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BYD Electronics
China's No.2 EMS/ODM after Foxconn, straddling three worlds — smartphone assembly/components (Apple and Chinese Android), NEV automotive electronics (parent BYD synergy) and AI servers/liquid cooling (NVIDIA) — a 'Device–Car–AI' play. The FY2025 paradox is that revenue was essentially flat (+1.2% to RMB179.5bn) yet net profit fell 17.6% (RMB3.5bn), as growth in low-margin assembly (RMB122.2bn) plus the Jabil-integration drag compressed the mix — so the real debate is whether the high-value shift (iPhone metal mid-frames via Jabil, NEV electronics +27.7%, NVIDIA AI servers) can outrun assembly-margin dilution (Goldman Sell HK$21 vs Macquarie Buy HK$42.55). Extreme customer concentration (largest group 55% of sales, top-5 85%) and a triple entanglement with parent BYD — controlling shareholder at 65.8%, plus a top-5 customer and top-5 supplier — are the structural constants.
0285.HK Updated Jul 12, 2026 4 AI consumers· 2 recurring
Per the valuechain.wiki graph, BYD Electronics is directly linked to 4 companies (1 supply, 4 revenue, 1 investment relationships) and reaches 44 companies within two hops; the links are backed by 4 dated sources, 1 of them primary filings (as of 2026-07-12).
Financials & Segments
- Total revenue · RMB179,477.4m (FY2025 consolidated, +1.2%; net profit RMB3.5bn, -17.6%)
- Segments · Smart terminals (assembly + components) · NEV automotive electronics · AI servers & liquid cooling
Revenue from
- Apple High confidence
Apple is the largest revenue source — likely the largest customer group at ~55% of sales — having climbed from iPad assembly and iPhone glass covers to high-value parts like metal mid-frames via the $2.2bn Jabil acquisition; expanding this high-margin work is the key lever to offset assembly-margin dilution (customers unnamed in filing; confirmed by media). Research sees ~13% CAGR in Apple revenue over FY25-27.Mentions EN Goldman Sachs Published Jul 6, 2026: BYD Electronic analyst consensus (Goldman Sell HK$21, Macquarie Buy HK$42.55)Confirms EN BYD Electronic (International) Published Apr 22, 2026: BYD Electronic (International) — Annual Report 2025 (HKEX)Mentions EN MiniChart (research digest) Published May 29, 2025: BYD Electronic: Apple and AI hypergrowth forecastConfirms KO ZDNet Korea Published Sep 16, 2020: China's BYD makes Apple iPads; also assembles for Huawei, Xiaomi, Samsung - Xiaomi (smartphone assembly/parts) High confidence
Contract-assembles Xiaomi smartphones and supplies parts — a core node in Chinese-Android assembly, to the point that BYD executives have said 'most Xiaomi and Huawei phones are made by BYD,' so Xiaomi's shipments and premiumization feed directly into assembly and component volumes (within the anonymized customer base, confirmed by media).Confirms KO ZDNet Korea Published Sep 16, 2020: China's BYD makes Apple iPads; also assembles for Huawei, Xiaomi, Samsung - BYD (parent, NEV electronics) High confidence
Supplies automotive electronics — smart cockpit, intelligent driving, thermal management — into parent BYD's EVs; the filing names BYD as one of its top-5 customers. In-group vertical integration effectively pre-secures NEV-electronics demand (+27.7%, 15% of sales), cushioning against external-assembly customer volatility.Confirms EN BYD Electronic (International) Published Apr 22, 2026: BYD Electronic (International) — Annual Report 2025 (HKEX) - NVIDIA (AI servers & liquid cooling) Medium confidence
