从“预期反内卷”到“实际反内卷”

Core Insights - The report emphasizes a shift from "expected anti-involution" to "actual anti-involution," focusing on cost investigation and price monitoring to address low-price disorderly competition in industries [1] - The anti-involution trend is expected to evolve into a phase where pricing improvements in certain industries can be verified, particularly in agricultural chemicals and wind power equipment [1] Industry Analysis Wind Power Equipment - The proportion of companies with negative operating cash flow (TTM) decreased, indicating a recovery in cash flow, while the proportion of companies with declining CAPEX (TTM) increased from 2023 to 2024, suggesting that the industry is nearing a clearing phase [2] - From 2023 to Q1 2025, the profitability of the industry improved, with a decrease in the proportion of companies experiencing a decline in gross margin (TTM), indicating that the clearing process is largely complete [2] - Revenue (TTM) has maintained positive growth since Q1 2025, alongside inventory reduction, further supporting the notion of a clearing phase [2] Agricultural Chemicals - The agricultural chemicals market saw a significant inventory accumulation in 2021, leading to increased revenue for pesticide companies during that period [3] - From the second half of 2022 to 2023, the industry faced continuous inventory accumulation, with a supply-demand turning point occurring post-2022, leading to a phase of inventory clearance expected to last until Q3 2024 [3] - The cyclical reversal logic observed in financial reports is distinct from the short-term speculative trading seen in the anti-involution phase, indicating a more stable fundamental outlook for agricultural chemicals [3] Methodological Insights - The report categorizes cyclical stocks into two types: volume-driven cyclical stocks (like wind power equipment) and price-driven cyclical stocks (like agricultural chemicals), highlighting the different indicators that should be monitored for each type [30] - For volume-driven cyclical stocks, the focus should be on CAPEX and capacity clearing, while for price-driven cyclical stocks, inventory clearance influences short-term trends, and capacity clearing along with demand side factors dictate long-term trends [30][33] Profit Expectations & Valuation - The report provides a detailed analysis of profit growth expectations and valuation metrics across various sectors, indicating a mixed outlook with some sectors like basic chemicals and steel showing significant volatility in profit growth [34][38] - The report highlights the current PE ratios and historical comparisons, suggesting that certain sectors may offer attractive valuation opportunities based on their historical performance [36][38]