Core Viewpoint - Aide Technology (Suzhou Aide Technology Development Co., Ltd.) is facing significant challenges on its path to IPO, including the impact of centralized procurement policies, financial internal control issues, and high ownership concentration by its actual controllers [1] Group 1: Financial Performance - The company's main products, spinal and trauma consumables, have been fully included in the national centralized procurement scope, leading to a sharp decline in sales revenue from 137 million yuan in 2022 to 84 million yuan in 2024, a decrease of 38.7% [1] - The prices of key products have experienced drastic reductions: the price of the vertebroplasty system dropped from 478.65 yuan in 2022 to 176.45 yuan in 2024, a decline of 63%; spinal implant products decreased from 193.08 yuan to 98.62 yuan, nearly a 50% drop; and bone cement prices fell from 475.74 yuan to 240.74 yuan, also nearly a 50% decrease [1] - In 2024, the company reported a revenue of 275 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.87%, and a net profit attributable to shareholders of 67.16 million yuan, up 5.60% year-on-year, primarily driven by increased sales volume despite significant price reductions impacting gross margins [1] Group 2: Sales and Distribution Model - The company's sales model heavily relies on distributors, with revenue from this model accounting for 97.71%, 94.07%, 87.08%, and 83.85% over the reporting periods, significantly higher than comparable companies in the industry [2] - There are discrepancies in sales data reported to different regulatory bodies, with significant differences in sales prices to the same distributor, raising concerns about the reliability of information disclosure [2] Group 3: Distributor Issues - A significant portion of revenue comes from distributors with questionable legitimacy, including those established after the start of their cooperation and those with very low or zero registered capital [3] - In 2022 and 2023, revenue from canceled distributors accounted for 14.87% and 6.42% of total revenue, respectively, raising doubts about the authenticity and accuracy of revenue recognition [3] Group 4: Ownership and Governance - The actual controllers, Lu Qiang and Huang Meiyu, hold a combined 79.07% of the company's shares, leading to concerns about potential risks associated with concentrated control and its impact on minority shareholders [3] - The company has a high dependency on key executive Li Yifei, who has been responsible for sales and channel management, and there are regulatory concerns regarding the zero-cost transfer of shares to him, which raises questions about corporate governance [4]