麦格理研究报告指，药明康德(2359.HK)上半年业绩好过市场预期，收入达208亿元，按年增长20.6%； 净利润按年增长1.02倍至86亿元。若剔除出售药明合联股权所获33亿元一次性收益，经常性净利润则按 年增长26.5%至59亿元。管理层将全年收入指引上调2%至425亿至435亿元，自由现金流指引上调22%至 50亿至60亿元，资本支出预算维持70亿至80亿元不变。该行指，TIDES业务收入按年增1.42倍至50亿 元，可能受GLP-1原料药推动，远超全年增长60%的目标。次季毛利率亦创46.9%新高，主要得益于化 学业务生产效率提升及后期项目增加。然而，上半年仅新增8个商业化及三期项目，中国业务亦按年下 滑5%。该行重申跑赢大市评级及目标价116港元。 ...

Core Viewpoint - Macquarie's research report indicates that WuXi AppTec (02359.HK) outperformed market expectations in its first half performance, with revenue reaching 20.8 billion RMB, a year-on-year increase of 20.6% [1] Financial Performance - Revenue for the first half of the year was 20.8 billion RMB, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 20.6% [1] - Net profit increased by 102% year-on-year to 8.6 billion RMB [1] - Excluding a one-time gain of 3.3 billion RMB from the sale of WuXi AppTec's stake, the recurring net profit grew by 26.5% year-on-year to 5.9 billion RMB [1] Guidance and Projections - Management raised the full-year revenue guidance by 2% to a range of 42.5 billion to 43.5 billion RMB [1] - Free cash flow guidance was increased by 22% to a range of 5 billion to 6 billion RMB [1] - Capital expenditure budget remains unchanged at 7 billion to 8 billion RMB [1] Business Segments - TIDES business revenue surged by 142% year-on-year to 5 billion RMB, potentially driven by GLP-1 active pharmaceutical ingredients, exceeding the annual growth target of 60% [1] - The second quarter gross margin reached a new high of 46.9%, primarily due to improved production efficiency in the chemical business and an increase in later-stage projects [1] - However, only 8 new commercialization and phase III projects were added in the first half, and the China business experienced a year-on-year decline of 5% [1] Analyst Rating - Macquarie reiterated an outperform rating and a target price of 116 HKD for WuXi AppTec [1]