财通证券(601108)：24年利润表现稳健 1Q自营业务承压拖累业绩

Core Viewpoint - The financial performance of Caitong Securities in 2024 showed a decline in revenue but an increase in net profit, while the first quarter of 2025 experienced significant profit drop due to pressure on proprietary trading business. Group 1: Financial Performance - In 2024, Caitong Securities achieved operating revenue of 6.29 billion, a year-over-year (yoy) decrease of 3.6%, and a net profit attributable to shareholders of 2.34 billion, a yoy increase of 3.9% [1] - For Q1 2025, the net profit attributable to shareholders was 290 million, reflecting a yoy decrease of 36.5% and a quarter-over-quarter (qoq) decrease of 66.6% [1] - The main revenue sources in 2024 included brokerage, investment banking, asset management, net interest, net investment, and long equity investment, with respective revenues of 1.41 billion, 520 million, 1.55 billion, 610 million, 1.50 billion, and 520 million [1] Group 2: Cost Management - In 2024, the company maintained good cost control with management expenses of 3.46 billion, a yoy decrease of 8.5%, resulting in a management fee ratio of 56.1%, down 3.0 percentage points yoy [2] Group 3: Investment and Assets - By the end of 2024, the total assets of the company were 144.6 billion, a yoy increase of 8.1%, while net assets were 36.4 billion, a yoy increase of 5.2% [3] - The investment income for 2024 was 1.5 billion, a yoy decrease of 14.6%, with an annualized investment return rate of 2.21%, down 0.39 percentage points yoy [3] - As of Q1 2025, total assets decreased to 138.9 billion, a decline of 3.9% from the beginning of the year, while net assets slightly increased to 36.6 billion, up 0.6% [3] Group 4: Brokerage and Asset Management - The brokerage business showed strong performance with a net income market share increase of 5.1%, achieving net income from agency trading of 1.22 billion, a yoy increase of 21.0% [4] - In asset management, the revenue for 2024 was 1.55 billion, a yoy decrease of 0.3%, while the AUM for Caitong Fund was 53.6 billion, down 37.0% from the beginning of the year [5] - For Q1 2025, asset management revenue was 260 million, a yoy decrease of 17.5%, while long equity investment revenue was 80 million, a yoy increase of 42.5% [5] Group 5: Future Projections - The projected net profit attributable to shareholders for 2025-2027 is estimated to be 2.22 billion, 2.40 billion, and 2.57 billion, reflecting yoy changes of -5%, +8%, and +7% respectively [5]