中信证券：供需回落导致行业利润增速分化

Core Insights - The report from CITIC Securities indicates a decline in both profit and revenue growth rates for industrial enterprises in October, primarily due to a decrease in domestic and external demand [1] - State-owned enterprises maintained positive profit growth, while foreign-funded enterprises experienced the most significant profit decline [1] - The combination of declining revenue profit margins and a slowdown in industrial value-added growth contributed to the decrease in profit growth for industrial enterprises, highlighting insufficient demand and the lack of a steady recovery in profit margins despite PPI adjustments [1] Industry Analysis - There is a notable divergence in profit growth across industries, with midstream and downstream sectors experiencing a rapid decline in profit growth, suggesting that upstream price increases continue to squeeze profits in these sectors [1] - Conversely, the equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing sectors are showing a positive profit growth trend [1] - Looking ahead, due to the high base of industrial enterprise profits from the same period last year, future profit performance may face pressure; however, emerging industries benefiting from structural booms, such as semiconductors and AI, are expected to maintain resilience in profits [1]