Upbeat on Continued Traffic Recovery and Core Profit Growth
发布时间:2026-05-17 来源:华泰证券
Shenzhen Airport announced its 1Q26 results: revenue was RMB1,344mn (+7.1% YoY) and attributable net profit (NP) was RMB258mn (+58.5% YoY), above our expectation of RMB190mn, mainly due to investment income jumping by 558% YoY to RMB129mn, exceeding our expectation. The company has also reported 2025 revenue/attributable NP of RMB5,128/525mn (+8.2/+18.5% YoY). In 2026, the company stands to benefit from profit enhancement driven by land consolidation compensation related to Terminal 1. In addition, with no major medium-term capex plans and the third runway commencing operations in November 2025, we expect traffic to continue ramping up. Meanwhile, the proportion of international routes is likely to increase, potentially sustaining growth in the company's core business profitability. Maintain BUY.
Investment income drove strong YoY profit growth in 1Q26
For 1Q26, passenger throughput increased by 5.9% YoY to 17.52mn. Among them, the low-base effect for international and regional routes weakened, with YoY growth slowing to 7.9%, though this was still slightly ahead of domestic route growth of 5.7%. Benefiting from traffic growth and consolidation of the international express center, 1Q26 revenue rose by 7.1% YoY to RMB1,344mn. On the cost side, labor and related expenses likely increased due to the commissioning of the third runway. As a result, the 1Q26 gross margin declined by 0.3pp YoY to 24.2%, while gross profit edged up by 5.9% YoY to RMB326mn. However, due to consolidation of the international express center, the appreciation portion of previously held equity stakes was recognized as investment income. Investment income jumped by 558% YoY to RMB129mn, driving attributable NP to RMB258mn, up by RMB95mn YoY (+58.5%). Recurring attributable NP reached RMB140mn, up slightly by 2.6% YoY.
2025: margin expansion limited, profit growth stable
In 2025, Shenzhen Airport's traffic steadily improved, with passenger throughput rising by 8.1% YoY to 66.49mn. Among them, international and regional routes increased by 22.4% YoY to 6.34mn, with their share rising by 1.1pp YoY to 9.5%. Traffic growth drove revenue expansion. Aviation-related core business revenue increased by 7.5% YoY to RMB2,253mn, while leasing and concession revenue rose by 5.5% YoY to RMB1,016mn. Monetization businesses such as duty-free operations have yet to show meaningful improvement. Logistics revenue increased by 37.0% YoY to RMB563mn, in our view mainly due to expanded operations at wholly owned subsidiary Shenchang Cargo. Advertising business performance was relatively weak, with revenue declining by 4.6% YoY to RMB372mn. However, due to labor costs increasing by 12.2% YoY during the year, gross margin remained broadly flat YoY. Gross profit increased by RMB82mn YoY to RMB1,091mn, while attributable NP rose by 18.5% YoY to RMB525mn.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
Factoring in the land consolidation compensation, we raise our 2026 attributable NP forecast by 35%, bringing it to RMB1,030mn. Meanwhile, considering rising labor costs, we lower our 2027 attributable NP forecast by 9% to RMB823mn, and forecast 2028 attributable NP of RMB993mn, corresponding to EPS of RMB0.50/0.40/0.48 for 2026-2028. Based on DCF method, we trim our target price to RMB8.90 (previous: RMB9.00), with WACC of 7.8% (previous: 8.3%) and perpetual growth unchanged at 2.0%. Maintain BUY.
Risks: Slower recovery in civil-aviation demand than we expect, international route expansion falling short of our expectations, cost hikes exceeding our expectations.