Hangzhou EZVIZ Network (688475) 海通证券·2024-11-12 03:01Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Outperform the Market" and is maintained [2] Core Views - The company reported a Q3 revenue of 1.379 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year increase of 12.70%, while the net profit attributable to shareholders was 93 million yuan, down 34.87% year-on-year [5] - For the first three quarters, the company achieved a cumulative revenue of 3.963 billion yuan, up 12.93% year-on-year, and a net profit of 375 million yuan, down 6.69% year-on-year [5] - The decline in net profit is attributed to product structure adjustments, rising raw material costs, and intensified external competition, which led to a decrease in gross margin [5][6] - The company is actively expanding into the home and commercial cleaning robot markets and enhancing e-commerce and new retail channels, resulting in increased expenses [5] Financial Performance Summary - Q3 gross margin decreased by 2.29 percentage points to 42.01%, with the expense ratios for sales, management, R&D, and finance increasing year-on-year [6] - The net profit margin for Q3 decreased by 4.93 percentage points to 6.75% [6] - For the first three quarters, the gross margin was 42.88%, down 0.55 percentage points year-on-year, with a net profit margin of 9.46%, down 1.98 percentage points [6] Investment Recommendations - The company has entered the "AI+" phase, focusing on core advantages and enhancing underlying technology research and development [7] - Continuous innovation in smart home products and IoT cloud platform services is expected to contribute more to revenue as the product structure is optimized [7] - The forecast for the company's net profit in 2024 is 570 million yuan, with a valuation range of 32.40 to 36.00 yuan based on a PE ratio of 45-50x [7]