CMBI, in its report, maintained a Buy rating on LEAPMOTOR (09863.HK)  -1.500 (-2.664%)    Short selling $46.08M; Ratio 16.633%   . LEAPMOTOR's net loss for 1Q25 was RMB130 million, better than the broker's expectations, on the ride of an escalation in ASP and GPM, compounded with unexpected contributions from strategic partnerships.

CMBI assumed that LEAPMOTOR's cost reduction benefits from its underestimated internal R&D capabilities, which have begun to reflect in the GPM for 1Q25. It was envisioned that the cost reduction effect will become more evident once all models switch to the Leap 3.5 architecture by mid-2025.

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The broker raised its sales forecast on the company for FY2025 by 15% to 550,000 units. It estimated breakeven at a net level for the company in FY2025, followed by a tenfold increase to RMB1.2 billion for FY2026 net profit. The TP was hiked from HKD50 to HKD72.
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