SAIC MOTOR(SH:600104) Orient Securities·2025-04-02 02:22Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for the company with a target price of 21.40 CNY, based on a comparable company PE average valuation of 20 times for 2025 [2][5]. Core Insights - The company's terminal sales in the first quarter exceeded wholesale sales by approximately 135,000 vehicles, indicating a healthy channel improvement. The overall wholesale sales in March reached 385,700 vehicles, a year-on-year increase of 1.1% and a month-on-month increase of 30.8% [10]. - The company is experiencing significant improvements in domestic sales of its self-owned brands, with a year-on-year increase of 58.7% in the first quarter. The sales of new energy vehicles in March reached 125,700 units, a year-on-year increase of 48.2% [10]. - The company is advancing its collaboration with Huawei, aiming to enhance its product development and marketing capabilities, which is expected to gradually improve the sales and brand influence of its self-owned brands [10]. Financial Summary - The company's revenue for 2022 was 720,988 million CNY, with a projected revenue of 611,672 million CNY for 2024, reflecting a year-on-year decline of 15.8%. However, revenue is expected to recover to 721,878 million CNY by 2026, with a growth rate of 7.1% [4]. - The net profit attributable to the parent company was 16,118 million CNY in 2022, projected to drop to 1,771 million CNY in 2024, before rebounding to 13,389 million CNY in 2026, with a growth rate of 8.2% [4]. - The earnings per share (EPS) are forecasted to be 0.15 CNY in 2024, 1.07 CNY in 2025, and 1.16 CNY in 2026 [2][4].