Overseas strength offsets domestic pressure; eyes on upcoming national VBP

南微医学(688029)
    In 1H26, Micro-Tech reported revenue of RMB1,728mn, up 10.4% YoY. Attributablenet profit decreased 16.5% YoY to RMB303mn mainly due to RMB83mn of FXlosses. Excluding FX losses and related tax effects, adjusted attributable net profitrose 16.4% YoY. Given the upcoming 7th national VBP, we cut our 2026E/27Eearnings estimates by 12%/7%, respectively. However, with overseas revenueaccounting for over 60% of total sales, we believe strong overseas growth shouldhelp offset near-term domestic headwinds and support resilient revenue growththrough 2026-27E. Notably, following the 7th National VBP, most of the Company'smajor products will have completed nationwide VBP, which we believe shouldlargely clear domestic pricing risk over the next several years.
    Overseas business remains the key growth engine. 1H26 overseas revenueincreased 20.6% YoY to RMB1,094mn, raising its revenue contribution to 63%.Growth was broad-based across APAC, EMEA and the US, with each regiongrowing by more than 20% YoY. Direct sales coverage continued to expandthrough both organic buildout and M&A, reaching 36.7% of total revenue(+4.7ppts YoY). This helped drive overseas gross margin up 1.1ppts YoY to66.2%. In the US, hospital accounts continue to ramp and represented about40% of total US revenue in 1H26. With the acquisition of three product linesfrom CONMED, we expect better access to hospital and GPO channels in theUS, which may drive rapid US growth and improved profitability.
    Domestic business faces near-term VBP-related pressures. Domesticrevenue fell 3.6% YoY to RMB634mn in 1H26. Within this, we estimate domestictumor intervention revenue decreased ~40% YoY due to delays in VBPimplementation for tumor ablation consumables. GI revenue grew a modest2.3% YoY to RMB556mn, reflecting proactive channel destocking after theadvance VBP notice in June. We expect the national VBP to be implemented inearly 2027E, suggesting domestic growth pressure could persist through 2H26Eand into 2027E.
    Eyes on tender outcomes of the 7th National VBP in Sep 10, 2026. The 7thNational VBP, officially announced on Aug 26, covers 23 GI interventioncategories. Micro-Tech obtained demand volume in 21 categories, ranking No.1in twelve and No.2 in five. Dominant volume shares in hemostasis clips (49%)and cholangioscopes (62%) highlighted its strong market leadership. In ourview, while domestic revenue and margin will come under short-term pressure,past VBP cycles suggest leading players typically gain market share. And weexpect the innovative products such as cholangioscopes, and ERCP productsthat used to be dominated by MNCs to see faster post-VBP penetration.
    Maintain BUY. We lower our 2026E-27E earnings forecasts to reflect upcomingVBP pressure. Accordingly, we lower our TP to RMB90.60 based on a 10-yearDCF model (WACC: 10.7%, terminal growth rate: 2.0%). Risks: deeper VBPprice erosion, overseas growth underperformance.