Tebon Securities·2025-05-07 05:12Investment Rating - The industry investment rating is "Outperform the Market" (maintained) [1] Core Viewpoints - The year 2025 may witness a profit turning point for the industry, driven by cost reduction and efficiency improvement [4] - The AI sector is leading in performance, with revenue and profit growth rates for AI applications and terminals being notably high [42] Summary by Sections 1. Profitability and Cash Flow - In 2024, the computer industry achieved a revenue of 1,156.34 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 3.50%, while the net profit attributable to shareholders dropped by 48.97% to 14.44 billion yuan [11][9] - In Q1 2025, the industry reported a revenue of 261.59 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.13%, and a net profit of 2.63 billion yuan, up 230.22% [15][12] - The gross profit margin and net profit margin for 2024 were 25.12% and 1.25%, respectively, both showing a decline compared to the previous year [23][24] - In Q1 2025, the gross profit margin and net profit margin improved to 21.86% and 1.01%, respectively [24][28] - Operating cash flow for 2024 was 71.25 billion yuan, a 7.09% increase year-on-year, while Q1 2025 showed a cash flow of -30.48 billion yuan, improving by 39.61% year-on-year [33][33] 2. AI Sector Performance - In 2024, the revenue growth rates for AI terminals and applications were 25.72% and 12.40%, respectively, with net profit growth rates of 19.23% and 24.84% [42] - In Q1 2025, the revenue growth rates for AI terminals and applications were 27.74% and 13.77%, with net profit growth rates of 37.86% and 15.91% [42] 3. Institutional Holdings and Valuation - As of Q1 2025, the proportion of computer funds held by institutions was 3.11%, an increase of 0.35 percentage points [77] - The computer index (Shenwan) had a PE ratio of 81.54 and a PS ratio of 3.18 as of April 30, 2025, indicating potential for valuation improvement [80][80] - The market performance of the computer industry ranked sixth among 31 sectors from January 1 to April 30, 2025, with a cumulative increase of 2.35% [77]