民生证券：给予康龙化成买入评级

Core Viewpoint - 康龙化成 has shown strong growth in new orders and continues to enhance its global presence, leading to a positive outlook for the company [1][2]. Financial Performance - In Q1 2025, 康龙化成 achieved revenue of 30.99 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.03% - The net profit attributable to shareholders was 3.06 billion yuan, up 32.54% year-on-year, while the net profit excluding non-recurring items was 2.92 billion yuan, reflecting a 56.08% increase year-on-year [2]. - The gross margin for Q1 2025 was 66.34%, showing a year-on-year decrease of 1.01 percentage points but a quarter-on-quarter increase of 1.51 percentage points [2]. Business Segments - New orders increased by over 10% year-on-year, with laboratory services and CMC (small molecule CDMO) services both seeing significant growth [3]. - Revenue by segment includes: - Laboratory services: 18.57 billion yuan, up 15.74% year-on-year - CMC (small molecule CDMO) services: 6.93 billion yuan, up 19.05% year-on-year - Clinical research services: 4.47 billion yuan, up 14.25% year-on-year - Large molecule and cell & gene therapy services: 9.87 billion yuan, up 7.94% year-on-year [3]. Investment Outlook - The company is expected to generate revenues of 137.15 billion yuan, 155.39 billion yuan, and 173.88 billion yuan for 2025, 2026, and 2027 respectively, with year-on-year growth rates of 11.7%, 13.3%, and 11.9% [4]. - The net profit forecasts for the same years are 17.56 billion yuan, 21.77 billion yuan, and 24.71 billion yuan, with corresponding price-to-earnings ratios of 24, 19, and 17 [4].