Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for Chizicheng Technology (09911 HK) [1] Core Views - Chizicheng Technology's Q3 2024 revenue slightly exceeded expectations, with social business maintaining high-quality growth [1] - The company's social business revenue for Q1-Q3 2024 is expected to reach RMB 3 24-3 28 billion, a year-on-year increase of 60 7%-62 7% [1] - The company's innovative business revenue for Q1-Q3 2024 is expected to be RMB 300-320 million, a year-on-year increase of 12 4%-19 9% [1] - The company's self-developed and externally distributed premium game achieved a turnover of approximately RMB 576 million, a year-on-year increase of about 182 5%, but has not yet been reflected in the company's revenue [1] Financial Performance - The company's revenue for 2024E is expected to be RMB 4 773 billion, with a year-on-year growth rate of 44 3% [1] - The company's net profit attributable to the parent company for 2024E is expected to be RMB 383 million, a year-on-year decrease of 25 2% [1] - The company's ROE for 2024E is expected to be 25 5% [1] - The company's EPS for 2024E is expected to be RMB 0 32 [1] - The company's P/E ratio for 2024E is expected to be 10 3x [1] Social Business - The company's social business revenue for Q1-Q3 2024 is expected to reach RMB 3 24-3 28 billion, a year-on-year increase of 60 7%-62 7% [2] - The company's social business revenue for Q3 2024 is expected to be RMB 1 17-1 21 billion, a significant increase compared to the same period last year [2] - The company's social business growth is driven by the expansion of the pan-population social business in the Middle East and North Africa, with the SUGO platform achieving a monthly turnover of over USD 10 million [2] - The company's acquisition of BlueCity in August 2023 has contributed to the growth of social business revenue [2] - The company's new products, such as SUGO, TopTop, and HeeSay, are expected to contribute to the growth of social business revenue [2] Innovative Business - The company's innovative business revenue for Q1-Q3 2024 is expected to be RMB 300-320 million, a year-on-year increase of 12 4%-19 9% [5] - The growth of innovative business is driven by the steady development of social e-commerce business [5] - The company's flagship game, "Alice's Dream: Merge Games," achieved a turnover of approximately RMB 576 million, a year-on-year increase of about 182 5% [5] Acquisition of NBT Minority Stake - The company plans to acquire a minority stake in its subsidiary NBT Social Networking [3] - NBT's net profit after tax for 2022, 2023, and Q1 2024 were RMB 440 million, RMB 660 million, and RMB 170 million, respectively [3] - The acquisition is expected to be completed by the end of 2024 and will increase the company's net profit attributable to the parent company [3] Investment Recommendation - The report recommends maintaining a "Buy" rating for Chizicheng Technology [5] - The report expects the company's revenue for 2024-2026 to be RMB 4 773 billion, RMB 5 395 billion, and RMB 6 028 billion, respectively [5] - The report expects the company's net profit attributable to the parent company for 2024-2026 to be RMB 383 million, RMB 729 million, and RMB 844 million, respectively [5] - The report expects the company's P/E ratio for 2024-2026 to be 10 3x, 6 4x, and 5 5x, respectively [5]
赤子城科技：24Q3收入略超预期，社交业务维持高质量增长