Ping An Securities·2025-04-13 12:19Investment Rating - Industry investment rating: Outperform the market (expected to outperform the CSI 300 index by more than 5% in the next 6 months) [26] Core Insights - The medical device sector is experiencing a significant recovery in bidding activities, with a notable increase in procurement scale and project implementation since 2025. The demand that was previously suppressed is now being released, leading to a faster pace of project rollouts and bidding processes [3][4] - The procurement scale for new medical devices in December 2024 reached 27.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 60%. In January, February, and March 2025, the procurement scales were 17.36 billion yuan, 11.26 billion yuan, and 13.69 billion yuan, reflecting year-on-year increases of 41%, 77%, and 108% respectively [3][4][12] - Leading companies in the medical device sector are benefiting significantly from the recovery in bidding activities, with major players showing substantial year-on-year growth in procurement amounts [4][20] Summary by Sections Medical Device Update and Bidding Recovery - Medical device updates are intensively advancing, with significant bidding recovery observed. The projects are entering the implementation phase, and many provinces are starting to conduct centralized procurement [3][11] - The bidding scale for new medical devices has shown a marked improvement, with March 2025's bidding scale nearly returning to the levels seen in March 2023 [3][11] Procurement Scale and Growth Rates - In March 2025, the procurement scale for ultrasound reached 1.548 billion yuan (yoy +145%), CT at 2.037 billion yuan (yoy +140%), MRI at 3.520 billion yuan (yoy +138%), DR at 211 million yuan (yoy +124%), DSA at 650 million yuan (yoy +107%), and gastrointestinal endoscopes at 495 million yuan (yoy +142%) [4][12][16] Investment Recommendations - The report suggests focusing on leading companies that are enhancing their high-end and intelligent medical device layouts, such as Mindray Medical, United Imaging, KaiLi Medical, and Aohua Endoscopy. The 2025 government work report indicates increased funding support for key areas of equipment updates, which is expected to positively impact industry bidding growth [5][24]