Revenue Grew Despite Cost Hikes
发布时间:2026-08-24 来源:华泰证券
Jinling Mining reported 1H26 revenue of RMB894mn(+16.33%YoY),attributable net profit(NP)of RMB119mn(-21.07%YoY),and recurring attributable NP of RMB104mn(-23.83%YoY).Revenue growth was driven by higher sales volumes of iron concentrate,copper concentrate and pellets,while the profit decline reflected ahigher proportion of iron ore sourcing that pushed up unit production cost.Looking ahead,driven by the Dazhang iron ore project,copper concentrate by-product recovery rate improvement,and Jinling’s M&A strategy,the company could enhance resource utilization and expand its non-ferrous metal asset base.Maintain HOLD.
1H26:Sales grew,but cost hikes weighed on gross profit
Revenue growth was mainly supported by rising sales of iron concentrate(747.4k tonnes),copper concentrate(567.66 tonnes)and pellets(84.2k tonnes).The profit decline was in large part due to ahigher share of iron ore procurement,which drove operating costs up by 36.21%YoY to RMB757mn,outpacing revenue growth.Overall GPM fell by 12.35pp YoY to 15.35%.Iron concentrate GPM fell by 17.39pp YoY to 8.00%,copper concentrate GPM rose by 4.36pp YoY to 88.03%,and pellet GPM rose by 0.30pp YoY to 14.91%.Overall expense ratio was 5.42%(-1.62pp YoY)and administrative expense ratio was 5.49%(-3.47pp YoY),reflecting sound expense control.
2Q26 revenue and profit improved meaningfully QoQ
For 1Q26,revenue was RMB389mn(+9.09%YoY)and attributable NP was RMB35mn(-28.46%YoY).For 2Q26,revenue/attributable NP/recurring attributable NP were RMB505/83/71mn,rising by 29.96/137.71/109.61%QoQ.2Q26 GPM was 15.25%(-0.24pp QoQ).Despite QoQ rising sales volume,a growing share of procured iron ore weighed on margins.Overall expense ratio fell by 1.56pp QoQ to 4.74%.R&D expenses were RMB10mn(+5.31%QoQ),as the company increased investment in new R&D projects,while administrative expenses were RMB24mn,largely flat QoQ.The company values shareholder returns and plans an interim dividend of RMB0.30 per 10 shares,totaling RMB18mn and accounting for 15.06%of 1H26 attributable NP.
Deepening iron ore operations
The company's iron concentrate features high grade and low harmful elements,and has been awarded the only national"Gold Medal".Copper concentrate is recovered as aby-product via flotation,with a2026 production target of 750 tonnes of copper metal.The exploration at Dazhang iron ore is on track,the ore dressing project has received environmental impact assessment approval,and the ecological restoration project for Tieshan tailings pond has passed acceptance.Leveraging its state-owned background and ample capital,the company aims to coordinate mining asset expansion,project construction,green transition and M&A deals.Backed by ample capital operation flexibility,it could upgrade from apure iron ore producer to amulti-metal resource platform through and optimize its earnings mix.
Maintain HOLD
We maintain our earnings forecasts and project 2026/2027/2028 attributable NP of RMB284/285/286mn,implying EPS of RMB0.48/0.48/0.48.Its peers are trading at an average 2026E PE ratio of 13.15x per iFind consensus.Considering the company is expanding capacity and seeking opportunities in the non-ferrous sector,yet wary that project implementation carries uncertainty,we trim our valuation premium to 25%(previous:37%)and assign 16.44x 2026E PE.Our target price is RMB7.89(previous RMB10.59,based on 22.06x 2026E PE).Maintain HOLD.
Risks:commodity price volatility,policy implementation falling short of expectations,weaker downstream demand than we expect.