Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for the company with a target price of HKD 77.36, indicating a potential upside of 48.9% from the current price of HKD 51.95 [1][4][3]. Core Insights - The company's automotive gross margin exceeded expectations in Q3, with a revenue of RMB 10.1 billion, a quarter-on-quarter increase of 24.5%, and vehicle sales of 46,000 units, reflecting a quarter-on-quarter growth of 54.0% [1][2]. - The collaboration revenue with Volkswagen continues to contribute positively, while service and other revenues remained stable at RMB 1.31 billion [1]. - The gross margin for Q3 was 15.3%, up 1.3 percentage points quarter-on-quarter, with automotive gross margin at 8.6%, showing a recovery of 2.2 percentage points [1][2]. - The company has maintained effective cost control, with R&D and selling expenses increasing slightly by 11.3% and 3.8% respectively, while the proportion of these expenses to revenue decreased [1][2]. Financial Performance Summary - For Q4, the company expects total revenue to be between RMB 15.3 billion and RMB 16.2 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of approximately 17.2% to 24.1% [2]. - Vehicle delivery volume is projected to be between 87,000 and 91,000 units, with a year-on-year increase of approximately 44.6% to 51.3% [2]. - The average selling price (ASP) of vehicles has decreased to RMB 189,000, primarily due to a higher proportion of lower-priced models like M03 [2]. - The company anticipates continued improvement in gross margins due to economies of scale and optimized Bill of Materials (BOM) costs, with a 25% reduction in BOM costs for the P7+ model [2][3]. Financial Data Overview - Revenue projections for the company are as follows: RMB 30.68 billion in 2023, RMB 39.63 billion in 2024, RMB 61.23 billion in 2025, and RMB 67.67 billion in 2026, with respective year-on-year growth rates of 14.2%, 29.2%, 54.5%, and 10.5% [7][14]. - The company is expected to report a net loss of RMB 10.38 billion in 2023, narrowing to RMB 4.85 billion in 2024, and further to RMB 2.36 billion in 2025 [7][14]. - The projected earnings per share (EPS) are expected to improve from RMB -5.96 in 2023 to RMB -2.78 in 2024, and RMB -1.36 in 2025 [7][14].
小鹏汽车-Ｗ：汽车毛利超预期，P7+上量有望令汽车毛利进一步改善