Huafu Securities·2025-08-05 05:26Investment Rating - The industry rating is "Outperform the Market" indicating that the overall return of the industry is expected to exceed the market benchmark index by more than 5% over the next 6 months [14]. Core Insights - The report highlights a significant increase in capital expenditures among major North American cloud providers, with Q2 capital expenditures reported as follows: Google at $22.4 billion (+70% YoY), Microsoft at $24.2 billion (+27% YoY), Meta at $17 billion (+101% YoY), and Amazon at $32.2 billion (+83% YoY) [3]. - The upward revisions in capital expenditure forecasts for 2025 by these companies reflect strong demand for cloud products and services, with Google increasing its forecast from $75 billion to $85 billion, Microsoft expecting over $30 billion in the next quarter, Meta adjusting its range from $64-72 billion to $66-72 billion, and Amazon indicating that Q2 expenditures represent the level for the second half of the year [3]. - The report emphasizes the ongoing competition and iteration in AI models, suggesting that capital expenditures related to computing power will remain high, further reinforced by the strong Q2 earnings reports and future guidance [3]. Summary by Sections Industry Dynamics - The report notes a substantial increase in inference computing power consumption, which has seen a multiplicative growth this year, driven by the demand for training-related computing power. As of May 2025, the daily token usage for the Doubao large model exceeded 16.4 trillion, a 137-fold increase from the previous year [4]. - Google reported that the monthly token processing volume reached 980 trillion, doubling from April's figure, indicating significant growth in user engagement and demand for AI applications [4]. Investment Recommendations - The report suggests that the AI industry trend has been reinforced this year, driven by a substantial increase in inference demand, leading to sustained growth in AI capital expenditures. It highlights the importance of PCB in the AI hardware supply chain, with a recommendation to focus on companies such as Huadian Co., Shenghong Technology, Shennan Circuit, and others due to expected benefits from supply-demand dynamics [5]. - Additionally, it recommends monitoring server manufacturing firms like Industrial Fulian and liquid cooling supply chain companies such as Invec and Sihua New Materials [5].