SMIC-中芯国际：25Q1淡季不淡，国补刺激客户补库需求

Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Buy" (maintained) [5] Core Views - The company achieved a record revenue of $8.03 billion in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 27%, exceeding initial guidance of single-digit growth [1] - Revenue from Chinese customers grew by 34% year-on-year, driven by local manufacturing demand and government consumption stimulus policies [2] - The company expects Q1 2025 sales revenue to increase by 6-8% quarter-on-quarter, with a projected gross margin of 19%-21%, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 5.3-7.3 percentage points [3] Summary by Sections Financial Performance - In Q4 2024, the company reported revenue of$ 2.207 billion, a year-on-year increase of 31.5% and a quarter-on-quarter increase of 1.7%, marking seven consecutive quarters of growth [4] - The gross margin for Q4 2024 was 22.6%, up 6.2 percentage points year-on-year and 2.1 percentage points quarter-on-quarter [4] - The average capacity utilization rate for the year was 85.6%, an increase of 10.6 percentage points year-on-year [1] Market Outlook - The semiconductor market is expected to recover in 2024, with inventory levels among chip design companies returning to healthy levels [2] - The company anticipates that the sales growth in 2025 will exceed the average growth of comparable peers, with capital expenditures remaining stable year-on-year [3] Revenue Projections - Revenue projections for 2024 to 2026 are $57.796 billion,$ 67.043 billion, and $75.088 billion, with growth rates of 27.7%, 16.0%, and 12.0% respectively [10] - The net profit attributable to the parent company is projected to be$ 3.699 billion, $5.358 billion, and$ 6.989 billion for the same years, with growth rates of -23.3%, 44.8%, and 30.4% respectively [10]