Possible positive surprise from new platform

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Maintain BUY.Great Wall’s4Q25revenue and GPM beat our forecast whilenet profit missed due to the recycling fee reimbursement in Russia.Despite aYoY decline of1.5ppts amid stiffer competition,FY25GPM of18.0%was stillresilient among peers,thanks to its improving product mix.We believe suchtrend could extend into FY26E based on its model pipeline and export target.It appears to us that Great Wall’s scheduled new models are more promisingthan previous years with its new competitive platform.
4Q25core net profit in line with our forecast,GPM beat.Great Wall’srevenue in4Q25rose16%YoY to an all-time high of RMB69bn,9%higherthan our prior forecast.GPM in4Q25narrowed by1.2ppts QoQ to17.3%,or0.2ppts higher than our projection.Gross profit beat was largely offsetby SG&A and R&D expenses in4Q25.Net profit excluding governmentgrants,VAT refunds and Russia’s recycling fee reimbursement in4Q25was about RMB407mn,in line with our forecast.
More competitive pricing with new platform.Management is positive onthe new platform,Guiyuan,as it is capable of producing vehicles withdifferent powertrains and a parts sharing ratio of almost85%.Four newWey-brand models are scheduled to roll out in FY26E with morecompetitive pricing aided by cost reduction efforts from the new platform.We revise up FY26E sales volume forecast of Wey brand by20,000unitsto200,000units,or doubling from FY25.
Better product mix,rising exports to sustain GPM.Apart from Wey,wealso expect exports,especially from the Tank brand(export target of0.1mnunits in FY26E),to lift average selling price(ASP)and uphold GPM.Werevise up export volume by3%to0.62mn units in FY26E given the currentgeopolitical dynamics.Accordingly,we project ASP to rise by1%YoY toRMB171,000and GPM to widen by0.1ppts YoY to18.1%in FY26E.
Earnings/Valuation.We maintain our FY26E sales volume forecast of1.49mn units but revise up Wey-brand sales volume and exports as notedabove.We project FY26E net profit to rise19%YoY to RMB11.8bn,takingexpenses for direct-operated store expansion and reimbursement fromRussia into account.We maintain our BUY rating and cut our H-sharetarget price slightly from HK$20.00to HK$19.00,still based on12x ourrevised FY26E P/E.Our A-share target price of RMB26.00is based onGreat Wall's A/H premium of55%.Key risks to our rating and target priceinclude lower sales volume and margins than our expectation,as well as asector de-rating.