AsianFin -- Chinese AI company 4Paradigm saw its stock jump over 8% on Thursday after reporting robust first-quarter earnings for fiscal year 2025, alongside ambitious plans to scale both enterprise and consumer-facing AI solutions under its newly formed Paradigm Group.

The company reported revenue of 1.077 billion yuan ($149 million) for the quarter ended March 31, marking a 30.1% year-on-year increase. Gross profit also rose 30.1% to 444 million yuan, with a gross margin of 41.2%.

Shares of 4Paradigm opened 4% higher and climbed as much as 8.47% during the session, trading at HK$42.90 at midday, giving the company a market capitalization of HK$21.1 billion.

Revenue growth was driven by its core Prophet AI Platform, which contributed 805 million yuan—74.8% of total revenue—representing a 60.5% year-on-year surge. However, the SHIFT Intelligent Solutions business declined 14.9% to 212 million yuan, with its revenue share slipping to 19.7%. The company attributed the drop to ongoing strategic business expansion. The AIGS service segment contributed 60 million yuan, accounting for 5.6% of total revenue.

4Paradigm's AI Agents are now deployed across over 14 industries, including finance, automotive, energy, healthcare, and education. The company has introduced a suite of AI-enabled enterprise tools such as the Collaborative Operations Agent for OA systems, the Finance & Tax Empowerment Agent, the HR Agent, and the Sales Manager Assistant Agent—underscoring its horizontal push into enterprise software.

R&D spending reached 368 million yuan in Q1, up 5.7% year-on-year, representing 34.2% of total revenue. That's down from 42.2% a year ago but still highlights 4Paradigm's heavy investment in innovation.

In March, founder and chairman Dai Wenyuan unveiled the creation of Paradigm Group, with 4Paradigm becoming its core subsidiary. The group will expand into new areas—including Phancy, a consumer electronics division aimed at embedding AI Agents into smart hardware through partnerships with manufacturers. While the Q1 report didn't disclose financial details for the new segment, executives emphasized that the expansion is additive rather than a strategic pivot.

"All of our businesses operate under the Paradigm Group. We remain committed to enterprise AI, but we're also seizing new opportunities in consumer electronics without producing our own branded hardware," Dai said during the company's annual briefing.

Despite the consumer push, Dai reiterated that "enterprise services remain a major part of our business," and the company's long-term strategy—Agent+World Model—will remain its foundation.

Compared to fellow Hong Kong-listed AI firm SenseTime, 4Paradigm operates at a smaller scale in both revenue and R&D but has shown stronger profit potential. Analysts estimate the company could break even or turn profitable in fiscal 2025—making it one of the few pure-play AI software firms in China to do so, alongside Mobvoi and Geling Shentong (the latter only briefly turning a profit).