CAERI(SH:601965) Minsheng Securities·2025-08-26 14:33Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Recommended" rating for the company, indicating a potential upside of over 15% relative to the benchmark index [6][12]. Core Insights - The company reported a revenue of 1.911 billion yuan for H1 2025, a year-on-year decrease of 4.48%, while the net profit attributable to shareholders was 409 million yuan, an increase of 1.84% year-on-year [1]. - The decline in revenue is attributed to the exit from low-margin specialized vehicle businesses, while the gross margin significantly improved to 45.19%, up 3.87 percentage points year-on-year [2]. - The establishment of the East China headquarters, with an investment exceeding 2.3 billion yuan, aims to create a comprehensive R&D testing system covering various advanced laboratories [3]. - The introduction of mandatory national standards for intelligent connected vehicles is expected to open new growth opportunities for the company [3]. Financial Performance Summary - For Q2 2025, the company reported a revenue of 1.024 billion yuan, down 10.15% year-on-year but up 15.35% quarter-on-quarter. The net profit for the same period was 231 million yuan, a decrease of 2.84% year-on-year but an increase of 29.43% quarter-on-quarter [1][2]. - The projected revenues for 2025-2027 are 4.854 billion yuan, 5.570 billion yuan, and 6.381 billion yuan, respectively, with net profits expected to be 1.066 billion yuan, 1.289 billion yuan, and 1.540 billion yuan [4][5]. - The earnings per share (EPS) are forecasted to be 1.06 yuan, 1.29 yuan, and 1.54 yuan for 2025, 2026, and 2027, respectively, with corresponding price-to-earnings (PE) ratios of 18, 15, and 12 [4][5].