
Citi initiates a 90-day positive catalyst observation on WASION HOLDINGS, expecting rapid growth in overseas orders next year
Citi's research report indicates that WASION HOLDINGS (03393.HK) has guided that, driven by strong demand for Artificial Intelligence Data Centers (AIDC), its overseas customer new order amount will increase by 54% annually to RMB 2 billion by 2026. Citi expects that the revenue share from WASION's data centers will rise from 9% in 2024 to 16% and 20% in 2025 and 2026, respectively.
Given the higher profit contribution from the AIDC business, Citi has raised its net profit forecasts for WASION for 2025 to 2027 by 11% to 17%; it has assigned a "Buy" rating to the stock, with a target price increased from HKD 11 to HKD 15.5.
Citi has initiated a 90-day positive catalyst observation for WASION, expecting that its profitability in the distribution equipment business related to artificial intelligence data centers has room for improvement; it also anticipates that WASION's overseas revenue from data center business will double from RMB 200 million in 2024 to RMB 500 million in 2025, reaching RMB 1 billion in 2026

