CSCEC(601668) 国投证券·2025-04-18 01:41Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Buy-A" with a target price of 6.49 CNY for the next six months [5][10]. Core Views - The company reported a total revenue of 2.19 trillion CNY in 2024, a decrease of 3.5% year-on-year, and a net profit attributable to shareholders of 461.87 billion CNY, down 14.9% year-on-year [2][3]. - The decline in revenue and profit is attributed to increased expense ratios and impairment provisions [2][3]. - The company plans to distribute a cash dividend of 2.715 CNY per 10 shares, which represents 24.29% of the net profit attributable to shareholders, an increase of 3.47 percentage points year-on-year [1][3]. Revenue Performance - The company's revenue performance was under pressure, with quarterly revenue growth rates of 4.67%, 1.16%, -13.62%, and -5.67% for Q1 to Q4 respectively, indicating a narrowing decline in Q4 [2][3]. - The revenue breakdown by business segment includes: construction at 1.32 trillion CNY (down 4.5% YoY), infrastructure at 550.9 billion CNY (down 1.0% YoY), real estate development and investment at 306.2 billion CNY (down 0.8% YoY), and surveying and design at 10.8 billion CNY (down 7.9% YoY [2][3]. Profitability and Cash Flow - The gross profit margin improved slightly to 9.86% (up 0.03 percentage points YoY), with construction and infrastructure margins also increasing [3]. - The company reported a significant improvement in operating cash flow, with a net inflow of 157.74 billion CNY, a 43% increase YoY, and Q4 operating cash flow reaching 927.83 billion CNY, up 238.85% YoY [3]. - The net profit margin decreased to 2.87%, down 0.38 percentage points YoY, primarily due to increased expense ratios and impairment provisions [3]. Contracting and Business Structure - The company signed new contracts totaling 4.50 trillion CNY in 2024, a 4.1% increase YoY, with notable growth in overseas contracts [4][9]. - The construction business structure continues to optimize, with new contracts in the construction sector at 2.65 trillion CNY (down 1.4% YoY) and infrastructure contracts at 1.41 trillion CNY (up 21.1% YoY) [9].