KEDE Numerical (SH:688305) HTSC·2025-10-30 12:25Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Buy" with a target price of RMB 81.74 [7]. Core Views - The company reported a revenue of RMB 400 million for the first three quarters of 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of 5.01%, while the net profit attributable to shareholders was RMB 64 million, a decrease of 11.53% year-on-year. The third quarter saw a revenue of RMB 106 million, down 15.97% year-on-year and 35.32% quarter-on-quarter, primarily due to a decrease in sales revenue and an increase in share-based payment expenses [1]. - The company is focusing on high-end product launches to achieve domestic substitution and is deepening its engagement in the aerospace industry while continuously expanding applications in the civilian sector. The outlook for the company leading high-end machine tool domestic substitution is positive [1]. Summary by Sections Financial Performance - For the first three quarters of 2025, the company's gross margin was 38.71%, down 3.97 percentage points year-on-year, and the net profit margin was 15.90%, down 3.01 percentage points year-on-year. The decline in gross margin is attributed to the lower gross margin of the automation production line business, which is rapidly increasing in proportion [2]. - The expense ratio for the first three quarters of 2025 was 22.79%, an increase of 2.09 percentage points year-on-year. The sales expense ratio, management expense ratio, R&D expense ratio, and financial expense ratio were 8.61%, 6.88%, 7.53%, and -0.24%, respectively [2]. Product and Market Positioning - The company has a complete product layout, forming a competitive advantage of full industry chain autonomy. It has four general technology platform products and four specialized technology platform products, widely used in aerospace, energy, automotive, shipbuilding, molds, low-altitude economy, and medical fields [3]. - The company is expanding into emerging fields, focusing on low-altitude economy and humanoid robots. It is developing high-end precision manufacturing equipment for components of drones and helicopters, and its control algorithms and servo drives can be adapted for humanoid robot control systems [4]. Profit Forecast and Valuation - The company's net profit forecasts for 2025-2027 have been revised down by 5.82%, 10.38%, and 7.64%, respectively, to RMB 163 million, RMB 210 million, and RMB 268 million, with a three-year compound growth rate of 27.25%. The corresponding EPS is projected to be RMB 1.22, RMB 1.58, and RMB 2.01 [5]. - The company is assigned a PE valuation of 67 times for 2025, leading to a target price of RMB 81.74, down from the previous value of RMB 87.10 [5].