
Investment Rating - The report maintains an "Accumulate" rating for China Railway Construction Corporation (601186) [3][8]. Core Insights - The company reported a revenue of 758.13 billion yuan for the first three quarters of 2024, a year-on-year decrease of 5.99%. The net profit attributable to shareholders was 15.695 billion yuan, down 19.18% year-on-year [4][6]. - The company experienced a significant decline in new orders, with a total of 1,473.43 billion yuan in new contracts signed, representing a year-on-year decrease of 17.51%. However, green and environmental orders grew by 43.05% to 125.20 billion yuan [5][6]. - The operating cash flow showed improvement in Q3, with a net cash outflow of 73.42 billion yuan, a significant reduction compared to previous quarters [7]. Financial Performance Summary - For the first three quarters of 2024, the company achieved a gross margin of 9.16%, a slight decrease of 0.01 percentage points year-on-year, and a net margin of 2.63%, down 0.27 percentage points year-on-year [4]. - The company’s total assets were reported at 1,810.27 billion yuan, with net assets of 321.92 billion yuan. The earnings per share (EPS) for 2024 is projected to be 1.64 yuan [9][10]. - The forecast for net profit attributable to shareholders for 2024-2026 is 22.22 billion yuan, 22.33 billion yuan, and 22.81 billion yuan respectively, indicating a decline in profitability [9][10].