2025 FCF Turned Positive YoY
发布时间:2026-05-26 来源:华泰证券
Xingrong Environment(Xingrong)has reported its 2025 annual results and 1Q26 results.For 2025,revenue was RMB9.07bn(up 0.21%YoY),attributable NP was RMB2.01bn(up 0.45%YoY),in line with its earnings forecast,and recurring NP was RMB1.97bn(up 0.16%YoY).For 4Q25,revenue was RMB2.52bn(down 11.15%YoY,up 6.97%QoQ),and attributable NP was RMB241mn(down 34.91%YoY,down 69.49%QoQ).For 1Q26,revenue was up 3.15%YoY to RMB2.09bn,and attributable NP was up 3.86%YoY to RMB527mn,in line with our previous expectations(RMB508–559mn).With water treatment volumes and prices rising,and the Wanxing Phase-III WTE project set to commence in 2026,we expect growing revenue and profit in 2026-2028.Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
2025 water business revenue and GPM both rose
In 2025,the company's water business revenue and gross margin both improved.Sewage treatment revenue was RMB3.96bn(up 8.6%YoY),with gross margin up 0.42pp YoY to 42.05%,mainly benefiting from a4.2%YoY increase in sewage treatment volume to 1.44bn tonnes and ahigher unit price for the fifth phase(2024-2026)of Chengdu's sewage treatment.Water supply revenue was RMB2.68bn(up 2.3%YoY),with gross margin up 3.97pp YoY to 49.54%,mainly benefiting from water sales volume of 1.18bn tonnes(up 2.9%YoY)and areduced distribution loss rate improving profitability.We are optimistic that the water business will continue to benefit from higher volumes,price adjustments,and operational efficiency gains,driving earnings growth.In addition,WTE revenue was RMB752mn(down 2.85%YoY),with gross margin of 45.6%(down 2.4ppYoY),and power generation of 1.02bn kWh(up 2.6%YoY).As of end-March 2026,Units 1and 2of the Chengdu Wanxing Environmental Power Plant Phase III project were operating stably,while Unit 3was accelerating system commissioning,which we expect to contribute incremental earnings.
2025 expense/credit impairment rose YoY;FCF turned positive
In 2025,the company's expenses were RMB1.24bn(up RMB87mn YoY),including selling,G&A,and financial expenses of RMB225mn,RMB574mn,and RMB401mn(up RMB48mn,RMB41mn,and RMB10mn YoY respectively).Credit impairment losses were RMB159mn(up RMB35mn YoY).The contraction in capex led to an improvement in free cash flow.In 2025,the company's net operating cash flow was RMB3.70bn(RMB3.68bn in 2024),capex(cash paid for the construction of fixed assets,intangible assets,and other long-term assets,same below)was RMB3.37bn(RMB4.60bn in 2024),and free cash flow was RMB334mn(negative RMB914mn in 2024),turning positive YoY.In 2025,the company's DPS was RMB0.2352(up 25.8%YoY),with apayout ratio of 35.0%(27.96%in 2024).In 1Q26,the company's capex was down 24%YoY to RMB982mn.Considering that projects under construction are being commissioned,we expect the company's capex to decline and free cash flow to continue improving,laying asolid foundation for increasing dividends and rewarding shareholders.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
We forecast attributable NP of RMB2,188/2,395/2,589mn for 2026/2027/2028(down 6/5/%-vs previous estimates),corresponding to EPS of RMB0.73/0.80/0.87.The adjustments are mainly due to lower-than-expected revenue from water supply and drainage network engineering,leading to downward revisions,and higher-than-expected credit impairment losses,leading to upward revisions.The average 2026E PE for comparable companies is 11.2x on Huatai forecasts.We assign 11.2x 2026E PE to the company,deriving atarget price of RMB8.18(previous:RMB7.24,based on 10.2x 2025E PE).
Risks:Disappointing business development,slower progress in project commissioning than we expect,payment collections falling short of our expectations.