Ge Long Hui·2025-11-13 15:12Core Insights - SMIC reported a robust growth in Q3 2025, with revenue and gross profit indicators showing year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter improvements, and capacity utilization nearing full capacity [1][2]. Financial Performance - Q3 revenue reached RMB 17.162 billion, a 6.9% increase quarter-on-quarter and a 9.9% increase year-on-year, marking a record high for a single quarter [2][10]. - Net profit for Q3 was RMB 1.517 billion, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 43.1% [2][3]. - Gross margin for Q3 stood at 25.5%, up 4.8 percentage points from the previous quarter [2][3]. - For the first three quarters, total revenue was RMB 49.510 billion, an 18.2% increase year-on-year, with net profit at RMB 3.818 billion, up 41.1% [2][3]. Capacity and Production - Capacity utilization increased to 95.8%, a year-on-year growth of 17.8% [7][9]. - Monthly capacity rose from 991,250 wafers in Q2 to 1,022,750 wafers in Q3, marking the first time monthly capacity exceeded 1 million wafers [9][10]. - The company sold 2,499,465 wafers in Q3, compared to 2,390,236 in Q2 and 2,122,266 in Q3 of the previous year [9]. Research and Development - R&D expenditure for Q3 was RMB 1.447 billion, a 13.6% increase year-on-year, accounting for 8.4% of revenue [3][4]. Market Segmentation - Revenue by region showed that China accounted for 86.2%, the U.S. for 10.8%, and Eurasia for 3% [7]. - In terms of application, revenue contributions were 21.5% from smartphones, 15.2% from computers and tablets, 43.4% from consumer electronics, 8.0% from connected and wearable devices, and 11.9% from industrial and automotive sectors [7][8]. Future Guidance - For Q4, the company expects revenue to remain flat or grow by 2% quarter-on-quarter, with a gross margin guidance of 18% to 20% [6][10].