2024 earnings inline; Emerging markets remain the key focus

（以下内容从招银国际《2024 earnings inline; Emerging markets remain the key focus》研报附件原文摘录）
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SANY Heavy (SANY) net profit in 2024 came in at RMB5.97bn (+32% YoY),which is 0%/-2% versus our/Bloomberg consensus estimates. The proposeddividend implies a 51% pay-out ratio (up from 41% in 2023), which is the highestsince 2017. During the post-results call, SANY revealed that emerging marketssuch as Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East and South America will be the keyfocus, while it remained cautious on the US & Europe market due to geopolitics.Management also highlighted the potential of large-size/mining excavatorsgoing forward. We maintain our view that SANY remains the best proxy to playthe upcycle of excavators. We slightly revise up our 2025E/26E earningsforecast by 5/7%. Accordingly, we revise up our TP to RMB22 (from RMB21),based on an unchanged target P/E of 24x (equivalent to 0.5SD above theaverage of 20x since 2017). Our above-average multiple is to reflect theearnings upcycle. Maintain BUY.
4Q24 results highlights. Revenue grew 12% YoY to RMB20bn. Grossmargin slightly contracted 4.2ppt YoY to 21.4%, while S&D expense ratiofell 5.4ppt YoY to 3.9%, largely due to a change in accounting treatment(warranty expense was included in COGS instead of S&D expenses).Administrative expense ratio increased 1.1ppt YoY to 5.1%, while R&Dexpense ratio dropped 1.5ppt YoY to 7.6% (a continuous YoY reductiontrend since late 2022). EBIT grew 9% YoY to RMB760mn. Net profit surged1.3x to RMB1.1bn, helped by other income and FX gains. For the full yearin 2024, net profit grew 32% YoY to RMB5.97bn. Operating cash inflowsurged 1.6x YoY to RMB14.8bn.
Overseas revenue grew 12% in 2024 (64% of total revenue). In terms ofregion, Africa surged 44% YoY to RMB5.3bn (11% of overseas revenue);Asia Pacific (ex-China) grew 15% YoY to RMB20.6bn (42%); Europe grew2% YoY to RMB2.3bn (25%); America grew 7% YoY to RMB10.3bn (21%).Overseas gross margin was 29.7%, higher than the 21% in China.
Outlook: SANY will continue to expand the overseas sales network andafter-sales service capability. SANY sees potential sales growth of 20% inmarkets such as the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa. South America isanother key market with potential sales growth of 25%. In terms of capacity,SANY is considering capacity expansion in Brazil.