AVIC Xi'an Aircraft Industry 2025 Non-Recurring Net Profit is expected to grow by 16.69%, while net cash flow significantly decreased by 14,392.89% year-on-year.

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Blue Whale News March 31 report: On March 30, AVIC Xi’an Aircraft Industry Group Co., Ltd. released its 2025 performance report. During the reporting period, the company achieved operating revenue of 41.01B yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 5.10%; attributable net profit to shareholders was 1.15B yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.49%; and net profit after non-recurring items was 1.08B yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.69%. The growth rate of net profit after non-recurring items was clearly higher than that of attributable net profit, and significantly higher than the revenue decline, indicating that profit growth mainly came from improved operating efficiency of the core business, rather than being driven by non-recurring factors.

The gross margin of the aviation manufacturing industry was 6.40%, up 0.93 percentage points year over year; the gross margin of domestic regions was 6.94%, also up 0.93 percentage points. The direct drivers of the improvement in gross margin were a year-on-year decrease in operating costs of 5.97%, a decline that was larger than the 5.03% drop in operating revenue. The degree of cost contraction was stronger than the revenue decline, forming the core support for the expansion of gross profit margin. By business segment, revenue from aviation products reached 40.55B yuan, increasing its share of total revenue to 98.86%, while the share of revenue from other businesses narrowed to 1.14%, further concentrating the revenue structure toward the core main business. In terms of geographic distribution, domestic regions contributed revenue of 39.33B yuan, accounting for 95.90%; overseas regions generated 1.68B yuan, accounting for 4.10% and remaining stable, without showing any clear expansion or contraction trend.

R&D investment continues to be increased, but the absolute scale is still relatively low. During the reporting period, R&D expenses increased 3.17% year over year, the number of R&D personnel grew 2.87%, the share of R&D expenses in revenue rose to 0.67%, and the investment intensity increased slightly. Selling expenses decreased 6.02% year over year, closely matching the 5.03% decline in aviation product revenue, reflecting a more cautious market promotion pace.

Total non-recurring gains and losses were 76.57 million yuan, accounting for 6.65% of attributable net profit. Of these, government subsidies were 57.23 million yuan, representing 74.73%, the largest single source; and profit from fair value changes in financial assets was 18.42 million yuan, representing 24.05%. The growth rate of net profit after non-recurring items reached 16.69%, further confirming the endogenous nature and sustainability of profit growth, with the ongoing strengthening of the core business’s profitability.

Net cash flow from operating activities was -8.35B yuan, decreasing significantly by 14,392.89% year over year. The financial report explicitly pointed out that the change was mainly affected by two factors: first, the cash received from the sale of goods during the current period decreased year over year; second, part of the product prepayments received in previous years was recognized as revenue in the current period, which intensified the mismatch between the timing of revenue recognition and the timing of cash inflows, thereby amplifying the divergence between cash flow and net profit. This phenomenon is a typical settlement characteristic of the aviation manufacturing industry, closely related to the industry’s delivery cycle and customers’ payment arrangements, and is not a signal of deterioration in operating capability.

The financial structure is generally stable, and liquidity indicators are within the safety range. As of the end of the reporting period, the company had short-term debt of 2.11B yuan and long-term debt of 1.56B yuan; the asset-liability ratio was 71.47%; and the current ratio was 1.095, slightly above the warning line. Financial expenses were -92.18 million yuan, indicating net gains; on a year-over-year basis, they increased by 30.29%, mainly due to an increase in foreign exchange losses. Negative financial expenses reflect that, under a backdrop of currency exchange rate fluctuations, the company has a certain ability to hedge or advantages in earnings from foreign-currency assets.

A major change occurred in the shareholder structure. The controlling shareholder, Aviation Industry, increased its shareholding ratio from 38.01% to 43.77%, which was due to acquiring the 5.76% shares held in AVIC Investment. The total number of shares decreased by 591,000 shares due to the repurchase and cancellation of restricted stock. Higher equity concentration may help strengthen consistency in strategic execution.