原料药龙头普洛药业“过冬”

Company Performance - In the first three quarters, the company achieved revenue of 7.764 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 16.43%, and a net profit attributable to shareholders of 700 million yuan, down 19.48% [1] - In Q3 alone, the company reported revenue of 2.319 billion yuan, a decline of 18.94%, and a net profit of 137 million yuan, down 43.95% [1] - The company's stock price closed at 15.2 yuan per share, down 5.41%, with a market capitalization of approximately 17.6 billion yuan [1] Business Segments - The company's main business, the API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) segment, accounted for over 60% of total revenue, with Q3 API revenue at 5.2 billion yuan, and a historical low gross margin of about 20% [3] - The CDMO (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization) segment showed strong performance, with revenue of 1.69 billion yuan in the first three quarters, a year-on-year increase of nearly 20%, and a gross margin of 44.5% [6] - The pharmaceutical segment reported revenue of 830 million yuan in the first three quarters, a decline of approximately 10%, primarily due to the impact of domestic centralized procurement [7] Industry Context - The API sector has faced slight pressure this year, with a reported revenue decline of 2.88% among 32 selected companies in the sector [4] - Price declines in certain products, including cephalosporins and penicillins, have affected the performance of companies in the API sector, including the company [4] - The company anticipates an improvement in API gross margins next year, with plans to phase out low-margin trading businesses over the next two years [4]