with agross margin of 74.81%.Leveraging its extensive expertise in remote teleoperation,the company holds strong technological advantages in core metrics such as ultra-low latency and transmission under weak network conditions.It has established stable partnerships with multiple robot OEMs,with agrowing customer base and expanding order volume.In 1H26,the company accelerated product iteration in its robotics business,forming athree-layer product system spanning hardware,platform,and intelligence,which could build adata flywheel moat based on real-world operational data.We believe the company's embodied intelligent robotics business,underpinned by ultra-low-latency teleoperation technology and amultimodal foundation model,is well positioned to unlock substantial revenue growth.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
We lower our 2026/2027/2028 attributable net profit forecasts to RMB-7mn/+23mn/+56mn(-247.39%/-45.75%/-38.84%vs prior forecasts),with EPS of RMB-0.06/+0.20/+0.51.The downward revision mainly reflects expense ratio pressure from increased investment in new businesses.Referencing the average valuation of comparable companies at 8.7x 2026E PS(Wind),and given the company's accelerating technological advantages and business progress in embodied intelligence scenarios,we assign an 11x 2026E PS,for our target price of RMB37.96(previous:RMB52.09,based on 14x 2026E PS).Maintain BUY.
Risks:slower commercialization of R&D achievements than we expect,and slower expansion into business scenarios than we expect.