UNI-T(SH:688628) Guoxin Securities·2025-05-08 06:05Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Outperform the Market" [5][6][22]. Core Views - The company is experiencing steady revenue growth, with a projected 10.81% increase in revenue for 2024, reaching 1.13 billion yuan, and a 13.64% increase in net profit, amounting to 183 million yuan [2][5]. - The company's strategy focuses on the high-end and specialized instrument sectors, which is expected to drive further growth and improve product structure [5][6]. - The first quarter of 2025 shows a revenue increase of 9.58% year-on-year, but profit is under pressure due to increased depreciation from the Vietnam factory and high R&D expenses [4][5]. Financial Performance Summary - For 2024, the company achieved a gross margin of 45.16% and a net margin of 15.85%, reflecting improvements of 1.84 and 0.33 percentage points respectively [3][4]. - The revenue breakdown by business segment for 2024 includes: - Testing Instruments: Revenue of 155 million yuan, up 14.62%, with a gross margin of 42.56% [3]. - General Instruments: Revenue of 660 million yuan, up 8.33%, with a gross margin of 46.02% [3]. - Specialized Instruments: Revenue of 92 million yuan, up 72.94%, with a gross margin of 50.82% [3]. - Temperature and Environmental Testing Instruments: Revenue of 219 million yuan, down 0.21%, with a gross margin of 42.34% [3]. - The company maintains high R&D and sales expenses, with the expense ratios for 2024 being 10.40% for sales, 6.91% for management, and 10.36% for R&D [3][4]. Earnings Forecast - The earnings forecast for the company indicates a net profit of 228 million yuan in 2025, 274 million yuan in 2026, and 314 million yuan in 2027, with corresponding P/E ratios of 17, 15, and 13 [5][6][23].