Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for the company [5][3]. Core Insights - The semiconductor equipment sales continue to grow, driven by AI demand, leading to a recovery in the backend equipment market. The market for semiconductor testing equipment is expected to reach $11.2 billion by 2025, with a year-on-year growth of 48.1% [1]. - The company achieved revenue of 3.779 billion yuan in the first three quarters of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 49.05%, and a net profit of 865 million yuan, up 142.14% year-on-year [2]. - The company is focusing on high-end applications and has made significant progress in domestic product performance, which is expected to drive market share growth through import substitution [3]. Financial Performance - For the first half of 2025, the company reported revenue of 1.250 billion yuan from testing machines and 709 million yuan from sorting machines, representing year-on-year growth of 34.30% and 50.36%, respectively [2]. - The gross margin for the first three quarters of 2025 was 54.48%, a decrease of 1.58 percentage points year-on-year, while the net profit margin increased by 8.05 percentage points to 22.96% [2]. - The company has optimized its expense management, with sales, management, and R&D expense ratios decreasing by 1.16, 0.92, and 7.72 percentage points, respectively [2]. Profit Forecast and Valuation - The company is expected to continue expanding in the high-end market, with revised net profit forecasts for 2025 and 2026 at 1.068 billion yuan and 1.418 billion yuan, respectively, reflecting increases of 46% and 43% [3]. - The report also introduces a new net profit forecast for 2027 at 1.722 billion yuan [3].
长川科技(300604):跟踪报告之十:后道设备市场景气向上,中高端市场进口替代加速