HTSC·2025-08-28 05:00Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for the company [7][5]. Core Views - The company reported a total revenue of 14.73 billion yuan for H1 2025, a year-on-year increase of 2.77%, with a net profit of 1.62 billion yuan, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 1.34% [1]. - The recovery in urban rail and significant growth in overseas revenue are expected to drive future performance, alongside the demand for upgrades and renovations in the rail transit sector [1][3]. - The company is positioned to benefit from the ongoing upgrades in high-speed rail communication systems and the opening of new growth avenues in overseas markets [5]. Summary by Sections Financial Performance - For H1 2025, the gross margin was 28.76%, a decrease of 0.6 percentage points year-on-year, while the net profit margin was 12.70%, down 0.35 percentage points year-on-year [2]. - In Q2 2025, the company achieved a gross margin of 30.06%, a year-on-year decrease of 0.93 percentage points but an increase of 2.83 percentage points quarter-on-quarter [2]. Business Segments - The company’s revenue from the urban rail sector reached 3.92 billion yuan in H1 2025, a year-on-year increase of 12.85%, while overseas revenue surged by 55.92% to 944 million yuan [3]. - The total new contracts signed in H1 2025 amounted to 17.57 billion yuan, a decrease of 16.44% year-on-year, primarily due to a strategic reduction in low-margin engineering contracts [3]. Market Position - The company continues to lead in the high-speed rail and urban rail signal system integration markets, with significant contracts awarded for key projects [4]. - The company secured contracts worth 1.48 billion yuan for high-speed rail renovation projects, marking a year-on-year increase of 74.86% [4]. Profit Forecast and Valuation - The forecast for net profit for 2025-2027 is adjusted to 3.70 billion, 3.93 billion, and 4.24 billion yuan respectively, with corresponding EPS estimates of 0.35, 0.37, and 0.40 yuan [5]. - The target price for the company's A/H shares is set at 7.00 yuan and 4.02 HKD, reflecting a valuation of 20x and 10.5x PE respectively for 2025 [5].