Zheng Quan Shi Bao·2025-11-13 17:54Core Insights - SMIC reported a revenue of 17.162 billion yuan for Q3, a year-on-year increase of 9.9%, with net profit rising by 43.1% to 1.517 billion yuan [1] - The company’s gross margin and capacity utilization improved sequentially, with capital expenditure doubling year-on-year [1] - The Q4 guidance indicates revenue will remain flat to grow by 2%, with gross margin expected between 18% and 20% [1] Financial Performance - For the first three quarters of the year, SMIC achieved a total revenue of 49.51 billion yuan, up 18.2% year-on-year, and net profit of 3.818 billion yuan, an increase of approximately 40% [1] - The EBITDA margin for the quarter was reported at 60.3%, an increase of 7.6 percentage points year-on-year [1] Product and Market Segmentation - In Q3, 12-inch wafers accounted for 77% of the product mix, with capacity utilization rising to 95.8% [1] - Capital expenditure for the quarter was 17.065 billion yuan, a sequential increase of about 26% and a year-on-year doubling [1] - Consumer electronics represented the highest revenue share, increasing by 43.4% quarter-on-quarter, while smartphone revenue share decreased to 21.5% [2] Shareholder Activity - Since July, SMIC's stock price has increased by nearly 40%, with significant accumulation by northbound funds [3] - By the end of Q3, the top ten shareholders included northbound funds, which increased their holdings to 5.85% [3] - New investors, including two ETFs, became the ninth and tenth largest shareholders [3] Provisions and Cautionary Measures - SMIC has prudently recognized credit impairment and asset impairment losses totaling 917 million yuan for the first three quarters of 2025, impacting consolidated profits [3]