East Money Securities·2025-11-20 08:27Investment Rating - The report maintains an investment rating of "Outperform" for the construction and decoration industry [3]. Core Viewpoints - The report highlights a continued decline in fixed asset investment in October, with a focus on the positive impact of moderately loose monetary policy and the acceleration of strategic project implementation [14][20]. - It emphasizes the increase in net financing of special bonds and rapid deployment of special government bonds, indicating a supportive funding environment for infrastructure projects [21][19]. Summary by Sections Industry Perspective and Investment Recommendations - The construction and decoration index rose by 0.35%, outperforming the overall A-share index by 0.53 percentage points, with notable performances in landscaping engineering and decoration sectors [13][30]. - Fixed asset investment from January to October 2025 reached CNY 408,914 billion, down 1.7% year-on-year, with infrastructure investment at CNY 203,809 billion, growing by 1.5% [14][16]. Key Company Dynamics - China Construction reported a new contract total of CNY 33,194 billion from January to October 2025, up 2.0% year-on-year [37]. - China Metallurgical Group announced a new contract amount of CNY 8,451 billion, down 11.8% year-on-year [37]. Valuation Status - As of November 14, 2025, the price-to-earnings (PE) ratios for various construction sub-sectors were as follows: housing construction at 6.64x, decoration at -24.37x, and municipal engineering at 8.14x [40].