Guangdong HEC Technology Holding (600673) investor relations material

Executive summary

• 9M revenue rose 33.74% YoY to RMB 14.672bn; Q3 revenue grew 37.70% to RMB 5.297bn, supported by AI compute services and stronger refrigerant, high-end foil and energy-material demand.

• Reported 9M attributable net income fell 29.57% to RMB 637.8m; excluding share-based compensation and investment fair-value impacts, it was RMB 1.253bn, up 51.96% YoY.

Financial highlights

• Q3 total profit rose 15.89% YoY to RMB 396.9m; 9M total profit declined 11.30% to RMB 930.7m.

• Q3 attributable net income was RMB 248.5m, down 15.15%; Q3 adjusted net income excluding non-recurring items was RMB 335.2m, up 9.71%.

• 9M net income excluding non-recurring items was RMB 701.2m, down 10.90%; after also excluding specified incentive and fair-value effects, it reached RMB 1.228bn, up 56.02%.

• 9M operating cash flow rose to RMB 12.365bn from RMB 485.8m, with the increase attributed mainly to AI compute customer service payments.

Outlook and guidance

• Further AI compute growth planned through deeper Qinhuai Data AIDC coordination, developing compute operations, dispatch and distribution capabilities beyond hardware supply.

• Strategic aim is an integrated intelligent-computing service platform spanning infrastructure operations, resource allocation and industry enablement, subject to completion of the pending Qinhuai Data transaction.