CRRC(601766) 长江证券·2025-04-01 09:15Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for China CRRC Corporation Limited (601766.SH) [9][12]. Core Views - The railway equipment sector is experiencing an upward trend, with revenue from high-speed trains and railway maintenance services increasing. The new strategic industries are expanding rapidly. Looking ahead to 2025, the first tender for high-speed train major repairs has been launched, indicating continued growth in the high-speed train business and potential improvements in locomotive operations, alongside the development of new strategic industries, suggesting stable operational growth for the company [2][12]. Financial Performance - In 2024, the company achieved revenue of 246.46 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.21%, and a net profit attributable to shareholders of 12.39 billion yuan, up 5.77% year-on-year. In Q4 2024, revenue reached 93.87 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.9% and a quarter-on-quarter increase of 50.09%. The net profit for Q4 was 5.14 billion yuan, down 7.51% year-on-year but up 68.93% quarter-on-quarter [6][12]. Business Segment Analysis - The railway equipment business generated revenue of 110.46 billion yuan in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 12.50%, primarily driven by a nearly 50% increase in high-speed train revenue, which amounted to 62.43 billion yuan. The gross margin for this segment was 24.72%, up 1.00 percentage point year-on-year. The urban rail and infrastructure segment saw revenue decline by 9.72% to 45.44 billion yuan, while the new strategic industries generated 86.38 billion yuan, up 7.13% year-on-year, mainly due to increased revenue from clean energy equipment [12][12]. Market and Order Status - The domestic market revenue for 2024 was 218.12 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.61%, accounting for 88.5% of total revenue. The company secured new orders worth 322.2 billion yuan in 2024, an increase of 8% year-on-year, with overseas orders amounting to 47.2 billion yuan. As of the end of 2024, the company had a backlog of orders totaling 318.1 billion yuan, up 18% year-on-year, indicating a historically high order level and expected stable growth in operations for 2025 [12][12]. Research and Development - The company maintained high R&D investment, totaling 16.69 billion yuan in 2024, which accounted for 6.77% of revenue. This commitment to R&D is expected to support the company's growth and innovation in the railway equipment and new strategic industries [12][12].