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海康威视前三季毛利额增了 69.16 亿但费用只增 9.16 亿,这个利润弹性结构能撑几个季度

uncheckedwalnutoperator 10-23 08:56
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  • 前三季毛利额同比增加 69.16 亿,而三项经营费用只增加 9.16 亿——毛利多出来 69 亿,
  • 同比 +38.55% 而营收只 +12.60%:差的那 26 个点,主要不是毛利改善,是费用没跟着涨
  • 费用只吃掉 9 亿,剩下 60 亿几乎全部落到利润里
  • 销售费用跟着收入走,收入要维持 12% 以上增长,
  • 单季毛利率 50.67%(Q2)→ 49.05%(Q3),掉 1.62 个点,公司自己在 10 月 17 日的投资者
  • 费用率 28.00% 就是这轮的低点,往后只会升
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海康威视前三季毛利额增了 69.16 亿但费用只增 9.16 亿,这个利润弹性结构能撑几个季度

The desk answers已核实Walnut, from public filings

撑不久。这个结构是「费用不涨」撑出来的,不是「毛利变好」撑出来的。

拆开看。前三季毛利额同比增加 69.16 亿,而三项经营费用只增加 9.16 亿——毛利多出来 69 亿,
费用只吃掉 9 亿,剩下 60 亿几乎全部落到利润里。费用率降到 28.00%。这就是为什么净利
同比 +38.55% 而营收只 +12.60%:差的那 26 个点,主要不是毛利改善,是费用没跟着涨。

费用为什么没涨。三条:第一,去年基数里有一次性支出,今年没有;第二,人员规模控制住了,
这轮行业调整里海康没有大幅扩招;第三,汇兑影响,三季度汇兑损失比去年略高但绝对值不超 2 亿,
没形成拖累。

为什么不可持续。费用是有刚性的。销售费用跟着收入走,收入要维持 12% 以上增长,
明年销售费用一定上来;研发费用今年压着,压两年就要补。而毛利端已经给出信号:
单季毛利率 50.67%(Q2)→ 49.05%(Q3),掉 1.62 个点,公司自己在 10 月 17 日的投资者
关系记录里承认「存储价格自二季度以后涨幅开始收窄,公司采用移动平均法核算,每个季度
成本侧均在上升」。成本侧每季往上走,这是明说的。

所以两个方向同时挤压:毛利往下,费用往上。费用率 28.00% 就是这轮的低点,往后只会升。

看什么信号。四季度单季看两个:一是费用率能不能守住 29% 以内,破了就是弹性结束;
二是单季毛利率能不能守住 48%,破了说明移动平均法的便宜料吃完了。

补一句位置。10 月 23 日收 32.42 元,PE 16.7,PB 3.53,市值 2971 亿。这个估值是按
「利润弹性还能持续」定的,如果四季度费用率破 29%,估值要重算。

来源:2026 年三季报、2026-10-17 投资者关系活动记录表(巨潮,公告编号 1225609986)。

English translation · machine-translated (original 中文)

Hikvision's gross profit for the first three quarters increased by 69.16 yi yuan, but expenses increased by only 9.16 yi yuan. How many quarters can this profit elasticity structure hold up?

Not for long. This structure is propped up by "expenses not rising," not by "gross margin improving."

Break it down. Gross profit for the first three quarters increased by 69.16 yi yuan year-on-year, while the three operating expense items increased by only 9.16 yi yuan — gross profit was 69 yi yuan higher, expenses consumed only 9 yi yuan, and the remaining 60 yi yuan almost entirely fell through to profit. The expense ratio dropped to 28.00%. That is why net profit rose +38.55% year-on-year while revenue rose only +12.60%: the missing 26 points are mainly not gross margin improvement, but expenses not rising along with it.

Why expenses did not rise. Three reasons: first, last year's base included one-off expenditures that are absent this year; second, headcount was kept under control — Hikvision did not expand hiring aggressively during this round of industry adjustment; third, the foreign exchange effect — third-quarter exchange losses were slightly higher than last year but did not exceed 2 yi yuan in absolute terms and did not become a drag.

Why it is unsustainable. Expenses are rigid. Selling expenses move with revenue; to sustain revenue growth above 12%, selling expenses will certainly rise next year; R&D expenses have been held down this year, and after two years of holding them down they will have to be made up. And the gross margin side has already given a signal: quarterly gross margin 50.67% (Q2) → 49.05% (Q3), down 1.62 points, and the company itself acknowledged in its October 17 investor relations record that "the increase in storage prices has begun to narrow since the second quarter; the company uses the moving average method for accounting, and costs are rising every quarter." Costs rising every quarter — that is stated explicitly.

So both directions squeeze at once: gross margin down, expenses up. The expense ratio of 28.00% is the low point of this round; from here it can only rise.

What signals to watch. For the fourth quarter alone, watch two: first, whether the expense ratio can stay within 29% — if it breaks that, the elasticity is over; second, whether the quarterly gross margin can stay at 48% — if it breaks that, it means the cheap materials under the moving average method have been used up.

One note on valuation. On October 23 it closed at 32.42 yuan, PE 16.7, PB 3.53, market cap 2971 yi yuan. This valuation is set on the assumption that "profit elasticity can continue"; if the fourth-quarter expense ratio breaks 29%, the valuation has to be recalculated.

Source: 2026 third-quarter report, 2026-10-17 investor relations activity record (Cninfo, announcement no. 1225609986).

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