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CICC: XIAOMI-W 3Q Handset GM Hits New High; 'Human, Car, Home Full-ecology' Strategy FavoredCICC released a report, pointing out that XIAOMI-W (01810.HK)'s handset gross margin has hit a record high in 3Q, and XIAOMI 14 has helped the premiumisation strategy to advance steadily.
XIAOMI's handset revenue rose 13.8% QoQ to RMB41.649 billion.
XIAOMI's global handset shipments increased by 4% YoY to 41.8 million units, with the company's market share in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, reaching 18.3%, 10.7% and 17.7% respectively.
The average price of handset products decreased by 5.8% YoY to RMB997, mainly due to the increase in shipments to emerging markets where the average price of products is lower.
Gross profit margin of handsets increased by 7.7 ppts and 3.3 ppts YoY and QoQ respectively, mainly due to product structure upgrading, lower provision for inventory impairment and lower prices of upstream components.
In addition, XIAOMI's deployment in the automotive sector is an important step in its "Human, Car, Home Full-ecology" strategy.
XIAOMI is able to wield brand, channels, ecological integration, group resource support and other advantages for its development in the auto sector.
CICC is optimistic that the mass production of XIAOMI's cars would happen in 1H24, providing a second growth curve.
Taking into account the higher-than-expected gross profit margins of XIAOMI's handsets, the broker raised its adjusted net profit forecasts for this year and next year by 3.4% and 3.3%, to RMB17.152 billion and RMB15.586 billion respectively.
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CICC maintained its Outperform rating on XIAOMI, based on the optimism for handset premiumisation, and raised its target price by 8.6% to $19.
Source: AAStocks Financial News
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