IMEIK(SZ:300896) Haitong Securities International·2025-05-05 07:31Investment Rating - The report maintains an "Outperform" rating for the company [2][5][16]. Core Views - The company experienced a revenue decline of 17.9% year-on-year in Q1 2025 due to a high base effect, with revenue reported at RMB 660 million. However, there was a slight quarter-on-quarter growth of 1.5% compared to Q4 2024 [3][11]. - The gross margin remained stable at 93.9%, while operating expenses increased due to higher sales, administrative, and R&D expense ratios, leading to an overall operating expense ratio increase of 3.9 percentage points [12]. - Non-recurring gains offset the revenue decline, resulting in a net profit attributable to shareholders of RMB 440 million, down 15.9% year-on-year, but with a net profit margin improvement to 66.9% [13]. - The company is planning to acquire 85% of South Korean company REGEN for USD 190 million, which is expected to significantly contribute to revenue and profits in 2026 [14][16]. - Revenue projections for 2025 and 2026 are RMB 3.30 billion and RMB 3.60 billion, respectively, with year-on-year growth rates of 9.2% and 9.1% [15][16]. Financial Summary - The company reported a revenue of RMB 3,026 million for 2024, with projections of RMB 3,304 million for 2025 and RMB 3,603 million for 2026, indicating a consistent growth trajectory [9]. - The net profit attributable to shareholders is expected to be RMB 2.02 billion in 2025 and RMB 2.18 billion in 2026, reflecting year-on-year growth of 3.1% and 7.7% [15][16]. - The company maintains a high gross profit margin of 94.6% for 2025, with a projected decline to 93.6% by 2026 [9].