CATEC(SH:600879) Minsheng Securities·2025-08-28 09:21Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Recommended" rating for the company [4][6]. Core Views - The company reported a 35% year-on-year increase in net profit for Q2 2025, with a total revenue of 58.2 billion yuan for the first half of 2025, reflecting a 24.5% year-on-year decrease [1]. - The company aims to achieve a full-year revenue target of 144.09 billion yuan, representing a 0.9% year-on-year increase, with 40.4% of this target completed in the first half of the year [1]. - The company has successfully secured multiple contracts for unmanned systems equipment, reinforcing its leading position in the domestic tactical unmanned equipment market [2]. - The company is investing in the second phase of its drone equipment industrial base in Yanqing to enhance its capabilities in the unmanned systems industry [2]. Financial Performance Summary - In Q2 2025, the company achieved a revenue of 41.2 billion yuan, a 5.7% year-on-year increase, and a net profit of 1.4 billion yuan, a 35.3% year-on-year increase [1]. - The gross margin for the first half of 2025 improved by 1.1 percentage points to 20.5%, while the net margin decreased by 1.0 percentage point to 2.7% [1]. - The company reported a significant increase in accounts receivable and inventory, with accounts receivable at 10.37 billion yuan and inventory at 22.27 billion yuan, reflecting increases of 32.3% and 10.0% respectively since the beginning of the year [3]. Profit Forecast and Financial Indicators - The company is projected to achieve net profits of 5.82 billion yuan, 6.89 billion yuan, and 8.07 billion yuan for the years 2025, 2026, and 2027 respectively [4]. - The current price corresponds to a price-to-earnings (PE) ratio of 66x for 2025, 56x for 2026, and 48x for 2027 [4][5].