Supplies liquid-cooling components and AI servers for NVIDIA data centers since mid-2024 — as per-rack heat spikes toward 100kW and liquid-cooling penetration rises structurally, precision machining and full-stack cooling form the barrier. Still a small revenue contributor, but the 'second engine' pulling the group mix toward higher value.Confirms EN BYD Electronic (International) Published Apr 22, 2026: BYD Electronic (International) — Annual Report 2025 (HKEX)Mentions EN MiniChart (research digest) Published May 29, 2025: BYD Electronic: Apple and AI hypergrowth forecast
Pays to
- BYD (parent, top-5 supplier) High confidence
Parent BYD is one of the Group's top-5 suppliers, sourcing batteries, parts and materials in-group — vertical integration secures cost and supply for its electronics and energy products, but also carries related-party-dependence governance considerations.Confirms EN BYD Electronic (International) Published Apr 22, 2026: BYD Electronic (International) — Annual Report 2025 (HKEX) - Component & material suppliers (chips, displays, metal, glass; undisclosed) Medium confidence
As an assembly-and-components business it sources parts and materials (chips, displays, metal, glass) from outside suppliers with high concentration (largest 42.7%, top-5 59.4%, unnamed in filing) — dependence on a few suppliers is the core cost-and-lead-time risk, making diversification key.Confirms EN BYD Electronic (International) Published Apr 22, 2026: BYD Electronic (International) — Annual Report 2025 (HKEX)
Investors
- BYD (parent, controlling shareholder 65.76%) High confidence
Parent BYD holds 65.76% via Golden Link and is the controlling shareholder, with chairman Wang Chuan-fu leading both — a triple role as owner, customer and supplier that both pre-secures in-group demand and carries minority-shareholder and related-party governance questions.Confirms EN BYD Electronic (International) Published Apr 22, 2026: BYD Electronic (International) — Annual Report 2025 (HKEX)Mentions EN MiniChart (research digest) Published May 29, 2025: BYD Electronic: Apple and AI hypergrowth forecast
Value-chain ripple (2 tiers)
Following node-to-node links up to 2 tiers; each firm is shown once, at its nearest tier.
| Company | Chain | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Technologies | lead2 | +51.2 | -26.6 | +95.9 | +53 | +11.2 | +248.1 |
| Lenovo | lead2 | -4.6 | -20.9 | +36.2 | +18.2 | -0.6 | +175.7 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | lead2 | +37.4 | +4.5 | +9.7 | +29.1 | +15.5 | +104 |
| TeraWulf | lead2 | +77.1 | -95.5 | +258.2 | +135.8 | +103 | +91.2 |
| Aurora Innovation | lead2 | · | -89.3 | +261.2 | +44.2 | -39 | +66.1 |
| Mercury Systems | lead2 | -37.5 | -18.7 | -18.3 | +14.8 | +73.8 | +47.9 |
| ASUSTeK Computer | lead2 | +35.5 | -12.9 | +72 | +41.1 | -14.1 | +46.7 |
| Wiwynn | lead2 | +24.7 | -22.3 | +206.4 | +3.5 | +64.4 | +45.1 |
| Gigabyte Technology | lead2 | +82.3 | -3.4 | +173.2 | -15.9 | -4.7 | +44.4 |
| Cloudflare | lead2 | +73 | -65.6 | +84.2 | +29.3 | +83.1 | +36.1 |
| Quanta Computer | lead2 | +22.2 | -12.8 | +254.5 | +12.7 | +8.9 | +33.4 |
| SK Telecom | lead2 | +7.9 | -12 | +15.8 | +15.5 | +37.5 | +23.4 |
| Celestica | lead2 | +37.9 | +1.3 | +159.8 | +215.2 | +220.3 | +21.7 |
