浙江鼎力：Boom lifts & US market remain the key drivers

Investment Rating - Maintain BUY with an unchanged target price of RMB75, representing a 61.3% upside from the current price of RMB46.50 [4]. Core Insights - Zhejiang Dingli's EBIT in 2Q24 increased by 72% YoY to RMB612 million, driven by a revenue growth of 34% YoY and a gross margin expansion of 2.6 percentage points YoY [2]. - The company reported a net profit growth of only 2% YoY to RMB522 million, primarily due to a reduction in net finance income from the absence of foreign exchange gains [2]. - Management maintains a positive outlook for the US market, with a full-year sales target for boom lifts set at 2,000 units [2]. Financial Performance - Revenue for 2Q24 reached RMB2.4 billion, marking a 34% YoY increase, while gross margin expanded to 31.8% [2]. - In 1H24, revenue from boom lifts surged 58% YoY to RMB1.8 billion, accounting for 49% of total revenue from main operations [2]. - Overseas revenue grew by 50% YoY in 1H24, with North America showing the highest growth at 100% [2]. Earnings Forecast - The earnings forecast remains unchanged, with projected revenues of RMB7.569 billion for FY24, RMB8.810 billion for FY25, and RMB10.409 billion for FY26 [3]. - Net profit is expected to grow to RMB2.105 billion in FY24, RMB2.425 billion in FY25, and RMB2.870 billion in FY26 [3]. Valuation Metrics - The projected P/E ratio for FY24 is 11.2x, decreasing to 9.7x in FY25 and 8.2x in FY26 [3]. - The projected dividend yield is expected to increase from 2.5% in FY24 to 3.4% in FY26 [3]. Market Dynamics - The boom lift segment remains the key growth driver, with significant contributions from both domestic and overseas markets [2]. - Management anticipates that potential tariff increases post-US presidential election will be manageable due to the reduction of anti-dumping duties [2].