Summary of Conference Call on AI Infrastructure and Related Industries Industry Overview AI Data Center (AIDC) - China's AIDC market experienced a significant surge in the second half of 2025, driven by rapid AI adoption and advancements in domestic chip technology [1][7] - ByteDance's token usage increased dramatically from 4 trillion in February to 30 trillion in September 2025 [1][7] - AIDC investments are primarily led by cloud vendors, telecom operators, and third-party firms, with construction costs ranging from RMB 17,000 to 23,000 per kW [1][8][9] - Major players like ByteDance, Tencent, and Huawei are actively pursuing new data center projects, including a notable 800MW park for ByteDance [1][10] Liquid Cooling - Liquid cooling technology in China has low adoption rates, remaining below 10% in 2025, compared to over 3,000 units deployed overseas [2][14] - The market for liquid cooling is projected to grow at a 64% CAGR from 2025 to 2030, with penetration expected to rise from 10% in 2025 to 45% by 2030 [2] - Cold plate systems dominate the liquid cooling market with a 90% share, while immersion cooling faces high costs and lacks standardization [2][15] - Domestic competition is intense, leading to significant price gaps; CDU pricing ranges from US$10 to 230 per kW [2][16] Optical Fiber - China accounts for approximately 50% of global fiber demand, with projections of 260 million fiber-km domestically and 568 million globally by 2025 [3][19] - The optical cable market is expected to grow at a 5% CAGR, with a shift towards high-end products like G654E fiber and hollow-core fiber [3][20] - Profitability in the optical fiber market is concentrated upstream, with preforms contributing 70% of profits, fiber 20%, and cables only 10% [3][22] - Intense domestic competition has led to price reductions, making it challenging for smaller players to survive [3][21] Key Insights AIDC Developments - The AIDC market is rebounding due to broader AI applications across various sectors, including manufacturing and healthcare [7] - Domestic chips are being commercially deployed, although they still lag behind NVIDIA's technology [7] - The construction of training clusters in western China is part of the "Eastern Data, Western Computing" strategy [8] Liquid Cooling Market Dynamics - The domestic AI market is in an early stage of rapid growth, with server memory prices tripling [13] - Liquid cooling systems are becoming critical components of the data center value chain, with export opportunities emerging [11][18] - Future growth in liquid cooling will depend on cost reductions and advancements in microchannel technology [2][18] Optical Fiber Market Trends - The demand for fiber optic communication is projected to reach nearly 170 million fiber-kilometers in 2025 [19] - Export opportunities are concentrated in Southeast Asia, while Europe and North America present challenges due to trade barriers [20] - Emerging technologies like hollow-core fiber and multi-core fiber are expected to enhance competitiveness in the market [21] Conclusion - The AIDC, liquid cooling, and optical fiber industries are poised for significant growth driven by technological advancements and increasing demand for AI applications. However, challenges such as intense competition and reliance on imported components may impact profitability and market dynamics in the near future.

花旗指出，公司管理层预计明年3月底止2026财年下半年收入将实现温和增长，其中汽车产品(APG)和 工业产品(IPG)两个分部均可能录得增长。惟该行认为增长势头最早可能要到2027财年才会见到，且两 大新业务(AI液冷泵及人型机械人关节)在2027财年预计总销售额中仅佔3%，不足以支持今年大幅重 估。花旗提及，公司今年以来股价累升约2.8倍，就是因为两大新业务，管理层强调有长期增长潜力。 但该行认为，公司股价已被过度重估，远较基本面超前。 小摩发布研报称，德昌电机控股9月底止中期业绩符合预期。公司于财报简报会中对新业务计划仍仅提 供极有限细节，延续其一贯的沟通风格。在缺乏更多关于AIDC及机器人订单进度的披露下，预期对该 股市场情绪将维持冷淡，认为任何关于这些业务渠道的具体更新皆可能触发显著的估值重估。 德昌电机控股(00179)跌超5%，截至发稿，跌5.53%，报29.36港元，成交额4887.62万港元。 ...

