CRRC(601766) 新浪财经·2025-05-02 00:48Core Viewpoint - China CNR Corporation reported strong financial results for Q1 2025, with significant year-on-year growth in revenue and net profit, indicating robust performance in the railway equipment sector and a positive outlook for future growth [1][2][3]. Financial Performance - Q1 2025 revenue reached 48.671 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 51.23% but a quarter-on-quarter decrease of 48.15% [1]. - Net profit attributable to shareholders was 3.053 billion yuan, up 202.79% year-on-year and down 40.63% quarter-on-quarter [1]. - The company's net profit excluding non-recurring items was 2.806 billion yuan, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 320.20% [1]. Profitability and Cost Control - The gross margin for Q1 2025 was 23.42%, an increase of 0.1 percentage points year-on-year, while the net profit margin was 7.5%, up 2.78 percentage points year-on-year [2]. - The operating expense ratio decreased to 15.1%, down 4.06 percentage points year-on-year, indicating improved cost control [2]. - Breakdown of expense ratios: sales expense ratio at 2.28% (down 0.74 percentage points), management expense ratio at 6.45% (down 2.27 percentage points), R&D expense ratio at 6.37% (down 1.21 percentage points), and financial expense ratio at -0.01% (up 0.16 percentage points) [2]. Business Segment Performance - The railway equipment segment generated revenue of 25.786 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 93.63%, driven by higher sales of new trains and freight cars [3]. - Revenue from new trains was 17.757 billion yuan, significantly up from 7.948 billion yuan in Q1 2024 [3]. - The urban rail and infrastructure segment saw a revenue increase of 29.86%, attributed to higher sales of metro vehicles [3]. - New orders signed in Q1 2025 totaled approximately 54.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 33.8%, with international contracts amounting to about 8.2 billion yuan, up 30.2% year-on-year [3]. Valuation and Target Price - The average PE ratio for comparable companies in 2025 is 14.35 times, slightly down from 14.58 times previously [4]. - Given the company's leading position in the global railway equipment market, a target price of 8.46 yuan for A shares and 6.44 HKD for H shares is maintained, with a PE ratio of 18 times for A shares and 12.6 times for H shares [4].