| Geely Auto | lead2 | -40.8 | -22.9 | -40.3 | +98.5 | +14.5 | +18.9 |
| Wistron | lead2 | +7.9 | +9.7 | +272.7 | -1.6 | +22.7 | +14.8 |
| Alphabet (Google) | lead2 | +65.3 | -39.1 | +58.3 | +36 | +66 | +14.3 |
| Foxconn (Hon Hai) | lead2 | -5.1 | +2.8 | +7.8 | +80.1 | +26.9 | +10.9 |
| IREN | lead2 | · | -92.3 | +472 | +37.3 | +284.6 | +8.9 |
| Amazon | lead2 | +2.4 | -49.6 | +80.9 | +44.4 | +5.2 | +6.3 |
| Meta Platforms | lead2 | +23.1 | -64.2 | +194.1 | +66 | +13.1 | +1.6 |
| Tempus AI | lead2 | · | · | · | · | +74.9 | -1.4 |
| IBM | lead2 | +16.7 | +10.6 | +21.8 | +39.3 | +38.2 | -1.6 |
| Super Micro | lead2 | +38.8 | +86.8 | +246.2 | +7.2 | -4 | -3.3 |
| General Motors | lead2 | +40.8 | -42.4 | +7.9 | +49.8 | +54.2 | -3.8 |
| IonQ | lead2 | · | -79.3 | +259.1 | +237.1 | +7.4 | -4.5 |
| Hyundai Motor Company | lead2 | -16.7 | -4.7 | +16.2 | +12.3 | +158.8 | -7.8 |
| Tesla | lead2 | +49.8 | -65 | +101.7 | +62.5 | +11.4 | -9.3 |
| Toyota Motor Corporation | lead2 | +58.1 | -13.4 | +63 | +1.8 | +21.8 | -18.2 |
| Microsoft | lead2 | +52.5 | -28 | +58.2 | +12.9 | +15.6 | -20 |
| Alibaba Group | lead2 | -49 | -25.8 | -10.8 | +11.8 | +75.8 | -22.7 |
| Tencent Holdings Limited | lead2 | -28.6 | -14.2 | -28.7 | +49.8 | +52.1 | -23.2 |
| Baidu | lead2 | · | -8.2 | -23.4 | -13.5 | +74.2 | -24.5 |
| Rigetti Computing | lead2 | · | -92.9 | +35.1 | +1449.2 | +45.2 | -25.3 |
| Oracle | lead2 | +36.9 | -4.6 | +30.9 | +60 | +18.1 | -27.4 |
| Kratos Defense | lead2 | -29.3 | -46.8 | +96.6 | +30 | +187.8 | -36.5 |
| Pony.ai | lead2 | · | · | · | · | +1 | -54.6 |
| Apple | lead1 | +34.6 | -26.4 | +49 | +30.7 | +9.1 | +16.2 |
| NVIDIA | lead1 | +125.5 | -50.3 | +239 | +171.2 | +38.9 | +13.3 |
| BYD | lead1 | -6.5 | +10.5 | -28.5 | +58.9 | +8.7 | -12.7 |
| Xiaomi | lead1 | -43.9 | -21.1 | -4.6 | +209.7 | -6.9 | -27.2 |
| BYD Electronics | node | -56.1 | +16 | -0.4 | +60.6 | -19.4 | -34.4 |
| BYD | benef1 | -6.5 | +10.5 | -28.5 | +58.9 | +8.7 | -12.7 |
| Yunnan Energy New Material (SEMCORP) | benef2 | +92.8 | -38.6 | -72.6 | -29.2 | +76.4 | +7.5 |
| Tinci Materials | benef2 | +68.3 | +5.6 | -61.4 | -0.7 | +124.2 | -1 |
| Lotte Energy Materials | benef2 | +31.5 | -32.9 | -49.3 | -30 | +75.8 | -8.4 |
YTD as of 2026-07-10 · source: Yahoo Finance
BYD Electronics's thesis is China's No.2 EMS after Foxconn trying to shift low-margin assembly toward higher value across three axes — smartphone assembly/parts, NEV electronics, and AI-server liquid cooling. The FY2025 paradox is nearly flat revenue (+1.2%, RMB 179.5bn) yet net income down -17.6% (RMB 3.5bn), as expanded low-margin assembly (RMB 122.2bn) and the Jabil integration burden pressed the mix. So the real question is whether the high-value shift — Apple metal midframes (via the Jabil acquisition), NEV electronics (+27.7%, 15% of revenue) and NVIDIA AI-server liquid cooling — beats assembly-margin dilution; the intra-group vertical integration effectively pre-securing parent BYD's EV-electronics demand is the axis offsetting assembly volatility. Extreme customer concentration (top customer group 55%, top-5 85%) and the triple entanglement of parent BYD as controlling shareholder (65.8%), a top-5 customer and a top-5 supplier are structural constants. Re-rating triggers are the rising high-value-parts share, the NVIDIA liquid-cooling ramp, and margin normalization of the Jabil integration.
Analysis generated from returns as of 2026-07-10