LIGONG ENERGY TECH(002322) 甬兴证券·2024-11-05 02:42Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for the company [3][6][13] Core Insights - The company reported a revenue of 613 million yuan for the first three quarters of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 0.21%, and a net profit attributable to shareholders of 187 million yuan, up 39.41% year-on-year [2] - In Q3 2024, the company faced challenges due to the environmental smart instrument industry, with revenue of 208 million yuan, down 23.04% year-on-year, and a net profit of 44 million yuan, down 30.41% year-on-year [2] - The gross margin improved to 70.45% in Q3 2024, an increase of 5.43 percentage points from the previous quarter, driven by product structure optimization and cost reduction efforts [2] - The new generation of oil chromatographic monitoring systems is expected to meet market demand, with a projected market size of approximately 23 billion yuan for the "14th Five-Year Plan" high-voltage transformer oil chromatographic online monitoring devices [2] - The company is actively expanding its new business areas in energy storage and nuclear power, having launched cost estimation software for the energy storage industry and holding a market share advantage in nuclear power software products [2] Financial Forecast and Valuation - The company is expected to achieve revenues of 1.316 billion yuan, 1.546 billion yuan, and 1.737 billion yuan for 2024, 2025, and 2026, respectively, representing year-on-year growth rates of 19.9%, 17.5%, and 12.3% [3][5] - The estimated earnings per share (EPS) for 2024, 2025, and 2026 are projected to be 0.88 yuan, 1.09 yuan, and 1.35 yuan, respectively, with corresponding price-to-earnings (PE) ratios of 16x, 13x, and 11x [3][5]