On September 3, PATEO fell 5.18% in regular trading to HK$148.4, with turnover of HK$69.50 million, reversing the prior session's rally driven by upbeat revenue figures.
The pullback reflects growing market concern over the company's profitability trajectory following its H1 interim results released on August 31. While revenue surged 105.1% year-over-year to RMB 2.228 billion and AI solution revenue soared 588.6% to RMB 209 million, the period loss widened 35.1% to RMB 307 million. Gross margin declined to 11.5% from 14.4%, as cost-of-sales growth of 111.9% outpaced revenue expansion, driven by rising chip procurement and labor costs tied to new project ramp-ups.
Market skepticism also centers on the company's aggressive capital deployment amid sustained losses. PATEO recently announced a RMB 1.4 billion acquisition of 70% of Chengdu Meenyi to enter optical communication chips, and an RMB 800 million acquisition of 20% of Haiou Zhugong at a 72% premium, raising questions about capital allocation discipline given the company has yet to achieve profitability.
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