NAURA(002371) 长江证券·2025-05-02 07:25Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for the company [6][10]. Core Insights - The company has demonstrated robust growth, with 2024 revenue reaching 29.838 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 35.14%, and a net profit attributable to shareholders of 5.621 billion yuan, up 44.17% year-on-year. For Q1 2025, revenue was 8.206 billion yuan, reflecting a 37.90% increase year-on-year, with a net profit of 1.581 billion yuan, up 38.80% year-on-year [2][4]. - The semiconductor business has significant domestic substitution potential, with the company positioned as a leading state-owned enterprise in semiconductor equipment, showcasing substantial technological and product advantages. Continuous R&D investments are leading to new product applications, enhancing the product matrix [6][10]. - The company plans to acquire control of Chip Source Microelectronics, which will accelerate its platform development and enhance its integrated circuit equipment solutions [10]. Financial Performance - In 2024, the company's electronic process equipment and electronic components generated revenues of 27.707 billion yuan and 2.094 billion yuan, respectively, with growth rates of +41.28% and -13.91%. The gross margins were 41.50% and 60.32%, showing a year-on-year change of +3.83 percentage points and -5.33 percentage points, respectively [10]. - The company achieved revenues exceeding 8 billion yuan for etching equipment, over 10 billion yuan for thin film deposition equipment, and 2 billion yuan for thermal processing equipment in 2024. The product matrix has significantly improved with the successful mass production of high-end equipment [10]. - R&D expenditure in 2024 was 5.372 billion yuan, a 21.82% increase, accounting for 18% of revenue. The company has developed key equipment such as high-k ALD equipment and stacked cleaning machines, and has announced its entry into the ion implantation equipment market [10]. Future Projections - The company is expected to achieve net profits of 7.271 billion yuan, 9.319 billion yuan, and 11.983 billion yuan for 2025, 2026, and 2027, respectively, with corresponding price-to-earnings ratios of 33x, 26x, and 20x based on current stock prices [6][10].