Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Buy" [1][6] - The previous rating was also "Buy" [1] Core Views - The company's performance is expected to decline in 2024, but this short-term pressure does not alter its long-term growth trend [1][4] - As a leading provider of financial technology products and services in China, the company is poised to benefit from the digital transformation of finance and the release of incremental demand from the "Xinchuang" initiative [1][4][6] Financial Performance Summary - In 2024, the company achieved revenue of RMB 6.581 billion, a decrease of 9.6% year-on-year [4][9] - The net profit attributable to shareholders was RMB 1.043 billion, down 26.8% year-on-year [4][9] - The company's gross margin for 2024 was 72.02%, a decline of 2.82 percentage points year-on-year [9] - The company maintained a high level of R&D investment, with total R&D expenses amounting to RMB 2.458 billion, representing 37.36% of revenue [9][10] Future Earnings Projections - Revenue projections for 2025-2027 are RMB 6.840 billion, RMB 7.504 billion, and RMB 8.346 billion, respectively [6][8] - Net profit projections for the same period are RMB 1.220 billion, RMB 1.407 billion, and RMB 1.693 billion, respectively [6][8] - The expected earnings per share (EPS) for 2025-2027 are RMB 0.64, RMB 0.74, and RMB 0.89, respectively [6][8] Market Position and Strategy - The company is focusing on core products and deepening business cooperation with clients [9] - It is actively embracing AI technology to enhance product competitiveness and has developed a proprietary AI middleware platform [9][10] - The company is restructuring its operations by shutting down non-strategic and loss-making product lines to concentrate resources on productized business [9][10]
恒生电子(600570):短期业绩承压,全面拥抱AI带来新增量