Summary of Conference Call Notes Industry Overview - The storage and energy sector is experiencing a potential supercycle driven by AI demand, although consumer electronics growth is below expectations. Major global manufacturers are still expanding production, with 2026 projected as a peak year, testing whether AI demand can break the 30-year semiconductor cycle pattern [1][3][5]. Key Points and Arguments - **AI Demand and New Technologies**: The future of the storage industry hinges on sustained AI demand and support from new technologies like AIDC and HBM. The actual demand will become clearer after new products adapt to the supply chain by March 2026, potentially validating the current cycle [1][6]. - **Current Market Conditions**: Despite a shortage in 2025, the utilization rate for ordinary storage products is around 80%. The DDR5 introduction is not the main cause of shortages. The large customer market shows stable prices, while the channel market has seen significant price increases but reduced transaction volumes, indicating weak consumer market rigidity [1][7]. - **Challenges Ahead**: The main challenges for the storage industry include maintaining strong AI demand, the speed of new technology iterations, and the impact of major manufacturers' expansion plans on supply-demand balance. Effective management of these factors is crucial for healthy industry development [1][8]. - **Consumer Market Dynamics**: The consumer market shows strong but volatile demand. For instance, switching from a 1TB to a 2.5TB hard drive could halve demand. The current supercycle is causing rapid price increases due to mismatches between supply and demand [1][9]. - **China's Technological Advancements**: Chinese storage companies like Hefei Changxin and Yangtze Memory Technologies have made significant technological breakthroughs, bypassing patents and developing unique technology routes, thus entering the global supply chain [1][15]. Additional Important Insights - **AI Capital Expenditure Drivers**: The drivers of AI capital expenditure are complex, with a shift from viewing it as a military competition to a demand-driven phenomenon. The growth of cloud computing is critical, and if Kubernetes grows by 50%-60% in 2026 and maintains a 30%-40% growth rate, the supercycle will become more evident [1][18]. - **Inflation Impact**: Rising inflation affects the consumer electronics market significantly, with consumers willing to pay premiums for certain products, while demand for mobile devices may be suppressed due to limited AI attributes [1][17]. - **Future Outlook**: The supercycle for AI development is likely to be established, but it requires a significant explosion in downstream applications. Without this, the supercycle may not materialize, making downstream applications or indispensable platforms direct investment opportunities [1][26][28]. This summary encapsulates the key insights from the conference call, focusing on the storage industry's dynamics, challenges, and the implications of AI on future growth and investment strategies.

Group 1: Economic and Fiscal Overview - The report analyzes the economic and fiscal data from various regions for the first three quarters of 2025, highlighting different developmental characteristics across regions [2] - Heavy debt regions show weaker economic growth, industrial value-added, and fixed asset investment compared to non-heavy debt regions, indicating a significant disparity in performance [2] - Despite the challenges, heavy debt regions have managed to achieve a higher year-on-year growth rate in general budget revenue compared to non-key regions, while their budget expenditure growth rate is lower [2] Group 2: Company Performance - Jinpan Technology - Jinpan Technology (688676.SH) reported a revenue of 5.194 billion yuan for the first three quarters of 2025, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 8.25% [3] - The company achieved a net profit attributable to shareholders of 486 million yuan, up 20.27% year-on-year, and a net profit excluding non-recurring items of 456 million yuan, increasing by 19.05% [3] - For Q3 2025, Jinpan Technology's revenue reached 2.04 billion yuan, representing an 8.38% year-on-year growth and a 12.61% quarter-on-quarter increase [3]

Core Viewpoint - The mechanical industry is expected to have significant investment opportunities in the technology innovation sector by 2026, with structural opportunities arising from both domestic demand recovery and high export demand [2][5]. Group 1: Technology Innovation and AI Infrastructure - The AI infrastructure is expected to benefit from high capital expenditure and rapid technological iterations, leading to new opportunities in the mechanical sector. Overseas capital expenditure for computing power is exceeding expectations, driving demand for PCB equipment and AIDC [2][5]. - The next generation of chips, such as Rubin, may increase processing requirements for PCB, cold plates, and quick connectors, while also promoting new technologies like micro-channel liquid cooling, enhancing the value of equipment and consumables [2][5]. Group 2: Humanoid Robots - The humanoid robot industry is anticipated to accelerate by 2026, with a focus on leading companies expanding production. The period from 2022 to 2025 is seen as a transition from prototype to small-scale engineering, with 2026 potentially marking the year of mass production for Tesla [7]. - Attention should be given to the performance upgrades of domestic humanoid robots and the rapid development of application scenarios [7]. Group 3: Export Chain - The export chain should focus on sectors with global competitiveness, such as engineering machinery, hardware tools, motorcycles, and oil service equipment, which are expected to benefit from internationalization and reforms [3][12]. - The engineering machinery sector is seeing significant growth in exports, particularly in the U.S. due to the recent interest rate cuts, which are likely to boost demand [11]. Group 4: Specialized Equipment - Specialized equipment sectors are expected to experience turning points and technological changes, with a focus on areas like solid-state batteries and nuclear fusion, as well as segments like 3C equipment and coal machinery that are showing signs of recovery [3][15]. - The lithium battery equipment sector is projected to see a growth spurt, with domestic capital expenditure expected to maintain a growth rate of around 20% [16]. Group 5: General Cyclical Opportunities - The general cyclical sector is expected to see a bottoming out, with structural opportunities emerging in areas like machine tools, injection molding machines, and industrial gases, as demand recovers [13][14]. - The demand for industrial gases is expected to improve, although there may still be pressure on gas prices [14]. Group 6: 3C Automation Equipment - The 3C automation equipment sector is anticipated to enter a hardware innovation phase in 2026, driven by new product trends such as foldable screens and AI glasses [17].

