Investment Rating - The report maintains an "Outperform" rating for the company [5] Core Views - The company focuses on high-speed interconnect chips, with the capacity chips becoming a new growth engine. In 2024, interconnect chips and the server platform accounted for 92% and 8% of revenue, respectively. The company achieved a revenue of 3.639 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 59%, and a net profit of 1.412 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 213% [1][11][16] - The company is one of the three major DDR5 memory interface chip manufacturers globally, and it has initiated the second-generation iteration of DDR5. The penetration rate of DDR5 continues to rise, with the company’s DDR5 second-generation RCD chip shipments exceeding the first-generation products in 2024 [2][45] - The company’s MXC chip has entered the first batch of compliant suppliers for CXL 2.0, and the company has decided to shift its R&D focus from AI computing chips to PCIe Switch chips [3][12] Summary by Sections Financial Performance - In 2024, the company achieved a revenue of 3.639 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 59%. The net profit reached 1.412 billion yuan, marking a year-on-year increase of 213%. The revenue and net profit for Q1 2025 were 1.222 billion yuan and 525 million yuan, respectively, both setting quarterly records [1][4][16] - The company’s revenue from 2016 to 2024 has a CAGR of 20%, while the net profit has a CAGR of 41% [11][16] Product Development - The company has launched several high-performance capacity chips, including PCIe Retimer, MRCD/MDB, and CKD, which have generated significant revenue growth. In 2024, these new products generated approximately 422 million yuan, an eightfold increase from 2023 [2][24] - The company is actively involved in the development of DDR5 memory interface chips, with the second-generation RCD chip shipments surpassing the first generation in 2024. The third-generation RCD chip is expected to be shipped in Q4 2024 [2][46] Market Position - The company is positioned as a leading provider of interconnect chips and server platforms, with 92% of its revenue derived from interconnect chips in 2024. The gross margin for interconnect chips was 62.7%, slightly above the international comparable company Rambus [24][22] - The global market for memory interface chips is projected to reach 5.7 billion USD by 2031, with the company being one of the three main suppliers in the DDR5 generation [40]
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