China XD(SH:601179) GUOTAI HAITONG SECURITIES·2025-10-22 13:37Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Accumulate" with a target price of 9.00 CNY [7]. Core Insights - The company has shown rapid growth in net profit for the first three quarters of 2025, with a significant increase in gross margin and a notable decrease in sales expense ratio. The expansion into both domestic and international markets has driven continuous performance growth [3][14]. Financial Summary - Total revenue for the first three quarters of 2025 reached 16.96 billion CNY, representing an 11.85% year-on-year increase. The net profit attributable to the parent company was 939 million CNY, up 19.29% year-on-year. The overall gross margin improved to 22.14%, an increase of 1.66 percentage points [14]. - The sales expense ratio decreased to 2.93%, down 0.61 percentage points year-on-year, attributed to changes in the sales model of subsidiaries [5][14]. - The company forecasts net profits of 1.27 billion CNY, 1.53 billion CNY, and 1.85 billion CNY for 2025, 2026, and 2027, respectively, with growth rates of 20.6%, 20.2%, and 20.7% [14]. Market Expansion - Domestically, the company is steadily advancing in the grid market, consolidating and expanding its winning bids with State Grid clients such as Shaanxi Electric Power and Shandong Electric Power. It has also made breakthroughs in the power source and industrial markets, securing GIS equipment projects with major clients like Huaneng and Huadian [5]. - Internationally, the establishment of an international marketing center has accelerated the export of single machine equipment, with successful projects in Malaysia and collaborations with GE on transformer business [5].