CAPOL(SZ:002949) Changjiang Securities·2025-09-03 13:14Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Buy" and is maintained [9]. Core Views - The company achieved a revenue of 601 million yuan in the first half of the year, representing a year-on-year growth of 15.60%. However, the net profit attributable to shareholders decreased by 40.93% to 34.99 million yuan, and the net profit after deducting non-recurring items fell by 44.68% to 30.45 million yuan [2][6]. Summary by Sections Business Performance - The company's main business remains architectural design, generating 410 million yuan in revenue, a decline of 6.17% year-on-year. The prefabricated building segment saw a significant drop of 32.84% to 168 million yuan. In contrast, the engineering general contracting business grew by 81.56% to 17.12 million yuan. The digital culture business generated 109 million yuan, accounting for 18.09% of total revenue, becoming a key driver for revenue growth [12]. Profitability - The overall gross margin for the first half was 24.57%, down by 3.17 percentage points year-on-year. The gross margin for the second quarter was 28.6%, a decrease of 7.2 percentage points. The gross margin for the main architectural design business improved to 38.54%, up by 7.85 percentage points year-on-year. However, the digital culture business reported a negative gross margin of -17.43% due to higher costs [12]. Cost Management - The company successfully reduced its expense ratio to 15.8%, down by 2.6 percentage points year-on-year. The second quarter saw further improvement, with the expense ratio dropping to 13.5%. This reduction was attributed to effective control over the scale of marketing and R&D personnel [12]. Cash Flow and Financial Health - The company experienced a net cash outflow of 180 million yuan from operating activities, an increase of 60 million yuan year-on-year. The cash collection ratio was 72.7%, down by 20.4 percentage points. The asset-liability ratio improved by 2.8 percentage points to 45.6% [12]. Growth Opportunities - Urban renewal policies are expected to provide new growth opportunities in the architectural design sector. The company is also leveraging digitalization and AI technologies to develop new business models, including a BIM engineering laboratory and an online management platform, which are anticipated to drive future revenue growth [12].