嘉元科技（688388）：季报点评：锂电行业回暖致利润大幅提升

Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is maintained at "Buy" [1] Core Views - The recovery in the lithium battery industry has significantly boosted the company's profits, with a year-on-year revenue increase of 50.71% for the first three quarters of 2025, primarily driven by higher sales volume of copper foil products [2][4] - The company is actively expanding its product offerings in the PCB copper foil sector, focusing on high-end applications to meet the demands of emerging fields such as AI and 5G [3] Summary by Sections Financial Performance - In Q3 2025, the company achieved revenue of 2.577 billion RMB, representing a year-on-year increase of 34.48% and a quarter-on-quarter increase of 30.02%. The net profit attributable to shareholders was 4.1219 million RMB, up 110.62% year-on-year but down 66.48% quarter-on-quarter [1][2] - For the first three quarters of 2025, the company reported total revenue of 6.540 billion RMB and a net profit of 40.876 million RMB, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 128.39% in net profit [1][2] Strategic Initiatives - The company is focusing on high-end, differentiated products in the PCB copper foil market, including high-frequency and high-density interconnect copper foils, to cater to the needs of AI and 5G applications [3] - The company has a planned total production capacity of 35,000 tons for its electrolytic copper foil production line in Jiangxi, with over 10,000 tons currently in production [3] Profit Forecast and Valuation - The profit forecast for the company remains unchanged, with projected net profits of 115.26 million RMB, 258.52 million RMB, and 407.41 million RMB for 2025, 2026, and 2027 respectively [4] - The target price has been adjusted to 46.74 RMB, based on a price-to-book ratio of 2.75 for 2026 [4]