Valiant(SZ:002643) Huaan Securities·2025-09-04 08:37Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Buy" (maintained) [1] Core Views - The company reported a recovery in Q2 performance, driven by the continuous growth of new materials [5][6] - In H1 2025, the company achieved total revenue of 1.87 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 4.42%, while the net profit attributable to shareholders was 218 million yuan, an increase of 1.35% year-on-year [5][6] - The company is focusing on capacity expansion and industry collaboration, with significant progress in projects related to photoresists, semiconductors, and OLED materials [7][8] Financial Performance Summary - In Q2 2025, the company achieved total revenue of 1.01 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 0.95% but a quarter-on-quarter increase of 17.12% [5] - The revenue breakdown shows functional materials, life sciences and pharmaceuticals, and other businesses generating revenues of 1.47 billion, 376 million, and 2.5 million yuan respectively, with year-on-year changes of -9.55%, +20.80%, and +19.20% [5] - The gross margin for the functional materials segment was 38.68%, down 1.99% year-on-year, while the life sciences segment saw a gross margin of 38.56%, up 1.36% year-on-year [6] Future Outlook - The company expects net profits attributable to shareholders for 2025, 2026, and 2027 to be 375 million, 499 million, and 514 million yuan respectively, with corresponding P/E ratios of 31, 23, and 23 times [9]