DKEM(SZ:300842) Minsheng Securities·2025-09-02 05:56Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Recommended" rating for the company, indicating a potential upside of over 15% relative to the benchmark index [6][13]. Core Insights - The company is a leader in the N-type silver paste industry, with significant sales in photovoltaic conductive paste, particularly for N-type TOPCon batteries, which accounted for 94.87% of total sales [2]. - The company is advancing the mass production of high-copper paste, which has shown over a 50% reduction in silver consumption compared to standard processes, and expects larger shipments in 2026 [2]. - The acquisition of Zhejiang Suote Materials Technology Co., Ltd. is aimed at enhancing the company's competitive edge in photovoltaic paste by enriching its intellectual property and optimizing product layout [3]. - The company is expanding its semiconductor paste business, focusing on high-end applications such as LED and IC chip packaging silver paste [3]. - Revenue projections for 2025-2027 are estimated at 164.66 billion, 180.53 billion, and 203.96 billion CNY, with corresponding growth rates of 7.3%, 9.6%, and 13.0% [3][5]. Financial Summary - For the first half of 2025, the company reported revenue of 8.34 billion CNY, a year-on-year increase of 9.93%, but a significant decline in net profit by 70.03% to 0.70 billion CNY [1]. - The second quarter of 2025 saw revenue of 4.28 billion CNY, up 8.67% year-on-year, while net profit decreased by 38.49% to 0.35 billion CNY [1]. - The company forecasts a net profit of 2.12 billion CNY in 2025, with a projected decline of 41.1% [5][10].