HCNC(SZ:300161) Soochow Securities·2025-08-29 08:34Investment Rating - The report maintains an "Accumulate" rating for the company [1] Core Views - The company's revenue is under short-term pressure, but losses have narrowed year-on-year [2] - Gross margin has benefited from structural optimization and effective cost control [3] - High R&D investment continues to support the development of a new generation of intelligent CNC systems powered by AI [4] - The profit forecast for 2025-2027 has been adjusted downward due to a slowdown in the intelligent production line business, but the company is still considered a rare asset in the high-end CNC system sector [4] Revenue and Profit Summary - In the first half of 2025, the company achieved revenue of 554 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 11.91%, and a net profit attributable to the parent company of -81 million yuan, compared to -107 million yuan in the same period last year [2] - The revenue decline is primarily due to changes in the scope of consolidation from subsidiary divestitures and sanctions affecting overseas production lines [2] - The company’s gross margin for the first half of 2025 was 35.48%, an increase of 0.73 percentage points year-on-year [3] R&D and Innovation - R&D investment in the first half of 2025 was 175 million yuan, accounting for 32% of revenue, with 59 patents granted during the reporting period [4] - The company launched the world's first intelligent CNC system embedded with AI chips and large AI models, significantly enhancing processing efficiency and precision [4]