Core Viewpoint - Alibaba's 2QFY26 non-GAAP net profit is expected to fall below consensus estimates due to increased investment in flash sales and expanded losses in other businesses [1][2] Group 1: Revenue and Profit Forecast - 2QFY26 revenue is projected to grow by 3.8% year-on-year to 245.5 billion yuan, while adjusted EBITA is expected to decline by 83% year-on-year to 7.1 billion yuan [1] - Cloud computing revenue is anticipated to accelerate with a year-on-year growth of 30%, up from 26% in the previous quarter, and cloud EBITA margin is expected to be 9.0% [1] - The company has adjusted its FY26 revenue forecast down by 1% to 1,061.5 billion yuan and lowered FY26 and FY27 non-GAAP net profit estimates by 17% and 4% to 101.2 billion yuan and 143.8 billion yuan, respectively [2] Group 2: Flash Sales and E-commerce Performance - Flash sales (including food delivery and instant retail) are expected to incur an EBITA loss of 36.5 billion yuan, which is higher than previous expectations [2] - Customer management revenue is projected to grow by 10% year-on-year, contributing 2-3% to the growth rate from flash sales [2] - The gross merchandise volume (GMV) is expected to increase by 5.7%, and excluding flash sales losses, e-commerce EBITA is expected to show positive year-on-year growth [2] Group 3: Other Business Segments - AIDC is expected to break even in adjusted EBITA, maintaining a profit-first strategy amid uncertain external conditions [2] - Other business losses are projected to reach 5 billion yuan, primarily due to increased investments in model training, AI applications, and local services [2] Group 4: Valuation and Target Price - The company is currently trading at 30x and 21x FY26 and FY27 non-GAAP P/E ratios [2] - The target prices are maintained at $204 for US shares and HK$197 for Hong Kong shares, indicating an upside potential of 11% and 13% respectively from current prices [2]

Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the report is that Alibaba's (9988.HK) stock is currently trading at 30 and 21 times the FY26 and FY27 non-GAAP P/E ratios in the Hong Kong and US markets respectively [1] - The revenue forecast for FY26 has been lowered by 1% to 106.15 billion yuan, while the FY27 revenue forecast remains largely unchanged, primarily due to lower-than-expected AIDC and flash purchase revenues [1] - The non-GAAP net profit estimates for FY26 and FY27 have been reduced by 17% and 4% to 10.12 billion yuan and 14.38 billion yuan respectively, mainly due to increased losses in flash purchases and other businesses [1] Group 2 - The report employs a Sum-of-the-Parts (SOTP) valuation, assigning a 15x P/E to the e-commerce business and a 7x P/S to the cloud computing business for FY27 [1] - The target prices for the US and Hong Kong stocks are maintained at $204 and 197 HKD, respectively, indicating an upside potential of 11% and 13% compared to current stock prices [1] - The industry rating remains at "outperform" [1]

Core Insights - The communication equipment industry experienced a revenue growth of 12.7% year-on-year in Q2 2025, indicating a recovery that began in Q4 2023, with AI computing power emerging as a new growth engine [1][2] - The net profit for the communication equipment sector grew by 19.0% year-on-year in Q2 2025, reflecting strong profitability amid the transition of growth drivers [1][2] Financial Summary and Outlook - The overall revenue for communication equipment in Q2 2025 increased by 12.7% year-on-year, with growth accelerating from Q4 2023 to Q3 2024, indicating a successful transition between old and new growth drivers [2] - The net profit attributable to the parent company in Q2 2025 rose by 19.0% year-on-year, showing consistent growth in Q1 and Q2 2025 after a decline in Q4 2024 [2] Key Industry Segments to Watch - The optical device segment saw a remarkable revenue growth of 72.81% year-on-year in Q2 2025, with net profit growth of 133.5%, driven by increased global demand for AI and optical modules [3] - The Internet of Things (IoT) sector continued to show good revenue growth in Q2 2025, confirming the ongoing recovery trend, with companies benefiting from the long-term trend of interconnected devices [3] - The fiber optic cable sub-sector reported a revenue increase of 16.5% year-on-year in Q2 2025, although net profit declined by 9.6% [4] - The main equipment sector reversed its downward trend in Q1 and Q2 2025, driven by strong demand for computing power, despite challenges in operator capital expenditures [5] - The satellite industry generated revenue of 1.12 billion yuan in Q2 2025, down 17.0% year-on-year, but is expected to enter a phase of regular launches following the establishment of satellite internet [5] - The Beidou and military communication sectors reported revenue of 5.31 billion yuan in Q2 2025, a decline of 7.1% year-on-year, but are anticipated to recover with new equipment entering service [5] Investment Recommendations - The company suggests focusing on investment opportunities in "AI + overseas expansion + satellite" sectors, particularly in optical modules and devices, as well as domestic computing power lines [6] - Key recommendations include companies in the optical device sector such as Zhongji Xuchuang and Tianfu Communication, and in the server and switch PCB sectors like Huadian Co. and ZTE [7] - The report highlights the potential of the satellite internet industry and encourages monitoring developments in this area [6][10]

