Core Viewpoint - Cathay Securities maintains a "Buy" rating for Weigao Group (01066), adjusting the EPS forecast for 2025-2027 to 0.44/0.50/0.56 yuan from the previous 0.51/0.57/0.63 yuan, with a target price of 8.00 yuan (equivalent to 8.76 HKD) based on a target PE of 16X for 2026 [1] Group 1: Financial Performance - In H1 2025, the company achieved a sales revenue of 6.64 billion yuan, remaining flat year-on-year; adjusted net profit attributable to shareholders was 1.02 billion yuan, a decrease of 6.1% year-on-year, primarily due to price reductions on some products and increased marketing expenses for new products [2] Group 2: Business Segments Performance - The general medical device segment generated revenue of 3.30 billion yuan in H1 2025, remaining stable year-on-year, with key products like infusion sets and syringes maintaining stable prices and slight volume growth [3] - The pharmaceutical packaging segment reported revenue of 1.17 billion yuan, also flat year-on-year, with stable domestic sales prices for pre-filled syringes and significant volume growth of approximately 200% for automatic injection pens [3] - The orthopedic segment's revenue was 730 million yuan, a slight decline of 1.6% year-on-year, but segment profit increased by 74% year-on-year, with double-digit growth in spinal products [3] - The interventional segment's revenue was 990 million yuan, down 2% year-on-year, while the blood technology segment saw revenue of 450 million yuan, an increase of 8.1% year-on-year, with good recovery in overseas sales of the Radiosurgery device [3] Group 3: Shareholder Returns - The company has maintained a cash dividend ratio of 30% prior to 2023, increasing to 40% for the full year of 2023, and plans to further raise the dividend ratio to 50% by the end of 2024, with a proposed 50% dividend ratio for the mid-2025 period, highlighting a strong commitment to shareholder returns [4]