Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for the company [1] Core Views - The company's Q3 2024 results are in line with expectations, with Q1-Q3 revenue reaching 430 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 30.4%, and net profit attributable to the parent company of 3.016 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 105.8% [1] - The company is expected to benefit directly from the growth in computing power demand in the AI Agent era, particularly due to the launch of AutoGLM by Zhipu AI, which could drive a significant increase in inference-side computing power demand [2] - The company's gross profit margin for Q1-Q3 2024 is 32.8%, an increase of 7.4 percentage points year-on-year, with the gross profit margin of its supercomputing cloud services reaching 33.1%, up 4.8 percentage points year-on-year [3] Financial Performance - The company's Q3 2024 revenue is 160 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25.4%, and a quarter-on-quarter increase of 16.9% [1] - The company's net profit for Q3 2024 is -1.215 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 90.0%, but a quarter-on-quarter decrease of 170.2% [1] - The company's net profit for Q3 2024 is 823,000 yuan, but after deducting minority interests of 2.037 million yuan, the net profit attributable to the parent company shows a loss [1] Industry and Market Trends - The company is positioned to benefit from the rapid growth in the AI cloud market, with its supercomputing cloud services expected to grow at a rate of 55.0% in 2024, 50.6% in 2025, and 39.9% in 2026 [10] - The company's AI cloud business is expected to grow at a rate of 96.8% in 2024, 49.1% in 2025, and 39.7% in 2026 [9] Profitability and Cost Management - The company's gross profit margin for its supercomputing cloud services is expected to increase to 37.0% in 2024, 37.0% in 2025, and 37.0% in 2026 [9] - The company's operating expense ratio for Q1-Q3 2024 is 31.2%, a decrease of 8.5 percentage points year-on-year, with significant reductions in sales and administrative expenses [3] Future Projections - The company's net profit attributable to the parent company is projected to be 0.72 million yuan in 2024, 17.46 million yuan in 2025, and 64.62 million yuan in 2026, with year-on-year growth rates of 100.9%, 2334.4%, and 270.1% respectively [3] - The company's PS ratio is expected to be 6x in 2024, 4x in 2025, and 3x in 2026 [3]
并行科技：2024年三季报点评：三季报整体符合预期，公司有望直接受益于AI Agent时代算力需求增长