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Smart-Core flags 40%–70% profit jump on surging AI infrastructure demand

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  • Smart-Core forecasts a 40%–70% rise in 2025 profit to HK$140–170 million versus 2024.
  • Stronger demand for IC chips and AI-driven optical and memory products is powering growth.
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Smart-Core flags 40%–70% profit jump on surging AI infrastructure demand

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Smart-Core Holdings Ltd. ( (HK:2166) ) has provided an update.

Smart-Core Holdings Ltd. expects to report profit attributable to shareholders of about HK$140 million to HK$170 million for 2025, up roughly 40% to 70% from HK$100 million a year earlier based on preliminary unaudited figures. Management attributes the earnings surge to stronger demand for its IC chips and electronic components, with AI-related infrastructure segments such as optical communication and memory products delivering significant growth, underscoring the company’s leverage to the current AI technology boom even as investors are cautioned that the numbers remain subject to audit and final adjustments.

The most recent analyst rating on (HK:2166) stock is a Hold with a HK$3.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Smart-Core Holdings Ltd. stock, see the HK:2166 Stock Forecast page.

More about Smart-Core Holdings Ltd.

Smart-Core Holdings Ltd. is a Hong Kong-listed provider of IC chips and electronic components, with business units focused on optical communication and memory products. The group is increasingly exposed to artificial intelligence infrastructure demand, positioning it within the fast-growing AI hardware supply chain and related component markets.

Average Trading Volume: 354,067

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: HK$1.48B

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