万兴科技：收入增长放缓，产品出新静待放量

Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for the company [2] Core Views - The company experienced a slowdown in revenue growth and profit pressure, with a 7.9% year-over-year decline in revenue for Q3 2024, totaling 348 million RMB, and a 3.9% decline for the first three quarters of 2024, totaling 1.053 billion RMB [2] - The net profit attributable to shareholders turned from profit to loss, with a net loss of 29.988 million RMB in Q3 2024 and a total net loss of 54.973 million RMB for the first three quarters [2] - The company is focusing on enhancing its algorithm capabilities and product innovation, with new product launches such as Edraw.AI and SelfyzAI, while also increasing its intangible assets by 54.02 million RMB due to new computing power purchases [2] Summary by Sections Revenue and Profit - Q3 2024 revenue was 348 million RMB, down 7.9% year-over-year; total revenue for the first three quarters was 1.053 billion RMB, down 3.9% year-over-year [2] - Q3 2024 net profit attributable to shareholders was -29.988 million RMB, and for the first three quarters, it was -54.973 million RMB [2] - The comprehensive gross margin for the first three quarters of 2024 was 93.7%, a decrease of 1.5 percentage points year-over-year [2] Expenses - R&D expense ratio for the first three quarters of 2024 was 29.1%, up 1.6 percentage points year-over-year; sales expense ratio was 55.7%, up 5.9 percentage points; management expense ratio was 11.4%, down 0.2 percentage points [2] - The total number of employees in the first half of 2024 was 1,562, a decrease of 12 from the previous year [2] Product Development - The company launched new products including Edraw.AI and SelfyzAI, and saw a 49.5% year-over-year increase in contract liabilities, totaling approximately 37.825 million RMB [2] Profit Forecast and Valuation - Revenue forecasts for 2024, 2025, and 2026 are 1.482 billion RMB, 1.669 billion RMB, and 1.851 billion RMB respectively, with net profits of 8 million RMB, 23 million RMB, and 29 million RMB respectively [2] - The current stock price corresponds to a price-to-sales (P/S) valuation of 8.1, 7.2, and 6.5 times for 2024, 2025, and 2026 respectively [2]