2025-04-29 | 招银国际 | Lily... | 买入 | 闻泰科技(6007... 闻泰科技(600745)
Wingtech released its 1Q25 earnings. Revenue declined by 19.4% YoY toRMB13.1bn, while net profit surged by 82.3% YoY to RMB261mn. GPMrecovered to 14.0% (vs. 9.1%/9.2% in 4Q24/1Q24). By segment, ODM/ semiaccounted for 72%/28% of 1Q sales. The company has entered a transformationphase following the divestment of its ODM business. With a focus now solely onthe semi segment, we expect it will be the core growth driver, benefitted by 1)strong growth in AI servers, 2) recovering demand from consumer and industrialmarkets, 3) growing penetration of EVs and increasing dollar content per NEV(US$20-US$30 per ICE vehicle vs. up to US$100 per EV), and 4) emergingdemand drivers such as humanoid robotics. Maintain BUY with TP unchangedat RMB52.
Semi segment delivered resilient growth, with revenue up 8.4% YoY toRMB3.7bn in 1Q25, benefitted by volume surge (1Q shipment reachedthree-year high). Mgmt. said the company’s capacity was close to fullutilization. By geography, China (47% of FY24 segment revenue)outperformed at 24% YoY in 1Q25 with increasing demand from multiplemarkets, such as recoveries in industrial, consumer, auto markets andstrong growth in AI DC and server demand. The company continues toexpand its analog IC portfolio, targeting the commercialization of more than200 new SKUs in 2025. We expect Wingtech’s semi sales to reachRMB16.3bn (up 11% YoY) in 2025, with GPM remaining stable at 38.5%.We forecast its semi segment’s NP to be RMB2.6bn in 2025, implying 16%NPM (vs. 15.9%/15.6% in 2023/24).
ODM business to be deconsolidated post spin-off. The ODM segmentrecorded a revenue of RMB9.4bn (down 24% YoY) with a GPM of 4.3%,and incurred a net loss of RMB164mn (excluding RMB110mn CD-relatedexpenses). Mgmt. mentioned that the ODM-related assets have beentransferred in Jan 2025. Losses related to Android ODM business in 1Qwould be borne by Luxshare (report). Post spin-off, the non-profitable legacybusiness will have no impact on the company’s financials.
Maintain BUY with unchanged TP at RMB52. Following the completion ofthe divestiture, we expect the market to re-rate the company on a pure-playsemi basis. We have revised down our forecast on revenue, as we excludedODM segment from our calculations. NP is less affected, however, giventhat ODM business is close to breakeven (even though still not profitable).We cut FY25E NP forecast by 7% on a more conservative lower marginof the semi segment. Our TP is based on 26.5x FY25E P/E, close to itspeers’ average and higher than prev. 25x on better sentiment as Wingtechis phasing out its low margin business. Potential risks include: heightenedUS-China trade relations, unfavourable exchange rates, and weaker-thanexpected overseas auto inventory correction |
2025-01-20 | 招银国际 | Lily... | 买入 | 闻泰科技(6007... 闻泰科技(600745)
Wingtech announced its preliminary FY24 results. The company expects a netloss to be around RMB3.5-4.55bn (vs. RMB1.1bn NP in FY23). Mgmt. attributedthe NL primarily to 1) impairment related to the sale of ODM business announcedin Dec (link), 2) a write-down on deferred tax assets, and 3) further goodwillimpairments (RMB600mn/RMB500mn in 2022/23, with RMB200mn to be fullyimpaired in 2024). Despite short-term financial setbacks, we believe Wingtech isbetter-positioned for LT value creation as it moves forward with a lighter load asit transforms itself to a predominately semiconductor-focused company. MaintainBUY with TP unchanged at RMB52.
Net loss in FY24 due to one-off impairments from ODM spin-off. PerCounterpoint, the top three ODM players (Longcheer, Huaqin, Wingtech)accounted for 75% of total market in 1H24 in China. Wingtech ranked thirdwith 17% share, down 3ppts vs. 1H23. Despite a challenging 1H24, its ODMbusiness continued to improve in 4Q (after +46%/15% YoY/QoQ in 3Q), witha record revenue (est. double-digit YoY and single-digit QoQ). Excluding theimpairments (ODM business spin-off, write-down on DTA, and goodwill), thesegment turned profitable in 4Q as mgmt. expected. However, ODM is a lowmargin business, with the top three ODM players in China seeing <3% NPMon average in 9M24. We see No.2 player Huaqin (603296 CH, NR) is activelydiversifying its business portfolio towards higher-margin opportunities(recently acquired 75% of HCTRobot). We believe Wingtech is betterpositioned now as it moves forward with a lighter load.
Semi business continued to show resilience amid seasonal slowdown.Semi business revenue grew sequentially in FY24 (2Q/3Q: 10/15% QoQ).While 4Q24 sales faced seasonal softness, the business still recorded singledigit YoY (~7%) and flattish QoQ growth, driven by strong demand inconsumer, data center, and auto sectors. Notably, China contributed ~40%of total semi revenue, offsetting weakness overseas resulting from continuedinventory correction. 4Q GPM was near 2Q level (1Q/2Q/3Q: 31.0%/38.7%/40.5%). Mgmt. expects overseas auto OEMs to resume restocking in2025, with auto revenue currently accounting for 60% of total semi revenue.
Looking forward, we expect to see more upside in Wingtech’s valuation,lifted by 1) increasing semiconductor revenue share, 2) robust domestic autodemand with gradual recovery overseas, and 3) a re-rating opportunity givenits business transformation to being a semi-centric company. Maintain BUY,with TP unchanged at RMB52, corresponding to 24.8x FY25E P/E, basedon unchanged financial forecasts. Potential risks include heightened USChina trade relations, unfavourable exchange rates, and weaker-thanexpected overseas auto inventory correction. |