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<ul><li>Maintain BUY. We view BYD’s 2Q26 earnings as resilient despite bottom-line performance missing by revenue drag and higher impairment losses.</li><li>We believe tightening cost control, marked by stabilizing 1H26 R&amp;D spend and slowing D&amp;A growth, underscores long-term margin resilience anchored by superior scale and vertical integration.</li><li>2Q26 GPM beat; net profit missed on revenue and impairment. BYD’s 2Q26 revenue fell 3.2% YoY to RMB195bn, or 8.6% lower than our prior forecast. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Maintain BUY. We view BYD’s 2Q26 earnings as resilient despite bottom-line performance missing by revenue drag and higher impairment losses.We believe tightening cost control, marked by stabilizing 1H26 R&amp;D spend and slowing D&amp;A growth, underscores long-term margin resilience anchored by superior scale and vertical integration.2Q26 GPM beat; net profit missed on revenue and impairment. BYD’s 2Q26 revenue fell 3.2% YoY to RMB195bn, or 8.6% lower than our prior forecast. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

BYD (1211 HK/002594 CH) - 2Q26 Earnings Signal Enhanced Cost Discipline

<ul><li>Maintain BUY. BYD’s 1Q26 average selling price (ASP) and GPM both beat our prior forecast with overseas contribution, which echoed our previous report titled “overseas sales could be a positive surprise in FY26”.</li><li>We expect FY26E GPM to sustain, as we estimate overseas vehicle GPM could be 6- 8ppts higher than that in China.</li><li>BYD also becomes more prudent on expenses, especially on R&amp;D, which could provide earnings resilience with higher capitalization ratio. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Maintain BUY. BYD’s 1Q26 average selling price (ASP) and GPM both beat our prior forecast with overseas contribution, which echoed our previous report titled “overseas sales could be a positive surprise in FY26”.We expect FY26E GPM to sustain, as we estimate overseas vehicle GPM could be 6- 8ppts higher than that in China.BYD also becomes more prudent on expenses, especially on R&amp;D, which could provide earnings resilience with higher capitalization ratio. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

BYD (1211 HK/002594 CH) - Overseas, R&D Support 1Q26 Earnings Resilience

<ul><li>Maintain BUY. BYD’s 3Q25 earnings recovered QoQ, although the pace was below our prior expectation.</li><li>We believe its industry-leading technologies, previous high earnings quality, lessons learnt from pricing strategy and inventory management in FY25 could support its earnings resilience ahead.</li><li>3Q25 earnings miss on GPM, forex loss. BYD’s 3Q25 revenue fell 3% YoY amid a 2% sales volume decline YoY.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Maintain BUY. BYD’s 3Q25 earnings recovered QoQ, although the pace was below our prior expectation.We believe its industry-leading technologies, previous high earnings quality, lessons learnt from pricing strategy and inventory management in FY25 could support its earnings resilience ahead.3Q25 earnings miss on GPM, forex loss. BYD’s 3Q25 revenue fell 3% YoY amid a 2% sales volume decline YoY.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

BYD (1211 HK/002594 CH) - Recover Gradually

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<ul><li>We summarize the Feb 2026 price discounts at dealers for major automakers in this report.</li><li>Note that Feb discounts for each automaker are calculated based on the weighted average of Jan 2026 retail sales volume for each model, as Feb 2026 retail sales volume data have not been released yet.</li><li>On the surface, China’s industrywide average discounts remained flat in Feb 2026 vs. Jan 2026 and Dec 2025 based on our calculations, as narrower discounts for German brands offset wider discounts for other brands. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

We summarize the Feb 2026 price discounts at dealers for major automakers in this report.Note that Feb discounts for each automaker are calculated based on the weighted average of Jan 2026 retail sales volume for each model, as Feb 2026 retail sales volume data have not been released yet.On the surface, China’s industrywide average discounts remained flat in Feb 2026 vs. Jan 2026 and Dec 2025 based on our calculations, as narrower discounts for German brands offset wider discounts for other brands. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Auto - 1Q26 carmakers’ margins under pressure amid rising discounts

<ul><li>We maintain our China PV sales volume growth forecasts for 2026 on both retail and wholesale basis after weaker-than-expected Nov and Dec sales.</li><li>We revise down our 2026 NEV sales volume slightly, as the new trade-in subsidies have stringent requirements.</li><li>We are of the view that weaker-than-expected 4Q25 sales volume may result in earnings miss for some automakers. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

We maintain our China PV sales volume growth forecasts for 2026 on both retail and wholesale basis after weaker-than-expected Nov and Dec sales.We revise down our 2026 NEV sales volume slightly, as the new trade-in subsidies have stringent requirements.We are of the view that weaker-than-expected 4Q25 sales volume may result in earnings miss for some automakers. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Auto - Weak 4Q25 sales may lead to earning miss

China

BYD Company Limited manufactures automotive products. The Company produces ordinary passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and other products. BYD also operates battery making, rail transportation construction, and other businesses.

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BYD (1211 HK/002594 CH) - 2Q26 Earnings Signal Enhanced Cost Discipline

Maintain BUY. We view BYD’s 2Q26 earnings as resilient despite bottom-line performance missing by revenue drag and higher impairment losses.

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BYD (1211 HK/002594 CH) - Overseas, R&D Support 1Q26 Earnings Resilience

BYD also becomes more prudent on expenses, especially on R&D, which could provide earnings resilience with higher capitalization ratio.

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BYD (1211 HK/002594 CH) - Recover Gradually

We believe its industry-leading technologies, previous high earnings quality, lessons learnt from pricing strategy and inventory management in FY25...

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Auto - 1Q26 carmakers’ margins under pressure amid rising discounts

Note that Feb discounts for each automaker are calculated based on the weighted average of Jan 2026 retail sales volume for each model, as Feb 2026...

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Auto - Weak 4Q25 sales may lead to earning miss

We maintain our China PV sales volume growth forecasts for 2026 on both retail and wholesale basis after weaker-than-expected Nov and Dec sales.

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