【九洲药业(603456.SH)】业绩增长向好,CDMO客户合作广度和深度持续回暖——2025年三季报点评(王明瑞/曹聪聪)

Core Viewpoint - The company reported a positive performance in Q3 2025, with revenue and net profit showing significant year-over-year growth, indicating a sustained upward trend in its financial performance [4][5]. Financial Performance - In Q3 2025, the company achieved revenue of 12.90 billion (CNY) (+7.37% YOY) and a net profit of 2.22 billion (CNY) (+42.30% YOY), with a non-GAAP net profit of 2.20 billion (CNY) (+46.42% YOY) [5]. - The gross margin for Q3 2025 was 37.78% (+4.10 percentage points YOY), and the net profit margin was 17.22% (+4.13 percentage points YOY), reflecting a significant improvement in profitability [5]. CDMO Business - The CDMO business generated revenue of 22.91 billion (CNY) in H1 2025 (+16.27% YOY) with a gross margin of 41.02% (-0.04 percentage points YOY) [6]. - The company is deepening collaborations with major clients, with a notable increase in non-commercial projects from overseas core clients and a rapid growth in projects from Biotech clients in the U.S. and Europe [6]. - New orders in Q3 2025 showed a significant recovery, with an increase in key clinical batches and NDA projects, indicating a positive outlook for revenue growth in the next 1-2 years [6]. Emerging Business - The TIDES business is accelerating, with a rapid increase in new peptide projects signed overseas [7]. - The second phase of commercial capacity construction is expected to be operational by November 2025, reaching a scale of 800 kilograms per year, which will alleviate capacity bottlenecks in peptide production [7]. - The company is also establishing commercialization capacity for small nucleic acids domestically while maintaining R&D platforms internationally [7]. API Business - In H1 2025, the API business generated revenue of 5.23 billion (CNY) (-28.48% YOY) with a gross margin of 23.26% (+2.07 percentage points YOY) [9]. - In Q3 2025, prices for certain raw materials showed a slight decline, but the company anticipates an improvement in prices by Q4 2025 [9].