Core Insights - The report shifts focus from demand to supply in the AI 2.0 landscape, analyzing various companies like SenseTime, Black Sesame Intelligence, Qunhe Technology, and others, highlighting their different strategies and challenges in achieving profitability and sustainable growth [1][2][3]. Group 1: SenseTime - SenseTime has transitioned from a government-focused AI 1.0 company to a more diversified AI 2.0 entity, with a significant shift towards generative AI, achieving a revenue of 3.772 billion yuan in 2024, marking a 10.75% year-on-year growth [5][10]. - The company's revenue structure has evolved, with traditional AI contributing only 30% of total revenue by 2024, while generative AI has surged to 63.7% of total revenue, growing by 103.1% year-on-year [7][10]. - Despite revenue growth, SenseTime faces challenges such as declining gross margins, which fell from 70.6% in 2020 to 42.9% in 2024, and cumulative losses of 46.4 billion yuan over five years [16][20]. Group 2: Black Sesame Intelligence - Black Sesame Intelligence focuses on providing cost-effective smart automotive chips and solutions, with 92.4% of its 2024 revenue (4.38 billion yuan) coming from automotive products [27][32]. - The company has improved its gross margin significantly, achieving a gross profit of 195 million yuan in 2024, up 153% year-on-year, with a gross margin of 41.14% [36]. - However, high R&D costs have led to continued losses, with an adjusted net loss of 1.304 billion yuan in 2024, remaining stable compared to the previous year [39]. Group 3: Yingshi Network - Yingshi Network, a subsidiary of Hikvision, has upgraded its business model to focus on AI and IoT, achieving a revenue of 5.442 billion yuan in 2024, a 12.41% increase [45]. - The company’s core product remains smart home cameras, which contributed 54% of total revenue, but growth in this segment has plateaued [46]. - Yingshi's cloud platform services have seen significant growth, nearly doubling from 5.38 billion yuan in 2021 to 10.52 billion yuan in 2024, with a gross margin of 76% [49][50]. Group 4: Qunhe Technology - Qunhe Technology, known for its space design software, reported a revenue of 664 million yuan in 2023, with a 10.48% year-on-year growth [66]. - The company has established itself as a leading provider in the space design software market, holding a 22.2% market share [79]. - Despite revenue growth, Qunhe Technology continues to operate at a loss, with an adjusted loss of 94 million yuan in Q3 2024 [78]. Group 5: Innovation Qizhi - Innovation Qizhi focuses on AI solutions for the manufacturing sector, achieving a revenue of 1.222 billion yuan in 2024, a 30.21% decline year-on-year [85]. - The company has maintained strict cost control, with total operating expenses at 66.3% of revenue, but still reported a loss of 117 million yuan in 2024 [90][94]. - The decline in revenue is attributed to challenges in the manufacturing and financial services sectors, which are critical to its business model [87].