Shenwan Hongyuan Securities·2025-10-13 10:58Investment Rating - The report rates the construction and decoration industry as "Overweight," indicating that the industry is expected to outperform the overall market [7]. Core Insights - The construction and decoration industry is experiencing a slowdown in investment, leading to pressure on corporate profits. Infrastructure investment remains a stabilizing factor despite the overall weak economic backdrop [2][3]. - The report highlights that fixed asset investment growth has slowed, with manufacturing and real estate under pressure. However, infrastructure investment has shown a year-on-year increase of 5.4% for the first eight months of 2025 [2]. - The report predicts that corporate profits for the first three quarters of 2025 will face certain pressures due to the focus on project quality and local government debt issues [2][3]. Summary by Relevant Sections Corporate Profit Growth Forecast - Companies with profit growth below -10%: China Railway, China Metallurgical Group, China Communications Construction, Anhui Construction, Shanghai Construction, Honglu Steel Structure, Southeast Network Frame [3]. - Companies with profit growth between -10% and 0%: China Railway Construction, China Electric Power Construction, China Steel International, Tunnel Corporation [3]. - Companies with profit growth between 0% and 10%: China Energy Engineering, China Chemical Engineering, Sichuan Road and Bridge [3]. - Companies with profit growth between 10% and 20%: Donghua Technology [3]. - Companies with profit growth above 20%: Jianfa Heceng, Zhite New Materials, Shenzhen Ruijie [3]. Valuation of Key Companies - The report provides a valuation table for key companies in the construction industry, indicating their earnings per share (EPS), price-to-earnings (PE) ratios, and projected net profit growth for 2024 to 2026 [3]. - For example, China Railway has a PE ratio of 5.2 for 2025E, with a projected net profit of 26.88 billion yuan and a profit growth forecast of -4% [3]. Investment Recommendations - The report recommends low-valuation central enterprises such as China Chemical Engineering, China Railway, and China Railway Construction, while also suggesting attention to China Electric Power Construction and China Energy Engineering [2]. - It highlights that the construction sector could achieve excess returns if optimistic expectations for core drivers materialize, as current valuations (PE of 12.4X and PB of 0.82X) do not fully reflect the potential [2].