KSTAR(SZ:002518) Soochow Securities·2026-01-20 02:11Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Buy" (maintained) [1] Core Views - The company is expected to achieve significant growth driven by dual engines: data centers and new energy, with a projected net profit of 6-6.6 billion yuan for 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of 52.21%-67.43% [7] - The data center business is anticipated to grow steadily, with expected revenue of over 3 billion yuan in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 20% [7] - The new energy business is recovering, with expected revenue of 2 billion yuan in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 10%, and storage business revenue expected to nearly double [7] Financial Projections - Total revenue projections for the company are as follows: - 2023: 5,440 million yuan - 2024: 4,159 million yuan - 2025: 5,281 million yuan - 2026: 7,994 million yuan - 2027: 10,812 million yuan - Year-on-year growth rates for total revenue are projected at 23.61% for 2023, -23.54% for 2024, 26.99% for 2025, 51.36% for 2026, and 35.25% for 2027 [1] - Net profit attributable to the parent company is projected as follows: - 2023: 845.48 million yuan - 2024: 394.20 million yuan - 2025: 643.82 million yuan - 2026: 1,120.35 million yuan - 2027: 1,528.53 million yuan - Year-on-year growth rates for net profit are projected at 28.79% for 2023, -53.38% for 2024, 63.32% for 2025, 74.01% for 2026, and 36.43% for 2027 [1] - The latest diluted EPS is projected to be 1.45 yuan for 2023, 0.68 yuan for 2024, 1.11 yuan for 2025, 1.92 yuan for 2026, and 2.63 yuan for 2027 [1] Valuation Metrics - The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is projected as follows: - 2023: 38.41 - 2024: 82.38 - 2025: 50.44 - 2026: 28.99 - 2027: 21.25 [1] - The company is expected to have a P/E of 35x for 2026, corresponding to a target price of 67.2 yuan [7]