Profitability Continued to Improve in 2025 and 1Q26
发布时间:2026-04-20 来源:华泰证券
EZVIZ Network's (EZVIZ) 2025 revenue was RMB5,901mn (+8.44% YoY), attributable net profit was RMB567mn (+12.43% YoY), and recurring net profit was RMB524mn (+8.33% YoY). For 1Q26, revenue was RMB1,413mn (+2.36% YoY), attributable net profit was RMB183mn (+32.30% YoY) and recurring net profit was RMB178mn (+29.39% YoY). The company's 2025 revenue/attributable net profit were slightly below our estimates of RMB6,140/572mn, which we attribute to its active efforts to downsize low-GPM segments. In 2025, cloud platforms and high-GPM new products accounted for a rising share of revenue. Smart lock profitability has improved, and overseas/e-commerce channels maintained rapid revenue growth. In 1Q26, attributable net profit grew notably, and overall GPM rose to 50.47%, signaling a stronger profitability improvement. Our target price is RMB41.68. Maintain BUY.
Cloud platform revenue accounted for over 20% in 2025
In 2025, IoT cloud platform revenue was RMB1,205mn (+14.51% YoY), with its proportion of main business revenue rising to 20.42%; the number of connected devices exceeded 360mn, the number of monthly active users reached 77,919.2k, and the number of annual paid users holding EZVIZ devices was 4,634.5k. In our view, these figures suggested that cloud platform revenue growth was driven by both AI cloud storage and aPaaS capability upgrades, as well as expanding user and developer ecosystems. EZVIZ is building a capability matrix including scenario-based intelligent agents, device openness, and APP openness with its Blue Ocean large model 2.0 and AI middleware. We believe an increasing proportion of software and services could help enhance earnings resilience.
Hardware mix upgrades to improve profitability
In 2025, intelligent IoT hardware revenue was RMB4,663mn (+7.28% YoY); notably, intelligent home camera revenue was RMB3,180mn (+7.87% YoY), with a GPM of 39.33%; smart home access product revenue was RMB936mn (+25.25% YoY), with a GPM of 47.39%, entering a profitable cycle in 1Q26. Meanwhile, 4G battery-powered cameras emerged as an annual blockbuster product, and the company's consumer-facing camera shipments ranked first globally (per its annual report's data cited from IDC). It is expanding its smart home access product matrix spanning intelligent locks, doorbells and door viewers. The hardware portfolio is extending from fixed security scenarios to mobile, scenario-based and access-related applications. If new product sales continue to ramp up, we expect an upgraded product mix could continue to improve average profit margins.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
In 2026, EZVIZ may continue to adjust its business mix and downsize low-GPM segments, which could temporarily weigh on revenue growth. Considering this and ongoing AI R&D investment, we cut our 2026/2027 attributable net profit forecasts by 4.22/4.48% to RMB663/802mn and add our 2028 estimate of RMB981mn (2026-2028 CAGR of 13.95%), implying 2026/2027/2028 EPS of RMB0.84/1.02/1.25. In our SOTP valuation model, we project 2026E net profit from smart home hardware at RMB350mn and value this segment at 20.0x 2026E PE (previous: 28.0x 2025E PE), implying a premium over its peers' average of 16.7x 2026E PE on iFind consensus to reflect the company's complete smart home hardware portfolio, a leading market share and AI agent deployment. We project 2026E net profit from cloud platforms at RMB310mn and value this segment at 82.8x 2026E PE (previous: 100.0x 2025E PE), in line with its peer's level on iFind consensus. Our target price is RMB41.68 (previous: RMB42.04). Maintain BUY.
Risks: macroeconomic volatility; technology progress below our expectations; intensified China-US competition.