① Robotics concept stocks have recovered sharply. Since December 27, the stock price of Zhiwei Smart, which has had the highest number of ups and downs in a single day, has fallen by more than 30%, and Aishida and Gongyuan shares have fallen for two consecutive days during the pullback; ② The progress of humanoid robot industrialization has surpassed expectations and attracted many listed companies to become fans (attached table), but recently, Gaode Infrared and Taier Co., Ltd. have clarified that they are not involved in the humanoid robot business.
Finance Association, January 21 (Editor Ruo Yu) At the beginning of 2024, humanoid robots caught fire to the stock market. At the beginning of January, the Stanford Chinese team's cooking robot Mobile ALOHA became popular all over the Internet, costing only 32,000 US dollars. A-share robot concept stocks set off a wave of ups and downs at the time. The products can be used in downstream applications of intelligent intelligence and cold forming equipment products in the field of industrial robots, and Sijin Smart in the field of industrial robots closed on January 9, achieving 6 boards in 9 days and 5 boards in 7 days, respectively. Aishida, which specializes in six-axis multi-joint industrial robots, closed four consecutive boards on January 10.
As a pioneer on the humanoid robot circuit, Tesla will also usher in new developments in 2024. The CITIC Securities Research Report predicts that the Tesla robot will be tested in 2024. The first mass-produced robot is expected to be used in the Tesla factory, and the production volume will reach the level of 1,000 units next year. Another relevant media reporter learned from Tesla that in the future, the Tesla robot Optimus will be able to produce millions of units. The price will be much cheaper than a car. It may be less than 20,000 US dollars, and it is expected to be delivered within 3 to 5 years. According to industry analysis, this means that more domestic parts companies can use cost performance advantages to enter the Tesla robot supply chain.
In Tesla's A-share industry chain, two major investments have appeared one after another. Sanhua Intelligent Control announced on January 3 that it plans to invest more than 5 billion yuan to build a future industrial center project. Among them, it plans to invest in the construction of a robot mechatronic actuator and domain controller R&D and production base project in Qiantang District, with a total planned investment of not less than 3.8 billion yuan; Tuopu Group announced on January 4 that it plans to invest 5 billion yuan to build a production base for core robot components. Although neither company mentioned whether the investment involved humanoid robots, many industry insiders point the two plans to a forward-looking layout for the humanoid robot sector. According to their analysis, both companies are Tesla's supporting suppliers in China, and judging from the amount and size, the scale of investment is only through industrial robots or is difficult to digest.
The industrialization of humanoid robots surpassed expectations and quickly gained fans in the secondary market. According to incomplete statistics from the Financial Federation, a number of A-share listed companies, including Tianqi Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Raleigh, Lingyi Intelligent Manufacturing, Xiaxia Precision, Maijie Technology, Chaojie Co., Ltd., and Bowei Alloy recently announced their relevant layouts in the field of humanoid robots. The details are shown below:
▌A-share robot concept stocks have collectively cooled down: the stock price of Zhiwei Smart, which recorded 7 ups and downs in 11 days, fell by more than 30% or more, and Sijin Smart, which used the Hongmeng concept, retreated to a “rising point”. A number of listed companies clarified that they have not yet been involved in the humanoid robot field
After the hustle and bustle, robot concept stocks rapidly cooled down in the capital market. Zhiwei Smart achieved 7 trading days from December 27 to January 11, 2023; Sijin Smart achieved intraday gains and stops on January 10, and once achieved 6 boards in 8 days; Aishida and Gongyuan Co., Ltd. both broke out of four consecutive markets in early January. However, the stock prices of the individual stocks mentioned above have all been clearly retracted to high levels recently.
Specifically, Zhiwei Smart hit a record high in the intraday market on January 12, but then the stock price was drastically adjusted. It fell to a halt during the intraday session on Tuesday. The biggest cumulative decline of 30.28% at the high level so far. Zhiwei Intelligence stated on an interactive platform on January 8 that the company is currently adapted to some industrial control machines, edge gateways, OPS and other products, which can be widely used in education, transportation, logistics, industrial robots, etc. However, it is worth mentioning that during the stock price change, Zhiwei Smart did not respond to the relevant layout in the humanoid robot field.
The previous sharp rise in the stock price of Zhiwei Smart may have relied on the Hongmeng concept to support it. According to the news, Yu Chengdong said on Thursday that the number of Hongmeng ecological devices has reached 800 million units+, in addition, the Hongmeng Galaxy Edition developer preview release. However, Zhiwei Smart issued a stock price change announcement after the market on January 4, stating that currently the company's Hongmeng series products are still in the development and testing stage, and no sales orders have yet been formed.
Sijin Smart, which closed on January 9 and achieved a 7-day 5-board market, immediately hit a record high on January 10, and then began a sharp correction. The stock price has now retreated to near the starting point of this round, with the biggest cumulative decline of 37.95% at the high level. Sijin Intelligence issued an announcement on abnormal stock trading fluctuations and risk alerts after the market on January 9. Recently, it was reported online that the cold forging (cold forming/cold heading) process is related to humanoid robots. As of now, the company has no direct business orders related to unmanned robots. The company's current leading product is multi-station high-speed automatic cold forming equipment, which is mainly used to manufacture various metal parts within a certain size range at room temperature. It is the main machine tool for the production of fasteners and special-shaped parts in the plastic molding process.
Astar closed the market on January 10, but since January 11, it “stuffy” and dropped two times in a row. Aishida stated on an interactive platform in November 2023 that the company is currently mainly engaged in six-axis multi-joint industrial robots and is currently researching technology on unmanned robots.
The biggest cumulative decline in Gongyuan's stock price this week was 30.88%. Among them, it once had two consecutive declines on Tuesday and Wednesday, before harvesting four ups and downs between January 9 and January 12. The company released a post-market performance forecast on January 10. Net profit is expected to be 374 million yuan to 415 million yuan in 2023, an increase of 360%-410% over the previous year. Furthermore, Gongyuan Co., Ltd. stated on an interactive platform that its holding subsidiary Zhejiang Yuanbang Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. is mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of industrial robots, automation equipment, etc. However, it cannot be overlooked that during the period of stock price changes, Gongyuan Co., Ltd. did not respond to the layout related to humanoid robots.
In addition to the individual stocks mentioned above, robot concept stocks that showed a high correction after continuous ups and downs also include Taier shares and Fujia shares. So far, their high positions have declined by nearly 40% and more than 20%, respectively.
Also, according to incomplete statistics from the Financial Association, a number of listed companies such as Kelai Mechatronics, Jingwei Huikai, Keyuan Zhihui, Gaode Infrared, Jinaobo, Taier Co., Ltd., and Phoenix Optics have recently indicated on interactive platforms that they have not yet been involved in the humanoid robot business.
Some analysts pointed out that since the current humanoid robot industry chain is still in the early stages of commercialization, the product technology, performance and cost of most machine and parts suppliers have not reached the level of mass production. Musk posted a video of Tesla's “Optimus Prime” humanoid robot folding its own shirt on Monday local time. As a result, netizens questioned that the video was fraudulent. Musk “admits” this, and the “Optimus Prime” robot shown in the video is not as powerful as it seems.