Core Insights - The report emphasizes a strategic shift towards large financial and consumer sectors, indicating a positive outlook for the market with a projected increase in the Shanghai Composite Index by over 10% to above 3800 points [6][9] - The report identifies three main driving forces for the market: old economy cycles, new technology, and new consumer trends, suggesting a robust market environment in the fourth quarter [6][10] Group 1: Old Economy and Cyclical Trading - The report notes that the Producer Price Index (PPI) has reached a bottom, indicating a favorable environment for trading in non-ferrous metals and a potential soft landing for the economy [3][10] - It highlights the positive impact of domestic stabilization and policy expectations on sectors such as coal, steel, and renewable energy [3][10] - The report suggests that large financial institutions, including internet finance, brokerage firms, and insurance companies, are likely to benefit from these trends [3][10] Group 2: New Economy and Technology - The report discusses the benefits of AI and overseas expansion for technology sectors, emphasizing the importance of hardware performance and application sentiment [3][10] - It identifies key areas such as North American computing power, semiconductor equipment, and AI chips as critical for performance release [3][10] - The report also highlights the significance of liquidity in innovative pharmaceuticals related to technology exports [3][10] Group 3: New Economy and Consumer Trends - The report emphasizes the importance of consumer sentiment and service consumption, identifying sectors such as pet economy, IP toys, and travel as key areas of focus [3][10] - It categorizes consumer spending into emotional resources, emotional resolution, and emotional release, indicating a diverse range of opportunities in the consumer market [3][10] Group 4: National Holiday Market Dynamics - The report analyzes the market behavior around the National Day holiday, indicating a pattern of volume adjustments and potential for gains post-holiday [4][11] - It notes a high success rate for holding stocks before and after the holiday, with a 67% success rate for the two days before and an 80% success rate for the five days after [4][11] - The report suggests that the market may experience a shift in style, with small-cap stocks gaining momentum post-holiday [4][11] Group 5: Fund Flows and Market Sentiment - The report indicates that leverage funds typically flow out before the holiday and return afterward, suggesting a cyclical pattern in fund movements [4][11] - It highlights that the risk of missing out on gains by exiting the market may outweigh the risks of remaining invested [4][11] - The report concludes that the overall market sentiment remains positive, with expectations for continued inflows into equity markets [6][9]

Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for the company, indicating an expected relative increase of over 15% compared to the CSI 300 index within the next six months [30]. Core Views - The company reported a revenue of 2.496 billion yuan for H1 2025, representing a year-on-year growth of 15.31%, while net profit decreased by 9.48% to 882 million yuan [4]. - The company is experiencing significant growth in its AIDC business, with a revenue increase of 36.95% year-on-year, contributing 35% to total revenue [5]. - The IDC business revenue grew by 6.15% year-on-year, with a gross margin of 46.92%, although it saw a decline compared to the previous year [5]. - The company has delivered a substantial amount of computing power, with 220MW delivered in H1 2025, and expects to deliver a total of 440MW by the end of the year [6]. - The company is actively seeking quality acquisition targets to strengthen its position in the industry and enhance its leadership in intelligent computing [10]. Financial Performance - For H1 2025, the company achieved a revenue of 2.496 billion yuan, with a net profit of 882 million yuan, reflecting a decline in profitability [4]. - The AIDC segment's gross margin decreased by 16.73% year-on-year, while the IDC segment's gross margin fell by 4.44 percentage points [5]. - The company anticipates a strong revenue growth trajectory, with projected revenues of 5.963 billion yuan in 2025, 7.996 billion yuan in 2026, and 10.335 billion yuan in 2027 [10]. Business Segments - The AIDC business is a key growth driver, with significant revenue contributions and high gross margins despite recent declines [5]. - The IDC business is recovering, with improvements in data center utilization and revenue growth expected as upgrades are completed [5][8]. - The company is focusing on expanding its computing power delivery capabilities, with ongoing construction and upgrades to data centers [9].